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PRO DIGI
CONTEST (PDC) 2027
8nd edition
Organized by PRO-DIGI-CONTEST-CLUB,
Romania
If you have any
suggestions regarding these regulatuons please let me know by
November 30.
1. Object
Making radio QSOs with as
many stations as possible in three digi-modes.
With the same station, you can make
three valid QSOs in each band, one in each mode (FT4, RTTY45
and PSK63)
2. Date and period
Every year, the third
full weekend of January.
(January 16 / 17, 2026) Starts Saturday at 12:00
UTC and runs until Sunday at 11:59 UTC.
3. Bands
80, 40, 20, 15, 10, ( Band segments allocated for the
working modes used in the contest will be used).
Changing
bands can only be changed after a break of at least five
minutes
For non-compliance with this
provision of the competition regulations, the
penalty applied each time will be 1%
of the total score obtained.
4.
Mode
PSK63, FT4 and RTTY45. (in log mode it is noted like this: PSK63 with PK, FT4 with FT4 and RTTY45 with RY) and not otherwise.
With the same station,
QSOs can be made on each band in the three modes but
only one contest log will be sent.
Changing modes can only be changed after a break of
at least five minutes.
For non-compliance with this provision of the
competition regulations, the penalty applied each
time will be 1% of the total score obtained.
5.
Contest call: CQ PDC
6. Categories: (The contest
log header must contain one or more of the categories
specified below in the contest rules):
"M-HP", "M-LP", "M-80",
"M-40", "M-20", "M-15", "M-10", "M-PSK63", "M-FT4",
"M-RTTY45",
"SO-HP", "SO-LP", "SO-80",
"SO-40", "SO-20", "SO-15", "SO-10", "SO-PSK63", "SO-FT4",
"SO-RTTY45", "C&T", "SWL", "CL
The recommended program for this contest is:
-
N1MM
Logger + for BPSK63 and RTTY45, from
UDC we use the PCC_MEM module for Members
and for non-members the PCC_NM.
- MSHV
(PRO
DIGI
Contest) for the FT4 mode with
Exch seting: DX for
Non-members and ME for
Members.
The header of the competition log
must contain only one or more of the categoties set out in these
contest rules.
Competitors in all "M" categories may compete in multiple "M" subcategories if they have made a total of at least 200 valid QSOs and at
least
100
valid QSOs for each other category. When compiling
the provisional rankings, the judge will verify whether these
conditions have been met.
Competitors from all "M"
categories will transmit as
follows:
For
the RTTY45 and PSK63 :
RSQ + serial
number starting with
001+
letter 'M'
(E.g. 599 001M ) and for FT4:
RSQ +
abbreviation 'ME'
(E.g. 579
ME).
In
the contest
log the
control will
be noted for
QSO's in
RTTY45 and
PSK63 starting
with 599 001M
and for FT4
with 579 M
(without
serial number)
In the contest log of "M"all
categories the name of the
digi club to which they belong and the membership number
will be specified
(not
clubs of other working modes or radio clubs) and
at the head of the log (e.g.
CLUB: PDCC#100) will
be entered.
Members of digital mode clubs
are not required to participate in the "M" categories, but in they
participate in a non-Members category,
they will no longer
transmit the abbreviation "M", but will respect the rules
imposed on the category they have opted
for.
If
you are not a member of a digital mode club but
would like to participate in the "M" category,
enter the contest as an member and in your log, enter
the following on the
CLUB
line: PDCC#1000. You will then
become a member of the PDCC until the provisional
contest results are posted online. Membership does
not entail any obligation.
and you will become a
member of the PDCC until the final result of the
contest is posted online.
PRO
DIGI CONTEST CLUB (PDCC) was
founded with one purpose, to facilitate your
participation if you wish in the"M"
category of
the PDC.
Ex.
Some DIGI clubs: BCS, CCB,CDG, DMC, EPC, EU-PSK, FHC,
FT8DMC,OBC, PDCC, PKRWG, RDR, TRC and others.
"M-HP" = a single operator,
member of any digi club, at least two bands and two
modes confirmed using a single TX at any authorized
power level
"M-LP" = a single
operator, member of
any digi club,
at least two bands and two modes
confirmed using a single TX with
a maximum power of 100 watts
out.
"M-PSK63" = a
single
operator,
member of any
digi club,
only
BPSK63, regardless of the number of
bands,
"M-FT4" =
a single operator,
member of any digi club,
only FT4, regardless of the number
of bands,
"M-RTTY45"= a
single
operator,
member of any
digi club,,
only RTTY45, regardless of the number of
bands.
M-SB =
a
single
operator-member
of any digi
club,, a
single band, regardless of the
number of modes and a single TX
with any authorized power:
"M-80"
=
a
single
operator-member
of any digi
club,
80m, regardless of
the number of modes,
"M-40"
= a
single
operator-member
of any digi
club,
40m,
regardless of
the number of
modes,
"M-20" = a
single
operator-member
of any digi
club,
20m,
regardless of
the number of
modes,
"M-15" = a
single
operator-member
of any digi
club,
15m,
regardless of
the number of
modes,
"M-10"
= a
single
operator-member
of any digi
club,
10m,
regardless of
the number of
modes,
Competitors in all "SO"
categories may also opt for one or more of the "SO"
subcategories below if they have made a total
of at least 200
valid QSOs,
and in each category at least 100 valid QSOs,
which will will be confirmed following
verification of the contest logs.
Competitors in all SO
categories will transmit
RSQ
+ serial
number
starting with
001 (E.g.
599 001)
"SO-HP" = a single operator,
with at least two bands and two confirmed
modes using a single TX with any authorized power for this modes,
"SO-LP" = a single operator,
with at least two bands and two confirmed
modes using a single TX with no more than 100
watts out),
"SO-PSK63" = a single operator
only BPSK63, regardless of the
number of bands,
"SO-FT4"
= a single operator
only FT4, regardless of the number of
bands,
"SO-RTTY45" = a single operator
only RTTY45, regardless
of the number of bands).
SO-SB=
a single
operator, a single band, regardless of the number of
modes and a single TX with any authorized power.
"SO-80" = a single operator,
80m, regardless
of the number
of modes,
"SO-40" = a single operator,
40m, regardless
of the number
of modes,
"SO-20" = a single operator,
20m, regardless
of the number
of modes,
"SO-15" = a
single
operator, 15m, regardless
of the number
of modes,
"SO-10" = a
single
operator, 10m, regardless
of the number
of modes,
"C&T"
= All club
stations regardless
of the number of
operators, modes and
bands,
as well as teams operated
from the same location
who will use a
single callsign and TX on
all bands, and the power
is the authorized one.
Competitors
in this category will
transmit RSQ +
serial number starting
with 001 (e.g. 599 001)
"SWL" = Short Wave Listeners,
regardless of the number of bands and modes
The same callsign may be logged once
on each band and mode..
"CL" = Check Log
7. Contest Exchange:
Non members should send RSQ
report + serial number, starting with 001 for the first
contact. E.g. 599 001
Members of any digi-clubs, send RSQ
+ serial
number starting with 001 +M
(E.g 599 001M for RTTY45 and BPSK63 and 599 ME for FT4.
Only in this format will the evaluation program grant the
corresponding bonus.
See the imaginary logs below.
Sample
of Cabrillo imaginary log for Members category (M) at
PRO-DIGI-Contest
START-OF-LOG :
CALLSIGN: ...
(your contest
callsing )
CLUB: ......
(Digi Club name and
membership number or if you enter PDCC#1000
here it means you want to become a
member of this club).
CONTEST : PDC
CATEGORY:
M-LP (or M-HP,
M-BPSK63, M-FT4, M-RTTY45,
M-80, M-40, M-20, M-15 and M-10)
NAME: .....
(your
full name) Exactly
what you enter here will
be in the rankings, on
diplomas and awards, Ex.
John Black)
ADDRESS: ....
(Street and number) ..............Information required for
possible prizes
ADDRESS: ....
( City /
Town)
...............
-"-
ADDRESS: ....
( Zip-code)
...............
-"-
ADDRESS: ....
(your Country)
..............
-"-
EMAIL: .....@............. (If the EMAIL address is
missing, you will not receive your CLAIM and
UBN files)
CREATED-BY: .....
QSO:
7000 PK 2027-01-16 1615
YO0ABC 599 001M
DL0ZZZ 599 006
QSO: 21000 RY 2027-01-16 1620 YO0ABC
599 003M PA0XXX
599 006M
QSO:
28000 RY 2027-01-17 1025 YO0ABC
599 005M PA0XXX
599 008
QSO: 28000
FT4 2027-01-17 1030 YO0ABC 559 M
PA0XXX
539 M
END-OF-LOG
:
(Pay attention
to the 5-minute break when changing Bands and Modes)
Sample of
Cabrillo imaginary log for Non-Members category at
PRO DIGI Contest::
START-OF-LOG: ,,,
CALLSIGN: .....
(your contest callsing
)
CLUB: - - -
(Please do not enter any clubs)
CONTEST: PDC
CATEGORY: SO-LP (or SO-HP, SO-80, SO-40, SO-20, SO-15,
SO-10, SO-BPSK63, SO-FT4, SO- RTTY45, C&T, SWL, CL)
OPERATORS: ......
(only in the case of the C&T
category)
NAME: .....
(your full name, exactly
what you enter
here will be in
the rankings, on
diplomas and
awards Ex. John
Black)
ADDRESS: .....
(Street and number) ..............Information required for
possible prizes
ADDRESS:
..... (City / Town)
ADDRESS: .....
(Zip-code)
ADDRESS: .....
(your Country)
EMAIL: .....@............. (If the EMAIL
address is missing, you will not
receive your CLAIM and UBN files)
CREATED-BY:
.....
QSO:
7000 PK 2027-01-16 1205 YO0ZZZ 599 001
YO0VVV 599 006
QSO: 7000 RY 2027-01-16 1210 YO0ZZZ 599
003 YO0VVV 599 009
QSO:
21000 RY 2027-01-17 1015 YO0ZZZ 599 004
PA0XXX 599 009M
QSO: 28000
FT4 2027-01-17 1020 YO0ZZZ
549 001 PA0XXX
569 M
END-OF-LOG
(Pay
attention to the 5-minute break when changing Bands and
Modes)
8. Scoring
QSO
Points:
1 points for QSO with own DXCC country
2 points for QSO with another DXCC
country
2 points
bonus points will be given to Non-members for a QSO with a
member ("M" categories)
6 bonus
points will be received by members ("M" categories) for a QSO
betwen them.
Multiplier:
Each WPX prefix
different confirmed counts only once on each band,
with the exception of all
prefixes from your own country which does not count as a
multiplier.
The total score is represented
by the sum of valid points from all bands and modes worked
multiplied by
the sum of the different prefixes
confirmed.
9.Prizes
Shortly
after the publication of the results, the certificates in PDF
format will be found on the website of the contest at the
PDC RESULT ARCHIVE
for downloading and printing.
(For
prizes, CLAIM and UBN file, please indicate in the
Cabrillo log your complete MAIL and EMAIL address.)
Information about all PRO
RADIO CONTEST CLUB awards for PRO-DIGI-Contest
10. Logs
Instructions:
Logs can be submitted
until Sunday, 24 January,
2027 at 20:00 UTC to the address:
digi@proradiocontestclub.com
A single
contest log will be sent that will contain all the QSO's
made in chronological order or those in FT4 they
can be entered in the
contest log at the end of log after the QSO's in RTTY and
BPSK63.
In the
contest log the control will be noted
for QSO's
in RTTY45 and BPSK63
starting with 599
001M and for FT4
with 599 M
(without serial
number)
.In the log modes will
be noted as follows:
FT4 with
FT4, RTTY45 with
RY and
BPSK63 with
PM .
DO NOT Submit contest log
before reading the lines below.
Only electronic logs are accepted, files in
ASCII format, the Cabrillo format being preferred. Time
is noted in UTC.
Do not send the log as a
.ZIP, ADI,or .JPG file. The CheckLog will also comply with the
above requirements for cross-linking.
Competitors' email will contain the
attachment log.
The email subject line must
include the contest name and the category or categories,
for example: PRO DIGI CONTEST (SO-HP) or (M-LP &
M-20)
This is the only way you
will receive automatic confirmation that your log has been
received by the referee.
The filename of the
attached contest log must contain only the call sign, for
example: YO1AAA
Logs sent after the deadline will be included in the
NO LOG list and will not be verified.
Logs will be sent to: digi@proradiocontestclub.com
. Please also follow the RECEIVED LOGS page.
If after 72 hours (but
not sooner) you have not received the CLAIM
file and you are not listed in the Received Logs
list,
please resend the contest log to
the same address.If you are sending a new corrected or
completed contest log, the address for this is:
corrected-logs@proradiocontestclub.com
. After the
publication of the Final Results no changes can
be made to the result, except in the
case of refereeing errors or
non-compliance with the contest rules. Do not send even
Check Log.
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 log from the
correspondent is not received, the respective QSO is
canceled with the exception of callsigns that exist in at
least fifteen logs
received from at least three
different countries,
- if the QSO is not confirmed in the
correspondent's log or the difference between the times in
the logs exceeds three minutes, the QSO is
canceled,
- if there are mistakes in the call,
incorrect RSQ or serial number, the QSO will be cancelled,
- if the Band or Mode
differs from the correspondent's log, the QSO will be
cancelled,
- the penalty for not respecting the
five minutes break when changing bands or
working mode 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.
- also competitors from any category get 0
(zero) points or are disqualifield will be
included in the Check Log (CL) category.
12. Disqualification
For cheating, using two TXs at the same time, imaginary loging,
and clear repetitive and intentional violation of the contest
rules.
If the
penalty applied to a competitor represents more than 50% of
the total score obtained, he will be disqualified..
13. The result of the
contest
The
Provisional result will be posted on the site: www.proradiocontestclub.com
by
Tuesday, January 26, 2027 at 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.
Appeals
will
only concern possible refereeing errors and will be
resolved by Tuesday, January
26, 2027 at 20:00 UTC.
If your callsing is not in the
provisional ranking, please let me know before publishing the
final result..
The final ranking is final and
will be posted by Thursday, Januuary
28, 2027 at 10:00 UTC
The prizes for the PDC edition, will be sent
only once between Mars and April of each year.
Prizes destined for RUSSIA or BELARUS will be sent
only if the winning contestant indicates by February 15 the
address of a friend
residing in one of the
European countries to whom I should send the prize, or these
prizes will be sent to the addresses of the
Radio Federations in the
respective countries after postal restrictions are lifted.
In
the past editions, some of these prizes were returned, and
others were lost.
14. Contest manager, referee and personaql
sponsor is YO2RR
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