[K4RY] Rookie Roundup this Sunday

Sat Apr 17 03:58:16 CDT 2010

As mentioned, the rookie roundup is this coming Sunday, 1 PM CDT to 6:59 PM CDT. Please advise soonest if you want me to bring in an HF radio to the club station, which I can do Sunday before the contest starts without a problem.  Due to the nature of this contest, you will need to use your own callsign if you want to operate:

The rules are as follows:

Objective
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For newly-licensed operators in North America (including territories and possessions) to experience competitive Amateur Radio by exchanging information with as many other stations as possible on the 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 meter bands.  Experienced operators are strongly encouraged to participate and help new operators – either on the air or in person. Be sure to visit the Rookie Roundup Blog atRookieRoundup.wordpress.com for tutorials, Frequently Asked Questions and the latest information.

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Full Contest Details

Object: For newly-licensed operators in North America (including territories and possessions) to experience competitive Amateur Radio by exchanging information with as many other stations as possible on the 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 meter bands.  Experienced operators are strongly encouraged to participate and help new operators – either on the air or in person. Rookie entrants are encouraged to read “HF Contesting – Good Practices, Interpretations and Suggestions.”

Time Period, Modes, and Frequencies:

2.1 Time period: The third Sunday of April, August and December from 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC.
      2010: 18 April, 15 August, 19 December
2.2 Modes: April = SSB, August = RTTY, December = CW.
2.3 Frequencies: To find contest activity, tune near these frequencies:
      2.3.1. Phone: 3.850, 7.225, 14.240, 21.325, 28.400 and between 50.125 and 50.200 MHz.
Call “CQ Rookie Roundup” on phone or “CQ RR” on CW and digital modes.

Entry Categories:
3.1 Single-Operator, Rookie.

3.1.1. Rookie entries are limited to operators licensed for three years or less. (see rule 4.1)
3.1.2. 100 watts maximum power out.
3.1.3. The use of information from a spotting network (“spotting assistance”) is permitted. Spotting yourself on a spotting network (“self-spotting”) or asking others to spot you is not allowed. See “HF Contesting – Good Practices, Interpretations and Suggestions” for clarification.
3.1.4. Rookie stations must identify with “Rookie” or “/ROK”, to indicate they are a Rookie. (example: “Kilo Alpha One Quebec Alpha Whiskey stroke Rookie” on phone, KA1QAW/ROK on CW & RTTY).
3.1.5. Rookie stations may contact Rookie or non-Rookie stations.

3.2. Non-Rookies may call CQ, but can only work Rookie stations for contest  credit.

Exchange: Call sign of station worked, your call sign, your first name, two-digit number of the year first licensed (“check”) and State, Canadian province, Mexican call area, or “DX”.
Examples: 
NØAX from KB1QAW stroke Rookie, Carol, 08, Connecticut
KX9X DE VE7XYZ/ROK DAVE 07 BC
KD2ABC/ROK DE XE1KK RAMON 96 XE1
KG6PQR/ROK from JH4NMT Toshi 75 DX
4.1. Rookies must have a check from the current year or any of the preceding two calendar years.  For example, in the 2010 Rookie Roundup events, Rookies must have a check of 2010, 2009, or 2008.

Scoring:
5.1. Points: 2 points for completed QSO with a Rookie, 1 point for a completed QSO with a non-Rookie.
5.2. Multipliers:
5.2.1: Each US state and the District of Columbia (51 total) – use US postal codes as abbreviations. Be careful – many states have similar spellings and abbreviations! i.e. Missouri is MO, Minnesota is MN, Michigan is MI, Mississippi is MS, Maine is ME, Massachusetts is MA, etc.See the complete list of abbreviations at the end of these rules.
5.2.2. Canadian Provinces (13 total) : See the complete list of abbreviations at the end of these rules.
5.2.3. Mexican call areas (5 total): XE1, XE2, XE3, XF1, and XF4
5.2.4. One generic DX multiplier, which includes contacts with US possessions (such as Puerto Rico KP4 and Guam KH2) and all other entities not listed in 5.2.1, 5.2.2 or 5.2.3.
5.2.5. The total number of possible multipliers is 70.

Miscellaneous:
6.1 Stations may be worked once per band. Multiplier credit is only given once, regardless of band.
6.2. Cross-band and cross-mode QSOs are not permitted. i.e. – Both stations must be on the same band and using the same mode.
6.3 During any single contest, entrants must make all QSOs from the same state, province, call area, or DX entity. i.e. - Your exchange must contain the same location information for all contacts in a submitted log.
6.4. QSOs made through repeaters or digipeaters are not permitted.
6.5. QSOs with aeronautical mobile stations do not count.
6.6. Non-rookie operators are encouraged to assist Rookie operators in person with operating technique and instruction, including acting as the control operator to allow Technician class licensees to transmit with General or Extra class privileges.  Non-rookie operators may not, however, initiate any transmissions from the station or log any contacts.

Awards: Electronic certificates will be available for download by the top five scoring stations in each US call area, Canadian province, and Mexican call area.  No national winners will be recognized. A commemorative participation certificate will be available for download to every operator submitting a log or check log.

Submission: All contacts must be submitted to the Rookie Roundup online scoring server during the contest or within one hour of the contest’s conclusion.  There are two ways to submit contacts:
1) Register to use the simple Windows-based logging software available fromwww.getscores.org.
2) Enter contacts via the online contact entry form at www.getscores.org.

Other information.

9.1. See “General Rules for All ARRL Contests” and “General Rules for ARRL Contests on Bands Below 30 MHz (HF)” available at www.arrl.org/contests or from the ARRL Contest Branch.
9.2. All contest queries should be directed to contests at arrl.org or by telephone to 860-594-0232. Download all contest rules and entry forms.

73

Klink...
WB4LNM

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