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Rules of the Spring Contest

Submitted by ON7SS on Wed, 30/03/2011 - 23:18

UBA Spring Contest 2012

The UBA section of DST (Diest) invites all radio amateurs to take part in the 29th edition of the UBA SPRING-CONTEST.

1. Contest dates / Contest parts

  • HF -80m CW: 11 March 2012 (07.00 -11.00 hour UTC)
  • VHF-6m Phone/CW: 18 March 2012 (07.00 -11.00 hour UTC)
  • VHF-2m Phone/CW: 25 March 2012 (06.00 -10.00 hour UTC)
  • HF -80m Phone: 1 April 2012 (06.00 -10.00 hour UTC)

Attention: only UTC time in the log is valid.

2. Contest call

CQ UBA contest

3. Points

3 points for each contact.
Only “point to point” contacts via the air are allowed.

4. SWL'S

Each station HEARD may be counted ONCE. A station WORKED may appear a maximum of 10 times. Each QSO logged must contain at least one ON station.

5. Multipliers

  • Each section of the UBA (group of 3 characters), sent by the ON stations member of the UBA. Ex.: DST, OSB and LGE are 3 multipliers.
  • The 3 characters group XXX, sent by ON stations NOT member of the UBA.
  • The 3 characters group UBA, sent by the National station ON4UB.
  • For ON stations only: all DXCC countries, except ON.

6. Reports

  • ON Stations: Report = RS(T) + QSO serial number starting with 001 + UBA section or XXX for ON stations NOT member of the UBA. Ex: ON4DST - rprt given 59(9)001 DST - rprt received 59(9)003 MCL
  • Foreign stations: Report = RS(T) + QSO serial number starting with 001. Ex.: G3ZZZ - report given 59(9)005 - report received 59(9)019 DST
The QSO serial number must run continuously, regardless of the mode of transmission (VHF).

7. Foreign stations

Only contacts with ON stations are valid.

8. Final score

Total of QSO points x Total of MULTIPLIERS.

9. Classifications

a. Individual rankings for each contest
  • (1) ON Stations (QRP separate)
  • (2) Foreign Stations
  • (3) SWL ON Stations
  • (4) Foreign SWL Stations
b. Rankings by club (UBA Sections)
  • (1) 80m band: SSB and CW
  • (2) VHF bands: 2m and 6m

SCORE = (AxB)/C

A= Sum of the individual final scores of the section.
B= Number of logs of the section.
C= The number of members of the section (March 1, 2012).

10. QRP stations

In the individual rankings for each contest QRP stations are mentioned separately. QRP stations indicate "QRP" in the log- and the summary sheet headers.
Maximum output power: CW = 5 Watts, Phone = 10 Watts.

11. Souvenirs

  • The winner of each classification and the QRP station with the best result in each part of the contest will receive a souvenir.
  • A challenge cup is provided for the winning section of the HF and VHF contests. After three consecutive victories by the same section, this trophy becomes the property of the section.

12. Logs

We strongly encourage participants to use freeware log software WinOnContest from ON4AVJ (see UBA website under downloads) or N1MM Logger. We will only accept CABRILLO logfiles which can be generated by each of those programs. Rename the files to MYCALL.CBR or MYCALL.LOG where "MYCALL" is your call sign. (example ON4DST.CBR or ON4DST.LOG) Make sure you send in the right cabrillo format.
Paper logs: No paper logs are accepted anymore!

Cabrillo header must include:
  • Callsign
  • Your name, first name and complete address
  • UBA Section (only for UBA members)
  • The category in which you took part
  • Station description and used power
Incomplete logs will be used as "Check logs.

Remark: Only 1 log per station will be accepted. (or with his normal call, or with his special call or as SWL).

13. Deadline

The logs (via e-mail) must arrive at latest 2 weeks after EACH contest date at: ubaspring [at] uba [dot] be

14. Disqualification

  • Logs with more than 5% faulty QSO's will be disqualified.
  • If the same person sends more than one log per contest, these logs will be disqualified.
  • Absence of one or more items of information listed in paragraph 12 may result in disqualification.

15. HF bandplanning

The IARU contest segments should be respected.
  • CW: 3,510 to 3,560 MHz
  • SSB: 3,600 to 3,650 MHz and 3,700 tot 3,775 MHz

The result can't be discussed.

Hope to meet you in the contest! The UBA-DST spring contest - committee ON4CAQ, ON7FH, ON7KS

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