| COVID-19 RADIO COMMUNICATION EVENT DATE: June 06-07, 2020. |
| COVID-19 RADIO COMMUNICATION EVENT DATE: June 06-07, 2020. STARTS 10.00 UTC SATURDAY - ENDS 09.59 UTC SUNDAY The Finnish Amateur Radio League, (SRAL) in cooperaƟ, on with Araucaria DX Group (ADXG) of Brazil and Radio Arcala, OH8X of Finland invite you cordially to join them in to a global special event featuring their STAYHOME campaign and its radio acƟ, vity as follows: TIME PERIOD: 06-07 June, 2020, 10.00 UTC Saturday – 09.59 UTC Sunday BANDS: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 meters MODES: CW, SSB, DIGITAL (FT4/FT8 only) STATION CATEGORIES: 1) STAYHOME staƟ, ons. The suffi x must be STAYHOME. A suffi x such as STAY, HOME, or STAYHOM may be used in case STAYHOME cannot be issued by the local telecom authoriƟ, es. The following call signs are also accepted: 5W1STAYSAFE and W2I/STAYHOME 2) NON-STAYHOME staƟ, ons: All other staƟ, ons use their regular suffi x. OPERATOR AND MODE CATEGORIES: 1) Single operator, both in STAYHOME and NON-STAYHOME categories: A: Single mode CW, or SSB, or Digital B: MulƟ, mode CW/SSB/Digital 2) Team category, of up to three (3) same STAYHOME staƟ, ons, each on a single mode, using the same call sign. StaƟ, ons can be in mulƟ, ple locaƟ, ons and mulƟ, ple operators are allowed at each staƟ, on assuming they honor the local distancing recommendaƟ, ons. 3) All parƟ, cipants must operate within the power limits and other condiƟ, ons corresponding to their license in their respecƟ, ve country. SUGGESTED CALL: Please use CQ STAYHOME (SSB) and TEST SH (CW) because there are other contests going on at the same Ɵ, me EXCHANGE: 59(9) and the AGE (years) of the operator. Women may use 00. If you or your counterpart do not want to disclose your/his age, please use 99. Note: On FT4/FT8 normal reports (no age) are used. QSO-MAKING ASSISTANCE: DX-Cluster and Reverse Beacon Network are permiƩ, ed for receiving spots. Self-spoƫ, ng is not allowed. Remotely operated staƟ, ons are allowed. RADIO ARCALA SCORING: 1) STAYHOME STATIONS: The total number of valid contacts. 2) NON-STAYHOME STATIONS: Each valid QSO gives 1 point. StaƟ, ons can be worked once on each mode and band with a maximum of 15 QSOs. There are two types of mulƟ, pliers: a) Number of DXCC countries worked, counted only once. b) Number of diff erent STAYHOME call signs worked, counted only once. LOG FORMAT: Date, UTC Ɵ, me, band, sent and received messages are needed. Cabrillo is preferred but ADIF fi les are also accepted. ADIF fi les generated by WSJT-X are acceptable. LOG INSTRUCTIONS: The operator's age should be included both in the sent and in the received messages, e.g. 599 73. Please check that your transmiƩ, ed message (with age) also went into your log. If not, add your age in the SOAPBOX or comments of the log. Logs received without received age are welcome and count as support logs. LOGGING SOFTWARE: If your logging soŌ, ware supports it, the All Asian Contest format also exchanges age. In Win-Test, All Asian accepts both modes (CW/SSB) You may use any other soŌ, ware where age can be included in the messages. For example, CQ WW DX Contest format can be used, replacing the zone number by age. SubmiƩ, ed logs for three modes can be separate. It is not necessary to calculate a score (see below). If your program adds a leading zero to your age, that is OK. SCORE CALCULATION: Since no exisƟ, ng soŌ, ware can score the logs, the organizers will calculate all fi nal scores. SUBMISSION OF LOGS: Send your log to covidlog@sral.fi The deadline is 7 days aŌ, er the end of the contest. THE AWARDS: The STAYHOME staƟ, ons making more than 1000 QSOs will receive an online cerƟ, fi cate (all operators). The best NON-STAYHOME scores in each conƟ, nent receive a plaque. The top 30 mulƟ, -mode scores, top 5 single mode scores on each mode, and top 3 scores of each conƟ, nent will receive an online cerƟ, fi cate. The same group of sixty-three (63) scores will parƟ, cipate the grand prize loƩ, ery. THE GRAND PRIZE WILL BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE ACTUAL EVENT QuesƟ, ons and comments: Contact Ville, OH2MM/PY2ZEA email: py2zea@gmail.com 73, E21EIC, KO8SCA, OH2BH, OH2MM and PY5EG |