Transmitters and receivers must be located within a 500 meter diameter circle or within the property limits of the station licensee, whichever is greater.

All antennas must be physically connected by wires to the transmitters and receivers used by the entrant.

All high power categories must not exceed 1500 watts total output power on any band.

1. Single Operator (Single Band and All Band)

(a) Single Operator stations are those at which one person performs all of the operating, logging, and spotting functions. Only one transmitted signal is allowed at any time.

(b) Low Power: Same as 1(a) except that output power is 150 watts or less. Stations in this category compete with other low power stations only.

(c) Assisted (All band operation only): Same as V.1.a. except the passive use of DX spotting nets is allowed. No self-spotting permitted. No power categories.

(d) Single Band: All contacts are made on one band, regardless of power level. However, entrants may make contacts on other bands if, and only if, they submit logs in Cabrillo format and clearly mark their log as a single band entry (see Rule X below). No power categories.

2. Multi-Operator (All band operation only)

(a) Single-Transmitter: Only one transmitted signal at any time. Limited to 6 band changes in any clock hour (0 through 59 minutes.) For example, a change from 20 meters to 40 meters and then back to 20 meters constitutes two band changes. Two power categories: Low Power (150 W or less), and High Power (greater than 150 W.)

Exception: One and only one other band may be used during the same time period if and only if the station worked is a new multiplier. Violation of the 6 band-change rule by either transmitter may result in reclassification to the Multi-Multi category.

(b) Two-Transmitter: A maximum of two transmitted signals are allowed as long as each transmitter is on a different band. Each of the two transmitters is limited to 6 band changes in any clock hour (0 through 59 minutes.) For example, a change from 20 meters to 40 meters and then back to 20 meters constitutes two band changes. Violation of the 6 band change rule will result in reclassification of the entry to the Multi-Multi category. No power categories.

(c) Multi-Transmitter: No limit to transmitters, but only one signal and running station allowed per band. No power categories.

QSO Points:
• One QSO point for contacts within your own country.
• Two QSO points for contacts outside your own country but within your own continent.
• Three QSO points for contacts outside your own continent.

All scores will be published. To be eligible for an award a log must be submitted in Cabrillo format. A Single Operator station must operate at least 12 hours. Multi-operator stations must operate a minimum of 24 hours. A single-band log is eligible for a single-band award only.

(Single band entrants who also operate on other bands are encouraged to submit their logs to aid in the log checking process. Note: Logs containing more than one band will be judged as all-band entries unless clearly specified otherwise in the submitted log.).

All certificates and plaques will be issued to the licensee of the station used.

To the extent sponsors or winners purchase plaques through the Contest Director, plaques will be awarded in the following categories:

Single Operator, All Band, High Power

• World
• North America
• USA
• Africa
• Europe
• Asia

Single Band, All Band, Low Power

• World
• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Asia
• Oceania
• Africa
• USA

Single Operator, Assisted

• World
• USA
• North America
• South America
• Oceania
• Africa
• Europe
• Asia
• Canada

Multi-Single

• World
• USA
• North America
• Oceania
• South America
• Europe
• Asia
• Canada

Multi-Two

• World
• USA
• North America
• Oceania
• South America
• Europe
• Asia

Multi-Multi

• World
• Europe
• Asia