SARTG WW RTTY Contest

Sponsored by the Scandinavian Amateur Radio Teleprinter Group. (SARTG)
Third full weekend in August

1. Contest Period	Three separate periods: 0000-0800 UTC Saturday 1600-2400 UTC Saturday 0800-1600 UTC Sunday
2. Bands	80, 40, 20, 15, and 10M
3. Classes	A) Single op, All Band C) Multi-op, Single Tx, all band B) Single op, Single Band D) SWL, all band NOTE 1: Single op, All Band stations may also enter as a single band entry of their choice. NOTE 2: DX spotting and alerting assistance is permitted in ALL classes.
4. Modes	RTTY only.
5. Exchange	RST + QSO number, starting with 001.
6. Multipliers	Each DXCC country on each band, including first contact with Australia, Canada, Japan and USA. Additionally, each call area in VK, VE, JA and W will count as a multiplier on each band. Note: Stations operating from call areas other than their call ID, are asked to use '/x' for their actual call area. i.e. K5DJ/1
7. QSO Points	QSO with own country, 5 points. QSO with other countries in own continent, 10 points. QSO with other continents, 15 points.
8. Scoring	Total QSO points x total multipliers = TOTAL SCORE.
9. Awards	To the top stations in each class, country, and district, if the number of QSOs is reasonable.
10. Logs	Use separate logsheets for each band. Logs must show: BAND, DATE/TIME (UTC), CALLSIGN, EXCHANGE MESSAGE SENT and RECEIVED, MULTIPLIERS, and QSO POINTS. Summary sheet must show scoring, class, your callsign, name and address. Multi-op stations must show the callsigns and names of all operators involved. Logs on DOS formatted 3 1/2 inch diskettes together with a printed summary sheet are accepted. Please advise of any club participation,your score will be added to the aggregated score of your club. Your comments will be very much appreciated.
11. Logs Deadline	Logs must be received by October 10, to qualify. Mail to: SARTG Contest Manager Ewe Hakansson, SM7BHM Box 9019 S-291 09 KRISTIANSTAD Sweden E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]