UBA Low Band Wintercontest 2012

1 - Contestperiods

 8 December 2012 from 17:00 to 21:00 UTC.
 9 December 2012 from 06:00 to 10:00 UTC.
This is one contest.
This contest will take place every 2nd full weekend of december.

2 - Categories

For all participants:

• TBHP - 2 bands High Power.
• TBLP - 2 bands Low Power.
• TBQRP - 2 bands QRP.
• SB160HP - Single Band 160 m High Power.
• SB160LP - Single Band 160 m Low Power.
• SB160QRP - Single Band 160 m QRP.
• SB80HP - Single Band 80 m High Power.
• SB80LP - Single Band 80 m Low Power.
• SB80QRP - Single Band 80 m QRP.
• SB40HP - Single Band 40 m High Power.
• SB40LP - Single Band 40 m Low Power.
• SB40QRP - Single Band 40 m QRP.
• SWL - short wave listeners all bands.

Remarks:

• Everyone can work everyone.
• The use of all modes is permitted, CW, SSB, RTTY and all Digi modes (alle digi modes with the exception of RTTY count as one mode).
• 2 bands = 160 and 80 or 160 and 40 or 80 and 40m.
• High Power is >100 Watt.
• Low Power <= 100 Watt.
• QRP in SSB maximum 10 Watt, in CW and Digimodes maximum 5 Watt.
• Belgian and foreign participants will be in separate results lists.
• There is no category Multi Operator.

3 - Bands

At the time the contestprefered segments are like this:

• SSB: 1.840 - 2.000, 3.600 - 3.650, 3.700 - 3.775, 7.060 - 7.100, 7130 - 7200.
• CW: 1.810 - 1.840, 3.510 - 3.560, 7.000 - 7.025.
• Digi: 1.840 - 1.843, 3.580 - 3.590, 7.040 - 7.047.

4 - Call and exchanges

CQ UBA wintercontest.
Information to exchange:

• ON stations: RS(T) + UBA Section (ON stations not UBA member will give XXX).
• DX stations: RS(T) + serial number starting with 001.

5 - Points

Each QSO counts 3 points.

6 - Multipliers

ON stations:

• All UBA sections.
• All DXCC countries.

DX Stations:

• All UBA sections.

7 - Final Result

Total QSO points (from all bands) times the total number of multiplier points (from all bands).

8 - Logs

We prefer to receive your logs in cabrillo format
Logs in an another format consist out of a summary sheet and one or more logpages. Paper logs will have 40 QSO's on each page and will mention the folowing data mentioned below:

• Date, UTC , band, call report send, report received, multiplier and points for each QSO on a seperate line.

The summary sheet will metion the folowing data:

• Contestname and date.
• Name, callsign and complete address.
• Staiondescription with power used and antenna description.
• Number of QSO points, multipliers and a calculated score.
• Declaration: "I declare that all the contest rules and all the rules and regulations for amateur radio operation in my country have been observed and adhered to. I accept all the decisions of the contest committee".
• Signature and date.

Folowing programs can be used for this contest:
SuperDuper from EI5DI (SSB and CW).
N1MM freeware (SSB, CW, RTTY).
For digi modes MMVARI, MIXW.

9 - Deadline and address

All logs have to be received before december 31:

• via email: ubawinter [at] uba [dot] be (subject: Log%20Winter%20Contest%20from) (ubawinter[at]uba[dot]be).
• at the address: Francis Bauweraerts (ON6LY), Lokerenstraat 110 bus 5, B-2300 Turnhout, België.

10 - SWL

Your log has to mention the folowing collums:
date, UTC, Band, Mode, call of the station heard, report given by the station heard, call of the station being worked, multiplier and points.
One of the 2 stations of the QSO must be an ON station.

11 - Certificats

Every participant will receive a certificat in pdf via email.

12 - Strafpunten en diskwalificatie

• QSO’s with incomplete or incorrect exchanges will count for zero points, but no additional penalty will be applied.
• QSO's that are not in the log of the other station will count for zero points, but no additional penalty will be applied.

Disqualification:

• For cheating, imaginary logging and clear, repetitive and intentional violation of the contest rules.
• For continuous or repetitive violation or total negation of the IARU band plan.

Good luck!
 The UBA-NOK wintercontest-comittee
ON6LY, ON6UQ, ON7YX, ON4ACA, ON3HF

UBA Sections

AAA	Antwerpse Actieve Amateurs		HOB	Heist-op-den-Berg		RAM	Radio-Amateurs Mouscronnois
ACC	Antwerpse Contest Club		HRT	Herentals		RAT	Radio Amateur Team
ARC	Amateur Radio Club of Brussels		IPR	Ieper		RBO	Eupen
AST	Aalst		KSD	Koksijde		RCA	Radio Club des Ardennes
ATH	Radio Club de Ath		KTK	Kortrijk		RCB	Radio Club de Bruxelles
ATO	Tienen		LGE	Liège		RCH	Radio Club Huy
BDX	Brussels DX team		LIR	Lier		RCN	Radio Club Noord
BLW	Brussel West		LLV	La Louvière		REM	Radioamateurs Erpe-Mere
BRC	Bell Radio Club		LUS	Luxembourg Sud		RST	Sint-Truiden
BSE	Brabant Sud-Est		LVN	Leuven		RSX	Ronse
BTS	Brabant Sud		MCL	Mechelen		SBS	Sambre-Basse-Sambre
BXE	Bruxelles Est		MLB	Midden Limburg		SNW	Sint-Niklaas
CDZ	Ciney Beauraing Rochefort		MNS	Mons		THN	Thuin
CLR	Charleroi		MTT	Mol-Turnhout		TLS	Tussen Leie en Schelde
CPN	Charleroi Pays Noir		MWV	Midden West-Vlaanderen		TOR	Tournai
CRD	Club Radioamateur de Durnal		NBT	Noord Brabant		TRA	Torhoutse Radio Amateurs
DNZ	Deinze		NLB	Noord Limburg		TRC	Trudo Radioamateurs Club
DRC	Dendermonde		NMR	Namur		TRK	Tieltse Radioamateur Klub
DST	Diest		NNV	Ninove		TWS	Together We’re Strong
EKO	Eeklo		NOK	Noorderkempen		VHF	Antwerpen VHF
ERA	Radioamateurs Eeklo		NOL	Noord-Oost Limburg		WLD	Waasland
GBN	Geraardsbergen		ODE	Oudenaarde		WRC	West-vlaamse Radio Club
GBX	Gembloux		ONZ	Oosthoek		WTN	Radio Club Wetteren
GDV	Gang De Verviers		ORA	Opwijkse Radio Amateurs		WTO	Waterloo
GNT	Gent		OSA	Antwerpen		XXX	Not member of UBA
GTM	Grensloze TransMissie		OSB	Brugge		ZLB	Zuid Limburg
HAC	Hasselt		OST	Oostende		ZLZ	Zelzate
HCC	Haaglandse Contest Club		RAC	Radio Amateurs Club		ZTM	Zottegem