Jack Files Contest
An 80 Metre CW - SSB Contest
Contest Manager
John Spooner, VK4AJS
Contest Introduction
This contest is in honour of the late Jack Files, a long-serving VK4 WIA councillor.
Aim Of The Contest
The object is for amateurs to work as many other amateur stations, and particularly as many different VK4 shires, towns and as many different states and territories as possible within each one hour block of the contest.
Previous Years Winners
Results 2008
Overall Winner
VK2HV Paul Hanna with 14280 points
State winners
VK2 SSB S/O VK2HV Paul Hanna
VK3 SSB S/O VK3HJ Luke Steele
VK4 SSB S/O VK4CYA Wayne Durston
VK4 ALL MODE S/O VK4CAG Graeme Dowse
VK4 CLUB STATION VK4BAR Bayside & District ARS
VK5 SSB S/O VK5LSB Simon Brandenburg
VK5 CW S/O VK5BUG David Wescombe-Down
VK7 SSB S/O VK7ZE Laurie Davison
VK8 SSB S/O VK8AV Alan Viegas
Contest History
Since the dissolving of state divisions it has been decided to make this contest a national remembrance of an amateur who gave long service not only to benefit Queensland amateurs but to have been an asset to all amateurs within Australia.
Upcoming Contest Date & Time
The contest date is a date in July 2009 yet to be confirmed. It runs for six hours: 0800 UTC – 1400 UTC in six one-hour blocks for the purpose of duplicate contacts.
Contest Rules
* RULE AMENDMENTS YET TO BE PUBLISHED FOR 2008*
A slight change of the rules has been implemented to open this event up to all of VK Amateurs. The object is still to work as many different stations in different Queensland shires and towns for the purpose of multipliers. But in addition to this, all participant to be able to count the first of each VK state or territory worked in each one hour block of the contest to be counted as a multiplier.
Provision will also be made for the working of the same station within the same one hour block if one or both of the stations are mobile and are passing through different shires, towns, states or territories.
It is very important that VK4 stations give their shire codes with the report and number given. An example is an amateur in Livingstone shire would give out 59 001 LV.
 Band:
80 metres only. Use 3.5MHZ – 3.7MHz to put all licence grades on an equal footing.
Modes:
Either CW; SSB; or All Modes
Categories:
Single Operator; Club Station (each category can be a mobile station)
Exchange:
Non-VK4 stations will send RS(T) plus serial number starting at 001 and incrementing by one for each contact. VK4 stations will send RS(T), serial number and two-letter shire or town code for purposes of multipliers.
Repeat Contacts:
In order to make best use of the band, stations may be contacted once in each hour on each mode. Repeat contacts with stations may be counted within the same one hour block only if the station is mobile and crosses from different shires, towns, states or territories to another. All repeat contacts must not be consecutive.
Contest Scoring
Score:
One point per contact.
Multipliers:
Each VK4 Shire or Town counts as a multiplier only once over the entire duration of the contest. All participants may also count the first contact in each state or territory as a multiplier and these may be counted within each hour block during the contest.
Final Score:
The final score is the total QSO points multiplied by the total number of multipliers.
Submitting Your Log
Logs must show full details of all QSOs and must be accompanied by a Summary Sheet showing operator’s name; address; callsign; category and mode entered; claimed score and a declaration that the rules and spirit of the contest were observed.
Send logs by mail to:
Jack Files Contest Manager
26 Kerr St. Park Avenue
North Rockhampton QLD 4701
Logs may be sent by e-mail in text format to vk4ajs@wia.org.au
Contest Results
Contest results will be notified to entrants and also published by the WIA.
Contest Award
Certificates will be awarded to the top scorers in each mode in each VK State, ZL, P29 and any DX country (i.e. country outside VK, ZL or P29). As well there will be a certificate awarded to the overall highest scorer who will be declared overall contest winner. The only stipulation is that the overall winning operator must be a VK amateur.
Logging Software
Any logging software may be used, as long as the log includes all of the details required by the rules. VK Contest Log is a great logging tool and can be down loaded at- http://web.aanet.com.au/mnds/vkcl1_08175.htm
Contest Sponsors
This contest is coordinated by the Queensland Advisory Committee and is sponsored by the WIA.
Files For Download
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List of VK4 City, Town and Shire Codes for the Jack Files Contest
SHIRE LIST.doc
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Page Last Updated: Monday 10 November 2008 at 17:19 hours
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