RUSSIAN DX CONTEST

1. Contest sponsors
The “Soyuz Radioljubitelej Rossii” (Union of Radioamateurs of Russia), SRR is pleased to announce 27 International “Russian DX Contest”

2. Contest Period
1200 UTC 21 March – 1159 UTC 22 March 2020

3. Categories:

SOAB–MIX – Single Op, All Bands, MIXED,
SOAB–MIX-LP – Single Op, All Bands, MIXED, Low Power 100 watts
SOAB-MIX-QRP – Single Op, All Bands, MIXED, QRP 5 watts
SOAB–CW – Single Op, All Bands, CW
SOAB–CW–LP – Single Op, All Bands, CW, Low Power 100 watts
SOAB–SSB – Single Op, All Bands, SSB
SOAB–SSB-LP – Single Op, All Bands, SSB, Low Power 100 watts
SOSB – Single Op, single band, MIXED (6 different band entries, separately 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 m)
MOST – Multi Op, All Bands, Single transmitter, MIXED
MO2T – Multi Op, Two transmitters, MIXED
SWL – MIXED

All bands, 1.8 through 28 MHz, WARC bands excluded.

3.1 The participant can operate and enter in two different single band categories. This allows a station, for example, enter two logs for 10m and 80m and have both count towards awards.

3.2 Single Band entrants operating other bands during the contest are encouraged to submit their logs for more than one band to aid in the log cross-checking process.

3.3 All entries separated by World, European Russia, Asiatic Russia.

4. Team Competition
4.1 OBLASTS COMPETITION (Russian entrants only). The OBLAST score is the sum of top ten stations scores from the same oblast.

4.2 CLUB COMPETITION – between contest clubs and groups, separately for Russian and foreign clubs.

4.2.1 Participants of CLUB competition may submit their score for their club regardless of country and distance to the club HQ.

4.2.2 Foreign participants may submit their scores in favor of the Russian Clubs and vice versa. Participant’s score may be credited to one club only.

5. General Rules
5.1 All station transmitters, receivers and antennas must be located within a 500 meter diameter circle. All antennas must be physically connected to transmitters and receivers. The use of receiving equipment outside the 500 meter circle is considered unsportsmanlike and violation of this rule make the entrant subject to disqualification.

5.1.1 A station which complies with Rule 5.1 may be operated remotely via network connection in political entities where remote station operation is legally permitted. A call sign appropriate for the DXCC entity where the station is physically located must be used.

5.1.2 All entry categories are allowed to use packet and/or web clusters for spotting assistance.

5.1.3 Self-spotting is not allowed. Soliciting contacts by telephone, telex, internet, packet mail during and before the contest is forbidden.

5.1.4 Using other stations callsigns for the following – keeping the working frequency on the other bands, making schedules, DX-spotting, moving the multipliers to the other bands – is prohibited.

5.1.5 The use by an entrant of telephones, telegrams, Internet, packet to solicit contacts during the contest (self-spotting) is not allowed and forces to disqualification of an entrant.

5.2 Single Operator participants may change bands and modes without restrictions. Only one signal can be transmitted at any given time.

5.2.1 Single Operator: Those stations at which One person performs all of operating, logging, and spotting functions.

5.3 MOST stations are limited by “10 minutes” rule. Start time is determined on the first QSO made on that particular band. Only one signal can be transmitted at any given time. Exception: two signals on different bands are allowed if and only if the station on another (only one) “multiplier” band picked up a new multiplier. This “multiplier” band should also be changed on “10 minutes” rule. Contacts, violating both rules, should be shown in the log, they will neither be counted nor penalized for an entrant, but counted for the station contacted.

5.4 MO2T (Multi Op, Two transmitters): A maximum of two transmitted signals at any time on different bands. Each transmitter may make a maximum of 8 band changes in any clock hour (00 through 59 minutes). For example, a change from 40 meters to 80 meters and then back to 40 meters constitutes two band changes. Both transmitters may work any and all stations. A station may only be worked twice per band (CW and SSB) regardless of which transmitter is used.

5.5 All of MIXED categories entrants can work the same station both CW and SSB. CW contacts on SSB portion of the band, and SSB contacts on CW portion of the band are prohibited.

6. Exchange:
6.1 Non-russian stations: signal report + QSO number, starting with 001.

6.1.1 MOST (Multi Op, All Bands, Single transmitter)can use separate serial numbers for each band or chronological serial numbers.

6.1.2 MO2T (Multi Op, Two transmitters) MO2T (Multi Op, Two transmitters) can use either separate serial numbers for each band or separate serial numbers for each transmitter. Each QSO in the submitted log must have transmitter identifier.

6.2 Russian stations: signal report + oblast code (two letters). Alternative oblast codes are allowed.

7. QSO Points.

7.1

QSO with your own country (Russia on your continent) – 2 points,
QSO with Russia on another continent – 5 points,
QSO with a different country on your continent – 3 points,
QSO with another continent – 5 points.

7.2

QSO with Russian station – 10 points,
QSO with your own country – 2 points,
QSO with a different country on your continent – 3 points,
QSO with another continent – 5 points.

7.3 Kaliningrad (UA2) is a separate DXCC entity and a separate Oblast, but points for QSO with Kaliningrad are counted as for European Russia.

7.4 /MM stations are not the multipliers, but worth 5 points for any participant.

7.5 SWL stations must copy one or both exchange numbers, points are scored on common rules.

8. Dupes
8.1 Dupes are contacts made with the same station on the same band and mode. If the first contact between stations is valid, dupes have 0 points value. If the first contact is not valid, second (dupe) contact is accepted.

8.2 Dupe contacts are not penalized; one does not have to mark them in the log submission. Moreover, entrants are strictly recommended to leave DUPES in the log file. DO NOT DELETE DUPES!

9. Multipliers
9.1

A multiplier of one (1) for each different oblast contacted on each band.
A multiplier of one (1) for each different country (DXCC entity list + WAE multipliers list) contacted on each band.

9.2 Different Russian Oblasts are: Franz Josef Land (RI1FJ) and Russian stations in Antarctica (RI1AN).

10. Final Score
All stations: the final score is the result of the total QSO points multiplied by the sum of oblast and country multipliers.

11. General Log Submission Requirements

11.1 Logs are accepted in CABRILLO electronic format only.

11.2 Filename of your log should be yourcall.log or .cbr. Example: UA1ANX.log.

11.3 For 2 band entries participants filenames used must be: yourcall_band.log or .cbr. Example: UA1ANX_20.log and UA1ANX_80.log.

11.4 Electronic log must be submitted as an attachment to logs@rdxc.org or uploaded through a special form on RDXC WEB page: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/wwwlog.asp

11.5 The subject line of an E-mail with your log must contain your call.

11.6 All times must be in UTC.

11.7 All sent and received exchanges must be logged.

11.8 In the header part of the electronic log submission you must specify entry category and your full mailing address, suitable for receiving certificates and trophies.

11.9 Dupes should not be marked or deleted.

11.10 MO2T (Multi Op, Two transmitters) electronic log submission (Cabrillo) must identify which transmitter made each QSO.

11.10.1 An applicant will be moved to Check Log if he fails to identify the number of transmitters in MO2T entry.

11.11 Logs for high scores claiming to be in the top 3 list of any contest category (excluding SWL entry) must indicate the frequency of every QSO made (CAT system use) with a minimum resolution of 1 kHz.

11.11.1 An applicant will not be awarded any of the final “Top 3” places of any category unless exact frequency of every QSO made is indicated.

12. Log Submission Terms
12.1 Logs must be submitted to the contest sponsors within 14 days after the end of the contest (no later than 05.04.2020).

12.2 Receipt of the log is automatically confirmed by E-mail, as well as placement into “Logs received list” page on RDXC Website.

13. Awards
13.1 Special plaques for different categories 1st place winners are founded.

13.2

Multi-band and single band 20 and 15 m entries – 200 and more QSO,
Single-band 80 and 40 entries – 150 and more QSO.
Single-band 160 and 10 m entries – 100 and more QSO.
MIX-QRP entry – 100 and more QSO.

13.3

Multi-band and single band 20 and 15 m entries – at least 150 QSO’s,
Single-band 80 and 40 entries – 100 and more QSO.
Single-band 160 and 10 m entries – 50 and more QSO.
MIX-QRP entry – 50 and more QSO.

13.4 Non-Russian participants: 1st place certificates will be awarded in each category listed under Section 3 in every participating country, but the log must contain at least 50 QSO’s.

13.5 SWL stations will be awarded a certificate (13.2, 13.3).

13.6 Oblast competition: only oblasts represented by 5 or more stations will be awarded.

13.7 Clubs competition: only clubs represented by 5 or more stations will be awarded.

14. Contest-Related Information
14.1 Every participant who sends his electronic log will receive personal UBN-list with his claimed/confirmed results separately by bands/modes and QSO list, containing his errors and errors of worked stations. Also confirmed Oblasts list for award “Russia” would be sent.

14.2 Any RDXC related questions should be sent to e-mail rdxc@srr.ru.

15. RDXC judging is done with total computerized control followed by each QSO computerized analysis.

16.

QSO is penalized for the following:
- incorrectly logged calls (Bad Call)
- incorrectly logged exchange numbers
- QSO is not present in the other station log (NIL)
QSO neither counted nor penalized for the following:
- other station incorrectly logged entrant’s call
- other station incorrectly logged entrant’s exchange number
- QSO time in entrant’s log and other station’s log difference is more than 3 minutes (except systematic computer errors)
- QSO bands or modes in entrant’s log and other station’s log differ.
- dupe QSO which is not in the other station’s log.

16.1 RDXC Contest Committee decisions are final.

RDXC Contest Committee invites all the radio amateurs from Russia and foreign countries to take part in 27 Russian DX Contest, which became one of the most popular contests in the world.

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