ARRL 160-Meter Contest

1) Object	Object: For amateurs worldwide to exchange information with W/VE amateurs on 1.8-MHz CW only. DX-to-DX QSOs are not permitted for contest credit.
2) Contest Period	2200 UTC December 3 until 1600 UTC December 5, 1999. Forty-two-hour period with no time limitation.
3) Categories	(A) Single operator: One person performs all transmitting, receiving, spotting and logging functions. (1) QRP: 5-W output or less. (2) Low Power: 150-W output or less. (3) High Power: More than 150-W output. (B) Multioperator: Single transmitter only. Those obtaining any form of assistance, such as relief operators, loggers or use of spotting nets, including PacketClusters.
4) Contest Exchange	(A) W/VE: Signal report and ARRL/RAC Section. (B) DX: Signal report. Country name is obvious from the prefix. Send ITU Region if maritime or aeronautical mobile.
5) Scoring	(A) QSO Points: Two points for QSOs with amateurs in an ARRL/RAC Section. W/VE stations count five points for DX QSOs. (B) Multipliers: ARRL/RAC Sections plus VE8/VY1 (maximum of 78) and DXCC countries (W/VE participants only). (C) Final Score: Multiply QSO points by multiplier. Example: K1MM works 357 stations, including 13 DX stations, and has a multiplier of 67. His score would be 753 QSO points [(344 x 2) + (13 x 5)] multiplied by 67 for 50,451 points.
6) Miscellaneous	(A) Participants are reminded that the segment 1.830 to 1.835 should be used for intercontinental QSOs only, in conformance with the ARRL band plan. (B) The use of non-Amateur Radio means of communication (eg, telephone) for the purpose of soliciting a contact (or contacts) during the contest period is inconsistent with the spirit and intent of this announcement.
7) Reporting	(A) Entries must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the end of the contest. No late entries can be accepted. Use ARRL 160-Meter Contest forms, a reasonable facsimile, submit your entry on diskette, upload your entry to the ARRL BBS, or send your entry to ARRL HQ via Internet. (1) Official entry forms are available from HQ in the Contest Yearbook. (2) You may submit your contest entry on diskette in lieu of paper logs. The floppy diskette 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 ARRL Suggested Standard File Format, and contain all log exchange information (band, mode, date, time in UTC, call of station worked, exchange sent, exchange received, multipliers [marked the first time worked] and QSO points). One entry per diskette. An official summary sheet or reasonable facsimile with signed contest participation disclaimer is required with all entries. (3) You may submit your contest entry via the ARRL BBS (860-594-0306), via Internet to [email protected], or anonymous FTP to ftp.arrl.org. Send your summary sheet file (Make sure it includes all the pertinent information outlined in the official ARRL summary sheet.) and your log file following the ARRL Suggested Standard File Format. (B) Logs must indicate band, mode, date, time in UTC, calls and complete exchanges (sent and received), multipliers and QSO points. Multipliers should be marked clearly in the log the first time they are worked. Entries with more than 200 QSOs total must include cross-check sheets (dupe sheets). Send entries to: ARRL Contest Branch, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
8) Awards	A certificate will be awarded to the top-scoring QRP, low- power and high-power single-operator stations in each ARRL/RAC Section and DXCC country, and to the top-scoring multioperator stations in each ARRL Division and continent.
9) Club Competition	ARRL-affiliated clubs compete for gavels on three levels: unlimited, medium, and local clubs. Details are listed in Club Competition Rules in the Contest Yearbook.
10) Condition of Entry	(A) Each entrant agrees to be bound by the provisions, as well as the intent, of this announcement, the regulations of his of her licensing authority and the decisions of the ARRL Awards Committee.
11) Disqualification	Excess duplicates and call sign/exchange errors. See Contest Disqualification Criteria in the Contest Yearbook for complete details.