BARTG RTTY HF Contest 2007: Rules
Time:
0200 GMT Saturday March 17th 2007 to 0200 GMT Monday March 19th 2007.
Classes:
* SOE Single Operator Expert All Band
* SOAB Single Operator All Band
* SS10, SS15, SS20, SS40, SS80 Single Operator Single band
* SWL Short Wave Listener
All the above classes are permitted a maximum 30 hours operation. Rest
periods may not be less than 3 hours per period.
* SOAB6 Single Operator All Band 6 hour. Entrants in this class
must enter a log for the first 6 hours of their contest operation. If
they wish to operate for a longer period the remainder of their log
must be entered as a separate checklog. Rest periods may not be less
than 3 hours per period.
* MS Multi-operator Single TX
* MM Multi-operator Multi TX
Multi-operator stations may work the full 48 hour contest period.
Any operator with a top ten SOE or SOAB placing in any BARTG contest
during the years 2004/2005/2006 must enter as an expert in SOE; other
stations may choose to enter the expert class if they wish. The class
entered must be shown in the log. No station may enter more than one
class. Single operator and MS entrants may only have one signal on the
air at any time.
SOAB and SOAB6 entrants may only change band once in any 5 minute period.
Bands:
10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres Amateur bands.
Messages:
Messages will consist of:
* (A) RST/ MESSAGE NUMBER. The number must be a three figure group
and start with 001 for the first contact made.
* (B) TIME GMT. A full four figure GMT time must be sent as part
of each message.
QSO Points:
Each completed QSO scores one point. Stations may be contacted again
on other bands.
Multipliers:
All DXCC countries (including JA, W, VE and VK) and all JA, W, VE and
VK areas count as multipliers on each band. Any country or JA, W, VE
or VK area may be counted again if worked on a different band, but
continents are counted once only. U.S. stations must use correct call
or suffix for area of operation.
Scoring:
QSO points x multipliers x continents (max 6).
Log Submission:
Logs must be submitted in Cabrillo format by e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The contest name in your log must read BARTG-RTTY. The correct
Cabrillo format can be found in the sample log on the BARTG website.
SWL logs will be accepted as plain ASCII text files showing date,
band, callsign/message sent by claimed station and callsign of station
worked, in chronological order, together with a summary file showing
scoring and full name and address of entrant.
Any incomplete entries will be classified as check logs.
E-Mail:
The subject line of your e-mail entry must include your callsign and
class entered e.g. GW4SKA SOAB. Any SOAB6 entrants who do not put
SOAB6 in the subject line of their e-mail will automatically be
classed as full SOAB entrants. Logs should be sent as an attachment
(NOT zipped please) named (yourcall).log e.g. GW4SKA.log.
ALL LOGS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 1st MAY 2007 IN ORDER TO QUALIFY.
The judge's decision will be final and no correspondence can be
entered into in respect of incorrect or late entries.
All logs submitted shall remain the property of the BRITISH AMATEUR
RADIO TELEDATA GROUP. Trophies will be awarded to category winners.
Certificates will be awarded to the top three stations in each
category, the top five SOAB entrants in each continent and to the top
SOAB entrant in each JA, W, VE, and VK area.
Additional Notes:
Any contestant may claim the BARTG Quarter Century Award or any of the
BARTG Continental Awards from contacts made in our contests. Holders
of existing awards may add new countries to their records. A copy of
your contest log together with the award claim should be sent to the
BARTG awards manager. Details of all our awards and contests can be
found on the BARTG website at: http://www.bartg.demon.co.uk/ Your
comments on the contest would be much appreciated.
The manager of BARTG's contests is John Barber, GW4SKA
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