Greetings to all fans of digital modes. As soon as he finishes CQ WW DX RTTY Contest, už nasledujúcu sobotu nás čaká The Rumble PSK Contest. Ak vás zaujímajú pravidlá tohto preteku a nechcete ich čítať v angličtine, nemčine alebo španielčine na official site, read on.
The Rumble PSK contest 2005
Organizátor: Troy Amateur Radio Association (TARA)
Dátum a čas konania: October 1, 2005, from 00:00 to 24:00 UTC
Contest code:
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USA: Carrier Name and Number Range (W0–W9)
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Canada: operator name and region (VE0–VE9, VO1, VO2, VY0, VY1, VY2)
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Japan: Name and Region (JA0–JA9)
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Australia: name and region (VK0–VK9)
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Other countries: country name and prefix DXCC (Slovensko: OM, Česká republika: OK)
Basic rules:
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Pre poslucháčov (SWL) platia zvláštne pravidlá (viď nižšie).
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The competition is only in the single operator/single transmitter category (SINGLE OP/SINGLE TX).
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Teams and radio clubs can apply for a special category Team Challenge.
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PSK variants (PSK10, PSK31, PSK63, PSK125) sa považujú za jeden mód – PSK.
Categories:
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Team Challenge - special rules see original
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Normal – one operator, power up to 100 W PEP
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Great - one operator, power up to 20 W PEP
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Super - one operator, power up to 5 W PEP
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Novice - beginner's license (OK9), performance according to permission, max. 100 W PEP
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SWL - listeners
Bands:
80 m, 40 m, 20 m, 15 m, 10 m and 6 m on common PSK frequencies:
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3580–3590 kHz
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7035–7040 kHz (Region 1) or 7080–7090 kHz (Region 2 and 3)
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14070–14080 kHz
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21070–21090 kHz
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28120–28130 kHz
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6 m: recommended frequency 50290 kHz
Scoring:
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One point-to-point connection can be established with each station on each band.
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Multipliers: DXCC countries on each band separately (including W, VE, JA, VK) + number/prefix areas according to competition code.
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Result = points for all connections × all multipliers.
Sending logs:
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The results are recorded in an online form, the diary is not sent, but must be available on request.
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Without internet access, the control log can be sent by mail to the address:
Edmonde S Eades, III (KC2HNC)
PO box 331
Selkirk, NY 12158
USA
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Deadline: October 29, 2005.
OLCAR:
The Rumble PSK contest je jedným zo štyroch pretekov započítavaných do OLCAR (On Line contest Achievement Recognition). Hodnotia sa 1., 2. a 3. miesto v každej vysielacej kategórii a SWL s najvyšším skóre.
Rules for SWL:
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The goal is to support listening to PSK even without a radio amateur license.
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A shortwave receiver and a computer with decoding software are required.
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Each station can be counted only once on each band.
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The complete connection is written as two lines (if you capture the codes of both stations).
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When calculating the result and sending logs, the same rules apply as for other categories.
Good luck in the race!