SARTG New Year RTTY Contest

Sponsored by the Scandinavian Amateur Radio Teleprinter Group

1 DATE January 1st 2006

2 Contest Period: 0800 - 1100 UTC

3 Bands: 80 and 40 m.

4 Classes:
A: Single Operator/All Band
B: Multi Operator/Single TX/All Band
C: SWL/All Band

5 NOTE: DX spotting and alerting assistance is permitted in all classes.

6 Modes: RTTY only.

7 Exchanges: RST + QSO number, starting with 001 + name + "Happy New Year" in your native language. Abbrevations like "HNY" are not allowed.

8 QSO Points: One (1) point per QSO. Same station can be worked once on each band.

9 Multipliers: Each DXCC country on each band except Scandinavia and each prefix-figure in Scandinavia (SM1, SM2, LA1, LA2...) will count as one (1) multiplier on each band.
Scandinavia include: JW, JX, LA, OH, OHØ, OJØ, OX, OY, OZ, SM and TF.

10 Scoring: Sum of QSO points x sum of multipliers = TOTAL SCORE.

11 Awards: To the top five stations in each class and to winners in each country if the number of QSOs is reasonable.

12 Logs:
Use separate log sheets for each band.
Log must show: BAND, DATE/TIME(UTC), CALLSIGN, EXCHANGE MESSAGE SENT and RECEIVED, MULTIPLIERS, and QSO points. Exception; received "HAPPY NEW YEAR" messages do not need to be in log, but your sent "HAPPY NEW YEAR" message must be noted somewhere in the log.
Summary sheet must show scoring, class, your callsign, name and address.
Multi-Op stations must show the callsign and names of all operators involved.
Your comments will be very much appreciated.

Logs Deadline:
Logs must be received by January 31 to qualify.

Mail logs to:
SARTG Contest Manager
Ewe Håkansson, SM7BHM
Pilspetsvagen 4
SE-291 66 KRISTIANSTAD
SWEDEN

or send as E-mail: contest@sartg.com