[AK-VHF] Fwd: [Mw] ARRL January VHF Contest, 1900 UTC Saturday January 15 - 0359 UTC Monday, January 17

[Ed Cole]

forwarded from the microwave e-mail list server:
good synopsis of the contest


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Subject: [Mw] ARRL January VHF Contest, 1900 UTC Saturday January 15 - 
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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:08:58 +0000 (UTC)
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ARRL January VHF Contest

About

Contest Objective: For amateurs in the US and Canada (and their 
possessions) to work as many amateur stations in as many different 2 
degrees x 1 degree Maidenhead grid squares as possible using authorized 
frequencies above 50 MHz. Stations outside the US & Canada (and their 
possessions) may only work stations in the US (and its possessions) and 
Canada.

Dates: The third or fourth full weekend in January as 
announced. (January 15-17, 2022)

Contest Period: Begins 1900 UTC Saturday, ends 0359 UTC Monday.

Contest rules are now maintained as a single downloadable document.

Click Here for Complete ARRL January VHF Contest Rules (PDF)

For contest information contact contests at arrl.org or (860) 594-0232

All legal modes are permitted (while CW and SSB/Phone are most common, 
MSK144, FT8 and FM-Only are gaining popularity - other popular modes 
include PSK31, FSK441 and JT65). For Cabrillo file mode definitions, 
Digital modes should be represented as "DG" (for all things digital), 
SSB Phone as "PH", FM voice as "FM", and CW as "CW".

Stations in KH0-9, KL7 & KP1-KP5, CY9 and CY0 count as W/VE stations and 
can be worked by DX stations for contest credit.

Log Submission Deadline

Logs are due within TEN (10) days after the event is over. Logs may be 
submitted either online or via mail, but electronic Cabrillo logs are 
the preferred method. Electronic logs must be submitted via our web app 
at contest-log-submission.arrl.org/

Logs that have been submitted electronically are listed on the Logs 
Received page. Click the contest name to see a list of submitted logs 
sorted by call sign and club name.

Online Log Submission - Cabrillo formatted logs must be uploaded via our 
web app at contest-log-submission.arrl.org.


Submitting Paper Logs By Mail - Be sure to mail your completed Summary 
Sheet and Log Sheets postmarked before the log submission deadlines.

Paper Entry Forms:

January VHF Summary Sheet

VHF/UHF Log Sheet

Send completed Summary Sheets and logs to:

ARRL - January VHF Contest, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111

If submitting a paper log, it is strongly suggested you use a delivery 
method that offers a tracking number.

If you wish to convert your log into a Cabrillo formatted log for 
electronic submission, visit www.b4h.net/cabforms/ and select the event 
of interest. You can input your log data which will be converted to a 
Cabrillo formatted log for you (it will generate a log and return it to 
you), and then you can in turn submit your Cabrillo log online via the 
web app at contest-log-submission.arrl.org/.

Awards:

Downloadable Certificates will be awarded in the following categories 
at ARRL Available Certificates


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Single Operator:

- Top Single Operator in each ARRL/RAC Section for high and low power.

- Top Single Operator on each band (50, 144, 222, 432, 902, 1296 and 
2304-and-up categories) in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant 
effort or competition is evident. (Note: Since the highest score per 
band will be the award winner for that band, an entrant may win a 
certificate with additional single-band endorsements.) For example, if 
KA1RWY has the highest single-operator all-band score in the CT Section 
and her 50- and 222-MHz scores are higher than any other CT single 
operator’s, she will earn a certificate for being the single-operator 
Section leader and endorsements for 50 and 222 MHz.

- Top Single Operator Portable in each ARRL/RAC Section where 
significant effort or competition is evident. (Single Operator Portable 
entries are not eligible for single-band awards.)

- Top Single Operator, 3-Band in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant 
effort or competition is evident.(Single Operator, 3-Band entries are 
not eligible for single-band awards.)

- Top Single Operator, FM Only in each ARRL/RAC Section where 
significant effort or competition is evident. (Single Operator, FM Only 
entries are not eligible for single-band awards.)

Rover:

- Top Rover, Limited Rover and Unlimited Rover in each ARRL Division and 
Canada where significant effort or competition is evident. (Rover 
entries are not eligible for single-band awards.)

Multioperator:

- Top Multioperator score in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant 
effort or competition is evident. (Multioperator entries are not 
eligible for single-band awards.)

- Top Limited Multioperator in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant 
effort or competition is evident. (Limited Multioperator entries are not 
eligible for single-band awards.)

DX:

- Top DX stations where significant effort or competition is evident.


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