UA1DZ Memorial Cup
The association of Saint-Petersburg radio amateurs (ALRS) invites radio amateurs worldwide to participate in the annual UA1DZ Memorial Cup.
Georgiy Rumyantsev UA1DZ (1937 - 1990) was a famous russian radio amateur, sportsman, winner of russian and international HF, VHF and ARDF contests.
1. Times
Sunday, April 28, 2024, 13:00 UTC until 18:59 UTC (6 hours).
2. Bands and Modes
3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz, CW and SSB.
3. Categories
- SINGLE-OP MIXED HIGH
- SINGLE-OP MIXED LOW
- SINGLE-OP CW HIGH
- SINGLE-OP CW LOW
- SINGLE-OP CW QRP
- SINGLE-OP SSB HIGH
- SINGLE-OP SSB LOW
- MULTI-OP MIXED HIGH
- SINGLE-OP MIXED LOW JR (1995 year of birth and younger)
Use of DX spotting nets is allowed in all categories.
Band changes are allowed at any time with no limitations, but only one signal on the air is permitted at any time. For LOW Power categories output power shall not exceed 100 watts. For QRP Power categories output power shall not exceed 5 watts
4. Exchange
A contest QSO can be made between any stations. Exchange consists of RS/RST and gridsquare, for example 599 JP61.
Stations from Saint-Petersburg (SP) and Leningradskaya oblast (LO) send RS/RST and their RDA district (see http://www.rdaward.org) or special identificators SP73 and LO73. Each station may be credited once per band and per mode.
5. Multiplier
There is no multiplier for the stations outside Saint-Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast.
6. Scoring
Every QSO counts as decimal logarithm of the distance between the stations, increased in 10 times and rounded to integer.
Every QSO with SP and LO station counts with additional 50 points.
Every QSO with memorial station R1DZ counts with additional 100 points Please check memorial station callsign at the web-site just before contest.
Every new SP and LO RDA district irrespective of band and mode counts with additional 300 points.
The final score is the sum of all points counted.
7. Disqualification
Violation of the contest rules or unsportsmanlike conduct will be deemed sufficient cause for disqualification. The decisions of the contest committee are final.
8. Submissions
URL: http://www.ua1dz.ru (english version is under construction) Messages to contest manager (no logs!): mail@ua1dz.ru Logs need to be sent in CABRILLO format to the following e-mail address: logs@ua1dz.ru You can upload your log online at http://ua1dz.ru/viewpage.php?page_id=25
Contest name for LOG is ALRS-UA1DZ-CUP (CONTEST: ALRS-UA1DZ-CUP).
Necessary tags are CONTEST, CALLSIGN, CATEGORY-OPERATOR, CATEGORY-MODE, CATEGORY-POWER, CATEGORY-OVERLAY (for JR category only), LOCATION (please put DX here!), EMAIL, NAME, ADDRESS and OPERATORS.
Please put the station callsign in the subject line of the message. Send your log only as attachment to message, do not put it in the message body. Server software will parse your log and will send the confirmation or errors list to your email address.
Hand-written logs:
Use logging program after contest. If you do not have a computer, please ask a friend or family member to import the log.
9. Log Deadline
18:00 UTC May 8, 2024.
10. Software
Districts of Saint-Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
Saint-Petersburg
SP01 Admiralteysky SP02 Vasileostrovsky SP03 Vyborgsky SP04 Kalininsky SP05 Kirovsky SP06 Kolpinsky SP07 Krasnogvardeysky SP08 Krasnosel'sky SP09 Kronshtadtsky SP10 Kurortny SP12 Primorsky SP13 Moskovsky SP14 Nevsky SP16 Petrogradsky SP17 Petrodvortsovyj SP18 Pushkinsky SP19 Frunzensky SP20 Tsentral'ny
Leningradskaya oblast
LO16 City of Sosnovy Bor LO20 Boksitogorsky LO21 Volosovsky LO22 Volkhovsky LO23 Vsevolozhsky LO24 Vyborgsky LO25 Gatchinsky LO26 Kingiseppsky LO27 Kirishsky LO28 Kirovsky LO29 Lodeynopol'sky LO30 Lomonosovsky LO31 Luzhsky LO32 Podporozhsky LO33 Priozersky LO34 Slantsevsky LO35 Tikhvinsky LO36 Tosnensky
Attention! All other districts (SP11, SP15, LO01 - LO15 & LO17 - LO19) are deleted. |