[SJDXA] ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW and SSB
KI4KWR - Steve Molo
ki4kwr at gmail.com
Fri Oct 14 11:36:11 EDT 2016
Good Day SJDXA Membership,
The ARRL Sweepstakes is coming up roughly in two weeks for CW
and a month away for the SSB portion. Is anyone interested in giving this a
try out at WYRS on Murphy Drive; with N2HM permission of course? Details
listed below...
Steve Molo (KI4KWR)
South Jersey DX Assoc. / Old Barney ARC
WWW.SJDXA.ORG WWW.OBARC.ORG
Phone: (609) 489-1878 (C)
Amateur Radio E-mail: KI4KWR at gmail.com
APRS: KI4KWR (Home - Up 24/7)
EchoLink : KI4KWR (Node 255434 Up 24/7)
ARRL Sweepstakes Details:
Contest Object: For stations in the United States and Canada (including
territories and possessions) to exchange QSO information with as many other
US and Canadian stations as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter
bands.
Date and Contest Period:
CW: First full weekend in November (November 5-7, 2016).
Phone: Third full weekend in November (November 19-21, 2016).
Contest Period: Begins 2100 UTC Saturday and runs through 0259 UTC Monday.
Scores will be calculated from contacts logged during the first 24 hours of
operation. Clarification: the intent of this rule is to limit operating time
(listening or transmitting) to 24 hours. Contacts logged after 24 hours of
operation will not be counted toward the final score, there is no penalty
for including those contacts in a submitted log, and the station contacted
is eligible to receive credit for the contact.
Off periods may not be less than 30 minutes in length.
Times off and on must be clearly noted in paper logs. In
electronically-submitted Cabrillo logs, off-times are calculated by the
log-checking software.
Listening time counts as operating time.
Entry Categories:
Single Operator:
3.1.1. QRP. Transmit with 5 watts or less. Spotting assistance & Skimmer use
is NOT permitted.
3.1.2. Low Power. Transmit with 150 watts or less. Spotting assistance &
Skimmer use is NOT permitted.
3.1.3. High Power. Transmit with 1500 watts or less. Spotting assistance &
Skimmer use is NOT permitted.
Single Operator Unlimited:
3.2.1. Low Power- Transmit with 150 watts or less. Spotting assistance and
Skimmer use is allowed.
3.2.2. High Power--Transmit with 1500 watts or less. Spotting assistance and
Skimmer use is allowed
Multioperator, Single Transmitter:
3.3.1. Low Power - Transmit with 150 watts or less. Spotting assistance and
Skimmer use is allowed.
3.3.2. High Power - Transmit with 1500 watts or less. Spotting assistance
and Skimmer use is allowed.
3.3.3. Multioperator entries may have only 1 transmitted signal on the air
at any given time.
3.3.4. Multioperator stations have no limitations on band changes.
3.3.5. There is no Multioperator, Two Transmitter or Multioperator,
Multi-Transmitter category.
School Club:
3.4.1. There are three divisions to this category.
3.4.1.1. College and University
3.4.1.2. Technical School
3.4.1.3. Secondary and other School
3.4.2. School clubs compete as their own category.
3.4.3. Only currently enrolled regular students and faculty/staff of the
institution are eligible to operate a school club entry. As of 2010, Alumni
may participate on the air with students. It is not, however, in the spirit
of the category for Alumni exclusively to use the club station. Alumni
should make every effort to continue in an Elmer role to current student
club members.
3.4.4. There is no distinction between Single and Multi operator stations or
power levels in the School Club category.
3.4.5. School clubs must operate from established stations located on the
campus. No portable operation from a near-by contest station is allowed. A
club may operate from a member's station only if no on-campus station
exists.
3.4.6. Certificates will be awarded to the top scoring entry in each
division of this category in each ARRL/RAC section and division.
3.4.7. Spotting assistance and Skimmer use is allowed.
Contest Exchange: The required exchange consists of:
4.1. A consecutive serial number;
4.2. Precedence;
4.2.1. "Q" for Single Op QRP (5 Watts output or less);
4.2.2. "A" for Single Op Low Power (up to 150 W output);
4.2.3. "B" for Single Op High Power (greater than 150 W output);
4.2.4. "U" for Single Op Unlimited Single-Op Unlimited High Power and
Single-Op Unlimited Low Power both send "U")
4.2.5. "M" for Multi-Op (Multiop High Power and Multiop Low Power both send
"M")
4.2.6. "S" for School Club;
4.3. Your Callsign
4.4. Check
4.4.1. The last 2 digits of the year of first license for either the
operator or the station.
4.4.2. An entry must send the same Check throughout the entire contest.
4.5. ARRL/RAC Section ( <http://www.arrl.org/contest-sections-list> click
here for the official list)
4.6 Exchange Example: NU1AW would respond to W1AW's call by sending: W1AW
123 B NU1AW 71 CT, which indicates QSO number 123, B for Single Op High
Power, NU1AW, first licensed in 1971, and in the Connecticut section.)
Scoring:
5.1. QSO points: Count two points for each complete two-way QSO.
5.2. Multiplier: Each ARRL Section and RAC Section plus the Canadian NT
(Northern Territories - encompassing VE8 / VY1 / VY0) with a maximum number
of 83.
5.2.1. KP3, KP4 and KP5 are in the Puerto Rico Section.
5.2.2. KV4/KP2, KG4 and KP1 stations are in the Virgin Islands Section.
5.2.3. KH6 and other US possessions in the Pacific count as the Pacific
Section.
5.3. Final score: Multiply QSO points (two per QSO) by the number of
ARRL/RAC sections (plus NT VE8/VY1/VY0).
Miscellaneous:
6.1. Work each station only once, regardless of band.
6.2. Only one transmitted signal at any time is permitted for all entry
categories.
Awards:
7.1. Certificates will be awarded to the top operator CW and Phone scores in
each category in each ARRL/RAC Section and Division.
7.2. All Overall and Divisional winners will be awarded a plaque recognizing
their efforts. Plaques are either sponsored by groups of clubs or by the
principal awards sponsor, Icom.
Log Submission:
8.1. All logs must be submitted within FIFTEEN (15) days of the end of the
contest. Entries emailed or postmarked after the deadline may be
designated checklogs. While the ARRL will never refuse a paper log,
Cabrillo-formatted electronic logs are strongly encouraged.
8.1.1. Deadline for submission of CW entries is 0300 UTC Tuesday, November
22, 2016.
8.1.2. Deadline for submission of Phone entries is 0300 UTC Tuesday,
December 6, 2016.
8.1.3. The CW and Phone modes are considered separate contests and must be
submitted in separate envelopes or emails sent to the appropriate address.
8.2. All paper log entries must include the official summary sheet as well
as all required sent and received contest exchange information for each QSO.
Paper logs that do not include these items will not be processed.
8.3. Email entries for CW must be sent to <mailto:SSCW at arrl.org>
SSCW at arrl.org and Phone to <mailto:SSPhone at arrl.org> SSPhone at arrl.org
8.4. Paper logs may be converted by the entrant to Cabrillo-formatted logs
by logging onto the <http://www.b4h.net/cabforms> web app and manually
entering the QSO data and completing the required information.
8.5. Any entry that has been created using a computer for logging must be
submitted in the Cabrillo log file format.
8.5.1. Files from word processing, spreadsheet programs or "bin" type
logging program files are not valid or usable.
8.5.2. Any electronic file that is not submitted in required format will not
be eligible for competition and awards.
8.5.3. A paper printout for a log that has been generated by a computer in
lieu of the actual data file in the required format is not an acceptable
substitute.
8.5.4. Paper logs that are entered into a logging program or computer after
the contest are considered electronic logs and must include the required
electronic file in the submission.
8.6. Hand-written paper logs are acceptable entries. Any hand written paper
log of 500 or more QSOs must include the required dupe sheet.
8.7. Logs sent via the regular mail service should be addressed to: November
SS CW or November SS Phone, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111. If
submitting a paper log, it is strongly suggested you use a delivery method
that offers a tracking number.
Other Information
9.1. See " <http://www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-all-arrl-contests> General
Rules for All ARRL Contests" and "
<http://www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-arrl-contests-below-30-mhz> General
Rules for ARRL Contests on Bands Below 30 MHz (HF)."
9.2. All contest queries should be directed to <mailto:contests at arrl.org>
contests at arrl.org or 860-594-0232.
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