[UK-CONTEST] CW Open - mark your August calendar

[David Aslin]

Coming up in August is the CW Open - which is a set of 3 short contests.
Should be easy to enter at least one, even if you're spending the rest
of the day on the sun-lounger with a cold one in hand...

Details below.

 

73

Dave G3WGN WJ6O

CW Ops 482

 

Coming...The World's First "CW Open" Events

 

What? Three separate 4-hour contests, each separately scored and awarded

 

When? August 20, 2011 from 1200-1600Z and 2000-2400Z and August 21 from
0400-0800Z

 

Mode? CW

 

Bands? 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10

 

Categories? Single operator (QRP <5w; LP >5 but <100 w; HP >100w);
Packet, Skimmer, and Reverse Beacon systems are allowed

 

Teams? Yes, teams of 10 or less, no geography restrictions

 

Club competiton? Teams (see above)

 

Exchange? Serial number + name

 

Scoring? Each 4-hour contest starts at 0 points, 0 mults; work someone
once per band per event; score 1 point per QSO per band and 1 mult per
call sign once per event

 

Awards?

*Trophy for 1st place in each time period.

*Plaque for 1st place in each power level in each time period *Trophy
for over all combined score of all three time periods.

*Plaque for 1st place for each power level in the combined score group.

Note: if the same entrant wins multiple awards, they may be combined.

*Certificates for achieving more than 100 QSOs in any or all time
periods

 

Logging software support? N1MM, WriteLog, TR4W, CQ/X, SD, GenLog (more,
check "rules" page -see below)

 

Log submission? One log per event; Cabrillo format

 

Deadline for Log submission? By 2400Z on September 5, 2011

 

Rules? www.cwops.org/cwopen.html