We have the graet pleasure to invite you to join the International SSTV Contest. This contest is organized by the Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club (DARC) to increase interest of SSTV modes.

Date:	Third full weekend in the month of March every year.
Time:	Saturday 1200 - Sunday 1200 UTC.
Bands:	3.5 to 28 MHz (excluding 10, 18 and 24 MHz).
Classes:	1 - Single Operator 2 - Short Wave Listener (SWL)
Modes:	All two-way contacts only in SSTV.
Call:	CQ SSTV TEST.
Contacts:	The same station may be contacted once on each band.
Message:	RST and QSO number starting with 001.
QSO-points:	Each completed QSO scores one point.
Multipliers:	On each band a multiplier of one is given for contacted each country by DXCC/WAE list and for each call-district in JA, W, and VE.
Scoring:	Sum of QSO points x sum of multipliers.
Logs:	Please a separate log for each band with name, call, classes. Log must contain: Band, Date, Time UTC, Callsign, Message sent and received, Points and Multipliers.
Deadline:	Four weeks after the contest (postmarked).
Contest Manager:	Werner Ludwig, DF5BX P O Box D-49110 GEORGSMARIENHUETTE GERMANY (Date of info: January 26 1997)