Hello
dear CW
friends:
We want to
thank all fo
you for your WWSA CW CONTEST
support,
which over the years
is becoming
a classic
of
the telegraph amateur radio worldwide.
This
is
a
dream
that
began
in 1982
with
Raul
LU6EF
and two Brazilian
silent key
amateur radio,
but
who have left their
mark on
our
hearts,
they
were
PY1AFA
Gilberto Affonso
Penna and
PY1CC Carlos Vianna
Carneiro.
It was
so
then the
two
groups join togheter
to make reality an old
illusion,
the Group
Pica
Pau
Carioca
in Rio de
Janeiro
and
the CW Group of
Argentine
sealed
an oral gentlement
commitment, with out any
documents.
Time has
passed
with
ups and downs,
but
here we are
today a GACW volunteers determined that
the
WWSA will be an
important
date
in
the international calendar,
to do
just
need your
support
and presence in
each contest.
GACW
World Wide South America
I - DATE:
SECOND WEEK END OF JUNE EACH YEAR
15.00 UTC saturday till 15.00 UTC sunday – 24 hours period.
II - Objective:
For amateurs around the world to contact other amateurs in as many CQ zones and radio countries as possible in A1A mode (CW). (WORLD WIDE CONTEST - everybody-works-everybody ) - A station can be contacted once per band only.
III - Bands
All bands, 3,5 through 28, no WARC/160m bands.
IV - Categories:
Single Operator Categories
Single band or all band; only one signal allowed at any time; the operator can change bands at any time.
Single Operator High
Those stations at which one person performs all of the operating and logging functions. The use of DX alerting assistance of any kind places the station in the Multi Operator category. The output power must not exceed your licence category.
Single Operator Low
The output power shall not exceed 100 watts.
Single Operator QRP
The power output must not exceed 5 watts.
A Single Operator receiving operating and/or thechnical help of any kinf during the contest period will be clasified as a MO station
Multi-Operator Categories
All band operation only.
Single Transmitter
Only one transmitter and one band permitted during any 10 minute period defined as starting with the first logged QSO on a band. Exception: One-and only one-other band may be used during any 10 minute period if-and only if the station worked is a new multiplier. Logs found in violation of the ten-minute rule will be automatically reclassified as multi-multi.
Multi-Transmitter
No limit to transmitters but only one signal and running station allowed per band.
V - Exchange:
RST report plus CQ zone.
VI - Multiplier:
Two types of multiplier will be used.
1. A multiplier of one (1) for each different zone contacted on each band.
2. A multipier of one (1) for each different country contacted on each band. Stations are permitted to contact their own country and zone for multiplier credit. The CQ WAZ definitions, DXCC and the GACW country list, WAE country list, and WAC boundaries are standards. Maritime mobile stations will count only for a zone multiplier.
VII - Points:
1. Contacts between stations on different continents are worth three (3) points.
2. Contacts between stations on the same continent but different countries, one (1) point.
3. Contacts between stations in the same country are permitted for zone or country multiplier credit but have zero (0) point value.
4. Contacts with South American stations = 5 pts. (Only for non SA)
VIII - Scoring:
All stations: The final score is the result of the total QSO points multiplied by the sum of your zone and country multiplier. Example: 100 QSO points x 100 multiplier (20 Zones + 80 Countries) = 10,000 (final score).
IX - Club competition:
1. The club can be a local or national group/club. (except IARU member Societies).
2. There is no country or geographic area limit.
3. Mention your Club/Group partitipation in your summary sheet.
4. Please show the club/gloup complete name. Use the WPX list as a guide
- http://www.cqwpx.com/clubnames.htm
X - Log instructions:
1. All date/times must be in UTC.
2. All sent and received exchanges are to be logged.
3. Indicate zone and country multiplier only the FIRST TIME it is worked on each band.
4. Logs must be checked for duplicated contacts, correct QSO points and multipliers. Submitted logs must have duplicate contacts clearly shown.
5. Internet: Please send us LOG and SUMMARY sheet via Internet:
The CABRILLO format we want is your CALL.LOG following ARRL/GACW cabrillo template
Please added a CALL.SUM file with your score, remarks and extra information.
Please name the appropriate file as: your call.extension.
Send your log to logs@wwsatest.org
6. List all QSOs cronologically - Do not use a separate sheet for each band.
7. Each entry must be accompanied by a summary sheet showing all scoring information, category of competition, contestant's name and address and a signed declaration that all contest rules and regulations for amateur radio in the country of operation have been observed.
8. QRP and low power stations must indicate same on their summary sheets and state the actual maximum power output used, with a signed declaration.
9. When the partitipants score justified and as far as possible, we will increase the number of electronic awards to send by emails.
NOTE: We will acept paper log form.
XI - Software:
+ EI5DI Super Duper - Free Download from http://www.ei5di.com/
+ WD8KNC ALL in ONE. Free download from http://www.geocities.com/ghafler.geo/wd8knc
+ AA LOG Test module for contest. Free Download from AA LOG web site.
+ CW TYPE - The terminal program for CW-operators. Its user can transmit both from the keyboard and from a paddle connected to a gameport or LPT port. Free download http://www.aalog.com/en/products/cwtype/
+ N1MM free Logger since version 5 - Free download from http://pages.cthome.net/n1mm/
+ Wincontest - Software Italiano - Free download from http://digilander.libero.it/wincontest/
+ Freeware GEN LOG by W3KM - Logs 260 HF and VHF contests and was satisfactory tested: http://www.qsl.net/w3km/gen_log.htm
+ VE6YP - YP LOG - http://members.shaw.ca/ve6yp/
+ DL4RCK - RCK LOG - http://www.rcklog.de/e/
+ F5MZN - Win Test http://www.win-test.com/
XII - Disqualification:
Violation of amateur radio regulations in the country of the contestant, or the rules of the contest; unsportsmanlike conduct; taking credit for excessive duplicate contacts; unverifiable QSOs; or unverifiable multipliers will be deemed sufficient cause for disqualification.
The use of non-amateur means such as telephones, emails, telegrams, spots, DX-Cluster, DX-Net, Packet Radio Cluster, etc., to illicit contacts or multipliers during a contest is unsportsmanlike and the entry is subject to disqualification.
Actions and decisions of the GACW Contest Committee are official and final.
XIII - Deadline:
1. All entries must be postmarked NO LATER than July 30th.
XIV - GACW Address:
GACW DX CONTEST,
P.O. Box 9
B1875ZAA Wilde
Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA.
Web WWSA http://www.wwsatest.org
Web GACW http://gacw.no-ip.org
Grupo CONCURSAR Yahoo group - http://ar.groups.yahoo.com/group/concursar/
+ As soon as possible and when the score justified, we will increase the number of awards to send by email.
