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| The NSARA Contest |
| Date: |
The contest will take place each year on the second Sunday in March. March 14, 1999 0400 - 0800 and 1000 - 1400 UTC |
| Hours: |
The contest will run for EIGHT hours: in two four hour sessions. The Morning Session will begin at 8:00 AM local time and will run for FOUR hours until 12:00 PM local time. The Afternoon Session will begin at 2:00 PM local time and will run for FOUR hours until 6:00 PM local time. |
| Operating band: |
All contacts for contest credit will take place on the 80 meter band PHONE and CW sections. |
| Scoring: |
One (1) point per completed contact on PHONE - Two (2) points per completed contact on CW. The SAME station can be logged once on PHONE and once on CW. |
| Multipliers: |
The 18 Counties of Nova Scotia will count as multipliers. Any ham from anywhere can take part, but only Nova Scotia Counties will count as multipliers. |
| Exchange: |
The exchange will be: CALL, SIGNAL REPORT, and COUNTY, with Nova Scotia stations. Non Nova Scotia stations contacting each other will exchange only call and signal report. |
| Logging: |
A seperate log sheet should be kept for PHONE contacts as well as seperate sheet for any CW contacts. The logs must clearly indicate whether the contact is PHONE or CW. The log must show:
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| Certificates: |
Anyone who makes 25 or more contacts in the contest (regardless of score), and submits a log, will receive a "Participation Certificate". Stations making contacts with all 18 NS counties will have "Clean Sweep" indicated on their certificates. |
| Submit logs: |
Contest entrants will have ONE MONTH to submit logs after the contest. In 1999 the closing date for logs is April 14. Send logs to: Antigonish Amateur Radio Club 18 Ponderosa Drive ANTIGONISH, NS B2G 2R5 CANADA |
| Contest Committee: |
The Contest Committee will make the final decision in all matters regarding this contest. The committee is composed of NSARA Directors. |
| Winner: |
The winner will receive a framed 11x14 certificate, as well as having his/her photo in TCA and on the NSARA Web Page and local media etc. etc. etc. |
| More info at: |
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| (Date of info: March 11, 1999) Source: The NSARA Contest Committee via Bob Chandler, VE3SRE on the CQ Contest Reflector and the NSARA Web Site |
THE NSARA CONTEST The 18 Counties of Nova Scotia are as follows:
This list can be used to check off the counties as you work them. Some counties have a large number of Amateurs, while others have only one or two active hams. Guysborough has only one active ham capable of operating on HF. Richmond county also has only one active ham on HF. So, if you hope to make a "Clean Sweep" in the contest, you must grab a contact quickly if you hear either of the above mentioned counties. The Contest Committee encourages Clubs or other groups of hams, to do a "Field Day" type of operation during the contest. There are no contest restrictions on who can operate from one call, so a MULTI SINGLE type of operation is encouraged, especially if BASIC level hams are involved. This contest type experience may encourage them to pass the 5 word code level requirement. |
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