ALRS VHF Contest

Association of radio amateurs of Saint-Petersburg (ALRS) hereby invites
all licensed radio amateurs to participate in VHF-contest.

1. Period.
12 June 2010, 16:00-20:00 UTC.

2. Participants.
All licensed radio amateurs. Every competitor should make at least one contact with
Saint-Petersburg city or it's region (Leningradskaya oblast).

Any callsign of Saint-Petersburg and it's region consist of any russian prefix, digit "1"
and then the first letter of suffix must be one of "A"-"M".
For example UA1DZ, UA1MU, RK1AA, RZ1AWO, RX1CD, UA1CKC.

3. Bands and modes.
144-146 MHz: CW, SSB and FM in accordance with IARU Region 1 bandplan.

4. Contacts.
Duplicate contacts are not allowed.
Mixed, EME, MS and repeater contacts are not allowed.
Skeds are allowed.

5. Exchange.
RS(T), serial number of contact and QTH-locator, for example 599 001 KO59EX.

6. Points.
1 point for each kilometer of the distance between stations.
If distance is less than 1 km then also 1 point.
Additional points for each new WWL are NOT counted.

7. Classes.
There is no any class division for participants outside Saint-Petersburg and its region.
The number of operators of any station is not limited but only one set of equipment
(TRX, PA and ANT) should be used.

8. Logs.
Electronic EDI-logs are preferred, but any paper or electronic text logs are accepted.
Deadline for logs is 24:00 UTC June 27, 2010.
After 24:00 UTC July 25, 2010 paper logs will not be accepted.
Log submission implies a signed declaration that all contest rules and national amateur radio regulations have been observed

9. Log checking.
Contacts are not counted in the cases:
- no log of another station;
- errors in time, mode, callsigns, serial numbers and/or QTH-locators.
Errors in date and RS(T) will be ignored.

Estimated date of publication of preliminary results is Sept. 1, 2010
The decision of the Contest Committee is final.

10. Limitations.
It is strongly recommended not to exceed the power output in accordance with the license.

11. Awarding.
Top-three entrants will be awarded with medals.
Top-ten entrants will be awarded with diplomas.
Top-three entrants in each country will be awarded with diplomas.
All other participants will be awarded with certificates.

12. Submissions.
E-mail for logs ONLY: vhf@ua1dz.ru.
Postal address for logs: N. M. Sashenin P. O. Box 80 Saint-Petersburg 193231 RUSSIA
E-mail for questions: mail@ua1dz.ru
Web: http://www.ua1dz.ru/vhf