[UK-CONTEST] Russian contest

[Paul O'Kane]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ian" <g0fyd at blueyonder.co.uk>

> Can anyone tell me what the set up is for the russian contest this
> weekend using SD software.

The Russian DX Contest takes place from 1200 UTC Saturday 19th March to
1159 UTC Sunday 20th March. Full rules at http://www.rdxc.org/rulesg.asp

There's something for everyone in this event. If you're working all
bands (10 - 160m), you have the choice of CW-only, SSB-only or mixed-
mode.  If you're operating single-band, the only category is mixed.
However, in "single" band, you may enter any 2 bands, say 15m and 80m,
and have them both count towards awards.

SD directly supports this contest. It runs on any Windows PC and is
freeware from www.ei5di.com.

Select SD Type 10 - General, Country & Area Multipliers
.MLT File           : RUSSIA
.CTY File           : DXCC
Mults Count         : B (by band)
Points/QSO          : 0 (variable)
Pts/Bonus           : 0 (multipliers)
Single/Multi Op     : S or M
Points per Area QSO : 10 (Russia)
Non-Area QSOs count
           as mults : Y
Points vary by Mode : N
            by Band : N
        by Location : Y
Points              : 2 3 5 (own country, own continent
                             other continents)
Receive Serial from
         Area QSOs  : N
Mode                : CW/SSB (your mode now)
Mixed-Mode          : Y/N    (your choice)
If mixed - 
   Mults count on
       both modes?  : N
   Work same station
    on both modes?  : Y

Send and receive 59(9) + Serial, except that Russian stations
send their 2-letter oblast code instead of serial.  NOTE: SD
auto-fills the appropriate code before you finish entering any
Russian callsign.  

Note that there is a 10-minute rule. If you change bands and have
QSOs within 10 minutes of the first QSO on the initial band, you'll
not get points for those QSOs.

Multipliers:  Each DXCC country and each Russian oblast count
once per band - regardless of mode.

Known bugs in SD V11.14 - they may be fixed before the contest.
1.  QSOs with calls beginning with R0Q will have SH inserted as the
    oblast.  YA is the correct code.
2.  SD's #N (name) parameter is not working in the keyer memories.

After the contest, use SDCHECK, Option 1, to create your Cabrillo
.LOG file.  Rename it to YOURCALL.LOG, and email it as an attached
file to RusDXC at contesting.com.

73,
Paul EI5DI