[UK-CONTEST] SD for the ARI Contest.

[Paul O'Kane]

SD supports the ARI contest which takes place from 20:00 UTC
Saturday 7th May to 19:59 UTC Sunday 8th May.

It's a worldwide competition - you can work everyone, not just
Italian stations, on the 6 bands from 160 - 10m.  Single-op entries
may be SSB, CW, RTTY or Mixed.  SD does not support RTTY in mixed-
mode entries.

Rules at http://www.ari.it/DX_rul_ing_new.html

SD runs on any Windows PC, and is freeware from www.ei5di.com.

Select SD Type 10 - General, Area and Country Multipliers.

.MLT File             : ITALY
.CTY File             : DXCC
Multipliers Count     : B (by band)
Points per QSO        : 0 (variable)
Pts/Bonus             : 0 (multipliers)
Points per Area QSO   : 10 (QSOs with Italy)
Non-Area QSOS count 
            as mults  : Y
Points vary by mode?  : N
            by band?  : N
        by location?  : Y
Points                : 0,1,3  (Own country, own continent,
                                other continents)
Receive serial from
Italian (Area) QSOs?  : N
Starting Mode:        : CW or SSB (your choice)
Mixed-mode?           : Y/N (your choice)
If Mixed:
     Mults count on
         both modes   : N
     Work same stn
     on both modes?   : Y

Send 59(9) + Serial.  
Receive 59(9) + 2-character Province from Italian stations,
and 59(9) + Serial from all others.

After the contest, use SDCHECK to prepare your Cabrillo
.LOG file.  Rename it as YOURCALL.LOG and email it, as
an attached file, to  aricontest at kkn.net.

73,
Paul EI5DI