WCARA 2021 HF SPRINT CONTEST RULES
- THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO ALL WCARA MEMBERS AND INVITEES
- THE CONTEST WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 28th BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 2 P.M.
- ONLY THE 80,40,20,15 AND 10 METER BANDS ARE ALLOWED. YOU MAY OPERATE ONE OR ALL BANDS.
- SSB ONLY, NO CW, IMAGE OR DIGITAL MODES
- LOGGING BY ANY SOFTWARE YOU CHOSE AS LONG AS IT IS ABLE TO GENERATE A PAPER/SOFT COPY OF YOUR CONTACTS FOR EACH BAND.
- EACH U.S. CONTACT WILL COUNT AS ONE (1) POINT, DX (TO INCLUDE ALASKA AND HAWAIIA) CONTACTS WILL COUNT AS TWO (2).
- THE EXCHANGE WILL BE CALL SIGN, SIGNAL REPORT, AND QTH.
- STATIONS MAY BE CONTACTED ONLY ONCE PER BAND OPERATED.
- THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS AS TO ANTENNA OR POWER. (USE WHAT YOU HAVE AS LONG AS IT IS LEGAL)
- STATIONS MAY OPERATE AS TEAMS (ONE OPERATING ONE LOGGING) TEAMS ARE TO BE REPORTED PRIOR TO OPERATION. ONLY ONE TRANSMITTER ON THE AIR AT A TIME PER TEAM/INDIVIDUAL.
- AFTER THE CONTEST, LOGS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO A NON-PARTICIPANT FOR COUNTING (NO LATER THAN APRIL 11TH). PLEASE HIGHLIGHT OR CHECK MARK EACH DX CONTACT FOR SCORE VERIFICATION.
- A $10.00 ENTRY FEE WILL BE COLLECTED BY THE CONTEST COORDINATOR (TBD) NO LATER THAN 9:59 AM MARCH 28TH, A FEE FOR EACH PARTICIPANT AND EACH TEAM MEMBER WILL BE COLLECTED, i.e. A TWO MAN TEAM’S ENTRY FEE WILL BE $20.
- THE WINNER WITH THE MOST TOTAL POINTS WILL RECEIVE ALL MONIES COLLECTED AS ENTRY FEES. IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, THE MONEY WILL BE DIVIDED EQUALLY AMONG THE WINNERS.