UA1DZ Memorial Cup
The association of Saint-Petersburg radio amateurs (ALRS) invites radio amateurs worldwide to participate in the annual UA1DZ Memorial Cup.
Georgiy Rumyantsev UA1DZ (1937 - 1990) was a famous russian radio amateur, sportsman, winner of russian and international HF, VHF and ARDF contests.
1. Times
Sunday, April 26, 2020, 13:00 UTC until 18:59 UTC (6 hours).
2. Bands and Modes
3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz, CW and SSB.
3. Categories
- SINGLE-OP MIXED HIGH
- SINGLE-OP MIXED LOW
- SINGLE-OP CW HIGH
- SINGLE-OP CW LOW
- SINGLE-OP CW QRP
- SINGLE-OP SSB HIGH
- SINGLE-OP SSB LOW
- MULTI-OP MIXED HIGH
- SINGLE-OP MIXED LOW JR (1995 year of birth and younger)
Use of DX spotting nets is allowed in all categories.
Band changes are allowed at any time with no limitations, but only one signal on the air is permitted at any time.
For LOW Power categories output power shall not exceed 100 watts. For QRP Power categories output power shall not exceed 5 watts
4. Exchange
A contest QSO can be made between any stations. Exchange consists of RS/RST and gridsquare, for example 599 JP61.
Stations from Saint-Petersburg (SP) and Leningradskaya oblast (LO) send RS/RST and their RDA district (see http://www.rdaward.org). Each station may be credited once per band and per mode.
5. Multiplier
There is no multiplier for the stations outside Saint-Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast.
6. Scoring
Every QSO counts as decimal logarithm of the distance between the stations, increased in 10 times and rounded to integer.
Every QSO with SP and LO station counts with additional 50 points.
Every QSO with memorial station counts with additional 100 points Please check memorial station callsign at the web-site just before contest.
Every new SP and LO RDA district irrespective of band counts with additional 300 points.
The final score is the sum of all points counted.
7. Disqualification
Violation of the contest rules or unsportsmanlike conduct will be deemed sufficient cause for disqualification. The decisions of the contest committee are final.
8. Submissions
URL: http://www.ua1dz.ru (english version is under construction)
Messages to contest manager (no logs!): mail@ua1dz.ru
Logs need to be sent in ERMAK format to the following e-mail address: logs@ua1dz.ru
ERMAK is Cabrillo v.3 extension for russian contests and it has equal tags (keywords) and QSO templates.
Contest name for LOG is ALRS-UA1DZ-CUP (CONTEST: ALRS-UA1DZ-CUP).
Necessary tags are CONTEST, CALLSIGN, CATEGORY-OPERATOR, CATEGORY-MODE, CATEGORY-POWER, CATEGORY-OVERLAY (for JR category only), LOCATION (please put DX here!), EMAIL, NAME, ADDRESS and OPERATORS.
Please put the station callsign in the subject line of the message. Send your log only as attachment to message, do not put it in the message body. Server software will parse your log and will send the confirmation or errors list to your email address.
Hand-written logs:
Use logging program after contest. If you do not have a computer, please ask a friend or family member to import the log.
9. Log Deadline
18:00 UTC May 6, 2020.
10. Software
Districts of Saint-Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
Saint-Petersburg
SP01 Admiralteysky
SP02 Vasileostrovsky
SP03 Vyborgsky
SP04 Kalininsky
SP05 Kirovsky
SP06 Kolpinsky
SP07 Krasnogvardeysky
SP08 Krasnosel'sky
SP09 Kronshtadtsky
SP10 Kurortny
SP12 Primorsky
SP13 Moskovsky
SP14 Nevsky
SP16 Petrogradsky
SP17 Petrodvortsovyj
SP18 Pushkinsky
SP19 Frunzensky
SP20 Tsentral'ny
Leningradskaya oblast
LO16 City of Sosnovy Bor
LO20 Boksitogorsky
LO21 Volosovsky
LO22 Volkhovsky
LO23 Vsevolozhsky
LO24 Vyborgsky
LO25 Gatchinsky
LO26 Kingiseppsky
LO27 Kirishsky
LO28 Kirovsky
LO29 Lodeynopol'sky
LO30 Lomonosovsky
LO31 Luzhsky
LO32 Podporozhsky
LO33 Priozersky
LO34 Slantsevsky
LO35 Tikhvinsky
LO36 Tosnensky
Attention! All other districts (SP11, SP15, LO01 - LO15 & LO17 - LO19) are deleted. |
