[CCF] Fw: Eu Sprint Contest
Timo
Timo" <timo.klimoff@kolumbus.fi
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 22:55:26 +0300
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Lähettäjä: I2UIY <i2uiy@cqww.com>
Vastaanottaja: <Elenco destinatari soppresso>
Lähetetty: 25. syyskuuta 2002 22:40
Aihe: Eu Sprint Contest
> Hello!
>
> This email is to invite all contesters to have a go in the European
> Sprint contests. The phone contest is on Saturday 5th October and the
> CW leg is the following Saturday, 12th October.
>
> The whole point of a sprint is that you cannot stay on a frequency and just
> call CQ: after each CQ or QRZ, when you make a contact you must QSY at
> least 2KHz. The contest cannot be won by a 'big gun' sitting on a frequency
> and CQing.
>
> If you're wondering which software to use, DL2NBU's program has been
> written specially for this contest. It is very much like CT, and it is FREE
> for download from the Eu Sprint web site loja.kkn.net/~i2uiy/.
> SD by EI5DI and TRlog by N6TR both support the Eu sprint, and if you
> prefer to log on paper, that's fine as well.
>
> As you'll see from the rules below, the sprints are 4-hour contests
> starting at 15.00z on 20,40 and 80m only. Activity always starts on 20m,
> and after the first hour a few participants start to move to 40m.
> 80m is mainly used in the last hour.
>
> Both callsigns must be sent on each QSO and it is very helpful to follow
> the convention for different QSO formats. Since you must QSY after
> you have CQed and made a QSO, what happens is that the person who has just
> called and worked you, stays on your frequency, calls CQ or QRZ and makes
> his next QSO, and then in his turn he QSYs. When you are tuning the band
> looking for a QSO, the way that the exchange is sent tells you which station
> you can call.
>
> Here's an example
> -- CQ TEST G4BUO G4BUO TEST
> -- I2UIY
> -- I2UIY G4BUO 81 DAVE
> -- G4BUO 123 PAOLO I2UIY
> -- TU QRZ I2UIY
> -- OK2FD
> -- OK2FD I2UIY 124 PAOLO
> -- I2UIY 117 KAREL OK2FD
> -- R
> -- TEST OK2FD TEST
> -- DL6RAI
> -- DL6RAI OK2FD 118 KAREL
> -- OK2FD DL6RAI 43 BEN DL6RAI
> -- R
> ......
>
> In all the cases above, the caller who has just tuned onto the frequency
> sends his callsign at the end of his exchange, to signal to anyone else
> tuning the band that he is the one who will stay on the frequency. The
> CQing station sends his callsign near the beginning of the exchange
> and so anyone else tuning across the QSO will be able to work out
> who is the one who is going to QSY. It takes some getting used to but
> it makes lots of sense and adds to the fun of the contest. The TR logging
> program has some special support for the two different types of sprint
> exchange.
>
> So, we hope you will give the sprints a try in October, and then send
> your logs to eusprint@kkn.net. The full sprint rules are shown below.
>
> 73 from the EU Sprint Gang
> I2UIY, OK2FD & G4BUO
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Eu Sprint Contest - Autumn 2002
>
> ENTRANTS: any licensed station may enter the Sprint. European stations can
> work everybody; stations outside of Europe can work only European stations.
>
> CATEGORIES: Single Operator ONLY. Only ONE signal may be aired at one time.
>
> DATES:
> EU SPRINT Autumn:
> * SSB: first Saturday in October - 5 October 2002 - managed by I2UIY
> * CW: second Saturday in October - 12 October 2002 - managed by OK2FD
>
> TIME: from 15:00 UTC until 18:59 UTC.
>
> BANDS: 20, 40 and 80 metres only.
> Pilot frequencies are: SSB: 14.250, 7.050, 3.730. CW: 14.040, 7.025, 3.550
>
> EXCHANGE: all of the following data MUST BE PART OF THE EXCHANGE:
> a) your callsign,
> b) the other station's callsign,
> c) your serial number starting from 001 (RST not required),
> d) your name or nickname.
> Please note that BOTH stations MUST repeat BOTH callsigns DURING the
> exchange.
> A valid exchange is: "OK2FD de I2UIY 118 Paolo" while "OK2FD 118 Paolo" is
> NOT a valid exchange.
>
> SPECIAL QSY RULE: if any station initiates a call (by sending CQ, QRZ?,
> etc.), he is permitted to work ONLY one station on the same frequency. He
> must thereafter move AT LEAST 2 (two) kHz before he may call another
> station or before he may solicit again (CQ, QRZ?, etc.) other calls.
>
> VALID CONTACTS: valid contacts are QSOs correctly logged and confirmed.
> Each operator may use ONE and ONLY one name during the Sprint. If the
> exchange is copied incorrectly, that operator will receive zero (0) points.
> In case of miscopied callsigns, both stations will receive zero (0) points
> for that QSO.
>
> SCORING: each valid QSO counts one 1 (one) point. The final score is the
> total number of QSOs.
>
> AWARDS: Colorful certificates will be issued to the winners of each Sprint,
> and to the leaders in each country. A special plaque will also be awarded
> for the top three scores from all four contests combined. To be eligible
> for this award an operator must enter at least three of the Sprints in the
> year. Results will be forwarded as soon as possible to Leagues, magazines
> and bulletins.
>
> LOGS: a single chronological log is required. Please send us your log via
> email or on a floppy disk, if you use computer for logging. Use any of the
> available software or send a plain ASCII file. A separate summary sheet is
> also required. Please send us the right files: for DL2NBU software, send
> yourcall.ASC; for N6TR software, send yourcall.DAT; for IK4EWK software,
> send yourcall.DBF.
> If you want the latest release of the DL2NBU software, you can download it
> from the EU Sprint web site: <http://loja.kkn.net/~i2uiy/>.
> Log files must be sent NO LATER than 15 days after the contest to:
> <eusprint@kkn.net>. The receipt of your electronic log will be confirmed.
> If you do not receive a confirmation within two days, try again or use the
> postal system.
> Disk logs, or paper entries must be posted NO LATER than 15 days after the
> contest to the appropriate address:
> * Autumn SSB Sprint: Paolo Cortese, I2UIY, P. O. Box 14, 27043 Broni
> (PV), Italy.
> * Autumn CW Sprint: Karel Karmasin, OK2FD, Gen. Svobody 636, 674 01
> Trebic, Czech Republic.
>
> Thanks in advance for your participation de: G4BUO, I2UIY & OK2FD.
>
> Download the FREE software: http://loja.kkn.net/~i2uiy/
>