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1.Object:
1.1.W/VE amateurs work as many amateur stations in as many DXCC entities of the world as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands.
1.2.Foreign amateurs (also including KH6, KL7, CY9, and CYØ) work as many W/VE stations in as many of the 48 contiguous states and provinces as possible.
2.Date and Contest Period:
2.1.CW: Third full weekend in February (February 17-18, 2001).
2.2.Phone: First full weekend in March (March 3-4, 2001).
2.3.Contest Period: 48 hours each mode (separate contests). Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; ends 2400 UTC Sunday.
3.Entry Categories:
3.1.Single Operator:
3.1.1.All Band:
3.1.1.1.QRP
3.1.1.2.Low Power
3.1.1.3.High Power
3.1.2.Single Band
3.1.2.1.A participant may submit only one single band entry. If contacts are made on other bands, they should be submitted in a separate log file as a check log.
3.1.2.2.The same call sign may not be used by a different operator(s) to generate additional single band entries.
3.1.3.Single Operator Assisted
3.2.Multioperator:
3.2.1.Single Transmitter
3.2.2.Two Transmitter.
3.2.3.Multi-transmitter.
4.Contest Exchange:
4.1.W/VE stations in the 48 contiguous United States and Canada (except in the islands of St Paul and Sable) send signal report and state or province.
4.2.DX stations send signal report and power (number indicating approximate transmitter output power).
5.Scoring:
5.1.QSO Points--W/VE stations count three points per DX QSO. DX stations count three points per W/VE QSO.
5.2.Multipliers
5.2.1.W/VE stations: Sum of DXCC entities (except US and Canada) worked per band.
5.2.2.DX stations: Sum of US states (except KH6/KL7), District of Columbia (DC), and Canadian provinces/territories: NB (VE1, 9), NS (VE1), QC (VE2), ON (VE3), MB (VE4), SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC (VE7), NT (VE8), NF (VO1), LB (VO2), VYØ (NU), YT (VY1), PE (VY2) worked per band (maximum of 63 per band).
5.3.Final Score: QSO points ¥ multipliers = final score.
6.Miscellaneous:
6.1.Your call sign must indicate your DXCC station location (KH6XYZ/W1 in Maine, KG4/W1INF at Guantanamo Bay, etc).
6.2.The same station may be worked only once per band: no cross-mode or repeater contacts.
6.3.Aeronautical and maritime mobile stations outside the US and Canada may be worked by W/VE stations for QSO credit only.
7.Submissions:
7.1.Entries for the CW competition must be e-mailed or postmarked by March 20, 2001.
7.2.Entries for the Phone competition must be e-mailed or postmarked by April 3, 2001.
7.3.Electronic entries for the CW competition must be e-mailed to DXCW@arrl.org.
7.4.Electronic entries for the Phone competition must be e-mailed to DXPhone@arrl.org.
7.5.Any submission that is created electronically must include a combined summary sheet and log file in Cabrillo file format. Paper copies of electronic logs are not an acceptable substitute for the electronic data file. Paper logs that are entered into an electronic medium after the contest are considered electronic logs.
7.5.1.Guidelines for the acceptable Cabrillo electronic file format may be found in the "General Rules for All ARRL Contests" as printed in the November 2000 QST, or found on the Contest Web page at www.arrl.org/contests.
7.6.Handwritten paper entries or diskettes should be marked on the envelope as either DX Phone or DX CW entries and mailed to: ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
7.6.1.Entries for the CW and Phone portions of the competition are considered separate contests and should be submitted in separate e-mails or envelopes to the appropriate contest address.
7.7Forms for all ARRL contests may be downloaded from the Contest Home Page at: www.arrl.org/contests.
7.8Contest forms and rules may be requested from the ARRL InfoServer by sending an e-mail to info@arrl.org with the following text:
SEND DXCW.frm
SEND DXPhone.frm
SEND DX.rls
8.Awards:
8.1.Plaques (if sponsored) will be awarded in the following categories for both the CW and phone contests:
8.1.1.Top W/VE scorer in each entry category--single operator-all band-QRP, single operator-all band-low power, single operator-all band-high power, single operator-single band (160-10 meters), single operator assisted, multi-operator-single transmitter, multi-operator-two transmitter, multi-operator-multi-transmitter.
8.1.2.Top scorer in the single operator-all band category worldwide and on each continent. In addition, worldwide leaders in the single operator-all band-QRP, single operator-all band-low power, single operator-single band, single-operator assisted, multioperator-single transmitter, multi-operator-two transmitter and multioperator multi-transmitter categories will receive plaques.
8.1.3.Additional special plaques will be awarded as sponsored.
8.2.Certificates will be awarded to:
8.2.1.Top single operator-all band entries (QRP, low power, and high power) from each DXCC entity and ARRL/RAC section.
8.2.2.Top single-band entries in each US call area and each DXCC entity
8.2.3.Top single operator assisted entries in each DXCC entity, US call area and in Canada
8.2.4.Top multi-operator entries (single, two and multi-transmitter) in each DXCC entity, US call area and in Canada.
8.2.5.DX entrants making more than 500 QSOs on either mode will receive certificates.
8.2.6.Additional single-band and multioperator certificates will be awarded if significant effort or competition is displayed.
9.Other:
9.1.See "General Rules for All ARRL Contests" and "General Rules for ARRL Contests on bands below 30 MHz (HF)" in the November 2000 QST.
9.2.For contest information contact n1nd@arrl.org; 860-594-0232.2001 ARRL International DX Pins
| To celebrate the new Millennium, the ARRL Contest Branch is offering for the first time an International DX Contest pin. The sharp four-color design will prominently display the year 2001--symbolic of your participation in the first major DX Contest of the Third Millennium.
To earn the inaugural International DX Contest pin, all you need to do is complete 100 QSOs in either the CW or phone contest weekends. You may contact the same station on different bands. The cost is $5 (US) in the US, its possessions and Canada, and $8 for others (postage included). Your pins will be shipped once all logs for the contest have been processed and verified by the log checking team for publication in QST. To purchase your pin, send a copy of the first page of your Cabrillo log file along with your payment to: DX Contest Pins, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111. |
