[WIham] ARRL VHF Sweepstakes, Saturday, 1/22, 1900 UTC - Monday, 1/24, 0359 UTC

[Mark Thompson]

http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf-sweepstakes

Full Contest Details 
 
1.      Object:To work as many amateur  stations in as many different 2 degrees 
x 1 degree grid squares as  possible using authorized frequencies above 50 MHz. 
Foreign stations  work W/VE amateurs only. 

 
2.      Date and Contest Period:The date will be announced annually by the ARRL 
but will generally be  the third or fourth weekend in January. Begins 1900 UTC 
Saturday, ends  0359 UTC Monday (January 22-24, 2011). 

 
3.      Entry Categories:
 
1.      3.1. Single Operator. 
 
1.      3.1.1. Low Power 
 
2.      3.1.2. High Power 
 
2.      3.2. Single Operator Portable 
 
3.      3.3. Rover. 
 
1.      3.3.1. Rover 
 
2.      3.3.2. Limited Rover 
 
3.      3.3.3. Unlimited Rover 
 
4.      3.4. Multioperator. 
 
5.      3.5. Limited Multioperator. 
 
4.      Exchange:Grid-square locator (see April 1994 QST, p 86). 
 
1.      4.1. Exchange of signal report is optional. 
 
5.      Scoring:
 
1.      5.1. QSO points: 
 
1.      5.1.1. Count one point for each complete 50- or 144-MHz QSO. 
 
2.      5.1.2. Count two points for each 222- or 432-MHz QSO. 
 
3.      5.1.3. Count four points for each 902- or 1296-MHz QSO. 
 
4.      5.1.4. Count eight points for each 2.3 GHz (or higher) QSO. 
 
2.      5.2. Multiplier: The total number of different grid squares worked per 
band. Each 

 
3.      2 degrees x 1 degree grid square counts as one multiplier on each band 
it is worked. 

 
4.      5.3. Final  score: Multiply the total number of QSO points from all 
bands operated  by the total number of multipliers for final score. 

 
5.      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 from which they successfully  
completed a contact. 

 
1.      5.4.1. Rovers are listed in the contest score listings under the 
Division from which the most QSOs were made. 

 
6.      Reporting:
 
1.      6.1. Electronic submissions may be emailed to JanuaryVHF at arrl.org and 
hand-written paper logs or diskettes mailed to January VHF, ARRL, 225 Main St, 
Newington,  CT06111. 

 
2.      6.2. Entries  that have been electronically generated must submit their 
log file in  the Cabrillo file format. Paper printouts of electronic files are 
not  acceptable substitutes. 

 
3.      6.3. Entries must be emailed or postmarked no later than 0400 UTC 
Wednesday, February 23, 2011.
 
4.      6.4. Entries may be submitted using the web applet at 
www.b4h.net/cabforms
 
5.      6.5. Rovers who submit scores for the club competition must submit a 
second summary sheet indicating QSOs and scoreif they make any contacts from 
outside of the club territory. Indicate clearly on the summary sheet and in log 
if the log is the total entry or that portion to be counted for the club score. 

 
7.      Miscellaneous:
 
1.      7.1. Stations  may be worked for credit only once per band from any 
given grid square,  regardless of mode. This does not prohibit working a station 
from more  than one grid square with the same call sign (such as a Rover). 

 
2.      7.2. Only one signal per band (6, 2, 11/4, etc) at any given time is 
permitted, regardless of mode. 

 
3.      7.3.  Multi-operator stations may not include QSOs with their own 
operators  except on frequencies higher than 2.3 GHz. Even then, a complete,  
different station (transmitter, receiver and antenna) must exist for  each QSO 
made under these conditions. 

 
8.      Awards:Certificates will be awarded in the following categories: 
 
1.      8.1. Single operator. 
 
1.      8.1.1. Top single operator in each ARRL/RAC Section for high and low 
power. 

 
2.      8.1.2. Top  single operator on each band (50, 144, 222, 432, 902, 1296 
and  2304-and-up categories) in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant  effort 
or competition is evident. (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 endorsements.) For example, if  KA1RWY has the highest 
single-operator all-band score in the CT Section  and her 50- and 222-MHz scores 
are higher than any other CT single  operator’s, she will earn a certificate for 
being the single-operator  Section leader and endorsements for 50 and 222 MHz. 

 
2.      8.2. Top  single-operator portable in each ARRL/RAC Section where 
significant  effort or competition is evident. (Single operator portable entries 
are  not eligible for single-band awards.) 

 
3.      8.3. Top rover  in each ARRL Division and Canada where significant 
effort or competition  is evident. (Rover entries are not eligible for 
single-band awards.) 

 
4.      8.4. Top  multi-operator score in each ARRL/RAC Section where 
significant effort  or competition is evident. (Multioperator entries are not 
eligible for  single-band awards.) 

 
5.      8.5. Top limited  multioperator in each ARRL/RAC Section where 
significant effort or  competition is evident. (Limited multioperator entries 
are not eligible  for single-band awards.) 

 
6.      8.6. Top DX stations where significant effort or competition is evident. 

 
9.      Other:
 
1.      9.1. See “General Rules for All ARRL Contests” and “General Rules for 
ARRL Contests on bands above 50 MHz (VHF)” in November 2001 QST  

 
2.      9.2. For more information contact contests at arrl.org or (860) 594-0232.