YO DX Contest

Romanian radio-amateur federation (FRR) and Romanian DX Club (YO DX
Club) have the honour of inviting amateurs from all over the world to
take part in the 1999 YO DX Contest

1. Contest Period	Every first Sunday of August from 00-20 UTC. For 2000: 06 August.
2. Bands and Modes	3.5; 7; 14; 21; 28 MHz CW and SSB according to IARU Region 1 band plan.
3. Categories	A = single operator single band B = single operator multiband. One person performs all operating and logging and these stations are allowed one transmitted signal at any time. C = multi - operator single transmitter multiband. More than one person performs operating and logging. Once a station starts operating on a given band and mode, it must remain on that band and mode at least 10 minutes.
4. Contest Call	CQ YO Contest or TEST YO.
5. Exchange	RS(T) plus zone number according to ITU. YO stations will send after RS(T) two letters representing the county. The counties in each call area are: YO2 = AR. CS. HD. TM. YO3 = BU. IF YO4 = BR. CT. GL. TL. VN. YO5 = AB. BH. BN. CJ. MM. SJ. SM. YO6 = BV. CV. HR. MS. SB. YO7 = AG. DJ. GJ. MH. OT. VL. YO8 = BC. BT. IS. NT. SV. VS. YO9 = BZ. CL. DB. GR. IL. PH. TR. Maximum 42 counties.
6. Points	8 pts for a QSO with a YO station. 4 pts for a QSO with a station outside the own continent. 2 pts for a QSO with a station within the own continent. 0 pts for a QSO with a station within the own country.
7. Multiplier	Sum of ITU zones and YO counties worked on each band including own ITU zone.
8. Final Score	Sum of QSO points on all bands times the sum of worked multipliers on all bands.
9. Special Conditions	Contacts between stations in the same DXCC county are permitted only for zone multiplier. A station may be worked only once per band regardless of the mode All competitors have to observe these rules and the statement on the Summary sheet.
10. Log Instructions	* all times must be in UTC. * separate sheet for each band. * report RS(T) and number of the own ITU zone sent - only at the beginning of each sheet and when changing operating mode. * report RS(T) and number of ITU zone or YO county abbreviation received for each contact. * zone and county multiplier have to be indicated in the zone column. * each entry has to be accompanied by a summary sheet showing usual data: callsign, name, address, participation, category, number of contacts, points, multiplier, score, station description. Also it has to include a signed statement that all contest rules and regulations for amateur radio in the own country have been observed. * E-mail logs will be in ASCII format and will contain all information requested. * logs may be submitted also on floppy disk. Logs submitted on disk must contain all required information. Only ASCII format and MS-DOS compatible disks will be accepted.
11. Deadline	All entries must be post-marked within 30 days after the contest and mailed to the following address: Romanian Amateur Radio Federation; P.O. Box 22-50; R -71100 Bucuresti Romania or E-mail : [email protected]
12. Classifications and Awards	* separate classifications for each country and category . * the top score competitor regardless of entry category will be entitled "International Short Wave Championship of Romania" and will get a crystal cup. * the top score from each continent , regardless of entry category will become Honorary Member of the YO DX Club. * the stations classified on the first place in sections B and C and in section A on each band in each country will get an award. * all competitors will get the official results. * in case of dispute, the decisions of the Contest Committee of the RARF shall be final.