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                        STANDARD CONTEST GUIDELINES




1. Make sure your log details the date, time, band, call sign and complete
exchange sent and received for each QSO claimed for contest credit.

2. Your summary sheet should indicate your score, including how you
figured it and a declaration that you followed FCC/DOC regulations and the
contest rules. Your name, call sign, and complete address should be typed
or printed in block letters.

3. Crossband, crossmode and repeater contacts are usually not permitted.
Contacts with the same station on different bands are usually permitted.

4. Your log should be checked carefully for duplicate QSOs and if more
than 200 QSOs are made, dupe sheets should be included with your entry.

5. Your log may be considered a checklog or disqualified if it is
incomplete or if too many errors are detected by the contest committee.

6. Avoid standard net frequencies.

7. International contests generally offer awards to top scores from each
US call area and each country, state QSO parties to each state/province.

8. Your summary sheet should include the following statement:

"I have observed all competition rules and all regulations established for
Amateur Radio in my country." The declaration should be signed and dated.



                 Reprinted from: QST, Nov 1990, Page 86