JARTS WW RTTY CONTEST RULES

JARTS WW RTTY CONTEST 2012

Sponsored by JARTS(President: JA1JDD / President Emeritus: JA1ACB)
Supported by Japanese "CQ ham radio" Magazine

We have the great pleasure to invite you to the 21th WW RTTY CONTEST conducted by the Japanese Amateur Radio Teleprinter Society, JARTS.

RULES

Contest Period:

0000UTC Saturday, Oct. 20 thru 2400UTC Sunday, Oct.21
You can operate whole 48 hours.

Band:

3.5,

14,

21,

MHz

Japanese RTTY segments are follows:(Yellows are NEW)
3.520-3.530MHz 3.599-3.612MHz		7.025-7.045MHz 7.100-7.200MHz		14.070-14.112MHz		21.070-21.125MHz		28.070-28.150MHz

MODE:

Baudot only

Classes:

SOHP - Single Op, All Band, High Power (No Power Limit)
SOLP - Single Op, All Band, Low Power (RF output is not greater than 100W)
MO - Multi Op, All Band (permitted multi TX, No Power Limit)
There is no limitation to use any DX Cluster.
SWL class is abolished due to only few participants

Exchange:

SOHP and SOLP : RST and Operator Age. 00(zero zero) acceptable for YL and XYL.
MO : RST and Callsign Holder's Age. If the Club Station : RST and 99

QSO Points:

Two(2), QSO point for contact within your own continent.
Three(3), QSO point for contacts outside your own continent.

Multiplier:

A) Each DXCC entity except JA/W/VE/VK(mainland).
B) Each call area of JA/W/VE/VK(mainland).
Each multiplier is counted as a Multi point only once a band.
You can count your own entity or call area (JA,W,VE,VK) as a Multi point.
"CALL AREA" is the last letter of the prefix.
Examples: JA1, 7K1 are counted as JA1 and JR4, 7L4 are counted as JA4.
Each portable designator is counted as a Multi.
Examples: JA2xxx/3, 7K2yyy/3 as JA3 and KH2/JH3uuu, JR5vvv/KH2 as KH2.

Scoring:

(QSO points) x (sum of entities and call areas)

Awards:

1st plaque to Top Winner in SOHP and SOLP
1st thru 3rd place Certificate to SOHP and SOLP in each continent.
1st thru 3rd place Certificate to MO.
JA1BHK(SK) memorial "Maza's Class mate Award" to 1st of "SOLP age 76" in 2012.

Logs:

Cabrillo logs are required. Version 3.0 is recommended, Version 2.0 also continues to accept.
The files must be named the participants callsign, for example JA1YCQ.cbr
Put the callsign in the "Subject:" line of the message, for example JA1YCQ
Submit log to jarts2012@jarts.jp

Deadline:

Logs must be received by November 22, 2012 to qualify.
You can find your callsign on Submitted Logs List within three days after you submitted your log.

Any questions:

questions@jarts.jp

Steering committer
Member

Member: JA1EUL, JA1IQV, JA1OVD, JA1WSK, JA1XRA, JH1BIH, JG1GGU, JK1IQK, JR1BAS, JR1NHD, JS1OYN

Manager: 7L4IOU

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