RA VHF News bulletine #3 of 29/06/199 3-4 of July will be Russian VHF Field day Here is the rules: R U L E S "Field Day Open" (UHF) 1. Contest is open for licensed radioamateurs of the world. 2. Contest is held by Krenkel Central Radioclub of Russia. 3. Date: first full weekend of July. 4. Time: 14.00 UTC Saturday - 14.00 UTC Sunday. 6. Entry: A- single operator- single band; B- single operator- multi bands; C- multi operators- single band; D- multi operators- multi bands. 7. Participants are located in "field conditions". Any type of power supply is allowed. 8. Bands: 144-146, 430-440, 1260-1300 and 5650-5670 MHz. 9. Mode: Any mode allowed. Using of active re-translators is prohibited. The same station can be worked once per band. 10. Exchange: QSO number separately by bands and QRA-locator. 11. Scoring: One point per kilometer between correspondents. The sum of points in 430 MHz band is multiplied by factor 1.1, in 1.2 GHz- 1.2, 5.6 GHz- 1.3. QSO with a correspondent, whose log was not received by Contest Committee, gives points, if his callsign is in three logs of other participants. 12. Awards: Each entry top scorers- prize and sertificate. 2nd and 3rd scorers- sertificate. 13. Contest log should be sent during 30 days after contest to Field Day Contest Committee of Krenkel Central Radioclub, P.O. Box 88, Moscow, Russia. EOF << I'll issue the field location some of our station till friday. 73! es GL in VHF/UHF!! Victor, RA3DQ.