WEA RTTY Contest

1. Contest Period	13th-14th November,1999 - 0000 Saturday to 2400 Sunday.
2. Rest periods	Only 36 hours of operation are permitted for Single op stations.The 12 hours of non-operation may be taken in one, but not more than 3 periods, at any time during the contest, and must be clearly noted in the log.
3. Bands	80, 40, 20, 15, and 10M. Minimum operating time on a band is 15 minutes. A quick band change,in order to work a new multiplier, is allowed.
4. Mode	Baudot (RTTY) only.
5. Operator Classes	Note: DX Cluster support is allowed for all classifications. a) Single op, all bands. b) Multi-op, Single transmitter. (only one signal on the air at any given time,except when a NEW multiplier can be worked on other bands.) NOTE: You cannot work QTCs on other bands parallel to QSO traffic on a given band. c) SWL
6. Message Exchange	RST + QSO serial number, starting with 001. A station may be worked only once per band. Note: For RTTY , there are NO continental limitations. Everybody works everybody.
7. QSO Points	Count 1 point for each QSO and 1 point for each QTC (see below).
8. Multipliers	Each DXCC/WAE country counts as a multiplier. Multipliers count only once per band. 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 HB0 HV I IS IT JW(Bear) JW(Spitsbergen) JX LA LX LY LZ OE OH OH0 OJ0 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 1A0 3A 4U1(Geneva) 4U1(Vienna) 9A 9H
9. Multiplier Bonus	Each mult on 80M counts as 4 mults Each mult on 40M counts as 3 mults Each mult on 20/15/10M counts as 2 mults
10. QTC Points	Count 1 point for each QTC reported to any station NOT ON YOUR OWN CONTINENT. Each station may both send and receive QTCs, but the sum of QTCs exchanged between two stations (sent plus received) must not exceed 10. Each QTC (message) will contain: Time, callsign, and QSO number. Example: "QTC:1307/AA5AU/131" means that you worked AA5AU at 1307 UTC and received his serial number 131. A QSO may be reported only once and not back to the originating station. (You cannot report a QSO with AA5AU back to AA5AU for credit.) The same station can be worked several times to complete the quota of 10, but only the original contact has QSO point value. A uniform list of QTCs sent must be kept. QTC 3/7 indicates that this is the 3rd series and 7 QTCs are now being sent. Record all received QTCs on a separate sheet with a clear indication of the sender. If more than 100 QTCs are claimed, a QTC checklist must show that the maximum quota of 10 QTCs per station has not been exceeded.
11. Final Score	Multiply total number of QSOs + QTCs by total number of multipliers.
12. Awards	Certificates will be awarded to highest scorer of the different classifications in each country (a reasonable score provided). Continental leaders will receive a plaque. Each participant with at least half of the score of the continental leader will also receive a certificate.
13. Logs and Summary	Use separate logsheets for each band. Indicate clearly all band changes. Duplicate contacts must be clearly marked in the log. If more than 100 stations have been worked on a band, a separate dupe sheet is required. NOTE: Logs violating these rules can be regarded as checklogs
14. Log Deadline	Log entries must be received by December 15, 1999 Mail to: WAEDC CONTEST COMMITTEE Durerring 7 P.O. BOX 1126 D-74370 SERSHEIM GERMANY E-mail to: [email protected] An automatic acknowledgement will be sent by the server. Special instructions for logs sent via E-mail or floppy disk: 1. A plain text ASCII summary sheet MUST be included. 2. Your QSO log(encoded binary file or plain text ASCII). 3. Your QTC log(encoded binary file or plain text ASCII).