"DNIEPER CUP'2010" CONTEST
Rules
League radioamateurs of Ukraine (UARL) kindly like to invite all
radioamateurs to take part in International contest "Dnieper Cup", which
will be carried on 02.10.2010. The competitions pass on two bands -
1,8 and 3,5 MHz and include 3 two-hour rounds:
1 round - SSB 16:00 - 17:59 UTC;
2 round - CW 18:00 - 19:59 UTC;
3 round - RTTY 20:00 - 21:59 UTC.
Call: CQ DC
Repeated QSO with same correspondent can be made again if interval
in time is 30 or more minutes from previous QSO same band!
Exchange is five-unit, consist of the reference designation of region
(or other similar territorial formation - province, state, land) and
serial number starting from 001 for each round separately, for example:
Poltava region (Ukraine)-PO001; Ancona (Italy)-AN021;
Alsace (France)-AL035; Gotlands land (Sweden)-GO123.
QSO Points: 4 (four) points per QSO on 1,8 MHz; 2 (two) points per QSO
on 3,5 MHz; 10 points for new region (province, state, land, etc.)
on each bands.
CATEGORY:
A - MIX (SSB, CW & RTTY), Single Op - two bands;
A-low power - MIX (SSB, CW & RTTY), Single Op - two bands;
B - MIX (SSB, CW & RTTY), Multi-Op - two bands;
C - RTTY Single Op - two bands;
D - SSB Single Op - two bands;
E - CW Single Op - two bands;
F - 1,8 MHz MIX (SSB, CW & RTTY), Single Op;
G - 3,5 MHz MIX (SSB, CW & RTTY), Single Op;
H - 1,8 MHz SSB, Single Op;
I - 3,5 MHz SSB, Single Op;
J - 1,8 MHz CW, Single Op ;
K - 3,5 MHz CW, Single Op;
L - 1,8 MHz RTTY, Single Op;
M - 3,5 MHz RTTY, Single Op.
Category A, A-low power and B means operation on two bands and as minimum
in two modes (rounds). Max power out should be not exceeds your national
license. Low power means using TX with output power not more then 100 Watts.
Category B means team consisting of 2-3 operators. Only one transmitted signal
can be used in same time for any participants. Band changes can be performed
each 5 minutes, but for Multi-op participants is possible quick band changes,
only to work new region (province, state, land etc).
Winners in category A, A-low power and B will be awarded with "Dnieper Cup",
diplomas. Winners in the rest of subgroups - prizes of sponsors as well
and diplomas.
NEW! Special prize - small "Dnieper Cup" (category "A-low power") will be
applicate to the winner in category "A-low power" if there not less that
10 participants in this category.
Final scoring: for category A, A-low power and B - total score is the sum
of two bands and two (three) rounds results; for classes C,D,E - sum of two
band results, for classes F,G,H,I,J,K,L and M - sum of points in band-mode
result.
Logs: Cabrillo format is preferred. LOG needs your personal info, class,
address; full QSO data, eg: band, mode, date, time, your call, send exchange,
station call, received exchange. There is not need to calculate final score
manually. Below is an example of LOG file:
START-OF-LOG: 2.0
ARRL-SECTION: DX
CALLSIGN: UT1HZM
CONTEST: DNIEPER-CUP
CATEGORY: B
CLAIMED-SCORE: 1762
CLUB: KPC "Kremenchug radioamateurs union"
NAME: UT1HZM
ADDRESS: P.O.Box 87
ADDRESS: Kremenchug-21
ADDRESS: Ukraine
ADDRESS: 39621
ADDRESS: email: [email protected]
OPERATORS: 1.... 2..... 3.....
SOAPBOX: GOOD CONTEST , TKS! GL!
QSO: 3600 PH 2007-10-06 1600 UT1HZM PO 001 UR5EDX DN 001
QSO: 3600 PH 2007-10-06 1600 UT1HZM PO 002 UU4JXM KR 003
QSO: 1900 PH 2007-10-06 1610 UT1HZM PO 003 UX5HY OD 004
QSO: 3500 CW 2007-10-06 1800 UT1HZM PO 001 EW8MW GO 001
QSO: 3500 CW 2007-10-06 1802 UT1HZM PO 002 UR7VA KI 002
QSO: 1800 CW 2007-10-06 1807 UT1HZM PO 003 UY5WA LV 003
In line CATEGORY, it is necessary to indicate the category in which your
radio station is declared: A, A-low power, B, C, etc... Participant, sending
reports for Checklog must write Z sign.
Log must be one file - "call.log" or "call.cbr", for example: ux0ff.log,
oh2lu.cbr... And as well a summary sheet by separate file. Comments, anecdotes
and suggestions will be welcomed! LOGs entries must be E-mailed or postmarked
by 03-nov-2010.
All logs will be cross-checked by special computer software. We are going to
use for the final result ONLY QSO's which have QSO time deviation not more
than +/- 2 minutes. Please don't forget to correct Your computer's clock
before the contest! We are going to use for the final result ONLY QSO's
confirmed by received LOG's! Please send Your LOG even if You made only
few QSO's!
We suggest to use program "DClog" specially developed to manage operation
in "Dnieper Cup", its carry operate in SSB, CW and RTTY modes, doing dupe
checking in 30 minutes range and makes LOG report ready to send. Freeware!
Download here: http://download.qrz.ru/pub/hamradio/contest/Dclog.zip
If you have problems concerning the tuning of this program, you can ask the
organizers for assistance.
Address for LOG's:
E-mail: [email protected]
Post: GEORGE IGNATOV (UT1HT), P.O. Box 87, KREMENCHUG-21, UKRAINE, 39621.
Full results of "DNIEPER CUP'2010" with LOG's and UBN's files will be
available here:
http://uarl.com.ua/dnieper/
http://www.ucc.zp.ua/
http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/250.htm
http://www.uarl.org.ua
The abbreviation of Ukrainian regions.
27 administrative regions.
CH - Cherkasy region LV - Lviv region
CR - Chernigiv region NI - Mykolaev region
CN - Chernivcy region OD - Odesa region
DN - Dniepropetrovsk region PO - Poltava region
DO - Donetsk region RI - Rivno region
HA - Kharkiv region SL - Sevastopil city
HE - Kherson region SU - Sumy region
HM - Khmelnitskij region TE - Ternopil region
IF - Ivanofrankivsk region VI - Vinnytsa region
KI - Kirovograd region VO - Volyn region
KO - Kiev region ZA - Zakarpattya region
KR - A.R. Crimea ZH - Zhitomir region
KV - Kiev city ZP - Zaporizhzhe region
LU - Lugansk region
We hope to see you in the "DNIEPER CUP'2010" and please kindly inform your
friends about rules of this contest!
Welcome to the Contest!
George UT1HT mailto:krs(dog)model.poltava.ua
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