Why: Because Zombies don't sprint.
When:
Saturday Nite, November 1, 2008 (since Halloween falls
on a Friday this year)
Any 4-hour period you choose from your local sundown to
local midnight. You can split it into two sessions if
interruptions are unavoidable. Just for the record, your
local sundown will be 6 p.m. and if your local weather
people disagree, I'll zap 'em with a spell!!!!
Special DX Rule: operate any 4-hour period as above,
or split it into two sessions if you need to, between
2200Z 11/01 to 0700Z 11/02. This includes HI and AK.
Special Note: if you're just having
too much fun to quit
and want to hang out and pass out points, that's fine!
Just submit your best 4 hours. But make note of these
special contacts in your log so you don't get all
confused and discombobulated or something :)
Where:
20, 40, and 80 meters
Somewhere in the vicinity of the QRP gathering/calling
frequencies (14.060, 7.040, 7.110, 3.560, 3.710), be
considerate of others because they may not know how
frivolous Zombies can be.
How:
CW only
QRP only (5 watts or less power out)
What do I say:
RST, SPC, Zombie number or area code, Name
-RST is a signal report
-SPC means state, province, or DXCC country
-Zombie Number is that series of numbers at the
bottom of your Zombie badge....or you can
use your local telephone area code if you
don't have a Zombie number; please use
only one number (if you have more than one
Zombie number you might want to use the
higher of the two since it's worth more
points ;> )
-Name is what everybody calls you ... watch it!
Notes: if you're a YL op, then send your
name as "Elvira"
if you're a Junior Zombie station (any op that's 18 yrs or
younger, and is working with a control operator present,
such as an Elmer or someone who is licensed to use the
above frequencies) then add /JR after the callsign used
and remember to add your age after your name
if you're a Junior Zombie and licensed to use the above frequencies
without a control operator ... get on the air!!! You are
worth big points doggone it! Don't forget to add /JR to
your callsign
Okay, one more note: everybody decided
CQ BOO was fun to use
(and a lot shorter) for calling CQ
Fun Scoring: Your score is
going to be the sum of all Zombie numbers
and telephone area codes worked on ALL bands! Stations
can only be worked once per band however. Then you're
going to add in all the special bonus points and stuff
to arrive at a really big score! Use the Official Zombie
Score Sheet... it's a whole lot easier than trying to
explain it all here.
Okay, now what: Send your completed score sheets
(only) by December 1,
2008, to the Contest Coroner below via snail mail or
e-mail.
Who's the Contest Coroner:
Well, that'd be lil ol' me...
Jan Harden, N0QT
Zombie Shuffle Contest Coroner
PO Box 1768
Socorro NM 87801
You can e-mail your score sheet to the Contest Coroner...
Please use plain ASCII text ONLY!!!! No fancy-schmancy stuff
(like html or word processor documents and spreadsheets or
dat files or anything) because it will be deleted by the
system. Be sure to put your Callsign and "Zombie Shuffle"
in the subject line and send it to: n0qt@arrl.net
72 and Ghouled Luck in the contest!
Jan, N0QT
P.S. If you don't have a Zombie number from
years past, just drop me an
e-mail, the Merlin Machine is turned on and
ready to zap you with the
special Zombie spell (and number).