CQ World-Wide VHF Contest
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Objectives:
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the objectives of this contest are for amatuers around the world to contact
as many amateurs as possible in the allotted 27-hour period, to promote VHF
and above activity, to allow VHF and above operators the opportunity to
experience the enhanced propagation aviailable at this time of year, and for
interested amateurs to collect VHF and above Maidenhead grid locators for
awards credits

Categories:
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- single operator, fixed station
- multi operator, class I, fixed station
- multi operator, class II, fixed station
a fixed station is defined as one that is a regular home station location.
You may operate from your home station or you may be a "hired gun"
at another home station to qualify for a fixed station category. A multi-
operator class I station is one that operates five or more transmitters
simultaneously on all autorized amateur frequencies above 50 MHz. A multi-
operator class II station is one thatoperates four or less transmitters
simultaneously on all amateur frequencies above 50MHz
- single operator, portable station
- multi operator, class I, portable station
- multi operator, class II, portable station
a portable station is defined as one you set up away from a regular home
station location
- rover station
a rover station is one that is manned by no more than two operators, must
travel to more than one grid locator, and must sign "rover" or /R. The
spirit of this class is to encourage operation from rare grid locators by
persons who are inclined to do so. It is notmthe intent of this class to
encourage one operator to move from one super station to another super
station in another grid locator in order to compete inthis category
- QRP station
anyone operating a station running 25 watts output, or less, is eligible to
enter this category. There are no location restrictions. You can operate
from your home QTH or from the highest mountain you can find. However, you
cannot run more than 25 watts output on any band

Date:
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second full weekend in July, from 18.00z Saturday to 21.00z Sunday
{02SAT07:1800:1440}

Contest Period:
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27 hours for all stations, all categories. Operate any portion of the
contest period you wish

Bands:
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all authorized amateur radio bands above 50MHz may be used, as authorized by
local law and license class

Exchange:
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callsign and Maidenhead locator grid (4 digits - e.g., EM15). Signal reports
are optional and need not be included in the log entry

Multipliers:
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the multiplier is the number of different grid locators worked per band. A
"Grid Locator" is counted once per band.
Exception: the rover who moves into a new grid locator can count the same
grid lacator more than once per band as long as the rover is himself or
herself in a new grid locator location. Such change in location must be
clearly indicated in the rovers log. It is required that rover category
operators maintain separate logs for each grid locator location
A. the rover who changes location during the course of the contest is free
   to contact as many stations as he or she wishes. The rover becomes a new
   QSO to the stations working him or her when that rover changes grid 
   locator
B. the grid locator is the Maidenhead grid locator to four digits (FM13)

Scoring:
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1 point per QSO on 50, 70, and 144 MHz
2 points per QSO on 222 and 432 MHz
4 points per QSO on 903 and 1296 MHz
6 points per QSO on 2,3 GHz and above
work station one per band, regarless of mode. Multiply total QSO points
times total number of grid locators (GL) worked. Contest entrants may not
transmit on 146.52 MHz, or your countrys national 2 meter FM simplex
calling frequencies, or commonly recognized repeater frequencies for the
purpose of making or requesting contacts. Contacts made within your own
country, in the DX window of 50.100 - 50.125 MHz, are discouraged. Contacts
made on the SSB calling frequencies of 50.110, 50.125 MHz, and 144.200 MHz
are discouraged. Contest participants are required to use UTC as logging
time
Incentive scoring:
operators completeing two-way CW or MCW contacts may add one point to the
QSO value for each contact.
Example:
W1XX works stations as follows:
37 QSOs  with 3 QSOs on CW (34 x 1 = 34; 3 x 2 = 6; 34 + 6 = 40) and 10 GLs
(10 multipliers) on 50 MHz
45 QSOs (45 x 1 = 45) and 8 GLs (8 multipliers) on 144 MHz
26 QSOs (26 x 2 = 52) and 4 GLs (4 multipliers) on 222 MHz
38 QSOs (38 x 2 = 76) and 5 GLs (5 multipliers) on 432 MHz
2 QSOs (2 x 4 = 8) and 2 GLs (2 multipliers) on 903 MHz
6 QSOs (6 x 4 = 24) and 2 GLs (2 multipliers) on 1296 MHz
Summary:
W1XX therefore has 245 QSO points (40 + 45 + 52 + 76 + 8 + 24 = 245) x 21
multipliers (8 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 3 = 21) = 5145 total points

Log:
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this is a new contest with new log sheets. Therefore, old log sheets are no
longer usable. You must request new log sheets from: CQ VHF Contest, CQ
Magazine, 76 North Broadway, Hicksville, NY 11801, U.S.A. please include an
SASE with suficient postage to cover your request. Logs may be submitted on
disk, provided that a hard copy of the log is sent with the disk and the
data is in an ASCII format compatiblw with an IBM-PC type computer

Deadline:
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completed logs must be postmarked no later than August 31 to be eligible for
award

Address:
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Joe Lynch
N6CL
VHF Contest Chairman
P.O.Box 73
Oklahoma City
OK 73101
U.S.A.

Miscellaneous:
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an operator can sign only one callsign during the contest. This means that
an operator cannotgenerate QSOs by first signing his callsign, then signing
his daughters callsign, even though both callsign are assigned to the same
location. All contacts above 300 GHz must use coherent radiation on
transmissions and employ at least one stage of electronic dection on
receive. A station located exactly on a dividing line of a grid locator must
choose only one grid locator from which to operate for exchange purposes. A
different multiplier cannot be given out without moving the complete station
at least one hundred meters

Awards:
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engraved plaques will be awarded to the top scoring station in each
category in the world (for a total of eight plaques). Parchment certificates
suitable for framing will awarded to the top-scoring station in each
category in each continent. Certificates may also be awarded to other
top-scoring stations who show outstanding contest effort. Certificates will
be awarded to top-scoring stations in each category in geographic areas
where warranted. Geographic areas include states (U.S.), call areas (Japan),
provinces (Canada), and countries and may also be extended to include other
subdivisions as justified by competitive entries

