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 20 hours.

TIMES:

Saturday 27th August 2011 ………… 0400 hours UTC to 1359 hours UTC

Sunday 28th August 2011……………. 0400 hours UTC to 1359 hours UTC

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:

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

OPERATION

• Single operator only (1 operator per call sign)

N.B. If YL is operating as a 2nd operator her husband/partner CANNOT participate in the contest.

• 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 contacted
  • 4 points for YL non-member contacted

LOGS

Single log entry. Logs must show date/time UTC, band, mode, callsign worked, report and serial no. sent, report and 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
29/10	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, 2011

CONTEST MANAGER

Mrs Lesley Smit VK5LOL
4 Perry Barr Road
HALLETT COVE  SA 5158
AUSTRALIA
OR: alaracontest@wia.org.au

CERTIFICATES

will be awarded for the following:

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

TROPHIES

will be awarded to the following:

• Top scoring Australian YL
• Top scoring Foundation Licence Alara member

The Top scoring VK non-Alara member will be awarded 1 year’s membership to ALARA.

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.

Posted on Friday, June 10th, 2011 at 7:30 am