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• Contest: 28MHz SWL Contest

Begins: 2016-12-10 00:00:00 UTC

Ends: 2016-12-11 23:59:59 UTC

Attention: new rule 8, the use of WebSDR is not permitted.
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Purpose of the contest:
A. To activate the 10 meter amateur band.
B. SWL's: to log as much as possible DXCC-countries, USA-states, Mexican states and Canadian provinces on the 10 meterband.


Rules:

1. Contest-period: 10 December 2016, 00:00 UTC until 11 December 2016, 24:00 UTC. This contest period meets the ARRL 10 meter contest.

2. The contest is open to all SWL worldwide.

3. Two categories:
A. Single operator phone (SSB)
B. Single operator CW.

4. It is allowed to participate in both categories. In that case two separate logs are obligatory.

5. Of every DXCC-country (except USA, Canada and Mexico), every USA-state, every Mexican state and every Canadian province only three stations count for the points: the first station is valid 5 points, the second 3 points and the third station 1 point.

6. The contest log has to consist of the columns: Date (YYMMDD), UTC (HHMM), Station heard, RS(T) by the heard station, reported group (Nr,State or Province),Working station,Points,DXCC (except USA, Mexico and Canada), USA-state, Mexican state or Canadian province. The stations in the USA and Mexico report the state abbreviation and the Canadian stations the province abbreviation. The other stations report the goup as a 3 or 4 figures group. See the log example below. Attention: If the log has been created in the Cabrillo Format, the colums "Points", "DXCC" and "State/Province" may be omitted. A splendid computer program for generating the Cabrillo format is "SWL DQR Log", made by SP7DQR and downloadable from: swl.veron.nl/swlcontest.

7. Only heard stations working in the ARRL 28MHz Contest are valid for the points and multipliers.

8. The use of WebSDR for the logging in this contest is not permitted; the SWL should only operate with own receiver and antenna.

9. The 5 minutes rule is applicable: the same corresponding station may appear in the log again after at least 5 minutes.

10. The total score is the result of the calculation: points x (DXCC + states/provinces).

11. The log has to be sent ultimately on 31 January 2016 to the contest manager: Ruud Ivens, NL290, Hittekamp 29, 3956 RE Leersum, The Netherlands, or by E-mail to NL290(at)veron.nl .

12. E-mail logs will be accepted in the formats: Plain text, EXCEL, WORD, HTML and Cabrillo.

13. The overall winner in each category (SSB, CW) will receive the winner's prize and for the first place in each country a certificate will be awarded.



Added at 2016-08-02 15:20:32

by DO1TNP



  

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