AGCW-DL-QRP-Winter-Contest
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the Activitiy Group Telegraphy (AGCW-DL) is cordially inviting amateurs all
over the world to participate in the annual QRP-CONTESTS. They are meant to
arouse, to promote and to cultivate interests in all aspects of low-power
amateur radio. QRO-STATIONS are invited as well to contact low-power
stations and are graded in an own category

Categories:
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- VLP, very low power, up to 1 W out or 2 W input
- QRP, 'classic' QRP, up to 5 W out or 10 W input
- MP, moderate power, up to 25 W out or 50 W input
- QRO, above 25 W out or 50 W input

Date:
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first full weekend in January, 15.00z Saturday to 15.00z Sunday
{01SAT01:1500:1440}

Contest Period:
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9 hours minimum rest time - in one or two blocks - are obligatory

Bands:
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80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
take care of IARU-recommended subbands for contest-operation!

Mode:
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CW

Exchange:
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QSO with stations outside the contest are valid, too. Reception of RST is
sufficient from noncontest stations. Contest stations exchange RST + serial
number/category. QSO between QRO stations are not allowed !

Multiplier:
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the contestmanager will calculate 2 MP-points for each DXCC-country worked
in QSO with a VLP-, QRP- or MP-station having submitted a log. Otherwise
each DXCC-country count 1 MP-point per band.

Points:
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the contestmanager will calculate 4 points for QSO with VLP-, QRP- or
MP-stations having submitted a log. Other QSO on the own continent count
1 point, with DX 2 QSO-points

Final Score:
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total QSO-points miltiplied by total MP-points. All point calculation
necessarily will be done by the contestmanager

Logs:
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please list QSO seperate for each band and mark your claimed multipliers. To
obligatory rest time(s) and out-resp. inputs of all operated TX must be
declared, more station details are appreciated. Don't forget your full
adress - and possibly an IRC - for result lists. Your QSO-partner only will
get full points, if you did send a log. So please send any kind of log -
even 3 QSO listed an a postcard

Deadline:
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10. February

Address:
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Lutz Noack
DL4DRA
Hochschulstr. 30/702
01069 Dresden
F.R.Germany

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