[VHFcontesting] VHF Spring Sprints, 144 MHz - Monday April 10, 2023 0700 pm - 1100 pm (Local)

Tue Apr 4 23:46:13 EDT 2023

 Central States VHF Society Spring Sprints

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Spring VHF & Up Sprints - 2023 Information

The Central States VHF Society is proud to sponsor the 2023 Spring Sprints! Your Central States VHF Society Spr...
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Spring Sprints
The Central States VHFSociety is proud to sponsor the 2023 Spring Sprints! 

Your Central States VHF Society Spring Sprints Committee:

Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM

Mike Metroka, WB8BZK

Jon Platt, W0ZQ

Below are the complete rules for the sprints. 

All are welcome and encouraged to participate!

1.0Contest Purpose: Encourage weak signal VHF/UHF amateur radio operation & havefun.

2.0Contest Date and Time:

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1.    144 MHz Monday April 10, 2023 0700 PM - 1100 PM Local

2.    222 MHz Tuesday April 18, 2023 0700 PM – 1100 PM Local

3.    432 MHz Wednesday April 26, 2023 0700 PM – 1100 PM Local

4.    Microwave Saturday May 6, 2023 0800 AM – 0200 PM Local

5.    50 MHz Saturday May 13, 2023 2300z through Sunday May 14, 20230300z

3.0Modes of Operation: All simplex modes of operation are allowed. (SSB, CW, FM, AM,Digital etc.) EME via your preferred analog or digital mode is also allowed. 

Contacts throughrepeaters or via satellite are not allowed and will not count as contestcontacts. 

4.0 Classes:Stations will be classified as either Single Op or Rover. A portable or mobilestation that operates from only one grid is considered a Single Op

station. A Rover mustoperate from at least 2 grid squares. A rover can have more than one operator, butonly one operator on the air at a time!

4.1Power: Power output used for contacts is for informational purposesonly. Power output will not be used to separate contestants into differentgroups or

categories. You may wantto place your station information such as rig, output power, antenna etc. inthe notes section of your entry. That being said, the 

following are thesuggested power levels for the HP, LP and QRP groupings on the 3830 web site.

a. QRP: up to 5 wattsPEP. (any band)

b. Low Power: up to 200watts PEP. (any band)

c. High Power: up to 1500watts PEP. (any band) 

d. ** Please note: RookieClass is for informational purposes only! **

5.0Exchange: Maidenhead Grid Square. Microwave contest exchange mustbe the full 6 character grid.

6.0Reporting: Score will be entered on the 3830 web page in the form providedfor the particular sprint. The web page is http://www.3830scores.com/ . 

Alternatively, you canpostal mail a complete log to the contest chairman in place of a 3830 entry. A3830 entry is preferred. 

Your grid square goes inthe web site box for “QTH”. Microwave use 6 digit grid. Rovers use the firstgrid activated as QTH.

Contestantswith winning entries MUST SUPPLY A LOG for review by the sprint chairman tomake score official. The Log can be a mailed paper log or

emailed as an attachedtext file in an ARRL recognized format. (ASCII, .txt, .log, Cabrillo) ARRL logsheets are the preferred paper format.

Your Central States VHFSociety Sponsored Spring Sprints Chairman is:

Kent O’Dell, KA2KQM

Email: kotoka2kqm at windstream.net

Or postal mail:

Kent O'Dell

KA2KQM

2752 Monument Road

Jasper, GA 30143

The results must beposted on the 3830 web page within 14 days of the event. Paper logs may bemailed to the Sprint Chairman for this event. Mailed logs must

be post marked within 14days of the event. The Sprint Chairman will post the results from a paper logon the 3830 web page.

6.1Scoring: 50, 144, 222 and 432MHz , 1 point per QSO on any band.Multiplier would be the total number of grid squares worked for that specificband/

Sprint.

Final score: Multiply QSOpoints by the multipliers. Each Sprint is scored separately. Distance basedtotal kilometers worked would be an optional entry for

information only.(Distances are not very accurate from 4 digit grids. )

6.2Rover Scoring: 50, 144, 222 and 432MHz , 1 point per QSO on any band.Multiplier would be the total number of grid squares worked for that specific 

band/Sprint.

If the rover moves to anew grid, then works a station again, a new contact is made for both stations.The new grid will be a new multiplier if the grid was not

worked before.

Rover in EM73 works EM84as a multiplier

Rover in EM74 works EM84as a new multiplier

When you move to a newgrid, you start over on additional new multipliers. 

Final score: Multiply QSOpoints by the multipliers. Each Sprint is scored separately. Distance basedtotal kilometers worked would be an optional entry for

information only. 

6.3Microwave Scoring: For Microwave, 902 MHz and above use the sum of the distance ofall contacts in kilometers. A station worked on a new band is a new contact.

If a rover moves to a newgrid (4 digit) he/she can be worked again for another contact.

The 6 digit grid squareexchange is required for accurate distance calculation.

Minimum contact distanceis 1 kilometer. Thus, contacts within a 6 digit grid count as 1 kilometer. 

6.4Microwave Rover Scoring: Scored like Single Op Microwave, exceptstations can be contacted again for score after moving to a new grid. Gridsactivated

are not used directly forscoring and are not reported on 3830 web site.

6.5 Thecontest scoring is intended to be done mostly on the "Honor System".But, after the submission period has expired, 14 daysafter that particular 

operating event, theSprints Committee or Chairman for that particular event will review the top 3submissions to validate accuracy of the submission. And, the

Sprints Committee orChairman reserves the right to request to review the actual contest log for anyentrant for review if required.

7.0 RoverOperation: A rover must be a portable or mobile station that makes contactsfrom at least two different Grid Squares. For all sprints, including 

microwave the rover mustmove to a new 4 digit Grid Square.

8.0Assistance: Use of telephone, packet or internet methods to schedulecontacts during the contest is acceptable. The telephone, packet or internetchannel 

will not be used whilethe contact is in progress. No “OK I am hearing you now” over theanother communications channel. The alternate channel will not be 

available in any way tothe operator during the contact. The complete exchange of call signs and gridsmust be accomplished on the relevant amateur radio band.

The preferred schedulingmethod is on an amateur frequency such as 144.250MHz or 432.090MHz.

Seefollowing for 3830 site information. Underline identifies a user entrybox.

3830information 50 to 432 MHz Spring/Fall Sprint 

***Note: Please do not post your entire log into the comments section on the 3830Scores Web site. With the ability of entrants being able to update and

makechanges to their entry, we want to avoid bringing the integrity of the Sprint'sevents into question. ***

(bandis 50MHz, 144MHz, 222MHz, or 432MHz) for 4 separate contestentries

Submitter’s E-mailAddress* _________________ __ Send copy to this email address

Call Used* ______________Class* ^Single Op/Rover Power ^HP/LP/QRP

Operator Call_____________ Station Call ___________

Op Time (hrs)_____________ QTH* ________________ Club ^(none)

QSOs Mults Total ScoreTotal Distance, km(optional)

band *_____*______ *________ _______ 

Comments__________________________________________________(optional)

3830information Microwave Spring/Fall Sprint

Submitter’s E-mailAddress* _________________ __ Send copy to this email address

Call Used* ______________Class* ^Single Op/Rover Power ^HP/LP/QRP

Operator Call_____________ Station Call ___________

Op Time (hrs)_____________ QTH* ________________ Club ^(none)

QSOs Total Distance, kmBest DX QSO, km

*_____ *___________*__________ 

Comments__________________________________________________(optional)

Informationis included in all forms on 3830 site:

Log submission infohttp://www.3830scores.com/index.php

Link to contest ruleshttps://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprint