[W8MWA] ARRL International DX Contest (Phone)

[Spence Graham]

Here's a chance to grab some easy Phone DX Log Entries... regardless if you
want to contest, or not!  The bands will be very active and you can rack up
some fun contacts all over the world.  Set an easy goal... maybe to work 10
countries... maybe work an hour in the morning, an hour in the afternoon,
and an hour at night... maybe learn how propagation changes on different
bands as the day progresses... maybe try to work France, Germany and
Spain.  Make it YOUR OWN contest challenge!  I'm gonna use 100 watts and a
G5RV dipole antenna for a few hours off and on, and I will hunt & pounce on
stations and log with the N3FJP Contest Logging program.  (Same software we
use for Field Day but designed for this contest.)  If there is a pile-up
for a country you don't have in your log, LISTEN to see how they respond to
other stations calling them and learn how best to slip your call in there
to get their attention.  In the morning start looking in the higher bands
and as the day / evening progresses move toward the lower bands for new
activity... but check back and forth off and on for new stations appearing
or band openings.


Check out the link below for full details.


*Phone: *First full weekend in March (*March 3-4, 2018*).

*Contest Period: *48 hours each mode (separate contests).

Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; ends 2359 UTC Sunday.

http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx

It will resemble our Field Day exchanges.

*4. Contest Exchange:*

4.1. W/VE stations send signal report and state or province.

4.2. DX stations send signal report and power (number or abbreviation
indicating approximate transmitter output power).

*5. Scoring:*

5.1. QSO Points - W/VE stations count three points per DX QSO. DX stations
count three points per W/VE QSO.

5.2. Multipliers

5.2.1. W/VE stations: Sum of DXCC entities (except US and Canada) worked
per band.

5.2.2. DX stations: Sum of US states (except KH6/KL7), District of Columbia
(DC), and Canadian provinces/territories: NB (VE1, 9), NS (VE1), QC (VE2),
ON (VE3), MB (VE4), SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC (VE7), NT (VE8), NF (VO1 – see
note, LB (VO2 – see note), NU (VYØ), YT (VY1), PE (VY2) worked per band
(maximum of 63 per band).  Note – although VO1 and VO2 have been officially
merged into a single province, they are counted separately in this contest
for reasons of tradition.

5.3. Final Score: QSO points multiplied by total multipliers
-- 
73,

Spence

*Spencer W. Graham, II*
*WT8WV*
*73 Crosby Road*
*Morgantown, WV 26508*

*2017-2018 VP of Monongalia Wireless Association http://www.w8mwa.org/
<http://www.w8mwa.org/> *
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*(ex-KB8FIR and ex-KA8LJO)*
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