October 2-3, 2010
1600 UTC Oct 2 to 2200 UTC Oct 3
The Party Begins In:
CQP Awards
Certificate of Achievement
All entries will receive a personalized Certificate of Achievement.
You can print your certificate online or have it mailed to you. Further details here.
Gold Star Certificates
Top Single Operator entry in each CA county, USA state, Canadian area and World country with 100 or more QSOs receive a personalized and signed certificate.
T-Shirts
T-Shirts - Like the wine, each year’s T-shirt is a special vintage. Place your order for a T-shirt by sending an email to info@cqp.org stating the sizes and quantities for each size (M/L/XL/XXL), the call sign of the CQP operation, the call sign of the person placing the order, and the address to ship to. All orders are due by Nov 15th. Send payment, $15 ($20 for DX entries), either via PayPal to paypal@nccc.cc, or a check to NCCC, 1225 Vienna Drive #919, Sunnyvale CA 94089.
T-Shirt Colors:
- 2004: bright yellow
- 2005: dark green
- 2006: blue
- 2007: violet
- 2008: gray
- 2009: white
- 2010: black
37 Plaques (listed below)Real lumber to hang on your shack wall! Many thanks to our sponsors.
| California QSO Party Award Plaque | Sponsor |
| 1st Place Single-Op, California | K6RIM |
| 2nd Place Single-Op, California | K2RD |
| 3rd Place Single-Op, California | N2NS |
| 1st Place Single-Op, Non-California | WI7F |
| 2nd Place Single-Op, Non-California | N6BV |
| 3rd Place Single-Op, Non-California | W6WS |
1st Place Single-Op, Low-Power, California |
WA6BOB |
2nd Place Single-Op, Low-Power, California |
KU6J |
3rd Place Single-Op, Low-Power, California |
K6TD |
1st Place Single-Op, Low-Power, Non-California |
MLDXCC |
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2nd Place Single-Op, Low-Power, Non-California |
AE6Y |
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3rd Place Single-Op, Low-Power, Non-California |
K6IF |
Top Single-Op QRP, California |
AJ6V |
Top Single-Op QRP, Non-California |
W6ISQ |
Top Multi-Single, California |
N6XI |
Top Multi-Multi, California |
W0YK |
Top Multi-Single Expedition, California |
K6DGW |
Top Multi-Multi Expedition, California |
N6RO |
1st Place Single-Op Expedition, California |
AD6E |
2nd Place Single-Op Expedition, California |
N6NZ |
Most CW QSOs, California |
N6TV |
Most CW QSOs, Non-California |
N6TV |
Most SSB QSOs, California |
KO6LU |
Most SSB QSOs, Non-California |
K6AUC |
Most Mobile QSOs, California |
K6IC |
Most VHF QSOs |
K6EU |
First To 58, California |
K6LA |
First To 58, Non-California |
K6LA |
Top DX (Non-USA, Non-Canadian) |
W6TKV |
Top YL Operator, California |
K6MM |
Top YL Operator, Non-California |
K6MM |
| Top Youth Operator, California (new for 2010; see Rules) | K6DGW |
| Top Youth Operator, Non-California (new for 2010; see Rules) | K6DGW |
Top School, California |
N6DE |
Top School, Non-California |
N6DE |
Top Club, California |
REDXA |
Top Club, Non-California |
In Memory of W6ZZZ |
Special CQP Wine Award
The top 20 CA and top 20 non-CA Single-Op stations will receive a personalized bottle of NCCC Private Reserve California Wine. Winners under the age of 21 will receive a non-alcoholic personalized award. The NCCC Private Reserve California Wine is graciously donated by Twisted Oak Winery. Twisted Oak is located in the Sierra Foothills of California and produces wine made from grapes like Syrah, Grenache, Viognier, and Tempranillo. Twisted Oak is owned and operated by NCCC Member Jeff Stai, WK6I.
Worked All California Counties Award (WACC)
The NCCC offers the WACC (Worked All California Counties) award for anyone working all 58 California counties anytime, as part of CQP or other operating. See the WACC web page for more details and an application form.
Distribution of AwardsOur log-check team endeavors to do its best to publish results as soon as possible after the CQP. The bulk of the awards will be mailed out if recipients don't pick them up at the INDXC in Visalia, CA in April or the Dayton, OH Hamvention in May. E-mail to CQP Info to let us know if you can collect your awards at one of these two conventions.
More Award PhotosTop non-CA QRP:
- 2005 NA4BW @ Dayton 2006
Top non-CA Club:
- 2005 CCO (Contest Club Ontario)
- 2004 CCO (Contest Club Ontario)
- 2003 TCG (Tennessee Contest Group)
- 2002 TCG (Tennessee Contest Group)
Northern California Contest Club
