[CQ-Contest] PVRC 2015 Reunion this coming weekend!

[Tim Shoppa]

I made a mistake with the modes in the first line of my initial
announcement. The rules are correct, the first night is CW, the second
night is SSB.

Yes, the hours are a compromise, but I would encourage that EU folks who
stay up late or get up early to work in the PVRC reunion will find a
concentration of PVRC'ers looking to work them.

(I myself have participated in several EU-centric low band events that had
odd-for-NA hours - the RSGB 160M, the LZ Open 40M, the Baltic 80M, and
found them all very rewarding.)

Tim N3QE

On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Tim Shoppa <tshoppa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Note reduced hours to concentrate activity - just Friday night June 5
> (SSB) and Saturday night June 6 (CW) 8PM-midnight local time EDT. That's
> 0000-0400 June 6 and June 7 UTC for those who are more international!
>
> This is now an "open format" event and non-PVRC'ers are encouraged to work
> PVRC'ers for points and certificates. Please pass the official PVRC link to
> the reunion, http://pvrc.org/reunion/reunion.htm to anyone who is curious
> about the event. Still trying to see if I can get this into WA7BNM contest
> calendar.
>
> CQ is "CQ PVRC". If you use spotting networks, spotting other PVRC'ers as
> being on the air for the reunion is strongly encouraged.
>
> I will accept logs made using any common logging program in "generic" or
> "DX" modes - do not worry too much about how the logger handles the long
> exchange. For those who want a logger module that does keep track of score,
> a N1MM logging module is available at
> http://www.trailing-edge.com/PVRCREU.zip
>
> Tim N3QE
>
> 2015  Rules
>
>  Revised:  May 27, 2015
>
> 1.  Eligibility:
>
> Open format - all amateurs worldwide are eligible to participate.   The
> objective is to work as many members of PVRC as possible.   PVRC Members
> are defined as anyone who has ever lived inside the PVRC Circle and was a
> PVRC member at any time during their ham radio life.   As we say, "Once a
> member, always a member of PVRC!"
>
> 2.  Object:
>
> Contact as many PVRC members around the world as possible, using all 6
> (non-WARC) HF bands from 10 – 160 meters.
>
> 3.  Date:
>
> Always the first weekend in June. The 2015 reunion will be June 6th
> through June 7th UTC.  In North America, these are the evenings of Friday
> June 5th and Saturday June 6th.
>
> 4.  Suggested Frequencies
>
> CW – Friday night only: 1817, 3547, 7047, 14047, 21047 & 28047 kHz
>
>
> Phone – Saturday night only:   1847, 3847, 7247, 14247, 21247, 28447
>
> 5.  Contest period:
>
> CW:  June 6, 0000Z-0400Z (Friday evening, 8PM to midnight EDT).
>
>
> SSB: June 7, 0000Z-0400Z (Saturday evening, 8PM to midnight EDT).
>
> 6.  Two segments:
>
> Two 4-hour segments:   CW Only (Friday night), and SSB Only (Sat. night)
>
> Check for activity on 10, 15 and 160 meters on the half hour.
>
> When rate is low, feel free to move callers between bands.
>
> If you use the spotting network, please be a “reunion cheerleader” and
> spot PVRC’ers as being part of the “PVRC Reunion”.
>
> 7.   Exchange:
>
> PVRC members - (once a member, always a member!) -- send the year you
> became a PVRC member, your name, your QTH (50 U.S. States plus DC, 14
> Canadian provinces or DXCC country) and call sign when you joined PVRC.
>
> Non-PVRC members – send name and State / Province / Country.
>
> Example QSO:
>
> WX3B:    CQ PVRC DE WX3B WX3B K
>
> K4ZW:     K4ZW
>
> WX3B:     K4ZW 1998 Jim MD WA2GPQ
>
> K4ZW:     WX3B 86 Ken VA KE9A
>
> WX3B:    TU WX3B
>
> 8.   Scoring:
>
> Each station can be worked once per band per mode
>
> Point Values:
> Bonus Stations:  Historic calls W3GRF, W4KFC, and W3AU count for 10 points
> per QSO, once per band/mode.
> PVRC members:  Count 1 point per QSO.
> ·         Count total number of PVRC QSOs * number of PVRC multipliers.
>
> ·         Multipliers are States, DC, VE Provinces, and DXCC countries
> (excluding USA).
>
> ·         All multipliers count once per band, regardless of mode.
>
> ·         PVRCREU.udc module for N1MM is available.
>
> 9.   Awards (electronic recognition / publication of results)
>
> ·         Separate Rankings for 'PVRC' and 'Non-PVRC' participants
>
> ·         Top 5 scores – high power
>
> ·         Top 5 scores – low power
>
> ·         QRP class awards will be added if scores are deemed significant.
>
> 10.  Score Reporting
>        Please report a summary of your activity as follows:
>
> ·         Power Level
>
> ·         Total Multipliers
>
> ·         Total Score
>
> ·         Soapbox Comments
>
> ·         Note:   Combine all CW and SSB QSO's into the same log
>
> Email reports to Tim, N3QE, at tshoppa at gmail.com within 14 days after the
> Reunion.
>