Portugal Day Contest

Date:

8th and 9th June 2013

Time:

12:00 UTC to 12:00 UTC

Bands:

10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meter bands, fully respecting licensing rules of each country. Observance of established band plans is strongly encouraged.

Mode:

SSB, CW or Mixed

Category:

Single Operator All Bands

Exchange:

DX Stations send RST followed by one sequential number beginning 001.
Portuguese Stations (including Autonomous Regions of Azores and Madeira Islands) send RST followed by letters identifying their respective District (or County if Azores and Madeira Islands) – check list bellow.

QSO Points:

Contact between DX and Portuguese Stations are worth 10 points (DX/CT scores 10 points and CT/DX scores 1 point)
Contact between DX stations in the same Continent and Country are worth 1 point
Contact between DX stations from different Continents are worth 2 points
Contact between Portuguese Stations are worth 5 points

Scoring examples - CT side and DX side - Click Here!

Multipliers:

Each District (Portugal)
Each County (Azores and Madeira Islands)
Each DXCC country

Scoring examples - CT side and DX side - Click Here!

Multiplier Points:

Each Contact with Portuguese District (or County if Azores/Madeira) are worth 5 points
Each contact with a different DXCC country are worth 1 point
Each multiplier is counted only once by Band regardless of the Mode.

Scoring examples - CT side and DX side - Click Here!

Final Score:

Total contact points from all bands multiplied by the total Multiplier points.

Scoring examples - CT side and DX side - Click Here!

Trophies:

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Plaque for the best World Score, with a minimum of 500 valid QSOs.
Plaque for the best CT Score, with a minimum of 500 valid QSOs.
Certificate for the best score in each DXCC country, if the total submitted score is higer or equal to 20% of the Worlds' best Score in each category.
Participation Certificate for all stations with 200 or more valid QSOs.

Prizes are not cumulative.

Logs:

Logs should be organized following Cabrillo file format:
Callsign, Date, UTC, Mode, RST/** sent and received, Band, Points, Multipliers.
Each paper log entry should be accompanied by a Summary sheet listing all scoring information, duplicates, entrant’s name and mailing address.

Deadline

All entries must be emailed or postmarked no later than 1st September of the same year to:

e-mail to rep-concursos@rep.pt

The Cabrillo log should be attached as a file, with your callsign in the "Subject:" line of the e-mail.

or

REP – Rede dos Emissores Portugueses
Manager de Concursos e Diplomas
Rua D. Pedro V, nº 7 – 4º
1250-092 Lisboa
Portugal

Prefixes:

Portugal - CT1 CT2 CT4 CT5 CT7 CQ7 CS2 CR5 CR6
Azores Island - CU1 CU2 CU3 CU4 CU5 CU6 CU7 CU8 CU9 CR1 CR2 CQ8
Madeira Island - CT3 CT9 CQ3 CQ9 CR3

Observations:

Failure to fill out the header correctly may result in your entry being reclassified as a checklog.

PORTUGAL DAY CONTEST MULTIPLIERS

Portugal (Distritos)
	Aveiro	AV
	Beja	BJ
	Braga	BR
	Bragança	BG
	Castelo Branco	CB
	Coimbra	CO
	Évora	EV
	Faro	FR
	Guarda	GD
	Leiria	LR
	Lisboa	LX
	Portalegre	PG
	Porto	PT
	Santarem	SR
	Setubal	ST
	Viana do Castelo	VC
	Vila Real	VR
	Viseu	VS

Madeira Island (Concelhos)
	Calheta	CAL
	Camara de Lobos	CMB
	Funchal	FU
	Machico	MC
	Ponta do Sol	PS
	Porto Moniz	PM
	Porto Santo	PTS
	Ribeira Brava	RB
	Santa Cruz	SCM
	Santana	STM
	São Vicente	SV

Azores Island (Concelhos)
	Angra do Heroismo	AH
	Calheta	CA
	Sta. Cruz da Graciosa	SCG
	Velas	VL
	Vila Praia da Vitória	PV
	Corvo	CV
	Horta	HT
	Lajes das Flores	LJF
	Lajes do Pico	LJP
	Madalena	MD
	Sta. Cruz Das Flores	SCF
	São Roque do Pico	SRP
	Lagoa	LG
	Nordeste	ND
	Ponta Delgada	PD
	Povoação	PO
	Ribeira Grande	RG
	Vila France do Campo	FC
	Vila do Porto	VP