[SECC] Reminder GACW WWSA Contest Today

[John T. Laney III]

Dear Contesters,

remember, within a few hours begins World Wide South America CW Contest,
much appreciate your participation!

Best regard's & gl in the test
73's

-- Carlos Guillermo Vahnovan LW1EXU http://www.lw1exu.com.ar 
http://gacw.no-ip.org GACW WWSA CW DX Contest World Wide South America 
English SM3CER Contest Service - - http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/ YO9GJX 
Web Site - http://wwsa.cabanova.ro/ I - DATE: SECOND WEEK END OF JUNE 
EACH YEAR 13th/14th JUNE 2009 - 15.00 UTC saturday till 15.00 UTC sunday 
. 24 hours period. II - Objective: For amateurs around the world to 
contact other amateurs in as many CQ zones and radio countries as 
possible in A1A mode (CW). (WORLD WIDE CONTEST - 
everybody-works-everybody ) - A station can be contacted once per band 
only. III - Bands All bands, 3,5 through 28, no WARC/160m bands. IV - 
Categories: Single Operator Categories Single band or all band; only one 
signal allowed at any time; the operator can change bands at any time. 
Single Operator High Those stations at which one person performs all of 
the operating and logging functions. The use of DX alerting assistance 
of any kind places the station in the Multi Operator category. The 
output power must not exceed your licence category. Single Operator Low 
The output power shall not exceed 100 watts. Single Operator QRP The 
power output must not exceed 5 watts. Multi-Operator Categories All band 
operation only. Single Transmitter Only one transmitter and one band 
permitted during any 10 minute period defined as starting with the first 
logged QSO on a band. Exception: One-and only one-other band may be used 
during any 10 minute period if-and only if the station worked is a new 
multiplier. Logs found in violation of the ten-minute rule will be 
automatically reclassified as multi-multi. Multi-Transmitter No limit to 
transmitters but only one signal and running station allowed per band. V 
- Number exchange: RST report plus CQ zone. VI - Multiplier: Two types 
of multiplier will be used. 1. A multiplier of one (1) for each 
different zone contacted on each band. 2. A multipier of one (1) for 
each different country contacted on each band. Stations are permitted to 
contact their own country and zone for multiplier credit. The CQ WAZ 
definitions, DXCC and the GACW country list, WAE country list, and WAC 
boundaries are standards. Maritime mobile stations will count only for a 
zone multiplier. VII - Points: 1. Contacts between stations on different 
continents are worth three (3) points. 2. Contacts between stations on 
the same continent but different countries, one (1) point. 3. Contacts 
between stations in the same country are permitted for zone or country 
multiplier credit but have zero (0) point value. 4. Contacts with South 
American stations = 5 pts. (Only for non SA) VIII - Scoring: All 
stations: The final score is the result of the total QSO points 
multiplied by the sum of your zone and country multiplier. Example: 100 
QSO points x 100 multiplier (20 Zones + 80 Countries) = 10,000 (final 
score). IX - Club competition: 1. The club can be a local or national 
group/club. (except IARU member Societies). 2. There is no country or 
geographic area limit. 3. Mention your Club/Group partitipation in your 
summary sheet. 4. Please show the club/gloup complete name. Use the WPX 
list as a guide - http://www.cqwpx.com/clubnames.htm X - Log 
instructions: 1. All date/times must be in UTC. 2. All sent and received 
exchanges are to be logged. 3. Indicate zone and country multiplier only 
the FIRST TIME it is worked on each band. 4. Logs must be checked for 
duplicated contacts, correct QSO points and multipliers. Submitted logs 
must have duplicate contacts clearly shown. 5. Internet: Please send us 
LOG and SUMMARY sheet via Internet: The CABRILLO format we want is your 
CALL.LOG following ARRL/GACW cabrillo template (see an example at bottom 
of this page). Please added a CALL.SUM file with your score, remarks and 
extra information. Please name the appropriate file as: your 
call.extension. 6. List all QSOs cronologically - Do not use a separate 
sheet for each band. 7. Each entry must be accompanied by a summary 
sheet showing all scoring information, category of competition, 
contestant's name and address and a signed declaration that all contest 
rules and regulations for amateur radio in the country of operation have 
been observed. 8. QRP and low power stations must indicate same on their 
summary sheets and state the actual maximum power output used, with a 
signed declaration. NOTE: We will acept paper log form. XI - Software: + 
EI5DI Super Duper - Free Download from http://www.ei5di.com/ + WD8KNC 
ALL in ONE. Free download from 
http://www.geocities.com/ghafler.geo/wd8knc + AA LOG Test module for 
contest. Free Download from AA LOG web site. + CW TYPE - The terminal 
program for CW-operators. Its user can transmit both from the keyboard 
and from a paddle connected to a gameport or LPT port. Free download 
http://www.aalog.com/en/products/cwtype/ + N1MM free Logger since 
version 5 - Free download from http://pages.cthome.net/n1mm/ + 
Wincontest - Software Italiano - Free download from 
http://digilander.libero.it/wincontest/ + Freeware GEN LOG by W3KM - 
Logs 260 HF and VHF contests and was satisfactory tested: 
http://www.qsl.net/w3km/gen_log.htm + VE6YP - YP LOG - 
http://members.shaw.ca/ve6yp/ + DL4RCK - RCK LOG - 
http://www.rcklog.de/e/ + F5MZN - Win Test http://www.win-test.com/ XII 
- Disqualification: Violation of amateur radio regulations in the 
country of the contestant, or the rules of the contest; unsportsmanlike 
conduct; taking credit for excessive duplicate contacts; unverifiable 
QSOs; or unverifiable multipliers will be deemed sufficient cause for 
disqualification. The use of non-amateur means such as telephones, 
emails, telegrams, spots, DX-Cluster, DX-Net, Packet Radio Cluster, 
etc., to ilicit contacts or multipliers during a contest is 
unsportsmanlike and the entry is subject to disqualification. Actions 
and decisions of the GACW Contest Committee are official and final. XIII 
- Deadline: 1. All entries must be postmarked NO LATER than July 30th. 
XIV - GACW Address: GACW DX CONTEST, P.O. Box 9 B1875ZAA Wilde Buenos 
Aires ARGENTINA. Please take care to send any log and request 
information to Alberto U. SILVA LU1DZ - auranito at speedy.com.ar Web Site 
http://gacw.no-ip.org WWSA Yahoo group - 
http://ar.groups.yahoo.com/group/wwsatest/ - From 2008 we will not offer 
any awards and/or plaques. - We will SHOW the name and QRA of the 
categories winner in the text of the PDF results. The gacw at gacw... / 
uranito at infovia... / uranito at gacw.../ etc. email addresses are not 
running any more. ARRL/GACW Cabrillo Template Cabrillo QSO template for 
GACW WWSA DX Contest --------info sent------- -------info rcvd-------- 
QSO: freq mo date time call rst exch call rst exch QSO: ***** ** 
yyyy-mm-dd nnnn ************* nnn ****** ************* nnn ***** QSO: 
21000 CW 2005-06-11 1500 W3KM 599 05 LU1DZ 599 14 
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