[TWIAR] INTERNATIONAL NAVAL CONTEST 2009

[João Gonçalves Costa]

DECEMBER!!! 12th and 13th, INTERNATIONAL NAVAL CONTEST 2009 Sponsored by Portuguese Navy Hamradio Club - NRA.


This Great Naval Contest will take place every year on December second weekend; This year, NRA (Portuguese Navy Hamradio Club) will be organising the International Naval Contest.


When: Saturday 12 Dec. 2009 16:00 UTC until Sunday 13 Dec. 2009 15:59 UTC


Bands: 3.5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz


Mode: CW-SSB-Mixed


Information to be given on contact:

1. Naval Club Member: RST + CLUB + MEMBERSHIP NUMBER (eg. "599 PN007")

2. Non Naval Club Member: RST + NUMBER (eg. "599 001")


Points:

1. Naval Club Members: 10 Points

2. Non Naval Club Members: 1 Point


Multipliers:

1. Every contacted and logged member of a participating Naval Club.

2. Every Naval station only counted once as multiplier during the contest regardless of the number of bands you work them on.


Note: Participation in contest only as member of one club, do not use different club membership numbers.


Score: Total QSO points x Multipliers.


Classes:

A = All band mixed mode (single op)

B = All band CW (single op)

C = All band SSB (single op)

D = All band SWL

E = Naval-Club-Station (multi op)

F = Non Naval

Trophys: First winner of each class plus one more special trophy to the winner of most participated category. The goal of this trophy is to increase participation.

Awards: A Special Award will be present to first five classified stations of each class;

Logs: All electronic Logs are to use formats: Cabrillo, Word or Excel.

Each Log is to be titled with the Contest Station Call Sign.

Having into consideration that there could be a large number of Old Men who don't use computers, we will accept handwritten paper Logs.


Participant Clubs:
ANARS	 Australian Naval Amateur Radio Society	 AX	
BMARS	 Belgian Maritime Amateur Radio Society	 BM	
MFCA	 	 Marine Funker Club Austria	 CA	
FNARS	 Finish Naval Amateur Radio Society	 FN	
INORC	 Italian Navy Old Rhythmers Club	 IN	
MARAC	 Marine Amateur Radio Club Netherlands	 MA	
MF	 	 Marinefunker-Runde e.V.	 MF	
ARMI	 	 Associazione Radioamatori Marinai Italiani	 MI	
RNARS	 Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society	 RN	
YO-MARC	 Romanian Marine Radio Amateur Club	 YO	
NRA	      Núcleo de Radio Amadores da Armada Portugal PN	


The summary sheet is to have "FAIR PLAY STATEMENT" stating that contest rules and general amateur rules have been applied during operation.

All handwritten paper Logs are to be forwarded to:

NRA - Núcleo Radioamadores da Armada
International Naval Contest
ATTN: Contest Manager
ETNA - Base Naval de Lisboa - ALFEITE
2810-001 Almada
PORTUGAL


Electronic Logs are to be addressed to:

E-Mail: inc.contest09 at nra.pt

2010 February 1st is the deadline to receive either electronic or handwritten Contest Logs.


The NRA Chairman
António Gamito, CT1CZT
NRA #001, ARLA #003, REP #308, ARMI #365, MF #1026, EPC #4787, URE #62292, CTC #2148