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AUSTRALIAN LADIES AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION INC.
A0031101B
28TH A.L.A.R.A. CONTEST
NOTE: Contest is always on the last FULL weekend of August.
ELIGIBILITY:
All licensed operators throughout the world are invited to participate.
Also open to SWLs.
OBJECT:
Participation: YL works everyone, OMs & Clubs work YLs only.
One contest (combined phone and CW) run over 30 hours.
STARTS:
Saturday 30th August 2008 at 0600 hours UTC
ENDS:
Sunday 31th August 2008 at 1159 hours UTC
SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES:
Bands to be used are 3.5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 MHz only.
The following are suggested frequencies for easier location of contacts:
28.380 to 28.410
21.170 to 21.200 and 21.380 to 21.410
14.250 to 14.280
7.070 to 7.100
3.560 to 3.590
OPERATION:
Every individual phone or CW contact may be counted.
There must be an interval of greater than 1 hour between contacts with any one station on any one
band and in the same mode.
No net or list operations
No crossmode operations.
No crossband operations.
All contacts must be made in accordance with operator and station licence regulations.
PROCEDURE:
Phone: call \"CQ ALARA CONTEST\"
CW:
YLs call \"CQ TEST ALARA\"
OMs call \"CQ YL\"
EXCHANGES:
ALARA member: RS or RST, serial no. starting at 001, ALARA member, name.
YL non-member, OM or Club:
RS or RST, serial no. starting at 001, name,
and whether a Club station.
OMs, Clubs & SWLs work YLs only.
SCORING:
Phone:
5 points for ALARA member contacted
4 points for YL non-member contacted
3 points for OM or Club station contacted
CW:
All contacts made on CW count for double points
OM, SWL, &
5 points for ALARA member logged
CLUB:
4 points for YL non-member logged
LOGS:
Single log entry. Logs must show date/time UTC, band, mode, callsign worked, report &
serial no. sent, report & serial no. received, name of operator of station worked, whether it is a Club
station, and points claimed.
Sample Log:
Date
UTC
Time
UTC
Band
MHz
Mode
Callsign
RS(T) &
Serial No.
Sent
RS(T) & Name
Serial No.
Rcd
Points
30/08
0135
28
SSB
VK6DE
59001
58028
Bev
5
0141
21
CW
VK3KS
599002
599045
Mavis
10
0600
14
SSB
FK8FA
59025
59011
Aimee
5
1100
3.5
CW
VK7LUV
599129
599004
Susan
10
1103
3.5
SSB
VK3BSP
59130
59006
Joe (Club)
3
LOGS MUST BE SIGNED.
Logs also to show full name, callsign and address of operator, and
show final score (points claimed). Logs must be legible. No carbon copies. No logs will be returned.
Decision of the Contest Manager will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
Logs must be received by the Contest Manager by:
30th September, 2008
.
CONTEST MANAGER:
Mrs. Marilyn Syme VK3DMS
99 Magnolia Ave.
MILDURA. 3500 OR: alaracontest@wia.org.au
VIC. AUSTRALIA
CERTIFICATES
will be awarded for the following:
Top score overall
Top score phone only
Top score Australian YL CW
Top score DX YL
Top score ALARA member in each country and VK call area
Top score YL non-member in each continent
Top score OM in each continent
Top score SWL in each continent
Top score VK YL Foundation Licence holder
Top score overseas YL CW
Top score VK Club station
A TROPHY
will be awarded to the following:
Top scoring Australian YL
Top scoring Foundation Licence Alara Member
CLUB STATIONS:
Operators of Club stations may use the Club call only for contacts, and
MUST
identify each contact as with a Club station. Use of personal callsigns while operating as a Club
member is not permitted. A Club station will be recognized as such whether operators are YL or OM.
If the Club call is used, the score will be as a Club station.
PLEASE NOTE:
This Contest is always held on the last complete weekend of August.
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