1. Object:
a. Stations inside New Mexico work anyone in as many New Mexico counties, states,
Canadian provinces, and DX entities as possible. Stations outside New Mexico work
only New Mexico stations in as many New Mexico counties as possible.

2. Contest Period:
a. The second Saturday of April 8:00 am MDT (1400 UTC) through 8:00 pm MDT (0200
UTC). Contest duration is 12 hours. Participants may operate for the entire duration of
the contest.

3. Contest Bands & Suggested Frequencies
a. Contest bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 meters
b. Contacts on WARC bands, 60 meters, and bands above 2 meters are not permitted
c. Suggested frequencies (on or near):
i. CW: 1820, 3550, 7045, 14050, 21050, 28050 kHz, 50.095 MHz, 144.09 MHz
ii. Phone: 1850, 3815, 7260, 14280, 21380, 28380 kHz, 50.130 MHz, 144.20 MHz
SSB, 146.52 MHz FM
iii. Digital: Around each mode’s customary calling frequencies
iv. New Mexico stations are encouraged to congregate on or adjacent to the above
frequencies, especially at the top of each hour.

4. Contest Modes
a. Phone, CW, digital (any computer-to-computer mode is considered digital)

5. Classes
a. Single Operator. One person performs all operating and logging functions. Only one
(1) transmitted signal on the air at any time. All transmitters, receivers, and antennas
must lie within a 500-meter diameter circle. This includes portable (non-mobile)
stations. The use of assistance or nets (DX-alerting nets, packet, internet, multichannel decoders such as CW Skimmer, etc.), using non-Amateur Radio means of
communication to solicit contacts during the event period, self-spotting, and requesting
to be spotted is not permitted.
b. Multi-Operator. More than one person performs operating or logging functions. Only
one signal per band per mode allowed at any time. All transmitters, receivers, and
antennas must lie within a 500-meter diameter circle. This includes portable (nonmobile) stations. The use of assistance or nets (DX-alerting nets, packet, internet,
multi-channel decoders such as CW Skimmer, etc.) is permitted. The use of nonAmateur Radio means of communication to solicit contacts during the event period,
self-spotting, or requesting to be spotted is not permitted. Multi-operator stations
should use a single name as part of its exchange throughout the entire contest.
c. Mobile. Consistent with County Hunter rules (http://www.marac.org/Award-rules.pdf)),
“making contacts using a radio in or on a movable vehicle is a Mobile Operation. The
vehicle does not have to be in motion. The radio must be powered by the vehicle or
other power source that is contained in the vehicle and which is independent of all
commercial or other outside power sources. The vehicle must be capable of movement
without having to disconnect any wiring or antennas in order to move to another
location. Examples of vehicles that are capable of mobile operation include
automobiles, trucks, RVs, trains, bicycles, airplanes, and buses.” All operations occur
within the same vehicle. There are two classes of mobile operation.

i. Single Operator. One person performs all operating, logging, and driving
functions. For safety reasons, participants should operate only while parked.
The use of assistance or nets (DX-alerting nets, packet, internet, multi-channel
decoders such as CW Skimmer, etc.), using non-Amateur Radio means of
communication to solicit contacts during the event period, self-spotting, and
requesting to be spotted is not permitted.
ii. Multi-Operator. More than one person performs operating, logging, and driving
functions. For safety reasons, participants should operate only while there is a
dedicated driver or while parked. The use of assistance or nets (DX-alerting
nets, packet, internet, multi-channel decoders such as CW Skimmer, etc.) is
permitted. The use of non-Amateur Radio means of communication to solicit
contacts during the event period, self-spotting, or requesting to be spotted is not
permitted. Multi-operator stations should use a single name as part of its
exchange throughout the entire contest.

6. Exchange (New for 2023!)
a. New Mexico stations: RS(T) + New Mexico county
b. Non-New Mexico stations: RS(T) + State/Province/DXCC entity

7. QSO Points
a. Each complete Phone contact is worth 1 point
b. Each complete CW contact is worth 2 points
c. Each complete Digital contact is worth 2 points

8. Multipliers / Bonuses
a. Power Multipliers (the highest output power used at any point during the contest
determines your reported power multiplier)
i. QRP: 5 watts output or less: x5
ii. Low Power: > 5 to 150 watts output: x2
iii. High Power: Greater than 150 watts output: x1
b. Location Multipliers for New Mexico participants
i. Multiply QSO points by total of each different NM county worked (up to 33),
states worked (up to 50), Canadian provinces/territories worked (up to 13; see
below) and DXCC entities worked.
1. Alaska and Hawaii count as state multipliers only; District of Columbia
(DC) counts as Maryland.
2. United States and Canada do not count as DXCC entity multipliers.
3. Each multiplier may be counted ONLY ONCE, regardless of mode or
band.
ii. List of Canadian Provinces and Territories: Alberta (AB), British Columbia (BC),
Manitoba (MB), New Brunswick (NB), Newfoundland-Labrador (NL), Nova
Scotia (NS), Ontario (ON), Prince-Edward Island (PE), Quebec (QC),
Saskatchewan (SK), Northwest Territories (NT), Nunavut (NU), Yukon
Territories (YT)
c. Location Multipliers for Non-New Mexico participants
i. Multiply QSO points by total of each different NM county worked (up to 33).
ii. Each multiplier may be counted ONLY ONCE regardless of mode or band.
d. Mobile operations bonus (for New Mexico mobile stations only)
i. Add an additional 5,000 points to the final score for every county from which at
least 15 valid QSOs were made.
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9. Scoring
a. For non-mobile participants:
Total = Sum of QSO points from all bands x power multiplier x location multiplier
b. For mobile participants:
Total = (Sum of QSO points from all bands and counties operated from x power
multiplier x running total of location multipliers) + Mobile operation bonus
(For example, if you work GA, NC, and BER from one county, and BER, IN, OH
from the next county you operate from, your running total of location multipliers
is five [5]. BER may only be counted as a multiplier once.

The all rules:    http://www.newmexicoqsoparty.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NMQP_Forms.pdf