NOTE: Contest is always on the last FULL weekend of August

ELIGIBILITY

All licensed operators throughout the world are invited to participate. Also open to SWLs.

OBJECT

Participation: YL works everyone, OMs & Clubs work YLs only.

One contest (combined phone and CW) run over 30 hours.

STARTS: Saturday 29th August 2009 at 0600 hours UTC (4pm EST)

ENDS: Sunday 30th August 2009 at 1159 hours UTC (9.59pm EST)

SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES

Bands to be used are 3.5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 MHz only. The following are suggested frequencies for easier location of contacts:

• 3.560 to 3.590
• 7.070 to 7.100
• 14.250 to 14.280
• 21.380 to 21.410
• 21.170 to 21.200
• 28.380 to 28.410

OPERATION

• Every individual phone or CW contact may be counted.
• There must be an interval of greater than 1 hour between contacts with any one station on any one band and in the same mode.
• No net or list operations.
• No crossmode operations.
• No crossband operations.
• All contacts must be made in accordance with operator and station licence regulations.

PROCEDURE

• Phone:
  • call “CQ ALARA CONTEST”
• CW:
  • YLs call “CQ TEST ALARA”
  • OMs call “CQ YL”

EXCHANGES

ALARA member: RS or RST, serial no. starting at 001, ALARA member, name.

YL non-member, OM or Club: RS or RST, serial no.starting at 001, name, and whether Club station.

OMs, Clubs & SWLs work YLs only.

SCORING

• Phone:
  • 5 points for ALARA member contacted
  • 4 points for YL non-member contacted
  • 3 points for OM or Club station contacted
• CW:
  • All contacts made on CW count for double points
• OM, SWL, & CLUB:
  • 5 points for ALARA member logged
  • 4 points for YL non-member logged

LOGS

Single log entry. Logs must show date/time UTC, band, mode, callsign worked, report & serial no. sent,

report & serial no. received, name of operator of station worked, whether it is a Club station, and points claimed.

Sample Log

Date UTC	Time UTC	Band MHz	Mode	Callsign	RS(T) & Serial No. Sent	RS(T) & Serial No. Rcd	Name	Points
29/09	0135	28	SSB	VK3DE	59001	58028	Bev	5
	0141	21	CW	VK3KS	599002	599045	Mavis	10
	0600	14	SSB	FK8FA	59025	59011	Aimee	5
	1100	3.5	CW	VK7LUV	599129	599004	Susan	10
	1103	3.5	SSB	VK3BSP	59130	59006	Joe (Club)	3

LOGS MUST BE SIGNED. Logs also to show full name, callsign and address of operator, and show final score (points claimed). Logs must be legible. No carbon copies. No logs will be returned. Decision of the Contest Manager will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

Logs must be received by the Contest Manager by: 30th September, 2009

CONTEST MANAGER

Mrs. Lesley Smit VK5HLS
PO Box 271,
ASHTON 5137 S.A.
AUSTRALIA

Contest email: alaracontest@wia.org.au

CERTIFICATES

Will be awarded for the following:

• Top score overall
• Top score OM in each continent
• Top score phone only
• Top score SWL in each continent
• Top score Australian YL CW
• Top score VK YL Foundation Licence holder
• Top score DX YL
• Top score overseas YL CW
• Top score ALARA member in each country and VK call area
• Top score VK Club station
• Top score YL non-member in each continent

TROPHIES

Will be awarded to the following:

• Top scoring Australian YL
• Top scoring Foundation Licence ALARA Member

CLUB STATIONS

Operators of Club stations may use the Club call only for contacts, and MUST identify each contact as with a Club station. Use of personal callsigns while operating as a Club member is not permitted. A Club station will be recognized as such whether operators are YL or OM. If the Club call is used, the score will be as a Club station.

IMPORTANT

This Contest is always held on the last complete weekend of August.

Posted on Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 at 3:24 pm