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- Rules, 1993 ARRL International DX Contest
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- 1) Eligibility: Amateurs worldwide.
- 2) Object: W/VE amateurs work as many amateur stations in as
- many DXCC countries of the world as possible on 1.8 to 30 MHz,
- excluding the 10, 18 and 24-MHz bands. Foreign amateurs work as
- many W/VE stations in as many states and provinces as possible.
- 3) Dates:
- (A) CW--Third full weekend in February (February 20-21,
- 1993).
- (B) Phone--First full weekend in March (March 6-7,
- 1993).
- 4) Contest Period: 48 hours each mode (separate contests).
- Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; ends 2400 UTC Sunday.
- 5) Categories:
- (A) Single Operator--One person performs all operating
- and logging functions. Use of spotting nets (operating
- arrangements involving assistance through DX-alerting nets, etc)
- is not permitted. Single-operator stations are allowed only one
- transmitted signal at any given time. (Note: This does not permit
- multiple single-band entries from the same station).
- (1) All band.
- (2) Single band (one only). Single-band entrants
- who make contacts on other bands should submit logs for checking
- purposes.
- (B) QRP--Single operator, all band only. QRP is defined
- as 5-W output or less.
- (C) Single Operator Assisted--One person performs all
- operating, monitoring and logging functions. The use of spotting
- nets and assistance through other alerting systems not physically
- located at the station (operating arrangements involving
- assistance through DX-alerting nets, etc) are allowed. There are
- no restrictions on the number of band changes or the length of
- time spent on a band.
- (D) Multioperator--More than one person operates,
- checks for duplicates, keeps the log, etc.
- (1) Single Transmitter. One transmitted signal at
- any given time. Once the station has begun operation on a given
- band, it must remain on that band for at least 10 minutes;
- listening time counts as operating time. Multioperator, single
- transmitter stations must keep a single, chronological log for
- the entire contest period. Violation of the 10-minute rule or
- improper logging will result in an entrant's reclassification to
- the unlimited multi-multi class (see below).
- (2) Two transmitter. A maximum of two transmitted
- signals at any given time, on different bands. Once either
- station has begun operation on a given band, it must remain on
- that band for at least 10 minutes; listening time counts as
- operating time. Both transmitters may work any and all stations;
- the second transmitter is not limited to working new multipliers
- only. Each of the two transmitters must keep a separate,
- chronological log for the entire contest period. Violation of the
- 10-minute rule by either or both transmitters or improper logging
- will result in an entrant's reclassification to the unlimited
- multi-multi class (see below).
- (3) Unlimited. A maximum of one transmitted signal
- per band at any given time. Unlimited multi-multi stations must
- keep a separate, chronological log for each band for the entire
- contest period.
- 6) Contest Exchange:
- (A) W/VE stations (including 48 contiguous United
- States and does not include Canadian islands of St Paul and
- Sable) send signal report and state or province.
- (B) DX stations send signal report and power (three-
- digit number indicating approximate transmitter output power).
- 7) Scoring:
- (A) QSO Points--W/VE stations count three points per DX
- QSO. DX stations count three points per W/VE QSO.
- (B) Multiplier--W/VE stations: Sum of DXCC countries
- (except US and Canada) worked per band. DX stations: Sum of US
- states (except KH6/KL7) and District of Columbia (DC), NB (VE1),
- NS (VE1), PEI (VE1 or VY2), PQ (VE2), ON (VE3), MB (VE4), SK
- (VE5), AB (VE6), BC (VE7), NWT (VE8), YUK (VY1), NF (VO1), LAB
- (VO2) worked per band. Maximum of 62 per band.
- (C) Final Score--QSO points X multiplier = final score.
- 8) Miscellaneous:
- (A) Call signs and exchange information must be
- received and logged by each station for a complete QSO.
- (B) All operators must observe the limitations of their
- operator licenses and station licenses at all times.
- (C) Your call sign must indicate your DXCC station
- location (KH6XYZ/W1 in Maine, JL1EUP/JD1 on Ogasawara, etc).
- (D) One operator may not use more than one call sign
- from any given location during the contest period.
- (E) The same station may be worked only once per band--
- no crossmode or repeater contacts.
- (F) Aeronautical and maritime mobile stations outside
- the US and Canada may not be worked for QSO or multiplier credits
- by W/VE stations.
- (G) All transmitters and receivers must be located
- within a 500-meter-diameter circle, excluding directly connected
- antennas. This prohibits the use of remote receiving
- installations. Exception: Multioperator and Single Operator
- Assisted stations may use spotting nets for multiplier hunting
- only.
- (H) The use of non-Amateur Radio means of communication
- (eg, telephone) for the purpose of soliciting a contact (or
- contacts) during the contest period is inconsistent with the
- spirit and intent of this announcement.
- 9) Reporting:
- (A) Use ARRL International DX Contest forms, a
- reasonable facsimile or submit entry on diskette. Send entries
- to: ARRL Contest Branch, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
- (1) Official entry forms are available from HQ for
- an SASE with 2-units of First Class postage.
- (2) You may submit your contest entry on diskette
- in lieu of paper logs. The floppy diskette must be IBM
- compatible, MS-DOS formatted, either 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, 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 a signed
- contest participation disclaimer is required with all entries.
- (B) Logs must indicate times in UTC, bands, calls,
- complete exchange sent, complete exchange received and QSO
- points. Multipliers should be clearly marked in the log the first
- time worked. Entries with more than 500 QSOs total must include
- cross-check sheets (dupe sheets).
- (C) All operators of multioperator stations must be
- listed.
- (D) Entries must be postmarked within 30 days after the
- last contest weekend (April 7, 1993). Logs not postmarked by the
- deadline will be classified as checklogs; no extensions, no
- exceptions. All stations are requested to send their entries in
- as early as possible and enclose each entry (CW and phone) in a
- separate envelope. Entries received after mid-July will not make
- QST listings.
- 10) Awards: Plaques will be awarded in the following
- categories for both the CW and phone contests.
- (A) Top W/VE scorer in each entry category--single
- operator-all band-high power, single operator-all band-low power,
- single operator-single band (1.8-28 MHz), QRP, single-operator
- assisted, multioperator-single transmitter, multioperator-two
- transmitter, multioperator-multitransmitter.
- (B) Top scorer in the single operator-all band category
- worldwide and on each continent. In addition, worldwide leaders
- in the single operator-single band, QRP, single-operator
- assisted, multioperator-single transmitter, multioperator-two
- transmitter and multioperator unlimited categories will receive
- plaques.
- (C) Additional special plaques will be awarded as
- sponsored. See January 1993 QST for current list.
- (D) Certificates will be awarded to top single
- operator-all band entries from each country and ARRL/CRRL
- Section; top single-band entries in each US call area and each
- country; top single operator assisted entries in each country, US
- call area and in Canada, top multioperator entries (single, two
- and multi-transmitter) in each country, US call area and in
- Canada. Additional single-band and multioperator certificates
- will be awarded if significant effort or competition is
- displayed. DX entrants making more than 500 QSOs on either mode
- will receive certificates.
- 11) Club Competition: ARRL-affiliated clubs compete for
- gavels on three levels: unlimited, medium and local clubs.
- Details will be listed in January 1993 QST.
- 12) Condition of Entry:
- (A) Each entrant agrees to be bound by the provisions,
- as well as the intent, of this announcement, by regulations of
- his or her licensing authority and the decisions of the ARRL
- Awards Committee.
- 13) Disqualification: An entry may be disqualified if the
- overall score is reduced by more than two percent. Score
- reduction does not include correction of arithmetic errors.
- Reductions may be made of unconfirmed QSOs or multipliers,
- duplicate QSOs or other scoring discrepancies. An entry will be
- disqualified if more than two-percent duplicate QSOs are claimed
- for credit. For each duplicate or miscopied call sign removed
- from the log by ARRL, three additional QSOs will be deleted as a
- penalty. The penalty will not be considered as part of the two-
- percent disqualification criterion. If a participant is
- disqualified, that operator will be barred from entering the
- contest on that mode the following year. The calls of all
- disqualified participants will be listed in the QST contest
- results.
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- Comfortable Code Speeds
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- Have you been reluctant to enter a CW contest because the
- code speeds are too high? A solution, for folks to whom 35 WPM is
- another word for impossible, is to try slow-speed code up to 10-
- 13 WPM in the higher frequencies of the CW portions on each band
- and also the Novice CW subbands.
- US Amateur Radio operators should note that operation in the
- Novice portions of these segments on 80, 40 and 15 meters is
- restricted to 200 watts output.
- Now you can participate at code speeds you find comfortable.
- CQ TEST!
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