2020 CONTEST DATES
September 12 9am to 9pm CDT
September 13 9am to 3pm CDT

September 12 1400Z to SEP 13 0200Z and
September 13 1400Z to 2000Z

For more information, visit the Rules page.

2020 TQP IS COMING SOON
Time to make sure the mobile is ready for the road and to plan your route! As in the past, prepare your ROUTE in the form of a list of the counties you plan to visit and the day you will be there. It is important to include your operating mode (CWOnly, SSBOnly, MIXed). Route plans need not be detailed - all Chuck NO5W needs is a text file listing the operating mode with the counties you plan to be in and in the order you will pass through them if that is more convenient. The listings do not need crossing times, and in fact, these slow processing to strip them out.

If you are operating both days, there should be two lists, one list for each day. Detailed county line crossing times are not necessary, and in fact, slow the posting process. You can list the counties in an email if that is more convenient. If you are not operating as a rover, send Chuck an email with the county you will operate from and your call.

These are examples of the suggested (not required) formats for submissions.

Mobile operators:

NO5W/m(SAT-MIX)=Burnet,Llano,SanSaba,Lampasas,Mills,Hamilton
NO5W/m(SUN-MIX)=Brazoria,Matagorda,Jackson,Calhoun

Fixed operators:

K5OT(SAT-CWO)=Williamson
K5OT(SUN-CWO)=Williamson

Send the lists to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Click on the link, attach your list or lists, type a brief note to Chuck if you like, then click send. Simple and quick. Check back here in a few days to verify that your route has been received. To do so, visit 2020 Routes to verify that your route has been received.

If you have additional information such as a schedule of times when you expect to be in each county please do not include it in your lists. Send them to  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as a separate document. This will be included as additional information on the routes page.

Please send your routes as early as possible. Chuck needs time to process the lists, as well as prepare for the contest.

NOTE: Routes received during the final week before the contest (September 6 to September 11) may not get posted before the contest starts. This does not mean you cannot participate or affect your score. See below.

IMPORTANT: you do not have to submit a route in order to participate. Having your route listed is a service to help you make more contacts but is NOT a requirement to enter the contest. To participate in the contest, you must:

  • get on the air and make contacts
  • log contacts during the contest hours
  • submit a log to the contest committee.

There are no fees or entry forms. Just get on the air and have a good time!