The REF contest takes place from 0600 UTC Saturday 24th to
1759 UTC Sunday 25th January. It is CW-only on the 5 contest
bands from 80 - 10m. For single-ops there are single and
all-band options for HP, LP (100w) and QRP (5W).
Rules (in French) at
http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhf_fr_0610.pdf
SD supports SO entries. V14.17 runs on Windows and Linux/Wine,
and is free from www.ei5di.com.
Select the "REF, DX" template (outside France) - or
"REF, France" template (French side)
French stations send 5NN + département number or country
prefix (Overseas Territories). Others send 5NN + Serial,
and work "French" stations only - with multipliers for
départements and certain country prefixes.
French stations include Mainland France, Corsica, and French
Overseas Territories.
If you're not sure which countries, apart from France, you
can work - look for SD to show a beam heading (under the
logging line) after you've entered two or more callsign
characters. Once you see a heading, it means SD has
identified it as a "French" country. You can log other
stations, but they will not score.
Use SDCHECK to create your Cabrillo .LOG file. Email it,
as an attached file, to cdfcw@ref-union.org.
Please mention SD in your soapbox comments. This encourages
others to try it.
73,
Paul EI5DI
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