The following information was published in May on the website
of SRR (Russian Amateur Radio Union).
--Dmitri (RW3FO) db at mai.ru
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Russian Radio Team Championship 2008
About the contest
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The Russian Radio Team Championship (RRTC) is an annual head to
head "Field Day" style competition which is organized by the
Russian Amateur Radio Union (Soyuz Radiolyubitelei Rossii - SRR),
originating in the USSR in 1980. In 2008, twenty teams of two
operators will be invited, which represent the many different
regions of the Russian Federation. On the threshold of the
approaching WRTC-2010 event, the rules of the competition were
changed to closely mirror those of the upcoming WRTC, and the
rules for outside participants were also adapted to mirror those
of IARU HFC. So, the Russian Radio Team Championship can be
considered as a "dress rehearsal" of the future WRTC event.
In 2008, participants will be competing in the Greater Moscow
region, about 60 km to the south from the city, a flat rural area
which is mainly agricultural in nature. The distance between team
positions is roughly 0.5 kilometer, so the antennas of the
nearest two or three teams will be visible from each operating
position. Organizers will supply teams with food, identical
tents, tables, chairs, 220 V gas generator and gasoline, 10m-high
steel sectioned tower and a tri-band antenna. Teams are required
to bring their own 100 W (limited) transceivers, computers and
peripherals, 40m-band IV dipole, antenna switching devices,
filters etc. Participants of Russian Radio Team Championship are
also responsible for base camp set-up, as well as all antenna
assembly & tower assembly/raising.
Participants can make QSOs among themselves and the rest of the
world, so everybody is invited to the party. Usually the basic
activity on the bands is generated by Russian radio amateurs; to
raise QSO rates, the teams use new callsigns and exchanges every
two hours. On average, 1300 QSOs by the top teams are not
uncommon during the eight-hour contest. There is no limitation on
band or mode changes, although only one signal can be transmitted
at one time.
Every team will be accompanied by an official contest referee,
who will monitor all actions & the audio signals. Each referee
will be assigned randomly to teams from a pool of qualified
referees provided by teams. The rules for the teams are complete
in detail, any deviation from the published rules is strictly
prohibited. During the contest period, an audio recording will be
made for each team. Online scores will be made available via the
internet. After the competition ends, email logs will accepted
from around the world during a four hour period immediately
following the end of the contest. After that, computer checking
of the logs will commence, and the final results will be ready
the following morning.
So, immediately following IARU HFC 2008, one will have a good
chance to check propagation conditions, estimate signal levels of
100W / small tri-bander stations from the heart of Russia, and
get some advance preparation for WRTC-2010.
Rules for outside participants
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1. Date and contest period: The Saturday of the third full
weekend of July (July 19th, 2008) beginning 07:00 UTC and ending
14:59 UTC. Both Single and Multi operator stations may operate
the entire 8-hour period.
2. Everybody can work everybody.
3. Modes: CW and SSB.
4. Bands: 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz.
5. Band and (or) mode can be changed at any time. Only one signal
is allowed at a time.
6. Exchange: Outside participants sends RS (RST) and ITU zone
number. Russian Radio Team Championship competitors sends RS
(RST) and three-character combination, e.g. 599 XYZ.
7. Station with the same call-sign may be worked on different
bands/modes, to include both modes per band.
8. Scoring Point System:
QSO with RRTC station (special call-sign series R1Ax-R0Zx) - one
point.
QSO with outside participant from the same ITU zone - one point.
QSO with outside participant from different ITU zone on the same
continent - three points.
QSO with outside participant from different ITU zone on different
continent - five points.
9. Multipliers: ITU zone and new three-character combination
received from an RRTC team - one point for the multiplier on each
band (regardless of mode). RRTC station gives no ITU zone
multiplier.
10. The score is the product of total points and total
multipliers.
11. Entry categories:
? - Single operator, mixed (CW and SSB), high power.
B - Single operator, mixed (CW and SSB), low power (100 W and less).
C - Single operator, SSB, high power.
D - Single operator, SSB, low power (100 W and less).
E - Single operator, CW, high power.
F - Single operator, CW, low power (100 W and less).
G - Multi operator team (2 or 3 operators), mixed (CW and SSB).
H (for Russian stations only) - SRR divisions; division score is
a total of scores of all participants representing this division.
12. Awards:
Special trophies, certificates and medals will be awarded to the
world's top scoring stations in both the A and G categories.
Certificates and medals will be awarded to the world's 2nd and
3rd stations in both the A and G categories. Certificates will be
awarded to the world's top three stations in the B-F categories.
Achievement commemorative pennants will be awarded to those
participants making at least 250 QSOs and submitting email logs
to ochr(at)srr.ru. Logs must be submitted no later than 19:00
UTC, July 19th, 2008.
13. Logs:
Any contest logging software can be used which supports IARU HF
World Championship. Only email logs are accepted, Cabrillo log
format shall be used according to IARU HF Championship
requirements. File name should be "mycall.cbr" where "mycall" is
your callsign. Please send the file as an attachment to
ochr(at)srr.ru.
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