2005 YU DX Contest
SCG - Amateur Radio Union of Serbia and Montenegro
invites amateurs all over the World to the

2005 YU DX Contest

NEW RULES

Objective
To contact as many stations around the world, and as many ITU zones and SCG prefixes as possible.

Date and Time
April 16/17, 2005 (3rd full weekend of April).
"9 till 5", then some rest, and another "9 till 5":
Saturday 21 UTC - Sunday 05 UTC
Sunday 09 UTC - Sunday 17 UTC
Mode, Bands and Call
Only CW, all bands 1.8 - 28 MHz, except WARC bands.
Any band can be used at any time.
Check less active bands at half hour, i.e. 21:30, 09:30, etc.
Please avoid using DX band segments.
Cross band contacts are not permitted.
Use of DX spotting networks is permitted and encouraged.
Only one transmitted signal allowed at a time.
Using CQ TEST YU call is recommended.

Categories
LOWER QRP
LOWER LP
LOWER HP
UPPER QRP
UPPER LP
UPPER HP
(LOWER = 1.8, 3.5 and 7 MHz; UPPER = 14, 21 and 28 MHz)
(QRP = up to 5 W, LP = up to 100 W, HP = up to licensed power)
A station may appear in both LOWER and UPPER categories.

Exchange
Call sign + ITU zone number (RST not needed).
If a valid ITU zone is not received, please log 00 to get points for the QSO.
QSO Points
One QSO with a station per band.
1 point for a QSO between SCG stations.
2 points for a QSO with your own continent.
4 points for a QSO with another continent.

Multipliers
Different ITU zones and different SCG prefixes starting with YT, YU, YZ, 4N and 4O.
Multipliers are counted separately for each band.
Final Score
Total QSO points multiplied by the total number of multipliers.

Electronic Logs
a. Times in UTC.
b. Log all sent and received exchanges.
c. Cabrillo IARU HF Championship template is the preferred format,
but any fixed-format space-delimited ASCII text file will be accepted.
d. For non-Cabrillo formats enclose a summary file containing:
- category, callsign, ITU zone, name and address,
- scoring information per band and total,
- station description,
- declaration that contest rules and amateur radio regulations
in the country of operation have been observed,
- your own remarks and suggestions.
e. Use your callsign as the file name.
f. Send your log no later than 30 days after the contest to: [email protected]

Paper Logs
If at all possible, please type in your log using a text editor and email the file.
a. Times in UTC.
b. Log all sent and received exchanges.
c. Enclose a summary sheet containing:
- category, callsign, ITU zone, name and address;
- scoring information per band and total;
- station description;
- signed declaration that contest rules and amateur radio regulations
in the country of operation have been observed;
- your own remarks and suggestions.
d. Send the log no later than 30 days after the contest to:
Savez radio-amatera SCG
YU DX Contest
P.O. Box 48
11001 BEOGRAD
Serbia and Montenegro

Listings, Awards and Plaques
SCG and non-SCG stations will be ranked and awarded separately.
A minimum of 125 valid QSOs is required for all the Awards and Plaques listed below.
a. YU DX CONTEST Awards for the top 20 % places in each category.
b. Special BEST LOG Awards for the best percentage of valid QSOs.
c. Special PILE UP Awards, per category, for the greatest number of valid QSOs
confirmed in the received non-SCG logs.
d. SKY ALLBAND Plaques for the best sum of LOWER and UPPER scores (the same power required):
SKY ALLBAND QRP
SKY ALLBAND LP
SKY ALLBAND HP
Kindly donated by Ranko YT6A of Sky Contest Club and Sky Communications.
Violation of the rules of the contest or unsportsmanlike conduct will result in disqualification.

Free Contest Program
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