Contest Manager
VK4WIP
Ipswich & District Radio Club
The Jack Files Contest is sponsored by the QAC, and will be administered by the Ipswich & District Radio Club.
Aim of The Contest - The object is for amateurs to work as many other amateur stations, and particularly as many different VK4 shires, towns and as many different states and territories as possible within each one hour block of the contest.
Date - The contest date for 2011 is the 22nd of October 2011.
It runs for six hours: 0800 UTC – 1400 UTC in six one-hour blocks for the purpose of duplicate contacts
Power Output - Limited as per your licence specifications ie: Foundation 10w, Standard 100w, Advanced 400w
Band of Operation - Contest is open ONLY on 80 metres.
3.550mhz – 3.700mhz to put all licence grades on an equal footing
Mode - Mode is SSB ONLY - Previous years have seen the decline in the use of CW and due to lack of participation and log submission this mode has now been removed
Categories - Single Operator or Club Station
Exchange - Non-VK4 stations will send RS plus serial number starting at 001 and incrementing by one for each contact. VK4 stations will send RS, serial number and two-letter shire or town code for purposes of multipliers
In order to make best use of the band, stations may be contacted once in each hour. Repeat contacts with stations may be counted within the same one hour block ONLY if the station is mobile and crosses from different shires, towns, states or territories to another. All repeat contacts must not be consecutive
Scoring - One point per contact.
Multipliers:
Each VK4 Shire or Town counts as a multiplier only once over the entire duration of the contest. All participants may also count the first contact in each state or territory as a multiplier and these may be counted within each hour block during the contest.
Final Score:
The final score is the total QSO points multiplied by the total number of multipliers
Log Submission - Logs must show full details of all QSOs and must be accompanied by a Summary Sheet showing operator’s name; address; callsign; category; claimed score and a declaration that the rules and spirit of the contest were observed. All logs to be submitted by the 30th of November 2011.
Send logs by mail to:
Jack Files Contest Manager
P.O. Box 250
Ipswich
QLD 4305
Logs may be sent by e-mail in text format to
vk4wip@gmail.com
Contest Awards - 1st Overall Winner in VK or any other DX location to be awarded a Plaque, In addition to their name on a perpetual shield for the contest. This shield will perpetually be held at The Ipswich & District Radio Club Clubhouse.
2nd Overall Winner, To be awarded a Special Medallion & Certificate
3rd Overall Winner, To be awarded a Special Medallion & Certificate
1st in each VK State to be awarded a Certificate
1st, 2nd & 3rd Overall Foundation Licenced Operators, To be awarded a Special Medallion & Certificate
1st Overall ZL, To be awarded a Special Medallion & Certificate
Logging Software - Any logging software may be used, as long as the log includes all of the details required by the rules. VK Contest Log has been updated since last year is a great logging tool and can be down loaded at http://web.aanet.com.au/~mnds/index.htm
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