[SD-User] RDA Contest

[Paul O'Kane]

SD supports both sides of the Russian District Award (RDA)
Contest which takes place from 10:00 UTC to 21:59 UTC on
Saturday 21st August.

It's an all-band (6 bands from 160 to 10m) event with SSB, CW
and Mixed sections - full rules at
www.rdaward.org/rda_contest1.htm.

You'll need SD V11.00 - earlier versions will not work.
You can get this from www.ei5di.com.

SD Setup  (both Russian & non-Russian stations)

Select Type 10
.MLT File           : RDA
.CTY File           : DXCC
Mults Count         : O (Once Only)
Points/QSO          : 10
Pts/Bonus           : 0 (multipliers)
Receive Serial from
         Area QSOs  : N
Mode                : CW or SSB (your mode now)
Mixed-Mode Contest  : Y or N (your choice)
Mults count on
       both modes?  : N
Work same station
    on both modes?  : Y

Non-Russian stations work Russians only - SD displays the
country as you enter prefixes.  Don't call them if they're
not Russian.  You can work
  European Russia
  Asiatic Russia
  Kaliningrad (UA2)
  R1FJ and R1MV

Russian stations work everyone.

Non-Russians send 59(9) + Serial
    Multipliers are Russian Districts - they count once only.

SD's multiplier file RDA.MLT contains only a selection of the
possible district codes - however, it adds new ones as you
work them - up to a maximum of 200 in total.

Russians send 59(9) + 4-character district.
    Multipliers are Russian Districts and DXCC countries - 
    they count once only.

Use SDCHECK, after the contest, to create your Cabrillo format
log. Email it, as an attached file to rx3rz at tmb.ru

73,
Paul EI5DI