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Rules, 2001 IARU HF World Championship
1. Eligibility: All licensed amateurs worldwide.
2. Object: To contact as many other amateurs, especially IARU member society HQ stations, around the world as possible using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands.
3. Date and Contest Period: The second full weekend of July, beginning 1200 UTC Saturday and ending 1200 UTC Sunday (July 14-15, 2001). Both Single and Multioperator stations may operate the entire 24-hour period.
4. Entry Categories:
4.1. Single Operator
4.1.1. Categories
4.1.1.1. Phone only
4.1.1.2. CW only
4.1.1.3. Mixed mode
4.1.2. One person performs all operating and logging functions.
4.1.3. Use of spotting nets or packet is not permitted.
4.1.4. All operators must observe the amateur radio regulations of their country at all times.
4.1.5. Single operator stations are allowed only one transmitted signal at any given time.
4.2. Multi Operator, Single Transmitter, Mixed Mode only
4.2.1. Must remain on a band and mode for at least 10 minutes before changing bands or modes. The ten-minute period begins with your first QSO on the new band or mode.
4.2.2. Only one transmitted signal is allowed at any given time.
4.2.2.1. Exception: Only IARU member society HQ stations may operate simultaneously on more than one band, with one transmitter on each band and mode.
4.2.2.2. Only one HQ station call sign per member society per frequency band/mode is permitted.
4.2.3. All operators must observe the Amateur Radio regulations of their country at all times.
5. Contest Exchange:
5.1. IARU member society HQ stations send signal report and official IARU member society abbreviation. IARU International Secretariat Club Station NU1AW counts as a HQ station. Members of the IARU Administrative Council and the three IARU regional Executive committees send "AC," "R1," "R2" and "R3" as appropriate.
5.2. All others send signal report and ITU zone.
5.3. A complete exchange must be logged for each valid QSO.
6. Valid Contact:
6.1. The same station may be worked once per mode per band for QSO credit.
6.1.1. Mixed-mode entries may work a station once per mode per band.
6.2. A station may only be worked for credit in the portion of the band that is generally accepted for the mode used.
6.2.1. On any band, a station may be worked once on phone (in thephone segment) and once on CW (in the CW segment).
6.2.2. Cross mode, cross band and repeater contacts are not valid QSOs.
6.3. Where contest-preferred segments are incorporated in regional band plans, participants should observe them.
6.4. The use of nonamateur radio means of communications (eg, telephone or the Internet) for the purpose of soliciting a contact (or contacts) during the contest period is inconsistent with the spirit and intent of these rules.
6.5. Active use of packet (ie, "please come work me" or other self-spotting techniques) is inconsistent with the spirit and intent of these rules.
7. QSO Points:
7.1. Contacts within your own ITU zone, as well as QSOs with stations sending "AC," "R1," "R2," and "R3" or any IARU member society HQ stations, count one point.
7.1.1. Contacts with a station in the same ITU zone but on a different continent count one point.
7.2. Contacts within your continent (but outside your ITU zone) count three points.
7.3. Contacts with a different continent and ITU zone count five points.
8. Multipliers: The total number of ITU zones plus IARU member society HQ stations worked on each band (not mode). IARU officials represent a maximum of four multipliers per band (AC, R1, R2 and R3).
8.1. IARU member society HQ stations and officials do not count for zone multipliers.
9. Scoring: The total number of QSO points times the total number of multipliers worked.
10. Reporting:
10.1. Entries must be postmarked or e-mailed no later than 30 days after the end of the contest (August 14, 2001). No late entries can be accepted.
10.2. Electronic entries must conform to the Cabrillo file format.
10.2.1. The Cabrillo file format and specifications may be found at www.kkn.net/~trey/cabrillo/ or in the November 1999 issue of QST magazine.
10.2.2. Any entry which has been generated using a computer (either during the contest or after the contest) must be submitted either as an attachment to an e-mail or on a 3.5-inch diskette.
10.2.3. Electronic files must use the entrant's call sign as the file name.
10.2.4. The log file must be a chronological list of QSOs as made, not separated by band or mode.
10.2.5. Entries sent as attachments to e-mail must be sent to IARUHF@iaru.org.
10.2.6. Entries sent on diskette should be mailed to: IARU HF Championship, IARU International Secretariat, Box 310905, Newington, CT 06111-0905 USA.
10.2.6.1. Diskettes must be clearly labeled with the station call sign, contest name, entry class and date.
10.3. Paper logs must be in chronological order, not separated by bands, and clearly indicate for each contact: band, mode, date, time (in UTC) call signs, complete exchanges sent and received, multipliers and QSO points.
10.3.1. Multipliers should be marked in the paper log only the first time they are worked on each band.
10.3.2. Paper logs with more than 500 QSOs must include dupe sheets.
10.3.3. Paper logs must be mailed to IARU International Secretariat, Box 310905, Newington, CT 06111-0905 USA and postmarked no later than the deadline. Entries that are received after mid-October, 2001, even if mailed in time, may not be received in time to be included in the official results.
10.4. All paper entries must include an official summary sheet or reasonable facsimile thereof with complete contest information.
11. Awards:
11.1. A certificate will be awarded to the high scoring entry in each category in each US state, each ITU zone and each DXCC country.
11.2. Certificate will be awarded to the highest scoring IARU member society HQ station.
11.3. Achievement level awards will be issued to those making at least 250 QSOs or having a multiplier total of 50 or more.
11.4. Additional awards may be made at the discretion of each country's IARU member society.
12. Conditions of Entry: Each entrant agrees to be bound by the provisions of this announcement, by the regulations of his/her licensing authority, and by the decisions of the ARRL Awards Committee, acting for the IARU International Secretariat.
13. Disqualification: Any entry may be disqualified if the overall score is reduced by more than 2%. Score reductions do not include correction of arithmetic errors. Any entry may be disqualified if more than 2% of duplicate QSOs are left in the log. A three-QSO reduction will be assessed for each duplicate QSO found during log checking or for miscopied call signs.
14. For contest information, contact n1nd@iaru.org or IARU HF Contest Information, PO Box 310905, Newington, CT 06111-0905 USA.
14.1.Contest forms may be downloaded at: www.iaru.org/contest.html.
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