Australian Ladies' ARA Contest
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Type of Competition
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all licensed operators and SWLs throughout the world are invited to
participate. YLs work everyone; OMs and clubs work YLs only. One contest
(combined phone and CW) runs over 24 hours

Operation:
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Each station may be counted twice on each band for credit - once on phone
and once on CW. All contacts must be made in accordance with operator and
station regulations. No net or list operation; no crossmode
NOTE: Operators of club stations may use the club call only for contacts,
      and MUST identify each contact as with a club station. Use of personal
      callsigns while operating as a club member is not permitted

Date:
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second full weekend in November, from Saturay 00.00z to 23.59z
{02SAT11:0000:2879}

Frequencies:
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 3.560 to 3.590 MHz
 7.070 to 7.100 MHz
14.250 to 14.280 MHz
21.170 to 21.200 and 21.380 to 21.410 MHz
28.380 to 28.410 MHz

Mode:
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CW and SSB

Exchange:
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Alara members: RS or RST, serial number starting at 001, ALARA member,
               name
YL non-member, OM or Club: RS or RST, serial number starting at 001, name
                           and whether club station

Points:
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Phone: 5 points for ALARA member contacted
       4 points for YL non-member contacted
       3 points for OM or club station contacted
CW: Contacts where at least one operator is Novice class count double
    points, otherwise same as phone
SWL: 5 points for ALARA member logged
     4 points for YL non-member logged

Logs:
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single log entry (but Australian YL Novices entering for the Florence
McKenzie CW trophy should indicate their CW score separately also). Logs
must show date; UTC time; band; mode; mode; callsign worked; report and
serial number sent; report and serial number received; name of operator of
station worked; whether it is a club station, and points claimed. Logs
must also show full name, callsign, and address of operator. Logs must be
eligible. No carbon copies. No logs will be returned. Decision of the
Contest Manager will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

Deadline:
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December 31.

Address:
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Mrs. Marilyn Syme
VK3DMS
P.O. Box 91
Irymple
3498 Vic.
Australia

Awards:
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Trophies will be awarded to the top scoring Australian YL and the top
scoring DX YL. Certificates will be awarded for the top score in these
categories: Overall; phone; Australian YL CW; Australian YL Novice CW
(Florence McKenzie Award); ALARA member in each country and VK area; YL
non-member in each continent; OM in each continent; SWL in each continent;
VK Novice; Overseas YL CW, and VK club station

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