Topband: Russian 160 m contest

[R7LV]

Starting this year, RUSSIAN 160 METER CONTEST are sponsored jointly
by the Radio Magazine and the Top Band DX Club.
In general, new rules of the contest are close to the RUSSIAN DX CONTEST rules
(exchange, scoring, QSO points, mults). Results are scored separately for the
three groups: European Russia, Asiatic Russia (see WAC rules for continent definition),
and the rest of the world.

This year, the contest will take place on December 14, 2012, from 20 to 24 UTC, CW and SSB. 

There will be only MIX entries for both SO and MS (one TX) entrants.

10 minutes rule for MS stations is to be applied for mode change. Dupes are allowed
in different modes.

Foreign hams send RS(T) and QSO serial number starting 001.
Russian hams send RS(T) and oblast ID.

Points for Russian stations: 
QSO with a Russian station in your own continent is 2 points; 
QSO with a Russian station from another continent is 5 points.

Points for foreign stations: 
QSO with a Russian station (any continent) is 10 points;
QSO with your own territory is 2 points; 
QSO with another territory in your own continent is 3 points;
QSO with another continent is 5 points. 
See DXCC rules for entity definition.

Kaliningrad (UA2F) counts as separate DXCC entity and separate oblast
for multiplier, and as EU Russia for QSO points.

Total multiplier for all entrants is a sum of entities (DXCC list),
plus Russian oblast number. Each entity and oblast count once only,
regardless mode.

Logs shall be sent in Cabrillo format. Log-file shall be named as YOUR_CALL.log,
or YOUR_CALL.cbr. Your call shall be shown in subject line of the message.
Log shall be attached to the message and sent to contest at radio.ru or downloaded
via WEB interface at http://ua9qcq.com/contests/robot.php . Paper logs will still
be accepted in 2012. These shall be sent to:
Radio Magazine, Seliverstov Pereulok 10, Moscow, 107045, Russia.

You can use RDXC logging program in this contest; just replace contest name in
the log file with RADIO-160.

Logs shall be sent until December 30, 2012 (including).

Winners in groups shall be awarded with commemorative prizes.
2nd and 3rd winners will be awarded with RADIO Magazine Contest certificates.

Complete rules of the contest may be found at ftp://ftp.radio.ru/pub/2012/11/55.pdf
See English version at http://www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule-results/index2012.shtml

Everybody is welcome for the Contest!



73!
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 Vlad  / R7LV                          mailto:r7lv at dx.ru