SM3CER Contest Service/Rules - DARC World Wide Millenium QSO Party

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DARC World Wide Millenium QSO Party

The German Amateur Radio Club (DARC)
is organizing the contest described below
to celebrate the turn of the millennium.

[ Regeln auf Deutsch / Rules in German ]

Date:

22.01.2000 00:00 UTC to 23.01.2000 24:00 UTC
(Saturday to Sunday)

Stations to be worked:

All stations, each station once on each band in each mode.

Bands:

1.8 / 3.5 / 7 / 14 / 21 / 28 / 144 / 430 MHz complying with the stipulations of the IARU band plan and avoiding band segments that are not to be used in contests.

Classes:

A = Single Op/Phone
B = Single Op/CW
C = Single Op/Mixed
D = Multi-Op
E = Special-Event-Stations

Note: Special-event stations are those that are being operated to celebrate the turn of the millennium under an appropriate call sign.

Modes:

Phone, CW, Mixed.

Exchange:

RS(T) + ITU-zone.

Special-Event-Stations give RS(T) + "2000".

QSO points:

1 point per QSO with "normal" stations.
5 points per QSO with "2000" stations (special-event-stations).
10 points per QSO with "D*2000" stations (special-event-stations in DL).

Final total:

Total number of QSO points.

Logs:

Date, UTC, band, mode, call sign, exchange.

Awards:

The 10 best-placed stations in each class will receive a "DL2000" DARC MILLENIUM AWARD free of charge as long as they fulfil the respective terms and conditions.

The rules of the DARC-Millennium-Award "DL2000" apply in other respects.

Disqualification:

Unsporting behavior - failure to comply with the rules.

Closing date:

30 days after the end of the contest (date of postmark).

Logs should be send to:

The Contest Manager (at the address below) - or via eMail to:

DL2000@gmx.net
("DL two thousand...")

Contest Manager:

Horst G. Poelitz, DF7ZH
P O Box 1213
D-68537 HEDDESHEIM
GERMANY

Contest Secretary:

Martin Schmiedel, DL1IAQ