YLRL YL-OM Contest
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<Rules 1998/01.00>



Type of Competition:
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all licensed men and women operators worldwide are invited to participate.
YLs work OMs, OMs work YLs only; no crossband operation. No net contacts or
repeater contacts. Work stations only once per band


Date:
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SSB: second full weekend in February, 14.00z Saturday to 02.00z Monday
{02SAT02:1400:2160:SSB}

CW: forth full weekend in in February, 14.00z Saturday to 02.00z Monday
{04SAT02:1400:2160:CW}


Contest Period:
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Participants may work only 24 hours of the 36 hours in each contest. 
Operating breaks must be indicated in the log.


Frequencies:
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CW: 3.540-3.725, 7.040-7.070, 14.040-14.070, 21.120-21.150, 28.150-28.200 MHz
SSB: 3.940-3.970, 7.240-7.270, 14.175-14.280, 21.380-21.410, 28.380-28.610 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


Procedure:
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OMs call "CQ-YL" and YLs call "CQ-OM"


Mode:
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CW, SSB


Exchange:
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Station worked, QSO number, RS(T), ARRL section, VE province, or country. 
Entries in log must also show time, band, and date.



Points:
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(1) Phone and CW will be scored as separate contests. 
    Submit separate logs for each contest. 
(2) Score each band separately. One point is earned for each different 
    station worked on each band; YLs count only OMs and OMs count only YLs. 
    Add together the QSO points earned for each band. 
(3) Multiply the number of QSOs by the total number of different ARRL sections, 
    VE provinces, and countries worked. 
(4) Contestants running with a power output of 100 watts or less on CW and 
    200 watts PEP or less on SSB, AT ALL TIMES, may multiply the results of 3) 
    above by 1.5 (the low power multiplier). The maximum power output that may 
    be used at any time during the contest is 750 watts on CW and 1500 watts 
    PEP on SSB. 


Logs:
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All logs must show your ARRL section, province, or country to qualify for awards. 
For each QSO, logs must show the station worked, QSO number given and received, 
RS(T) given and received, the ARRL section, VE province, or country of the 
station worked, time, band, and date. Logs must also state the power output 
used and the operating breaks taken. If you have 200 or more QSOs, submit a 
separate log for each band and submit a "dupe" sheet. Remember to file separate 
logs for each contest. Logs must show claimed score.


Deadline:
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all logs must be posted no longer then 30 days after the contest ends


Address (2000):
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Cleo Bracket, K0JFO
810 Towne Square Drive
Fremont
NE 68025-7000
USA

Email cleob@mitec.net


Awards:
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First place phone: YL-cup, OM-cup. 
First place CW: YL-cup, OM-cup. 

The second and third place YL and OM winners in each contest will receive 
certificates. The winner of the phone contest cup is also eligible to win the 
CW cup. Certificates will be awarded to the YL and OM phone and YL and OM CW 
winners of each U.S. and VE call district and country, provided there are at 
least ten valid contacts on the log. 




General Rules for YLRL Contests 
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For the rules of:
  - DX YL to North American YL Contest
  - YLRL Howdy Days
  - YL Anniversary Party (YL-AP)


1.
  Check to make certain you are sending logs to
  the CURRENT Vice-President.


2.
  Logs must be postmarked
  no later than 30 days after each contest ends.


3. Scoring:

  - Phone and CW contests will be scored separately. Separate logs must
    be submitted for each contest.

  - One point is earned for each different station worked on each band.
    The same station may be worked on different bands. In the YL-OM
    contest only, YLs count OMs and OMs count YLs.

  - Multiplier will be the ARRL sections and/or DX countries, whichever
    is appropriate. Canadian provinces are counted individually.
    Multipliers are used only once on all bands when figuring
    the score.

  - Contestants running a power output of 100 watts or less on CW and
    200 watts PEP or less on SSB, at all times during the contest, earn
    a power factor of 1.5

  - Computation is done by multiplying the points times the multiplier
    times the power factor.

  - For each duplicate contact that is removed from the log by the
    Vice-President, a penalty of three additional and equal contacts
    will be extracted.


4. Logs:

  - All logs must show the operators ARRL section, VE province, or
    country to qualify for awards. Where applicable, logs must state
    whether or not the operator is a member of YLRL. For each QSO, logs
    must also state the power output. If you have 200 or more QSOs,
    submit a separate log for each band and submit a "dupe" sheet.

  - Please type or print. Do not send carbon copies of logs.
    Photocopies are OK.

  - Logs must be signed and show claimed score. No logs will be
    returned.

  - Entries in log must also show time, band, date and transmitter
    power.


5. Exchange:
  Station worked, QSO number given and received, RS(T) given and
  received, and section / province / country.


Refer to the YLRL Web Site: http://www.qsl.net/~ylrl

  YLRL's Current Vice-President
  Cleo Bracket, KJFO:
  cleob@mitec.net


