NH QSO Party

New Hampshire QSO Party Rules

United States/Canada state/province QSO party 

Open to all worldwide participants

Objective: 

NH Stations contact as many participants in states, provinces and DXCC countries during the contest period. Stations outside of NH contact as many NH stations as possible during the contest period.

Contest Period: 

September 19 – 20, 2026 (3rd Weekend in September

Time: 1600 UTC Saturday to 0400 UTC Sunday; 1200 UTC to 2200 UTC Sunday (Total operating time 22 hours)

Frequency Bands: 

80m through 10m, except WARC bands (12m, 17m, 30m).

Suggested frequencies: CW 35 kHz up from bottom, SSB US General Band.

Modes: 

CW/Phone

Categories: 

Fixed, home location categories:

• • Single-operator high power (>150w to maximum legal limit)
  • Single-operator low power (150w or less)
  • Single-operator QRP (5w or less)
  • Multi-operator, single transmitter (all power levels)
  • Multi-operator, multi-transmitter (all power levels)

Mobile categories:

A mobile station is a station that can be operated from a vehicle while in motion or while parked. All antennas are mounted on the vehicle. A mobile station may operate from one or more counties.

• • Single-operator high power (>150w to maximum legal limit)
  • Single-operator low power (150w or less)
  • Single-operator QRP (5w or less)
  • Multi-operator, single transmitter (all power levels)

Portable categories:

A portable station is a station that is a temporary POTA type of station. Antennas used are erected for each contest and removed after the operation. Operation cannot be from a ‘fixed’/home station. A portable station may operate from one or more counties.

• • Single-operator, high power (>150w to maximum legal limit)
  • Single-operator, low power (150w or less)
  • Single-operator QRP (5w or less)
  • Multi-operator, single transmitter (all power levels)

Spotting assistance:

Use of spotting assistance and self-spotting is permitted in all categories. 

Power levels:

High: >150 watts to legal limit

Low: 150 watts or less

QRP: 5 watts or less

Exchange:

NH: RS(T) + County

non-NH W/VE: RS(T) + (State/Province)

DX: RS(T) + “DX”

Work Stations: Once per band per mode

Scoring:

Points:

QSO Point Credit: 1 Point per phone QSO; 2 points per CW QSO.

Multipliers:  

NH Stations: Each NH county, each state, each Canadian province and up to 10 DXCC country once.

Non-NH Stations: Each NH county once per band. Maximum multiplier count: 50 (10 counties per band, 5 bands)

Score Calculation:  

Total score = total QSO points x total multipliers

Preferred Log Submission:

N1MM+ logging software is preferred, scores generated from other programs are subject to possible revision.

Submit logs at https://w1wqm.org/submit-log.php

General Rules:

All participants must comply with your countries’ regulations and requirements.

Deadline for log submission: October 1

NH Counties (Abbreviations):

Belnap (BEL)

Carroll (CAR)

Cheshire (CHE)

Coos (COO)

Grafton (GRA)

Hillsborough (HIL)

Merrimac (MER)

Rockingham (ROC)

Strafford (STR)

Sullivan (SUL)

Awards:  

Certificates will be emailed to participants that place first in their respective category.  Winners shall be notified via their email associated with the log. Each county winner (NH Operators), each category winner (Fixed, Mobile, Portable US/Canadian, DX station highest score).