[RTTY] Upcoming Makrothen contest

Thu Oct 6 20:15:20 EDT 2016

  So I have to ask being a new user.

Does Writelog calculate the actual distance between the two Grid Squares 
on the fly?

I have not yet had time to explore this aspect of Writelog yet.

Thanks

73

Thom KI8W

see ya in the NCCC sprint in 30 min.

On 10/6/2016 6:24 PM, Bill Turner wrote:
> Just a reminder of the Makrothen RTTY contest which starts this coming
> weekend at 0000 UTC Saturday. This is a 24 hour contest which is
> broken into three eight hour periods.
>
> Points for this contest are based on the distance between your grid
> and the other station's grid. One point for each km between squares on
> 20, 15 and 10 meters and 1.5 points on 40 and 2 points on 80. There
> are no multipliers and RST is not required. Just send your
> four-character grid square.
>
> The web page seems to be down, but I copied it earlier. Here is a text
> version of the html web page. Because it is a text copy of an html
> document, the formatting is off, but it should do the job.
>
> The Makrothen Contest
> TMC - The Rules - 2016
> Last Update: 19-October-2015
>   TMC logo
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> The official TMC Web Site is:
> http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch/The_Makrothen_Contest/
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Makrothen (Makrovqen) is an ancient Greek word and means "great
> distance" or "some distance away".
> Date and Time
>
> The contest takes place on the second full weekend of October each
> year. The next contest dates are Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th October
> 2016, with three separate periods: Saturday 00:00-08:00 UTC and
> 16:00-24:00 UTC and Sunday 08:00-16:00 UTC.
>
> Objective
>
> The object of the contest is for amateurs around the world using RTTY
> to contact as many amateurs in other parts of the world as possible
> during the three contest periods.
>
> Terms of Competition for all classes
>
> All entrants must operate within the limits of their chosen class when
> performing any activity that could impact their submitted score. Only
> the entrants callsign can be used to aid the entrants score. A station
> operating from a DXCC Entity different from that indicated by its
> callsign is required to sign portable (i.e.: W2/KH6XYZ or GM/G1XYZ).
>
> All antennas must be physically connected by wires to the
> transceiver/s, transmitter/s and receiver/s used by the entrant. All
> used transceivers, transmitters and receivers must be located within a
> 500 meter diameter area or within property limits of the station
> licensee, whichever is greater. All operation must take place from the
> same operating site.
>
> Any form of DX alerting assistance is permitted in all classes. Self
> spotting of any form on spotting nets is not permitted for any class.
> Self spotting is defined as generating packet radio or web site spots
> for your contest callsign, including - for example - this methods:
> using your own callsign; spotting your callsign while using another
> callsign; spotting of your callsign by other stations as a result of
> prearranged solicitation. To notify the locator of a station via any
> form of DX alerting assistance is unwanted and this unsportsmanlike
> behaviour can lead to a disqualification.
>
>
> Classes (For your log: see also "Log Templates" on the TMC Web Site)
>
> Class 1: Single, All Band, Low Power (SINGLE-OP ALL LOW)
>
> SO/Single Xcvr LP
> Class 2: Single, All Band, High Power (SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH)
> SO/Single Xcvr HP
> Class 3: Multi, All Band, Low Power (MULTI-MULTI ALL LOW)
> SO/Multi  Xcvr LP (S/M)
> MO/Single Xcvr LP (M/S)
> MO/Multi  Xcvr LP (M/M)
> Class 4: Multi, All Band, High Power (MULTI-MULTI ALL HIGH)
> SO/Multi  Xcvr HP (S/M)
> MO/Single Xcvr HP (M/S)
> MO/Multi  Xcvr HP (M/M)
> Class 1 and 3: The output power shall not exceed 100 watts.
>
> Class 1 and 2: Single operator and single transceiver - or - single
> transmitter and single receiver.
>
> Class 3 and 4:
>
> S/M = Single operator and multiple transceivers, transmitters and
> receivers (see note).
> M/S = Multiple operator and single transceiver - or - single
> transmitter and single receiver.
> M/M = Multiple operator and multiple transceivers, transmitters and
> receivers (see note).
>
> Note: No limit to transceivers, transmitters and receivers, but only
> one signal and running station allowed per band.
> Bands
> The 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands may be used only.
>
> Exchange
>
> No RST required. You have to send the first 4 characters of the
> "Maidenhead Grid Square Locator" (locator) at your QTH. (i.e.: FM19
> or: JO41). Your log must show the correct locator sent and received
> for each contact. You must send the same locator in each QSO. Only
> portable "/p", mobile "/m", maritime mobile "/mm" and marine stations
> (example: "VEØ***", "HC9***") may change their locator every 60
> minutes.
>
> QSO Points
>
> A station may be worked once on each band for QSO points credit. The
> points for the QSO are equal to the distance in kilometer (rounded to
> an integer value) between the two stations exchanging their locator.
> IOW: one point is equal to one kilometer.
>
> Points on the lower bands: For a QSO on 40m you must multiply the
> "points per kilometer" with the factor 1.5 and for a QSO on 80m you
> must multiply the "points per kilometer" with the factor 2.0. The
> result must be rounded to an integer value.
>
> Special case - Exception: If both stations are located in the same
> square, then both stations - regardless of the band - get 100 points
> for this QSO finally. Don't multiply this 100 points with any band
> factor!
>
> Distance
>
> The calculation of the distance should assume the earth is a perfect
> sphere with a radius of 6378.16 km. The base point for the distance
> calculation is the center of the Maidenhead Grid Square.
>
> The formula
>
> distance = acos(cos(a1) x cos(b1) x cos(a2) x cos(b2) + cos(a1) x
> sin(b1) x cos(a2) x sin(b2) + sin(a1) x sin(a2)) x radius
>
> a1 = latitude of station-1
> b1 = longitude of station-1
> a2 = latitude of station-2
> b2 = longitude of station-2
>
> Please note: a1, b1, a2, b2 in radians
>
> radians = degrees x PI / 180
>
> PI = 3.1415926535897932384626433832795
>
> The distance must be rounded to an integer value.
>
> Multipliers
>
> No multipliers. IOW: No multiplier for a continent, a country, an
> area, etc.
>
> Scoring
>
> Your total score is the total sum of total points of each band. For
> each valid QSO the distance and the points and the final total score
> will be calculated by the official log checker! You should have this
> in your mind, if your logging software package does not support the
> TMC distance and calculation method or calculates the distance with an
> other radius of the earth, etc. ..!
>
> Log Submission
>
> Do not remove duplicates from your log, as there is no penalty for
> duplicate contacts.
>
> Logs should be submitted by email to: < tmc-rtty at arcor.de >.
>
> Logs in CABRILLO format are preferred!
>
> If your received log is accepted you will find your callsign in a list
> provided on the TMC Web Site. See "Received logs". But have in your
> mind: TMC does not use a mail robot!
>
> Logs should be sent as plain text as an attachment only named
> "<yourcall>.log" eg "DK3VN.LOG" (HB9/DK3VN => HB9-DK3VN.LOG or DK3VN/P
> => DK3VN-P.LOG). Also the email should be formated in plain text
> (ASCII) and not in HTML-Code.
>
> If you have participated in one of the Multi classes, put a remark in
> the SOAPBOX also, like: SO/Multi, MO/Single, MO/Multi. Then your entry
> in the result list will be marked with it.
>
> If your logging software package does not have Cabrillo capability,
> then you may send your log in plain text format also. In both cases
> (Cabrillo or any other format) check out the log templates on the TMC
> Web Site!
>
> All logs must be received by 15th November 2016 in order to qualify.
>
> For more information check out the log templates on the TMC Web Site.
> Any incomplete entries will be classified as check logs. The judges
> decision will be final.
>
> Club Competition
>
> Every club may enter the Club Competition. The name of the club must
> be clearly identified in the header of the Cabrillo log or summary
> sheet. Check out the TMC Web Site for more information. Club
> Competition is "for fun" to foster more activity. There is a separate
> listing for club scores.
>
> Disqualification
>
> Violation of amateur radio regulations in the country of the
> contestant, or the rules of the contest, unsportsmanlike conduct,
> taking credit for excessive unverifiable QSO's or sent an illogical
> "Maidenhead Grid Square Locator" will be deemed sufficient cause for
> disqualification.
>
> Certificates
>
> For each class the top three stations will be awarded with a
> "World-Certificate". Additional per each Continent each top station in
> each class may be awarded with a "Continent-Certificate". If a
> continent has one or more "World-Certificate" winner, then for this
> continent no additional "Continent-Certificate" will be awarded.
>
> The TMC definitions of Continents are: Africa, Antarctica, Asia,
> Europe, North America, South America and Oceania.
>
> Imprint
>
> This contest is supported by Waldemar DK3VN and a group of
> international friends.
> (Makrothen Contest Group / MCG)
>
>
>
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> print this page
>
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> The official TMC Web Site is:
> http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch/The_Makrothen_Contest/
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> If you got the rules as a printout, here is the QR-Code for the
> official TMC Web Site
> QR-Code: TMC-Web-Site
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> V1.30 © 2001-2016 Waldemar Kebsch, DK3VN
>
> This is one of my favorite contests. Hope to see you there.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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