CW: August, second weekend 8/9 August 1998

SSB: September, second weekend 12/13 September 1998

The minimum time of operation on a band is 15 minutes. A quick band change in order to work a new multiplier is allowed.

According to IARU Region 1 regulations contest operation is not allowed in the following contest free sections:

• Single operator - all bands

• Multi operator - single transmitter

  (Only one signal may be on the air at any given time - except when NEW multipliers can be worked on other bands. But you cannot work QTCs on other bands parallel to QSO traffic on a given band.)

• SWL, see special regulations (rule 13)

Exchange the usual five or six digit RS/RST plus a progressive QSO number starting with 001 (multi/multi stations keep serial numbers by band).

European stations use the current DXCC Countries List. Each non-European country counts one multiplier unit per band.

Multiplier bonus:
• The multiplier on 3,5 MHz may be multiplied by four.
• The multiplier on 7 MHz may be multiplied by three.
• The multiplier on 14/21/28 MHz may be multiplied by two.

A QTC can only be sent from a non-European to a European station (for RTTY see special regulations).

A QTC contains the time, call sign, and QSO number of the station being reported.

QTC: 1307/DA1AA/431 means you worked DA1AA at 1307 UTC and received his serial number 431.

A QSO may be reported only once and not back to the originating station.

A maximum of 10 QTCs can be sent to the same station, which can be worked several times to complete this quota. Only the original contact, however, has QSO point value.

Keep a uniform list of QTCs sent. QTC 3/7 indicates that this is the 3rd series and that 7 QSOs are now being sent.

European stations may record the QTCs received on a separate sheet with a clear indication of their sender including the band where the QTC were received.

WAE country list:

C3 - CT1 - CU - DL - EA - EA6 - EI - ER - ES - EU - F - G - GD - GI - GJ - GM - GM (Shetland) - GU - GW - HA - HB - HBØ - HV - I - IS - IT - JW (Bear) - JW (Spitsbergen) - JX - LA - LX - LY - LZ - OE - OH - OHØ - OJØ - OK - OM - ON - OY - OZ - PA - R1/FJL - R1/MVI - RA - RA2 - S5 - SM - SP - SV - SV5 (Rhodes) - SV9 (Crete) - SV (Mt Athos) - T7 - T9 - TA1 - TF - TK - UR - YL - YO - YU - Z3 - ZA - ZB2 - 1AØ - 3A - 4U1 (Geneva) - 4U1 (Vienna) - 9A - 9H

Continental leaders will receive a plaque.

General requirements

Please send your log on a disk instead of a paper log if you used a logging program.

Please make sure that UTC is used in both logs (QSO/QTC).

JA/USA stations: Do not forget to list your call as/if in another call area than indicated by your call. Example W1AA/7.

Paper logs

To ease checking participants are expected to arrange their logs according to the official WAEDC log form.

All band changes have to be clearly indicated.

The log must be accompanied by a summary sheet, and check sheets for QTCs and multipliers. Duplicate contacts have to be clearly marked in the log.

If more than 100 stations have been worked on a band a separate checksheet for duplicate contacts is obligatory.

Mailing Address

WAEDC Contest Committee
Duererring 7
P O Box 1126
D-74370 SERSHEIM
GERMANY

Disk logs

The floppy disk must be IBM-compatible, MS-DOS formatted, 3,5- or 5,25-inch (40- or 80-track).

The log information must be in an ASCII file, following the WAEDC suggested standard file format and should contain all QSO exchange information.

An official summary sheet with a signed contest participation declaration is required with all entries.

Logs via e-mail or packet radio

Two (three, if QTCs are in the log) files are needed:

• Plain-text ASCII summary sheet MUST be included
• Your QSO-log (the *.ALL file in plain text ASCII preferred)
• Your QTC-log is needed if QTCs are claimed for point credit

Email

[email protected]

Packet radio

DL2DN@DB0RBS.#BW.DEU.EU

A frequently updated list of received logs will be available via packet and internet after the contest.

PLEASE NOTE: LOGS VIOLATING THESE RULES CAN BE REGARDED AS CHECKLOGS.

Sample log and summary forms are available from the address above. Please send your address label and sufficient postage (2 US $ or equivalent).

To be listed, a minimum of 3 logs must be received from a club. The club membership has to be clearly marked in the log. The results of all parts of the WAEDC will be added to get the club’s score.

The same call sign - European or non-European - may only be logged once per band. The log must contain both call signs and at least one of the control numbers.

Each station logged counts 1 point, each complete QTC (max. 10 per station) 1 point.

Multipliers are determined by the DXCC- and WAE-country-lists.

Each DXCC/WAE-country counts as a multiplier.