Camb-Hams Challenge

Overview

Ok just for fun we going to be running a monthly contest for those that want to take part,

These contests will be run from 2359 hrs on the first Wednesday of each month (after the P&P) to 2359 hrs of the first Tuesday of the month (the day before next P&P) on the various bands and modes as below, e.g.: 2359 on 5th August to 2359 on 1st September 160 meters CW.

Scoring

The person with the most points on the selected band and mode for the month will be the winner that month. There will be a £1 entry fee to enter each challenge to pay for the winners meal which should be paid in advance.

Scoring is as follows;

  1. 1 point per QSO
  2. 5 points per DXCC entity worked
  3. 10 points per DXCC entity worked
  4. 1 point per QSO/Km for TX power levels above 50 Watts
  5. 2 points per QSO/Km for TX power levels between 10 Watts to 50 Watts
  6. 5 points per QSO/Km for TX power levels below 10 Watts
  7. 100 extra km points per QSO if via satellites, EME or MS
  8. Double Km points for working the ISS or Shuttle

All contacts must be direct Radio to radio and Not via Repeaters or any form of Internet linking.

Also at the end of the year add up your total points of all contacts up to 2359 on the 4th of December the person with the most contacts will get a free meal at the Camb-hams Christmas party on the 5th December at the Blue Lion (details to follow)

Challenge Schedule

So here’s the month by month events

2009

Start End Bands Modes Scoring Notes

5/8/09

1/9/09

160m to 10m

All Modes

1 & 2

2/9/09

6/10/09

20m

Digi Modes

1 & 3

All digi modes allowed.

7/10/09

3/11/09

20m

SSB

1 & 2

4/11/09

4/12/09

6m to 23cm

All Modes

2, 4, 5, 6 & 8

Satellites & EME distance should be halved.

Accepted forms of verification are logbooks, photocopies of your logbook, printout of computer based logbook.

2010

Start End Bands Modes Scoring Notes
6/12/09 5/01/09 30m CW, Digi 1 & 3 Watch bandplan!
6/01/09 2/02/09 40m SSB 1 & 2  
3/02/09 2/03/09 17m All Modes 1 & 3  
3/03/09 6/04/09 6m All Modes 3, 4, 5 & 6  
7/04/09 4/05/09 20m SSB 1 & 3  
5/05/09 1/06/09 15m All Modes 1 & 3  
2/06/09 6/07/09 2m All Modes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8  
           
           
           
           
           

2359hrs July 7th to 2359hrs August 3rd 10 meters Any Mode

2359hrs August 4th to 2359hrs August 31st 12 meters Any Mode

2359hrs September 1st to 2359hrs October 5th Any Band Digi modes

2359hrs October 6th to November 2nd Band 80 meters SSB

2359hrs November 3rd to 2359hrs December 3rd Bands 6 meters to 4m/m (76 GHz) Any Mode Permitted (6 meters to 23cms 1 point per Km, above 23cms 2 points per Km)

A few Digi Modes are listed below

PSK 31, 63, 125, RTTY, QPSK, Contestia, CW, DominoEx, Hell, MFSK, MT63, OLIVIA, MFSK16, MT63, TOR, AMTOR,PACTOR, PACTOR II, PACTOR III, G-TOR, CLOVER,, HELLSCHREIBER, THROB