Hey Fred,
Welcome!
Take a look at the following and see if this will shed some light on the
subject of club
competition...
Jim/KC4HW
> 8. Club Competition:
>
>
> 8.1. There are eight ARRL-sponsored contests that are designated as
> Affiliated Club Competitions (ACC) for ARRL and RAC affiliated clubs:
>
>
> 8.1.1. January VHF Sweepstakes
> 8.1.2. RTTY Roundup (January)
> 8.1.3.(February and March) International DX Contest
> 8.1.4. June VHF QSO Party
> 8.1.5.September VHF QSO Party
> 8.1.6. November Sweepstakes
> 8.1.7. (December) 160-Meter Contest
> 8.1.8. (December) 10-Meter Contest
>
>
> 8.2. Only clubs actively affiliated with the ARRL or RAC may participate
> in the ACC.
>
>
> 8.2.1. Within the US and its territories, a club must:
>
>
> 8.2.1.1. Be affiliated with the ARRL, and
> 8.2.1.2. Have filed an annual report with the Field Services Department of
> ARRL HQ within the last two years.
>
>
> 8.2.2. Clubs outside of the ARRL operating territory may participate as
> follows:
>
>
> 8.2.2.1. In Canada, clubs that are fully affiliated with the Radio
> Amateurs of Canada (RAC) are eligible to submit scores for an Affiliated
> Club Competition event. 8.2.2.2. Clubs outside ARRL operating territory or
> Canada must be ARRL affiliates as determined by the "Rules and Regulations
> Concerning Affiliated Societies " section of the ARRL Articles of
> Association, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations.
>
>
> 8.3. For a club to be listed, the following conditions must be met:
>
>
> 8.3.1. A minimum of three entries from qualified club members must be
> submitted. 8.3.2. The entry must clearly indicate the club name in the
> Cabrillo file header. 8.3.3. To be eligible to submit a score in the
> Affiliated Club Competition, operators must be members in good standing of
> the club designated, and reside and operate in the club territory as
> provided in 8.4.1, 8.4.2, and 8.4.3. The Club Secretary or designated Club
> Scorekeeper for an affiliated club must submit a list of all club members
> eligible to compete for the club (not a club roster) and which level
> (unlimited, medium, local) they wish to enter for each competition within
> 30 days after the contest.
>
>
> 8.3.3.1. In lieu of mailing a list within 30 days after the end of each
> contest, the club may designate its Secretary or Scorekeeper to submit
> their club's eligibility roster electronically to a secure web site (if
> available). The designated club official may update the electronic
> eligibility list by the start of each ACC contest as new members join the
> club or established members no longer meet the eligibility requirements.
> The designated club official must contact the ARRL Contest Branch Manager
> in order to obtain access to the secure website. 8.3.3.2. Failure by the
> club to submit a valid list of member's eligible to submit scores for the
> club either electronically or by mail may result in the club being
> declared ineligible for the Club Competition event in question.
>
>
> 8.3.4. A member's score must be shown in the contest results to be counted
> for a club. Only that score shown in the results (or in subsequent
> corrections) will count for the club competition.
>
>
> 8.4. There are three categories of club competition:
>
>
> 8.4.1. Unlimited
>
>
> 8.4.1.1. Club submits 51 or more entries.
> 8.4.1.2. One station can submit two entries one on CW and one on Phone in
> the November Sweepstakes and the DX Contest. 8.4.1.3. The club territory
> is either defined by:
>
>
> 8.4.1.3.1. A 175-mile (282-kilometer) circle from a designated center; or
> 8.4.1.3.2. One ARRL section.
>
>
> 8.4.1.4. All stations must be located and all operators must reside within
> the designated club territory. 8.4.1.5. All members must be "members in
> good standing" according to the rules and requirements of the club.
> 8.4.1.6. Eligible members that operate stations outside the club territory
> may not compete in the club competition, except as provided in rule 8.6.
>
>
>
> 8.4.2. Medium
>
>
> 8.4.2.1. Club submits 50 or fewer entries and does not qualify under the
> local club criteria. 8.4.2.2. One station can submit two entries--one on
> CW and one on Phone in the November Sweepstakes and the DX Contest.
> 8.4.2.3. The club territory is either defined by:
>
>
> 8.4.2.3.1. A 175-mile (282-kilometer) circle from a designated center; or;
> 8.4.2.3.2. An ARRL-section.
>
>
> 8.4.2.4. All stations must be located and all operators must reside within
> the designated club territory. 8.4.2.5. All members must be "members in
> good standing" according to the rules and requirements of the club.
> 8.4.2.6. Eligible members that operate stations outside the club territory
> may not compete in the club competition, except as provided in rule 8.6.
>
>
> 8.4.3. Local
>
>
> 8.4.3.1. Club submits 10 or fewer entries.
> 8.4.3.2. One station can submit two entries - one on CW and one on Phone
> in the November Sweepstakes and the DX Contest. 8.4.3.3. All members must
> reside and operate within 35 miles of the club's designated center.
> 8.4.3.4. All members must be "members in good standing" according to the
> rules and requirements of the club.
>
>
> 8.5. At Single Guest-Operator and Multioperator stations:
>
>
> 8.5.1. To claim a Guest Operator score for a club, the guest operator at a
> single-operator station must meet the membership and residence requirement
> for the club classification (Unlimited, Medium or Local see rule 8.4) and
> the station must be located within the defined club territory. The owner
> of the station does not need to be a member of the club claiming the
> score. 8.5.2. At least 50% of the operators at a multi-operator station
> must be eligible members of the club and the station must be located
> within the defined club territory. The owner of the station does not need
> to be a member of the club claiming the score. A club member who resides
> outside of the club territory counts as a non-member when determining the
> number of eligible members at a multi-operator station. 8.5.3.
> Multioperator entries may (optional) utilize non-member operators licensed
> one year or less without including such operators in the 50% calculation.
> (The intent here is to encourage clubs to recruit contesters from newer
> amateurs without adversely affecting the club aggregate score.) 8.5.4. All
> other applicable contest rules must be satisfied.
>
>
> 8.6. For the ARRL International DX Contest only, DXpedition (operating
> outside the United States and Canada) scores for either single operator or
> multioperator stations may be counted for Medium or Unlimited Clubs even
> though the operation is outside the club's area, provided all other
> requirements are met. 8.7. For multioperator stations, the score may count
> for only one club and at least 50% of the operators must be members of the
> club receiving the score and meet all other criteria. 8.8. A club's entry
> classification may be changed if, in the opinion of the ARRL Awards
> Committee, the club has manipulated its number of entries to allow the
> club to enter a lower classification. (For example, if a club with 100
> members submits only the 10 highest scores, even if more than 10 of its
> members compete.) 8.9. It is not within the intent of these rules that a
> club should vote out a member or that a member resign and then be voted
> back into the club later so the member in good standing rule can be met.
> 8.10. The highest scoring active affiliated club entry in each category
> (unlimited, medium, local) will be awarded a gavel.
On 27 Jan 2008 at 6:57, aa6cj at charter.net wrote:
> I'm new to the club, and I'd like to know more about log submissions
> and how clubs compete. I live in Tullahoma, TN, and I may be too far
> away to be included in club scores. I would appreciate help from a
> contest elmer. 73, Fred aa6cj/4
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