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Worked All Europe DX Contest - Rules 2022


相關連結

官網 https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/wae-dx-contest/en/
英文規則 https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/wae-dx-contest/en/wae-rules/
參賽資料上傳網址 URL: https://www.dxhf.darc.de/~waecwlog/upload.cgi?form=referat&lang=en
DARC 通訊比賽通則 https://www.darc.de/fileadmin/filemounts/referate/dx/General_Rules_for_DARC_DXHF_Contests_v1_neu.pdf


中文規則

版本:參照英文版 2020-06-21

德國業餘無線電俱樂部 (DARC) 邀請全世界的業餘無線電人員參與一年一度的 WAE DX 通訊比賽。

比賽需一併遵守 2014 年 5 月生效的 DARC Committee DX and HF 的通用性規則。


1 比賽時間 Times

CW: 每年 8 月的第二個完整的週末
2022 年為 08/13 0000 UTC ~ 08/14 2359 UTC

SSB: 每年 9 月的第二個完整的週末
2022 年為 09/10 0000 UTC ~ 09/11 2359 UTC

RTTY: 每年 11 月的第二個完整的週末
2022 年為 11/12 0000 UTC ~ 11/13 2359 UTC


2 比賽頻段 Bands

3.5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz.

依據 IARU R1 的規定,請勿在下列範圍進行比賽通訊,呼叫或回應 CQ 皆不行,請隨時尊重 R1 的頻率規劃。
CW : 3570-3800; 7040-7200; 14070-14350 kHz
SSB: 3650-3700; 7040-7060; 7100-7130; 14100-14125; 14300-14350 kHz.


3 參賽組別 Categories

  • 單人低功率組 SINGLE-OP LOW
    最大功率 100W,全頻段,任何時刻只能發送一個信號。

  • 單人高功率組 SINGLE-OP HIGH
    輸出功率大於 100W,全頻段,任何時刻只能發送一個信號。

  • 多人組 MULTI-OP (多人單機)
    主電台在一個頻段發射訊號以後(含 CQ, QSO 及交換 QTC),至少要停留10分鐘才能至另一頻段發射訊號。但,主電台或使用其他發射機可隨時在其他頻段與新的乘數電台 QSO。
    註:
  • 發射機、接收機、天線都需位於直徑 2 公里的圓圈範圍內。
  • 各參賽者均可使用電台即時動態熱搜網路。


4 休息時間 Off Times

單人參賽者只能在 48 小時中工作 36 小時。
連續 60 分鐘沒有 QSO 或 QTC 才算是休息。


5 通訊碼 Exchange

RS(T)+流水號,流水號由 001 開始

CW/SSB 比賽,只有歐洲與非歐洲電台互通才算分,RTTY 比賽則任何電台互通都算分。同一個電台在同一頻段只算一分。流水號從 001 開始,隨 QSO 遞增。如果通聯的電台未發送流水號給你,仍需記錄下來,且流水號記為 000,如果它剛好是乘數電台,這樣的 QSO 才有分數。


6 乘數 Multiplier

對非歐洲電台而言,以通聯到的 WAE 國家為乘數(詳見最下面的列表),各頻段分別計算。

對歐洲電台而言,以通聯到的非歐洲 DXCC 為乘數,但是以下 DXCC,不管該電台實際位置在哪裡,則是以該國的各數字分區為乘數,W, VE, VK, ZL, ZS, JA, BY, PY, RA8, RA9, RA0

舉例:
W1, K1, KA1 and K3../1 都算是 W1
VE1, VO1 and VY1 都算是 VE1
JR4, 7M4 and 7K4 都算是 JA4
ZL2, ZL6 算是 2 個不同的乘數

乘數加權:

各頻段的乘數加總後,再依次乘以下列權重:3.5MHz 乘以 4,7MHz 乘以 3,14/21/28 MHz 乘以 2。乘以權重以後再加總,就是最終的乘數值。


7 QTC 交換 QTC Traffic

所謂 QTC 就是非歐電台向歐洲電台回報它比賽時做過的 QSO 資訊,每一筆 QTC 收發雙方都可以各得一分。(RTTY 有不同的規定,參考 §12)。QTC 的規則如下:

  1. 每筆 QTC 包含通訊時間、呼號、收到的通訊碼。例如 "1307 DA1AA 431" 代表在 1307 通聯到 DA1AA,DA1AA 發送出 流水號 431。
  2. 每筆 QSO 只能做為 QTC 發送一次,QTC 不可發送回同一電台。例如1500 UTC 的時候DA1AA 跟你索取 QTC,你不能把 1307 DA1AA 431 這筆 QSO 資料發送給他。
  3. 每一筆正確的 QTC, 收發雙方都可以各得一分。
  4. 任兩個電台可以分次交換,但 QTC 資料總數最多為 10 筆。
  5. 發送 QTC 時要包含發送的序號及這次要發送幾筆。例如 QTC "12/7" 代表你是第 12 次發送 QTC,這一次要發送 7 筆 QTC。
  6. 收發雙方都要記錄收發 QTC 的序號、筆數、交換 QTC 的時間、頻段以及發給誰(或由誰發出),以上資料如果不正確或不完整,則本次 QTC 就全部沒有分數。


8 計分方式 Scoring

總分 = (QSO 分數+QTC分數) * (總乘數分數)


9 失格 Disqualification

違反比賽規則或運動家精神可能會被判定失格,由比賽委員會做最終的裁定。


10 提交參賽資料 Submissions

官網 http://www.waedc.de

詢問相關問題: waedc-info(at)dxhf.darc.de (勿將參賽資料寄到此e-mail)

參賽資料必須為 Cabrillo 格式,由以下網址上傳
URL: https://www.dxhf.darc.de/~waecwlog/upload.cgi?form=referat&lang=en

截止日期為比賽結束後 7 天內。
CW: 2022 年為 08/22 2359 UTC
SSB: 2022 年為 09/19 2359 UTC
RTTY: 2022 年為 11/21 2359 UTC
(註:英文官網寫的仍是 2021 的日期,德文官網寫的是 2022 的上列日期,但與 §13 所述的比賽後 7 天不符合,建議有意參賽者提早一天以前提交參賽資料。)

提出電子參賽資料時,參賽者等同瞭解及接受所有的比賽規則,不需要紙本的聲明書。

註:主賽單位公佈比賽結果以後,所有參賽者的通訊記錄都會公佈在 DARC Contest Logbook (DCL). http://dcl.darc.de/

手寫的通訊記錄:
主辦單位不接受紙本或手寫的通訊記錄,請在比賽後使用適當的軟體或 DL8WAA 的 LM 軟體 http://contestsoftware.com/e/home.htm 輸入通訊記錄並輸出為 Carbillo 格式。如果你沒有或不熟悉電腦,請尋求家人或朋友幫忙。


11 社團/俱樂部競賽 DX & Contest Club Competition

俱樂部的成績就是所有俱樂部成員參加 WAE 三個比賽 (CW, SSB, RTTY) 的分數總和。參賽者需在 Cabrillo 格式使用 "CLUB" 標頭,註明俱樂部名稱,如此,分數才會貢獻給該俱樂部。

正式代表國家的俱樂部/社團/協會不可以參與此項俱樂部競賽。一個俱樂部至少要有三份參賽資料貢獻給它才有參賽資格。

歐洲及非歐洲最高分的俱樂部將各自獲頒一面獎牌。

具有 DARC/VFDB-Clubmeisterschaft 會員身分的德國電台,請使用 Cabrillo 格式 "SPECIFIC" 標頭,註明 DOK 編號。


12 RTTY 特別的規則 Special Rules for RTTY

WAEDC RTTY 的比賽沒有歐洲/非歐洲才能互通的限制,任何電台均可互通。但是只有不同大陸區的電台才可互相交換 QTC。

每個電台均可接收或發送 QTC,任兩個電台彼此間交換的 QTC 總數為 10 筆 (接收加上發送的總和)

依據所通到的電台為歐洲電台或非歐洲電台,再套用 §6 的規定來計算乘數。


13 收件截止日 Log Deadline

收件截止日為每項比賽結束後 7 天。


14 獎項 Criteria for WAEDC Awards and Plaques

每個大陸區的冠軍可獲贈獎牌。比賽成績公佈後,每個參賽者均可從官網下載參賽證書自行列印。

在 §6 以數字分區做為乘數的參賽者,公佈成績時會依實際地理位置與相同區域的電台列在一起評比。

參賽者如果屬於過去三年內不曾有人在 WAEDC 參賽的 WAE 國家,會被認為是"WAEDC 英雄" 並獲贈特別獎。在 2022 年,這些國家是 1A0, 3A, GJ, GM/s, HV, JW, JW/b, JX, OJ0, OY, R1F, SV/A, T7, ZB, 4U1I。

如果曾經進入前 10 名或前 6 名 5 次以上,可以申請特別獎。

WAEDC 委員會有權頒發額外的獎項以彰顯特殊的參賽活動。


15 錄音 Audio Recording

主辦單位在有需要的時候,有權要求每個組別前 5 名的參賽者提供比賽錄音檔以供查驗。 (Single OP Low EU, Single OP High EU, Multi-OP EU, Single OP Low DX, Single OP High DX, Multi-OP DX),如果參賽者無法提供,主辦單位認為無法查證的 QSO 就會被移除不計分。錄音檔必須包含接收及發射的聲音,且為連續錄音。此規則不適用於 RTTY。


WAE 國家列表 WAE Country List

1A0, 3A, 4O, 4U1I, 4U1V, 9A, 9H, C3, CT, CU, DL, E7, EA, EA6, EI, ER, ES, EU, F, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GM/s, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HV, I, IS, IT (without IG9/IH9 Zone 33), JW, JW/b, JX, LA, LX, LY, LZ, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, PA, R1F, RA, RA2, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV/A, SV5, SV9, T7, TA1, TF, TK, UR, YL, YO, YU, Z6, Z3, ZA, ZB.



BV3FG 特別補充:

為什麼要設計 QTC 這種特殊的東西?

原因 1:在通訊比賽進行的時候就把通訊記錄的抄本傳給第三方,這樣可以防止有人在比賽後對通訊記錄動手腳,也可以增加交叉比對的正確性。

原因 2:設定為特定區域只能跟區域外互通的比賽,QSO 數量一定大幅減少,到了比賽後期因為彼此幾乎都通聯過了,於是大家努力的喊 CQ 卻幾乎沒有人回應。QTC 的設計可以增加通訊量,它的效力等同於 QSO,所以參賽者還要關注已經通聯過的電台是否還可以提供額外的分數,藉此提升比賽的樂趣。


2. 比賽的時候,QTC 的交換如何進行?

假定是CW比賽,BV0TXX 呼叫 CQ,YL1RCV 回應並索取 QTC,過程不太順利 (為了舉例),請看以下 QSO 過程

BV0TXX: CQ BV0TXX TEST BV0TXX 呼叫
YL1RCV: YL1RCV 我是YL1RCV
BV0TXX: YL1RCV 599123 YL1RCV,給你序號 123
YL1RCV: R 599411 QTC? 收到,給你序號 411,你有 QTC 可以給我嗎?
BV0TXX: QTC 12/5 有,第 12 次發 QTC,本次有 5 筆
YL1RCV: R 抄收
BV0TXX: 1307 DA1AA 471 發出第 1 筆 (QTC都是一次發一筆,待確認後再發下一筆)
YL1RCV: R 抄收
BV0TXX: 1308 HG5A 864 發出第 2 筆 QTC
YL1RCV: NR? 流水號沒抄到,請重發
BV0TXX: NR 864 864 流水號 864 864
YL1RCV: 864 R 864,收到了
BV0TXX: 1310 OM5S 573 發出第 3 筆 QTC
YL1RCV: OM5?? OM5什麼,請重發
BV0TXX: OM5S OM5S OM5S OM5S
YL1RCV: OM5S R R R R 抄收 抄收
BV0TXX: 1311 9A7A 292 發出第 4 筆 QTC
YL1RCV: R 抄收
BV0TXX: 1311 EA3EA 485 QRU 發出第 5 筆 QTC,QRU 無報可發了
YL1RCV: QSL 73 TU 確認收妥了,73,謝謝
BV0TXX: 73 TU BV0TXX TEST 73,不囉唆,進行下一輪呼叫


我只是想出來送分,還是習慣用紙本做記錄,要怎樣記錄才能兼顧發送 QTC 而不會亂掉?

我的記錄方式如下,記錄紙分左右兩半,左邊記錄 QSO,右邊記錄 QTC,
左半邊欄位由左至右是:流水號、Band、Date、Time、Callsign、收到的流水號
右半邊欄位由左至右是:Band、Date、Time、Callsign、QTC 序號
右半邊的部份只要畫欄位的縱線,但不要畫格子的橫線。

使用的方法如下:
1. 左半邊就如常,每筆 QSO 都記下來。
2. 等到要發送 QTC,就在右半邊寫下當時的頻段、日期時間、發送給誰、QTC 序號。
3. 看著左邊的 QSO 資訊,逐筆將 QTC 發送出去。
4. 發送完畢,沿著最後一筆 QTC 的格線往右邊畫橫線隔開即可。
如下圖:

為了管理方便,我通常是一次發送 10 個 QTC,如果庫存的 QSO 不足 10 個而有人來索取,我就直接拒絕 (NO QTC FER U),也可以採用每次發 5 個的方式。重點是要堅持原則,不然會把自己搞得很亂。前來索取 QTC 的人就各憑運氣了。


QTC 在 Cabrillo 格式中的記錄方式

資料來源
http://www.qrz.lt/ly1vp/ataskaitu_formatai/cabrillo/qso-template.html
Cabrillo QSO and QTC templates for DARC Worked All Europe

記錄格式依序如下,每個項次以空格隔開

  • QTC:這是標頭,固定就是『QTC:』
  • ***** (freq):收發 QTC 的頻率,在 HF 頻段單位為KHz,例如 7025KHZ 記為 7025或 7000,14025 記為 14025 或 14000
  • ** (mode):通訊模式,固定為 CW 或 PH (SSB) 或 RY (RTTY)
  • yyyy-mm-dd nnnn:收發 QTC 的時期時間
  • QTC 接收者呼號:例如 BV0TXX 發送 QTC 給 YL1RCV,這一項填的就是 YL1RCV
  • nnn/nn:QTC 序號,例如記錄為 012/05 或 12/5 都可以,代表第 12 次發送 QTC,這組 QTC 共 5 筆。實際通訊的時候不會發送前置的 0,記錄的時候補上 0 只是為了格式對齊比較整齊。
  • QTC 發送者呼號:例如 BV0TXX 發送 QTC 給 YL1RCV,這一項填的就是 BV0TXX
  • nnnn (QSO Time):例如 1307 通聯到 DA1AA,他給你流水號 431,那麼這一項就是 1307。
  • ****** (QSO Call):例如 1307 通聯到 DA1AA,他給你流水號 431,那麼這一項就是 DA1AA。
  • nnnn (QSO exch):例如 1307 通聯到 DA1AA,他給你流水號 431,那麼這一項就是 471 或 0471。

以上面示範的通訊,寫成 Cabrillo 格式如下 (僅取幾行示範)


QSO:  freq mo yyyy-mm-dd hhmm your call     rst exch   call worked   rst exch
QSO: 14000 CW 2003-08-13 1320 BV0TXX        599 121    OH8X          599 524
QSO: 14000 CW 2003-08-13 1322 BV0TXX        599 122    S57M          599 146
QSO: 14000 CW 2003-08-13 1323 BV0TXX        599 123    YL1RCV        599 411
QTC: 14000 CW 2003-08-13 1323 YL1RCV        012/05     BV0TXX        1307 DA1AA         0471
QTC: 14000 CW 2003-08-13 1323 YL1RCV        012/05     BV0TXX        1308 HG5A          0864
QTC: 14000 CW 2003-08-13 1323 YL1RCV        012/05     BV0TXX        1310 OM5S          0573
QTC:  freq mo yyyy-mm-dd hhmm qtc rcvd by   nnn/nn     qtc sent by   hhmm qso call      exch


DARC DX&HF 通訊比賽通用性規則

1. 原則性說明Principles

所有 DARC 委員會舉辦的 DX & HF 通訊比賽都必須包含及套用此份通用性規則,如此可使個別比賽的規則顯得較精簡並突顯其特殊規定。


2. 何謂『參加 DARC DX&HF 通訊比賽』?

就是依據此通用及個別規則參與 DARC 舉辦的比賽活動,包含提交參賽資料給主辦單位審核。提交資料的參賽者等於同意下列事項

  • 參賽者已瞭解比賽規則
  • 整個比賽期間均遵守比賽規則
  • 遵守電台當地的法規
  • 在 Cabrillo 格式的 "SPECIFIC" 標頭輸入 DOK 編碼 (例如 SPECIFIC: C25)
  • 無條件接受主辦單位的決定
  • DARC 有權在審核之後將參賽者的通訊記錄公佈 (例如公佈在 DCL - DARC Community Logbook)

參與者如不同意上列事項,通訊記錄需明確註明為 CHECKLOG,checklog 不會被公開。


3. 通用規則

  1. 遵定呼號及執照等級相關的法規。
  2. 比賽時使用用的發射機、接收機都必須位於同一地點,禁止使用額外的遙控發射、接收裝置。
  3. 比賽期間禁止使用收發不同頻段的通訊方式 (Cross-band contact)。
  4. 同一時在在同一頻段只能發送一個訊號。
  5. 在規定不可進行通訊比賽的頻率範圍進行通訊會被處罰。
  6. 比賽期間不可使用其他方式請求別人來 QSO,例如 利用電話、網際網路、聊天室、智慧型手機、messenger, E-Mail等。
  7. 不可以要求別人或自行將操作資訊放上即時動態網路。
  8. 絕不可以刪除無效的通訊記錄,它們一定要被記錄下來但可以標示為不評分,標示方法在第 5 章有說明。
  9. 通訊時間以 UTC 計時,刻意將不同時間的 QSO 記為相同時間("rubber clocking")會被處罰。
  10. 時間的記錄需準確,時間差異達 10 分鐘以上可能造成 QSO 交叉比對失效。
  11. 單人操作者係指單一個人完成有操作、記錄、使用即時動態網路等工作。


4. 罰則 Penalties

(1) 重複的通訊沒有分數且會被移除,不會有額外的處罰。

(2) 主辦單位可以對違反比賽通則或個別比賽規則的行為執行以下判罰

  1. 移除 QSO。例如有瑕疪或錯誤的 QSO
  2. 違反規則或運動家精神的行為可判以『黃牌』處分,依違規狀況扣除總分的 2%, 5%, 或 10%。
  3. 嚴重違反規則或運動家精神的行為可判以『紅牌』處分,即失格處分。

    黃、紅牌名單會隨比賽成績一併公佈。


5. 避免錯誤及失分的注意事項

(1) "NM" 的用法

在需要發送 DOK 碼的通訊比賽中,非 DARC 或 VFDB 會員的德國電台必須發送 "NM" 作為通訊碼 (代表 non-member),不過 "NM" 不可做為乘數。德國參賽者應抄收記錄外國電台發送的流水號,但有時會不小心把通訊碼記錄為 "NM",這種錯誤應避免。

(2) 電子記錄 Electronic Logs

DARC 所舉辦的 DX&HF 通訊比賽接下下面兩種格式的電子記錄:由 DARC 委員會發展出來的 STF 格式或國際通用的 Cabrillo 格式。

每種通訊比賽或 Log 登錄軟體應該都可以輸出這兩種格式。提交的參賽資料必需為文字檔 (ASCII-standard),WORD, EXCEL, PDF 這一類的檔案是 binary 檔案,不是文字檔。binary 檔案無法被 Log 上傳主機接受。

ADIF 也是多數 Log 登錄軟體常用的文字檔格式,但是它的格式不適合被比賽專用的查核軟體所應用,所以也不會被接受。

(3) 提交參賽資料 Submission of Logs

參賽資料可以由 e-mail 寄到自動的收件主機或 Web 上傳,內容或格式會經由主機自動檢查,如果有問題則會由主機自動發送 e-mail 通知或上傳時直接顯示錯誤訊息,如此讓參賽者有機會修正重新上傳,只要在收件期限前皆可重複修改錯誤上傳,系統會以截止收件前所收到的最後一版做為比賽審核的內容。

(4) 上傳參賽資料的基本限制

  • 比賽的通訊記錄需依時間序記錄,不可以依照頻段順序記錄。
  • 有規定要有足夠休息時間的比賽,不需要在參賽資料裡特別註明休息時段,比賽專用的審核軟體會自動判斷。
  • 只有 Cabrillo 格式才可以將無效的通訊記錄標記為不受審核。Cabrillo 格式的通訊記錄每筆都是以 "QSO:" 開頭,你可以使用文字編輯軟體把你認為無效的記錄將前頭的 "QSO:" 改為"X-QSO:" (別忘記冒號),如此,比賽的審核軟體就會把這筆記錄視為 Check-QSO。


Worked All Europe DX Contest - Rules 2022

Version:(2020-06-21)

The Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) invites radio amateurs world wide to participate in the annual WAE DX Contest.

Effective of May 2014 are the General Contest Rules of DARC Committee DX and HF Contesting.


1 Times

CW: August, second full weekend
Saturday, August 13th, 2022, 0000 UTC until Sunday, August 14, 2022, 2359 UTC

SSB: September, second full weekend
Saturday, September 10th, 2022, 0000 UTC until Sunday, September 11th, 2022, 2359 UTC

RTTY: November, second full weekend
Saturday, November 12th, 2022, 0000 UTC until Sunday, November 13, 2022, 2359 UTC


2 Bands

3.5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz.

According to IARU-Region1-rules no contest operation (neither RUN nor S&P) is allowed outside the contest-preferred segments. No contest operation

CW : 3570-3800; 7040-7200; 14070-14350 kHz
SSB: 3650-3700; 7040-7060; 7100-7130; 14100-14125; 14300-14350 kHz.

At all times, participants have to respect the IARU-bandplans.


3 Categories

SINGLE-OP LOW
Max. output 100 watts - all bands. Only one signal permitted at any time.

SINGLE-OP HIGH

Output higher than 100 watts - all bands. Only one signal permitted at any time.

MULTI-OP

Band changes are allowed every 10 minutes; this includes all activities of a main station, including QSO & QTC traffic and CQing.

Only exception: Working of a multiplier. Other transmitters may be used in parallel to the main station to work multipliers on other bands.

Notes:

  • Transmitters, receivers and antennas used in the contest must be located within a 2 km diameter circle.
  • The use of DX spotting nets is allowed in all categories.


4 Off Times

Single Operator stations may only operate 36 out of the 48-hour contest period.
Off times must be a minimum of 60 minutes during which no QSO or QTC is logged.


5 Exchange

A contest QSO can only be conducted between a European (ref. WAE list) and a non-European station (ref. DXCC list). Exception: RTTY, see paragraph12. The exchange consists of RS/RST and a progressive serial number starting with 001. If the station worked does not send a serial number, log the contact with number 000. QSOs logged with 000 give only credit, if a new multi is worked with this QSO. Each station can be credited only once per band.


6 Multiplier

For non-European stations the multiplier is the number of countries defined in the WAE Country List (see below) worked per band.

For European stations every non-European DXCC entity counts as a multiplier.
Exception: In the following countries up to ten numerical call areas count as multipliers: W, VE, VK, ZL, ZS, JA, BY, PY and RA8/RA9 and RAU+00D8 – without respect to their geographical location.

Examples: W1, K1, KA1 and K3../1 count as W1;
VE1, VO1 und VY1 count as VE1;
JR4, 7M4 und 7K4 count as JA4;
ZL2 and ZL6 are two different multipliers.

Multiplier bonus: Country multiplier points are "weighted" by band. Multiply the number of countries worked on 3.5 MHz by four, on 7 MHz by three, and on 14/21/28 MHz by two. The total multiplier is the sum of the weighted multiplier points of all bands.


7 QTC Traffic

Additional points can be achieved by QTCs. A QTC is the report of a contest QSO back to a European station (exception: RTTY, see §12).

The following rules apply:

  1. A QTC contains time, call sign and serial number of the reported QSO. Example: "1307 DA1AA 431" means that DA1AA was worked at 1307 UTC and sent serial number 431.
  2. Each QSO may only be reported once as a QTC. The QTC may not be reported back to the original station.
  3. Every QTC that was correctly transferred, counts one point for the sender and one point for the receiver.
  4. Two stations may exchange up to 10 QTCs maximum. The two stations may establish contact several times to complete the quota.
  5. QTCs are transferred by means of QTC series. A QTC series is a block of one (minimum) to ten (maximum) QTCs. QTC series are numbered using the following scheme: The first figure is the progressive serial number starting with one; the second figure denotes the number of QTCs in the series. Example: "QTC 3/7" means this is the third QTC series transmitted by this station and it contains seven QTCs.
  6. For every QTC series that is transmitted or received, the QTC number, time and frequency band of the QTC transmission must be logged. If any of this data is missing from your log, no credit will be given for this QTC series.


8 Scoring

The final score is the result of total QSOs plus QTCs on all bands multiplied by the sum of all multipliers weighted by the band bonus factor (see §6).


9 Disqualification

Violation of the rules of the contest or unsportsmanlike conduct will be deemed sufficient cause for disqualification. The decisions of the contest-committee are final.


10 Submissions

URL:http://www.waedc.de

Messages to contest manager (no logs): waedc-info(at)dxhf.darc.de

Logs need to be uploaded in Cabrillo-Format here:
URL: https://www.dxhf.darc.de/~waecwlog/upload.cgi?form=referat&lang=en

Log-deadline CW: August 23rd 2021, 23:59 UTC
Log-deadline SSB: September 20th 2021, 23:59 UTC
Log-deadline RTTY: November 22nd 2021, 23:59 UTC

By submitting an electronic log, the participant claims to fully accept the rules of the contest. A written declaration is not necessary.

Note: After publication of the results all logs will be put into the DARC Contest Logbook (DCL). http://dcl.darc.de/

Hand-written logs:

After the contest use a proper logging program or LM from DL8WAA to enter your data. See Link: http://contestsoftware.com/e/home.htm

If you do not have a computer, please ask a friend or family member to import the log.


11 DX & Contest Club Competition

The club score is calculated by adding the final results of all participating club members in all three WAE contests, excluding SWLs. To be counted, the name of the club has to be indicated in the log on a separate header line using the keyword "CLUB".

The club must not be an official national amateur radio club. For a club to be listed, a minimum of three logs must be submitted.

A trophy is sponsored for the top DX (non-EU) and the top EU clubs.

For DL stations participating in the German DARC/VFDB-Clubmeisterschaft put your DOK in the log on a separate header line using the keyword "SPECIFIC".


12 Special Rules for RTTY

In the RTTY portion of the WAEDC there are no continental limits; everybody can work everybody. Only QTC traffic must be performed between different continents.

Every station may send and receive QTCs. The sum of QTCs exchanged between two stations (sent plus received) must not exceed 10 (ten).

The European and non-European multipliers indicated in §6 count for all stations.


13 Log Deadline

Log deadline is always seven days after the end of the contest.


14 Criteria for WAEDC Awards and Plaques

Continental winners will receive a plaque. Printable online certificates will be availabe for all stations on result publication.

Entries from countries split by numerical call areas for multiplier reasons (see §6) will be listed according to their reported location within their respective geographical call area.

Stations who activate a WAE country for the WAEDC from where no log was received over the last three years will be recognized as "WAEDC Hero" and receive a special prize.

For 2022 these countries are: 1A0, 3A, GJ, GM/s, HV, JW, JW/b, JX, OJ0, OY, R1F, SV/A, T7, ZB, 4U1I

Stations who have been in the Top-Ten/Top-Six list for at least five times can apply for a special plaque.

The WAEDC committee reserves the right to honor special contest activities with additional plaques.


15 Audio Recording

The Top 5 entrants of every category (Single OP Low EU, Single OP High EU, Multi-OP EU, Single OP Low DX, Single OP High DX, Multi-OP DX) have to send an audio recording of the received and own signal of the whole operating period. This has to be done ONLY ON REQUEST of the Contestmanager. If a station failed to send the requested recording, all not direct checkable QSOs can be removed. This is not recommended for RTTY.


WAE Country List

1A0, 3A, 4O, 4U1I, 4U1V, 9A, 9H, C3, CT, CU, DL, E7, EA, EA6, EI, ER, ES, EU, F, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GM/s, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HV, I, IS, IT (without IG9/IH9 Zone 33), JW, JW/b, JX, LA, LX, LY, LZ, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, PA, R1F, RA, RA2, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV/A, SV5, SV9, T7, TA1, TF, TK, UR, YL, YO, YU, Z6, Z3, ZA, ZB.



General rules for DARC DX&HF Contests

1. Principles

The "General Rules for DARC DX&HF-Contests" are the binding master rules for all contest that are organized by the DARC Committee DX & HF-Contesting. They simplify the specific rules of the individual DARC contests.


2. What does the term "Participation in a DARC DX&HF-Contest" mean?

We regard it as the participation in a DARC contest according to the general and specific rules incl. sending the log for adjucation. Participants who send their log for adjucation agree

  • that they have read the contest rules
  • that they have obeyed the rules during the entire contest
  • that they have obeyed all laws and legal regulations during the contest
  • that they have entered their DOK in the header of their log as SPECIFIC (e.g. SPECIFIC: C25)
  • that they will unconditionally accept the decisions of the contest manager
  • that DARC is entitled to publish entrants' logs after adjucation (e.g. by uploading them to DCL – DARC Community Logbook)

Participants who do not agree to all these terms must clearly mark their log as a CHECKLOG. Checklogs will not be published.


3. Further general DX&HF-Contest Rules

  1. Call sign and license class must be in compliance with all legal regulations.
  2. All transmitters and receivers used in the contest must be located on the same site. This prohibits the use of additional remote transmitting and/or receiving installations.
  3. Cross-band contacts are not permitted during contests.
  4. Only one TX signal per band can be used.
  5. Contest traffic in sectors marked as contest-free will be penalised.
  6. The use of other forms of communication (e.g. telephone, internet, chat, smartphones, messenger, E-Mail etc.) to solicit contacts during the contest is not permitted
  7. Spotting your own station in a DX-cluster or requesting another station to spot you is not permitted.
  8. Logged contacts that shall be regarded as unvalid must by no means be deleted in the log. They must be left in the log and marked that they are not to be adjucated. The way to do that will be described in 5. "General Remarks".
  9. The time of the contact must be documented in the log in UTC. Later time changes ("rubber clocking") will be penalised.
  10. Make sure that the time in your log is accurate. Time differences of more than 10 minutes can endanger the recognition of the contact.
  11. Single Operator means that one person performs all operating, logging and spotting functions.


4. Penalties

(1) Duplicate contacts will be adjucated as "zero point QSOs" and deleted without any further punishment.

(2) The contest manager can punish violations of general or specific contest rules with the following measures:

  1. A QSO can be deleted, i.e. it will not be counted, for minor flaws or mistakes.
  2. The contest manager can punish violation of rules and/or lack of sportsmanship with a "yellow card". Depending on the severity of the offence the final results of the entry can be reduced by 2%, 5% or 10% of the final score.
  3. The contest manager can punish severe violations of rules or sportsmanship with a "red card" resulting in the disqualification of the entry.

    Yellow and red cards will be published at the end of the result lists.


5. General hints to avoid mistakes and score reductions

(1) Notes on "NM"

By the introduction of "NM" DARC has enabled non-members to participate in contests that require a DOK in the contest exchange. A German radio amateur without DARC membership uses "NM" instead of the DOK. However, NM will never count as a multiplier. Often German participants make the mistake to enter NM instead of the required serial number when logging foreign stations. "NM" can exclusively be used by German radio amateurs who are not members of either DARC or VFDB.

(2) Electronic Logs

Electronic logs for contests of the DARC Committee DX & HF-Contesting can be submitted in one of two formats: either in STF-format that was developed by the DARC Committee or the internationally more common Cabrillo-format.

Each contest- or logging software will generally be able to provide one of these formats. Submitted log files must comply with ASCII-standard. WORD- and EXCEL-files as well as PDF-files and binary files (e.g. .bin, .wt4 etc.) are not ASCII-files. They cannot be read and accepted by the log robot.

ADIF is an ASCII-format that is often used in logging software. As it does not provide all information that is required for log adjucation, it is entirely unsuitable for adjucation and cannot be accepted either.

(3) Submission of Logs

Logs are submitted by e-mail to a log robot or - in the future - by uploading them to the Web. After submission logs are checked by the robot or during an Web upload for correctness in form and content. An e-mail from the robot or an error message during the upload informs the log entrant about the quality of the entry and gives him the chance to correct the log before the deadline of the contest. Up to this date any number of corrections can be sent. Each entry is marked by a time stamp and the last version before the dead line will be adjucated.

(4) Minimal restrictions for log submission to the robot or uploading to the Web

  • All contacts in a contest must be logged in chronological order. Separate band logs are not permitted.
  • Logs that do not agree with the regulations above can be regarded as CHECKLOG and do not qualify for the contest any more. This is a further reason to observe the response of the robot and to correct errors.
  • In contests with obligatory rest periods the time of non-operation will be calculated by the adjucation software. It is not necessary to indicate them in the log.
  • X-QSO: Marking one or more QSOs in your log as unvalid is only possible in Cabrillo. In this format all QSO-lines are headed by the label "QSO:". After editing a Cabrillo log with an ASCII editor you can mark a contact as invalid by changing "QSO" into "X- QSO:" (Don't forget the hyphen!). Lines beginning with "X-QSO:" are simply regarded as Check-QSOs by the log robot, upload-check and adjucation software.


BV3FG / Robert Suen