ALPE-ADRIA VHF & UHF/SHF CONTEST RULES
ALPE-ADRIA UHF/SHF
DATE AND TIME:
Sunday in the third full weekend in June from 07.00 – 15.00 UTC (2002-06-16)
BAND AND MODES
Band : 432 MHz &up
Modes: A1 (CW), SSB(J3E)
SECTIONS
Section A : only 70cm (432MHZ)
Section B : only 23 cm (1,2 GHZ)
Section C : only 13 cm (2,3GHZ) and 5cm (5,7 GHZ)
Section D : only 3 cm (10 GHZ & up)
Remarks: No subdivision will be between single and multi-operators or fixed and portable stations in any section. One station can take part to more sections.
MULTIPLIERS:
70 cm : x 1 ( 1 point/km)
23 cm : x 1 ( 1 point/km)
13 cm : x 1 ( 1 point/km)
5 cm : x 5 ( 5 points/km)
3 cm : x 1 ( 1 point/km)
upper bands : x 10 (10 points/km) 
ALPE-ADRIA VHF
DATE AND TIME:
Sunday in the first full weekend in August from 07.00 – 15.00 UTC (2002-08-04)
BAND AND MODES:
Band: 2 m /144.000 – 144.400 MHz
Modes: CW (A1), SSB (J3E)
Recommendation for CQ calling: QRP stations: 144.350 MHz and up
QRO stations: 144.350 MHz and down
SECTIONS:
Section A: fixed stations (at licensed address) / licensed PWR
Section B: CW stations regardless the location / licensed PWR
Section C: portable stations /max. PWR : 50W OUTPUT
Section D: portable stations /max. PWR : 5W OUTPUT / location above 1600m A.S.L.
MULTIPLIERS: x 1 (1 point/km)
GENERALS ( for AA VHF &UHF/SHF)
ORGANISERS
The organisers of AA contest are Austria (ÖVSV), Croatia (HRS), Italy (ARI) and Slovenia (ZRS) as following:
2002 – ZRS(S5)
2003 – ÖVSV (OE)
2004 – HRS (9A)
2005 – ARI (I)…
ENTRIES OF LOGS
All participants must send the logs (including summary sheets) in 15 days from the contest date to their national contest managers. The logs with more than 40 QSO-s must be sent in electronic format.
The national contest managers are obligated to send the logs and summary sheets in electronic format to the organiser. The death time of sending the national logs is:
30. September for AA UHF/SHF contest
30. October for AA VHF contest
The e-mail addresses of organisers are:
AUSTRIA: oe8rzs@oevsv.at
CROATIA: nivo@inet.hr
ITALY: iv3arj@arrl.net
SLOVENIA: vhfctest@hamradio.si
The organiser is obligated to finish the general results to the end of the year . Befor publishing the results the organiser is obligated to coordinate them with the national contest managers. The coordination death time is end of january next year.
JUDGING OF ENTRIES
To judging of entries are in force the general rules for IARU REGION 1 VHF/UHF/SHF contests.
PRIZES
The organiser of AA contest will award a prize to the first 10 entries of each section – international results (place 1-5 plaque and certificate, place 6-10 certificate).
AA Contest Committee/February 2002