WORLD WIDE EME MARATHON
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Sponsored by the Italian Radio-Amateur Association - A. R. I.
SECTIONS: OM and SWL, portable or fixed station.

DATE/TIME: from 0000z January 1st to 2400z December 31th 2006

Frequency Category

VHF 144 " 1A) QRO (erp pwr equal or more than 100 KW). (SSB/CW)
VHF 144 " 2A) QRP (erp pwr below 100 Kw or 1 to 4 antennas). (SSB/CW)
VHF 144 " 3A) Only digital mode
SWL 144 " 4A) (SSB/CW/DGT)

UHF 432 " 1B) QRO ( >50 dbW ERP) (SSB/CW)
UHF 432 " 2B) QRP ( <50 dbW ERP) (SSB/CW)
UHF 432 " 3B) Only digital mode
SWL 432 " 4B) (SSB/CW/DGT)

UHF 1296 " 1C) QRO ( >60 dbW ERP) (SSB/CW)
UHF 1296 " 2C) QRP ( <60 dBW ERP) (SSB/CW)
SWL 1296 " 3C)

(If it is not specified entrant category, logs will be counted for the QRO one)

SHF 2304 "(SSB/CW)
SWL 2304 "(SSB/CW)

SHF 5760 "(SSB/CW)
SWL 5760 "(SSB/CW)

SHF 10000 "(SSB/CW)
SWL 10000 "(SSB/CW)

VHF 50 MHz 1D) (SSB/CW)
VHF 50 " 2D) Only digital mode
SWL 50 " 3D) (SSB/CW/DGT)

SWL: in this category also OM stations (licenced radio amateurs) may participate but only in the SWL category.

The same station cannot be worked more than once per day, but it can be worked again in the following days.

VALID QSOs: only 2way EME CW/SSB and Digital Modes QSOs are allowed.
(separate logs for 2 x SSB/CW and 2 x DIGITAL)

EXCHANGE: callsigns and RST or TMO.

SCORING: 100 points per QSO multiplied by the total number of DXCC countries PLUS 1.
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EXAMPLE: 20 QSOs and 5 DXCC countries + 1 = 12000 points.
(20 x 100) x (5 + 1) = 12000

Logs must have a summary sheet enclosed comprehensive of: Category, QSOs total number, DXCC countries total
number + 1 and the total score.

Logs without this declaration will be considered CONTROL LOG.

PRIZE: first 3 OMs and SWLs for each band and category.

ENTRIES: postmarked not later than January 31st 2007:
IW0BET GIOVANNI ZANGARA
P.O. BOX 36
00187 ROMA CENTRO
ITALIA I

Or via E-mail:iw0bet@ari.it (TITLE: YOUR CALLSING) TNX

EME MARATHON A.R.I. MANAGER
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