[UK-CONTEST] 2011 OCEANIA DX CONTEST

[Brian Miller]

Hi everyone

The 2011 Oceania DX contest is now only 2 weeks away, with the Phone SSB
section on the first weekend in October and the CW section on the second
weekend. This is a great opportunity to work a lot of DX stations in the
Oceania area, as well as giving your station a test drive for the new DX
contest season and the big CQ WW contest events later in the year.

The aim of the contest is to promote HF contacts with stations in the
Oceania region. Oceania stations can work other Oceania and non-Oceania
stations. Non-Oceania stations can only work Oceania stations.

We are expecting a good turn out from VK, ZL and YB stations, as well as
stations from some of the rarer South Pacific entities. In particular, the
Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group which sponsors two of the contest plaques, is
undertaking a major DXpedition to Vanuatu and will be active with the
callsign YJ0VK in both the Phone and CW sections – see
http://yj0vk.odxg.org/ for more information.

The 2011 contest is also recognised as a qualifying event for Oceania
contesters that are interested in seeking selection for the next World
Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) in 2014. See
http://wrtc2014.org/team-selection/ for more information about the WRTC and
team selection.

Here is brief summary of the rules for the 2011 contest:

PHONE: 08:00 UTC Saturday 1 October to 08:00 UTC Sunday 2 October
CW: 08:00 UTC Saturday 8 October to 08:00 UTC Sunday 9 October

Bands: 160M to 10M (excluding WARC bands).
Exchange: RS(T) + serial number.
QSO points: 20 points per QSO on 160M; 10 points on 80M; 5 points on
40M; 1 point on 20M; 2 points on 15M; and 3 points on 10M.

Final Score: The sum of the QSO points multiplied by the number of
prefixes worked (the same prefix can be counted once on each band).

Entry Categories:
Single Operator All Band Low Power (max 100W)
Single Operator All Band High Power
Single Operator Single Band Low Power (max 100W)
Single Operator Single Band High Power
Multiple Operators and Single Transmitter (only one transmitted signal
at any time)
Multiple Operators and Two Transmitters (no more than two transmitted
signals at any time and on different bands)
Multiple Operators and Multiple Transmitters (no more than one
transmitted signal at any time on each band)
Shortwave Listener (receive only) All Band

A range of trophies and plaques will be awarded as listed on the web site at
http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/trophies.htm. Certificates will be awarded
to the winning stations in each of the categories above - for each continent
and country. A participation certificate will also be awarded to every
station that makes at least one valid QSO.

Deadline: All logs must be emailed or postmarked NO LATER than 7
November 2011.

More information about the contest, including the detailed rules, is
available from the Oceania DX Contest web site at
http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/index.html

73 and we look forward to seeing you in the pile ups!

Oceania DX Contest Committee
ZL1AZE/VK3, ZL3GA, VK2HN, VK3TZ, VK4TI, VK6DXI, VK7GN