WESTLAKES CUP
Date: Saturday 19th September
2009
Time: 20:30 hrs EST (10:30 hrs Z) till 21:30 hrs EST (11:30
hrs Z)
Band: 3.535-3.620 Mhz
Mode: SSB, DSB, AM
Max Power Limit:
100 Watts Standard and Advanced Licence
Holders
10 Watts Foundation Licence
Holders.
Rules:
All Stations shall call ‘CQ Westlakes
Cup’.
Exchange
for Points shall be the operators name and a signal report:
After
the contact is made and reports exchanged the station that had called ‘CQ’ must
QSY at least 5 KHz from the frequency before calling again. There will be no
‘sitting’ on a Frequency and working a ‘pile up’.
You
must QSY after each contact is made.
Valid Contacts:
Only
VK or Special Prefix (AX, VI) Australian stations may be worked. The Contest may
expand to ZL, P2 and other South Pacific neighbours in the future.
Points A:
There will be two BONUS
stations operating in the Contest.
The
BONUS
stations are the stations that hold the Cup from the previous years
Contest.
The
stations that are the BONUS
stations will be worth 1 (one point) for the QSO plus 3 (three) bonus points and
may be worked twice in the Contest, once every half hour, if you can find the
mischievous little devils.
This
year, (2009) the BONUS
stations will be VK7VH/BONUS
and VK2FRKO/BONUS.
Points B:
Amateur Radio Clubs and WIA affiliated stations are
encouraged to take part.
Every
Amateur Radio Club that takes part in the Contest shall be worth 1 (one point)
for the QSO plus 1 (one bonus point).
Every
Amateur Radio Club taking part shall sign with the call eg. VK2---/CLUB. WIA
station calls such as VK2WI, VK4WIT, VK2BWI etc. shall qualify under the same
scoring system as Amateur Radio Clubs and must identify themselves with a /CLUB
after the Call sign eg. VK3W--/CLUB.
Amateur
Radio Club stations and WIA Club Stations may be worked only once in the Contest
hour.
Points C:
Every
station that does not fall into the BONUS
categories listed above shall be worth 1 (one point) per QSO and shall be worked
only once during the Contest.
Points D SWL’s:
SWL’s
shall be able to claim the same points as per transmitting stations. For example
if an SWL hears a BONUS
station they may claim 1 point plus 3 Bonus points. If they hear a Radio Club or
WIA Club Station they can claim 1 (one point) for the QSO plus 1 (one Bonus
point.
They
must record the callsign and information of both stations in the
QSO.
Contest Procedure:
At
20:15 hrs EST (10:15 hrs Z) on 3.585 Mhz +- QRM, the BONUS
station shall make an announcement outlining the basic rules of the
Contest.
For
2009 the station making the Announcement will be VK7VH. At the end of the basic
outlining of the rules of the Contest VK7VH may pass the microphone to VK2FRKO
to issue a word of encouragement and greeting to Contest
Participants.
If
there are any last minute questions to be asked then questions will be answered
at this stage.
At 2 (two minutes) prior to the beginning of the
Contest, the BONUS
station shall make an announcement to the affect that the Contest shall begin in
2 (two) minutes.
At
the completion of the Contest, the BONUS
station
shall call in all stations that wish to declare their scores for the
Contest.
If,
for any reason the BONUS
station cannot perform these functions the Westlakes Amateur Radio Club Contest
Manager or a Deputy will do the job.
The
call-in shall be on 3.585 Mhz +- QRM and shall start from the lowest scoring
stations, eg 10 pts, up to the top scorers in the Contest.
During
this process, additional stations may be seconded from the group on frequency to
take call backs from any region which the BONUS
station thinks his signal may not be covering well. Such station/s may
receive a special certificate in recognition of their efforts.
The
object of this ‘Check In’ after the Contest is that stations may get an ‘idea’
of the Contest results on the same night as the Contest takes place although
confirmed places will only be made known after the ‘Contest Manager’ has
received and checked the logs.
Contest Logs:
An
Excellent Logging Programme has been produced by Mike VK3AVV and is available by
typing VKCL into your Google Search Engine and follow the prompts in the VK
Contest Logger.
Logs
submitted in other formats shall contain the following information:
Cover Sheet:
Call
Sign:
Name
of Licensee:
Address
of Licensee:
E-Mail
Address of Licensee: (optional)
Points
Claimed including BONUS
Points
Log Details:
Time:
Local or ‘Z’
Call
Worked:
Signal
Strength of station worked and name of operator:
Signal
Strength given to station worked:
Declaration:
‘I
declare that I have operated in accordance with the rules and spirit of the
Contest and in compliance with my licence conditions’.
Awards:
An inscribed Cup shall be awarded to the stations with the Highest Points Scores
attained, If two or more scores are the same the winner will be decided by the
first person that contacted the BONUS
station will be the winner. there will be one cup awarded in the Advanced and
Standard Licence Category (100 Watts) and one in the Foundation Licence Category
(10 Watts). The Cups shall be inscribed with the Callsign name and details of
the highest points scorer and shall be retained by the Contest
Winners.
The
stations that gain possession of the Cups shall become the BONUS
stations for the following years’ Contest. The Contest Manager retains the right
to decide to change the rules of the next years Contest.
Certificates
shall be awarded to the first, second and third place getters in each section
(Advanced/Standard, Foundation and SWL) of the Contest.
Additional
Certificates may be issued to those whom, in the opinion of the Contest Manager
of Westlakes Amateur Radio Club have contributed, maintained or attained
prominence in any particular area of expertise or excellence in the
Contest.
Logs:
Logs
should be sent to:
The Contest Manager
Westlakes Amateur Radio Club
NSW
2284
Logs
via Internet may be sent to the following E-Mail Address:
contestmanger@westlakesarc.org.au
The closing date for the receipt of logs will be midnight EST
on 30th October 2009.
Results
can be expected to be processed and posted on the Westlakes Amateur Radio Club
Website and distributed to WIA News outlets within one week of the closing date
for entries.
The
Contest Manager’s decisions with regard to logs and positions in the Contest
shall be final and no correspondence shall be entered into regarding the
results.
Good
Luck to you all.
Allan
VK2JED
Contest
Manager
Westlakes
Amateur Radio Club Inc.
Last
years results
Westlakes Cup 2008 Results
Standard and Advanced Section
1st place
VK7VH Vincent Henderson confirmed 24 points
2nd place
VK2VV Graham Brice confirmed 22 points
3rd place
VK2KRM Richard John Miller
confirmed 21 points
Foundation Section
1st place
VK2FRKO Richard Osborne confirmed 12 points
2nd place
VK2FHRK Leonie McGuiness confirmed 11 points
Westlakes ARC
CQ Repeater Contest 2009
Westlakes unique FM CQ Repeater Contest where all amateurs
are encouraged to put a little life into the usually quiet repeaters.
The initial CQ Repeater contest was held in 1999 for the first seven days
of the New Year. The 2010
contest will be held over the period from
midnight Friday 30th April
2010 until Midnight Friday 7th May 2010.
The aim of all contests is to promote good will between amateurs and to
encourage on air activity. The big difference with our FM CQ Repeater
contest is that all contacts must be made on repeaters.
The rules are simple.
Open to all VK's, member or not
using the following bands
6m, 2m, 70cm, 23cm FM.
IRLP, Echo-link contacts are NOT valid
Station contacted can only be logged once on any one day on any repeater
Contest numbers do not have to be exchanged - just keep a record of the
date, station spoken to and on which repeater and at what time the contact
was made.
It doesn't get any simpler than that!
Award certificates for place getters for
each frequency
Place getters with the highest overall contacts will also receive a
certificate
A participation certificate is also available for any logs
received
“Amateur Radio is a great hobby, become active and enjoy
it”
Logs to be sent to Contest Manager C/-Westlakes ARC
Email: contestmanager@westlakesarc.org.au
to arrive no later than Friday May 28th
2010