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1. Objective: to make as many QSOs as possible during the 2-hour contest period, using only
• a straight Morse key;
• a barefoot transmitter; and
• the least possible power.

2. Date and Time: between 15:00-17:00 GMT (UT) on the Sunday of the second full weekend in April. (15 April in year 2007).

3. Participants: every licensed ham radio operator observing the rules of this contest and assuming the obligation to use barefoot transmitter as well as straight key for transmission.

4. Categories:
By Operators:
- SO = Single Operator
- MO = Multi Operator

By Output Power:
- A = station with max. output power 10W
- B = station with max. output power 100W

5. Categories and Their Indication:
SOA – means: Single Op max. 10W output
SOB – means: Single Op max. 100W output
MOA – means: Multi Op max. 10W output
MOB – means: Multi Op max. 100W output

6. Operating Frequencies: 3520-3570 kHz

7. Mode: 2-way CW.

8. Calling for Contest as: „CQ TEST SKC", or „CQ SKC"

9. Report Exchange: RST + serial number of QSO starting from 001 + one-letter code for own Output Power Category
Examples: - SO, output power = 5W (SOA); report given: 599 015 A
- MO, output power = 90W (MOB); report given: 599 008 B

10. QSO Points: are Based on Report Received:
QSO point depends on Output Power Category of the other party station:
QSO with a station Category A: 3 Points
QSO with a station Category B: 1 Point

Examples: Report Received: Points:
599 015 A 3
599 008 B 1

11. Multipliers: is a combination of the last numeral character of callsign prefix and the
next immediate letter to the right (first letter of the suffix). In case of special callsigns
without a suffix, the last two characters of the callsign are to be considered as multiplier.

Examples: Callsign: Multiplier:
HA2MN 2M
HA5ABC 5A
YU9VK 9V
HG5A -
HA8KAZ 8K
HA8KW -
HG2007PAX 7P
HA/DJ7EJ/M 7E
YO6QBC 6Q
HL22 22
TX9 X9
TM380 80

12. Scoring: the final score is a result of the total QSO points multiplied by the sum of the multipliers.

13. Log Instructions:
- The same station may only be scored once ;
- A contact is valid only if the contacted station has been logged by at least 3 other participating stations;
- A contact is invalid if the logged times of both parties differ by 5 minutes or more;
- A contact is invalid if either the sent or the received reports differ in the logs of the two
stations in contact;
- Duplicate contacts must be logged. Of all the logged dupes only the one QSO which is logged by both stations first is valid. Dupes are not subject to penalties.

14. Further Announcements:
- An entrant may use a single transmitter only and may not change categories throughout the contest.
- Stations using callsigns licensed to Clubs or Groups may only participate as Multi Operator (MO) entries regardless of the actual number of operators.
- The logs which do not fulfill the requirements or the logs of stations who have undoubtedly violated the rules of the contest, will be handled as control logs.
- Final results – along with the reasons for requalification as control logs (if any) – will be published on the website URL http://www.cq.hu/ha8kux on or before the 60th day after the log submission deadline.

15. Logs: are preferably submitted electronically (in cabrillo-format or any kind of text editor- or spreadsheet-made file with extension of .log, .txt, .rtf, .xls, .dbf etc. that is suitable for further computerized processing), but a paper log containing at least the following data is also acceptable:
- Date of QSO (yyyy-mm-dd)
- Time of QSO in GMT (UT) (hhmm)
- Other Party Station’s Callsign
- Report Sent (eg.: 599 015 A)
- Report Received (eg.: 599 008 B)
The name of the file in every case should be the callsign only (eg.: ha8kw.log).
Each log entry except cabrillo-format logs must be accompanied by a separate summary sheet. Header of the cabrillo log and the summary sheets should contain at least the following data:
- Contest name abbreviation (SKC)
- Callsign
- Category
- QTH
- Output Power Used, RIG + ANT

16. Log Submission Deadline: 15th day after the contest (posting date). Log corrections may be resubmitted any time within this deadline. Each log submitted as attachment of an e-mail will be acknowledged by an e-mail reply within 2 working days.

17. Log Submission Address:
- by e-mail: ha8kw(at)yahoo.com ;
- by traditional mail: Provics Ferenc, P.O. Box 620, Szeged-1, H-6701, HUNGARY

Subject line of such an e-mail should contain:
Contest name abbreviation, Callsign, Category
(separated each by <space>).
Example: SKC HA8KW SOA

18. Awards: Top 6 places in each category will be awarded with certificates. Certificates will be mailed to the address given in the header of the cabrillo log or in the log summary. The winners of each category obtain the honouring title „Straight Key Juggler” appearing on their certificates.

19. Trophy: A cup trophy will be awarded to the winner of category „SOA”, thanks to HA8VT, Zoli Barta.

Good luck in the contest!
Feco, HA8KW
and the team of HA8KUX

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