[SECC] Announcement; RRTC Contest This Weekend

[John Laney]

Dear K4BAI!

RRTC has a great pleasure to invite you to take part in RRTC held from 
07:00 GMT July, 18th, 2009 till 14:59 GMT July, 18th, 2009. 8 hours only!

Russian operators will be back at it this weekend, as 19 different 
two-man teams will use a Field Day style event to prep for the 2010 
World Radiosport Team Championships.

The teams will be set up close together as portable stations, using an 
agricultural area not far outside of Moscow. The rules the teams will 
use are similar to the WRTC, which will be run in conjunction with the 
2010 IARU Contest.

Rules For RRTC Outside Participants

1. Date and contest period: The Saturday of the third full weekend of 
July (July 19th, 2009) beginning 07:00 UTC and ending 14:59 UTC. Both 
Single and Multi operator stations may operate the entire 8-hour period.

2. Everybody can work everybody.

3. Modes: CW and SSB.

4. Bands: 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz.

5. Band and (or) mode can be changed at any time. Only one signal is 
allowed at a time.

6. Exchange: Outside participants sends RS (RST) and ITU zone number. 
Russian Radio Team Championship competitors sends RS (RST) and 
three-character combination, e.g. 599 XYZ.

7. Station with the same call-sign may be worked on different 
bands/modes, to include both modes per band.

8. Scoring Point System: QSO with RRTC station (special call-sign series 
R33AA-R33FZ) - one point. QSO with outside participant from the same ITU 
zone - one point. QSO with outside participant from different ITU zone 
on the same continent - three points. QSO with outside participant from 
different ITU zone on different continent - five points.

9. Multipliers: ITU zone and new three-character combination received 
from an RRTC team - one point for the multiplier on each band 
(regardless of mode). RRTC station gives no ITU zone multiplier.

10. The score is the product of total points and total multipliers.

11. Entry categories:
A - Single operator, mixed (CW and SSB), high power
B - Single operator, mixed (CW and SSB), low power (100 W and less)
C - Single operator, SSB, high power
D - Single operator, SSB, low power (100 W and less)
E - Single operator, CW, high power
F - Single operator, CW, low power (100 W and less)
G - Multi operator team (2 or 3 operators), mixed (CW and SSB).

12. Awards: Special trophies, certificates and medals will be awarded to 
the world`s top scoring stations in both the A and G categories. 
Certificates and medals will be awarded to the world's 2nd and 3rd 
stations in both the A and G categories. Certificates will be awarded to 
the world's top three stations in the B-F categories. Achievement 
commemorative pennants will be awarded to those participants making at 
least 250 QSOs and submitting email logs to ochr(at)srr.ru. Logs must be 
submitted no later than 19:00 UTC, July 19th, 2009.

13. Logs: Any contest logging software can be used which supports IARU 
HF World Championship. Only email logs are accepted, Cabrillo log format 
shall be used according to IARU HF Championship requirements. File name 
should be mycall.cbr where mycall is your callsign.

Please send the file as an attachment to ochr at srr.ru during 4 hours 
after contest, for checking RRTC team 250 qso - and 4 hours sending = 
T-shirt RRTC

Thank you and see you in RRTC 2009