[CQ-Contest] Participating in club competition

W0MU Mike Fatchett w0mu at w0mu.com
Mon Nov 14 18:25:55 EST 2016


For ARRL:

 1. 8.2. Only clubs actively affiliated with the ARRL or RAC may
    participate in the ACC.
     1. 8.2.1. Within the US and its territories, a club must:
         1. 8.2.1.1. Be affiliated with the ARRL, and
         2. 8.2.1.2. Have filed an annual report with the Field Services
            Department of ARRL HQ within the last two years.
     2. 8.2.2. Clubs outside of the ARRL operating territory may
        participate as follows:
         1. 8.2.2.1. In Canada, clubs that are fully affiliated with the
            Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) are eligible to submit scores
            for an Affiliated Club Competition event.
         2. 8.2.2.2. Clubs outside ARRL operating territory or Canada
            must be ARRL affiliates as determined by the "Rules and
            Regulations Concerning Affiliated Societies " section of the
            ARRL Articles of Association, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations.
 2. 8.3. For a club to be listed, the following conditions must be met:
     1. 8.3.1. A minimum of three entries from qualified club members
        must be submitted.
     2. 8.3.2. The entry must clearly indicate the club name in the
        Cabrillo file header.
     3. 8.3.3. To be qualified to submit a score in the Affiliated Club
        Competition, operators must be eligible members in good standing
        of the club designated, and reside and operate in the club
        territory as provided in 8.4.1, 8.4.2, and 8.4.3. The Club
        Secretary or designated Club Scorekeeper for an affiliated club
        must submit a list of all club members eligible to compete for
        the club (not a club roster) and which level (unlimited, medium,
        local) they wish to enter for each competition */_prior to the
        start of_/*  the contest.
     4.

        "/Rationale - a club's _*Eligibility List*_ shows the call signs
        and locations for all members who are eligible to submit scores
        for club credit from a specific contest. It is not a list of
        entries in a contest that the club claims. Clubs should submit a
        complete list of 'eligible members who may contribute their
        score' to the club as noted in their submitted log./"

     5. 8.3.3.1. Club /Eligibility Lists/ may be submitted via the
        ARRL-provided web uploading service, or by email, fax, or postal
        service mail to the ARRL Contest Branch Manager.  The
        /Eligibility List/ must contain the club name, club ARRL section
        (or location of the center of the club's eligibility circle),
        and a list of member call signs and locations.  Locations are
        specified as six-character grid locators (e.g. FN20ab or
        DM13sc). Distances are calculated from center-to-center of the
        six-character grid locators.
     6.
         1. 8.3.3.2. Failure by the club to submit a valid list of
            member's eligible to submit scores for the club either
            electronically or by mail (postmarked before the start of
            the contest) may result in the club being declared
            ineligible for the Club Competition event in question.
     7. 8.3.4. A member's score must be shown in the contest results to
        be counted for a club. Only that score shown in the results (or
        in subsequent corrections) will count for the club competition.
 3. 8.4. There are three categories of club competition:

     1. 8.4.1. *Unlimited*
         1. 8.4.1.1. Club submits 51 or more entries.
         2. 8.4.1.2. One station can submit two entries one on CW and
            one on Phone in the November Sweepstakes and the DX Contest.
         3. 8.4.1.3. The club territory is either defined by:
         4. 8.4.1.3.1. A 175-mile (282-kilometer) circle from a
            designated center; or
         5. 8.4.1.3.2. One ARRL section.
         6. 8.4.1.4. All stations must be located and all operators must
            reside within the designated club territory.
         7. 8.4.1.5. All eligible members must be "members in good
            standing" according to the rules and requirements of the club.
         8. 8.4.1.6. Eligible members that operate stations outside the
            club territory may not compete in the club competition,
            except as provided in rule 8.6.
     2. 8.4.2. *Medium*
         1. 8.4.2.1. Club submits 50 or fewer entries and does not
            qualify under the local club criteria.
         2. 8.4.2.2. One station can submit two entries--one on CW and
            one on Phone in the November Sweepstakes and the DX Contest.
         3. 8.4.2.3. The club territory is either defined by:
             1. 8.4.2.3.1. A 175-mile (282-kilometer) circle from a
                designated center; or;
             2. 8.4.2.3.2. An ARRL-section.
         4. 8.4.2.4. All stations must be located and all operators must
            reside within the designated club territory.
         5. 8.4.2.5. All eligible members must be "members in good
            standing" according to the rules and requirements of the club.
         6. 8.4.2.6. Eligible members that operate stations outside the
            club territory may not compete in the club competition,
            except as provided in rule 8.6.
     3. 8.4.3. *Local*
         1. 8.4.3.1. Club submits 10 or fewer entries.
         2. 8.4.3.2. One station can submit two entries - one on CW and
            one on Phone in the November Sweepstakes and the DX Contest.
         3. 8.4.3.3. All eligible members must reside and operate within
            35 miles of the club's designated center.
         4. 8.4.3.4. All eligible members must be "members in good
            standing" according to the rules and requirements of the club.
 4. 8.5. At Single Guest-Operator and Multioperator stations:
     1. 8.5.1. To claim a Guest Operator score for a club, the guest
        operator at a single-operator station must meet the membership
        and residence requirement for the club classification
        (Unlimited, Medium or Local see rule 8.4) and the station must
        be located within the defined club territory. The owner of the
        station does not need to be a member of the club claiming the score.
     2. 8.5.2. At least 50% of the operators at a multi-operator station
        must be eligible members of the club and the station must be
        located within the defined club territory. The owner of the
        station does not need to be a member of the club claiming the
        score.*

        A club member who resides outside of the club territory counts
        as a non-member when determining the number of eligible members
        at a multi-operator station.
        *


On 11/14/2016 4:17 PM, Randy Thompson K5ZD wrote:
> Making a club entry for a CQ WW/WPX contest is easy.  Just get 4 entries to
> put the same club name in the CLUB line of their log.  Oh, and make sure
> they all meet the rules for being within the circle (USA) or within the DXCC
> country (DX).
>
> Randy, K5ZD
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
>> Wigi, KL0R
>> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 4:34 AM
>> To: CQ-Contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Participating in club competition
>>
>> Hello all.
>>
>>
>>
>> Quick question: How does one get their contest club recognized so that it
>> can participate in the various club competitions? North Pole Contest
>> Group would like to do that. Apparently there is a set of hoops to jump
>> through for ARRL contests. but is it different for CQ and other contests?
>>
>>
>>
>> We'll never win anything, but we'd like to keep the club fresh, and keep
>> Alaska contesting growing.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Wigi, KL0R
>>
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