LilacSat-1 (LO-90) Commemorative Competition

The amateur radio satellite LilacSat-1 (LO-90) is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn-up later this month. WEI Mingchuan BG2BHC reports a competition is being held to collect telemetry data and make contacts via the satellite.

Contest Period:

March 16, 2019 UTC 00:00 to LilacSat-1 re-entry

Competition Categories:
• Amateur Radio Telemetry Group
• Amateur Radio Communication Group

Competition Goals:

Amateur Radio Telemetry Group:
• Receive and upload as many telemetry packets as possible within a specified time.

Amateur Radio Communication Group:
• Make as many bidirectional QSO as possible and as many grid locator as possible within a specified time.

Scoring strategy:

Amateur Radio Telemetry Group:
• For each successfully uploaded telemetry packet (The score would be count at HIT server), counts 1 point

Amateur Radio Communication Group:
• Exchange information: callsigns and grid locator
• For each bidirectional QSO, counts 1 point. (Dupe QSO with same callsign is not counted as the number of successful QSO)
• For each different number of grids, counts 1 multiplier.

Final results:
• Amateur Radio Telemetry Group: final score = basic point
• Amateur Radio Communication Group: final score = basic point * multiplier

Awards:
• All telemetry data uploader and participants could get a LilacSat-1 QSL card.
• China: top 3 certificates issued.
• World: Top 10 certificates issued.
• For the ham who receive the last downlink signal in the world and successfully uploaded it to the server, they will receive a special gift.

Honor stickers:
• For all those portable stations or receivers set up and operated in the field for this contest, a ” Field ” sticker is affixed to the certificate, and the applicant is required to attach the operating photo as evidence.

Log submissions:

Amateur Radio Telemetry Group:
• After the satellite re-entry, we will advertise the telemetry package list received from March 16, 2019 UTC 00:00 to LilacSat-1 re-entry.
• The participants should send an e-mail with your callsign and the address to locc@lilacsat.online. (no later than April 30, 2019 UTC 00:00)

Amateur Radio Communication Group:
• After the satellite re-entry, the participants should send an e-mail with the communication log and the address to locc@lilacsat.online. (no later than April 30, 2019 UTC 00:00)
• The log is in Cabrillo or Excel XLS format and needs to contain UTC time, send and receive exchange information.
• For Field/Portable radio stations and receivers, the photo must be sent together.

WEI Mingchuan BG2BHC