Summer QRP race on VKV

Tieto podmienky platia od 1. júla 2011 pre Letný QRP závod na vkv. ČAV – Czech-Moravian amateur broadcasters announce the Summer QRP competition on VKV.

The summer QRP race on VHF always takes place on the first full weekend of August, on Sunday from 07.00 UTC to 13.00 UTC in the 144 MHz band. Competitors from all states can take part in it. It is an international race.

Competition categories:

• 144 MHz SO

• 144 MHz MO

SO (SINGLE OP) – a station operated by an individual without any outside help during the race. External assistance during the race is understood as own operation of the broadcasting and receiving equipment, routing of antennas, keeping a diary and overview of the stations that were worked with, operation of equipment for access to the PR network or the Internet.
MO (MULTI OP) – other stations.

Druhy prevádzky: CW a fónia podľa povolovacích podmienok, pričom je nutné dodržiavať odporúčania I. regiónu IARU pre rôzne druhy prevádzky v kmitočtových úsekoch rádioamatérskych pásiem.

Other conditions:

• QTH ľubovoľné.

• All station equipment must be placed on an area with a maximum diameter of 500 meters. The location of the station must not be changed during the race.

• The use of a remote receiver or transmitter is not allowed.

• Each station may only have one signal at a time; signals necessary for connection to packet radio are not taken into account.

• Several stations can broadcast from one station, according to the agreement between them.

• The power of the final stage of the transmitter or the sum of the powers of the final stages may be a maximum of 10 watts.

• Spojenia EME, cross-band a cez pozemné či kozmické prevádzače sa do závodu nezapočítavajú.

• Only one valid connection with the complete contest code confirmed by both parties can be counted with each station. Repeated connections must be marked (RPT, DUPE, etc.) with a value of 0 in the log.

• Connections with stations that change their QTH during the race, e.g. Rover (/R), are not counted and have a value of 0.

• Použitie DX Clusteru, chatu, mobilu a pod. nie je obmedzené.

Súťažný kód pozostáva z RS alebo RST, poradového čísla spojenia a WW lokátora. Poradové číslo musí začínať číslom 001. Úplný kód vrátane poradového čísla od 001 odovzdávajú aj nesúťažiace stanice. Tri nuly – 000 – nie sú platným poradovým číslom a spojenie bude označené ako neplatné. Nesúťažiace stanice nemusia posielať denník.

Bodovanie: Za každý kilometer vzdialenosti medzi oboma stanicami sa počíta jeden bod. Bodovú hodnotu treba uvádzať ako celé číslo. Za spojenie v tom istom WW lokátore sa počíta 1 bod. Odporúčaný koeficient pre výpočet vzdialeností je 111,2 (zohľadňujúci zakrivenie Zeme). Pre určenie zemepisných súradníc sa používa systém WGS-84. Platné sú aj spojenia s nesúťažiacimi stanicami, ktoré však musia odovzdávať celý kód.

Súťažný denník možno poslať elektronicky alebo v papierovej podobe.
The electronic diary must be in EDI format (REG1TEST). Any other format will not be accepted and the station will not be rated.
As a paper diary, a legible photocopy of the station diary with marked points will suffice.
It is also possible to send a legibly scanned diary by e-mail.
The diary must be sent no later than the seventh day after the end of the race.

Spojenie je neplatné, ak má stanica v denníku:

• any error in the received code (brand, report, serial number or locator),

• connection time difference greater than 10 minutes from the correct UTC.

The station will not be evaluated:

• for non-compliance with competition or permit conditions,

• for false or erroneous data in the diary,

• for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Sending logs:

• Electronically at: qrp [zavináč] seznam.cz

• By mail to the address: Miroslav Bečev, Neustupného 1831, 155 00 Prague 5.

By sending the log, the station confirms that it has fulfilled the propositions of the Summer QRP race on VKV.