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WAEDC Contest
The Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
(DARC) invites radio amateurs world wide to participate
in the annual WAE-DX-Contest.
1 Times:
CW: August, second full weekend
Saturday, August 13, 2005, 0000 UTC until Sunday, August
14, 2005, 2359 UTC
SSB: September, second full weekend
Saturday, September 10, 2005, 0000 UTC until Sunday,
September 11, 2005, 2359 UTC
RTTY: November, second full weekend
Saturday, November 12, 2005, 0000 UTC until Sunday,
November 13, 2005, 2359 UTC
2 Bands:
3.5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz.
According to IARU Region I regulations, operation is not
allowed in the following contest-free windows:
CW : 3560-3800;
14060-14350 kHz
SSB: 3650-3700; 14100-14125; 14300-14350 kHz.
3 Categories:
- Single Operator -
max. output 100 watts - all bands. Only one signal
permitted at any time.
- Single Operator -
output higher than 100 watts - all bands. Only one
signal permitted at any time.
- Multi Operator -
Band changes are allowed every ten minutes; this also
includes QTC traffic.
Exception: working of a multiplier. Other transmitters
may be used in parallel to the main station to work
multipliers on other bands (note: this means, several
signals may be on the air on different bands at the
same time).
- SWL (see part 12)
The use of DX spotting nets is allowed in all categories.
Single Operator stations which claim to not use spotting
nets will be marked with the special symbol "-" in the
final results.
4 Off Times:
Single Operator stations may only operate 36 out of the
48 hour contest period.
The total of 12 hours off time may be taken in one part
but not more than three parts. The off times must be
shown on the summary sheet. If operation is interrupted
for more than 12 hours the three longest off time
periods must be a minimum of 12 hours.
5 Exchange:
A contest QSO can only be conducted between a European
and a non-European station (exception: RTTY). The
exchange consists of RS/RST and a progressive serial
number starting with 001. If the station worked does not
send a serial number, log the contact with number 000.
Each station can be credited only once per band.
6 Multiplier:
For non-European stations the multiplier is the number
of countries defined in the WAE Country List (see below)
worked per band.
For European stations every non-European DXCC entity
counts as a multiplier. Exception: In the following
countries up to ten call areas count as multipliers: W,
VE, VK, ZL, ZS, JA, PY and RA8/RA9 and RAØ -- without
respect to the geographic location.
Examples: W1, K1, KA1
and K3../1 count as W1; VE1, VO1 und VY1 count as VE1;
JR4, 7M4 und 7K4 count as JA4; ZL2 and ZL6 are two
different multipliers.
Multiplier bonus: Country multiplier points are "weighted"
by band. Multiply the number of countries worked on 3.5
MHz by four, on 7 MHz by three, and on 14/21/28 MHz by
two. The total multiplier is the sum of the weighted
multiplier points of all bands.
7 QTC Traffic:
Additional points can be achieved by QTCs. A QTC is the
report of a contest QSO back to a European station
(exception: RTTY, see part 13).
The following rules apply:
- A QTC contains time,
call sign and serial number of the reported QSO.
Example: "1307/DA1AA/431" means that DA1AA was worked
at 1307 UTC and sent serial number 431.
- Each QSO may only be
reported once as a QTC. The QTC may not be reported
back to the original station.
- Every QTC that was
correctly transferred, counts one point for the sender
and one point for the receiver.
- Two stations may
exchange up to 10 QTCs maximum. The two stations may
establish contact several times to complete the quota.
- QTCs are transferred
by means of QTC series. A QTC series is a block of one
(minimum) to ten (maximum) QTCs. QTC series are
numbered using the following scheme: The first figure
is the progressive serial number starting with one;
the second figure denotes the number of QTCs in the
series. Example: "QTC 3/7" means this is the third QTC
series transmitted by this station and it contains
seven QTCs.
- For every QTC series
that is transmitted or received, the QTC number, time
and frequency band of the QTC transmission must be
logged. If any of this data is missing from your log,
no credit will be given for this QTC series.
8 Scoring:
The final score is the result of total QSOs plus QTCs on
all bands multiplied by the sum of all multipliers
weighted by the band bonus factor (see part 6).
9 Disqualification:
Violation of the rules of the contest or unsportsmanlike
conduct will be deemed sufficient cause for
disqualification.
10 Logs:
General notes:
All stations are asked to submit an electronic log. All
stations claiming a final score of more than 100,000
points must submit an electronic log. Stations that do
not wish to be listed in the final results are kindly
asked to submit their log as a check log.
All times must be in UTC.
Electronic Logs:
All computer-generated "electronic logs" should be
submitted as a file either by E-Mail or on disk. We
prefer to receive data either in the Cabrillo format or
in the DARC STF format.
By submitting an electronic log, the participant claims
to fully accept the rules of the contest. A written
declaration is not necessary.
Hand-written logs:
Please use the official WAEDC log forms and summary
sheets. These sheets are available on the WAEDC Web site
or can be requested by sending an SAE to the contest
manager.
The logs are to be organized in chronological order. If
more than 100 QSOs are made on a band, a call sign check
list is requested. Duplicate QSOs must be marked.
QTCs may either be logged directly on the log sheets or
on a separate sheet. The log must include a signed
summary sheet and check lists for QTCs and multipliers.
11 Club Competition:
The club score is calculated by adding the final results
of all participating club members in all three WAE
contests, excluding SWLs. The club name has to be
indicated on the summary sheet for the log to be counted.
The club must not be an official national amateur radio
club. Participating club members must live within an
area of a circle with a maximum of 500 km (312 miles)
diameter. For a club to be listed, a minimum of three
logs must be submitted.
A trophy is sponsored for the top DX (non-EU) and the
top EU clubs.
12 Special Rules for SWLs:
SWLs record stations working in the WAEDC.
Pariticipation is only possible as a single operator all
bands. Every call sign heard - European or non-European
station - may be credited only once per band. Both call
signs of a contest QSO have to be recorded.
Each station that is logged including the serial number
that was sent by that station, counts one point. Every
complete QTC which includes all QTC series information
(up to a maximum of 10 per station) also counts one
point.
Multipliers are counted according to the critera
indicated in part 6, but both European and non-European
multpliers are counted. A call sign can only be counted
as a multiplier, if the serial number it sent was
recorded. In the best case, for a completely recorded
QSO, two points and two multipliers can be credited.
13 Special Rules for RTTY:
In the RTTY portion of the WAEDC there are no
continental limits; everybody can work everybody. Only
QTC traffic must be performed between different
continents.
Every station may send and receive QTCs. The sum of QTCs
exchanged between two stations (sent plus received) must
not exceed ten.
The European and non-European multipliers indicated in
part 6 count for all stations.
14 Log Deadline:
CW: September 15; SSB: October 15; RTTY: December 15,
2005.
Criteria for WAEDC Awards and Plaques
Continental winners will receive a plaque. Country
winners in all categories receive an award if they
fulfill the following conditions:
The minimum conditions are 100 QSOs in connection with
at least one additional condition:
1. for awards:
- Continental winner
- Member of the
Top-Ten/Top-Six (multi operator) list.
- Country winner
- Regional winner in
one of the countries which count by call areas
- at least half of the
score of the respective continental winner
- at least 100,000
points
2. for
plaques:
- Continental winner
- Stations who
activate a WAE country for the WAEDC from where no log
was received over the last three years will receive a
special prize.
For 2005 these are:
1AØ, GD, HV, JW, JW/b,
JX, OJØ, OY, R1F, SV5, SY, T7, ZB.
- Stations who have
been into the Top-Ten/Top-Six list for at least five
times can apply for a special plaque.
- The WAEDC committee
reserves the right to honor special contest activities
with additional plaques.
WAE Country List:
1AØ, 3A, 4U1I, 4U1V, 9A,
9H, C3, CT, CU, DL, EA, EA6, EI, ER, ES, EU, F, G, GD,
GI, GJ, GM, GM/s, GU, GW, HA, HB, HBØ, HV, I, IS, IT, JW,
JW/b, JX, LA, LX, LY, LZ, OE, OH, OHØ, OJØ, OK, OM, ON,
OY, OZ, PA, R1F, R1M, RA, RA2, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV/A,
SV5, SV9, T7, T9, TA1, TF, TK, UR, YL, YO, YU, Z3, ZA,
ZB.
Mailing
Address:
WAEDC Contest Manager
Bernhard Buettner, DL6RAI
Schmidweg 17
D-85609 Dornach
GERMANY
Logs :
waedc@dxhf.darc.de
(no administrative requests, logs only)
E-Mail:
dl6rai@dxhf.darc.de
(no Logs, administrative requests only)
URL:
http://www.waedc.de
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