[UK-CONTEST] RRTC-2008

[Roger G3SXW]

To UK-Contest,
Here is a (long) e-mail from RA3AUU regarding RRTC-2009 contest on July 
18th. This is a very different contest format. During the 8-hour contest he 
20 two-man teams will change call-signs every two hours! Have fun!
I will be in Moscow that weekend (not QRV) to monitor events in preparation 
for WRTC-2010.
73 de Roger/G3SXW.


> Dear friends,
>
> We would like to invite you to participate in the 18th Russian
> Radiosport Team Championship - RRTC-2009
>
> The Russian Radiosport Team Championship (RRTC) is an annual head to
> head Field Day style competition organized by the Russian Amateur
> Radio Union (Soyuz Radiolyubitelei Rossii – SRR), originating in the
> USSR in 1980. In July 18, 2009 with rules very similar to WRTC-2010,
> twenty teams from many different Russian regions will participate in
> RRTC.
>
> Two-op teams with R33AA-R33FZ call signs will be competing in the
> fields near the city of Domodedovo which is about 30-50 km to the
> South of Moscow. The same flat rural area fields will be used for
> WRTC-2010 competition. This year we have 4 clusters scheduled to place
> 20 teams on. The distance between team positions in each cluster is
> roughly 0.5 kilometer, so the antennas of the nearest two or three
> teams will be visible from each operating position. Organizers will
> supply teams with food, identical tents, tables, chairs, 220 V gas
> generator and gasoline, power indicators, 10m-high steel sectioned
> tower and a triband antenna. Teams are required to bring their own 100
> W (limited) transceivers, computers and peripherals, 40m-band IV
> dipole, antenna switching devices, filters etc. Participants of
> Russian Radiosport Team Championship are also responsible for base
> camp set-up, as well as all antenna assembly & tower assembly/raising.
>
> Participants can make QSOs among themselves and the rest of the world,
> so everybody is invited to the party. Usually the basic activity on
> the bands is generated by Russian radio amateurs; to raise QSO rates,
> the teams use new callsigns and exchanges every two hours. On average,
> 1300 QSOs by the top teams are not uncommon during the eight-hour
> contest. There is no limitation on band or mode changes, although only
> one signal can be transmitted at one time.
>
> Every team will be accompanied by an official contest referee, who
> will monitor all actions, power output & the audio signals. Each
> referee will be assigned to teams from a pool of qualified referees
> provided by teams. The rules for the teams are complete in detail, any
> deviation from the published rules is strictly prohibited. During the
> contest period, an audio recording will be made for each team. Online
> scores will be made available via the internet. After the competition
> ends, email logs will accepted from around the world during a four
> hour period immediately following the end of the contest. After that,
> computer checking of the logs will commence, and the final results
> will be ready the following morning.
>
> So, immediately following IARU HFC 2009, one will have a good chance
> to check propagation conditions, estimate signal levels of 100W /
> small tri-bander stations from the heart of Russia, and get some
> advance preparation for WRTC-2010.
>
> Rules for outside participants
>
> 1. Date and contest period: The Saturday of the third full weekend of
> July (July 18th, 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 Radiosport Team Championship competitors send 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 (sends three character combination in exchange)
> – 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).
> H (for Russian stations only) – SRR divisions; division score is a
> total of scores of all participants representing this division.
> I (for Russian stations only) – Russian federal subjects: score is a
> total of scores of leading two multi operator teams and leading three
> single operator participants representing this federal subject.
> 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 souvenirs will be awarded to those
> participants making at least 250 confirmed QSOs and submitting email
> logs to ochr at srr.ru. Logs must be submitted no later than 19:00 UTC,
> July 18th, 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. Logs should be sent in 10
> days after the contest ends.
>
> RRTC-2009 teams list
>
>
>        Team member 1   Team member 2   Team judge
>
> 1       UA3QDX          RK3QS           RX3OM
>
> 2       RA1AR           RV1CC           RN1AM
>
> 3       RW3TA           RA3TYL          RW3TJ
>
> 4       RU4HP           UA4HOX          UA4HBW
>
> 5       RW6HA           RW6HX           RW6FO
>
> 6       RZ9AR           RA9AA           RA9AP
>
> 7       UA3DPX          RL3FT           RU3HD
>
> 8       RX9WR           RU9WX           RW3XX
>
> 9       RA4LW           RW4WR           UA4WW
>
> 10      RX9TL           RZ9SZ           RX9TC
>
> 11      RW1AC           RA1AIP          RZ9AZ
>
> 12      RV3BA           RA3CO           RW4PL
>
> 13      RA3TT           UA3TU           UA3TL
>
> 14      RW3QC           RN3QO           RN3GM
>
> 15      UA9SP           UA9TQ           UA9TT
>
> 16      RN4WA           RA9CKQ          UA4WI
>
> 17      UA9CLB          UA9CDC          RW6AN
>
> 18      RA3MF           RX9UL/3         RA3MR
>
> 19      UA9ONJ          RW9OW           UA9OA
>
> 20      RN4AT           RW4AO           RZ4AA
>
>
> 73s, Harry RA3AUU
>