WORLD-WIDE SOUTH AMERICA CW CONTEST - WWSA


                                                       Updated rules


Formerly sponsored by Antenna-Eletrônica Popular magazine and now by Liga
Brasileira de Radioamadores (LABRE Confederation), with the cooperation of
Distrito Federal CW Group (CWDF) and Argentine CW Group (GACW), the well
known WWSA Contest will now run under the following rules:


1.Contest period - First full weekend of June (for 2000, June 4-5).

		Starts: 0000 h UTC Saturday. Ends: 1600 h UTC Sunday. It's a 40-hour
		competition.
   
2.Mode - CW (A1A) only.

3.Bands - 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. Cross-band contacts are not valid.

4.Call and exchange - Call: CQ SA test. Exchange: RST+Continent (two
		letters: AF, AS, EU, NA, OC, SA). Example: 599EU.

5.Categories - 	I. Single operator/Single band (SOPSB). 
		II Single operator/Multiband (SOPMB). 
		III. Multi-Operator/Single Transmitter/Multi-Band (MOPMB).

6.Points
	a.South America contestants - QSO with station from:


		own country................................1 point.
		other South American country.............. 3 points.
		other continent...........................10 points.


	b.Other contestants - QSO with station from:


		own country..................................1 point.
		other country in own continent...............3 points.
		other continent except South America.........5 points.
		South America...............................10 points.


7.Multipliers - Different prefixes worked by band, according to WPX contest rules.

8.Scoring - The final score is the result of the total QSO points from all worked 
		bands multiplied by the sum of multipliers from all those bands.


9.Log instructions
	a) make a Summary Sheet listing:

		I - Name and year of the contest.
		II - Call sign used.
		III - Operator's call sign, if different from the call sign used.
		IV - Category of competition.
		V - Total of QSOs, points and multipliers by band.
		VI - Claimed final score.
		VII - Equipment and antennas used (optional).
        	Output power in watts (optional).
		IX - Comments and suggestions (optional).
		X - Signed declaration that all contest rules and regulations for amateur
		    radio in the country of the contestant have been fully observed. 
		    Also, the declaration must state that the articipant recognizes 
		    the actions and decisions of the Contest Committee as official and final.
		XI - For MOPMB category, list of all operators and their signatures.
		XII - Contestant's name and full mailing address, including country,
		      continent and, if it exists, e-mail address;


	b) use a separate log for each band, which must have: band, date, time UTC, 
		worked station, exchange (sent and received), multiplier prefixes (only
		in the first occurrence of each one, by band) and points of the QSO;


	a. besides the printed option, logs may also be sent via e-mail or in a
	   3,25" diskette. In both cases, only ASCII/TXT files may be accepted.;
   	b. deadline: July 31st, in all cases. Logs sent after that date or which
	   did not follow the contest rules will be considered just as check logs;
   	c. Summary sheet and logs should be sent to:

		by mail: LABRE - WWSA Contest Committee - P.O. Box 00004, 70359-970
			 Brasilia, DF - BRAZIL;

		by e-mail: labre@labre.org / wwsa


10.Awards - Certificates will be granted to the three top scoring stations in each 
		category, in every participating continent.

11.Final notes - All scores will be published by ham magazines and by Internet. 
		Contest Committee members and LABRE's official station may
		participate in the contest, but their logs will be considered just 
		as "check logs". Any other information may be obtained from the 
		Contest Committee through the addresses listed under Section 9.


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