ARRL Field Day 
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Eligibility:
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Field Day is opened competitively to all amateurs in the ARRL/RAC Field
Organization (plus Yukon and NWT). Foreign stations may be contacted for
credit, but are not eligible to compete. 

Object:
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To work as many stations as possible on any or all amateur bands (except 10,
18 AND 24-MHz bands) and, in doing so, to learn to operate in abnormal
situations under less-than-optimum conditions. A premium is placed on skills
and equipment developed to meet the challenge of emergency preparedness and
to acquaint the public with the capabilities of Amateur Radio.

Dates:
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4th full weekend in June
{04SAT06:1800:1620}

Field Day Period:
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From 1800 UTC Saturday until 2100 UTC Sunday. Class A and Class B (see
below) stations who do not begin setting up until 1800 UTC Saturday may
operate the entire Field Day period of 27 hours. Others must begin their
setup no earlier that 1800 UTC Friday, and may operate no more than 24
consecutive hours; ie, once on-the-air Field Day operation has started, it
must end 24 hours from that point. 

Entry Categories:
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Field Day entries are classified according to the maximum number of
simultaneous transmitted signals, followed by the designation of the nature
of the individual or group participation. Below 30 MHz, once a transmitter
is used for a contact on a band, it must remain on that band for at least
15 minutes. During this 15-minute period, the transmitter is considered to
be transmitting a signal, whether it is or not, for purpose of determining
transmitter class. Switching devices prohibited. 
(Class A) Club/nonclub portable:
Club groups (or nonclub groups with three or more licensed amateurs) set up
specifically for Field Day. Such stations must be located in places that are
not regular station locations, and must use no facilities installed for
permanent station use, nor any structures installed permanently for Field
Day use. Stations must be operated under one call sign (except when the
Novice/Technician position is used) and under the control of a single
licensee or trustee for each entry. All equipment (including antennas) must
lie within a circle whose diameter does not exceed 300 meters (1000 feet).
All contacts must be made with transmitter(s) and receiver(s) operating
independent of commercial mains. Entrants who, for one reason of another,
operate a transmitter or receiver from commercial mains for one or more
contacts will be listed separately at the end of their class. 
Any Class A group whose entry classification is two or more transmitters
(non-Novice) may also use one Novice/Technician operating position (Novice
bands only) without changing its basic entry classification. For Field Day
purposes only, any Canadian Amateur HF licensee, who has been licensed for
less than six months prior to Field Day, shall be considered a "Novice" to
provide a means for Canadian Field Day Class A stations with two or more
transmitters to participate with a "Novice/Technician" operating position.
This "Canadian Novice station" is restricted to the US Novice sub-bands and
power/mode restrictions. The Novice/Technician station (including antennas)
should be set up and operated by Novice and Technician licensees and should
use the call sign of one of the Novice/Technician operators.
(Class A--Battery) Club/nonclub portable:
Club groups (or non club groups with three or more licensed amateurs) set up
specifically for Field Day and all contacts are made using an output power
of 5 W or less and the power source is other than commercial mains or
motor-driven generator (eg, batteries, solar cells, water-driven
generators). Other provisions are the same as for class A. 
(Class B) One- or two-person portable:
Nonclub stations set up and operated by not more than two licensed amateurs
will be placed in Class B. Other provisions are the same as for Class A.
One- and two-person Class B entries will be listed separately in the
results. 
(Class B--Battery) One- or two-person portable:
Nonclub stations set up and operated by not more than two licensed amateurs
and all contacts are made using an output power of 5 W or less and the power 
source is other than commercial mains or motor-driven generator (eg, 
batteries, solar cells, water-driven generators). Other provisions are the
same as for Class A. One- and two-person Class B--Battery entries will be
listed separately in the results.
(Class C) Mobile:
Stations in vehicles capable of operating while in motion and normally
operated in this manner, including antenna. This includes maritime and
aeronautical mobiles. 
(Class D) Home stations:
Stations operating from permanent or licensed station locations using
commercial power. Class D stations may count contacts only with Class A, B,
C and E Field Day groups for points. 
(Class E) Home stations--emergency power:
Same as Class D, but using emergency power for transmitters and receivers.
Work stations in Class A, B, C, D and E. 

Exchange:
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Stations in any ARRL/RAC Section will exchange their Field Day operating
class and ARRL/RAC Section. For example, if your club group was planning to
operate in the three-transmitter, Class A category from Missouri, you would
send "3 A Missouri". Foreign stations send RS(T) and QTH. 

Miscellaneous Rules:
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A) Operators participating in Field Day may not, from any other station,
   contact for point credit the Field Day portable station of a group with
   which they participated. 
B) A station used to contact one or more Field Day stations may not
   subsequently be used under any other call during the Field Day period.
   Family stations are exempted. 
C) Each phone and each CW segment is considered as a separate band. All
   voice communication contacts are equivalent, and Packet/RTTY/ASCII/AMTOR
   is counted as CW. A station may be worked once on each band. Crossband
   contacts are not allowed. The use of more than one transmitter at the
   same time on a single band is prohibited, except that a Novice/Technician
   position may operate on any Novice band segment at any time. No repeater
   contacts. 

Scoring:
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Scores are based on the number of valid contact points times the multiplier
corresponding to the highest power used at any time during the Field Day
period, plus bonus points. Phone contacts count one point each, and CW
contacts count two points each. Power multipliers: If all contacts are made
using an output power of 5 W or less and if a power source other than
commercial mains or motor-driven generator is used (eg, batteries, solar
cells, water-driven generators), multiply by 5. If any or all contacts are
made using an output power of 150 W or less, multiply by 2. Multiply by 1 if#
any or all contacts are made using an output power more than 150 watts.
Batteries may be charged while in use for Class C entries only. For other
classes, batteries charged during the Field Day period must be charged from
a power source independent of the commercial mains. 
A) Bonus points:
   The following bonus points will be added to the score (after the
   multiplier is applied) to determine the final score. Only Class A and B
   stations are eligible for bonuses. Just check the box on the Field Day
   summary sheet to indicate that you qualify for the bonus, and attach the
   necessary proof. 
   1) 100% emergency power:
      100 points per transmitter for 100% emergency power. All equipment and
      facilities at the Field Day site must be operated from a source
      independent of the commercial mains. 
      Example: A club operating 3A, using 100% emergency power may claim
               300 bonus points. 
   2) Public relations: 
      A) 100 points for media publicity. Publicity must be obtained or a
         bona fide attempt to obtain publicity must be made. Evidence must
         be submitted in the form of a newspaper clipping, a memo from a
         BC/TV station stating that publicity was given or a copy of the 
         material that was sent to the news media for publicity purposes. 
      B) 100 points for physically locating in a public place (eg shopping
         center, parks, etc) with significant access by the public. The
         intent here is for Amateur Radio to be on display to the public.
      C) An additional 100 points can be earned by such display stations in
         public places actively conducting an information booth for the
         visiting public, and dispensing information handouts, maintaining
         visitor's log, etc, as an information/recruiting tool for Amateur
         Radio. Evidence submitted for both (B) and (C) may consist of
         copies of handouts, visitor's log, brief report on activities
         conducted, photos, etc. 
   3) Message origination:
      100 points for origination of a message by the club president or other
      Field Day leader, addressed to the SM or SEC, stating the club name
      (or nonclub group), number of operators, field location and number of
      ARES members participating. The message must be transmitted during the
      Field Day period, and a fully serviced copy of it must be in standard
      ARRL message form or no credit will be given.
   4) Message relay:
      10 points for each message received and relayed during the Field Day
      period, up to a maximum of 100 points. Copies of each message,
      properly serviced, must be included with the Field Day report.
   5) Satellite QSO:
      100 points can be earned by completing at least one QSO via satellite
      during the Field Day period. The repeater provision of Rule 7C is
      waived for satellite QSOs. A satellite station (one) does not count as
      an additional transmitter. On the summary sheet, show satellite QSOs
      as a separate "band". 
   6) Natural Power:
      Field Day groups making a minimum of five QSOs without using power
      from commercial mains or petroleum derivatives can earn 100 points.
      Intuitively, this means an "alternate" energy source of power such as
      solar, wind, methane or grain alcohol. This includes batteries charged
      by natural means (not dry cells). The natural-power station counts as
      an additional transmitter. If you do not wish to change your entry
      class, take one of your other transmitters off the air while making
      the natural-power QSOs. A separate list of natural-power QSOs should
      be enclosed with your entry. 
   7) W1AW message:
      A bonus of 100 points will be earned by copying a special ARRL Field
      Day bulletin sent over W1AW on its regularly announced frequencies
      just before and during Field Day. This message can be received
      directly from W1AW or by any relay method. An accurate copy of the
      received message should be included in your Field Day report. 
   8) Packet Radio:
      100 points can be earned by completing at least one QSO on packet
      radio during the Field Day period. The repeater provision of Rule 7C
      is waived for packet radio QSOs. A packet station (one) does not
      count as an additional transmitter. On the summary sheet, show packet
      radio QSOs as a separate "band". 
   9) VHF/UHF:
      100 points can be earned by completing at least ten QSOs (excluding
      packet contacts) on any band or combination of bands above 50 MHz
      (VHF/UHF bands) during the Field Day period. A VHF/UHF station (one)
      does not count as an additional transmitter. This station is not
      limited to making just ten QSOs. It may be operated for the entire
      Field Day period, and all contacts (excluding packet contacts) count
      for QSO points credit, including the first ten. 

Reporting:
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Entries must be postmarked by July 23. No late entries can be accepted. A
complete entry consists of an official ARRL summary sheet (or reasonable
facsimile) and a list of stations worked on each band/mode during Field Day,
plus bonus proof. The list of stations worked on each band or mode may take
the form of official ARRL dupe sheets or an alphanumeric listing of call
signs worked per band and mode. This list may be computer-generated.
Incomplete or illegible entries will be classified as checklogs. A copy of
Field Day logs should be kept by your Field Day group, but should not be
sent in unless specifically requested later by ARRL. 

Condition of Entry:
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Each entrant agrees to be bound by the provisions, as well as the intent,
of this announcement, the regulations of his or her licensing authority and
the decisions of the ARRL Awards Committee. 

Disqualification:
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See the Contest Disqualification Criteria for complete details. 

W1AW Field Day Bulletin Schedule 
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In addition to the regular schedule detailed in April QST, extra CW
bulletins will be run at 1400 UTC (10 AM EDT), and extra phone bulletins at
1500 UTC (11 AM EDT) both Saturday and Sunday mornings.

The ARRL has FOUR (4) ways to enter ALL ARRL contests
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Within 30 days after the contest, send your entries via:

INTERNET - ASCII summary sheet and ASCII log file 
          (following the ARRL Suggested File Format)
           to:  contest@arrl.org

           Merge the summary sheet and log file together
           into one file with an ASCII text editor and
           send on Internet as a text message.

ARRL BBS - ASCII summary sheet and ASCII log file 
          (following the ARRL Suggested File Format)
           BBS up to 14.4-k baud  
           telephone: (203) 665-0090

           ZIP the summary sheet file and the log file
           together with PKZIP.EXE and upload your
           compressed file to the ARRL BBS or upload the 
           files separately.

DISK -     Paper summary sheet and ASCII log file 
          (following the ARRL Suggested File Format)
           3.5 or 5.25 inch diskettes (high or low density)

           Copy your <call sign>.LOG file to a floppy
           diskette and mail along with your printed
           summary sheet file to ARRL HQ.

PAPER ENTRY - Official forms or reasonable facsimiles
              Summary sheet, logs, dupe sheets


Mailing Address: ARRL Contest Branch
                 225 Main Street
                 Newington, CT 06111


When submitting contest entries electronically, you should include 
an ASCII summary sheet and an ASCII log (following the ARRL Suggested 
Standard File Format). Dupe sheets and other breakdown files are 
NOT needed.

With most of the popular contest logging programs (CT, NA, N6TR, etc),
the summary sheet file is the ????????.SUM and the log file
is <your call sign>.LOG (KR1R.LOG). If you are using one of these
computer program generated summary sheets, be sure to add any missing
information to your summary sheet file (ARRL Section, high power,
low power, QRP, etc). We recommend that you use the summary sheet files
(*.FRM) found on this disk. The *.FRM files have "blanks" for all the
necessary information.

The following is the ARRL Suggested Standard File Format and a sample file.

Refer to your software manual for instruction for generating
an ASCII file in the correct ARRL format.

                     ARRL Suggested Standard File Format
                      For Submission of Contest Log Data

All files must be in standard ASCII format.

All files must be on an MS-DOS formatted disk, 3.5 inch (720-KB or 1.44-MB) 
or 5.25 inch (360-KB or 1.2-MB); uploaded to the ARRL BBS (203-665-0090);
or sent via Internet (contest@arrl.org). 

The diskette label should clearly indicate the call sign used, contest name, 
entry class, and date of the contest.

The log data file name shall consist of the call sign and the extension ".LOG". 
For example: KR1R.LOG.

The log file must consist of one line of data per QSO (no more than 
80 characters wide), without headers, footers, page breaks or other 
non-ASCII characters.

All QSO data must appear in each line, aligned by columns, and must include 
the following: 

        band:  wavelength for HF and frequency for VHF.

        mode:  designator such as CW, PH, etc.
 
        date:  in MM/DD/YY or DD/MM/YY  format.

        time:  4-digit UTC without colons.

        call sign of station worked.

        complete exchange sent.

        complete exchange received.

        indication of multipliers:  for example an "*", section/prefix/zone, 
          or etc.

        points claimed:  ALL unclaimed QSOs must be "0" points.

        Multioperator, two-transmitter category log in the ARRL International 
          DX Contest must indicate which transmitter made which QSOs.

        In contests that require rest periods, the "times on" and "times off" 
          must be in a separate column.

A paper summary sheet is required of all logs, either an official ARRL summary
sheet or a close facsimile with a signed contest participation disclaimer.
Entries uploaded to the ARRL BBS or sent via Internet should include a summary
sheet file in lieu of a paper summary sheet.

All diskettes become the property of the ARRL and are not returnable.          

SAMPLE FILE:

20 CW 15/02/92  0001  UW9WA        599 MA   599 100  *    3
20 CW 15/02/92  0001  UZ1AWJ       599 MA   599 200  *    3
20 CW 15/02/92  0002  OZ1IKW       599 MA   599 100  *    3
20 CW 15/02/92  0002  YU1GN        599 MA   599 100  *    3
20 CW 15/02/92  0003  UZ9XWT       599 MA   599 100       3
20 CW 15/02/92  0003  UZ4WWA       599 MA   599 200       3
20 CW 15/02/92  0004  OZ4UN        599 MA   599 500       3
20 CW 15/02/92  0005  OK1ALW       599 MA   599 KW   *    3
20 CW 15/02/92  0005  DF5UL        599 MA   599 KW   *    3
20 CW 15/02/92  0005  YU7XM        599 MA   599 100       3
20 CW 15/02/92  0006  RH0E         599 MA   599 300  *    3
20 CW 15/02/92  0006  YO7BGA       599 MA   599 006  *    3
20 CW 15/02/92  0006  YT5R         599 MA   599 100       3
20 CW 15/02/92  0007  ZD8VJ        599 MA   599 002  *    3
20 CW 15/02/92  0007  UA0SAU       599 MA   599 200       3
20 CW 15/02/92  0008  VP2V/W2GUP   599 MA   599 100  *    3
20 CW 15/02/92  0009  UA1TAF       599 MA   599 200       3
20 CW 15/02/92  0009  UB5JNW       599 MA   599 100  *    3
20 CW 15/02/92  0010  9V1YC        599 MA   599 100  *    3
20 CW 15/02/92  0010  DL4MCF       599 MA   599 700       3

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