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E-MAILING WPX LOGS
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IMPORTANT PACKET INFORMATION

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The 43rd Annual
CQ World-Wide WPX Contest 2001

SSB: March 24-25, 2001
CW: May 26-27, 2001
Starts: 0000 GMT Saturday Ends: 2400 GMT Sunday

I. Contest Period:

Only 36 hours of the 48 hour contest period permitted for Single Operator stations. Off periods must be a minimum of 60 minutes in length and clearly marked in the log. Listening time counts as operating time. Multi-Operator stations may operate the full 48 hours.

II. Objective:

Object of the contest is for amateurs around the world to contact as many amateurs in other parts of the world as possible during the contest period.

III. Bands:

The 1.8, 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz bands may be used. No WARC bands.

IV. Types of Competition (for all categories):

All entrants must operate within the limits of their chosen category when performing any activity that could impact their submitted score. Transmitters and receivers must be located within a 500 meter diameter circle or within the property limits of the station licensee, whichever is greater. All antennas must be physically connected by wires to the transmitters and receivers used by the entrant. Only the entrant’s callsign can be used to aid the entrant’s score.

1. Single Operator (Single Band and All Band)

(a) Single operator stations are those at which one person performs all of the operating, logging, and spotting functions. Only one transmitted signal is allowed at any time.
(b) Low Power: Same as 1(a) except that output power shall not exceed 100 watts. Stations in this category will compete with other low power stations only.
(c) QRP/p: Same as 1(a) except that output power shall not exceed 5 watts. Stations in this category will compete with other QRP/p stations only.
(d) Assisted: Same as 1(a) except the passive use (no self-spotting) of DX spotting nets or other forms of DX alerting are permitted. Stations in this category will compete with other Assisted stations only.
(e) Tribander/Single Element (TS): Tribander (any type) with a single feedline from the transmitter to the antenna and single element (TS) category. During the contest, an entrant shall use only one (1) tribander for 10, 15, 20 meters and single-element antennas on 40, 80 and 160.
(f) Band Restricted (BR): An eligible entrant must hold a license restricting operation to less than the six (6) contest bands (160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10) on both modes. Examples of such licenses are: Novice, Technician, 4 class license, etc. Since frequency privileges differ from country to country, competition is within one’s own country.
(g) Rookie (R): An entrant in this category shall have been licensed as a radio amateur three (3) years or less.

2. Multi Operator (All band operation only)

(a) Single-Transmitter: Only one transmitter and one band permitted during the same time period (defined as 10 minutes). Exception: One - and only one - other band may be used during any 10-minute period if - and only if - the station worked is a new multiplier. Logs found in violation of the 10-minute rule will be automatically reclassified as multi-multi.
(b) Multi-Transmitter: No limit to transmitters, but only one signal and running station allowed per band. Note: All transmitters and receivers must be located within a 500 meter diameter area or within property limits of the station licensee, whichever is greater. All operation must take place from the same operating site.

V. Exchange:

RS(T) report plus a progressive contact three-digit serial number starting with 001 for the first contact. (Continue to four digits if past 999). Multi-operator multi-transmitter stations use separate serial numbers for each band.

VI. Points:

(a) Contacts between stations on different continents are worth three (3) points on 28, 21 and 14 MHz and six (6) points on 7, 3.5 and 1.8 MHz.
(b) Contacts between stations on the same continent, but different countries, are worth one (1) point on 28, 21 and 14 MHz and two (2) points on 7, 3.5 and 1.8 MHz. Exception: For North American stations only - contacts between stations within the North American boundaries (both stations must be located in North America) are worth two (2) points on 28, 21 and 14 MHz and four (4) points on 7, 3.5 and 1.8 MHz.
(c) Contacts between stations in the same country are worth 1 point regardless of band.

VII. Multiplier:

The multiplier is the number of "valid" prefixes worked. A PREFIX is counted only once regardless of the number of times the same prefix is worked.

(a) A PREFIX is the letter/numeral combination which forms the first part of the amateur call. Examples: N8, W8, WD8, HG1, HG19, KC2, OE2, OE25, etc.
Any difference in the numbering, lettering, or order of same shall constitute a separate prefix. A station operating from a DXCC country different from that indicated by its callsign is required to sign portable. The portable prefix must be an authorized prefix of the country/call area of operation. In cases of portable operation, the portable designator will then become the prefix. Example: N8BJQ operating from Wake Island would sign N8BJQ/KH9 or N8BJQ/NH9. KH6XXX operating from Ohio must use an authorized prefix for the U.S. 8th district (W8, K8, etc.).
Portable designators without numbers will be assigned a zero (Ø) after the second letter of the portable designator to form the prefix. Example: N8BJQ/PA would become PAØ.
All calls without numbers will be assigned a zero (Ø) after the first two letters to form the prefix. Example: XEFTJW would count as XEØ.
Maritime mobile, mobile, /A, /E, /J, /P, or interim license class identifiers do not count as prefixes.
(b) Special event, commemorative, and other unique prefix stations are encouraged to participate. Prefixes must be assigned by the licensing authority of the country of operation.

VIII. Scoring:

Single Operator:

(a) All Band score = total QSO points from all bands multiplied by the number of different prefixes worked (prefixes are counted only once).
(b) Single band score = total QSO points on the band multiplied by the number of different prefixes worked.

Multi Operator: Scoring is the same as Single Operator, All Band.

A station may be worked once one each band for QSO point credit. Prefix credit can be taken only once.

IX. QRP/p Section:

Single Operator only. Output power must not exceed 5 watts. You must denote QRP/p on the summary sheet and state the actual maximum output power used for all claimed contacts. Results will be listed in a separate QRP/p section and certificates will be awarded to each top-scoring QRP/p station in the order indicated in Section XI.

X. Low Power Section:

Single Operator only. Output power must not exceed 100 watts. You must indicate low power on the summary sheet and state the actual maximum output power used for all claimed contacts. Results will be listed in a separate low power section and certificates will be awarded to each top-scoring low power station in the order indicated in Section XI.

XI. Awards:

Certificates will be awarded to the highest scoring station in each category listed under Section IV.

In every participating country.
In each call area of the United States, Canada, Australia and Asiatic Russia.

All scores will be published. To be eligible for an award, a single operator station must show a minimum of 12 hours of operation and multi-operator stations must show a minimum of 24 hours of operation.

A single band log will be eligible for a single band award only. If a log contains more than one band, it will be judged as an all band entry unless specified otherwise.

In countries or sections where entries justify, second- and third-place awards will be made.

XII. Trophies, Plaques, and Donors:

SSB

Single Operator, All Band
WORLD	Stanley Cohen, WD8QDQ
USA	Atilano de Oms, PY5EG
EUROPE	Jim Hoffman, N5FA
SOUTH AMERICA	Ron Moorefield, W8ILC
OCEANIA	Phillip Fraizer, K6ZM Memorial
AFRICA	Peter Sprengel, PY5CC
JAPAN	The DX Family Foundation
WORLD Low Power	Steve Bolia, N8BJQ
USA Low Power	Oklahoma DX Association
CANADA Low Power	Amateur Radio League of Alberta
WORLD QRP/p	Dayton Amateur Radio Association
USA QRP/p	Doug Zwiebel, KR2Q

Single Operator, Single Band
WORLD	John N. Reichert, N4RV
WORLD 28 MHz	Alan Dorhoffer, K2EEK Memorial
WORLD 7 MHz	William D. Johnson, KVØQ
WORLD 3.7 Low Power	Nilay & Berkin Aydogmus, TA3YJ & TA3J
OCEANIA	D. Craig Boyer, AH9B
USA 28 MHz Novice/Tech	Jon Engelhardt, KAØZFX
USA 21 MHz	Bernie Welch, W8IMZ Memorial
USA 3.7 MHz	Lance Johnson Digital Graphics
14 MHz Low Power	Boomer Contest Club

Multi-Operator, Single Transmitter
USA	D. Craig Boyer, AH9B

Multi-Operator, Multi Transmitter
NORTH AMERICA	Burt Curwen, KL7IRT Memorial
USA	Glenn Tracey, KC3EK

Contest Expedition
WORLD	Kansas City DX Club

CW

Single Operator, All Band
WORLD	Steve Bolia, N8BJQ
USA	Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV
EUROPE	Ivo Pezer, 5B4ADA/9A3A
OCEANIA	Tom Morton, K6CT
CANADA	Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC)
JAPAN	The DX Family Foundation
WORLD Low Power	Steve Bolia, N8BJQ
USA Low Power	Ron Stark, KU7Y
CANADA Low Power	Amateur Radio League of Alberta
ZONE 3 High Power	Jim Pratt, N6IG

Single Operator, Single Band
WORLD	Pedro Piza, Sr., KP4ES Memorial
WORLD 7 MHz	William D. Johnson, KVØQ
WORLD 3.5 MHz	Lance Johnson Digital graphics
OCEANIA	D. Craig Boyer, AH9B
USA	Kansas City DX Club
USA 28 MHz	Bernie Welch, W8IMZ Memorial
USA 21 MHz	Wayne Carroll, W4MPY

Multi-Operator, Single Transmitter
WORLD	Ron Blake, N4KE
USA	Austin Regal, N4WW

Multi-Operator, Multi-Transmitter
USA	Oklahoma DX Association

Contest Expedition
WORLD	Steve Bolia, N8BJQ

Combined SSB/CW

Single Operator, All Band
WORLD	Al Slater, G3FXB Memorial
EUROPE	Les Nouvelles DX Group
USA	D. Craig Boyer, AH9B

Club (SSB & CW)

WORLD	CQ Magazine
USA	Oklahoma DX Association

A station winning a World trophy will not be considered for a sub-area award. That trophy will be awarded to the runner-up for that area if the returns justify the award.

XIII. Club Competition:

A trophy will be awarded each year to the club or group that has the highest aggregate scores from logs submitted by members. The club must be a local group and not a national organization. Participation is limited to members operating within a local geographical area. (Exception: DXpeditions specially organized for operation in the contest and manned by members).

Indicate your club affiliation on the summary sheet. To be eligible for an award, a minimum of three logs must be received from a club.

XIV. Log Instructions:

(a) All times must be in GMT. All breaks must be clearly marked. Single operator and multi-single logs must be submitted in chronological order. Multi-multi logs must be submitted chronologically by band.

(b) All sent and received exchanges are to be logged.

(d) Logs must be checked for duplicate contacts, correct QSO points, and prefix multipliers. Duplicate contacts must be clearly shown. Computerized logs must be checked for typing accuracy. Original logs may be requested if further cross-checking is required.

(e) An alpha/numeric check list of claimed PREFIX multipliers must be submitted with your log.

(f) Each entry must be accompanied by a Summary Sheet listing all scoring information, the category of competition, and the entrant’s name and mailing address in BLOCK LETTERS. Also submit a signed declaration that all contest rules and regulations for amateur radio in the country of operation have been observed.

(g) Official log and summary sheets are available from CQ for a SASE with sufficient postage. If official forms are not available, you may make your own.

(h) Electronic submission of logs is encouraged, and in fact required for all top scoring entrants and all who use a computer to log or prepare the logs. The CABRILLO format is preferred. Please insure that you fill out all of the header information including your club affiliation. If you submit a CABRILLO log, no additional summary sheet is required.

If you cannot submit a CABRILLO log, you may submit the ASCII output from most of the popular logging programs such as TR, CT, NA, Writelog and SuperDuper. You may also submit the *.BIN,*.DAT *.QDF files from CT, TR or NA. If the log is not in CABRILLO format, a separate summary sheet is required. Please name your files with yourcall and the file type.

Example: N8BJQ submits a CABRILLO file. It should be named N8BJQ.CBR. If N8BJQ chose to submit a non CABRILLO file such as TR’s .dat file, he should name the log file N8BJQ.DAT and the summary file should be N8BJQ.SUM. See the WPX web site for more information on email log formats. Logs sent on disk should be on 3.5" disks if possible.

(i) Logs may be submitted via E-mail to:
n8bjq@erinet.com
Non CABRILLO internet or disk submissions require a summary sheet as well as the log file. All logs received via e-mail will be confirmed via e-mail. A listing of logs received can be found on the CQ WPX website at:
http://home.woh.rr.com/wpx/
and will be updated frequently.

XV. Disqualification:

Violation of amateur radio regulations in the country of the contestant, or the rules of the contest, unsportsmanlike conduct, taking credit for excessive duplicate contacts, unverifiable QSO’s or multipliers will be deemed sufficient cause for disqualification. An entrant whose log is deemed by the WPX Contest Committee to contain a large number of discrepancies may be disqualified as a participant operator or station for a period of one year. If within a five-year period the operator is disqualified a second time, he will be ineligible for any CQ contest awards for three years.

The use of non-amateur means such as telephones or telegrams, or the use of packet, to solicit contacts during the contest is unsportsmanlike and the entry is subject to disqualification. Actions and decisions of the WPX Contest Committee are official and final.

XVI. Deadline:

All entries must be postmarked NO LATER than May 1, 2001 for the SSB section and July 1, 2001 for the CW section. E-mail logs are also subject to these deadlines. Indicate SSB or CW on your envelope. One extension of up to 30 days, for legitimate reasons, may be granted if requested from the contest director. Logs postmarked after the deadline, or extension deadline if granted, may be listed in the results, but will be ineligible for any awards.

All logs go to:

CQ Magazine
WPX Contest
25 Newbridge Road
HICKSVILLE, NY 11801
USA

Questions pertaining to the WPX Contest can be sent to:

WPX Contest Director
Steve Bolia, N8BJQ
7354 Thackery Road
SPRINGFIELD, OH 45502
USA

or via e-mail to:

n8bjq@erinet.com

Please remember to send in early for WPX Contest log and summary sheets.

MORE INFO AT:

The WPX Home Page:

http://home.woh.rr.com/wpx/

CQ Magazine Home Page:

http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/

(Date of info: April 21, 2001)
Source: Copied from CQ Amateur Radio January 2001, page 47-48 by SM3CER.
Following items updated or posted on The WPX Home Page April 15, 2001:
(Correction: May 22, 2001) - Minor corrections of the rules.
(Addition: May 22, 2001) - E-MAILING WPX LOGS
(Addition: May 22, 2001) - IMPORTANT INFO FOR MULTI SINGLE STATIONS
(Addition: May 22, 2001) - IMPORTANT PACKET INFORMATION

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E-MAILING WPX LOGS
IMPORTANT INFO FOR MULTI SINGLE STATIONS
IMPORTANT PACKET INFORMATION

E-MAILING WPX LOGS

Updated 4/15/01 on CQ WPX Contest Home Page by Steve Bolia, N8BJQ

E-mailing WPX logs:

CQ WPX Contest logs can be submitted via e-mail to n8bjq@erinet.com. Please do not send CQWW or CQ 160 logs to this address.

CABRILLO is the preferred file format for WPX logs. Most major logging programs will export to the CABRILLO format. Please name your file with your call and the extension .CBR. Completely fill out the header information in the CABRILLO file. This will serve as your summary sheet.

If you can not provide a CABRILLO file, you may submit an ASCII file from your logging program showing all required information. This log should follow as closely as possible the WPX log sheet format. Also, CT’s .BIN, TR’s .DAT or NA’s .QDF files can be submitted. If these files are submitted, a separate summary sheet is required. Name the log file with your call and the logging programs normal extension (*.bin, *.dat or *.qdf). DBF and Spreadsheet files are difficult to convert but will be accepted.

If you email your log, please send the file(s) as attachments. Do not paste the log file into the text of your message. This is often impossible to extract correctly. Large files may be zipped if necessary. If you need help with preparing or emailing your log, please contact N8BJQ at n8bjq@erinet.com or by phone at 937 788-2803 (evenings only).

The CABRILLO Format:

If you are manually entering the CABRILLO header information, please follow the format below. Most of the software packages correctly follow this format.

CABRILLO log header information is extracted directly into the scoring database and is the basis for your entry. If you do not fill in the header correctly, you may get placed in the wrong category.

START-OF-LOG: version-number
Must be the first line of the log submission. The current version-number is 2.0.

END-OF-LOG:
Must be the last line of the log submission.

ARRL-SECTION: arrl-section
For USA and Canada stations arrl-section must be the ARRL section abbreviation as shown in http://www.arrl.org/contests/sections.abv.html. For foreign stations arrl-section must be DX. This information is required for IARU-HF and for all ARRL contests, such as ARRL-10, ARRL-DX-SSB, etc. THIS IS NOT REQUIRED FOR WPX BUT CAN BE FILLED OUT.

CALLSIGN: callsign
The callsign used during the contest.

CATEGORY: operator-category band-category power-category [mode-category]
For HF contests the operator-category must be one of the following: SINGLE-OP, SINGLE-OP-ASSISTED, MULTI-ONE, MULTI-MULTI, or CHECKLOG. - THESE ARE THE ONLY HEADINGS USED FOR WPX.

For HF contests the band-category must be one of the following: ALL, 160M, 80M, 40M, 20M, 15M or 10M.

The power-category must be HIGH, LOW or QRP.

The mode-category must be CW, or SSB. DO NOT USE PHONE.

CATEGORY-OVERLAY: [category-overlay...]
The category overlay of the log submission when appropriate. In CQ-WPX CW and CQ-WPX-SSB, category overlay may be any combination of ROOKIE, BAND-LIMITED, TB-WIRES. TO GET PROPER CREDIT THESE MUST BE FILLED OUT CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE COMMAS.

CLAIMED-SCORE: n
The claimed-score of the log submission, in integer form such as 1217315 or 19113 or 12. DO NOT USE COMMAS IN THE SCORE.

CLUB: text
Name of the radio club with which the score should be aggregated. PLEASE SPELL OUT THE CLUB NAME.

CONTEST: contest-name
The contest-name must be one of the following: CQ-WPX-CW, CQ-WPX-SSB

CREATED-BY: text
Name and version of the logging program used to create the Cabrillo file.

NAME: text
ADDRESS: text
Name and address.

OPERATORS: callsign1 [callsign2 callsign3...]
USE NO COMMAS IN THIS LIST
A space-delimited list of operator callsign(s).

SOAPBOX: text
TRY TO LIMIT TO ABOUT 75 CHARACTERS PER LINE. YOU CAN USE MANY LINES AS LONG AS EACH BEGINS WITH SOAPBOX:
Soapbox comments.

QSO: qso-data

Cabrillo QSO template for CQ WPX:


                              --------info sent------- -------info rcvd--------
QSO: freq  mo date       time call          rst exch   call          rst exch   t
QSO: ***** ** yyyy-mm-dd nnnn ************* nnn ****** ************* nnn ****** n
QSO:  3799 PH 1999-03-06 0711 HC8N          59  001    W1AW          59  001    0
000000000111111111122222222223333333333444444444455555555556666666666777777777788
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901

PLEASE INSURE THAT YOUR CABRILLO FILE INCLUDES THIS INFORMATION.
YOU MUST INCLUDE BOTH SENT AND RECEIVED SERIAL NUMBERS.

IMPORTANT INFO FOR MULTI SINGLE STATIONS

Posted 4/15/01 on CQ WPX Contest Home Page by Steve Bolia, N8BJQ

Effective for the upcoming CW contest, stations entering in the multi-single category and using a separate station for working multipliers may use separate serial numbers for each band. This should eliminate any problems with giving out the wrong serial numbers due to timing problems between the run and mult stations which may have occurred during the SSB contest.

Under CT, configure your network using the MULTI-MULTI setting. This will allow individual serial numbers on each band. When you finish, change your summary sheet back to multi single. Be aware that CT is notorious for serial number problems in some multi-multi setups.

If you are using TRlog select the QSO NUMBER BY BAND option.

If you are using WriteLog - under the SETUP menu, select Sort Ordering and Serial Numbers and then select Separate by Band (or you may select Separate by Radio).

I have no information available for NA at the moment.

It is very important that your log indicates the correct serial number sent.

IMPORTANT PACKET INFORMATION

Posted 4/15/01 on CQ WPX Contest Home Page by Steve Bolia, N8BJQ

Effective immediately:

SELF SPOTTING (spotting your self, either by using your call or one of the operators calls) is prohibited and could result it disqualification. Station owners, please inform your operators of this. This applies to all categories.

XV. Disqualification: Violation of amateur radio regulations in the country of the contestant, or the rules of the contest, unsportsmanlike conduct, taking credit for excessive duplicate contacts, unverifiable QSOs or multipliers will be deemed sufficient cause for disqualification. An entrant whose log is deemed by the WPX Contest Committee to contain a large number of discrepancies may be disqualified as a participant operator or station for a period of one year. If within a five-year period the operator is disqualified a second time, he will be ineligible for any CQ contest awards for three years.

The use of non-amateur means such as telephones or telegrams, or the use of packet, to solicit contacts during the contest is unsportsmanlike and the entry is subject to disqualification. Actions and decisions of the WPX Contest Committee are official and final.

This contest directly supported by:
CT Logging Software	NA Logging Program	OH2GI-HAM SYSTEM
Super-Duper by EI5DI	TR Log	WriteLog w/Rttyrite
Go to SM3CER Contest Service Software Page

Please send corrections/changes/new rules/results to:
Jan-Eric Rehn - SM3CER
sm3cer@contesting.com

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