Dear Fellow contesters
We want to make our LZ DX contest more interesting for all of you and that
is why we are going to do so to speak a major changes in the rules for year
2003.
Please read the drafts and let us know what you think abou new rules . Your
input will be greatly appreciated.
Please send your comments directly to my e mail
wally@el-soft.com
73's de Wally LZ2CJ(LZ8T) , team member LZ9W & YM3LZ
LZ DX CONTEST 2003
(DRAFT RULES - NEW FORMAT)
The Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs has the honour to invite amateurs
all over the world to participate in the LZ DX CONTEST.
DATE and PERIOD:
Each weekend before the last full weekend of November from 12:00 UTC on
Saturday till 12:00 UTC on Sunday (2003 -22/23 November). (i.e. during the
weekend before CQWW CW contest weekend)
BAND and MODE:
Bands:80; 40; 20; 15 ; 10 m according to IARU Region I band plan.
Modes: CW, SSB, Mixed
Band changes are allowed without restrictions.
After Mode change is done the entrant must stay on this mode for at least 10
minutes.
Same station may be worked once on CW and once on SSB on every band.
CATEGORIES:
A - Single Operator/Multi Bands/Mixed
B - Single Operator/Multi Bands/CW
C - Single Operator/Multi Bands/SSB
D - Single Operator/Single Band/Mixed
Low power (max 100 W output) entrants will be marked with (*) sign in final
results.
E - Multi Operators/Single Transmitter/All Bands/ Mixed
HP and LP M/S are allowed. Low Power M/S will be marked with ( * ) sign in
final results.
D - SWL
EXCHANGE:
RST + ITU zone of the entrant
POINTS:
6 points for each QSO with LZ station
3 points for each QSO with other continent
1 point for each QSO with the same continent and country
SWL POINTS:
3 points for two call signs and two numbers
1 point for two call signs and one number
MULTIPLIER:
The sum of ITU zones worked on each band
FINAL SCORE:
The sum of QSO points multiplied by final multiplier according to the
category of the entrant.
PAPER LOGS:
In standard forms. Separate logs for each band are
required. A summary sheet showing ITU zones worked on each band and a
declaration are required.
Please send your log to :
BFRA, P.O.Box 830, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
ELECTRONIC LOGS:
Please send your e- logs preferably in CABRILLO format.
Send electronic logs to E-mail: ......(TBD)
DEADLINE:
30 days after the contest (post stamp being decisive for paper logs)
AWARDS:
First three scores in the world in each category (separate for HP and LP
entrants) will receive awards.
Plaque will be awarded to the first in the world entrant in categories A and
E ( High Power Entrants Only )
REMARKS:
Bulgarian stations are listed separately from foreign entrants.
>From J. Allen" <jallen@internorth.com Sat Dec 7 21:55:06 2002
From: J. Allen" <jallen@internorth.com (J. Allen)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] More than misleading calls. De VY1JA
Message-ID: <001301c29e3b$4e3a5520$cb096cd8@jallen>
I may be flamed severely for this, but here goes....
The following sprang from Bruce's comments, but is not directly linked...
When Yukon was activated for contests about 12 years ago, there had been no
one representing the then "ARRL" / CARF section called NWT. Since I and my
friends like Bob, VY1MB, Frank, VY1AC, and the folks at Yukon Amateur Radio
Association, like its president, Ron, VY1RM, have been the ones who in the
most part activate this "section".
We did not and do not like having to send NWT as our section, ARRL was
approached back when CARF was our representative, and asked if we could
simply sign YT instead. We were told at the time that CARF had determined
what the section name was and when we began to work with CARF to get it
officially changed, ARRL gave unofficial permission to use YT.
That done, I personally wrote to as many of the contest logging software
writers as I knew requesting that the software accept YT as NWT. This
included TR, CT, NA, EQF and Writelog at the time. Be sure to thank them
for their help.
Time passed...
The last few times that I submitted my logs, the ROBOT refused to accept YT
as my sent section. I had to play the same old game of telling someone at
ARRL that it is my log of data as sent.
This year, the representatives in RAC, began working with suggestions for
our present Canadian national organization, aimed at requesting that ARRL
change the official designator for YT/NWT/NU. When things got serious, an
ARRL rep, suggested that the ARRL will do as it chooses.... the excuse of
CARF having the power and ARRL as powerless to make the change was suddenly
gone, and the stone wall appeared.
Here are a few of my personal thoughts on this issue:
WE, Yukon, not NWT have represented this section for the past 12 years.
There are many more active amateurs in Yukon than in NWT and NU combined.
We northerners receive the brunt of One-Way propagation, Auroras,
Geomagnetic disturbances, and have a location far enough away from most of
the sections to make the chances of being first nearly impossible from here.
There are few of us, and many times only one of us is on to handle all of
the pressure of representing this section.
When we requested change, we were met with acceptance by the contesting
community, and the software writers... all accept YT or "YUKON" as our
section. Why cannot the contest rules accommodate this? Why has it been
unofficial and now why is it ruffling rule coated feathers again?
In Bruce's letter, he pleaded with the op on the other end to change his
call, and he would not. I am a little less stubborn. I tell people to type
in YT and the software will change it to NWT.
Now, here is the kicker. I sent YT. Does that disqualify all of those
logged QSOs, and make all of those sweep cups lies?
If anyone is interested, I can post a short letter describing exactly what
we requested of ARRL and RAC, and why.
Regards,
J.,
VY1JA
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