[Meteor-Scatter] 1st Italian Activity Contest 2004 (The Italian NAC)

[Alex IW0GPN]

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ITALIAN ACTIVITY CONTEST 2004


Starting on January the 1st 2004, it issued an activity contest to be held
on VHF-UHF-SHF bands with the following rules:

Participants: all licensed OM/SWL.

Single entry (Fixed/portable, SSB/CW)

Time :         17 - 21.00 UTC (April - October)

18.00 - 22.00 UTC (November - March)

1st tuesday of the month

VHF 144  MHz              SSB/CW      1A (CEPT A) 1B (CEPT B) 1 SWL

2nd tuesday of the month

UHF  432  MHz              SSB/CW      2A (CEPT A) 2B (CEPT B) 2 SWL

3rd tuesday of the month.

SHF   1296 MHz and Up SSB/CW    3A (CEPT A) 3B (CEPT B) 3 SWL

4th tuesday of the month.

VHF 50 MHz                   SSB/CW     4A (CEPT A + B) 4 SWL

Contacts

All 2 way contacts made according to the band plan rules are valid.

QSO made via EME/Satellites/Transponders or terrestrial repeaters do not
count for points.

50 MHz band calling frequencies are 50.095 (� 5 Khz) for  CW , 50.150 and
upwards for SSB.

The same station cannot be contacted more than once on each band, in the
same day.

Reports

Participants must exchange the RST and the full WW locator

Score

1 point for every kilometer (QRB) multiplied for total QSO number on each
band.

For example: total QRB 1.000 km, total qso number 35, final score 1.000 x 35
= 35.000 points.



Prizes

On 144,432,1296 Mhz and up, first 3 places on each band  and for each
licence category will be awarded. The 1st SWL on each band will be also
awarded.

For the 50 Mhz band only,  regardless the licence category, the first three
non - italian OM and the 1st SWL  will receive a prize.

The radioamateurs who are not associated to a recognized by IARU
association, will be on the score list but are not eligible for a prize. For
everything not mentioned the IARU rules for VHF/UHF/SHF contests are valid.

Logs



Logs are to be sent to



IW0BET

GIOVANNI ZANGARA

CASELLA POSTALE 36

00100  ROMA CENTRO



Deadline, the 20th of the following month (i.e. the January activity logs
must be sent not later than the 20th of February).



Or via E-mail to (.zip file format) to the following address:

iw0bet@ari.it

and, please, put your call as e-mail subject

All stations are kindly requested to leave the DX calling frequencies clear
during the competition.


73 de Alex IW0GPN

E-mail : iw0gpn@amsat.org
Home : www.qsl.net/iw0gpn

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                    50 MHz DXCC #339 (29th May 2001)
also:
50 MHz WAIP #050                                      144 MHz WAIP #468
50 MHz CDM   #025                                     144 MHz CDM #105
50 MHz UK Counties Award #014

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