ON Contest 2018

1 - Contestperiods

80 meters SSB	october 7, 2018 from 06:00 UTC to 09:00 UTC. Change of time!
80 meters CW	october 14, 2018 from 05:30 UTC to 08:00 UTC. Change of time!
6 meters Phone/CW	october 14, 2018 from 08:00 UTC to 10:00 UTC. Change of time!
2 meters Phone/CW	october 21, 2018 from 07:00 UTC to 10:00 UTC. Change of time!

2 - Categories

• a    ON stations.
• a2  ON stations QRP.
• b    ONL (Belgium SWL's member of the UBA).
• c    UBA sections.
• d    Foreign stations.
• e    Foreign SWL.

Remarks:


For foreign stations, only QSOs with Belgian stations are valid.

3 - Bands

Use the IARU contest preferred bandsegments:

• 80m CW: 3510 to 3560 KHz.
• 80m SSB: 3600 to 3650 and from 3700 to 3775 KHz.

4 - Contest call and exchange

CQ ON Contest

• Stations in Belgium: RS(T) + QSO-number from 001 + UBA Section (stations not member of the UBA will give XXX)
• Stations outside Belgium: RS(T) + QSO-number from 001

Only stations operating from inside Belgium can give a UBA section as multiplier.

5 - Points

3 points for each QSO. For ONL/SWL 3 points for every ON station heard.

6 - Multipliers

1 multiplier for each UBA Section (XXX is also a multiplier).

7 - Final Result

The number of QSO points multiplied with the number of multipliers.

8 - Logs

Send your log in cabrillo format.
Logs in another format must have a summary sheet and one or more logpages.
Logsheets on an A4 format paper will have 40 QSO's per page and will mention following items:

• Date, UTC, Band, call, report send, report received (RST + QSO number + UBA section), multiplier and points.
• Date, UTC, Band, call station heard, report send (RST + QSO number + UBA section), call station being worked, multiplier and points. (voor ONL/SWL.  The same station being worked may only appear 10 times).

The summary sheet will mention:

• Contestname, contestdate.
• Name and first name, callsign, complete address, UBA section.
• Number of QSO's, points and multipliers and the calculated score.
• Statement: "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.

Following programs support this contest:
SD from EI5DI. Download here the updated list of the UBA Sections for SD. (Click right and save as)
N1MM (freeware). Download here the updated list of the UBA Sections for N1MM. (Click right and save as)

9 - Deadline and address

• via email: ubaon [at] uba [dot] be (subject: Log%20ON%20Contest%20from) (ubaon[at]uba[dot]be). If you do not receive an answer within a week, send your log again, but at on5wl [at] telenet [dot] be (on5wl[at]telenet[dot]be).
• at the address: Welters Leon ON5WL, Borgstraat 80, 2580 Beerzel, Belgium.

10 - SWL

The station heard must be an ON station.
On VHF, the ONL/SWL does not have to mention the station worked.

11 - Certificates

• The winners of each category will receive an award if they have at least 25 valid QSO's in their log.
• A plaque will be awarded to the section obtain the highest score in the 4 combined contestparts.

12 - Penalties and disqualification

• For paper logs: each double non marked QSO will be penalised with 5 times the value of the QSO before the final score is calculated.
• QSO's which do not appear in the log of the other station count for 0 points, but no additional penalty will be applied.

Disqualification

• Logs on paper with more than 3% double not marked QSO's will be disqualified.
• 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.

13 - Remarks

• In view of the short duration of the contest there is no distinction between single- or multioperator stations. Both are allowed and will be placed in the same category.
• A maximum of 10 QSO's with members of your own section will be taken in account for points. You may work more stations of your own section but they will count for 0 points.
• Stations using a special event call will be placed outside competition and are not eligible for an award.

Good luck!
The contest committee: ON5WL

UBA Sections

AAA	Antwerpse Actieve Amateurs		HAC	Hasselt		PHI	Section radio de Philippeville
ACC	Antwerp Contest Club		HCC	Haaglandse Contest Club		RAC	Radio Amateurs Club
ALT	Radioamateurs Aalter		HOB	Heist-op-den-Berg		RAF	Radio Club Ardenne-Famenne
ARA	Aktieve Radio Amateurs		HRT	Herentals		RAM	Radio-Amateurs Mouscronnois
ARC	Amateur Radio Club of Brussels		IPR	Ieper		RAT	Radio Amateur Team
AST	Aalst		KSD	Koksijde		RBO	Eupen
ATH	Radio Club de Ath		KTK	Kortrijk		RCA	Radio Club des Ardennes
ATO	Tienen		LGE	Liège		RCB	Radio Club de Bruxelles
BDX	Brussels DX team		LIR	Lierse Radioamateurs		RCN	Radio Club Noord
BFA	Belgian Friends of Amateur radio		LLV	La LouVière		REM	Radioamateurs Erpe-Mere
BLW	Brussel West		LUS	LUxembourg Sud		RST	Sint-Truiden
BRC	Bell Radio Club		LVN	Leuven		RSX	Ronse
BSE	Brabant Sud-Est		MCL	Mechelen		SNW	Sint-Niklaas
BTS	BrabanT Sud		MLB	Midden Limburg		THN	THuiN
BXE	BruXelles Est		MNS	MoNS		TLS	Tussen Leie en Schelde
CDZ	Ciney Beauraing		MTT	Mol-Turnhout		TRA	Torhoutse Radio Amateurs
CLR	CharLeRoi		MWV	Midden West-Vlaanderen		TRC	Trudo Radioamateurs Club
CPN	Charleroi Pays Noir		NBT	Noord Brabant		TWS	Together We're Strong
CRD	Club Radioamateur de Durnal		NLB	Noord Limburg		UBA	National UBA Clubstations
DNZ	Deinze		NMR	NaMuR		VHF	Antwerpen VHF
DRC	Dendermonde		NNV	Ninove		WLD	Waasland
DST	Diest		NOK	Noorderkempen		WRA	Wortegemse Radioamateurs
EKO	Meetjeslandse Radioamateurs		NOL	Noord-Oost Limburg		WRC	West-vlaamse Radio Club
ERA	Eeklose Radioamateurs		ODE	Oudenaarde		WTN	Radio Club Wetteren
GBN	Geraardsbergen		ONZ	Oosthoek		WTO	WaTerlOo
GBX	GemBlouX		ORA	Opwijkse Radio Amateurs		XXX	No UBA member
GDV	Gang De Verviers		OSA	Antwerpen		ZLB	Zuid Limburg
GNT	Gent		OSB	Brugge		ZLZ	Zelzate
GTM	Grensloze TransMissie		OST	Oostende		ZTM	Zottegem