[WIham] ARRL August UHF Contest, August 7 - 8

[Mark Thompson]

http://www.arrl.org/august-uhf

ARRL August UHF Contest, August 7 - 8 

	* Contest Objective-
To work as many amateur stations in as many 2 degrees by 1 degrees grid squares 
as possible using authorized amateur frequencies above 222 MHz and all 
authorized modes of  emission.
	* Dates+
	* Bands+
	* Log Submission Deadline+
	* Contact Information+
	* Awards+
	* Paper Entry Forms+
	* Log Sheet+
	* Power Limits by Category+
Full Contest Details
1. Object: To work as many amateur stations in as many 2 degrees by 1 degrees 
grid squares as possible using authorized amateur frequencies above 222 MHz  and 
all authorized modes of emission.
2. Date and Contest Period: First full weekend of August. Begins 1800 UTC 
Saturday, ends 1800 UTC Sunday (August 7-8, 2010). Entrants may use as much of 
this time as they wish.
3. Entry  Categories:
     3.1  Single Operator – Low Power
     3.2  Single Operator – High Power
     3.3. Rover: A rover is comprised of no more than two  operators that moves 
among two or more grid squares during the course of a contest. An operator may 
perform any or all rover functions, but a driver's function shall be limited to 
driving the vehicle. Drivers may be switched out during the event. Any number of 
observers is also allowed, however observers may not perform any rover function 
at any time. Rover vehicles with only one occupant are allowed to perform all 
functions listed above.
          3.3.1.A rover vehicle may transport only one station using a single 
call sign. An exception is provided for in  "General Rules for All ARRL 
Contests" number 3.5 (Family Rule).
          3.3.2. A rover may not operate with more than one call sign.
          3.3.3. Rover vehicles must  transport all the equipment, power 
supplies, and antennas used at each operating site.
          3.3.4. Rovers MUST sign "rover" on Phone and /R on CW and  digital 
modes after their call sign.
          3.3.5. All Rovers are encouraged to adopt operating practices that 
allow as many stations as possible to contact them.
          3.3.6. Rover operators may submit separate logs for single operator 
(fixed station) in addition to their rover entries. Rovers submitting a score 
for inclusion in a club competition must also include a secondary summary sheet 
indicating the portion of the score that counts for the club score if any of the 
QSOs submitted take place outside of their club's territory.
          3.3.7. Rovers are permitted to use APRS. Rovers using APRS transmit 
only their call sign and position. Any multi-op station may access rover APRS 
data directly or via the Internet.
          3.3.8. A rover may  not make more than 100 QSOs with any other one 
rover.
      3.4. Limited Rover. Limited Rover. Same as the "Rover" class above, but 
operation is permitted only on the 222  MHz, 432 MHz, 903 MHz and 1296 MHz 
bands. Output power limits shall be the same as those defined for the Single 
Operator Low Power category.
      3.5. Unlimited Rover. Same as “Rover” class above, but Unlimited Rovers 
may use more than two operators and are exempt from rules 3.3.3 and 3.3.8.
      3.6.  Multioperator.
4. Exchange: Grid-square locator (or see April 1994 QST, page 86).
      4.1  Exchange of signal report is optional.
5. Scoring:
      5.1  QSO points:
           5.1.1   Count three points for each complete 222- or 432-MHz QSO.
           5.1.2   Count six points for each complete 902- or 1296-MHz QSO.
           5.1.3   Count 12 points for each 2.3-GHz (or higher) QSO.
     5.2  Multiplier: The total number of different grid squares worked per 
band. Each 2 degree by 1 degree grid square counts as one multiplier on each 
band it is worked.
     5.3  Final score: Multiply the total number of QSO points from all bands 
operated by the total number of multipliers for final score. Example: W1AW works 
W3CCX in FN20 on 222,  432 and 1296 MHz. This gives W1AW  12 QSO points (3 + 3 + 
6) and also three grid-square multipliers. Final score is 12 QSO points X 3 
multipliers, or 36.
     5.4  Rovers only: The final score consists of  the total number of QSO 
points from all bands times the sum of unique multipliers (grid squares) worked 
per band (regardless of which grid square they were made in) plus one additional 
multiplier for every grid square activated (made a contact from).
          5.4.1  Rovers are listed in the contest score listings under the 
Division from which the most QSOs were made.
 6. Miscellaneous:
     6.1  Partial QSOs do not count. Both callsigns, full exchanges and 
acknowledgment must be sent and received.
     6.2  A transmitter, receiver or antenna used to contact one or more 
stations under one call sign may not be used subsequently during the contest 
period under any other call sign (with the exception of family stations). The 
intent of this rule is to accommodate family members who must share a rig, not 
to manufacture artificial contacts.
     6.3  All equipment and antennas used by entrants must be owned and operated 
by amateurs. Use of non-amateur owned gear is not prohibited, but use of such 
equipment places the  entrant in a separate category,  ineligible for awards.
     6.4  Contacts made by re-transmitting either or both stations, whether by 
satellite or terrestrial means, are prohibited. Frequencies  regularly occupied 
by a repeater in a locality may not be used for contest work, even if the 
repeater is turned off.
7. Awards: Certificates will be awarded in the following categories:
     7.1  Top single-operator High and Low power score in each ARRL Division.
     7.2  Top single operator High and Low power score on each band (222, 432, 
902, 1296 and 2304-and-up categories) in each ARRL Division where significant 
effort or competition is evidenced. (Note: Since the highest score per band will 
be the award winner for that band, an entrant may win a certificate with 
additional single-band achievement stickers.) For example, if W1AW has the 
highest single-operator multi-band score in the Atlantic Division and his 
432-MHz score is higher than any other Atlantic Division single-operator’s, he 
will earn both a certificate for being the  single-operator Division leader and 
an  endorsement sticker for 432 MHz. 
    7.3  Top multi-operator score in each ARRL Division where significant effort 
or competition is evidenced. (Multioperator entries are not  eligible for 
single-band awards.)
    7.4  Top  Rover, Limited Rover and Unlimited Rover score in each ARRL 
Division.
    7.5  Additional certificates may be awarded where significant effort or 
competition is evidenced.
 
8. Submission: Deadline for  submission of entries for this contest is 1800z 
Tuesday, September 7, 2010.
     8.1  Paper logs and properly completed summary sheets should be mailed to: 
August UHF Contest, ARRL. 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111.
     8.2  Cabrillo formatter logs should be emailed to AugustUHF at arrl.org
     8.3  Participants may submit using the Web Applet  
at www.b4h.net/cabforms .
     8.4  Entries postmarked or email dated after the deadline may only be 
considered checklogs. 
 
9. Other: See “General Rules for All ARRL Contests” and “General Rules for  ARRL 
Contests on bands above 50 MHz (VHF)” November 2001 QST.Questions regarding this 
contest should be emailed to contests at arrl.org .  Only use the contest-name 
email for submission of entries.  All contest forms and rules may be 
downloaded here.