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"Priazov`e Cup" Contest Rules.

Organizer: Radio Club "MARRAD" Mariupol city, Ukraine.

    Start:       7.12.2007    12.12.2008    11.12.2009    10.12.2010   20:00 GMT   Friday
    Finish:     8.12.2007    13.12.2008    12.12.2009    11.12.2010   01:59 GMT   Saturday

    Short information about contest:

AwardAward for 1-3 place
"Priazov`e"
(photo 31Kb)

QSL-certificate QSL-certificate of
"Priazov`e Cup"
(photo 31Kb)

"Priazov`e Cup" - international Contest, traditional pursue in Friday-Saturday first full week of December, every year from 2002 (in 2007 - 7-8 December)...
From 2005 in this Contest pursue also a separate VHF round on 145 MHz...
Welcome all contestmanns to our Contest...


    Modes: CW,SSB,FM.
    Bands: 160 m, 80 m and 2 m.
 
- VHF round
- CW,SSB,FM:
20:00 - 21:59 GMT Friday
 
- I HF round
- SSB:
22:00 - 23:59 GMT Friday
 
- II HF round
- CW :
00:00 - 01:59 GMT Saturday


VHF round :

    VHF round pursue Friday at 20:00 to 21:59 UTC.
  Round consist of 6 mini-rounds at 20 minutes.
In each mini-round with one station valid contacts in different Modes, no limit QSO time.
Maximal divergence QSO time - 2 minutes.

    Band:
145 MHz.

    Modes:
CW, SSB & FM.

    Classes:
MOSB-2M-MIX - (Multi operators - 2m - All modes MIX(CW/SSB/FM).
SOSB-2M-MIX - (Single operator - 2m - All modes MIX(CW/SSB/FM).
SOSB-2M-FM  - (Single operator - 2m - FM).

    Exchange:
Exchange numbers consist of RS(T), 3-digit QSO number, starting with 001,
and QTH-loc.
(in HF round - same separate QSO numbers).

    QSO Points:
In VHF round each 1km distance = 1 Points, QSO with some QTH-loc - 5 Points.

    Final Score:
The final score = total QSO points + sum of QTH-loc points.
The final score in VHF and HF round count separate (as separate Contests)

    Awards:
Winner, score 1-3 places, awarded "Priazov`e-II" or "Priazov`e-I" Award`s.


HF round :

    HF round consist of 2 rounds:
    - first round:     SSB   Friday     at 22:00 to 23:59 UTC;
    - second round: CW   Saturday at 00:00 to 01:59 UTC.

    Bands:
    160m & 80m.

    Classes:
    1. Multi operators:
MOMB - (Multi operators, one transmitter - two bands: 160m,80m - CW/SSB);

          2. Single operator:

SOMB - (Single operator - two bands: 160m,80m - MIX (CW&SSB);
SOMB - (Single operator - two bands: 160m,80m - SSB);
SOMB - (Single operator - two bands: 160m,80m - CW);
SOSB - (Single operator - one band: 160m - MIX);
SOSB - (Single operator - one band: 80m - MIX);
SOSB - (Single operator - one band: 160m - SSB);
SOSB - (Single operator - one band: 80m - SSB);
SOSB - (Single operator - one band: 160m - CW);
SOSB - (Single operator - one band: 80m - CW);

  Each round consist of 4 different mini-round at 30 minutes.
Exchange QSO numbers sum total in all 8 HF mini-rounds
(in VHF round - same separate QSO numbers).
In each 30-min HF mini-round valid QSO`s with one station in 2 different Modes and 2 different Bands (Total 4 QSO`s: 160m - CW,SSB; 80m - CW,SSB).
Bands change NOT limited, still using "5 minute" rule
(start time will be determined on the first QSO made on that particular band).
Maximal divergence QSO time - 2 minutes.
CW QSO in SSB-frequences prohibition.
Prohibition work at the same time with two and more signals (one transmitter only!).

    Exchange.
Ukrainian stations : 5-digit : 2-digit oblast code (Example: DO - Donetskaya obl., ZP - Zaporozhskaya obl.) + 3-digit QSO number, starting with 001.
Non Ukrainian stations : 2-digit country code (Example: Krasnodarsky - KD, Voronezhskaya obl. - VV, Komi Rep. - KM, Moldova - ER, Lithuania - LY, Latvia - YL, Estonia - ES) + 3-digit QSO number, starting with 001.
(in VHF round - same separate QSO numbers).

    QSO Points:
Each QSO = 2 Points, new oblast and country - 10 Points, in each band
and in each round.

    Final Score:
The final score = total QSO points + sum of your oblast and country points.
The final score in HF and VHF round count separate (as separate Contests)

    Awards:
Winner, score 1-3 places, awarded "Priazov`e-II" or "Priazov`e-I" Award`s.


    Log Submission Requirements:
We need electronics logs!
Time UTC.
The hand-written log can be made in chronological order or have separate sheet for each band. Need contain: callsign, class, full name and addresse.
Each QSO must contain callsign, time UTC, band, RS(RST), exchange number (both sent and received - even for check logs). In SOAPBOX contain: age.
Valid electronics or paper logs.

    TR4W Logger in "Priazovie Cup":

TR4W Logger module by UR7QM for HF tours "Priazovie Cup" (zip 8K)


    Log Submission Addresses:

via E-mail:

or paper Logs via Addresse:

 SHOL IVAN IVANOVITCH, P.O.Box 75, MARIUPOL-12, UKRAINE, 87512. 

    Home page: http://www.marrad.narod.ru/mar_conte.htm

    Logs must be submitted: 31 of December

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