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.
But do not forget to have fun.
This Years Winners
Previous Years Winners
OVERALL WINNER- VK7ZE Laurie Davidson
CLUB STATION WINNER- Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Amateur Radio Club
Complete 2009 results in the attachment at the bottom of this page.
Contest History
The Jack Files Memorial Contest is in honour of an amateur who gave long service not only to benefit Queensland amateurs but to have been an asset to all amateurs within Australia. There have been changes to the contest which have have been well meet
Upcoming Contest Date & Time
The contest date is the 10th of July 2010. It runs for six hours: 0800 UTC – 1400 UTC in six one-hour blocks for the purpose of duplicate contacts.
Contest Rules
The object is to work as many different stations in different Queensland Council areas for the purpose of multipliers but in adition to this all participant will 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.
** Also provision will 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 a different VK4 Council area all the contacts with previous multipliers are able to be counted, but the contacts with the same station cannot be consectutive.(simplified if you wish to operate as a mobile or portable station and you cross over to another shire you may work any station that you have already worked in that 1 hour block again and count the multipliers). **
It is very important that VK4 stations give their shire codes with the report and number given . An example is an amteur in Rockhampton Regional Council area would give out 59001RR. Shire Codes have changed from previous years and will be published and are available from the contest manager.
 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 (To qualify for all mode a minimun of 5 contacts must be completed for each mode)
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.
Please if you have any questions regarding the scoring or mobile operation and scoring send an email and I will help.
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.All logs to be submitted by the 27th of Augest 2010.
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 has been updated since last year is a great logging tool and can be down loaded at- http://web.aanet.com.au/~mnds/index.htm
Contest Sponsors
This contest is coordinated by the Queensland Advisory Committee and is sponsored by the WIA.
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