--------------------------------------------------------- Text-only page Edited by SM3CER - sm3cer(at)contesting.com - 18 May 2005 SM3CER Contest Service - http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/ --------------------------------------------------------- His Majesty The King of Spain Contest ------------------------------------- Sponsored by Union de Radioaficionados Españoles - URE Participants: Any licensed amateur station. Contacts: Any station can be contacted during the contest. Every station can be contacted once per band. Date and period: CW: 3rd full weekend of May May 21-22, 2005 from 1200 UTC Saturday till 1200 UTC Sunday SSB: 4th full weekend of June June 25-26, 2005 from 1200 UTC Saturday till 1200 UTC Sunday Frequencies: CW: 1830-1838, 3500-3560, 7000-7035, 14000-14060, 21000-21080, 28000-28050 kHz. SSB: 1840-1850, 3600-3650, 3700-3800, 7045-7100, 14125-14300, 21151-21450, 28255-29200 kHz. Classes: 1. SOAB EA - Single Operator All Band EA 2. SOSB EA - Single Operator Single Band EA 3. SOAB DX - Single Operator All Band non-EA 4. SOSB DX -Single Operator Single Band non-EA 5. MOEA - Multi-Operator EA (only all band) 6. MODX – Multi-Operator NO EA (only all band) 7. Novice EA (all band) NOTES: a. The DX-cluster can be used in all classes but it is not allowed self-spotting b. Only one signal at the same time is allowed in all single operator classes c. Only one signal per band is allowed in multi-operator class Exchange: Spanish stations: RS(T) + Province letters (see below). DX stations: RS(T) + QSO number starting with 001. Multi-operator stations, if used multi TX, shall report separate serials per band starting with 001. Points: • 10, 15 and 20 m: QSO with stations own continent, 1 point; with EA stations, 2 points. • 10, 15 and 20 m: QSO with station in other continent, 3 points; with EA stations, 4 points. • 10, 15 and 20 m: QSO between EA stations, 5 points. • 40, 80 and 160 m: QSO with own continent stations: 3 points; with EA stations, 5 points. • 40, 80 and 160 m: QSO with stations in other continent: 6 points; with EA stations, 8 points. • 40, 80 and 160 m: QSO between EA stations, 2 points. Multipliers: Each Spanish Province (52) and each EADX100 entity, except EA, EA6, EA8 and EA9, per band. Final score: Total QSO points by total number of multipliers. Valid contacts: Contacts logged in 10 entries minimum will be only valid. Prizes: EA: Trophy will be awarded to the top-scoring entrant in single operator multi-band and to the top-scoring entrant in multi-operator category. Medal will be awarded to the high scoring entrant in single-band categories, if a minimum of five logs are received for that band. Certificate will be awarded to stations with a minimum of 150 QSO in multi-band or 50 QSO in single-band categories. Non-EA: Trophy will be awarded to the top-scoring entrant in single operator multi-band and to the top-scoring entrant in multi-operator category with at least 150 QSO. Medal will be awarded to the high scoring entrant in each single-band category with at least 50 QSO, if a minimum of five logs are received for that band. Certificate will be awarded to the high scoring entrant in each EADX100 country in single operator multi-band category with at least 150 QSO. Paper log: The IARU standard log must be used and fulfilled completely: band, day/hour UTC, call sign and exchange, in chronological order, maximum 40 QSO per sheet, multipliers, points and showing duplicated contacts. Each entry must be accompanied by a summary sheet with the following information: name, address, city, CP and call sign of the contestant. It must be also included a signed declaration indicating that you have observed the rules of the contest. Logs not observing all these conditions will be considered check logs. Electronic log (recommended): Electronic logs must be only in Cabrillo file from any specific contest software (WinUreCon, RadioGes, WriteLog, N1MMLogger, etc.). A paper log printed by a contest software will be disqualified if it is sent without the pertinent file in diskette. A specific simple software will be available in the web - ure(at)ure.es - or asking for it to URE, P O Box 220, 28080 Madrid, Spain, sending SASE. Sending: Logs must be sent to: URE - Concursos HF P O Box 220 28080 MADRID SPAIN Electronic logs (only Cabrillo) can be sent via Internet as attached files without compressing them to: concursoshf(at)ure.es In the subject of the e-mail must be read: "King of Spain log de (call sign)". Closing date: Logs must be received by: CW, June 22; SSB, July 25. Logs lately received will be not considered. Please send your comments, anecdotes, etc., to be published in the URE magazine. -------------------- ooo -------------------- Date of info: May 18, 2005 - Source: URE Web Site - Rules in English (PDF) - http://www.ure.es/hf/concursos/smelrey/basessmreyingles.pdf - -------------------- ooo -------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Spanish provinces --------------------------------------------------------------------- EA1: AV, BU, C, LE, LO, LU, O, OU, P, PO, S, SA, SG, SO, VA, ZA 16 EA2: BI, HU, NA, SS, TE, VI, Z 7 EA3: B, GI, L, T 4 EA4: BA, CC, CR, CU, GU, M, TO 7 EA5: A, AB, CS, MU, V 5 EA6: IB 1 EA7: AL, CA, CO, GR, H, J, MA, SE 8 EA8: GC, TF 2 EA9: CE, ML 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total provinces: 52 --------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- ooo -------------------- This contest is known to be supported by: AALog by RZ4AG: http://www.aalog.com/ All In One by WD8KNC: http://www.geocities.com/ghafler.geo/wd8knc.html GEN LOG by W3KM: http://www.qsl.net/w3km/gen_log.htm N1MM Logger: http://pages.cthome.net/n1mm/ RCKLog by DL4RCK: http://www.rcklog.de/ SD by EI5DI: http://www.ei5di.com/ Win-Test by F5MZN: http://www.win-test.com/ WriteLog by W5XD: http://www.writelog.com/ YP-Log by VE6YP: http://members.shaw.ca/ve6yp/ SM3CER Contest Service Software Page: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/software.htm -------------------- ooo -------------------- MORE INFO: Bases - Version española / Rules in Spanish: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/kingossp.htm URE Web Site: http://www.ure.es/ -------------------- ooo -------------------- Please send corrections/changes/new rules/results to: Jan-Eric Rehn - SM3CER sm3cer(at)contesting.com -------------------------------------------------- URL: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/text/kingofsp.txt Copyright © 1997-2005 Jan-Eric Rehn - SM3CER This page was created March 15, 1997 Most recent revision May 18, 2005 --------------------------------------------------