Rules, ARRL 10-Meter Contest
1. Object: For amateurs worldwide to exchange QSO information with as many stations as possible on the 10-meter band.
2. Date and Contest Period: Second full weekend of December. Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; ends 2400 UTC Sunday (December 11-12, 1999).
3. Entry Categories:
3.1. Single Operator: (9 categories)
3.1.1. QRP.
3.1.1.1.Mixed Mode (Phone and CW).
3.1.1.2.Phone only.
3.1.1.3.CW only.
3.1.2. Low Power.
3.1.2.1.Mixed Mode (Phone and CW).
3.1.2.2.Phone only.
3.1.2.3.CW only.
3.1.3. High Power.
3.1.3.1.Mixed Mode (Phone and CW).
3.1.3.2.Phone only.
3.1.3.3.CW only.
3.2. Multioperator, Single Transmitter, mixed mode (only).
4. Contest Exchange:
4.1. W/VE stations (including KH6/KL7) send signal report and state
or province (District of Columbia stations send signal report and DC).
4.1.1. Novice and Technician Plus stations sign /N or /T.
4.2. DX stations (including KH2, KP4, etc) transmit signal report
and serial number starting with 001.
4.3. Maritime or aeronautical mobile stations send signal report and
ITU Region (1, 2 or 3).
5. Scoring:
5.1. QSO points:
5.1.1. Count two points for each complete two-way phone QSO.
5.1.2. Count four points for each two-way CW QSO.
5.1.3. Count eight points for CW QSOs with US Novice or
Technician Plus stations signing /N or /T (28.1 to 28.3 MHz only).
5.2. Multipliers: (per mode, phone and CW).
5.2.1. Fifty US states (plus District of Columbia).
5.2.2. Canada [NB (VE1, 9), NS (VE1), QC (VE2), ON (VE3),
MB (VE4), SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC (VE7), NT (VE8), NF (VO1), LB (VO2)],
YT (VY1), PE (VY2).
5.2.3. DXCC countries (except the US and Canada).
5.2.4. ITU regions (maritime and aeronautical mobiles only).
5.3. Final Score: Multiply QSO points by total multipliers (the sum
of states/VE provinces/DXCC countries/ITU regions per mode). Example: KR1R works
2245 stations including 1305 phone QSOs, 930 non-Novice CW QSOs, 10 Novices CW
QSOs, for a total of 6410 QSO points. He works 49 states, 10 Canadian call
areas, 23 DXCC countries and a maritime mobile station in Region 2 on phone
and 30 states, 8 Canadian call areas, and 19 DXCC countries on CW for a total
multiplier of 140. Final score = 6410 (QSO points) X 140 (multiplier) = 897,400
points.
6. Miscellaneous:
6.1. Single-operator mixed-mode and multioperator stations may work
stations once on CW and once on SSB.
6.2. Your call sign must indicate your DXCC country (K6LL in Arizona
need not send K6LL/7, but K6GSS in Hawaii must send K6GSS/KH6).
6.3. All entrants may transmit only one signal on the air at any
given time.
6.4. The frequencies from 28.3 through 28.35 MHz are designated as a
non-contest window (This means that stations may not call CQ contest in this
window.).
7. Awards: Certificates will be awarded to:
7.1. The highest-scoring single-operator station (in each category)
from each ARRL/RAC Section and DXCC country.
7.2. The top scoring Novice/Technician Plus station (in each
category) in each ARRL Section.
7.3. Top multioperator entries in each ARRL Division, Canada and
each continent.
7.4. Additional certificates will be awarded as participation
warrants.
8. Other: See rules for All ARRL Contests and for HF Contests.
Page last modified: 09:39 AM, 22 Feb 2002 ET
Page author: contests@arrl.org
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