All licensed operators throughout the world are invited to participate.
Also open to SWLs. |
Participation: YL may work everyone, OMs and Clubs may work YLs only.
One contest (combined phone and CW) run over 30 hours. |
STARTS: Saturday 30th August 2003 at 0600 hours UTC
ENDS: Sunday 31st August 2003 at 1159 hours UTC |
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 21.380 to 21.410
14.250 to 14.280 7.070 to 7.100 3.560 to 3.590 |
Every individual phone or CW contact may be counted.
There must be an interval of at least one 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. |
Phone: Call "CQ ALARA CONTEST"
CW: YLs call "CQ TEST ALARA"
OMs call "CQ YL" |
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. |
Phone:
- 5 points for ALARA member contacted
- 4 points for YL non-member contacted
- 3 points for OM or Club station contacted
CW: Contacts where at least 1 operator is Novice class count double points otherwise same as phone.
SWL, OM & CLUB:
- 5 points for ALARA member logged
- 4 points for YL non-member logged
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Single log entry (but Australian YLs entering for the Florence McKenzie CW Trophy should indicate their CW score separately). Logs must show date/time UTC, band, mode, callsign worked, report and serial number sent, report and serial number received, name of operator of station worked, whether it is a Club station, and points claimed.
Sample Log:
DATE TIME BAND RS(T) SERIAL No
UTC UTC MHz MODE CALLSIGN SENT RECEIVED NAME POINTS
----- ---- ---- ---- -------- ------ --------- ---------- ------
12/11 0135 28 SSB VK6DE 59001 58028 Bev 5
0141 21 CW VK3KS 599002 599025 Mavis 5
0600 14 SSB FK8FA 59025 59011 Aimee 5
1100 3.5 CW VK2PXS 599129 599004 Bobbie 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). 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: 31st October, 2003. |
Mrs Marilyn Syme, VK3DMS.
Logs can be sent by ordinary mail to:
| Mailing address: |
Mrs Marilyn Syme, VK3DMS
99 Magnolia Avenue
MILDURA 3500, VIC
AUSTRALIA |
or by email to:
in Plain Text, or MS Word or MS Excel. |
| FLORENCE McKENZIE CW TROPHY: |
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This will be awarded to the Australian YL operator with the highest CW score (not necessarily an ALARA member). Minimum score 50 points. The actual trophy, because of the size and weight, will not be forwarded to the winner, but a certificate bearing a photo depicting the trophy will be sent to the winner each year. |
Certificates will be awarded for the following:
- Top score overall
- Top score phone only
- Top score Australian YL CW (Florence McKenzie Cert.)
- 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 novice
- Top score overseas YL CW
- Top score VK Club station
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Trophies will be awarded to the following:
- Top scoring Australian YL
- Top scoring DX YL
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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. |
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Date of info: 26 August, 2003
Original rules uptated: May-2003 |
Source: ALARA Web Site |
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