[CQ-Contest] ARI Int.al DX Contest 1998

[I2UIY]

The  Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (ARI) has the  honour  of 
inviting radio amateurs all over the world to partecipate in  the 
1998 ARI International DX Contest.
AIM
Its a world-wide competition: everybody can work everybody.
DATE and TIME
The contest will be held on each first full week-end of May  from 
2000z  Saturday till 2000z Sunday. In 1998 it will be on May  2/3 
and in 1999 on May 1/2.
CATEGORIES
1. Single Operator - CW
2. Single Operator - SSB
3. Single Operator - RTTY
4. Single Operator - Mixed
5. Multi Operator - Single TX - Mixed
6. SWL - Single Operator - Mixed
BANDS
10m  thru  160m  (RTTY: 10m thru 80m),  except  WARC  bands,  are 
allowed  according  to  IARU Band Plans. Band  AND  MODE  can  be 
changed only after 10 minutes you have been on it.
EXCHANGE
Italian stations will send RST and two letters to identify  their 
province.  Other stations will send RST and a serial number  from 
001.
MULTIPLIERS
1. each Italian province (103) count 1 (one) multiplier,
2. each DXCC country (except I & IS0) count 1 (one) multiplier.
The  same multiplier (country/province) can be counted  once  and 
only once for band.
The 103 Italian provinces (by call-area) are:
I1: AL, AT, BI, CN, GE, IM, NO, SP, SV, TO, VB, VC.
IX1: AO.
I2: BG, BS, CO, CR, LC, LO, MI, MN, PV, SO, VA.
I3: BL, PD, RO, TV, VE, VR, VI.
IN3: BZ, TN.
IV3: GO, PN, TS, UD.
I4: BO, FE, FO, MO, PR, PC, RA, RE, RN.
I5: AR, FI, GR, LI, LU, MS, PI, PO, PT, SI.
I6: AN, AP, AQ, CH, MC, PS, PE, TE.
I7: BA, BR, FG, LE, MT, TA.
I8: AV, BN, CB, CE, CZ, CS, IS, KR, NA, PZ, RC, SA, VV.
I0: FR, LT, PG, RI, ROMA (or RM), TR, VT.
IT9: CL, CT, EN, ME, PA, RG, SR, TP, AG.
IS0: CA, NU, SS, OR.
QSO/POINTS
1. QSO/HRD with own country counts 0 (zero) point but is good for 
the multipliers credit.
2. QSO/HRD with own continent counts 1 (one) point,
3. QSO/HRD with different continent counts 3 (three) points,
4.  QSO/HRD  with any Italian (I & IS0) station counts  10  (ten) 
points.
The  same  station  can be contacted on the  same  band  once  on 
SSB/CW/RTTY  but  only  the first QSO  is  good  for  multipliers 
credit. PLEASE REMEMBER that I (Italy) and IS0 (Sardinia  Island) 
are NOT country-multipliers.
FINAL SCORE
The sum of QSO/points from all bands times the sum of multipliers 
from all bands.
SWL
Listeners  are required to log the callsigns of both the  station 
heard  and the correspondent station. Score is  calculated  based 
only  upon the station heard using the same rules as  trasmitting 
stations. A callsign may not appear more than 3 (three) times  as 
a correspondent regardless of mode. SWLs MUST log no more than  1 
(one) QSO on each line of their log.
LOGS and SUMMARY SHEET
Separate logs are necessary for each band. Logs must show all the 
QSOs  data. A summary sheet is required showing all  the  scoring 
details,  class  of entry, name, callsign, full  address  of  the 
applicant, callsign of other operators and a signed  declaration. 
Logs  must be mailed within 30 days from the end of  the  contest 
and addressed to:
ARI Contest Manager, Paolo Cortese, I2UIY, P. O. Box 14,  I-27043 
BRONI (PV) Italy (E-mail: i2uiy at contesting.com).
**VERY  IMPORTANT** Logs on diskette are really very welcome  and 
accepted in substitution of paperlogs. Please send us your log on 
diskette. Accepted formats are: N6TR, K1EA, EI5DI, ASCII as  well 
as the MS/DOS software distributed FREE of cost from the  Contest 
Committee. A printed summary sheet must always be enclosed.
**NEW**  Alternatively,  logs  in ASCII format  (or  as  attached 
files)  may be sent via e-mail addressed  to  i2uiy at contesting.com. 
You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your log within 
48 hours.
PENALTIES and DISQUALIFICATIONS
Logs  will  be  carefully checked by the  Contest  Committee  and 
mistakes may cause a score reduction. Disqualification may  apply 
for:  excessive  number of unmarked duplicates  (more  than  2%), 
violation  of the "10 minutes rule" (either for band  and  mode), 
excessive declared score, log without the summary sheet.  instead 
to  disqualify a log, the Committee may decide to penalize it  by 
erasing a percentage of its score. 
AWARDS
A  plaque with a certificate will be awarded to the  top  scoring 
station  in  each class. Special plaques can be  awarded  by  the 
Contest Committee if country/continental/call-area  partecipation 
will  justify the decision. A certificate will be awarded to  No. 
2,  3, 4, 5 top scoring stations in each class as well as to  the 
top scoring stations in each country in each class.
SPECIAL AWARD
Two very attractive, large size plaques will be awarded by  Santa 
Barbara  Contesters  to keep alive the memory of  IN3ANE,  Pietro 
Fiorito. The plaques will be assigned to:
- OM: the best score achieved by a OM under 21 years of age
- SWL: the best score achieved by a SWL under 18 years of age
In order to qualify for these awards, entrants must clearly state 
their age and birth date on the summary sheet.
FREE SOFTWARE
An  IBM-compatible  software  to  administrate  this  contest  is 
available  FREE  of cost. It can be used on real-time  or  either 
after  the contest. It calculates points, multipliers and  score, 
you  have just to type the callsign and the received  report.  It 
prints  logs, summary and dupe sheets as well as QSL  labels.  It 
has   PacketCluster  capability.  An  updated  version   is   now 
available, revised and modified. The software can be received  by 
sending  to the Contest Manager 5 US Dollars or 10 IRCs to  cover 
the diskette and postage expenses.






[ ] Paolo Cortese, I2UIY / IQ2A / N7PMC / OK8AFL
[ ] P. O. Box 14 - 27043 Broni (PV) Italy
[ ] Phone 0039-385-53203
[ ] A.R.I. HF Contest Manager
[ ] CQWW Contest Committee
[ ] WPX RTTY Contest Committee
[ ] Eu Sprint Manager
[ ] E-mail: I2UIY at cqww.com


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