[UK-CONTEST] 2011 OCDX PHONE CONTEST IS ON THIS WEEKEND

[Brian Miller]

Hi everyone

A reminder that the 2011 Oceania DX contest will be livening up the HF bands over the next two weekends. The PHONE section is running over this coming weekend (1/2 October) and the CW section is on the following weekend (8/9 October). 

The contest provides a unique opportunity to contact a large number of Oceania stations using the SSB and CW modes and on all of the non-WARC bands between 160M and 10M. As well as VK, ZL and YB stations we are expecting a good turnout from some of the rarer Oceania entities. This year the Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group is undertaking a major DXpedition to Vanuatu and will be active in the contest using the callsign YJ0VK - see http://yj0vk.odxg.org/ for more information. The Christmas Island DXpedition will also be active using the callsign T32C.

PHONE operators – please note the following:
1. In order to promote activity on 160M it is suggested that operators look for QSOs on frequencies between 1855 kHz and 1865 kHz and at 15 minutes and 45 minutes past each hour during the period when Oceania stations are in darkness.
2. 40M operators are reminded to listen above 7128 kHz for North America stations. 

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

Oceania stations can work other Oceania and non-Oceania stations. Non-Oceania stations can only work Oceania stations.
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 attractive 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. Note that there is a change of address for paper logs – the 2011 paper logs should be sent to “Oceania DX Contest, c/o PO Box 21088, Little Lonsdale Street, Victoria 8011, Australia”.

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

We hope you have a lot of fun in the contest and look forward to seeing you in the pile ups!

73

Oceania DX Contest Committee
ZL1AZE/VK3MI, ZL3GA, VK2HN, VK3TZ, VK4TI, VK6DXI, VK7GN