Russian DX Contest
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"Sojuz Radiolyubitelej Rossii" (UNION OF RADIOAMATEURS OF RUSSIA) invite all
licensed radioamateurs around the Globe to participate in the RUSSIAN DX
CONTEST
 
Participants:
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any licensed station operating as many others licensed stations as possible
all over the World

Categories:
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A - single operator, all bands separatly CW, SSB, MIXED
    For Mixed class it's possible to work the same station twice on the band
    (CW and SSB), but the time between such QSOs must be no less then 10 
    minutes.
B - single operator, single band (only MIXED)
C - multi operator, single transmitter (10 minutes rule must be observed
    wile changing band)

Date:
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third full weekend of March, from Saturday 12.00z to Sunday 12.00z
{03SAT03:1200:1440}

Bands:
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160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m

Mode:
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CW, SSB
 
Exchange:
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RS(T) and QSO Number (begining with 001), Russian stations send RS(T) and
2 letter oblast abriviations (88 + 3 on each band)
 
Point:
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RUSSIAN STATIONS - 10 points
your own country - 2 points
other country on your continent - 3 points
other continent - 5 points
(For Russian stations working to each other QSO POINT METHOD is 2-3-5)
 
Multiplier:
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the sum of DXCC countries and Russian oblasts on each band
 
Log:
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separatly for each band. Computer discs (N6TR.dat or K1EA.bin files) would
be apritiated. DO NOT SEND ANY RETURN POSTEGES TO GET THE RESULTS !!! DO NOT
PROVOKE THEFTS BY RUSSIAN POST SERVISE !!! ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL GET THE 
RESULTS

Address:
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Russian DX Contest Manager
RA1ANO
P.O.Box 122
St. Petersburg-241
192241
Russia

Awards:
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certificates will be awarded to the top scorers in each class by DX country.
New Award "RUSSIA" will be given to the stations who make verified contacts 
with all Russian oblasts. The memory certificates will be given to all
entries who make no less then 200 QSOs. Other things can be considered by
the Union of Radio Amateurs of Russia for outstanding operating achievements

Russian Oblast:
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AB, AD, AL, AM, AO, AR, BA, BO, BR, BU, CB, CN, CK, CT, CU, DA, EA, EW, GA,
HA, HK, HM, IR, IV, JA, JN, KA, KB, KC, KE, KG, KI, KJ, KK, KL, KM, KN, KO,
KP, KR, KS, KT, KU, LO, LP, MA, MD, MG, MO, MR, MU, NN, NO, NS, NV, OB, OM,
OR, PE, PK, PM, PS, RA, RO, SA, SL, ST, SM, SO, SP, SR, SV, TA, TB, TL, TM,
TN, TO, TU, TV, UD, UL, UO, VL, VG, VO, VR, YA

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