3.
Mode
Only CW
SOSB = Single Operator Single
Band : SO10, SO15, SO20, SO40, SO80 any
authorized power for this mode.
It is transmitted RST + serial number
starting with 001 (E.g. 599 001)
Competitors whose log contains at
least 80 valid QSOs can
opt for the second category, also an SOSB provided that in
each
between the two
categories to make at least 40 valid
QSOs. If, as a result of
the arbitration, it is found that these two conditions
have not been met, the respective
competitor will be included in the ranking only to a
category.
SO-HP = Single Operator, All bands, Single TX,
High Power, any authorized
power for this mode.
It is transmitted RST
+ serial number starting with 001 (E.g. 599
001)
Competitors who have made at
least 120
valid QSOs can also opt for the second
category, this being SOSB provided that in this
make at least 40 valid QSOs. If, as a
result of the arbitration, it is found that these two
conditions have not been met, the respective
competitor will be included in
the ranking only to a category.
SO-LP = Single Operator, All bands,
Single TX, Low Power, ( up to 100 W ).
It is transmitted RST
+ serial number starting with 001 (E.g. 599 001)
Competitors who have made at least 120 valid QSOs can also opt for
the second category, this being SOSB provided that in this
make at least 40 valid QSOs. If, as a result of
the arbitration, it is found that these two conditions have not
been met, the respective
competitor will be included in the
ranking only to first category.
SWL
= Short Wave Listeners, All bands
Complete logging of one station only
the callsign of the second station count 1 point.
Complete logging of both sides
of a QSO - 3 points. There is no multiplier.
The same callsign may be logged once
on each band.
7. Contest Exchange
Non members should send RST report +
serial number, starting with 001 for the first contact.
E.g. 599 001
Members of any CW club, send RST +
serial number + /M E.g 599 001
/M .
In the Cabrillo log please use following
syntax : 599 001 /M.
8. Scoring
QSO Points:
For QSO with own DXCC country: 1 point;
For QSO with another DXCC country: 2 points;
For QSO with CW-club members (M
category), non-members receive : 2 points extra-bonus;
For QSO between two CW-Club members (M
category), they receive: 6 points extra-bonus.
SWL category is awarded three points for a
valid full QSO and 1 point for a QSO incomplete.
Multiplier:
Each different prefix worked will count
one (1) multiplier on each band, except all prefixes
from own DXCC
country who do not count as a
multiplier.
The final score is the result of the total
QSO points on all bands multiplied with the sum of multipliers
on all bands.
There is no multiplier for SWL category
No need to calculate the score.This will done by the referee software.
START-OF-LOG:
2.0
ARRL-SECTION: DX
CALLSIGN: YO2KHK
CLUB: PCCC #2
CONTEST: PCC
CATEGORY: M
CLAIMED-SCORE:
OPERATORS:
NAME: First & Last Name
ADDRESS: Street and number
ADDRESS: City / Town
ADDRESS: Zip-code
ADDRESS: Country
EMAIL: .....@............
CREATED-BY: N1MM Logger V14.9.0
QSO: 7031 CW 2021-12-05 1605 YO2KHK
599 001 /M
DL0ZZZ
599 002 /M
QSO: 28023 CW 2021-12-05 1616 YO2KHK
599 002 /M
PA0XXX/QRP
599 008
END-OF-LOG
Sample of Cabrillo imaginary log for Non-members category:
START-OF-LOG: 2.0
ARRL-SECTION: DX
CALLSIGN: LZ0YYY/QRP
CLUB:
CONTEST: PCC
CATEGORY: SO-QRP
CLAIMED-SCORE:
OPERATORS:
NAME: First & Last Name
ADDRESS: Street and number
ADDRESS: City / Town
ADDRESS: Zip-code
ADDRESS: Country
EMAIL: ...@.......
CREATED-BY: N1MM Logger+ 1.0.4372.0
QSO: 3512 CW 2021-12-05 1623 LZ0YYY
599 001
YO2KHK
599 023 /M
QSO: 14024 CW 2021-12-05 1625 LZ0YYY
599 002
HG0ZZZ
599 021
END-OF-LOG
You can use any contest program for CW mode, but do not forget
to enter in the Cabrillo file, the name of the contest (PCC)
and the
abbreviations /M when it's the case, otherwise you lose
points. It is not necessary to declare the score.
12. Arbitration
If a competitor opts for a
category to which the rules do not allow, the referee has the
right to change the category according
to the regulation.
QSOs are not counted and ara excluded
from the UBN report in case of:
- if the log is not received from the correspondent the
message is NoLog, except for stations whose call
sign exists in at least 5
received logs,
- The QSO is not confirmed in the correspondent's log or
the difference between the log times exceeds 3 minutes the message is
NotInLog,
- if there are errors in the callsign or the serial
number changed, the link will be canceled and the message is BadCallsign
or ReceiveError,
if the tapes or working mode differ from the
correspondent's log, the QSO will be canceled,
- if the competitors from the MO category do not
respect the 10 minutes on a dand,
- competitors who obtain 0 (zero) points are included in
the Check Log (CL) category.