[SD-User] ARRL DX Contest
Paul O'Kane
pokane at ei5di.com
Thu Mar 3 10:09:36 PST 2011
The ARRL DX Contest takes place from 0000 UTC Saturday
to 2359 Sunday 5/6 March. It is SSB-only on the 6
contest bands from 160-10m. There are single and
all-band categories for HP, LP (150w) and QRP.
Rules at http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
SD V15.34 supports this event - www.ei5di.com
W/VE entrants - select the "ARRL DX, W/VE" template.
All others - select the "ARRL DX, DX" template.
and enter SSB as the mode.
Be careful not to select the ARRL 10m or ARRL 160m
templates.
If you use SCP (Super Check Partial), updated files
are available from www.supercheckpartial.com
Your selected SCP file must be named MASTER.DTA in
your C:\SD folder. Otherwise, SD will not see it.
W/VE entrants work DX only, send state/province. Mults
are DXCC countries by band.
DX entrants work W/VE only, send power. Mults are
W/VE states and provinces by band (63).
After the contest, use SDCHECK to create your Cabrillo
log, and send it to dxphone at arrl.org.
Please mention SD in your soapbox comments, as this
encourages others to try it.
73,
Paul EI5DI
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