Formerly sponsored by Antenna-Eletrônica Popular magazine and now by Liga Brasileira de Radioamadores-LABRE (Brazilian Hams League), 1998 edition of famous WWSA contest will happen next weekend under following rules:

Purpose – To make as many as possible two-way CW contacts with stations of all countries and continents.

Date and period – Each second full weekend in June (for 1998: June 13 and 14), starting on Saturday 12h UTC, ending Sunday 18h UTC.

Bands and mode – 3,5 – 7 – 14 – 21 – 28 MHz, CW (A1A) only. No cross band contacts and no WARC bands.

Call and exchange – Call: SA test. Exchange: RST/Continent (two letters: AF, AS, EU, NA, OC, SA). If QRP station, add also \QRP.

Categories – 1. Single operator/Single band (SOPSB). 2. Single operator/Multiband (SOPMB). 3. Single operator QRP multiband (maximum 10 W input) (QRPMB).

1. For SA contestants – QSO with SA station (including own country) : 2 points. QSO with other continent station: 10 points.
2. For DX contestants – QSO with South American station: 10 points. QSO with non-SA station (including own continent and country): 2 points.

1. For SA contestants – Two multiplier points for every different prefix worked with other continent stations.
2. For DX contestants – Two multiplier points for every different prefix worked with SA stations.

Band scoring – Band scoring will be the sum of all valid QSO points multiplied by the sum of different valid multipliers points in same band.

Final scoring (for multiband contestants) – The final score will be the sum of all valid points in all bands multiplied by the sum of valid multiplier points in all bands. The Contest Committee may discard points and multipliers of claimed QSOs with stations that did not send logs and whose calls were not mentioned in at least three valid logs received from other contestants.

Logs – A log with separated lists for each worked band must be sent to: LABRE – WWSA Contest Committee – P. O. Box 07/0004, 70359-970, BRASÍLIA (DF), Brazil, South America. It is requested that the list for each band includes call of each station worked, date, time UTC, sent and received exchanges and a multiplier column that shows a multiplier only when it is worked for the first time in the band listed. Call, name, postal address, country, continent, category chosen by the participant and claimed score per valid band must be clearly informed in first sheet of the log. Logs received after October 30, 1998 or not made in accordance to these rules will be considered just check-logs.

Awards – A WWSA certificate will be granted to the top scorer of every category in every continent.

Final results – Results of South American participants and of participants operating in other continents will be considered and stated separately.

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