RULES 2018 INTERNATIONAL VINTAGE CONTEST HF

The Contest is organized by Section ARI of Rimini to be active with the callsign IQ4RN

In collaboration with Section ARI of Pordenone (Manager IV3EHH)

OBJECTIVE: 

It's to world-wide competition, everybody can work everybody. 

DATE CONTEST:  Sunday 15 April 2018

TIME CONTEST: from 12:00 to 18:00 UTC (Six hours)

Notes: All participants are invited to send your log even if a small number of QSOs

BANDS:  14 Mhz, 7 Mhz, 3.5 Mhz. 

CALL-CONTEST:  CQ VINTAGE

ENTRY CATEGORIES: 

MOP- Multi-operators (All bands or single band) 

SOP- Single Operator All bands 

SOS- Single Operator SSB

SOC- Single Operator CW

SOA - Single Operator AM

SWL - SWL - Single Operator – Mixed

SETUP INFO:

(check the setup info (A-B-C-D) on the software section “Info – Setup” on Menù UTILITY”)

A- RTX  Year of  manufacturing  from 1950 to 1959

B- RTX  Year of  manufacturing  from 1960 to 1969

C- RTX  Year of  manufacturing  from 1970 to 1979

D- RTX  Year of  manufacturing  from 1980 to 1982

E- RTX  Home Made 

FOR THE CATEGORIES (A.; B; C; D) IT IS CONSIDERED THE YEAR OF BEGINNING MANUFACTURE OF THE RTX USED IN THE CONTEST, IF THE STATION USES A SEPARATE LINE (RX + TX) IT IS CONSIDERED THE YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRANSMITTER.

MODE :  SSB-CW-AM

POWER and RESTRICTIONS:  

As authorized by your license.    

Packet Cluster not admitted.

PC on CW not admitted.

CONTEST EXCHANGE: 

Reports RST + WW Locator (examples: 5/9 JN65IV or 599 JN65IV)

SCORING and FINAL SCORE:

1 POINT/QSO calculated by QRB between the two stations :  

EXAMPLE.: QRB  678 Km = 678 Qso-point.

Final Score = The sum of QSO-points from all bands times.

LOG SUBMISSION ADDRESSES and TERMS: via email to contest.log@iv3ehh.it at April 25th 2018

You have to use the contest vintage software and you must send in cabrillo format.

INFO: ik4gni@aririmini.it  – iv3ehh@tin.it

DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE 2018 (by IV3EHH official programmer and manager vintage contest)

also on the section "software-2018" http://www.iv3ehh.it/vintage.htm 

CALLSIGN : Only normal callsign or club station no special callsign .

PENALTY AND DISQUALIFICATION: 

The decision of Contest Committee it will be definitive and unquestionable.

VINTAGE AWARDS:

1) FIRST FOR EVERY CATEGORY PARCHMENT PARTECIPATION ON THE CONTEST

2) FIRST FOR EVERY CATEGORY "HAM-RADIO" PRIZE BY CSY & SON - YAESU