| Name | HamSphere 4.0 European 24 hour SSB Contest |
| Description | We proudly introduce the HamSphere 4.0 European 24-hour SSB contest. Stations will need to work as many operators who are located in the continent of Europe, along with all other operators for distance points.
Categories:
Group A: Europe
Group B: Asia
Group C: North America
Group D: South America
Group E: Africa
Group F: Oceania and Antarctica
1st place in each group will receive 15 HS credits
2nd place in each group will receive 10 HS credits
3rd place in each group will receive 5 HS credits |
| Mode | SSB |
| Bands | 160, 80, 60, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 11 and 10 meters |
| Rules | NOTE: a frequency limit will be imposed on all bands (to allow non-contest stations room to operate during the contest).
All contest contacts MUST be above 35kHz from the bottom of each band (example: 7.035 and up, 14.235 and up, 21.335 and up). Any contest contact made below the 35kHz contest band edge will not count.
You can work all stations (EU and non-EU) and you will receive points for distance between you and operator (as follows):
1 point per QSO (0-500km)
2 points per QSO (500km-2500km)
3 points per QSO (2500km-5000km)
4 points per QSO (5000km-10000km)
5 points per QSO (10000km +)
1 point for each multiplier of a new worked country and/or territory belonging to the constant, former and negotiating members of the European Union.
You can work all stations (EU and non-EU) and you will receive points for distance between you and operator (as follows):
Repeated QSOs with the same operator are valid on every new band. 15 minutes must have passed before you can contact the same op on a different band. |
| Score Calculation | Total points for distance x (Total multipliers for each new worked European country and/or territory according to DXHS list+1) +1 is for cases where operator did not work with any EU country. |
| Max Power | 100 Watts (1kW amp permitted on 160m) |
| Exchange | RS + Serial numbers (starting from 001) |
| QSO Points | Multipliers are each new worked EU country and territory according to DXHS country list as follows:
Aaland islands AX
Albania AL
Andorra AD
Austria AT
Azores islands 1D
Balearic islands 2B
Belarus BY
Belgium BE
Bosnia & Herzegovina BA
Bulgaria BG
Corsica 6C
Crete 7C
Croatia HR
Cyprus CY
Czech republic CZ
Denmark DK
Dodecanese 6D
England 9E
Estonia EE
Faroe islands FO
Finland FI
France FR
Franz Josef Land 7F
Germany DE
Gibraltar GI
Greece GR
Guernsey GG
Hungary HU
Iceland IS
Ireland IE
Isle of Man IM
Italy IT
Jersey JE
Kaliningrad 1K
Kosovo CS
Latvia LV
Liechtenstein LI
Lithuania LT
Luxembourg LU
Macedonia MK
Malta MT
Market Reef 1M
Moldova MD
Monaco MC
Montenegro ME
Mount Athos 4H
Netherlands NL
Northern Ireland
Norway NO
Poland PL
Portugal PT
Romania RO
Russian Federation (European) RU
San Marino SM
Sardinia 1S
Scotland 9S
Serbia RS
Slovakia SK
Slovenia SI
Spain ES
Sweden SE
Switzerland CH
Turkey TR
Ukraine UA
United Kingdom GB
Vatican VA
Wales 9F
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| Extra info | Good Luck and see you in the contest! |
| Start date UTC | 2022-03-05 07:00 |
| End date UTC | 2022-03-06 07:00 |
| Log deadline UTC | 2022-03-09 00:00 |
| Manager | Committee |
| Results | |