[WIham] ARRL VHF QSO Party, 1800 UTC Saturday, 6/11 - 0300 UTC Monday, 6/13

[Mark Thompson]

http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf-qso-party

ARRL June VHF QSO Party Rules
1.Object: To work as many amateur stations in as many different 2 degrees by 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 second full weekend in June. Begins 1800 UTC 
Saturday, ends 0300 UTC Monday (June 11-13, 2011).
3. Entry Categories:  
     3.1 Single Operator.  
          3.1.1. Low Power
          3.1.2. High Power  
     3.2 Single Operator Portable.
     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. Same as the "Rover" class above, but operation is 
permitted only on the 6 Meter, 2 Meter, 220 MHz and 432 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.
          3.5.1. Unlimited Rover scores may NOT be applied to a club score for 
Club Competition.
     3.6. Multioperator:
          3.6.1. Multioperator (Unlimited): Stations submit logs with more than 
four bands used.
          3.6.2.Limited Multioperator: Stations submit logs with a maximum of 
four bands used. (Logs from additional bands used, if any, should be included as 

checklogs.)  
4. Exchange: Grid-square locator (see April 1994 QST, p 86).
     4.1. Exchange of signal report is optional.
5. Scoring:
     5.1. QSO points:
          5.1.1. Count one point for each complete 50- or 144-MHz QSO.
          5.1.2. Count two points for each 222- or 432-MHz QSO.  
          5.1.3. Count three points for each 902- or 1296-MHz QSO.
          5.1.4. Count four points for each 2.3 GHz (or higher) QSO.
     5.2. Multiplier: The total number of different grid squares worked per 
band. Each 2 degrees 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.
     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.
          5.4.1. Rovers are listed in the contest score listings under the 
Division from which the most QSOs were made.
6. Reporting:
     6.1. Entries may be submitted as follows:  
          6.1.1. Electronic submissions in the Cabrillo format may be  emailed 
to JuneVHF at arrl.org  
          6.1.2. Hand written paper logs or diskettes mailed to June VHF, ARRL, 
225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.  
          6.1.3. Web entries submitted via the web-based applet 
at:http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/  
     6.2. Entries that have been electronically generated must submit their log 
file in the Cabrillo file format. Paper print outs of electronic files are not 
acceptable  substitutes.  
     6.3. Entries must be emailed or postmarked no later than 0300 UTC 
Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Late logs may be designated as  checklogs only.  
7. Miscellaneous:  
     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).  
     7.2. Only one signal per band (6, 2, 11/4, etc) at any given time is 
permitted, regardless of mode.  
     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.  
     7.4. Forms may be obtained by:  
     7.4.1. Downloading the form here. 
     7.4.2. Sending an SASE with 2 units of postage to June VHF Form Request, 
ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.  
8. Awards: Certificates will be awarded in the following categories:
     8.1. Single Operator.  
          8.1.1. Top Single Operator Low and High power entry in each ARRL/RAC 
Section.  
          8.1.2. Top Single Operator Low and High power 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 W1INF has 

the highest Single-Operator all-band score in the CT Section and his 50- and 
222-MHz scores are higher than any other CT single operator's, he will earn a 
certificate for being the single-operator Section leader and endorsements for 50 

and 222 MHz.      
     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.)  
     8.3. Top Rover, Limited Rover and Unlimited Rover in each ARRL Division and 

Canada where significant effort or competition is evident. (Rover entries are 
not eligible for single-band  awards.)  
     8.4. Top Multioperator score in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant 
effort or competition is evident. (Multioperator entries are not eligible for 
single-band awards.)  
     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.)  
     8.6. Plaques, if sponsored, will be awarded in the following categories:  
          8.6.1. Top Overall Single Operator (both High and Low Power) 
scorers.  
          8.6.2. Top Overall Single Operator Portable scorer.  
          8.6.3. Top Overall Rover, Limited Rover and Unlimited Rover scorers.  
          8.6.4. Top Overall Multi-Operator scorer.
          8.6.5. Top Overall Limited Multi-Operator scorer.
          8.6.6. The leading scorer in each entry category  for each ARRL 
Division, Canada, Mexico, and DX (non-W/VE/XE) station.
9. Other:
     9.1. See "General Rules for All ARRL Contests" and "General Rules for ARRL 
Contests on bands above 50 MHz (VHF)"