::.  RULES DIG QSO Party DIG-QSO-Party on HF bands

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1. Contest period and preferred IARU contest frequencies:

Phone: Second weekend in March Saturday 12 March to Sunday 13 March 2005 Saturday UTC MHz 1200 - 1700 14,125 - 14,300 21,150 - 21,350 28,300 - 28,700   Sunday UTC MHz 0700 - 0900 3,600 - 3,650 3,700 - 3,775 0900 - 1100 7,045 - 7,100 CW: Second weekend in April Saturday 9 April to Sunday 10 April 2005 Saturday UTC MHz 1200 - 1700 14,000 - 14,060 21,000 - 21,150 28,000 - 28,190   Sunday UTC MHz 0700 - 0900 3,510 - 3,560 0900 - 1100 7,000 - 7,035

2. Participants:

All licensed radio amateurs and SWLs.

3. Exchange:

RS(T) and number of membership in DIG are exchanged. Non-members only report RS(T). A station may only be worked once per band. Contest call is: CQ DIG!

4. Scoring:

Phone, CW and SWLs entries (see point 7) are scored separately. Each contact with a member of DIG counts 10 points. Each contact with non-members counts one (1) point.

5. Multipliers:

The sum of DIG members worked, numbered consecutively. Each member is counted only once regardless of bands. A second multiplier is the number of countries (DXCC and WAE country list) worked on each band.

6. Final score:

The final score is computed by multiplying the sum of contacts by the sum of worked different DIG members and countries worked.

7. Participation of SWL:

Each correct contact between two DIG members counts 10 points but with the same DIG member may be logged only 10 contacts. Each contact between DIG member and non DIG member counts one (1) point. Scoring and sum see point 4 - 6.

8. Cups, Trophies, Awards:

The winner will get an engraved cup. Second place to place 10 will be awarded with certificates. The best YL of each contest part will get a special DIG Trophy. When we get more than ten logs from a country, a special DIG Trophy will be given to each country winner. All other competitors will get a commemorative QSL with statement of achieved result.

9. Log sheets:

You may make your own log sheets with these columns: UTC • Call sent • received • band • QSO points • DXCC Land • DIG member Original log sheets are available from DIG contest manager or DIG secretary DJ8OT with SAE and 1 IRC.

10. Results:

The final score of DIG QSO Party will be announced in the DIG-Nets and on DIG Web Site immediately after checking. Logs without scoring can be regarded as check-logs.

11. Deadline for log entries:

Deadline for logs is May 31. All logs must be sent to the DIG Contest Manager: Mailing address: Karl-Dieter Heinen, DF2KD Postfach 221 D-53922 KALL GERMANY or by E-mail to: E-mail: df2kd@darc.de © 2004-2005 by DL6IM, DIG 852

Date of info: April 6, 2005	Source: DIG Web Site - DIG QSO Party rules