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IK6ZDE > HF 16.03.09 16:11l 79 Lines 3945 Bytes #999 (999) @ EU
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Subj: B.A.R.T.G. HF RTTY CONTEST
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B.A.R.T.G. HF RTTY CONTEST 2009
TIME: 0200 GMT Saturday March 21st to 0200 GMT Monday March 23rd 2009
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 2006/2007/2008 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
(B) MESSAGE NUMBER. The number must be a three figure group and start with 001
for the first contact made.
(C) 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:
ska@bartg.org.uk
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. A summary file showing
scoring and full name and address of entrant
must be sent with all SWL logs.
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 a plain ascii text attachment (NO zip files please)
named (yourcall).log e.g. GW4SKA.log
ALL LOGS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 1st MAY 2009 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 three 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.org.uk/ . Your
comments on the contest would be much appreciated.
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