Contest Rules - Hungarian DX Contest

In memoriam Macsuga Győző, HA0MM

(1958-2008)

Organizer: Hungarian Radioamateur Society.

Goals: to promote the traditionally good friendship between the radioamateurs.

Date and time: The 3rd full weekend of January, between Saturday 12:00 UT to Sunday 11:59 UT. In 2014: 18-19th January.

Participants: any licensed radioamateur station or SWL.

Frequencies: 1,8 - 28 MHz (no WARC bands). The recommendations for IARU Region 1. Bandplan have to be obeyed.

Modes: CW and SSB.

Categories:

• SOAB CW  LP    - Single Op All Bands CW Low Power
• SOAB CW  HP    - Single Op All Bands CW High Power
• SOAB SSB LP    - Single Op All Bands SSB Low Power
• SOAB SSB HP    - Single Op All Bands SSB High Power
• SOAB MIX QRP   - Single Op All Bands MIXED QRP
• SOAB MIX LP    - Single Op All Bands MIXED Low Power
• SOAB MIX HP    - Single Op All Bands MIXED High Power
• SOSB CW  LP    - Single Op Single Band CW Low Power
• SOSB CW  HP    - Single Op Single Band CW High Power
• SOSB SSB LP    - Single Op Single Band SSB Low Power
• SOSB SSB HP    - Single Op Single Band SSB High Power
• SOSB MIX LP    - Single Op Single Band MIXED Low Power
• SOSB MIX HP    - Single Op Single Band MIXED High Power
• SO2R AB MIX HP – Single Op Two Radio MIXED High Power
• MS MIX LP      - Multi Ops All Bands Single TX MIXED only Low Power
• MS MIX HP      - Multi Ops All Bands Single TX MIXED only High Power
• MM             - Multi Ops All Bands Multi TX MIXED only
• SWL            - All Bands, Mixed only.

QRP: Max 10W out
Low Power: Max 100W out
High Power: Max 1500W out

The Categories to be used in the header of the Cabrillo log files can be found on the contest home page (www.ha-dx.com) under the Submit Log / Example Cabrillo menu.

Contacts: Any station can be contacted during the contest. Every station can be contacted once per band and mode.

Exchange: RS(T) + QSO number starting with 001. MM stations shall use separate serial numbers per band, starting with 001.

Stations operating from HUNGARY - RS(T) give two letters county code.

Hungarian county codes: ZA, GY, VA, KO, VE, SO, TO, BA, FE, BP, NG, HE, PE, SZ, BE, CS, BN, BO, SA, HB.

Points:

• QSO with own DXCC country: 1 points;

• Another country on same continent: 1 point;

• Other continent: 3 points;

• Contacts with Hungarian stations: 6 points.

Multipliers: Hungarian counties per band.

 Total score: Sum of QSO points multiplied by sum of multipliers. If no Hungarian stations were reached multiply QSO points by one.

 Logs: Only Cabrillo format. Cabrillo files can be

• submitted on the world wide web under the following URL: http://www.ha-dx.com
  
• sent as e-mail attachment to the following e-mail address: hadx@mrasz.axelero.net
• sent on floppy or CD via mail to: MRASZ 1400 Budapest, PO.BOX 11, Hungary.

If you cannot create a Cabrillo file please use our simple manual log editor interface on the web under the following URL: http://www.ha-dx.com

If you have any questions or remarks please use our information e-mail: address: contestmanager@mrasz.axelero.net

Paper log only for check.

Deadline of log submission is 30 days after the contest (based on email timestamp or postal stamp)

FREE Contest Softwares: N1MM logger, SD by EI5DI, MixW.

Awards: every contest participant gets a certification which will be available for download on the contest home page after publishing the final result.

Remarks:

• The logged but not scored dupe contact is not qualified as an error;

• The maximum time different between the logged contacts is 3 minutes. If based on received logs it could be proved clearly that who logged the wrong time, then contact of entrant logging wrong time should be only counted as an error;

• A contact with a station meaning multiplier has to be logged at least more two logs if this station has not sent a log. Otherwise this contact is going to be erased;

• Information coming from any other QTH is irregular;

• All entrants must conform to rules of their radio amateur license.

• Packet cluster can be used in all entries. Self-spotting is forbidden!