We have the great pleasure to invite you to join the International HELL-Contest. This contest is organised by Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club (DARC) to increase interest of HELL mode.
RULES | ||
Test Period | On the first full weekend in the month of October every year | |
Saturday: 80 m 1400-1600 UTC | ||
Sunday: 40 m 0900-1100 UTC | ||
and the following | ||
Thursday: 2/0.70 m 1800-2000 UTC | ||
Classes: | 1 - HF Single Operator | |
2 - HF Short Wave Listener (SWL) | ||
3 - VHF Single Operator | ||
4 - VHF Short Wave Listener (SWL) | ||
Bands: | HF-part: 3.5 and 7 MHz | |
VHF-part: 144 and 430 MHz | ||
Modes: | all two-way contacts in Hell | |
Contacts: | the same station may be contacted once on each band for QSO and multiplier credits | |
Call: | CQ HELL-TEST | |
Message: | RST and QSO number starting with 001, in class 3 additional QTH-Locator | |
QSO-Points: | HF: one point each completed QSO | |
VHF: one point each kilometers distance for each completed QSO | ||
QTC-traffic: | An additional score of one point credit for HF-part and 10 points credit for VHF-part can by achived by giving and reporting a QTC. | |
After working a number these QTC can be reported back during a QSO with another station. A QSO my be reported only once and not back to the orginating station. A QTC contains the time, call sign, and QSO number of the station being reported (1214/DF5BX/003). | ||
A maximum of 5 QTCs can be sent to or received by the same station, which can be worked several times to complete this quota. | ||
Multipliers: | HF: on each band 1 multipliers for each country by the DXCC and WAE-list and for each call-district in JA, W, VE; | |
VHF: on each band 1 multiplier each square | ||
Logs: | Please a separate log for each band. | |
Logs must contain: | Band, Date, Time UTC, Callsign, Message sent and received, Name, QTH, QTH-Locator for VHF-part, QTCs, Points and Multipliers. | |
Scoring: | Sum of the total points of QSO and QTCs multiplying by the sum of multipliers from all bands | |
Deadline: | two weeks after the test (postmarked) | |
Contest manager: | Alfred Schlendermann, DL9GS, P.O.Box 102201, D-44807 Bochum Germany e-mail: DL9GS(a)darc.de |