------------------------------------------------------------- Text-only page Edited by SM3CER - sm3cer(at)contesting.com - 29 March 2005 SM3CER Contest Service - http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/ ------------------------------------------------------------- SP DX Contest ------------- SP DX Contest 2005 This year SP DX Contest will take place on April 2 - 3. We hope to meet many old and new friends during the contest. It is a single country event but there is always a lot of activity of Polish stations so you can have a lot of work all 24 hours. It is also a perfect chance to meet the requirements of many Polish awards: please visit SP DX Club - http://www.spdxc.org.pl/en/ - WWW site or PZK - Polish Amateur Radio Union - http://www.pzk.org.pl/ - WWW site for more info about the awards. Thanks to K1CC and SO5GB for translation into English. 1. Organizer: PZK - Polish Amateur Radio Union (Polski Zwiazek Krótkofalowców), and the SP DX Club. 2. Date: Every year - the first full weekend of April April 2 - 3, 2005 from 1500 UTC on Saturday to 1500 UTC on Sunday 3. Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 m according to the IARU Contest Band Plan. 4. Modes: PHONE and CW. Contacts on PHONE and CW with the same station in the MIXED category are counted as separate contacts. Cross-mode contacts (i.e. PHONE/CW) are not allowed. 5. Calling practice in the contest: • Polish stations: "CQ CONTEST" on PHONE, or "CQ TEST" on CW. • Foreign stations: "CQ SP". 7. Number exchange: • Polish stations send a three or four character report consisting of a signal report (RS or RST) plus the letter of a VOIVODESHIP. • Voivodeship abbreviations are: B, C, D, F, G, J, K, L, M, O, P, R, S, U, W, Z. • Foreign stations send a five or six character report consisting of a signal report (RS or RST) plus a three digit contest contact number beginning with 001 (for example 59001 on phone or 599001 on CW). Remarks by SM3CER: See the multiplier list and map. 7. Points: • For Polish stations: • A QSO with a DX station (outside Europe), 3 points • A QSO with a station in Europe 1 point • Contacts with other Polish stations do not count • For foreign stations: • 3 points for every contact with a Polish station. 8. Multipliers: • For Polish stations: Countries on the current DXCC list (except SP) contacted on each band, regardless of mode. • For foreign stations: VOIVODESHIPS in Poland contacted on each band, regardless of mode, for a maximum of 96 (16 voivodeships x 6 bands). 9. Scoring: The total QSO points on all bands multiplied by the total multiplier on all bands. 10. Categories: • A. MOAB MIXED • B. SOAB MIXED HP • C. SOAB MIXED LP • D. SOAB MIXED QRP • E. SOTB MIXED • F. SOAB PHONE HP • G. SOAB PHONE LP • H. SOSB PHONE • I. SOAB CW HP • J. SOAB CW LP • K. SOSB CW • L. SWL MIXED Definition of categories and abbreviations used: • MO: Multi-operator Single Transmitter means that only one signal may be transmitted at any given time, and the number of band changes or mode changes is limited to 12 in one clock hour. • SO: Single Operator means that all contest activities, station operating, logging and scorekeeping are performed by one person. In addition, only one signal may be transmitted at any given time, and the number of band changes or mode changes is limited to 12 in one clock hour. • SOTB: Single Operator Three Band - SO on any three chosen bands. • HP: High Power - the maximum output power allowed by your license class. • LP: the maximum output power is 100 watts. • QRP: the maximum output power is 5 watts. • AB: All Bands. • SB: Single Band. • MIXED: Mixed Mode. Every participant must declare their entry in one category only, any remaining QSO’s will be used as check logs. 11. Short Wave Listeners (SWL): • Polish SWL’s must log the callsign, signal report and exchange sent by a foreign station, as well as the callsign of the Polish station. • Foreign SWL’s must log the callsign and exchange sent by the Polish station, as well as the callsign of the foreign station. Points, multiplier and scoring is the same as for transmitting stations. Both Polish stations and foreign stations can only be logged once per band and mode, except if one of the stations is a new multiplier. 12. Contest results: The final results for foreign stations will be listed by country for all countries participating in the contest by category. In the QRP category for foreign stations, the results will be listed by continent. For Polish stations, the results will be listed by category. There will be a separate listing of top scores in all categories. 13. Awards: The top scores in each category will be awarded certificates, the number of which will be decided by the Contest Committee, depending on the number of participants in each category as well as the scores of the leading participants. First-place winners in each category, continent and country may receive special plaques or other awards sponsored by individuals and groups. It is also expected that there will be special awards in categories designated by their sponsors. 14. Contest logs: Electronic logs in the Cabrillo format) should be sent to: spdxc-logs(at)pzk.org.pl The Cabrillo log should be attached as a file, with your callsign in the "Subject:" line of the e-mail. Written logs should be sent to: Polski Zwiazek Krótkofalowców SP DX Contest Committee P O Box 320 00-950 WARSZAWA POLAND All entries must be submitted no later than April 30 of the year of the contest. Electronic logs sent in formats other than Cabrillo as well as printouts of computer logs may be used as check logs if they cannot be processed automatically. 15. Disqualification: Violation of amateur radio regulations in the country of the contestant or violation of the rules of the contest, or unsportsmanlike conduct, will be deemed sufficient cause for disqualification. 16. Disputes: The decisions of the Contest Commission will be final. 17. Polish prefixes are: 3Z, HF, SN, SO, SP, SQ, SR. -------------------- ooo -------------------- Date of info: 29 March, 2005 - Source: SP DX Contest Web Site - English rules - http://www.contest.spdxc.org.pl/reg/reg_g.html - -------------------- ooo -------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Multipliers list 16 WOJEWODZTWOs (Provinces - "Voivodeships") ---------------------------------------------------- B Lubuskie M Malopolskie C Lodzkie O Podlaskie D Dolnoslaskie P Kujawsko-Pomorskie F Pomorskie R Mazowieckie G Slaskie S Swietokrzyskie J Warminsko-Mazurskie U Opolskie K Podkarpackie W Wielkopolskie L Lubelskie Z Zachodnio-Pomorskie ---------------------------------------------------- Cabrillo QSO Template for SP DX Contest: --------------------------------------- --------info sent------- -------info rcvd-------- QSO: freq mo date time call rst exch call rst exch t QSO: ***** ** yyyy-mm-dd nnnn ************* nnn ****** ************* nnn ****** * QSO: 14000 PH 2002-03-03 1407 KG4LSU 59 1 SP5ZCC 59 R 0 000000000111111111122222222223333333333444444444455555555556666666666777777777788 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901 Cabrillo format for SP DX Contest Logs: -------------------------------------- START-OF-LOG: 2.0 CALLSIGN: KG4LSU CATEGORY: SOSB 20M CW CLAIMED-SCORE: 15 CLUB: CONTEST: SPDXContest NAME: MIKE ZASADA ADDRESS: Yellow Street 999 ADDRESS: Athens 8090-8899 ADDRESS: USA OPERATORS: MIKE - KG4LSU SOAPBOX: RIG:FT-990 SOAPBOX: PWR:100 SOAPBOX: ANT:3EL HY-GAIN SOAPBOX: SW:SPSPDXC-LOG(WW) by LA0FX ver 4.00á QSO: 14000 PH 2002-03-03 1407 KG4LSU 59 1 SP5ZCC 59 R 0 QSO: 14000 PH 2002-03-03 1407 KG4LSU 59 2 SP5UAF 59 R 0 QSO: 14000 PH 2002-03-03 1407 KG4LSU 59 3 SQ5BPM 59 R 0 QSO: 14000 PH 2002-03-03 1407 KG4LSU 59 4 SP5UAX 59 R 0 QSO: 14000 PH 2002-03-03 1408 KG4LSU 59 5 SP5MBQ 59 R 0 END-OF-LOG: -------------------- ooo -------------------- This contest is known to be supported by: AALog by RZ4AG: http://www.aalog.com/ GEN LOG by W3KM: http://www.qsl.net/w3km/gen_log.htm Lux-Log by LX1NO: http://www.luxlog.info/ N1MM Logger: http://pages.cthome.net/n1mm/ OH2GI Ham System: http://www.iki.fi/oh2gi/ RCKLog by DL4RCK: http://www.rcklog.de/ SD by EI5DI: http://www.ei5di.com/ SP DX Contest by LAŘFX: http://www.qsl.net/la0fx/ TLF (Linux) by PAŘRCT: http://home.iae.nl/users/reinc/TLF-0.2.html TR Log by N6TR: http://www.trlog.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/ How to setup SD for this contest: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sdconf.htm#SPDX SM3CER Contest Service Software Page: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/software.htm -------------------- ooo -------------------- MORE INFO: SP DX Contest Web Site: http://www.contest.spdxc.org.pl/en/ SP DX Club Web Site: http://www.sp5pbe.waw.pl/spdxc/ PZK Web Site: http://www.pzk.org.pl/ RESULTS: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/resultss.htm#SPDX -------------------- ooo -------------------- Please send corrections/changes/new rules/results to: Jan-Eric Rehn - SM3CER sm3cer(at)contesting.com ---------------------------------------------- URL: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/text/spdx.txt Copyright © 1997-2005 Jan-Eric Rehn - SM3CER This page was created March 10, 1997 Most recent revision March 29, 2005 ----------------------------------------------