WORLD WIDE EME MARATHON 2008
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Sponsored by the Italian Radio Amateur Association - A. R. I.
SECTIONS: OM and SWL, portable or fixed station.
DATE/TIME: from 0000z January 1st to 2400z December 31th.,2008
Frequency Category
VHF 144 " 1A) QRO (erp pwr equal or more than 100 KW). (SSB/CW )
VHF 144 " 2A) QRP (erp pwr below 100 Kw or 1 to 4 antennas). (SSB/CW )
VHF 144 " 3A) Only digital mode
SWL 144 " 4A) (SSB/CW/DGT)
UHF 432 " 1B) QRO ( >50 dbW ERP) (SSB/CW )
UHF 432 " 2B) QRP ( <50 dbW ERP) (SSB/CW )
UHF 432 " 3B) Only digital mode
SWL 432 " 4B) (SSB/CW/DGT)
UHF 1296 " 1C) QRO ( >60 dbW ERP) (SSB/CW )
UHF 1296 " 2C) QRP ( <60 dBW ERP) (SSB/CW )
UHF 1296 " 3C) Only digital mode
SWL 1296 " 4C) (SSB/CW/DGT) (If it is not specified entrant category, logs
will be counted for the QRO one)
SHF 2304 "(SSB/CW )
SWL 2304 "(SSB/CW )
SHF 5760 "(SSB/CW )
SWL 5760 "(SSB/CW )
SHF 10000 "(SSB/CW )
SWL 10000 "(SSB/CW )
VHF 50 MHz 1D) (SSB/CW )
VHF 50 " 2D) Only digital mode
SWL 50 " 3D) (SSB/CW / DGT) SWL: in this category also OM stations (licenced
radio amateurs) may participate but only in the SWL category. The same station
cannot be worked more han once per day, but it can be worked again in the
following days. VALID QSOs: only 2way EME CW/SSB and Digital Modes QSOs are
allowed. (separate logs for 2 x SSB/CW and 2 x DIGITAL) EXCHANGE: callsigns and
RST or TMO. SCORING: 100 points per QSO multiplied by the total number of DXCC
countries PLUS 1. ------EXAMPLE: 20 QSOs and 5 DXCC countries + 1 = 12000 points.
(20 x 100) x (5 + 1) = 12000 Logs must have a summary sheet enclosed
comprehensive of: Category, QSOs total number, DXCC countries total number + 1
and the total score. Logs without this declaration will be considered CONTROL
LOG.
PRIZE: first 3 OMs and SWLs for each band and category.
ENTRIES: postmarked not later than January 31th 2009