Friday, January 25, 2013

DX Contests by WA7BNM

CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW: 2200Z, Jan 25 to 2200Z, Jan 27
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160m Only
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Assisted (High)
          Multi-Op (High)
 Max operating hours: Single Op: 30 hours
                      Multi-Op: 40 hours
 Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: W/VE: RST + (state/province)
           DX: RST + CQ Zone
 QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with own country
             5 points per QSO with other countries on same continent
             10 points per QSO with other continents
             5 points per QSO with maritime mobile
 Multipliers: Each US state + DC (excluding KH6/KL7)
              Each VE province
              Each DXCC+WAE country (including KH6/KL7)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: February 1, 2013
 E-mail logs to: 160cw[at]kkn[dot]net
 Mail logs to: CQ 160 Meter Contest
               25 Newbridge Road
               Hicksville, NY 11801
               USA
 Find rules at: http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm

REF Contest, CW: 0600Z, Jan 26 to 1800Z, Jan 27
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single (QRP/Low/High)
          Club
          SWL
 Max operating hours: Single Op: 28 hours in no more than 3 increments of at least 1 hour each
 Max power: HP: >100 Watts
            LP: 100 Watts
            QRP: 5 Watts
 Exchange: French: RST + Department/Prefix
           non-French: RST + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: French: 6 points per QSO with French station same continent
             French: 15 points per QSO with French station on different continent
             French: 1 point per QSO with non-French station same continent
             French: 2 points per QSO with non-French station on different continent
             non-French: 1 point per QSO with French station same continent
             non-French: 3 points per QSO with French station on different continent
 Multipliers: French/Corsica departments once per band
              French overseas prefixes once per band
              non-French DXCC countries once per band (available only to French stations)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: February 11, 2013
 E-mail logs to: cdfcw[at]ref-union[dot]org
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhf_dx.pdf

BARTG RTTY Sprint: 1200Z, Jan 26 to 1200Z, Jan 27
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op Expert
          Single Op
          Multi-Op
          SWL
 Exchange: Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: DXCC countries once regardless of band
              JA, W, VE and VK areas once regardless of band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x continents
 Submit logs by: March 1, 2013
 E-mail logs to: logs[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/contests/sprint/rules/bartg-sprint-contest-rules.pdf

UBA DX Contest, SSB: 1300Z, Jan 26 to 1300Z, Jan 27
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
          Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
          Single Op QRP
          Multi-Op
          SWL
 Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 10 watts
 Exchange: ON: RST + Serial No. + province
           non-ON: RST + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with Belgian station
             3 points per QSO with other EU stations
             1 point per QSO with non-EU stations
 Multipliers: Each Belgian province once per band
              Each Belgian prefix once per band
              Each EU DXCC country once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: February 11, 2013
 E-mail logs to: ubassb[at]uba[dot]be
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest-rules


WAB 1.8 MHz Phone: 1900Z-2300Z, Jan 26
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 160m Only
 Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
          Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
          Low Power
          SWL (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
 Max power: non-Low: >10 watts
            Low: 10 watts
 Exchange: British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square
           Other: RS + serial no. + country
 QSO Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: (see rules)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: February 16, 2013
 E-mail logs to: aebbooks[at]ntlworld[dot]com
 Mail logs to: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
               14 York Avenue
               Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
               United Kingdom
 Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules