[SFDXA] The Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest 2015 - GC-2015 rules

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The Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest 2015

The contest is dedicated to the memory of Yuri Gaga
rin, who realized the
first human flight to
space, on April 12, 1961.
RULES
1. Date: from 21.00 UTC on April 11th till 21.00 UTC on April 11th, 2015.
Stations of categories A, B, D, E and F may operate 20 of the 24 hours.
Off times must be a minimum of 60 minutes during which no QSO is logged.
2. Bands: 1.8, 3.5, 7.0, 14, 21, 28 MHz and radio amateur satellites.
3. Modes: CW only.
4. Contest Call: <CQ GC> (CQ Gagarin Cup).
5. Categories:
A Single operator - Single band. Satellite QSOs are set off as on a separate
band.
B Single operator - Multi bands.
C Multi operators - Multi bands, single transmitter.
D SWL - Multi bands.
E. Single operator - Multi bands, Low power.
F. Single operator - Single band, Low power.
S. Special stations: R3K, RG61PP, RS3A, RT3F, UN1ZZZ, RM3V.
During the contest:
All multi-band categories may also utilize radio amateur satellites. These
QSOs are counted as
an additional band.
Category C must remain on the same HF band for at least 5 minutes after the
first QSO has been
made. The simultaneous satellite QSOs is authorized.
Categories A, B, C, E, F and S can make only one QSO with the same station
on that band and
only one QSO with the same station on an orbit of the satellite.
Only one signal on a band is allowed at any time.
6. Exchange: RST and ITU zone number.
7. QSO points:
QSO with own <P-150-C> country count 2 points.
QSO with a different <P-150-C> country in the same continent - 3 points.
QSO with a different continent - 4 points.
Satellite QSO - 100 points.
QSO points on:
1.8 MHz and 3.5MHz multiplied by 3;
7 MHz - 2;
14, 21 and 28 MHz - 1.
For SWL: Complete logging of one station only the callsign of the second
station count 1 point.
Complete logging of both sides of a QSO - 3 points. The same callsign may be
logged only 1
time on each band.
8. Multipliers: each different ITU zone, QSO with radioamateurs stations:
R3K, RG61PP,
RS3A, RT3F, RM3V and UN1ZZZ worked on each band gives 1 point for
multiplier. SWLs
have no multipliers.
9. Final score:
The total number of QSO points on all bands times the total number of
multipliers worked on all
bands.
10. Awards: The Special trophy will be awarded to the winner in the B, C & E
categories.
Different kind of medals will be awarded to the world's top three scoring
stations in the A, B, C,
E and S categories.
Certificates will be awarded to top three and each country's winner in each
category.
Certificates will be awarded to all the Contest participants who log not
less than 250 QSOs or
250 SWLs.
11. Logs:
Electronic logs are to be sent via e-mail as the enclosure to the letter.
File format - text of the
operator's contest program but Cabrillo format will be much appreciated.
In the field "subject" of your e-mail letter it is necessary to mention your
callsign and category
(for example - ra3aaa B). In the text of the letter it is necessary to show
your final score
calculation, rig and antennas data, as well as your comments and wishes.
For example:
OFFTIME: 2015-04-11 2100 2015-04-11 2159
OFFTIME: 2015-04-12 1800 2015-04-12 2059
E-mail address: gc_15(at)bk(dot)ru
And: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
The final date of logs sending - May 12, 2015.
The results of <Gagarin Cup> are to the http://gc.qst.ru  and
http://www.qrz.ru/contest