http://www.arrl.org/222-mhz-and-up-distance-contest
222 MHz and Up Distance Contest
Objective:
Work as many stations as possible on the 222 MHz through 241 GHz bands using
any allowable mode. A station in a specific grid locator may be contacted from
the same location only once on each band, regardless of mode.
Overview
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Date and Contest Period-
The contest is held on the first full weekend of August, beginning at 1800 UTC
Saturday and ending at 1800 UTC Sunday (August 4-5, 2018).
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Bands+
All authorized UHF+ frequencies between 222 MHz and 241 GHz
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14-Day Log Submission Deadline+
The deadline for submission of entries is 14 days following the contest. (1800
UTC August 19, 2018). Entries received after the deadline may be considered
check logs.
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Contact Information+
For contest information contact
contests@arrl.org
or (860) 594-0232
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Awards+
Top Single-operator, Fixed score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest
Region.
Top Multi-operator, Fixed score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region
where significant effort or competition exists.
Top Rover score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region
Top Club score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region
Top Small Team score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region
Top Large Team score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region
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Contest Regions+
There are 18 Contest Regions
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1
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WA - OR - VE7 - NT
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2
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ID - MT - VE6
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3
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CA - NV
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4
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UT - WY - CO
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5
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AZ - NM - WTX
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6
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ND - SD - VE4 - VE5
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7
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NE - KS - MO
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8
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NTX - STX - OK - AR - LA
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9
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IL - IN
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10
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MN - WI - IA
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11
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MI - OH - VE3 - NNY - WNY - WPA
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12
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KY - TN
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13
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MS - AL - GA - FL - SC
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14
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NC - VA - WV - MDC - DE
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15
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NJ - EPA - ENY - NLI
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16
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CT - MA - ME - NH - RI - VT - VE2
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17
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VE9 - VE1 - VY2 - VO
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18
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DX (ANY OTHER AREAS INCLUDING ALASKA, HAWAII, US POSSESSIONS AND MARITIME
MOBILE)
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QSO Points and Point Values+
Total score is the sum of QSO Points of all contacts.
QSO Points: The point value for a contact is computed as the center-to-center
distance in kilometers between the sub-grid of each station, multiplied by the
applicable Band Factor.
Contacts between stations within the same sub-grid are assigned a distance of
one kilometer.
Band Factors are as follows:
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Band
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Band Factor
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222 MHz
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2
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432 MHz
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1
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902 MHz
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4
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1296 MHz
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2
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2.3 GHz
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6
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3.4 GHz
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10
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5.7 GHz
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10
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Band
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Band Factor
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10 GHz
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6
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24 GHz
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20
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47 GHz
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20
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76 GHz
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20
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122.25 GHz
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20
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134 GHz
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20
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241 GHz
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20
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Scoring Example:
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W9JJ Log shows these six QSOs from en44xa:
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K9JK/R in en44bc on 1296 MHz
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(147 km x 2 = 294)
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W9XA/R in en43xx on 10 GHz
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(5 km x 6 = 30)
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K8QYZ/R in en74de on 432 MHz
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(346 km x 1 = 346)
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K8QYZ/R in en73aa on 432 MHz
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(347 km x 1 = 347)
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K8QYZ/R in en73aa on 902 MHz
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(347 km x 4 = 1388)
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W9FZ/R in en44xa on 1296 MHz
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(1 km x 2 = 2)
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TOTAL Contest Score = 2,407
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How to submit your contest log via the web app+
Only Cabrillo-formatted logs will be accepted - logs must uploaded within 14
days via http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/
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Team Competition and Registration (registration opens 10 days before contest)+
Team Registration will be available from 10 days before the contest, until 1
hour after the contest begins, at the following link:
http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/teamreg.php
Team Competition: The purpose of Team Competition is to encourage
participation, particularly by amateurs new to contesting on the VHF+ bands.
Teams are composed of Single-Operator, Fixed; Multi-operator, Fixed and / or
Rover category participants operating within a single Contest Region as defined
below.
Teams are classified as Small (two to five members) or Large (six to ten
members).
Team members must be registered for a specific team prior to the start of the
contest. Registration consists of a web upload or time-stamped email -
containing a list of all participant call signs and the team’s declared Contest
Region - sent to the ARRL Contest Branch Manager at contests@arrl.org .
A participant may only be a member of one team. If more than one registration
contains the same participant, the registration received last will be used to
determine team membership.
To be a qualified member of a team, the member must make one valid contact with
at least one other member of the same team. Rover members must make at least
one contact from within the team’s Contest Region.
The team score is the sum of scores from qualified members. Rover contribution
is limited to that portion of the Rover’s score achieved from within the team’s
region.
A team member's score may also be counted for a club total in the Club
Competition.
Contest Details
1. Objective: Work as many stations as possible on the 222 MHz through 241 GHz
bands using any allowable mode. A station in a specific grid locator may be
contacted from the same location only once on each band, regardless of mode.
2. Date and Contest Period: The contest is held on the first full weekend of
August, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and ending at 1800 UTC Sunday (August
4-5, 2018).
3. Entry Categories: There are no single-band, limited-band or power
sub-categories.
3.1. Fixed Stations
3.1.1. Single-Operator, Fixed: A station operated at a single location by only
one person. Only one transmitted signal per band is allowed at any given time;
alternating CQs on two or more frequencies using the same band and mode is
prohibited. Non-contact-producing activities as described in rule 8.4 are not
considered transmitted signals for the purpose of applying this rule.
3.1.2. Multi-Operator, Fixed: A station operated at a single location by two
or more persons.
3.2. Rover Stations: A Rover is a station that moves beyond the limits of a
fixed location during the course of a contest. Aeronautical mobile stations are
not allowed. Rover stations may be worked from each four-character grid square
in which they operate. If more than one contact on a given band is made between
stations in specific grid squares, then the contact with the longest path
distance will be counted.
3.2.1. A vehicle may transport only one Rover station including all equipment,
power sources, and antennas.
3.2.2. Rover stations must add "Rover" on phone and “/R“ on CW and digital
modes after their call sign.
3.2.3. The operator of a Rover may also operate at a Fixed station during the
contest period and submit an additional log for a Fixed station entry.
3.2.4. Rovers submitting a score for inclusion in the Club Competition must
also include an additional summary sheet indicating the portion of the score
that counts for the club score if any of the contacts submitted were made from
a location outside of the club's territory (see Rule 6.1.1).
4. Additional Rules:
4.1. Transmitter Power Levels: Any legal transmitter power for the operator’s
license class, frequency, and station location may be used.
4.2. Emission Modes: All amateur emissions may be used for contacts.
4.3. Exchange: All stations exchange the Six-Character-Grid-Locator
(“sub-grid”, see http://www.arrl.org/about-grid-squares) of the station. Rovers
in motion report their grid locator at the time of each contact.
4.3.1. Fixed stations operated by remote control exchange the grid locator in
which the transmitting and receiving equipment is located, not the location of
the control point.
5. Scoring: Total score is the sum of QSO Points of all contacts.
5.1.1. QSO Points: The point value for a contact is computed as the
center-to-center distance in kilometers between the sub-grid of each station,
multiplied by the applicable Band Factor. Contacts between stations within the
same sub-grid are assigned a distance of one kilometer.
5.1.2. Band Factors are as follows:
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Band
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Band Factor
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222 MHz
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2
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432 MHz
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1
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902 MHz
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4
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1296 MHz
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2
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2.3 GHz
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6
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3.4 GHz
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10
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5.7 GHz
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10
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Band
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Band Factor
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10 GHz
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6
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24 GHz
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20
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47 GHz
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20
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76 GHz
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20
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122.25 GHz
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20
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134 GHz
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20
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241 GHz
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20
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5.1.3. Scoring Example:
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W9JJ Log shows these six QSOs from en44xa:
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K9JK/R in en44bc on 1296 MHz
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(147 km x 2 = 294)
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W9XA/R in en43xx on 10 GHz
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(5 km x 6 = 30)
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K8QYZ/R in en74de on 432 MHz
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(346 km x 1 = 346)
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K8QYZ/R in en73aa on 432 MHz
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(347 km x 1 = 347)
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K8QYZ/R in en73aa on 902 MHz
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(347 km x 4 = 1388)
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W9FZ/R in en44xa on 1296 MHz
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(1 km x 2 = 2)
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TOTAL Contest Score = 2,407
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6. Club Competition - - See “ARRL General Contest Rules”, Section 8 at
http://www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-all-arrl-contests#Club_Competition
6.1. A station’s score may be credited to only one Club.
6.1.1. Rover stations that operate outside of the declared territory of a Local
club may count only those contacts made from within the territory of the Local
club toward the Club score (see 3.2.4).
6.2. A Club score is the sum of scores of stations specifying that specific
club affiliation in their contest entry.
7. Team Competition: The purpose of Team Competition is to encourage
participation, particularly by amateurs new to contesting on the VHF+ bands.
7.1. Teams are composed of Single-Operator, Fixed; Multi-operator, Fixed and /
or Rover category participants operating within a single Contest Region as
defined below.
7.2. Teams are classified as Small (two to five members) or Large (six to ten
members).
7.3. Team members must be registered for a specific team prior to the start of
the contest. Registration consists of a web upload or time-stamped email -
containing a list of all participant call signs and the team’s declared Contest
Region. Online Team Registration will be available from 10 days before the
contest, until 1 hour after the contest begins, at
http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/teamreg.php
7.4. A participant may only be a member of one team. If more than one
registration contains the same participant, the registration received last will
be used to determine team membership.
7.5. To be a qualified member of a team, the member must make one valid contact
with at least one other member of the same team. Rover members must make at
least one contact from within the team’s Contest Region.
7.6. The team score is the sum of scores from qualified members. Rover
contribution is limited to that portion of the Rover’s score achieved from
within the team’s region.
7.7. A team member's score may also be counted for a club total in the Club
Competition.
8. Miscellaneous:
8.1. A valid contact consists of both call signs, exchanges and acknowledgments.
8.2. A transmitter, receiver or antenna used to contact one or more stations
under one call sign may not be used subsequently during the contest period
under any other call sign (with the exception of family stations). The intent
of this rule is to accommodate family members who must share a station, not to
manufacture artificial contacts.
8.3. Contacts may not be made by re-transmitting the signal of either or both
stations, whether by satellite or terrestrial means, or by EME. Frequencies
regularly occupied by a repeater in a locality may not be used for contest
contacts, even if the repeater is turned off.
8.4. All entrants, regardless of category, are permitted to use spotting
assistance or nets including but not limited to DX-alerting nets, Internet chat
rooms, APRS and other packet radio systems, reverse beacon networks, and
repeaters to identify stations available for contacts and to announce
(self-spot) their availability for contacts. Announcements shall be limited to
call sign, location, band or frequency, mode, transmitting sequence and
listening direction. These methods of spotting assistance may also be used to
coordinate antenna aiming prior to initiation of the contact and to explain
contest rules, such as the exchange required, for those who need clarification.
Such assistance may not be used to facilitate the completion of any contact
once the contact has commenced. This means such assistance may not be used to
convey receipt or non-receipt of any required element of a contact or to
request a repeat of any required element of a contact.
9. Awards:
9.1. Top Single-operator, Fixed score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest
Region.
9.2. Top Multi-operator, Fixed score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest
Region where significant effort or competition exists.
9.3. Top Rover score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region
9.4. Top Club score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region
9.5. Top Small Team score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region
9.6. Top Large Team score in each 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Region
10. Contest Regions
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1
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WA - OR - VE7 - NT
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2
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ID - MT - VE6
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3
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CA - NV
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4
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UT - WY - CO
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5
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AZ - NM - WTX
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6
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ND - SD - VE4 - VE5
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7
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NE - KS - MO
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8
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NTX - STX - OK - AR - LA
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9
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IL - IN
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10
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MN - WI - IA
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11
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MI - OH - VE3 - NNY - WNY - WPA
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12
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KY - TN
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13
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MS - AL - GA - FL - SC
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14
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NC - VA - WV - MDC - DE
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15
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NJ - EPA - ENY - NLI
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16
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CT - MA - ME - NH - RI - VT - VE2
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17
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VE9 - VE1 - VY2 - VO
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18
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DX (ANY OTHER AREAS INCLUDING ALASKA, HAWAII, US POSSESSIONS AND MARITIME
MOBILE)
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11. Log Submission:
11.1. Cabrillo-formatted logs must uploaded via
http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/
11.2. The deadline for submission of entries is 14 days following the contest.
(1800 UTC August 19, 2018). Entries received after the deadline may be
considered check logs.
12. Other Rules: See “General Rules for All ARRL Contests” and “General Rules
for ARRL Contests on bands above 50 MHz." Questions regarding this contest
should be emailed to contests@arrl.org.
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