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Recommended HF Digital Operating Frequencies (MHz) North and South America Europe/Africa 3.590 RTTY DX 3.580-3.620 3.605-3.645 7.040 RTTY DX 7.035-7.045 7.080-7.100 14.070-14.099.5 14.080-14.099.5 21.070-21.100 21.080-21.120 28.070-28.150 28.050-28.150 Recommended Novice Digital Operating Frequencies 10 meters 28.100-28.150* Suggested simplex packet-radio frequencies: 28.102.3 28.104.3 * Authorized power output 200-watts maximum for Novices/Techs only in the 10-meter Novice subband.

1. Object Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using digital modes (Baudot RTTY, ASCII, AMTOR, and Packet -- attended operation only) on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands. Any station may work any other station.

2. Date and Contest Period First full weekend of January, but never on January 1. Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, ends 2400 UTC Sunday (January 2-3, 1999).

1. Operate no more than 24 hours.

2. Two rest periods (for a combined total of at least 6 hours) must be taken in two single blocks of time, clearly marked in the log.

3. Entry Categories

1. Single Operator
   1. Low Power.

   2. High Power.

2. Multi Operator, Single Transmitter: Stations are allowed only one transmitted signal at any given time.
   1. Low Power.

   2. High Power.

   3. Includes those single operators that use any form of spotting assistance such as from nets or PacketCluster.

   4. Includes those that receive assistance with logging or relief operators, etc.

   5. Limited to 6 band changes (maximum) in any clock hour.

   6. The clock hour is from zero through 59 minutes.

   7. Band changes are defined so that, for example, a change from 20 meters to 40 meters and then back to 20 meters constitutes two band changes.

4. Exchange

1. United States Signal report and State.

2. Canada Signal report and Province.

3. DX Signal report and serial number, starting with 001.

Canadian Multipliers Prefix Province VO1, VO2 NL VE1, 9 NB VE1 NS VE2 QC VE3 ON VE4 MB VE5 SK VE6 AB VE7 BC VE8 NT VY1 YT VY2 PE

5. Scoring

1. QSO Points Count one point for each completed QSO.

2. Multipliers Each US state (except KH6 and KL7), each VE province (plus VE8 and VY1) and each DXCC country. KH6 and KL7 count only as separate DXCC countries.
   1. Count only once (not once per band).

   2. The US and Canada do not count as DXCC countries.

6. Miscellaneous

1. Packet radio contacts made through digipeaters or gateways are not permitted.

7. Awards Certificates will be awarded to

1. Top high power and low power Single Operator and Multi Operator scorers in each ARRL/RAC Section.

2. Top high power and low power Single Operator and Multi Operator scorers in each DXCC country (other than W/VE).

3. Each Novice and Technician Plus entrant.

4. Each entrant making at least 50 QSOs.

8. Other See rules for All ARRL Contests and for HF Contests.