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ARRL UHF Contest Rules

     1) Object: To work as many amateur stations in as many
2 degrees by 1 degrees grid squares as possible using
authorized amateur frequencies above 222 MHz and all
authorized modes of emission.
     2) Contest Period: Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, August 3
and ends at 1800 UTC Sunday, August 4, 1996. Entrants may
use as much of this time as they wish.
     3) Categories:
          (A) Single operator: One person performs all
operating and logging functions, as well as equipment and
antenna adjustments.
               (1) Multiband.
               (2) Single band: Single-band entries on 222,
432, 902 and 1296 MHz, and 2.3-GHz-and-up categories will be
recognized both in QST score listings and by awards offered.
Contacts may be made on any and all bands without
jeopardizing single-band entry status. Such additional
contacts are encouraged and should be reported. Also see
Rule 8 (Awards).
          (B) Rover: One or two operators of a single
station that moves among two or more grid squares during the
course of the contest. A rover vehicle may transport only
one station using a single call sign; thus a rover may not
operate with multiple call signs under the family rule 7
(C). Rover vehicles must transport all the equipment, power
supplies, and antennas used at each operating site. This
rule is not intended to prevent an operator from using the
same call sign to submit separate logs for single operator
(fixed station) and rover entries. Rovers sign "rover" on
phone and /R on CW after their call sign. All Rovers are
encouraged to adopt operating practices that allow as many
stations as possible to contact them.
          (C) Multioperator: Multioperator stations must
locate all equipment (including antennas) within a circle
whose diameter does not exceed 300 meters (1000 feet).
     4) Exchange: Grid-square locator (see April 1994 QST,
page 86).
Example: W1AW in Newington, CT would send "FN31." Exchange
of signal report is optional.
     5) Scoring:
          (A) QSO points: Count three points for each
complete 222- or 432-MHz QSO. Count six points for each
complete 902- or 1296-MHz QSO. Count 12 points for each 2.3-
GHz-or-higher QSO.
          (B) Multiplier: The total number of different grid
squares worked per band. Each 2 degrees by 1 degree grid
square counts as one multiplier on each band it is worked.
          (C) Final score: Multiply the total number of QSO
points from all bands operated by the total number of
multipliers for final score. Example: W1AW works W3CCX in
FN20 on 222, 432 and 1296 MHz. This gives W1AW 12 QSO points
(3 + 3 + 6) and also three grid-square multipliers. Final
score is 12 QSO points X 3 multipliers, or 36.
          (D) Rovers only: The final score consists of the
total number of QSO points from all bands times the sum of
unique multipliers (grid squares) worked per band
(regardless of which grid square they were made in) plus one
additional multiplier for every grid square activated (made
a contact from). Rovers are listed in the contest score
listings under the Division from which the most QSOs were
made.
     6) Miscellaneous:
          (A) Stations may be worked for credit only once
per band from any given grid square, regardless of mode.
This does not prohibit working a station from more than one
grid square with the same call sign. Such a roving station,
however, must submit a separate entry for each grid square
from which the operation takes place. In this situation, the
entrant may opt to waive rule 6 (C) and use a single
different call sign from each different grid square.
Crossband QSOs do not count. Aeronautical mobile contacts do
not count.
          (B) Partial QSOs do not count. Both calls, the
full exchange and acknowledgment must be sent and received.
          (C) A transmitter, receiver or antenna used to
contact one or more stations under one call sign may not be
used subsequently during the contest period under any other
call sign (with the exception of family stations). The
intent of this rule is to accommodate family members who
must share a rig, not to manufacture artificial contacts.
          (D) All equipment and antennas used by entrants
must be owned and operated by amateurs. Use of non-amateur-
owned gear is not prohibited, but use of such equipment
places the entrant in a separate category, ineligible for
awards.
          (E) While no minimum distance is specified for
contacts, equipment should be capable of real communications
(ie, able to communicate over at least 1 km).
          (F) Contacts made by retransmitting either or both
stations, whether by satellite or terrestrial means, are
prohibited. Frequencies regularly occupied by a repeater in
a locality may not be used for contest work, even if the
repeater is turned off.
          (G) A station located precisely on a dividing line
between grid squares must select only one as the location
for exchange purposes. A different grid-square multiplier
cannot be given out without moving the complete station
(including antennas) at least 100 meters.
          (H) Above 300 GHz, contacts are permitted for
contest credit only between licensed amateurs using coherent
radiation on transmission (eg, laser) and employing at least
one stage of electronic detection on receive.
          (I) Marine Mobile (and Maritime) entries will be
listed separately as "Marine Mobile" in the score listings
and compete separately for awards.
     7) Reporting:
          (A) Entries must be postmarked no later than 30
days after the end of the contest. No late entries can be
accepted. Use ARRL UHF Contest forms, a reasonable
facsimile, submit your entry on diskette, upload your entry
to the ARRL BBS, or send your entry to ARRL HQ via Internet.
               (1) Official entry forms are available from
HQ in the ARRL Contest Yearbook ($5).
               (2) You may submit your contest entry on
diskette in lieu of paper logs. The floppy diskette must be
IBM compatible, MS-DOS formatted, 3.5 or 5.25 inch (40 or 80
track). The log information must be in an ASCII file,
following the ARRL Suggested Standard File Format, and
contain all log exchange information (band, mode, date, time
in UTC, call of station worked, exchange sent, exchange
received, multipliers [marked the first time worked] and QSO
points). One entry per diskette. An official summary sheet
or reasonable facsimile with signed contest participation
disclaimer is required with all entries.
               (3) You may submit your contest entry via the
ARRL BBS (860-594-0306) or via Internet to [e-mail].
Send your summary sheet file (Make sure it includes all the
pertinent information outlined in the official ARRL summary
sheet.) and your log file following the ARRL Suggested
Standard File Format.
          (B) Logs must indicate band, mode, date, time in
UTC, calls and complete exchanges (sent and received),
multipliers and QSO points. Multipliers should be marked
clearly in the log the first time they are worked. Entries
with more than 200 QSOs total must include cross-check
sheets (dupe sheets). Send entries to: ARRL Contest Branch,
225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
     8) Awards:
          (A) Single operator
               (1) Top single-operator score in each ARRL
Division.
               (2) Top single operator on each band (222,
432, 902, 1296 and 2304-and-up categories) in each ARRL
Division where significant effort or competition is
evidenced. (Note: Since the highest score per band will be
the award winner for that band, an entrant may win a
certificate with additional single-band achievement
stickers.) For example, if K2SMN has the highest single-
operator multiband score in the Atlantic Division and his
432-MHz score is higher than any other Atlantic Division
single-op's, he will earn both a certificate for being the
single-operator Division leader and an endorsement sticker
for 432 MHz.
          (B) Top multioperator score in each ARRL Division
where significant effort or competition is evidenced.
Multioperator entries are not eligible for single-band
awards.
          (C) Additional certificates, such as for Novices,
may be awarded where significant effort or competition is
evidenced.
     9) Disqualification: See the Contest Disqualification
Criteria for details.

UHF Participation Pins

     Wouldn't it be nice to know that you've qualified for
an award during the contest? Would you like to be sure that
you will receive an award when you send your August UHF
Contest log to HQ? Here's an award you can earn, whether
you're a first timer or a weathered veteran of the sport.
The ARRL is offering a handsome UHF participation pin to
qualified participants in the ARRL August UHF Contest.
     Anyone who makes at least 5 contacts (any mode, any
band or any combination) during the 1996 ARRL August UHF
Contest will qualify for a UHF participation pin. Also all
the individual operators of a multioperator station (that
qualify) are eligible for their own pins. The handsome pin
is marked with the year, making it a possible collector's
item. Don't miss the chance to be among the first to have
them! Wear them proudly in support of the August UHF
Contest.
     To order, include with your log entry: (1) a mailing
label (preferably self-adhesive label. (2) A check or money
order for $5 for each pin, payable to the ARRL (includes the
price of the pin, packaging, padded envelope and postage).
Your pin will be shipped after your contacts have been
verified and the results printed in QST.