::.  RULES School Club Roundup The Annual School Club Roundup By Lew Malchick, N2RQ Introduction School Club Roundup (SCR) is sponsored by the Council for the Advancement of Amateur Radio in the New York City Schools (CAAR/NYCS), the ARRL and its Hudson Division Education Task Force to foster contacts with and among school radio clubs. The SCR is a great way to get young operators on the air. Very often a new operator will be intimidated by the fear of not knowing what to say to the stranger on the other side of the radio. The exchange info helps to overcome this fear in a low pressure contest format. Operators are encouraged to take some time to chat beyond the contest exchange. Award certificates will be issued for separate Elementary, Middle / Intermediate / Junior High School, High School and College/University levels for USA and DX entries.

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1. Object:

All stations exchange QSO information as below with as many other stations as possible, especially school clubs.

2. Contest Period:

Monday through Friday in the second full week in February. Start 1300 UTC on Monday and end 0100 UTC on Saturday (0800 EST Monday through 2000 EST Friday) Operate no more than 24 of the possible 108 hours. There is a maximum of 6 hours in any 24-hour period. Logs must clearly show on and off dates and times. Off periods must be at least 30 minutes.

3. Entry Classes, single transmitter only:

(I) Individual or Single Operator (non-club); (C) Club or multi-operator group (non-school); (S) School club or group (grades k-12, colleges and universities). (Any station operated at a school for the contest period. This includes any group formed for the sole purpose of participating in the SCR.). If multiple transmitters are used, such as for demonstration purposes, care must be taken to include only the results from one at a time.

4. Exchange:

Your call sign, RS(T), class ("I", "C" or "S"), U.S. State, Canadian Province or DXCC country. For example W2CXN answers N2RQ’s call by sending "N2RQ DE W2CXN 57(9) S NY". (Multi-operator group stations must choose one and only one callsign to use for the whole contest).

5. Scoring:

Stations may be contacted once each on phone and CW (Packet, RTTY and other modes count as CW). No repeater contacts except satellite and "real time" packet. Count one (1) point for each phone QSO and two (2) points for each CW QSO. Multiplier: [Number U. S. States plus Canadian Provinces plus DX countries] plus 2x ["C" class QSO’s] plus 5x ["S" class QSO’s]. School stations get a multiplier of 5, which should make them the most desirable stations to work. Contacts with Marty, KA2NRR, will also count as a 5x multiplier. (KA2NRR was the founding Chairman of the CAAR/NYCS and creator of the contest that became the SCR). Final Score: Multiply QSO points by multiplier. PLEASE USE OUR SUMMARY FORM TO AVOID ERRORS, especially if this is your first time in the SCR. (See 6 below.) Suggested frequencies: All amateur bands except 30, 17 and 12 meters are permitted. On VHF and UHF, repeaters are not to be used. Only recognized simplex frequencies may be used. U. S. examples include 144.90-145.00; 146.49, .55, 58; and 147.42, .45, .48, .51, .54 and .57 MHz. The national calling frequency, 146.52 MHz, may not be used. Similar restrictions apply in other countries.   CW Phone 1.800 - 1.810 1.855 - 1.865 3.530 - 3.580 3.850 - 3.880 7.030 - 7.080 7.225 - 7.255 14.030 - 14.060 14.250 - 14.280 21.050 - 21.080 21.300 - 21.330 28.050 - 28.080 28.550 - 28.580   Novice/Technician CW Phone     3.685 - 3.705   7.110 - 7.130       21.110 - 21.130   28.110 - 28.130 28.350 - 28.400

6. More info:

Sample LOG and ENTRY forms are available for a large self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) (or a label and postage). The latest version of SCR-LOG * written by AD8B is included with email requests to: caarnycs@yahoo.com   or   n2rq@arrl.net It is available for download from: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/scr-l KC7MOD’s logging software Log It! can be found at: http://www.asu.edu/clubs/amateur_radio_society/logit/ Also, check: www.arrl.org/contests Subscribe to SCR-L list by sending a message to: scr-l-subscribe@yahoogroups.com * SCR-LOG is being revised at this time. Watch for Windows and Macintosh versions.

7. Reporting:

You should clearly list the Callsign used, entry class, type of school, return address, phone number, e-mail address, number of operators/loggers, and number of hours. Logs must include exchange information, bands, and signature of all operators (and authorized club official or trustee and address, phone number and e-mail). Dupe check sheets are required for entries over 100 QSO’s. (Computer entries on disk are appreciated. Use SCR-LOG or follow the ARRL Format. Please include a printed summary sheet and instructions including file names and formats. If you are not sure if we can handle your files, call or write and ask us.) Entries should be mailed to: Mailing address: School Club Roundup c/o Lew Malchick, N2RQ Brooklyn Technical HS 29 Fort Greene Place BROOKLYN, NY 11217 USA Entries must be postmarked not later than 30 days after contest end.

8. Awards:

8.5 x 11 inch Certificates for the top three entries in each class. The school club class will be divided into elementary, middle, high school and college/university. DX will be listed separately at the end of US entries in each category. A certificate is issued for any station contacting ten or more school clubs. Send a large (9x12 inch, 23x30 cm) SASE or a mailing label and sufficient postage or IRC’s for complete results. (Note: We have always sent a certificate for each entry. We will try to continue that practice, but because of increased participation and the associated workload, those who do not send appropriate postage or IRC’s and an envelope or mailing label cannot be assured of getting a certificate.) ...de Lew Malchick, N2RQ, CAAR/NYCS, Chairman

Date of info: February 8, 2004 Original rules revised: September 26, 2002	Source: ARRL Web Site