NEW BELGRADE 2006

 HF CONTEST

 

Radio-club "NOVI BEOGRAD" is organizing QSO contest on 80 m under sponsorship of New Belgrade municipality.

 

Date: 02.04.2006 (sunday)

 

Time: 1600 - 1900 UTC

 

Participation: All licenced Ham stations

 

Categories:

a) V - power over 150W

b) M - power up to 150W

c) Q - power up to 5W

d) NON-YU (stations outside of Serbia & Montenegro)

 

Mode: A1A (CW) & J3E (SSB)

 

Band: 80m (3,5MHz); SSB 3650-3775 kHz, CW 3510-3580

 

Periods:

Competition is divided in 3 periods

I period: only SSB (1600-1659 UTC)

II period: only CW (1700-1759 UTC)

III period: only SSB (1800-1859 UTC)

 

QSO data: Call sign,RST,multiplier and category indicator (e.g. 599 11 V, 59 21 M,599 81 Q)

Participants from outside of Serbia & Montenegro (non-yu stations) instead of multiplier are giving 90 & category indicator (e.g. 599 90 V, 59 90 M, 599 90 Q etc.)

 

QSO Points:

 - Valid SSB QSO = 1 point

 - Valid CW QSO = 2 points

 

General rules:

Participant can be worked only once per period and potentially double entries must be checked in log.

Valid QSO will be the one which call sign exists at least in 5 logs.

Incorrect QSOs will not count for total score.

Incorrect QSO will also be the one, which logged working time is difeferent for more then 4 minutes then in worked station log.

All arrived log-s will be checked using software.

 

Multipliers:

Multipliers are the first 2 numbers of exchange (in Serbia & Montenegro that are the first 2 numbers of ZIP code-postal zones).

Multiplier is counted only once in whole contest. For example: If multiplier "11" is worked in I period, in II and III period the same multiplier will not be counted as new multiplier.

Maximum number of multipliers is 24 listed below of this rules.

 

Logs:

Log must contain: Time (UTC), worked station call, sent exchange, received exchange, new multiplier and QSO points.

Each period in log must be separated and each multiplier must clearly be checked (unless the log is in electronic format-file).

 

Summary sheet must contain:

Contest name, contest date, own call sign, Competitors name and surname or club name, adress, own multiplier, points calculation, total score, rig description (type, power) and antenna, statement of following this rules and signature.

 

Points calculation:

[I period points sum) + (II period points sum) + (III period point sum)] x (number of diferent multipliers) = total score

 

Clasification:

Classification will be done due to gain points for each category separatly. If 2 or more participants will have the same number of points adventage will have participant with less incorrect QSOs, then with larger number of multipliers and then with larger number of correct QSOs.

 

Awards and diplomas:

Awarded will be participant for the first place in V, M, Q as far as, in each category arrive more then 5 logs.

Diplomas will assigned to all participants up to 10th place in each category.

Diplomas will assigned also:

 - The best placed participant – oldtimer (participant with 60 and more years old), it's good in summery sheet to specify birth year.

 - The best placed participant - YL.

The general rule for winning award or diploma is to gain minimum of 100 points.

 

Log submission:

 

Via postal:

Competition logs and summary sheets must be sent no later then 17.04.2006. (postal mark accepted) on:

Radio-klub "Novi Beograd" YU1FJK

P.O.BOX 35

11070 Novi Beograd

Serbia & Montenegro

 

Desirably is to send logs in electronical form strictly in TXT format, recomended "cabrillo" format.

For CT-K1EA & N1MM users we recomend to use IARU HF (contest type). In that case it's necessary to put multiplier and category like "Zone" (e.g. 90V); selecting different band for each period.

 

Via e-mail:

Competition logs is possible and recomended to send via e-mail on <log@yu1fjk.org>.

Log and summary sheet must be in TXT format only.

E-mail subject must be call sign and category (e.g. OK3AAA M)

 

Last log submmision day is 17.04.2006.

On each arrived log will be sent confirmation in next 24h.

On http://www.yu1fjk.org wil be placed listing of arrived logs and claimed scores.

 

Contest results will be published no later than 05.05.2006 on http://www.yu1fjk.org, and deadline for assigning awards will be additionally published.

For non-yu participants diplomas will be sent via postal so please check your correct address in summary sheet.

 

For contest rules interpretation and making decisions, authorized is contest jury YT1WA, YT1HA and YU1RA.

 

Contes manager:

Zvonko Colja YT1WA

yt1wa@yu1fjk.org

 

 

 

Appendix

 

Multiplier list

 

11- Beograd

12- Požarevac

14- Valjevo

15- Šabac

16- Leskovac       

17- Vranje         

18- Niš           

19- Zaječar

21- Novi Sad       

22- Sremska Mitrovica   

23- Zrenjanin     

24- Subotica

25- Sombor         

26- Pančevo      

31- Užice          

32- Čačak

34- Kragujevac     

35- Jagodina       

36- Kraljevo      

37- Kruševac

38- Priština       

81- Podgorica      

84- Bijelo Polje   

85- Bar           

 (sum 24)

 

Log example

 

 YU1AAA - II period

 

  UTC   CALL        SENT       RCVD    MPL    PTS

 1702  YU1BBB     599 11M   599 12V    12      2

 1703  YU1CCC     599 11M   599 14M    14      2

 1704  YU1DDD     599 11M   599 12M            2

 

 

Cabrillo log example

 

START-OF-LOG:  2.0

CREATED-BY:    CT Version 9.89.003

CALLSIGN:      YU1RAA

NAME:          Radio klub

ADDRESS:       Novobeogradska 14

ADDRESS:       Beograd 11000

ADDRESS:      

ADDRESS:      

ADDRESS:      

CLUB:         

CLAIMED-SCORE: 650

CONTEST:       NBGD-2006

OPERATORS:    

OPERATORS:    

SOAPBOX:      

SOAPBOX:       

SOAPBOX:      

SOAPBOX:      

CATEGORY:      Q

ARRL-SECTION:  11Q

QSO:  3500 PH 2006-04-02 1605 YU1RAA         59 11Q    YZ1MA         59  11M   

QSO:  3500 PH 2006-04-02 1610 YU1RAA         59 11Q    YU7EE         59  25Q   

QSO:  3500 PH 2006-04-02 1652 YU1RAA         59 11Q    4N8DX         59  38V   

QSO:  3500 PH 2006-04-02 1653 YU1RAA         59 11Q    YU1AST        59  18M   

QSO:  3500 PH 2006-04-02 1653 YU1RAA         59 11Q    YU1IG         59  32V   

QSO:  3500 PH 2006-04-02 1653 YU1RAA         59 11Q    YU7AV         59  23V   

QSO:  3500 PH 2006-04-02 1653 YU1RAA         59 11Q    YU7BCD        59  26M   

QSO:  3500 PH 2006-04-02 1654 YU1RAA         59 11Q    YU1UA         59  11M   

QSO:  3500 PH 2006-04-02 1654 YU1RAA         59 11Q    YU1LM         59  11Q   

QSO:  3500 PH 2006-04-02 1655 YU1RAA         59 11Q    T91E          59  90V   

QSO:  3500 PH 2006-04-02 1659 YU1RAA         59 11Q    Z33E          59  90Q   

QSO:  3500 CW 2006-04-02 1707 YU1RAA        599 11Q    YU1SB         599 11M   

QSO:  3500 CW 2006-04-02 1757 YU1RAA        599 11Q    YU1BFG        599 12V   

QSO:  3500 CW 2006-04-02 1758 YU1RAA        599 11Q    YT7KM         599 21M   

QSO:  3500 CW 2006-04-02 1759 YU1RAA        599 11Q    9A2E          599 90M   

QSO:  7025 PH 2006-04-02 1800 YU1RAA         59 11Q    YZ1V          59  11M   

QSO:  7025 PH 2006-04-02 1810 YU1RAA         59 11Q    YU1UA         59  11M   

QSO:  7025 PH 2006-04-02 1859 YU1RAA         59 11Q    YU1ZZ         59  31V   

END-OF-LOG: