Shortly afterwards they applied for N3EPA through the vanity call sign program. The contest is for the CW mode only. The four hour long contest uses telephone area codes as the multipliers. The Appalachian Trail Award program was created to promote QRP operations on the trail. There are five different types of awards that are available for all amateurs.
Details are on the web site.
The club put out the first annual QRP Contest Calendar. This was created to help everyone keep track of the contests that are QRP-related or have a QRP category within their structure. The Eastern PA QRP Club members participate in many contests through out the year. The members hunt the different states, DX, and counties as well as rag chew on the HF bands. A large number of the club members like to build radio kits.