[SD-User] Scandinavian Activity Contest

[Paul O'Kane]

The Scandinavian Activity Contest (SAC) takes place from 1200 UTC
Saturday 17th September to 1159 UTC Sunday 18th September. It's a
CW-only event on the 5 contest bands from 80 to 10m

SD directly supports this contest.  V12.01 runs on any Windows
PC and is free from www.ei5di.com.

Rules at http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm

SD setup for European entrants outside Scandinavia.

Select Type 9 - General, Country Multipliers.
.CTY File          : SAC
Multipliers Count  : B (by band)
Points per QSO     : 1
Pts/Bonus          : 0 (multipliers)
Mode               : CW
Mixed-Mode Contest : N


SD Setup for DX (non-European) entrants

Select Type 9 - General, Country Multipliers.
.CTY File           : SAC
Multipliers Count   : B (by band)
Points per QSO      : 0 (variable
Pts/Bonus           : 0 (multipliers)
Points vary by Mode : N
            by Band : Y
        by Location : N
Points 10 metres    : 1
       15 metres    : 1
       20 metres    : 1
       40 metres    : 3
       80 metres    : 3
Mode                : CW
Mixed-Mode Contest  : N

Work Scandinavians only, 10 to 80 metres.
Send/Receive 5NN + Serial.

If SD does not display a Country/Area as you enter
callsign prefixes, then it's not a Scandinavian call.

Multipliers are Scandinavian Call Areas (not prefixes).

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SD Setup for Scandinavian Entrants

Select Type 9 - General, Country Multipliers.
.CTY File           : DXCC
Multipliers Count   : B (by band)
Points per QSO      : 0 (variable
Pts/Bonus           : 0 (multipliers)
Points vary by Mode : N
            by Band : N
        by Location : Y
Points              : 2 2 3 (own country, own continent
                             other continents)
Mode               : CW
Mixed-Mode Contest : N

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Use the NO160 command to indicate that 160 meters is not valid.

After the contest, use SDCHECK Option 1 to prepare your Cabrillo
.LOG entry file.  Rename it as YOURCALL.LOG and email it, as an
attached file, to la4yw at broadpark.no

73,
Paul EI5DI