ARRL International EME Competition
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Object:
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Two-way communications via the earth-moon-earth path on any authorized
amateur frequency above 50 MHz

Contest Period:
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two full weekends, October 26-27 and November 23-24; full 48-hour period
UTC each weekend
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Categories:
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A) Single operator:
   One person performs all operating and logging functions, equipment
   adjustment and antenna alignment.
   (1) Multiband.
   (2) Single-band: Single-band entries on 50, 144, 222, 432, 902 and
       1296-and-up categories will be recognized in awards offered. Contacts
       may be made on any and all bands without jeopardizing single-band
       entry status. Such additional contacts are encouraged and should be
       reported. Also see Rule 8, Awards
B) Multioperator:
   Two or more persons participate; includes neighboring amateurs within
   one call area, but with EME facilities for different bands on different
   team members' premises, as long as no two are more than 50 km (30 miles)
   apart. Multioperator neighborhood groups cannot use the same call signs
   at each location; all calls will be listed in the results
C) Commercial equipment:
   Stations using equipment that is not amateur (such as a dish antenna for
   lab equipment owned by an institution or government agency) will have
   their scores listed separately

Exchange:
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For a valid contact to occur, each station must send and receive both call
signs and a signal report in any mutually understood format, plus a complete
acknowledgment of the calls and report. Partial or incomplete QSOs should be
indicated on your log, but not counted for contest credit. Stations may be
worked once per band for credit

Scoring:
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A) QSO Points:
   Count 100 points for each complete EME contact
B) Multiplier:
   Each US and Canadian call area, plus each DXCC country (not US/Canada)
   worked via EME on each band
C) Final Score:
   Multiply QSO points by sum of multipliers worked on each band for your
   final score

Miscellaneous:
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A) Fixed or portable operation is permitted. Stations operating outside
   traditional call areas must indicate so, identifying the call area of the
   operating site
B) Contacts may be on CW or SSB. Only one signal per band is permitted.
C) A transmitter, receiver or antenna used to contact one or more stations
   under one call sign may not be used subsequently under any other call
   sign during the contest, except for family stations where more than one
   call has been issued, and then only if the second call sign is used by a
   different operator
D) There is no specified minimum terrestrial distance for contacts, but all
   communications must be copied over the moonbounce path, regardless of how
   strong (or weak) a nearby station's terrestrial signal may be

Reporting:
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Entries must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the contest and must
include complete log data. Official forms are available in the ARRL Contest
Yearbook ($5). Your summary sheet should show a band-by-band breakdown of
QSOs and multipliers, and include details of your station setup and a photo

Awards:
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Certificates will be issued to the top five stations worldwide in each of
the entry categories: single operator, multiband; single operator, single
band (separate awards for each band); and multioperator. Additional awards
will be issued where significant achievement or competition is evident. In
addition, each station that successfully completes at least one EME contact
during the contest period will receive a certificate commemorating that
achievement

Disqualifications:
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See Contest Disqualification Criteria for details

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                ARRL INTERNATIONAL EME COMPETITION
  
CALL USED ________________________  ARRL SECTION or COUNTRY__________
  
CALL OF OPERATOR IF DIFFERENT FROM CALL USED_________________________
  
CHECK ONE:    [] Single Operator    [] Mutioperator 

If Multioperator, list call signs of all operators and loggers:

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                                      MHz   Valid QSOS  MULTIPLIERS    
                                    +-------------------------------+
                                    | 50  |            |            |
Total QSOs _____________________    |-------------------------------|
                                    | 144 |            |            |
X 100 points ___________________    |-------------------------------|
                                    | 222 |            |            |
X Multipliers __________________    |-------------------------------|
                                    | 432 |            |            |
             +-----------------+    |-------------------------------|
  Equals     |                 |    | 902 |            |            |
             +-----------------+    |-------------------------------|
               Claimed Score        | 1296|            |            |
                                    |-------------------------------|
                                    |     |            |            |
                                    |-------------------------------|
[] Check here if ALL equipment      |     |            |            |
     is NOT amateur owned.          |===============================|
                                    |Total|            |            |
                                    +-------------------------------+
                                    |HOURS OPERATED|                |
                                    +-------------------------------+

Please enclose log, photos, comments, ideas, etc. with your entry and 
mail promptly to: ARRL Contests, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111.
Upload to BBS: 203-665-0090          Internet: contest@arrl.org

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"I have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations for
Amateur Radio in my country. My report is correct and true to the best
of my knowledge. I agree to be bound by the decisions of the 
ARRL Awards Committee."
  
NAME________________________________ CALL____________ DATE __________
  
ADDRESS________________________________________________

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