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Rules for foreign participants




DUTCH PACC CONTEST FOREIGN SECTION 2007



The Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek in Nederland (VERON) has the honour of inviting amateurs all over the world to
participate in the 52th!!!! Dutch PACC Contest.



Date and Period: Each second full weekend in February from 12.00 GMT on Saturday until 12.00 GMT on Sunday. So in 2007 the Dutch PACC Contest will be held on February 10 th and 11 th.



Bands and Modes: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters, CW and SSB,
no crossmode or crossband contacts allowed.

Please use frequencies according to the IARU Region 1 preferred contest segments:

CW: 1830 - 1850, 3500 - 3560 and 14000 - 14060 kHz

SSB: 3600 - 3650, 3700 - 3800 and 14125 - 14300 kHz

NOTE: SSB QSOs on 160 are not valid in the PACC contest!



Categories : SOAB CW LP/HP : SOAB SSB LP/HP : SOAB Mixed LP/HP : MOAB Mixed : SOAB Mixed QRP : SWL Mixed : SOSB CW : SOSB SSB.



LP: Max output 100w - QRP max output 5w.



Exchange: RS(T) + QSO serial number, starting with 001. Dutch stations give RS(T) + Province abbreviation. These are GR, FR, DR, OV, GD,
UT, NH, ZH, FL, ZL, NB and LB (total of 12).



Points: Each QSO with a PA, PB, PC, PF, PG, PE, PH, and PI
station counts for 1 (one) point. Contacts must be confirmed with R, TU, OK
or QSL. A station may be worked only once per band, irrespective of the
mode.



Multipliers: 1 multiplier per Province per band, regardless of mode with a maximum of 6*12=72 or 5*12=60 if SSB only is used.



Final Score: The sum of all QSO points on all bands, multiplied
by the sum of all multipliers on all bands.



SWL: Each different Dutch station heard per band counts for 1 (one) point. Multipliers as above. Logs must contain the codegroups transmitted by the Dutch station and the foreign station worked with.



Logs: As usual a score calculation is required. Please use a multiplier column and insert the multiplier in this column only if it is a
new one. Please sign log for observation of the contest rules. The closing date for contest entries is March 31st 2007.



Send your log to: Ad van Tilborg, PA0ADT

Schepenenveld 141

7327 DB Apeldoorn

Netherlands, Europe

Or via E-mail


info: www.dutchpacc.com



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