[WriteLog] 2008 MEXICO RTTY INTERNATIONAL CONTEST RULES

[Hector Garcia XE2K]

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  FEDERACION MEXICANA DE RADIOEXPERIMENTADORES, A. C.    «F.M.R.E.»
   2008 - MEXICO  RTTY INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
   
  RULES  
   
  1.-  OBJECT:  Contact and exchange QSO information with as many stations as possible. Any station may work any other station.  The call will be CQ XE TEST or  CQ MEXICO TEST.
   
  2.-  CONTEST PERIOD:  First  weekend of February. Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, February 2,  and ends 1759   UTC Sunday,  February  3, 2008. The participants can operate the full 24 hours.
   
  3.-  MODE:  Baudot RTTY only.
   
  4.-  BANDS:  All amateur bands,  3.5 to 28 MHz. (except  10, 18 & 24 Mhz.)
   
  5.- ENTRY CATEGORIES:  a) Single Operator  Single Radio, and b) Single Operator Two Radio. Both categories             
       “All Band” only. High power permitted. 
   
  6.-  EXCHANGE:   
         Mexico:  Signal report and State.
         DX: Signal report and serial number, starting with 001 
   
  7.-  SCORING:
  (A)  QSO Points: Count two points for each completed QSO in the same country.  Count three points for each completed QSO in different country.  Count four points   with any  XE station.
  (B)  Multiplier: Count only once,  each Mexico states and Distrito Federal (32 entities) and each DXCC country in each band worked.  Mexico do not count as DXCC country.
   
  8.-  REPORTING:  
  (A)  Entries must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the end of the contest (March 4, 2008). No late entries can be accepted.  Use FMRE RTTY International Contest forms.  Look for forms Internet FMRE address: www.fmre.org.mx.  Link :  Concursos/Contests.
  (B)  An official summary sheet or reasonable facsimile with a signed contest participation disclaimer is required with all entries.   Claimed score is obligatory.
  (C) Logs must indicate date, time in UTC, band, calls and complete exchanges (sent and received), multipliers and QSO points. Multipliers should be marked clearly in the log the first time they are worked. Send entries to: Jose Levy.- XE1J.  Dirección de Concursos FMRE.   Clavel 333.  Colima, Col. 28030. MEXICO. Or via Internet: «xe1j at ucol.mx»
   
  9.- AWARDS: Original certificates will be awarded to the three first places DXCC and Mexico stations on each category.   Also,  recognition to first place in each DXCC country and in each Mexico state when sufficient score is obtained.
   
  10.- DISQUALIFICATION:  For excess duplicate contacts and call sign or exchange errors.
   
  STATES OF MEXICO AND ABBREVIATION
   
  AGUASCALIENTES  =   AGS      BAJA CALIFORNIA       =   BC          BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR =   BCS      CAMPECHE             =  CAM
  CHIAPAS                   =   CHS      CHIHUAHUA                 =   CHH       COAHUILA                       =   COA     COLIMA                    =  COL
  DISTRITO FEDERAL =   DF         ESTADO DE MEXICO  =   EMX      DURANGO                        =   DGO    GUANAJUATO          =  GTO
  GUERRERO              =   GRO      HIDALGO                      =    HGO     JALISCO                           =   JAL       MICHOACAN            =  MIC
  MORELOS                 =   MOR     NAYARIT                       =    NAY       NUEVO  LEON                =    NL        OAXACA                   =  OAX
  PUEBLA                     =   PUE      QUERETARO                =   QRO      QUINTANA ROO              =   QTR     SAN LUIS POTOSI    =  SLP
  SINALOA                    =   SIN        SONORA                      =    SON      TABASCO                        =   TAB      TAMAULIPAS           =  TMS
  TLAXCALA                 =   TLX       VERACRUZ                  =   VER        YUCATAN                         =  YUC      ZACATECAS            =  ZAC
   
  [Col. Oct. 28/2007]


Hector Garcia XE2K / XF1K
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