A.R.I. WORLD WIDE E.M.E. MARATHON 2014
Sponsored by the Italian Radio Amateur Association - A.R.I.

DATE/TIME: from 0000z January 1st  to 2400z December 31th.,2014                               

Frequency                       Category
VHF    144 MHz              1A)  CW/SSB
VHF    144 MHz              2A)  Digital Mode*
VHF    144 MHz              3A)  Digital Mode 
UHF    432 MHz              1B)  CW/SSB
UHF    432 MHz              2B)  Digital Mode 
UHF    1.2 GHz               1C)  CW/SSB
UHF    1.2 GHz               2C)  Digital Mode QRP*
UHF    1.2 GHz               3C)  Digital Mode
SHF    2.3 GHz               1D)  CW/SSB

Category M.W.  Band 5.7 - 10 - 24 GHz.
 

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)

Reports: only  CW/SSB   RST or TMO 

SCORING: 100 points per QSO multiplied by the total number of DXCC countries PLUS 1.

EXAMPLE: 20 QSOs and 5 DXCC countries + 1 = 12000 points. (20 x 100) x (5 + 1) = 12000

Prizes:
 

A prize will be sent to the First of each category a certificate will be sent via air-mail to 2nd and 3th and to all participants via e-mail.   

*QRP 144 MHz Antenna <4 WL Cat.2A  -

*QRP 1296MHz Dish < 3 m. Cat.1C  -

*QRP 1296MHz Dish < 3 m. Cat.3C  -

If somebody wins more than one category, he gets only one prize and certificates for the other categories won, while the prize for these categories goes to the second placed and will be so described.

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

ENTRIES:  not later than January 31th 2015

LOG:
It's preferred format .XLS or TXT send via e-mail to (will be confirmed upon reception).
 

more info on : www.eme2008.org/ari-eme/contest.html

 

Vy 73 de Enrico  I5WBE
Italian E.M.E. Coordinator