SP DX contest 2023

ORGANIZERS

PZK – Polish Amateur Radio Union (Polski Związek Krótkofalowców ) in cooperation with the SP DX club.

GOAL

For radio amateurs all over the world, contact as many Polish stations as possible in as many provinces of Poland as possible. Polish stations use the following prefixes: 3Z, HF, SN, SO, SP, SQ and establish contacts with the rest of the world (except Poland) as much as possible DXCC countries.

DATE

The first full weekend in April from 15:00 UTC (1 April 2023) on Saturday to 14:59 UTC (2 April 2023) on Sunday.

BAND

160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m respectively IARU Band plan.

FASHIONS

PHONE and CW. Contacts on PHONE and CW with the same station in the MIXED category are counted as separate contacts.

CALLING THE CHALLENGE

Polish stations: "CQ CONTEST” on PHONE or “CQ TEST” on CW.
Foreign stations "CQ SP".

REPORT

Polish stations broadcast a report consisting of a signal report (RS or RST) plus the letter of the province (e.g. 59 B ). The 16 provinces are marked as follows: B, C, D, F, G, J, K, L, M, O, P, R, S, U, W and Z .
Foreign stations send a report consisting of a signal report (RS or RST) plus connection numbers starting from 001 (eg 59 001 ).

POINTS

For Polish stations: QSO with a DX station (outside Europe) is 3 points, QSO with a station in Europe is 1 point. Contacts between Polish stations are not counted.
For foreign stations: 3 points for each contact with a Polish station.

MULTIPLIER

For Polish stations: Current DXCC of the country (except SP) on each band, regardless of the mode used.
For foreign stations: Polish provinces on each band, regardless of the mode used, but a maximum of 96 (16 provinces x 6 bands).

SCORING

Total points for QSOs on all bands multiplied by the sum of the multipliers on all bands.

RACE CATEGORIES SP DX CONTEST

 MOAB MIXED
 SOAB MIXED HP
 SOAB MIXED LP
 SOAB MIXED QRP
 SOAB PHONE HP
 SOAB PHONE LP
 SOAB CW HP
 SOAB CW LP
 SOTB MIXED
 SOSB PHONE
 SOSB CW
 SWL MIXED (Listeners)
 checklog (Diary for review)

Definition of categories and used abbreviations:
MO: One multi-carrier transmitter means that only one signal can be transmitted at a time.
SO: One operator means that all competition activities, including operating the radio station, recording connections and recording results, are performed by only one person. In addition, only one signal can be transmitted at a time.
SOTB: One operator Three bands – SO on three arbitrarily selected bands.
HP: High Power - The maximum output power allowed by the amateur radio permit (license class).
LP: Low Power - Maximum output power is 100 watts.
QRP: Maximum output power is 5 watts.
AB: All bands.
SB: One band.
MIXED: Mixed modes (CW and SSB).
CHECKLOG: The log will only be used for checking and will not be evaluated

GENERAL RULES

Each participant must declare only one of the above categories. Any other QSOs, including multipliers, should be left in the log for cross-checking.
Participants in all categories can use help in finding QSOs. Self-spotting is not allowed.
All transmitters, receivers and antennas of the stations must be located within a radius of 500 meters. No change of venue is allowed during the competition.
The call sign and the report must be correctly sent and received by both stations for points to be counted in the result.
Connections with stations that do not send a contest log will be counted as confirmed only if they have valid tags in at least four (4) other contest logs.

SHORT WAVE LISTENERS (SWL)

Polish SWLs must record the call sign, signal report and contest code sent by the foreign station, as well as the call sign of the Polish station. Foreign SWLs must record the call sign and contest code sent by the Polish station, as well as the call sign of the foreign station. Points, multipliers and scoring is the same as other stations. Both Polish and foreign stations can be recorded in the log only once on each band and mode, unless one of the stations is a new multiplier.

COMPETITION DIALS

Electronic competition diaries must be sent in the format Cabrillo iba prostredníctvom webovej stránky spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl . Súťažné
logs sent by email will not be accepted! All logs must be submitted no later than 2 weeks after the contest (April 16, 2023).

COMPETITION RESULTS

Predbežné výsledky budú k dispozícii na SP DX contest webovej stránke spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl 30. apríla 2023. Akékoľvek nezrovnalosti a žiadosti o objasnenie môžete zasielať na Committee@spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl do mája 7. 2023. Oficiálne výsledky budú zverejnené na SP DX contest stránke do 14. mája 2023.

PRICES

Each participant will be able to download a printable electronic certificate. The best stations in each category, country and continent can receive plaques sponsored by individuals and groups. Special prizes designated by their sponsors are also expected to be awarded.

DISQUALIFICATION

Violation of amateur radio regulations in the competitor's country or violation of competition rules or unsportsmanlike conduct will be considered sufficient grounds for disqualification.

EXCLUSIONS

Vzhľadom na aktuálne udalosti sa ORGANIZERS rozhodli vylúčiť stanice z Ruska a Bieloruska z účasti na SP DX Contest-u 2023. QSO staníc SP s vyššie uvedenými krajinami nebudú bodované a nebudú sa započítavať ani ako násobiče.

DISPUTES

The decisions of the competition committee are final.

SP DX contest Committee
Polish Amateur Radio Union