For your information:
In July of this year the second WRTC-96 competition will be held in
the San Francisco bay area during the IARU HF Championship. The 52
WRTC-96 teams will be active in the contest so keep your antennas
tuned for them. Below are the rules that pertain to only the WRTC
TEAMS.
Questions or comments about the WRTC-96 TEAM RULES will be noted
but will not receive a response. For more information about the
WRTC-96 event contact the WRTC-96 publicity chairman: W6OAT at
epps@netcom.com.
73
Bob
K3EST
WRTC-96 Technical Chairman
RULES FOR THE WRTC TEAMS
WRTC TEAMS: Each WRTC team is encouraged to bring their own
equipment. This means everything except the coax and antennas.
OBJECT: To contact as many other amateurs around the world as
possible on the 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz bands.
DATE: Second full weekend of July (July 13-14, 1996).
CATEGORY: All WRTC stations will be TRUE multi-single. Before the
contest begins each team will name one transceiver "A" and one
"B". The transceiver they name "A" will be the only one
allowed to tramsmit during the entire contest. Transceiver "B"
can be used only to SWL. If transceiver "A" breaks down (as
determined by a judge or referee) the SWL transceiver ("B")
can be used as the designated transmitter. There will be NO 10
minute rule. Transceiver "A" and "B" can move frequencies as
often as desired.
MODES: Both SSB and CW on each band
WRTC-96 CONTEST PERIOD: 1200 UTC Sat until 0600 UTC Sun
CONTEST EXCHANGE: WRTC stations send signal report and ITU zone. A
complete exchange must be logged for each valid QSO.
VALID CONTACT: The same station may be worked once per band/mode
only in the accepted portions of that band for that mode.
Note: working a station in the phone portion of the band on CW
is not permitted.
POINTS: A) Contacts with SSB stations count 1 point.
B) Contacts with CW stations count 2 points.
MULTIPLIERS: ITU zones, HQ stations and DXCC countries worked on
each frequency band.
SCORING: (Total number of ITU zones, HQ stations and DXCC countries
worked on all bands) x (total number of QSO points from
all bands) = final score
STATION: Each station will consist of ONLY (if it is not on this
list you can not use it):
1. Antennas: A tribander at 40-60 feet; A dipole or similar
antenna for 40 meters (station owner supplies)
2. Two (2) transceivers (**)
3. A recording device(supplied by the WRTC committee)
4. Foot switches (if wanted)(*)
5. Earphones for two people(*)
6. A microphone(*)
7. Keyer(if wanted) and paddle(if wanted)(*)
8. One (1) computer with connecting cables if wanted(*)
9. Antenna switches capable of switching the two antennas
between either rig(*)
10. A logging program that will handle the parameters of the
contest (provided by WRTC-96)
* = Teams must bring these items
** = Teams are encouraged to bring these items
LOGGING: The log shall be kept on a computer using an appropriate
software program. If computers are not familiar to the
entrants, a paper log may be kept. Only one computer will be
allowed.
PENALTY: For every bad call removed from a log, a penalty
of 3 more QSO's of similar point value will be removed (total
of 4 QSO's removed).
SUBMISSION OF LOGS: The entrants must submit their computer disks
or paper logs to a Judge or Referee at their WRTC host
station, with no correction allowed, within 10 minutes after
the contest ends. If a paper log is submitted, the log must be
made into a computer log by a judge or referee with a team
member present to interpret handwriting. The decisions of the
WRTC-96 Judges will be final.
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