Summer Es Contest

Sponsored by

The Super 7’s Meteor Scatter Group

 

Date:                     0000Z May 1st to 0000Z September 1st

 

Objective:             To work as many stations in as many different grid squares
                             as possible during the contest period.

 

Band:                     Six meters

 

Mode:                    JT6M

 

Propagation:           Any

 

Classes:                  QRP             ( 10 watts and lower)

                             Low power   ( 11 to 100 watts)

                             High power   ( over 100 watts)

 

Points:                   1 point for each station worked (Station may only be worked
                             once unless it is a rover in a different grid)

                             2 points for each grid square (grid square is defined by the 4 digit
                             grid)

                             3 points for a rover station (Station may be claimed again if in a
                             different grid square)

Rover only:            3 points for each station worked, 2 points for each grid square.

                             (same station may be worked for additional points from a
                             different grid square)

 

Scoring:                 Total QSO points X total Grid points + bonus points.

 

Bonus points:          Stations contacting individual members of the Super 7’s claim an
                             additional 5 points per member contacted and 10 points for
                             contacting the club station KS7MS. Stations contacting all
                             members may claim an additional 10 bonus points.

 

Awards:                 Individual Plaques for the highest scoring QRP, low and high
                             power stations.

 

                             Certificates for the highest scoring QRP, low and high power
                             stations in each of the forty CQ Zones.

 

A simple log showing date, time, station worked, grid and claimed points. Also included
a simple summary sheet showing callsign, category and claimed score. Include soapbox
comments as well if you wish.

 

A log in Excel format is preferred.

 

Submit logs by December 1st, 2008 to VE3CDX/W7 either via email to bgarratt@earthlink.net
with Es Contest in the subject line or via mail to the address at QRZ.com.

 

The Super 7’s are:

 

Barry            VE3CDX/W7  DM26  Las Vegas, NV

Jim              W6OUU        DN22  Twin Falls, ID

Connie         WB6FYD       DN22  Twin Falls, ID

Jim              KS7S             DM41  Sierra Vista, AZ

Doug            K7IP             DN40  Sandy, UT

Doc              WA7HQD       DN31  Syracuse, UT

 

Please try and work stations off the normal calling frequencies. Use of spotting networks,
DX clusters and schedules is permitted.

 

Remember that during an Es opening many stations many be on the same frequency so use
of suffixes with reports, RRR and 73 messages is encouraged to prevent confusion and possible
missed contacts.

 

Calling CQ with the U (up) and D (down) designators is also encouraged when using the calling
frequencies. For example CQ U5 KS7MS DN22 means listening up 5 KHz.