LZ DX Contest 2020

As the CQ WW DX Contest approaches, so competitors welcome the opportunity to test technology and operational skills. After the last weekend OK / OM DX Contest, last weekend before the main contest of the season there are other, for example LZ DX Contest.

The contest is taking place 21.-22.November 2020 starting on Saturday at 12:00 UTC and ending on Sunday 11:59 UTC. Both CW and SSB compete in the bands 80, 40, 20, 15 a 10 m in single and multi categories in two power levels, low power do 100 watts and high power do 1500 watts. DX-Cluster systems can be used in each category, Skimmer or similar feature, e.g.. Reverse Beacon Network, RBN.

Connections are established with all stations. Non-LZ stations exchange a code composed of RS(T) + ITU zones, LZ stations give RS(T) + 2-area character shortcut, of which they are together 28:

I 2308U 2364D – BURGAS
BL – BLAGOEVGRAD
VN – VARNA
Northeast and east of the USA – VELIKO TARNOVO
VD – VIDIN
VR – DOORS
Northeast and east of the USA – GABROVO
DO – DOBRICH
KA – KARDZHALI
KD – KYUSTENDIL
LV – LOVECH
Peter KA6U activated last year during the summer – MONTANA
PA – PAZARDZHIK
PK – PERNIK
PL – PLEVEN
PD – PLOVDIV
RZ – RAZGRAD
RS – RUSE
SS – SILISTRA
SL – SLIVEN
I 2308U 2364D – SMOLYAN
SF – SOFIA (CITY)
SO – SOFIA (DISTRICT)
SZ – STARA ZAGORA
PER – TARGOVISHTE
This is the best score of a station in a given area in a given category – HASKOVO
A 109D – the amount
YA – YAMBOL

Connection points:
10 points for connection with LZ station
3 points for connection to a station on another continent
1 point for connection to a station on its own continent (including your own country)
1 point for connection between LZ stations

The full text of the conditions of the LZ DX contest can be found at http://lzdx.bfra.bg/rulesen.html