Serbian CW Club Short Wave Contest Rules

Organized by: ScwC, Serbian CW Club

Entrants: All amateur radio stations around the world.

Date: On the occasion of club founding on March 17th 1970, (every third Friday in March.)

Time: From 17:00 to 18:59 UTC

Periods: I)17:00 -17:29 ; II) 17:30-17:59 ; III) 18:00 -18:29 ; IV) 18:30 – 18:59 .

Frequency: 3510kHz – 3580kHz

Mode: CW only, A1A

Power: Max legal power.

Categories: M (member of ScwC ); NM (non-member)

Exchange: For non-members: RST + QSO number starting from 001 and continuing through periods. For ScwC members: RST + Mxx, where xx is the ScwC member number.

Points: Valid QSOs with any ScwC member are worth 9 points each. Valid QSOs with non-members are worth 3 points each. Invalid QSOs do not contribute to the final score. One station may be worked multiple times in different periods. Points with stations that do not appear in at least five different logs in the same period -will not count.

Multiplier: ScwC club members (Mxx) are multipliers for each period.

Member of ScwC: : : 4O2A (VA2AN), 4O3A, 4O4A, E70A, S57AD, S57NW, S57WJ, YT0C, YT1A,

YT1AA (YT4A), YT1AD (YT5A), YT1AU, YT1CW, YT1II, YT1Q, YT1X, YT2T, YT3H, YT3X, YT5FD, YT6M, YT7AA(YT2M), YT7AW, YT7EA, YT7EC, YT7KM, YT7M, YT9A, YU0T, YU0U, YU0W, YU1AU, YU1CY, YU1DW (YT4W),YU1DX, YU1ED, YU1EW (YU5A), YU1GG (YU6M),YU1HC, YU1KT, YU1MM (YU1M), YU1Q, YU1RL, YU1RM, YU1SB, YU1UB, YU1UN, YU1WS, YU1XW, YU1ZZ (YT0Z), YU2FG, YU5C, YU5D, YU5M, YU5T, YU6A, YU6AW, YU6DX, YU6MM,YU7AF (YT5N), YU7EV, YU8A, YU8YL, YU9CF, Z33A.

Final Score: The sum of all QSO points from all 4 (four) periods multiplied by the sum of all Mxx multipliers in all 4 (four) periods.

Logs: All times must be in UTC. All sent and received exchanges are to be logged. Submit your logs in Cabrillo file form to contest robot. (If you have a problem, send to scwc@yu1srs.org.rs ). All entries must be sent NO LATER than March 24th. Logs sent after this deadline will be used as check logs. Be sure to put Your STATION CALL SIGN in the “Subject:” line.

Electronic submission implies a signed declaration that all contest rules and regulations for amateur radio in the country of operation have been observed and all contest committee decisions are final.

Results: Claimed scores will be posted no later than two weeks and final results no later than six weeks after the contest.

Awards: Certificates will be awarded for both categories, for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th places. Plaques will be awarded to top scorers for both categories. All other participants will receive certificates in electronic form. Awards are courtesy of ScwC, with some help from the sponsors. Awards will be presented to winners at a special event hosted by Amateur Radio Association of Serbia.

Disqualification: Any station violating the contest rules (deliberate interference, QSOs made outside legal frequency ranges or out of contest time) or ham spirit – will be disqualified.