[CQ-Contest] HADX CONTEST RULES CHANGING

[Felber Gyula]

Dear contesters!
Here the new rules of HADX Contest, changing from 2003 year.
73 DX Gyula HA1TJ Vice President of MRASZ



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Hungarian DX Contest
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Organizer:  MTTOSZ Radioclub Gy=F4r on behalf of the Hungarian =
Radioamateur Society

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Goals: to promote the traditionally good friendship between the =
radioamateurs, to strengthen the reputation of Hungarian radioamateurs, =
to provide an opportunity to test their skills and technical level as =
well as a possibility to obtain Hungarian radioamateur awards.

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Date and time: The 3rd full weekend of January, between Saturday 12:00 =
GMT to Sunday 12:00 GMT

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Participants: any licensed radioamateur station or SWL.=20

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Frequencies: 1,8 - 28 MHz (no WARC bands). The recommendations for IARU =
Region 1. Bandplan have to be obeyed.

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Modes: CW and SSB=20

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Entries:        SOAB - Single Op All Bands - separately MIXED, CW, SSB=20

SOSB - Single Op Single Band separately MIXED, CW, SSB

MS - Multi Ops All Bands Single TX (MIXED only)=20

MM - Multi Ops All Bands Multi TX (MIXED only)=20

SWL (All Bands, Mixed only)=20

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Contacts: Any station can be contacted during the contest. Every station =
can be contacted once per band and mode.=20

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Exchange: RS(T) + QSO number starting with 001. MM stations shall use =
separate serials per band starting with 001.  Stations operating from =
HA- RS(T) give  two letters county code or HADXC members give their =
membership number.=20

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Hungarian county abbreviations:

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      District
     County
     Abbreviation
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      HA1
     Zala
     ZA
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      HA1
     Gy=F5r
     GY
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      HA1
     Vas
     VA
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      HA2
     Kom=E1rom
     KO
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      HA2
     Veszpr=E9m
     VE
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      HA3
     Somogy
     SO
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      HA3
     Tolna
     TO
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      HA3
     Baranya
     BA
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      HA4
     Fej=E9r
     FE
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      HA5
     Budapest
     BP
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      HA6
     N=F3gr=E1d
     NG
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      HA6
     Heves
     HE
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      HA7
     Pest
     PE
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      HA7
     Szolnok
     SZ
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      HA8
     B=E9k=E9s
     BE
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      HA8
     Csongr=E1d
     CS
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      HA8
     B=E1cs-Kiskun
     BN
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      HA9
     Borsod
     BO
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      HA0=20
     Szabolcs
     SA
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      HA0
     Hajd=FA-Bihar
     HB
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Points:=20

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QSO with own DXCC country: 1 points=20

Another country on same continent: 1 points=20

Other continent: 3 points=20

Contacts with Hungarian stations: 6 points=20

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Multipliers: Hungarian counties per band and the number of different =
HADXC members per band

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Total score: Sum of QSO points multiplied by sum of multipliers.=20

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Logs:  Electronic logs should be preferably submitted via E-mail to: =
contest at enternet.hu or via mail to: MTTOSZ Gy=F4r V=E1rosi =
R=E1di=F3klub, 9002 Gy=F4r, P.O.Box 79, Hungary

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Deadline of log submission is 30 days after the contest (based on email =
timestamp or postal stamp)

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The subject of the emails should include the contest, the callsign and =
the category, e.g. HADX W9USC MS

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Send ONLY TXT files using K1EA, N6TR, K8CC, EI5DI, WriteLog or any ASCII =
files. The file's name should contain a call sign of participant =
(yourcall.all and yourcall.sum). The log can be shown either by bands or =
time. Each QSO must contain callsign, time, band, RS(RST), QSO number =
(abbreviation) sent and received (even for check logs).=20

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Those who used computers for logging or contest scoring regardless if it =
was real-time or post-contest must submit electronic logs!

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Summary sheet must include callsign, class, number of QSOs, multipliers =
and QSO points by band and altogether.=20

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Awards:=20

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The top 3 entrant of each class will be awarded certificates.  The =
winners of the SO categories will become honorary members of the =
Hungarian DX Club.

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Remarks:=20

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-         No logged duplicate QSO will result penalty if no points are =
claimed for them. However every  duplicate contacts for which points =
were claimed  will be deleted and a penalty will be issued in worth of =
triple of the points of the claimed duplicate contact. The entrant who =
claims points for duplicate contacts exceeding 2% of the total number of =
his contacts will be disqualified.  The points of contacts logged with =
incorrect information will be lost a triple penalty will be applied.

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-         The maximum allowed time difference between QSOs in two logs =
is 3 minutes. If it can be unambiguously determined which station logged =
the times incorrectly, only the points claimed by that station will be =
deducted.=20

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-         Packet is allowed for everybody. Self-spotting is prohibited.

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-         The highest maximum allowed power for any classes during the =
contest is 1 kW.

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-         Only one signal may be transmitted at any times by anyone. =
Stations braking this rule will be disqualified.

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-         Only those multipliers will be accepted, which either have =
submitted logs or are reported in at least two other logs.

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-         Band and mode changes are allowed only after 10 minutes after =
the first QSO on that band and mode. The 10 minutes period starts at the =
first contact logged in that band and mode.=20

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-         The decision of the contest committee is final.

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The contest committee maintains the right to appoint observers for the =
contest. The observers document and report suspected cheating to the =
Contest Committee. Based on the evidence provided the Committee has the =
right  to disqualify participants. The callsigns of stations and those =
of their operators disqualified for proven cheating will published to =
the international contesting community and they loose their right to =
participate in the contest for 5 years.=20

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Contest Manager:=20



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