ARRL School Club Roundup 
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<Rules 1999/12.99>


1. Object: 
All stations to exchange QSO information as below with as many other 
stations as possible especially school clubs. 

2. Contest Period: 
1300 UTC on Monday, February 8, to 0100 UTC on Saturday, February 13. 
Operate no more than 24 of the 108 hours, with a maximum of 6 hours in 
any 24-hour period. Logs must clearly show on and off dates and times; 
off periods must be at least 30 minutes. 
{02MON02:1300:6480}

All amateur bands except 30, 17 and 12 meters are permitted. 
Do not use VHF or UHF repeaters, or the national calling frequency of 
146.52 MHz. Only recognized simplex frequencies such as 144.90-145.00; 
146.49, .55, 58; and 147.42, .45, .48, .51, .54 and .57 MHz may be used. 

3. Classes: 
Single transmitter only: 

(I) Individual or Single Operator (nonclub) 
(C) Club or Multioperator Group (nonschool) Multi- operator Group 
    stations must use only one call sign during the whole contest. 

(S) School Club or Group (grades K-12, college or university). 
    This includes any station operated at school for the contest, 
    and those formed for the sole purpose of operating the SCR. 

4. Exchange: 
Your call sign, RS(T), class (I, C or S), US state or DX country. 
For example, W2CXN answers N2RQ's call by sending N2RQ DE W2CXN 57(9) S NY. 

5. Scoring: 
Stations may be contacted once each on phone and CW (digital modes count as 
CW). No repeater contacts except satellite and "real time" packet. 
Score 1 point for each phone QSO and 2 points for each CW QSO. 
Multipliers: [Number of states plus number of DXCC countries] + 
[2 x number of class-C QSOs] + [5 x class-S QSOs]. 
QSOs with school stations are given a multiplier of 5, which makes them the 
most desirable stations to work. QSOs with Marty, KA2NRR, will count as a 
5 x multiplier. (KA2NRR was the founding chairman of the CAAR/NYCS and 
creator of the contest that became the SCR). Final Score: Multiply QSO 
points by multiplier. Please use the SCR summary form to avoid errors, 
especially for your first time in the SCR (see item 6 below). 

6. Reporting: 
Obtain sample log and entry forms by sending a large self-addressed stamped 
envelope (SASE) or a label and postage to 
Lew Malchick, N2RQ, Brooklyn Technical HS, 29 Fort Greene Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217.
 SCR-LOG V4.x written by AD8B for IBM and compatible PCs is included as an 
attached file with e-mail requests to caarnycs@aol.com. Also check on the Web 
at http://www.arrlhudson.org and www.arrl.org/contests/. 
Logs must include exchange information, bands, and signature of all operators 
and authorized club official or trustee. Indicate the number of hours and 
operator/loggers, and type of school and entry class. Dupe check sheets are 
required for entries over 100 QSOs. Computer entries on disk are appreciated 
(use SCR-LOG or follow the ARRL standard file format). Include a printed 
summary sheet and instructions as to the disk file names and formats. If you 
are not sure if we can handle your files, call or write and ask us. 
Entries must be postmarked to Lew, N2RQ, (see address above) by March 15, 1999. 

7. Awards: 
Certificates for the top three entries in each class. 
The school club class will be divided into elementary, middle, high school and 
college/university. DX will be listed separately at the end of US entries in 
each category. A special certificate is awarded to any station contacting 10 
or more school clubs. Send a large (9 x 12 inch) SASE or a mailing label and 
sufficient postage (or IRCs) to Lew Malchick, N2RQ, (see address above) for 
complete results and information about CAAR/NYCS. Certificates have always 
been sent for each entry, but because of increased participation and associated 
workload, those entrants who don't send appropriate postage, envelope and 
mailing label may not receive a certificate. 

