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Subj: TARA Grid Dip
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TARA Grid Dip
digital grid square contest
Sponsored by TARA
Troy Amateur Radio Association
En Espanol: tnx Joaquin, EA4ZB
2nd Aug. '08
00:00 UTC through 24:00 UTC - 2 August 2008
Exchange:
Send name + 4 digit grid locator
Note: no RST is necessary. No brag files are necessary.
Running Rules:
* Call CQ Grid Dip
* SWL entries please read the SWL Special Rules
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Categories PSK RTTY
HIGH 100w max. legal limit
LOW 20w max. 100w max.
QRP 5w max 5w max
ROVER 100w max. 100w max.
SWL Rx. Only! Rx. Only!
* Run only single transmitter/ single operator.
* Send 4 digit Maidenhead Grid Locator. Example: EL95. Sources of Grid Square info: http://www.arrl.org/locate/grid.html for ARRL Grid Square Calculator and WM7D's Callsign Database at: http://www.wm7d.net/perl/ulsquery.pl
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Rover: Contester(s) using a single station that moves among two or more grid squares during the course of a contest. The rover vehicle may only emit one (1) signal at any given time and may not operate with more than one call sign. Rover vehicles must transport all the equipment, power supplies, and antennas used at each operating site. Rovers sign "/R" after their call sign. Here is a suggestion from our fearless leader;
*** I'd suggest that stations using for example "NY2U/R" should use the Grid Square as they change grids, otherwise stations will be contacting them for possible dupes. However, it is NOT mandatory! I believe the clever rover contester would send something like "CQ CQ de NY2U/R FN32" or just a simple "NY2U/R FN33" Now it becomes very clear that I have moved grid squares. ***
All Rovers are encouraged to adopt operating practices that allow as many stations as possible to contact them.
Rover station can count multiple contacts with the same station on the same band, as long as the Rover is in different grids.
* ROVER stations in both PSK and RTTY are limited to 100 watts.
* NOTE: Please be very careful. We know of a few cases where points were missed by contest operators because they didn't realize that a station was a ROVER and had changed Grid Squares. They thought it was a Dupe. The Rover station also misses out on points as well! Please watch out for the ROVER portable identifier /P. :)
Operating Modes:
SWL, PSK ( includes all sub modes ie PSK31, PSK63) and RTTY (includes all sub modes ie 60wpm, 100wpm)
Note: Operators can submit more than one mode. These must be separate entries and NOT combined. Please submit an OnLine Score Submission Form for each mode. Your multi category entries will, of course, be accumulated towards your Tour'ney credits.:)
Band:
Use the regular digital frequencies/mode on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 thru 6m. WARC band QSOs are NOT permitted in the spirit of the gentleman's agreement that there be no contesting on the WARC bands.
Points:
Stations can be worked once on each band for QSO points (see ROVER exception rules above).
Each valid QSO per band counts as 1 QSO point.
Each different Grid Locator worked counts as one (1) multiplier, once per band.
Total Score:
Total Score = QSO Points x total different Grid Locators/Band
Post:
Fill out one Score Submission Form for each category separately. All VALID logs must be received via our Online Score Submission System.
For Ham's/SWL's with no internet connection that wish to submit a
"CHECK-LOG" should mail your logs to my QTH.
All logs must be received no later than 2nd September 2008 in order to be valid.
Decisions of the Grid Dip Contest Committee are final.
OLCAR:
# 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each mode/category.
# Top SWL score.
# All scores except "SWL" will be automatically entered into the Tour'ney.
# The awards for the "Grid Dip" are now part of our OLCAR system.
Do NOT send logs. However, logs must be on hand and furnished if requested.
Fill out the OnLine Score Submission Form to have your score officially logged. Scores will be posted periodically on the Grid Dip Score Web page here.
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