Worked All Europe DX Contest ---------------------------- OBJECT: The activity will be between European countries and the rest of the world. DATE: CW: Second weekend in August SSB: Second weekend in September. TIME Saturday 00.00 - Sunday 24.00z. BANDS: 3.5 - 7 - 14 - 21- 28 MHz. Minimum operating time on a band is 15 minutes. A quick band change is allowed to work new multipliers. CLASSES: (A) Single operator, all band (B) Multi-operator, single transmitter. Only one signal may be on the air at any given time except when new mutipliers are worked on other bands. It is not allowed to transmit or receive QTCs parallel to QSO-traffic. (C) SWL. Note: DX packet cluster spotting is allowed for all classes. Only 36 hours of operating time out of the 48-hour contest period are permitted for single operator stations. The 12-hour off time may be taken in one, but not more than 3 periods any time during the contest and must be indicated in the log. Off time must be at least 1 hour. EXCHANGE: RS(T) plus serial number. POINTS: One point per QSO and one point for each QTC reported. MULTIPLIER: The multiplier for non-Europeans is determined my the number of European countries worked on each band (see the WAE country list). Europeans will use the ARRL DXCC list of non-European countries. BONUS MULTIPLIER: Multiply you multiplier on 80 meters by 4, on 40 by 3, and on 20/15/10 by 2. FINAL SCORE: Total QSO points plus QTC points times the sum of total multipliers from all bands. SWL: Only the single operator, all band class may be used. The same callsign, European or non-European, may be logged only once per band. The log must contain both callsigns and at least one of the control numbers. Each QSO logged counts 1 point; each complete QTC 1 point (maximum of 10 per station). Multiplier is determined by the DXCC and WAE country list. QTC TRAFFIC: Additional point credit may be earned by making use of the QTC traffic feature. A QTC is a report of a confirmed QSO that took place earlier in the contest and was later sent back to a European station. It can only be sent by a non-European station back to a European. The general idea is that after a number of Europeans have been worked, a list of these stations can be reported back during a QSO with another station. An additional one-point credit can be claimed for each station reported. A QTC contains the time, call, and QSO number of the station being reported (e.g., 1300/DL2DN/134, which means that at 1300z you worked DL2DN and received #134). A QSO can be reported only once and not back to the original station. A maximum of 10 QTCs to a station is allowed. The same station may be worked several times to complete this quota. Only the original contact, however, has QSO value. Keep a uniform list of QTCs sent; 3/7 indicates that this is the third series of QTCs sent and that 7 are being reported. If more than 100 QTCs are claimed, a check list must show that the maximum quota of 10 per station is not exceeded. CLUB COMPETITION: This rule requires the club to be a local group and not a national organization. Eligible club members must operate within a 500 km diameter. To be listed, a minimum of three logs must be received from a club. Entries must clearly indicate their club name on the summary sheet. A special trophy will be awarded by the DARC to the winning clubs from Europe and non-Europe. AWARDS: Certificates will be awarded to the top scorers in each class in each country. Each participant with at least half the score of the continental leader will also receive a certificate. Plaques will go to continantal winners in teh single- and multi-operator classes and the winning EU and non-Eu clubs. LOGS: It is suggested that you use the official DARC or equivalent log form. Logs may also be sent on MS-DOS disks ASCII files. Use 40 contacts to the page and a separate sheet for each band. Submit a dupe sheet for each band with 200 or more contacts. A summary sheet showing the score and a signed delaration are also required (sample log forms are available with an SASE and/or IRCs). Mailing deadline is September 15th for CW entries and October 15th for SSB to: WAEDC Contest Committee P.O.Box 1126 D-74370 Sersheim GERMANY e-mail: waedc@darc.de WAE country list: ----------------- C3-CT-CU-DL-EA-EA6-EI-ER-ES-EU-F-G-GD-GI-GJ-GM-GM Shetland-GU-GW-HA-HB9-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-SV5Rhodes-SV9 Crete-SY-T7-T9-TA1-TF- TK-UR-YL-YO-YU-Z3-ZA-ZB2-1A0-3A-4U1 Geneva-4U1 Vienna-9A-9H - - - Orig 96