3. Mode: CW
SOHP
= Single Operator, All bands, Single TX, High Power, any
authorized power for this mode.
It is
transmitted RST + serial number starting with 001
(E.g. 599 001)
Competitors
who have made at least 150 valid QSOs in several bands
can also opt for the second category, this being SOSB provided
that in this
make at
least 75 valid QSOs, . If,
as a result of the arbitration, it is found that these two
conditions have not been met, the respective
competitor will be
included in the ranking only to SOHP category.
Changing bands
can only be done after a break of at least 5 minutes. For non-compliance with these
provisions of the competition regulations,
the respective competitor will be
penalized each time with 5%
from the total score obtained, but the total penalty
cannot exceed 75% of
this score.
SOLP = Single
Operator, All bands, Single TX, Low Power, ( up to 100 W
).
It is
transmitted RST + serial number starting
with 001 (E.g. 599 001)
Competitors
who have made at least 150 valid QSOs in several
bands can also opt for the second category, this being SOSB
provided
that in this make at
least 75 valid QSOs.
If, as a result of the arbitration, it is found that these
two conditions have not been met, the respective competitor will
be included
in the ranking only to
SOLP category.
Changing bands can only be done after a
break of at least 5 minutes.
For non-compliance with these
provisions of the competition regulations,
the respective competitor will be penalized
each time with 5% from the
total score obtained, but the total penalty cannot
exceed 75% of this score.
SOSB
= Single Operator Single Band : SO10, SO15, SO20,
SO40, SO80 any authorized power for this mode.
It is transmitted RST + serial
number starting with 001 (E.g. 599 001)
Competitors
whose log contains at least 150 valid QSOs in several
bands can opt for the second category, also an SOSB provided
that in each
between
the two categories to make at least 75 valid QSOs.
If, as a
result of the arbitration, it is found that these two conditions
have not been met, the respective competitor will be included in
the ranking only to a category.
SWL = Short Wave Listeners,
All bands
Complete
logging of one station only the callsign of the second station
count 1 point.
Complete logging
of both sides of a QSO - 3 points. There is no multiplier.
If the SWL
log contains the same callsign on a band more than once, the
SWL station will be disqualified.
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 or
599 001/M
See the imaginary logs below. Only in this format will the
evaluation program grant the corresponding bonus.
Sample of
Cabrillo imaginary log for CW-Club members (M
category):
Sample of Cabrillo imaginary log for Non-members category:
(SOHP, SOLP, SOSB, MO and CL
Sample of
Cabrillo imaginary log for PRO-CW-CONTEST 2024 SWL
category
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.
SWL category
is awarded 3 points for a valid full QSO and 1 point
for a QSO incomplete.
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.
There is
no multiplier for SWL category
No need to calculate the score.This will done by the referee software.
12. Arbitration:
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.
The UBN
report contains the following situations:
- if the log is missing from the
correspondent the message is NoLog except for the
indicatives that exist in at least 15 logs received
from at least 5 different countries,
- if the QSO is not
confirmed in the correspondent's log or the difference between
the log times exceeds 3 minutes the message is
NotInLog,
- if there are errors
in the callsign or the serial number changed, the link will be
canceled and the message is BadCallsign or
ReceiveError,
if the Band
or Mode differ from the correspondent's log, the QSO
will be canceled,
- the application of
penalties will be made only in the case of logs where
non-compliance with the provisions of the contest rules was
found,
-
competitors who obtain 0 (zero) points are included in
the Check Log (CL) category.
13. Disqualification
For
cheating, imaginary loging and clear repetitive and
intentional violation of the contest rules.
If the SWL log
contains the same call sign in a band several times, the
station will be disqualified.
14.
The Result of the contest:
The Provisional results
appears on the site: www.proradiocontestclub.com
, on the morning of
Tuesday, the 9th day after the contest.
Each competitor will
receive the UBN file after the declaration of the
provisional result, which will contain the mistakes of the
competitors as well
as the list of
stations that did not send a log. Therefore, the log must
contain, in addition to the complete postal address, the EMAIL
address of
the competitor. (for EMAIL not E-MAIL, not ADDRESS).
Appeals
regarding the provisional result are accepted only on Tuesday,
on the day it is posted on the site until 23:59 UTC.
The final
ranking is definitive and will be posted starting from
Wednesday, the 10th day after
the contest until 10:00 UTC (or after resolving the
appeals if any).
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.
06-Dec-2024 at 06:45 UTC