I hope everyone is excited about the ARRL 10 Meter Contest this weekend!
This should be the best propagation conditions on the band in years. For
those of you who haven't operated in this contest since the previous solar
cycle peak, here are a few quick pointers:
* Beginning last year, Mexican states now count as multipliers, and XE
stations send their state instead of a serial number. For a cheat sheet
of XE multipliers in the contest, download this PDF:
http://www.dxxe.org/concurso/xe-mults.pdf
* There are nine single-operator categories in this contest, but none permit
the use of cluster spotting networks or CW skimmers. If you use the
cluster or skimmer, you will can still enter a log, but your entry category
should be multi-single (either high power or low power).
* New this year, the Multi-Single category is split into High Power and Low
Power categories.
* KH6 and KL7 stations participate as US states, not DXCC entities. They
should be sending their state, not a serial number. KP2, KP4, KH0, KH8,
etc. participate as DXCC entities and should be sending a serial number for
their exchange.
* This is one of the few contests where Maritime Mobile stations not only
count for QSO credit, but also count as potential multipliers. The R1, R2,
and R3 multipliers are for maritime mobile stations operating from ITU
Regions 1, 2, or 3 respectively. Maritime mobile stations do not need to
send a serial number. Contacts with aeronautical mobile stations, however,
do not count for contest credit.
* The bonus points for working Novice and Technician stations (who used to
sign /N or /T) are no longer part of the rules. QSOs with those stations
count the same as other stations.
As always, everyone is well advised to read the entire contest rules before
operating:
http://www.arrl.org/10-meter
And if you want to check out the contest records:
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Records/2010-10M-RecordScores-DX.pdf
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Records/2010-10M-RecordScores-W-VE-XE.pdf
Good luck!
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Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker@kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/
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