Spokane DX Association

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Each contest sponsor has their own way and method for your sending in your results so it will be counted and published.

There are certain ham radio contests that count for the SDXA in club competitions especially the PNW Challenge Cup. As a SDXA member, your score helps our organization compete against other clubs. Every point counts!! The two primary contest sponsors are the ARRL and CQ Magazine. Each has separate eligibility requirements for counting the scores of club members.

To give the SDXA credit for your entry, make sure that the club listed on your Cabrillo file (or equivalent) is exactly:

Spokane DX Association

A multi-op contest at WA7LT’s QTH

ARRL:

The ARRL has a new section on their website for contests called the Contests Landing Page. There is a lot of information on this page including the contest rules. Be aware that there is a 7 day deadline for sending in your log for ARRL credit. After a ARRL contest, you use the page under the tab called LOG SUBMISSION to send your log to them. You have seven days only to submit your log to them to have it count.

For the four ARRL contests we enter in the Pacific Northwest Challenge Cup competition between us and the other NW clubs, do the following:

— Use the Contest Landing Page Link (above) to send your score to the ARRL for credit.

— Send your scores via the SDXA Google Group so that our SDXA Secretary can tally the points. Your log is not necessary for this action. If you were multi-operator, list the operators too.

In case you make some points in the contest, but elect NOT to send your score to the contest sponsor, we can still use your points total towards our PNW Challenge Cup competition for the ten mentioned contests. If you are entering other ARRL contests, post your scores on the SDXA Google Group to inform (brag to?) the other members.

In the last few years, the ARRL had refined how clubs participate. Here is the link that explains who in a club can use their score to help the club and who cannot. Not all members in a club can participate for the club depending on their distance from the club’s “center.” Our center is the middle of grid DN17gp. If you qualify on distance, make sure you are on the club’s eligibility list maintained by our Secretary.

Our circle of eligibility is a 175-mile (282-kilometer) circle from our designated center (DN17gp) for the medium category (10 or more entries), Our SDXA Secretary is responsible for submitting the accurate eligibility list to the ARRL.

GARY K7GS – a long time ago

CQ:

Six of the CQ contests count in the PNW challenge Cup so notify our SDXA Secretary of your scores and categories. If you were multi-operator, list the operators too.

In case you make some points in the contest, but elect NOT to send your score to the contest sponsor, we can still use your points total towards our PNW Challenge Cup competition for the ten mentioned contests. If you are entering other CQ contests, post your scores on the SDXA Google Group to inform (brag to?) the other members.

For USA Clubs, participation is limited to club members residing within a 250 mile radius circle from the center of club area (middle of grid DN17gp). Single-operator entries may only contribute to one club. Multi-operator scores may be allocated to multiple clubs as a percentage of the number of club members participating in the operation. The log entry must spell out the full club name (and club allocations if multi-op). A minimum of four logs must be received for a club to be listed in the results. Checklog entries are not counted for the club score

Web upload is the preferred method of log submission. The exact URL to upload your log is in the individual rules of each contest. You do read the rules before the contest, don’t you?

All CQ entries must be sent WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS after the end of the contest. Resubmitting an entry after the deadline will result in it being considered as a late log.

CQ does not require an eligibility list of qualified members from the SDXA. The club affiliation must appear on each contestant’s entry, and if there is any question there will be follow-up from the contest director.

All the CQ contest rules are available at this link: