1. Exchange QSO info as below with any class of stations, but especially with school stations.

2. The Operating Period for the Winter/Spring term event, is Monday through Friday of the second full school week of February beginning at 1300 UTC and ending at 2400 UTC. - February 11-15, 2008.  In the fall, it is the third full school week of October beginning at 1300 UTC and ending at 2400 UTC. (Future dates are October 20-24, 2008 and February 9-13, 2009). You may operate no more than 6 hours out of 24 and you may not count more than a total of 24 hours.

3. Entry Classes, single transmitter only:

(I) Individual or Single Operator (non-club);

(C) Club or multi-operator group (non-school);

(S) School club or group (grades K-12, colleges and universities). (Any station operated at a school for the operating period. This includes any group formed for the purpose of participating in the SCR.)

If multiple transmitters are used, such as for demonstration purposes, care must be taken to include only the results from one at a time.

4. Exchange: Your call sign, RS (T), class (“Individual”, “Club” or “School”), US State, Canadian Province or DXCC country. (Multi-operator group stations must choose one call sign to use for the whole operating period.)

5. Scoring: Stations may be contacted once each on phone and CW (packet, RTTY and other modes count as CW). No repeater contacts except satellite and “real time” packet. Count 1 point for each phone QSO and 2 points for each CW QSO.

Multiplier: [Number of US States plus Canadian Provinces plus DX countries] plus 2× [“C” class QSOs] plus 5× [“S” class QSOs]. School stations and Marty, KA2NRR get a multiplier of 5, which should make them the most desirable stations to work. (KA2NRR was the founding Chairman of the CAAR/NYCS and creator of the contest that became the SCR is counted as an S class contact.)

Final score: Multiply QSO points by multiplier. Please use our summary form to avoid errors, especially if this is your first time in the SCR (see 6 below).

Suggested frequencies: All amateur bands except 60, 30, 17 and 12 meters are permitted. On VHF and UHF, repeaters are not to be used. Only recognized simplex frequencies may be used. US examples include 144.90-145.00; 146.49, .55, 58; and 147.42, .45, .48, .51, .54 and .57 MHz. The national calling frequency, 146.52 MHz, may not be used. Similar restrictions apply in other countries.

Suggested School Club Roundup Frequencies (revised October 13, 2007)

6. Logs: Sample LOG and ENTRY forms and the latest version of SCR-LOG (see note) written by AD8B can be downloaded from http://home.earthlink.net/~scr-log/   or from the files section of our e-mail reflector, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scr-l/.

Note: SCR-LOG Windows, Macintosh and Linux versions were revised for 2007. The DOS V.7 is still available. This program will generate the report information in several formats. 

KC7MOD’s logging software LogIt! can be found at www.asu.edu/clubs/amateur_radio_society/logit / index.html.

Paper forms are available by sending a large self-addressed, stamped envelope or an address label and postage to the reporting address below.  Address all questions to SCR-L@yahoogroups.com  or n2rq@arrl.net .

You can subscribe to the SCR  reflector by sending an e-mail to scr-l-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

7. Reporting: You should clearly list the call sign used, entry class, type of school, return address (where you want inquiries and certificate sent), phone number, e-mail address, number of operators/loggers (including 3rd party), and number of hours. Logs must include exchange information, bands, and signature of all operators (and authorized club official or trustee and address, phone number and e-mail). Dupe check sheets are required for entries over 100 QSOs. Computer generated entries are appreciated. Use SCR-LOG or a text format. Please include a printed summary sheet and instructions including file names and formats. Entries should be sent to:

SCR, c/o Lew Malchick, N2RQ,
Brooklyn Technical High School ARC
29 Fort Greene Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217.

Entries must be postmarked not later than 30 days after the end of the operating period. (March 17, 2008 or November 24, 2008).

8. Certificates: The top three entries in each category will be issued an Award Certificate. The School Club Roundup entry categories are: Elementary, Middle School, High School and College/University. DX will be listed separately at the end of US entries in each category. If requested, a validated certificate will be issued for any station contacting 10 or more school clubs. Please include a mailing label and sufficient postage or IRCs.

You may print your own Certificate of Participation. Download the certificate PDF file and fill in your school/club information. Or if you prefer, send an address label and four units of return postage.