Worked All Europe DX Contest
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W orked
 A ll
  E urope
   D X
    C ontest

The Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club (DARC) has the honour to invite amateurs
all over the world to participate in the annual European DX-Contest.

Contest periods
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CW: August, second weekend from Sat. 00.00z to Sun. 24.00z
{02SAT08:0000:2880:CW}
SSB: second full weekend in September, from Sat. 00.00z to Sun. 24.00z
{02SAT09:0000:2880:SSB}
RTTY: second full weekend in November, from Sat. 00.00z to Sun. 24.00z
{02SAT11:0000:2880:RTTY}

Bands
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           3,5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz
Only one signal may be on the air at any given time. You may not work QTCs
on other bands parallel to QSO traffic on a given band.
The minimum time of operation on a band is 15 minutes. A quick band change
in order to work a new multiplier is allowed.
According to IARU region 1 regulations contest operation is not allowed on
the following contest free sections:
CW: 3550-3800; 14060-14350kHz SSB: 3650-3700; 14100-14125; 14300-14350 kHz

Classifications
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Note: DX cluster support is allowed for all classifications.
a) Single operator- all bands
b) Multi operator - single transmitter.
c) SWL see special regulations

Rest periods
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Out of the 48 hour contest period only 36 hours of operation are permit-
ted for single operator stations. The 12 hours of non- operation may be
taken in one but not more than three periods at any time during the con-
test. They must be clearly noted on the summary sheet.

Exchange
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A contest QSO can only be established between a non-European and an
European station (except in RTTY). Exchange the usual five or six digit
RS/RST plus a progressive QSO number starting with 001. A station may
only be worked once per band.

Multipliers
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The multiplier for non-European stations is determined by the number of
European countries worked on each band (see WAE-country-list). European
stations use the current DXCC- country-list. Each non-European country
counts one multiplier unit per band.

Multiplier bonus:
The multiplier on 3,5 MHz        may be multiplied by four.
The multiplier on   7 MHz        may be multiplied by three.
The multiplier on 14/21/28 MHz   may be multiplied by two.

QTC-trafffic
------------
Additional point credit can be achieved by reporting a QTC, i.e. data of
a QSO between a non-European and an European station made earlier in the
contest back to an European station. After working a number of European
stations these QTC can be reported back during a QSO with another Euro-
pean station. A QTC can only be sent from a non-European to an European
station (for RTTY see special rule).
a) A QTC contains the time, call sign, and QSO number of the station
   being reported. QTC: 1307/DA1AA/431 means you worked DA1AA at 1307 UTC
   and received his serial number 431.
b) A QSO may be reported only once and not back to the orginating station
c) A maximum of 10 QTCs can be sent to the same station, which can be
   worked several times to complete this quota. Only the original
   contact, however, has QSO point value.
d) Keep a uniform list of QTCs sent. QTC 3/7 indicates that this is the
   3rd series and that 7 QSOs are now being sent.
e) European stations may record the QTCs received on a separate sheet
   sheet with a clear indication of their sender including the band
   where the QTC were received. DX stations must indicate the band
   where the QTCs were transmitted.
f) Paperlogs only: If more than 100 QTCs are claimed a QTC checklist must
   show that the maximum quota of 10 QTCs per station is not exceeded.

Scoring
-------
The final score is computed by multiplying the sum of the total number
of QSOs and QTCs by the sum of multipliers from all bands.

Contest awards
--------------
Certificates will be awarded to the highest scorer of the different clas-
sifications in each country, a reasonable score provided.Continental lea-
ders will receive a plaque. Each participant with at least half the score
of the continental leader will receive a certificate.

Disqualification
----------------
Violation of the rules of the contest, or unsportsmanship conduct, or
taking creditfor excessive duplicate contacts will be deemed cause for
disqualification. Each QSO/QTC which cannot be verified will result in a
penalty of 3 QSO/QTC points.

Logs
----
Stations using computer logging programs are expected to send
their logs on a disk or via e-mail. Please use YOUR_CALL.* for
your file names. Example: DA0ZZZ.sum, DA0ZZZ.all, DA0ZZ.qtc

An official summary sheet or reasonable facsimile with a signed contest
participation declaration is required with all entries. Please make sure
that UTC is used. USA stations: Do not forget to list your call as/if in
another call area than indicated by your call. Example: W1AA/7.

Logs via e-mail to waedc@darc.de:
1. A plain-text ASCII summary sheet MUST be included.
2. Your QSO-log  (plain-text ASCII please). No band logs please, just the
   log which contains your contest operation following the serial numbers
   in normal order (exasmple: if yiu used CT, send the *.all file).
3. Your QTC-log is needed if QTCs are claimed for point credit.(plaintext
   ASCII)
   Please check your files carefully befor mailing!

Logs on disk:
One entry per diskette.The floppy diskette must be IBM-compatible, MS-DOS
formatted, 3,5- or 5,25-inch (40- or 80-track). The files requested are
the same as described under  "logs via e-mail".

Paper logs:
To ease checking participants are expected to arrange their logs accor-
ding to the omcial WAEDC log form. All band changes have to be clearly
indicated. The log must be accompanied by a summary sheet, and check
sheets for QTCs and multipliers. Duplicate contacts have to be clearly
marked in the log. If more than 100 stations have been worked on a band a
separate check sheet for duplicate contacts is obligatory.
Sample log and summary forms are available from the address below. Please
send your address label and sufficient postage (2 US-$ or equivalent).
  Please note: Logs violating these rules can be regarded as check logs.

Club competition
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The club must be a local group, not a national organisation.Participation
is limited to members operating in a geographic area of 500 km diameter.
To be listed, a minimum of 3 logsmust be received from a club. The club
membership has to be clearly marked in the log. The results of all parts
of the WAEDC will be added to get the clubs score. A special contest
trophy will be presented to the winning club from Europe and non-Europe.

Special regulations for SWLs
----------------------------
SWLs log stations working in the WAEDC. Participation is only possible in
the single operator/all band class.The same call sign - European or non-
European - may only be counted once per band. The log must contain both
call signs and at least one of the control numbers. Each station logged
counts 1 point, each complete QTC (max. 10 per station) 1 point.
Multipliers are determined by the DXCC- and WAE-country-lists Note: It is
posssible to claim up to 2 multipliers in one logged contact.

Special regulations for RTTY
----------------------------
In the RTTY-section of the WAEDC there are no continental limitations -
everybody works everybody. QTC-traffic,however, is not allowed within
one's own continent. Each DXCC/WAE-country counts as a multiplier. Each
station may send and receive QTCs. The sum of QTCs exchanged between two
stations (sent plus received) must not exceed 10.

Deadline for log entries
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CW : September 15th   SSB: October 15th    RTTY: December 15th

WAE-country-list
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C3-CT1-CU-DL-EA-EA6-El-ER-ES-EU-F-G-GD-GI-GJ-GM-GM-Shet-GU-GW-HA-HB-HB0-HV
I-IS-IT-JW-Bear-JW-Spitz-JX-LA-LX-LY-LZ-OE-OH-OH0-OJ0-OK-OM -ON-OY-OZ-PA-
R1/FJL-R1/MVI-RA-RA2-S5-SM-SP-SV-SV5/Rh-SV9/Cr-SV/Mt.Ath.-T7-T9 -TA1 -TF-
TK-UR-YL-YO-YU-Z3-ZA-ZB2-1A0-3A-4U/Gen-4U/Vie-9A-9H

Mailing Address WAEDC Contest Committee
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Duererring 7 - P.O.Box 11 26, D-74370 Sersheim / GERMANY   waedc@darc.de

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