[SFDXA] Holyland Contest 2014

Tue Mar 25 12:43:12 EDT 2014

 From Bernie McClenny, W3UR
Editor of The Daily DX, The Weekly DX and How's DX?
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Shalom OM's & YL's
We also have the honor to invite you for the 23 time in a row, to 
participate in the annual Holyland contest. Each year, more radio 
amateurs from all continents & countries world wide, participate in this 
extraordinary contest. Each one hopes to add some new squares to his 
existing collection in order to obtain the most exquisite Award.
Therefore, it is with the greatest pleasure that, we announce the
Holyland Contest 2014,

And invite all Radio Amateurs and Short Wave Listeners, to participate.
Please Your attention to the Contest starting time:
This years contest will start on
Friday 18 and end on Saturday 19 April 2014
from 21.00 UTC until 21.00 UTC.

Special Trophies and New certificates will be issued to participating 
Radio Amateurs and SWL's for different classes and modes of operation. 
We are happy to announce that last years, digital modes were a huge 
success as well, and will continue with this mode in the present 
contest. As usual, we invite, the entire Amateur Radio Community to be 
on the bands, knowing full well, that propagation at times is not in our 
favor, nevertheless we will demonstrate and exercise, the spirit of 
friendship between all Radio Amateurs.

Going Green
As of the Holyland Contest 2014 the IARC Contest Committee is going 
green. The Contest results will be published and mailed to each 
participant by way of electronic means. For those that want a "hard 
copy" of the results, you will be able to print it from your computer. 
We also request you send your contest log via e-mail, however hard copy 
logs are still being accepted.
Thanking you for your cooperation, see you in the "pile-ups".
Good luck in the contest!
Best 73's and Shalom

Mark Stern, 4Z4KX/4Z0X
Contest Manager I.A.R.C.
Amos Barak, 4Z1AB
President I.A.R.C

The Aim:

     To promote contacts between Radio Amateurs around the globe and 
Israeli Hams.
     To aid Amateurs to achieve the "Holyland Award" and other Israeli 
awards.

Rules:

     Eligibility: All licensed amateurs and SWL's worldwide.
     Object: To contact as many different Israeli amateur radio stations 
on as many bands, and from as many 'Areas' as possible in different 
modes CW, SSB, DIGITAL.
     Categories:
         Single operator:
             Single operator - MIX (all bands).
             Single operator - SSB only (all bands).
             Single operator - CW only (all bands).
             Single operator - Digital mode (RTTY, PSK31) (all 
bands).**NEW**
             Single operator - QRP 10w (all bands).
         Multi operators - single transmitter, all modes, all bands
         Short Wave Listeners - SWL.
     Modes: CW; SSB; Digital; MIX. (Mixed = minimum 2 modes).
     Bands: 1.8, 3.5, 7, 14, 21, 28 MHz.
     According to the IARU Region-I recommendations: 3.50-3.56, 
3.60-3.65, 3.70-3.80, 14.00-14.06, 14.125-14.300, 21.00-21.08, 
21.20-21.40, 28.00-28.10, 28.50-28.80 MHz.
     Exchange:
         Worldwide stations send RS(T) + QSO number starting with 001.
         Israeli stations give RS(T) and 'Area'.
     Valid QSO:
         The same station may be contacted in CW, SSB and Digital mode 
on each band. It is thus possible to make up to 18 valid QSO's with the 
same station if worked in CW, SSB, and Digital on each band.
         Digital mode users may work either RTTY or PSK31, but only once 
on each band. RTTY and PSK31 are the same Digitalmode.
         Neither Cross-Mode nor Cross-Band contacts are permitted.
     QSO Points:
         2 points for each QSO on 1.8 - 3.5 - 7 MHz,
         1 point for each QSO on 14 - 21 - 28 MHz.
     Multipliers: One multiplier for each 'Area' worked once per band.
     Note: A district 'Area'. See explanation below.
     Final score: To calculate the final score, multiply the sum of 
QSO-points on all bands with the sum of multipliers worked on all bands.
     Logs: ELECTRONIC Logs and PAPER Logs are acceptable.
         Electronic logs must be in ASCII text format on 3.5?EUR , 1.44 
MB disks, or recommended Cabrillo format in standard ASCII file sent by 
e-mail.
         Handwritten paper logs are acceptable. Separate logs for each 
band & mode.
         Each entry shall report: Time UTC, call sign, band, mode, 
RS(T)S, QSO number sent, RS(T)R ('Area' received) and points.
         SWL's shall report on Israeli stations only: UTC, band, mode, 
callsign, stations worked, RS(T), 'Area' sent and points.
     Summary sheet:
         Please use the official "Holyland Contest" summary sheet, 
available on the IARC Contest Web site.
         All entries must be followed by a summary sheet showing station 
callsign, contest category, name of operator(s), address and e-mail.
         A summary sheet shall list the number of multipliers and points 
scored from each band worked, the final score. & a declaration of 
compliance with rules of contest and own Amateur Radio License.
         Entries must be postmarked not later than May 31, and sent to:
         Contest Manager: 4Z4KX
         Israel Amateur Radio Club
         P.O.Box 17600
         Tel Aviv 6117501 Israel
     Prizes:
         A trophy for the overall winners-Multi Ops.
         A trophy for the overall winner- MIX - Donor"Holyland DX Group".
         A plaque for the overall winner- CW - Donor "4X-FOC Members".
         A plaque for the overall winner- SSB - Donor 4Z4KX in memory of 
4X1OZ.
         A plaque for the overall winner- QRP - Donor 4X4FJ.
         A plaque for the overall winner- Digital mode- Donor 4X6ZK.
         A plaque for the overall winner- SWL.
         A plaque for each continental winner - only highest scores.
         NA Continental Winners Plaque - Donor WVDXA in memory of Al Hix 
W8AH.
         Certificates will be awarded to the top scorers in each country 
or state, provided a minimum of 50 valid QSO's points has been reached.
     Special Operation:
         Israeli mobile stations may move and change their location 
during the contest, into 5 different 'Areas', restricted to an operating 
time of at least one full hour per 'Area'.
         The operation from each 'Area' gives that station the status of 
a different station with another call, thus giving additional contest 
points and multipliers.
         To identify its different location / 'Area', those stations 
will change their callsigns by adding a number after their prefix. For 
example 4X4JU will use 4X41JU, 4X42JU...4X45JU or 4X6JS will use 4X61JS, 
4X62JS etc.

Explaining the Multipliers:

     The square system:
     The country is divided geographically, by the Survey Department of 
Israel, into a grid system resulting in squares of 10 by 10 Kilometers. 
North to South coordinates are identified by numbers, while West to East 
coordinates are identified by letters. The square is defined through the 
combination of the relevant coordinates i.e. E14.
     The Administrative System:
     The country is divided into 23 administrative regions and regions 
are not multipliers!
     Here is a list of the Regions and their respective abbreviations:
     Region    Abb.
     Akko    AK
     Ashqelon    AS
     Azza    AZ
     Beer Sheva    BS
     Bethlehem    BL
     Hadera    HD
     Region    Abb.
     Hagolan    HG
     Haifa    HF
     Hasharon    HS
     Hebron    HB
     Jenin    JN
     Jerusalem    JS
     Region    Abb.
     Kinneret    KT
     Petah Tiqwa    PT
     Ramallah    RA
     Ramla    RM
     Rehovot    RH
     Shekhem    SM
     Region    Abb.
     Telaviv    TA
     Tulkarm    TK
     Yarden    YN
     Yizreel    YZ
     Zefat    ZF
     -    -
     The 'Areas' (multipliers): An 'Area' (multiplier) is made up from 
the 10 by 10 km. grid reference square and the region. For example: 
F15TA, E14TA, H08HF. The 'Area' is the basis for the "Holyland Award" 
and the "Holyland DX Contest". For that purpose the 'Area' must contain 
land and only that land or any waterway in that 'Area' is considered to 
be the 'Area'.
     Region Boundaries: The region boundaries are drawn in an arbitrary 
manner so that often the 10 km grid reference square does cover more 
than one single region. For example, the square H08 lies partly in the 
region of Haifa, partly in the region of Hadera and partly in the region 
of Yizreel. As a result one may work, in the same square, three 
different Areas - H08HF, H08HD and H08YZ.
     Maps: The Israel Survey Department has printed the following maps:
         Country Road Map with a 1:250.000 scale, comprising 2 sheets 
(North, South)
         Country Road Map with a 1:100.000 scale, comprising 6 sheets.
         Region Map with a 1:250.000 scale, comprising 2 sheets.

The Electronics files should be named after participant's callsign for 
example: 4Z4KX.ALL and 4Z4KX.SUM

All logs received by e-mail will be confirmed by e-mail.
ALL FINAL RESULTS can be found on the IARC Web Site Holyland Results Page

Best 73's & Shalom,
MARK STERN 4Z4KX
IARC CONTEST MANAGER
4Z4KX at IARC.ORG

Shalom and best 73 de
     Ruben 4z5fi (4x0t)

Bernie McClenny, W3UR
Editor of The Daily DX, The Weekly DX and How's DX?
Two week trial - http://www.dailydx.com/trial.html
https://twitter.com/dailydx
410-489-6518