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Rules of the OK DX RTTY Contest

1. Date: 00:00 UTC to 24:00 UTC Staurday, 3^rd full weekend in December
2. Mode: RTTY - Baudot
3. Bands: 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters, according to the IARU band plan
4. Class:
   • A1) Single operator all bands high power (> 100 W)
   • A2) Single operator all bands low power (< 100 W)
   • B) Single operator single band
   • C) Multi operators all bands only
   • D) SWL
   A1 and A2 entrants may only change band once in 5 minute period.
5. Call: CQ OK TEST
6. Message: RST + CQ Zone
7. Points:
   • On 10, 15 and 20 meters bands:
     • 1 point for contact within own continent
     • 2 points for outside own continent (DX QSO)
   • On 40 and 80 meters bands:
     • 3 points for contact within own continent
     • 6 points for outside own continent (DX QSO)
8. Multipliers: DXCC Countries and OK stations on each band
9. Final score: Total points all bands x (total DXCC countries in all bands + OK stations in all bands)
10. Trophies:
    • Award and plate to winner in classes A1 and A2.
    • Award to winner in classes B, C and D.
    • Award to winner in any DXCC countries (works min. 30 QSO).
11. Logs: Logs must be submitted in Cabrillo format by e-mail to: "okrtty at crk.cz". Include a summary sheet showing the scoring and other essential information for checking purposes. SWL log will be accepted as plain ASCII text files showing date, band, callsign/message sent by claimed station and callsign of station worked, in chronological order, together with a summary file showing scoring and full name and address of entrant. Mailing deadline for all entries is 15^th January next year. All logs will be confirmed by e-mail.

For more information visit OK-OM DX Contest web page: http://okomdx.crk.cz