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Home -> Contests -> 2008 HF Rules BARTG 2008 HF Contest Rules Time 0200 GMT Saturday March 22nd 2008 to 0200 GMT Monday March 24th 2008. Classes
All the above classes are permitted a maximum 30 hours operation. Rest periods may not be less than 3 hours per period.
Multi-operator stations may work the full 48 hour contest period. Any operator with a top ten SOE or SOAB placing in any BARTG contest during the years 2005/2006/2007 must enter as an expert in SOE; other stations may choose to enter the expert class if they wish. The class entered must be shown in the log. No station may enter more than one class. Single operator and MS entrants may only have one signal on the air at any time. SOAB and SOAB6 entrants may only change band once in any 5 minute period. Bands 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres Amateur bands. Messages Messages will consist of:
QSO Points Each completed QSO scores one point. Stations may be contacted again on other bands. Multipliers All DXCC countries (including JA, W, VE and VK) and all JA, W, VE and VK areas count as multipliers on each band. Any country or JA, W, VE or VK area may be counted again if worked on a different band, but continents are counted once only. U.S. stations must use correct call or suffix for area of operation. Scoring QSO points x multipliers x continents (max 6). Log Submission Logs must be submitted in Cabrillo format by e-mail to: ska@bartg.org.uk The contest name in your log must read BARTG-RTTY. The correct Cabrillo format can be found in the sample log on the BARTG website. SWL logs will be accepted as plain ASCII text files showing date, band, callsign/message sent by claimed station and callsign of station worked, in chronological order, together with a summary file showing scoring and full name and address of entrant. Any incomplete entries will be classified as check logs. The subject line of your e-mail entry must include your callsign and class entered e.g. GW4SKA SOAB. Any SOAB6 entrants who do not put SOAB6 in the subject line of their e-mail will automatically be classed as full SOAB entrants. Logs should be sent as an attachment (NOT zipped please) named (yourcall).log e.g. GW4SKA.log. ALL LOGS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 1st MAY 2008 IN ORDER TO QUALIFY. The judge's decision will be final and no correspondence can be entered into in respect of incorrect or late entries. All logs submitted shall remain the property of the BRITISH AMATEUR RADIO TELEDATA GROUP. Trophies will be awarded to category winners. Certificates will be awarded to the top three stations in each category, the top five SOAB entrants in each continent and to the top SOAB entrant in each JA, W, VE, and VK area. Additional Notes Any contestant may claim the BARTG Quarter Century Award or any of the BARTG Continental Awards from contacts made in our contests. Holders of existing awards may add new countries to their records. A copy of your contest log together with the award claim should be sent to the BARTG awards manager. Your comments on the contest would be much appreciated. The manager of BARTG's contests is John Barber, GW4SKA. |