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- Rules, 1993 Novice Roundup
-
- 1) Object: For Novice and Technician operators in the United
- States (and possessions and territories) to contact and exchange
- QSO information with as many stations as possible in the Novice
- bands. All authorized emissions modes may be used (see scoring
- information). Higher-class licensees work Novices and Technicians
- only.
- 2) Contest Period: The week that spans the end of January
- and the beginning of February, including both weekends. Begins
- 0000 UTC Saturday, January 30, 1993, and ends 2400 UTC Sunday,
- February 7. Operate no more than 30 hours during this nine-day
- period. Non-operating periods must be at least 15 minutes;
- listening time counts as operating time. Times on and off must be
- indicated in your log.
- 3) Entry categories:
- (A) Single Operator: One person performs all
- transmitting, receiving and logging functions during the contest
- period.
- (B) Multioperator: Single transmitter only. This
- category includes stations making use of any form of assistance,
- such as help with logging or relief operator, during the contest
- period. All operators must be Novice or Technicians and listed on
- the summary sheet.
- 4) Exchange: Signal report and ARRL/Canadian Section
- (country for DX stations). Both stations must receive and
- acknowledge the complete exchange for the contact to count.
- Novices should send /N and Technicians /T after their call sign
- so others will know their license class.
- 5) Scoring:
- (A) QSO Points: Count one point for each complete voice
- QSO and two points for each complete CW QSO. Voice modes include
- SSB and FM; CW includes all authorized digital modes such as RTTY
- and packet radio. You may work stations only once on a voice mode
- and once on a digital mode, regardless of frequency band.
- (B) Multiplier: Each ARRL/Canadian Section (see page 8
- of QST), plus VE8/VY1, plus each DXCC country.
- (C) Code Proficiency: Additional points can be earned
- if you have qualified for an ARRL (not FCC) Code Proficiency
- certificate. CP credit equals the speed in words per minute
- indicated on the latest certificate or sticker held by the
- entrant. For more details on the Code Proficiency program, see
- Contest Corral, this issue.
- (D) Final Score: Add your Code Proficiency credit to
- your total number of QSO points. Multiply that total by your
- ARRL/Canadian Section/DXCC country total for your final score.
- 6) Miscellaneous: Crossband and crossmode contacts are not
- permitted. Novices and Technicians work any amateur stations;
- others work Novices and Technicians only. Contacts made through
- repeaters (or locally used repeater output frequencies) are not
- permitted. Packet radio contacts made through digipeaters are not
- permitted.
- 7) Reporting:
- (A) Entries must be postmarked no later than 30 days
- after the end of the contest (Mar 10, 1993). No late entries can
- be accepted. Use ARRL Novice Roundup forms, a reasonable
- facsimile or submit entry on diskette. An entry making more than
- 200 total QSOs must submit duplicate check sheets (an
- alphabetical listing of stations worked). Send entries to: ARRL
- Contest Branch, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
- (1) Official entry forms (log sheet, summary
- sheet, dupe sheet) 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, mode, date, on and off times, QSO
- 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.
- 8) Awards: Certificates to every Novice and Technician
- entrant who submits a valid entry. Endorsements for top Novice
- and Technician entrant in each ARRL Section/Division. Non-
- Novice/Technician entries are not eligible for awards.
- 9) Conditions of Entry:
- (A) Each entrant agrees to be bound by the provisions
- as well as the intent of this announcement, the regulations of
- his/her licensing authority and the decisions of the ARRL Awards
- Committee.
- 10) Disqualifications: See page 52 January QST.
-