Hellenic Phase Shift Keying Club - Contest

The Hellenic Phase Shift Keying Club
Invite all radio amateurs and HPC members to the

1st HPC World Wide DX Contest 2013

Date and Time: Starting time is at 12:00 UTC on Saturday 11.05.2013 and ending time is at 11:59 UTC on Sunday 12.05.2013 (2nd weekend of May)

Objective: The HPC Club has the honour to invite radio amateurs all over the world to participate in the 1st HPC WW DX Contest. The objective of the contest is to establish as many contacts as possible between radio amateurs around the world and radio amateurs in Europe by using the (B)PSK63 mode. Everybody can work everybody for QSO and multiplier credit.

Mode: (B)PSK63

Bands: 80 – 40 – 20 – 15 – 10 meters, excluding WARC bands. See the table below with the band plan according to the instructions of IARU. The club has no responsibility if any member does not make proper use of frequencies or on radio.

Band  Frequencies usage
 80        3.580 – 3.590 MHz
 40        7.040 – 7.050 MHz
 20      14.070 – 14.080 MHz
 15      21.070 – 21.080 MHz
 10      28.070 – 28.080 MHz

Power: QRP = max 5 Watts, HP = max 100 Watts

Categories:

• SOAB-NM/QRP-HP - Single operator, all bands, Non member.
• SOAB-M/QRP-HP - Single operator, all bands, Member.
• MOAB/HP - Multi-operator/Club stations, all bands.
• SWL

Contest call: "CQ HPC TEST"

Exchange:
• Member stations: RST + HPC member num (ex. "SV1XXX 599 001")
• Non member stations: RST + QSO number (ex. "JA1XXX 599 001")

Points for all Stations:
• Contacts between stations in the same DXCC Country are worth 1 point.
• Contacts between stations on the same continent but different DXCC countries are worth 2 points.
• Contacts between stations on different continents are worth 3 points.
• Contacts with member stations are worth 10 points.
• Contacts with member stations are worth 1 multiplier.
Total score = Sum of QSO points on all bands x multiplier (Sum of QSO points x different HPC member nums)

Certificates:
Certificates will be awarded in all categories. First, second and third place certificates will be awarded overall and for every country. All scores will be published at the HPC official website http://pskclub.gr
The certificates will be issued in a high printing resolution .pdf format.

Logs: All logs should be submitted in Cabrillo format via Internet. Instructions will be posted online at: http://pskclub.gr

Deadline: All entries must be submitted by June 15th. Logs received after the deadline will not be considered valid.

Check logs: Check logs are very much appreciated, they are used for cross checking of all entries. Your comments are also welcome.

Best 73 de Hellenic PSK Club contest committee.