3. Mode: CW
Changing bands can only be changed
after a break of at least 5 minutes. M, M-80m, M-40m, M-20m, M-15m, M-10m, SO-HP,
SO-LP, SO-80m, SO-40m, SO-20m, SO-15m, SO-10m, C&T,
SWL, CL. Competitors in all SO
categories may also opt for one or more of the SO-SB
categories below if they have made a total of at least 320
valid QSOs,
and in each category at least 160 valid QSOs,
which will will be confirmed following verification of the
contest logs.
SO-HP
= Single Operator, All bands (at least 2 confirmed
bands), Single TX, High Power, any
authorized power for this mode.
It is
transmitted RST + serial number starting with 001
(E.g. 599 001)
SO-LP = Single Operator, All bands
(at least 2 confirmed bands), Single TX, Low Power, ( up to 100 W )
It is transmitted
RST + serial number starting with 001 (E.g.
599 001)
SO-SB
= Single Operator Single Band, Single TX any authorized power
for this mode.
It is
transmitted RST + serial
number starting with 001 (E.g. 599 001)
SO-80m (Single
Operator, 80m)
SO-40m (Single
Operator, 40m)
SO-20m (Single
Operator, 20m)
SO-15m (Single
Operator, 15m)
SO-10m
(Single Operator, 10m)
C&T
= All club stations (with one or more operators) as
well as teams operated from the same location by
several
operators who will use a single callsign and TX on all
bands, and the power is the authorized one.
These stations can only participate in the C&T
category, otherwise they will be included in the Check
Log (CL) list
It
is transmitted RST + serial number starting with 001
(E.g. 599 001).
SWL
= Short Wave Listeners, All bands
If the SWL log contains the same
callsign on a band more than once, the SWL station will be
penalized.
CL = Check Log
7. Contest Exchange:
Non members should
send RST + serial number, starting
with 001 for the first contact. E.g. 599 001
Members of any CW
club, send RST + 001/M
( E.g 599 001/M ). In the Cabrillo log please use
following syntax : 599 001M and not otherwise.
See
the imaginary logs below. Only in this format will the
evaluation program grant the corresponding bonus.
Sample of imaginary log for CW-Club
members (M category):
START-OF-LOG:
CALLSIGN:
..........
(your
contest callsing )
CLUB: PCCC
#222
(for example)
CONTEST: PCC
CATEGORY:
M
(or M-80m, M-40m,
M-20m, M-15m,
M-10m but nothing
else in the case of Member categories)
NAME:.........
(your full name )
ADDRESS:
.......
(Street and
number) ..............Information
required for possible prizes
ADDRESS: .......
(City /
Town)
ADDRESS:
.........
( Zip-code)
ADDRESS:
..........
(your Country)
EMAIL:
.....@............
(EMAIL
address for CLAIM and UBN file)
CREATED-BY: ...
QSO: 7000 CW
2025-12-06 1625 YO0ABC
599
001M DL0ZZZ
599 002M
QSO: 28000 CW 2025-12-06
1631 YO0ABC
599 002M
PA0XXX 599 008
END-OF-LOG
(Pay
attention to the 5-minute break when changing Bands)
8. Scoring:
QSO Points:
For QSO with own DXCC
country: 1 point;
For QSO with another DXCC
country: 2 points;
For QSO with
CW-club members (M category), non-members receive : 2 points extra-bonus;
For QSO between two
CW-Club members (M category), they receive: 6 points extra-bonus.
Multiplier:
Each different
prefix worked will count one (1) multiplier on each
band, except all prefixes from own DXCC
country who do not count
as a multiplier.
The final score is
the result of the total QSO points on all bands multiplied with
the sum of multipliers on all bands.
No need to
calculate the score.This will done by the referee
software.
like that and nothing more.
11. Arbitration:
Dupes are contacts made
with the same station on the same band. If the first contact
between stations is valid, dupes
have zero
points value. If the first contact is not valid, second
(dupe) contact is accepted. Dupe contacts are not penalized,
so DUPES should not be marked or deleted.
If a competitor
opts for a category to which the rules do not allow, the referee
has the right to change the category according to the
regulation.
If the Band or Mode differ
from the correspondent's log, the QSO will be canceled,
- the penalty for not
respecting the 5 minutes break when changing bands will affect the final total score with 1%
each time,
and you can find the list of penalties by clicking on
the penalty score specified in the ranking.
-
competitors who obtain 0 (zero) points are included in
the Check Log (CL) list.
12. Disqualification
- For
imaginary log and clear repetitive and intentional violation
of the contest rules, especially for using 2 signals at the
same time, the log will be included in the CL.
- If a
competitor's penalty represents more than 50% of
the total score obtained, he will be disqualified and the
log will be included in the CL.
13. The Result of the
contest:
The Provisional result
appears on the site: www.proradiocontestclub.com
, on the morning of
Thursday, Dec.17, 2026until 10:00
UTC.
If the EMAIL address was entered at
the beginning of the contest log, all competitors will
receive the CLAIM file after the log is
verified and
UBN
after the provisional
results is declared. (for
EMAIL not E-MAIL, not ADDRESS).
Appeals
regarding the Provisional result ranking are accepted until Friday, Dec. 18, 2026 at 18:00 UTC
The final
ranking is definitive and will be posted by Sunday, Dec. 20, 2026 until 10:00 UTC.
The prizes for
PCC will be sent only once, usually in the months of March
- April next year to the postal addresses specified in
the log.
The prizes intended for radio amateurs from RUSSIA or
BELARUS will be sent only if the winning competitor
communicates to me by February 15th of the
next year the
address of a friend who is domiciled in one of the countries
of the European Community to whom the prize can be sent.
In the past editions, some of the prizes were returned, and
others were lost.
15.
Contest manager, referee and personal sponsor is YO2RR.
Last update: 17-Dec-2025 at 04:00
UTC