::.  RULES Venezuelan Independence Day Contest To commemorate 192nd anniversary of Venezuelan Independence, Radio Club Venezolano is sponsoring the 42nd Venezuelan Independence Day contest. It is a world wide type contest, therefore; don’t confine your activity working only venezuelan stations (YV, YW, YY and 4M). !!! Working other DX is encouraged !!!

MORE INFO Text-only page Radio Club Venezolano Web Site RESULTS Bases Version española (Rules in Spanish)

DATE/TIME:

PHONE & CW STARTS: 0000 UTC/July 05th/2003 ENDS: 2400 UTC/July 06th/2003 First weekend in July.

CLASSES:

There are three (3) classes: Single Operator, Single Bands. SSB, CW or Mixed. Single Operator, All Bands. SSB, CW or Mixed. Multi Operator, Single Transmitter, All Bands. Only Mixed.

BANDS:

Use all bands, 10 through 160 meters. (10, 15, 20, 40, 80 and 160 m). *** NO WARC ALLOWED ***

EXCHANGE:

RS(T) report plus QSO number starting at 001.

POINTS:

Contacts between stations in the same country one (1) point, contacts between stations on the same continent but different countries, three (3) points and contacts between stations on different continents are worth five (5) points.

MULTIPLIERS:

One (1) for each YV call area contacted on each band, and one (1) for each different country contacted on each band (included own) regardless the mode. Two QSO’s are allowed with a station in the same band, one in SSB and one in CW (but only one will count as multiplier).

FINAL SCORE:

Total QSO points from all bands, multiplied by the sum of the multipliers from each band.

AWARDS:

A plaque to the highest scorer in each class and certificates to stations working more than twenty per cent (20 %) of the score reached by winner in the same class. To achieve a plaque at least 100 valid QSO’s must be logged.

LOG INSTRUCTIONS:

All times must be in UTC. Must show date, time, station call, report and number sent, report and number received, indication for new YV call area or country and points. Use a separate LOG sheet for each band, and a summary sheet showing your callsign, name and address, as well as the scoring and the usual signed declaration stating that all CONTEST RULES and regulations for amateur radio in the country of the contestant have been observed. Each YV call area (9) and each country (DXCC country list) should be entered only the first time they are contacted in each band regardless the mode. If more than one band is present in the log without single band indication, the entry will be catalogued as Multiband. Contest logs are welcome in ASCII format. All decisions by contest committee are final. Mailing deadline is August 31st (for all entries). EMAIL ADDRESS: E-mail: contestyv@cantv.net MAIL ADDRESS: Mailing address: RADIO CLUB VENEZOLANO Concurso INDEPENDENCIA DE VENEZUELA P O Box 2285 CARACAS 1010 A VENEZUELA

Date of info: 30 June, 2003	Source: Radio Club Venezolano Web Site