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A.R.I. International DX Contest 2008
Rules for DX entrants (outside I & IS0)
The Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (A.R.I.) has the honour of inviting
radio amateurs all over the world to participate in the 2008 A.R.I.
International DX Contest.
AIM
Its a world-wide competition: everybody can work everybody.
DATE AND TIME
The contest will be held on each first full week-end of May from 2000z
Saturday till 1959z Sunday. In 2008 it will be on May 3/4.
CATEGORIES:
1. Single Operator - CW
2. Single Operator - SSB
3. Single Operator - RTTY
4. Single Operator - Mixed
5. Multi Operator - Single TX - Mixed
6. SWL - Single Operator - Mixed
BANDS
10m thru 160m (RTTY: 10m thru 80m), except WARC bands, are allowed according
to IARU Band Plans. Band AND MODE can be changed only after 10 minutes you
have been on it (Multi Operators only).
EXCHANGE
Italian stations will send RST and two letters to identify their province.
Other stations will send RST and a serial number from 001. The serial number
will NOT restart from 001 on each band/mode.
MULTIPLIERS:
1. each Italian province (110) count 1 (one) multiplier,
2. each DXCC country (except I & IS0) count 1 (one) multiplier.
The same multiplier (country/province) can be counted once and only once for
band. The 110 Italian provinces (by call-area) are:
I1: AL, AT, BI, CN, GE, IM, NO, SP, SV, TO, VB, VC.
IX1: AO.
I2: BG, BS, CO, CR, LC, LO, MB, MI, MN, PV, SO, VA.
I3: BL, PD, RO, TV, VE, VR, VI.
IN3: BZ, TN.
IV3: GO, PN, TS, UD.
I4: BO, FE, FC, MO, PR, PC, RA, RE, RN.
I5: AR, FI, GR, LI, LU, MS, PI, PO, PT, SI.
I6: AN, AP, AQ, CH, FM, MC, PS (or PU), PE, TE.
I7: BA, BR, BT, FG, LE, MT, TA.
I8: AV, BN, CB, CE, CZ, CS, IS, KR, NA, PZ, RC, SA, VV.
I0: FR, LT, PG, RI, RM (or ROMA), TR, VT.
IT9: CL, CT, EN, ME, PA, RG, SR, TP, AG.
IS0: CA, CI, NU, OG, OR, OT, SS, VS.
QSO/POINTS:
1. QSO/HRD with own country counts 0 (zero) point but is good for the
multipliers credit.
2. QSO/HRD with own continent counts 1 (one) point,
3. QSO/HRD with different continent counts 3 (three) points,
4. QSO/HRD with any Italian (I & IS0) station counts 10 (ten) points.
The same station can be contacted on the same band once on SSB/CW/RTTY but
only the first QSO is good for multipliers credit.
PLEASE REMEMBER that I (Italy) and IS0 (Sardinia Island) are NOT
country-multipliers.
FINAL SCORE
The sum of QSO/points from all bands times the sum of multipliers from all
bands.
SWL
Listeners are required to log the callsigns of both the station heard and the
correspondent station. Score is calculated based only upon the station heard
using the same rules as transmitting stations. A callsign may not appear more
than 3 (three) times as a correspondent regardless of mode. SWLs MUST log no
more than 1 (one) QSO on each line of their log.
LOGS AND SUMMARY SHEET
Separate logs are necessary for each band. Logs must show all the QSOs data.
A summary sheet is required showing all the scoring details, class of entry,
name, callsign, full address of the applicant, callsign of other operators
and a signed declaration.
Logs must be mailed within 30 days from the end of the contest and addressed
to: ARI DX Contest, c/o ARI, Via Scarlatti 31, 20124 Milano, Italy.
Logs on diskette are really very welcome and accepted in substitution of
paperlogs. Please send us your log on diskette.
Accepted formats are: N6TR, K1EA, EI5DI, UA1AAF, WF1B,Writelog, Cabrillo. A
printed summary sheet must always be enclosed.
Alternatively, logs in ASCII format (or as attached files) may be sent via
e-mail addressed to aricontest@ari.it
You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your log within 48 hours.
PENALTIES AND DISQUALIFICATIONS
Logs will be carefully checked by the Contest Committee and mistakes may
cause a score reduction. Disqualification may apply for:
excessive number of unmarked duplicates (more than 2%),
violation of the "10 minutes rule" (either for band and mode),
excessive declared score,
log without the summary sheet.
Instead to disqualify a log, the Committee may decide to penalize it by
erasing a percentage of its score.
AWARDS
A plaque with a certificate will be awarded to the top scoring station in
each class. Special plaques can be awarded by the Contest Committee if
country/continental/call-area participation will justify the decision. A
certificate will be awarded to No. 2, 3, 4, 5 top scoring stations in each
class as well as to the top scoring stations in each country in each class.
FREE SOFTWARE AND PAST RESULTS
Many free software are able to handle ARI DX Contest. Take a visit to ARI DX
Contest webpages for downloads and past results: www.qsl.net/contest_ari
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ENTRY !
Giuseppe La Parola, IT9BLB
A.R.I. HF Contest Manager
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Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ
A.R.I. HF & Award Manager
E-mail: i1jqj@ari.it
http://www.ari.it
Skype: i1jqj
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