[Elecraft] 2015 Oceania DX Contest - 3/4 October (PHONE) and 10/11 October (CW)

[James Rodenkirch]

I entered the CW contest last year and enjoyed the challenge of working OC entrants with QRP power -- they added a QRP category in 2014 so, if time permits, get on and participate.....72 de Jim R. K9JWV 
 
 
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Subject: 2015 Oceania DX Contest - 3/4 October (PHONE) and 10/11 October (CW)
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 13:17:47 +1000
 
 Dear entrant in the 2014 OCDX contest
 
A reminder that the 2015 Oceania DX contest (OCDX) is running over the next
two weekends.
 
 As always, this will be a great opportunity to work a lot of DX stations in
 the Oceania region, as well as giving your station a test drive for the new
 contest season and CQ WW contest events later in the year. We are expecting
 another good turn out from VK, ZL and YB stations, as well as stations from
 some of the rarer Pacific entities.
 
 Hopefully you will be able to join us again and let's see see if we can
 make it the biggest and best Oceania DX contest party ever!
 
 Anything you can do to publicise the contest and encourage other contesters
and DXers to get on the air in the 2015 OCDX contest would also be greatly
appreciated. More information about the 2015 contest is provided below.
 
We look forward to seeing you in the pileups!
 
 73
 
 Brian Miller VK3MI ZL1AZE
 Chair of OCDX Contest Committee
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 2015 OCEANIA DX (OCDX) CONTEST
 
 The main aim of the contest is to promote HF contacts with stations in the
 Oceania region. Oceania stations can work other Oceania and non-Oceania
 stations. Non-Oceania stations can only work Oceania stations.
 
 We are pleased to announce that the 2015 contest includes two new plaques
 aimed at Indonesian entrants - Karsono Suyanto YB0NDT is sponsoring a plaque
 for the highest scoring entrant from Indonesia in the PHONE Single Operator
 All Band category, and the YB Land DX Club is sponsoring a plaque for the
 highest scoring entrant from INDONESIA with a General Licence (YD/YG prefix)
 in the PHONE Single Operator 40M Band category
 
 The OCDX Contest Committee is sad to report the passing of Mirek Rozbicki
 VK6DXI earlier this year. Mirek was the sponsor of the Frank Vander Drift
 VK3COF Memorial Plaque that was awarded to the highest scoring station from
 Europe in the CW Single Operator ALL Band category. Slawek Barciuk VK3CTN
 has kindly offered to pick up the ongoing sponsorship of this plaque. This
 will now be known as the VK6DXI Memorial Plaque - in recognition and memory
 of Mirek’s significant contribution to the OCDX contest and amateur radio
 contesting more generally.
 
 Here is an abbreviated summary of the rules for the 2015 contest:
 
 PHONE: 08:00 UTC Saturday 3 October to 08:00 UTC Sunday 4 October
 CW: 08:00 UTC Saturday 10 October to 08:00 UTC Sunday 11 October
 
 Bands: 160M to 10M (excluding WARC bands).
Exchange: RS(T) + serial number.
QSO points: 20 points per QSO on 160M; 10 points on 80M; 5 points on
40M; 1 point on 20M; 2 points on 15M; and 3 points on 10M.
 
Final Score: The sum of the QSO points multiplied by the number of
 prefixes worked (the same prefix can be counted once on each band).
 
 Entry Categories:
 Single Operator All Band QRP (max 5W)
 Single Operator All Band Low Power (max 100W)
 Single Operator All Band High Power
 Single Operator Single Band QRP (max 5W)
 Single Operator Single Band Low Power (max 100W)
 Single Operator Single Band High Power
 M1 - Multiple Operators and Single Transmitter (only one transmitted signal at any time)
 M2 - Multiple Operators and Two Transmitters (no more than two transmitted
signals at any time and on different bands)
 MM - Multiple Operators and Multiple Transmitters (no more than one
 transmitted signal at any time on each band)
 Shortwave Listener (receive only) All Band

 Trophies and plaques will be awarded as listed on the web site at
 http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/trophies.htm. Certificates will be awarded
 to the winning stations in each of the categories above - for each continent
 and country. A participation certificate will also be awarded to every
 station that makes at least one valid QSO.
 
 Log Submission Deadline: All logs must be emailed (or postmarked) NO LATER
 than 31 October 2015. Logs are to be sent as an e-mail attachment to
 ph at oceaniadxcontest.com (for PHONE entries) or cw at oceaniadxcontest.com (for CW entries).

 More information about the contest, including the detailed rules, is
 available from the Oceania DX Contest web site at
 http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com .
 
 73
 
 Oceania DX Contest Committee
 VK3MI/ZL1AZE, ZL2IFB, ZL3GA, VK3TZ, VK4FH