SMC SS Phone Operator Aids

N9REP  November 11, 2002

 

SMC Activity Times

80 meters Saturday Night 10:00 PM

40 meters Sunday Afternoon  3:00 PM

 

Phone Priveleges

 

160 m   All                                          1800-2000 kHz

 

80m      Extra                                     3750-4000

                Advanced                           3775-4000

                General                                3850-4000

 

40m      Extra, Advanced             7150-7300

                General                                7225-7300

 

20m      Extra                                     14,150-14,350

                Advanced                           14,175-14,350

                General                                14,225-14,350

 

15m       Extra                                     21,200-21,450

                Advanced                           21,225-21,450

                General                                21,300-21,450

 

10m       E, A, G                                  28.3-29+

                Nov, Tech+                        28.3-28.5

 

The Competition:

Potomac Valley Radio Club PVRC

EPA, MDC, VA, some DE, NC, WV

 

Northern California Contest Club NCCC

SCV, SV, EB, SF, SJV

 

Abbreviated rules:

1. Object: For stations in the United States and Canada (including territories and possessions) to exchange QSO information with as many other US and Canadian stations as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands.

 

2.3. Contest Period: Begins 2100 UTC Saturday, ends 0300 UTC Monday.

(This is 3:00 PM on Saturday until 9:00 PM on Sunday)

2.4. Operate no more than 24 of the 30 hours.

2.4.1. Off periods may not be less than 30 minutes in length.

2.4.2. Times off and on must be clearly noted in paper logs. Do not indicate off times in electronic log files. The log checking software calculates it.

2.4.3. Listening time counts as operating time.

 

4. Exchange: The required exchange consists of:

4.1. A consecutive serial number;

4.2. Precedence;

4.2.1. "Q" for Single Op QRP;  (5 watts or less)

4.2.2. "A" for Single Op Low Power;(150 watts or less)

4.2.3. "B" for Single Op High Power;(more than 150 watts)

4.2.4. "U" for Single Op Unlimited;

4.2.5. "M" for Multi-Op;

4.2.6. "S" for School Club;

4.3 Your Call Sign;

4.4. Check (the last two digits of the year you were first licensed);

4.5. ARRL/RAC Section

Example: WA4QQN would respond to W1AW's call by sending: W1AW 123 B WA4QQN 71 NC, which indicates QSO number 123, B for Single

Op High Power, WA4QQN, first licensed in 1971, and in the North Carolina section.

 

5. Scoring: QSO points: Count two points for each complete two-way QSO.

5.1. Multiplier: Each ARRL Section and RAC Section plus VE8/VY1, with a maximum number of 80.

5.1.1. KP3 and KP4 are in the Puerto Rico Section.

5.1.2. KV4/KP2 and KG4 stations are in the Virgin Islands Section.

5.1.3. KH6 and other US possessions in the Pacific count as the Pacific Section.

5.2. Final score: Multiply QSO points (two per QSO) by the number of ARRL/RAC sections (plus VE8/VY1).

 

6. Miscellaneous:

6.1. Work each station only once, regardless of the frequency band.

6.2. Only one transmitted signal at any time is permitted.

 

8. Submission:

8.1 Deadline for submission of CW entries is Wednesday, December 4, 2002. Deadline for submission of Phone entries is

Wednesday December 18, 2002. Entries emailed or postmarked after the deadline may be designated checklogs.

8.1.1. The CW and Phone mode are considered separate contests and must be submitted separately.

8.1.2. Entries must be made on current ARRL entry forms or on a reasonable facsimile. Current forms may be downloaded in .pdf or ASCII format from http://www.arrl.org/contests/forms.

 

"Like last year, I will be collecting the logs, verifying that they are in the correct Cabrillo format, and most importantly, making sure that the SOCIETY OF MIDWEST CONTESTERS is claimed in your log.

Please send your PHONE log to:  ssphone@w9smc.com

 

I will check it over, and I will send it to the correct ARRL email address.  When I receive a return receipt, I will forward it to you, so that you know it was sent to the ARRL.

Chad WE9V"

 

 

W/VE sections - alternate abbreviations are for CT software only!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CT:

CT, CN, CON;

1

EMA:

EM;

1

ME:

ME, MAI;

1

NH:

NH;

1

RI:

RI;

1

VT:

VT;

1

WMA:

WM;

1

 

 

 

ENY:

EN;

2

NLI:

NY, NLI;

2

NNJ:

NNJ, NJ;

2

NNY:

NNY;

2

SNJ:

SNJ, SN;

2

WNY:

WNY;

2

 

 

 

DE:

DE, DL;

3

EPA:

EP;

3

MDC:

MD, DC;

3

WPA:

WP;

3

 

 

 

AL:

AL;

4

GA:

GA;

4

KY:

KY, KTY;

4

NC:

NC;

4

NFL:

NFL;

4

SC:

SC;

4

SFL:

SFL;

4

TN:

TN, TEN;

4

VA:

VA;

4

WCF:

WCF,WF,WFL;

4

PR:

PR, KP4;

DX

VI:

VI, KP2, KV4;

DX

 

 

 

AR:

AR;

5

LA:

LA, LOU;

5

MS:

MIS,MS;

5

NM:

NM;

5

NTX:

NT;

5

OK:

OK;

5

STX:

ST;

5

WTX:

WT;

5

 

 

 

EB:

EB;

6

LAX:

LAX;

6

ORG:

ORG,ORA;

6

SB:

SB;

6

SCV:

SCV;

6

SDG:

SDG;

6

SF:

SF,SANF;

6

SJV:

SJV,SANJ;

6

SV:

SV,SAC;

6

PAC:

PAC, HAW, HI,GU;

 DX

 

 

 

AZ:

ARI, AZ;

7

EWA:

EW;

7

ID:

ID;

7

MT:

MON, MT;

7

NV:

NEV, NV;

7

OR:

OR;

7

UT:

UT;

7

WWA:

WW;

7

WY:

WY;

7

AK:

AK,KL7;

DX

 

 

 

MI:

MI;

8

OH:

OH;

8

WV:

WV;

8

 

 

 

IL:

IL;

9

IN:

IN;

9

WI:

WI, WS;

9

 

 

 

CO:

CO;

0

IA:

IO, IA;

0

KS:

KA, KS;

0

MN:

MIN, MN;

0

MO:

MO;

0

NE:

NE;

0

ND:

ND;

0

SD:

SD;

0

 

 

 

MAR:

MAR,NB,NS,PEI,VE1,VE9,VY2;

  VE

NL:

NL,NEWF,LAB,VO1,VO2;

  VE

QC:

PQ,QC,QU,VE2;

VE

ON:

ON,VE3;

VE

MB:

MB,MAN,VE4;

VE

SK:

SA,SK,VE5;

VE

AB:

ALT,ALB,AB,VE6;

    VE

BC:

BC,VE7;

VE

NWT:

YT,YU,NW,VE8,VY1;

  VE

DX:

DX;

DX