DX-YL To North American YL-Contest                            
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Eligibility:
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all licensed women operators worldwide are invited to participate. DX-YL's
(including Hawaii & Alaska) may contact all the North American continent
which includes the 48 contiguous States and Canadian Provinces. Contestants
on the North American Continent (including the 48 contiguous States and
Canadian Provinces) may contact DX-YL stations (including Hawaii and Alaska).

Categories:
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- single operator

Date:
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CW: second Wednesday in April, from 14.00z to 02.00z Friday
{02WED04:1400:720:CW}
SSB: fourth Wednesday in April, from 14.00z to 02.00z Friday
{04WED04:1400:720:SSB}

Operating Time:
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24 hour max. operating time, no breaks or splits 1400-1400, 1500-1500, etc.

Frequencies:
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CW:  3.540 -  3.725 MHz      SSB:  3.940 -  3.970 MHz
     7.040 -  7.070 MHz            7.210 -  7.270 MHz
    14.040 - 14.070 MHz           14.175 - 14.280 MHz
    21.120 - 21.150 MHz           21.380 - 21.410 MHz
    28.150 - 28.280 MHz           28.300 - 28.610 MHz
Note: Since band allocations in other countries are often different than in
      the USA, NA OP's should look for DX OP's in other parts of the bands

Mode:
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CW or SSB

Exchange:
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QSO numbers, RS(T)'s, ARRL section/VE province/county

Multiplier:
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each of different ARRL sections/VE provinces/Countries

Points:
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a station may be counted once on each band for credit and one point is earned
for each station worked once on each band

Final Score:
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multiply the number of QSO's by the number of different ARRL sections/
VE provinces/Countries. A multiplier is counted only once in the contest.
Each contestant using power output (at all times) of: 100 Watts or less
on CW or 200 Watts PEP or less on SSB multiply the score claimed in by:
1,5; the low power multiplier. Those not using low power are not entitled
to a power multiplier and are limited to max. power outputs of 750 Watts
on CW and 1500 Watts PEP on SSB

Logs:
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all logs must show your ARRL section/ VE province/ Country to qualify for
awards. For each QSO logs must show: call of station worked, QSO # send
and received, RS(T) send and received, ARRL section/ VE province/ Country
of station worked, time, band, date. Logs must also state the power output
and the operating breaks taking. If you have 200 or more QSO's submit
seperate log for each band and submit a dupe sheet. Remember to file seperate
logs for each contest. Logs must show claimed score

Deadline:
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all logs must be postmarked no later then 30 days after contest ends

Address:
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Carl A Watson
WO6X
473 Palo Verde Dr.  
Sunnyvale
CA 94086
U.S.A.

Awards:
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Cup to first place DX-Phone; Cup to first NA-Phone
Cup to first place DX-CW; Cup to first place NA-CW
Plaque to highest combined CW and SSB N.A. score
Plaque to highest combined SSB and CW DX-score
The second and third place winners in each contest will receive certificates

<CQ 4/95>
