NSARA Contest
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<Rules 2000/01.00>


DATE 
The contest will take place each year on the second Sunday in March. 
In 2000 that will be March 12/00
{02SUN03:0400:240:Session_1}
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HOURS
The contest will run for EIGHT hours: in two four hour  sessions. 
The Morning Session will begin at 8:00 am local time and will run for 
FOUR hours until 12:00pm local time. The Afternoon Session will begin 
at 2:00 pm local time and will run for FOUR hours until 6:00 pm local 
time.   
                
OPERATING BAND
All contacts for contest credit will take place on the 80  meter band 
PHONE and CW sections. 

SCORING
One point per completed contact on PHONE -Two points per completed 
contact on CW The SAME station can be logged once on PHONE and 
once on CW. 

MULTIPLIERS
The 18 Counties of Nova Scotia will count as multipliers Any ham 
from anywhere can take part, but only Nova Scotia Counties will 
count as multipliers. 

EXCHANGE 
The exchange will be: CALL, SIGNAL REPORT, and COUNTY, with Nova Scotia 
stations. Non Nova Scotia stations contacting each other will exchange 
only call and signal report.

LOGGING
A seperate log sheet should be kept for PHONE contacts as well as 
seperate sheet for any CW contacts. The logs must clearly indicate 
whether the contact is PHONE or CW. 
The log must show:

 -STATION,
 -TIME of contact (UTC or local),
 -SIGNAL REPORT (usually 5x9 or 599),
 -COUNTY, if the contact is with a NS station.

CERTIFICATES
Anyone who makes 25 or more contacts in the contest (regardless of 
score), and submits a log, will receive a "Participation Certificate". 
Stations making contacts with all 18 NS counties will have "Clean 
Sweep" indicated on their certificates. 

SUBMIT LOGS
Contest entrants will have ONE MONTH to submit logs after the contest. 
In 2000 the closing date for logs is April 12/00 

CONTEST COMMITTEE
The contest committee will make the final decision in all matters 
regarding this contest. The committee is composed of NSARA Directors. 

WINNER
The winner will receive a framed 11x14 certificate, as well as having 
his/her photo in TCA and on the NSARA web page and local media etc. 
etc. etc.


Nova Scotia County List for use with
THE NSARA CONTEST

The 18 Counties of Nova Scotia are as follows:

ANNAPOLIS_____           INVERNESS___

ANTIGONISH____           KINGS___

CAPE BRETON___           LUNENBURG___

COLCHESTER___            PICTOU___

CUMBERLAND___            QUEENS___

DIGBY___                 RICHMOND___

GUYSBOROUGH___           SHELBURNE___
 
HALIFAX___               VICTORIA___

HANTS___                 YARMOUTH___

This list can be used to check off the counties as you work them.

Some counties have a large number of Amateurs, while others have 
only one or two active hams. Guysborough has only one active ham 
capable of operating on HF. Richmond county also has only one active 
ham on HF. So, if you hope to make a "Clean Sweep" in the contest, you 
must grab a contact quickly if you hear either of the above mentioned 
counties.

The contest committee encourages Clubs or other groups of hams, to do 
a "Field Day" type of operation during the contest. 
There are no contest restrictions on who can operate from one call, so 
a MULTI SINGLE type of operation is encouraged, especially if BASIC 
level hams are involved. This contest type experience may encourage 
them to pass the 5 word code level requirement.

All the forms and other information pertaining to the NSARA CONTEST 
is available on the NSARA Web Page at the address below.

http://www.oceanet.ns.ca/nsara/nsara.html

If you need additional copies of the LOG SHEET or COUNTIES LIST 
please feel free to Xerox, and then pass them around.

TO CLUB OFFICIALS

Please encourage as many of your members as possible to get on the 
air on Sunday March 12, 2000 to give out contacts in the contest. 
This is the second year for the NOVA SCOTIA contest, and it would be 
great if the 80 meter band was full of signals for eight hours on 
March 12.

73, and Good Luck in the Contest.

OFFICIAL LOG
Click here for an official logform. When the form appears simply 
copy it to your
clipboard, then print it out.

SEND LOGS TO:
Mr Tom Goldie, VE1BYO
Antigonish Amateur Radio Club 
18 Ponderosa Drive
Antigonish, NS
B2G 2R5
                                                         
