YU DX Contest
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Yugoslav radio-amateur organization (SRJ) and Yugoslav DX Club (YUDXC) have
the honour of inviting amateurs from all over the world to take part in the
1997 YU DX Contest.

Type of Competition:
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Cross band/mode contacts are NOT permitted. The same station can be worked
both in CW and SSB on the same band.

Categories:
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A: single operator - CW
B: single operator - SSB
C: single operator - mixed (SSB/CW)
D: multi operator, single transmitter - mixed
When changing the band, category D participants must operate a minimum of
10 (ten) minutes on the new band

Date:
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third full weekend in April, from Saturday 12.00z to Sunday 12.00z
{03SAT04:1200:1440}

Bands:
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160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m

Mode:
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CW, SSB

Exchange:
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RS(T), plus number of your ITU zone

Multipliers:
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different ITU zones and different Yugoslav prefixes on each band count as
multipliers. Same ITU zone and same Yugoslav prefix may be counted as a new
multiplier only once per band, irrespective of the mode

Points:
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QSO with station from your ITU zone 1 (one) point
QSO with station on your continent (not your ITU zone) 3 (three) points
QSO with DX station 5 (five) points

Final Score:
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total sum of the QSO points from all bands, multiplied by total sum of
multipliers from all bands

Log:
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a) All times must be in UTC
b) All sent and received exchanges are to be logged
c) Indicate a multiplier only the first time it is worked on each band,
   regardless of the mode
d) Logs must be checked for duplicate contacts, correct QSO points and
   multipliers. Submitted logs must have duplicate contacts clearly shown
e) Entrants are encouraged to send logs on diskettes. IBM MS-DOS compatible
   diskettes are recommended. Logs should be sent as ASCII files, or you can
   use K1EA's CT program, version 8.45 or higher - use the option for IARU
   HF CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST
f) Use a separate log-sheet or computer file for each of the bands
g) Each entry must be accompanied by a summary sheet (on paper), showing all
   scoring information, station description, contestant's name and address
   in BLOCK letters, and a signed declaration that all contest rules and
   regulations for amateur radio in the country of operation have been
   observed
h) More than 2% unmarked duplicate contacts in the LOG will be a sufficient
   cause for disqualification. For every unmarked duplicate QSO, 3 (three)
   previous contacts will be deleted

Deadline:
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all entries must be postmarked no later than 30 (thirty) days after the
contest. Indicate YU DX CONTEST on the envelope

Address:
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Savez radio-amatera Jugoslavije
YU DX CONTEST
P.O. Box 48
11001 Beograd
Yugoslavia

Trophies and Certificates:
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1. Trophies
a) Winner's cup (or plaque) in each category for NON-YU stations
b) Winner's cup (or plaque) in each category for YU stations

2. Certificates
a) Top three contestants in each category for NON-YU stations and top three
   contestants in each category for YU stations
b) Every station which completed more than 250 contacts, including 25
   different YU stations

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