[NLRS] Upcoming 10 meter 'test

[Dave Aho - N9TTX]

Tenney sent this to me at request, and I am forwarding
it to those that might be interested in the 10 meter
contest coming up in mid Oct.  If anyone with 10 meter
capabilities and privileges are interested, the extra
couties and activity will be appreciated for those in
the short contest.  I am planning on going out
rovering through a few counties if I can.  Thanks for
the time.

     Dave...N9TTX



--- Tenney <tenney at frontiernet.net> wrote:

> From: "Tenney" <tenney at frontiernet.net>
> To: "DaveN9TTX" <N9TTX at yahoo.com>
> Subject: KT9C-groundwave contest rules
> Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 21:59:10 -0500
> 
> Twin City FM Club
> 2004 Ground Wave Contest
> Rules and Reporting Forms
> 
> 
> 1.)    Object: For amateurs to exchange QSO
> information with as many local stations (Minnesota
> and Wisconsin} as possible in the 10 meter
> novice/Technician band. (28.300 to 28.450)
> 
> 2.)    Contest Period: October 16, 2004. Contest
> period is five hours, starting at 7:00 pm; ending at
> Midnight.
> 
> 3.)    Categories: There are two categories: Fixed
> and Rover. Stations may operate only one category
> for the entire contest.
> 
> a.)    Fixed: One person performs all operating and
> logging functions. All contacts are made from a
> single location under a single call sign. Exceptions
> due to special circumstances must be OK'd in advance
> with the contest director.
> 
> b.)    Rover: One or two people operate a single
> mobile station under a single call sign. The station
> must make contacts from two or more counties in
> Minnesota or Wisconsin. (The allowance for more than
> one operator is a mobile station is a safety
> consideration to allow for a driver and a radio
> operator who may exchange roles during the contest,
> but only one call sign may be used from a vehicle.)
> A mobile station that works from only one county is
> not eligible but is encouraged to submit a check
> log.
> 
> 4.)    Power: Power output for all stations is
> limited to a maximum of 100 watts PEP. (Measured at
> the radio)
> 
> 5.)    Stations may be worked once per mode (Phone
> and CW) from any county. This does not prohibit
> working a station from more than one county with the
> same call sign (such as a Rover).  All contacts must
> be made in phone portion of the band as stated in
> rule #1.
> 
> 6.)    Rover stations may be worked once per mode
> (Phone and CW) in each county they visit.  Thus a
> rover station that travels to two counties can be
> worked 4 times: twice on Phone and twice on CW.
> 
> 7.)    Contest Exchange: All stations send their
> county (Hennepin, Ramsey, etc.) and their name.
> 
> 8.)    Scoring:
> 
> a.)    Count 1 point for each phone QSO.
> 
> 
> 
> b.)    Count 2 points for each CW QSOCount 10 points
> for working the Twin City FM Club station. (Only one
> contact regardless of mode.)
> 
> 
> 
> c.)    Count 5 points for having possession of a
> "Hamfest MN 2004" adult ticket.
> 
> 
> 
> d.)    Multipliers:
> 
>                                           i.)       
>     Each separate county counts as a multiplier
> regardless of mode of operation.
> 
>                                         ii.)        
>    Stations using only a vertical or single element
> horizontal antenna earn two multipliers.
> 
>                                       iii.)         
>   Fixed stations operating QRP earn two multipliers.
> (QRP for this contest is defined as 10 watts PEP at
> the radio.)  **Must run QRP for the entire
> contest.**
> 
> e.)    Final Score: Add all QSO and Bonus points.
> Multiply this sum by the number of multipliers for
> the final total score.
> 
> 9.)    Miscellaneous:
> 
> a.)    Call signs and exchange information must be
> received by each station for a complete QSO.
> 
> b.)    Cross mode contacts are forbidden. All
> contacts must be made between 28.3 and 28.45 MHZ.
> 
> c.)    The use of non Amateur Radio means of
> communications (e.g. telephone or the internet) for
> the purpose of soliciting a contact during the
> contest period is inconsistent with the spirit and
> intent of this contest.
> 
> d.)    Use of spotting networks (e.g.DX Cluster),
> help from other operators or non participants is
> expressly forbidden.
> 
> e.)    Any questions related to the contest or the
> rules should be communicated with the contest
> director. The contest director has the final say on
> any interpretations of the rules.
> 
> 10.)            Reporting:
> 
> a.)    Entries may be submitted in one of the
> following ways:
> 
>                                           i.)       
>     Drop them off at the TCFMC Club booth at Hamfest
> Minnesota
> 
>                                         ii.)        
>    Email them to the contest director:
> Bert Benjaminson  wb0n at aol.com
> 
>                                       iii.)         
>   Mail them to: 
> GroundWave 
> C/O Bert Benjaminson
> 4810 Aldrich Ave N
> Minneapolis, MN 55430
> 
> b.)    All logs must be received no later than
> November 8, 2004.
> 
> c.)    Logs must indicate mode, time, name, and
> county of each contact. Each county must be circled
> the first time it is worked.
> 
> d.)    Logs from mobile stations must indicate the
> time they start operation on a new county and the
> name of the county.
> 
> 11.)            Entry forms and a sample log
> 
> a.)     They can be found on the TCFMC web page at:
> http://www.tcfmc.org/ 
> 
> b.)     They may also be obtained by
> calling/emailing the Contest Director, Bert
> Benjaminson at: (612) 529-5943 or  wb0n at aol.com
> 
> 12.)            Awards
> 
> a.)    A plaque will be awarded to the highest
> scoring stations in each category, fixed and rover.
> 
>  
> 
> 



		
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