ARI International DX Contest

The Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (ARI) has the honour of
inviting radio amateurs all over the world to participate in the
2000 ARI International DX Contest.

Aim	It's a world-wide competition: everybody can work everybody.
Date	First weekend in May.
Time	Saturday 20.00z - Sunday 20.00z.
Classes	Single operator CW Single operator SSB Single operator RTTY Single operator Mixed Multi operator, single transmitter, Mixed mode SWL Mixed
Bands	10 meter through 160 meter (RTTY: 10m through 80m) except WARC bands, are allowed according to IARU band plans. Band and mode can be changed only after 10 minutes you have been on it.
Exchange	Italians send RST + two letters to identify their province. Other stations will send RST + a serial number from 001.
Points	QSO with own country counts 0 (zero) points but is good for the multipliers' credit QSO with own continent counts 1 (one) point QSO with different continent counts 3 (three) points QSO with any Italian (I & IS0) station counts 10 (ten) points. The same station can be contacted on the same band once on SSB/CW/RTTY but only the first QSO is good for multipliers' credit. Please remember that I (Italy) and IS0 (Sardinia Island) are not country multipliers.
Multiplier	Each Italian province (103) count 1 (one) multiplier, each DXCC country (except I & IS0) count 1 (one) multiplier. The same multiplier (province/country) can be counted once and only once per band.
Scoring	Final score is sum of QSO points times the sum of multipliers.
SWL	Listeners have the same rules of OM. The same station cannot appear more than 3 (three) times on every band, regardless of mode, as a correspondent.
Awards	A plaque with a certificate will be awarded to the top scoring station in each class. Special plaques can be awarded by the Contest Committee if country/continental/call-area participation will justify the decision. A certificate will be awarded to No. 2, 3, 4, 5 top scoring stations in each class as well as to the top scoring stations in each country in each class. SPECIAL AWARD. Two very attractive, large size plaques will be awarded by Santa Barbara Contesters to keep alive the memory of IN3ANE, Pietro Fiorito. The plaques will be assigned to: - OM: the best score achieved by an OM under 21 years of age. - SWL: the best score achieved by a SWL under 18 years of age. In order to qualify for these awards, entrants must clearly state their age and birth date on the summary sheet.
Logs	Separate logs are necessary for each band. Logs must show all the QSO's data. A summary sheet is required showing all the scoring details, class of entry, name, callsign, full address of the applicant callsign of other operators and a signed declaration. Logs must be mailed within 30 days from the end of the contest and addressed to: ARI Contest Manager Paolo Cortese, I2UIY P.O.Box 14 27043 Broni (PV) ITALY E-mail: [email protected] VERY IMPORTANT Logs on diskette are really very welcome and accepted in substitution of paperlogs. Please send us your log on diskette. Accepted formats are: N6TR, K1EA, EI5DI, ASCII as well as the MS/DOS software distributed FREE of cost from the Contest Committee. A printed summary sheet must always be enclosed. NEW Alternatively, logs in ASCII format (or as attached files) may be sent via e-mail addressed to [email protected]. You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your log within 48 hours.
Penalties and Disqualification	Logs will be carefully checked by the Contest Committee and mistakes may cause a score reduction. Disqualification may apply for: excessive number of unmarked duplicates (more than 2%), violation of the "10 minutes rule" (either for band and mode), excessive declared score, log without the summary sheet. Instead to disqualify a log, the Committee may decide to penalize it by erasing a percentage of its score.
Free Contest Software	An IBM-compatible software to administrate this contest is available FREE of cost. It can be used on real-time or either after the contest. It calculates points, multipliers and score, you have just to type the callsign and the received report. It prints logs, summary and dupe sheets as well as QSL labels. It has PacketCluster capability. An updated version is now available, revised and modified. The software can be received by sending to the Contest Manager 5 US Dollars or 10 IRCs to cover the diskette and postage expenses.