COSACK's HONOR CONTEST (CW, SSB,FM,DIGI)

 

  

Contest is organized by   UARL VHF Cometee   

Information partners are  Ukrainian VHF  portal  and UR-VHF-Forum

 

Start at: 14 October 2023 г. 16:00 UTC       Modulations: CW, SSB,FM,DIGI

Finish at: 15 October 2023 г. 03:59 UTC

Totall time: 12 Hours

Bands: 2m and 70 сm

1. Participants: all licensed radio amateurs.

2. Goal:

To make a contacts as maximum HAMs as possible, using different kind of modulation and amateur bands VHF/UHF 2m and 70 cm.

3.General date and time for this contest:

Second weekend of October from 16:00 Saturday to 04:00 Sunday.

4. Category for Ukrainian stations:

4.1. Single operator (Single Operator SO )-all bands (all bands AB)- MIXED

4.1.1. Subcategories:

4.1.1.1. whole Ukrainian subcategory with all kind of modulation for this contest:

SO-MIXED-AB

STATION CATEGORY: HETMAN

4.1.1.2.whole Ukrainian subcategory with all kind of modulation for this contest, besides DIGI:

SO-MIXED-AB

STATION CATEGORY: KOSHOVY

4.1.1.3.territorial subcategory (in accordance to defined regiments) with modulations CW and FM:

SO-MIXED-AB

STATION CATEGORY: POLKOVY

4.1.1.4. territorial subcategory (in accordance to defined coorines) with modulation FM:

SO-FM-AB

STATION CATEGORY: KURINNY

4.1.2. Single operator (Single Operator SO )-single band(2m only)  - MIXED

4.1.2.1. Subcategory:

4.1.2.1.1. territorial subcategory (in accordance to defined regiments) with modulations CW,SSB and FM:

SO-MIXED-SB

STATION CATEGORY: SOTNIC

4.2.1. Multy operators (Multy Operators MO )-all bands (all bands AB)- MIXED

4.2.2.1. . whole Ukrainian subcategory with all kind of modulation for this contest:

MO-MIXED-AB

STATION CATEGORY: ZASTAVA

 

4.3. Categories for stations outside Ukraine:

4.3.1. Single operator(Single Operator SO )-all bands(all bands AB)- MIXED

territorial subcategory (in accordance to defined territories) with modulations  CW, SSB,FM,DIGI:

SO-MIXED-AB

STATION CATEGORY: DX

4.3.2. Single operator (Single Operator SO )- single band(2m only)  - MIXED

 territorial subcategory (in accordance to defined territories) with modulations  CW, SSB,FM,DIGI:

SO-MIXED-SB

STATION CATEGORY: DX

4.4.Operators may send their log only for checking(CHECK LOG)

Contest managers are also in this category .

 SO-MIXED-AB

 STATION CATEGORY: CHECK LOG

.:: EXCHANGE  ::.

5.1. Participants sent  RS(T),QSO number  + 6 symbol WW LOCATOR +

ID (defined polk,defined territory,special personal status),for example:

599 001 KN77AA/SC

QSO number starts from 001 and don’t depend of the band.

5.2.1 Twosymboled ID of defined regiment inside Ukraine are listed below (regiment=polk):

HL – Halytsky polk – Lvivs coorin,Ternopils coorin,Volyns coorin;

PS – Pidcarpatska Sich – Zakapatsky coorin,Ivano-Frankivsky coorin,Chernivetsky coorin;

PO – Polissky polk – Rivensky coorin,Zhytomyrsky coorin,Khmelnitsky coorin;

PD – Podilsky polk – Kyivsky coorin,Vynnytsky coorin,Chernigivsky coorin;

ND – Naddnipryansky polk – Cherkassky coorin,Cropyvnytsky coorin,Poltavsky coorin;

SL – Slobozhansky polk – Sumsky coorin,Kharkivsky coorin;

SN – Stannychny polk – Lugansky coorin,Donetsky coorin;

SC – Zaporizska Sich – Khersonsky coorin,Zaporizhsky coorin,Dniprovsky coorin;

KR – Krymsky polk

CH – Chornomorsky polk – Odesky coorin,Mykolaivsky coorin.

(Each defined regiment is divided by coorines in accordance to Ukrainian regions)

5.2.2. Twosymboled ID of defined  territories outside Ukraine are listed below:

ZS – «Zalissya» : Bryansk region,Voronezh region,Orel region,Lipetsk region of RF;

DN – «Don»: Rostov region of RF;

KB – «Kuban»: Crasnodarsky crai region of RF;

BC – «Baltika» : Byelorus,Lithuania and Kaliningrad region of RF;

RP – «Rich Pospolyta»: Poland ;

SV – «Rusiny»: Slovakia;

MG – «Prydunay» : Hungary ;

ZD – «Zadunay»: Romania and Moldova;

SP – «Stara Planina» : Bulgary ;

WW – all another countries and territories of RF not listed above.

(all nicknames of territories are defined for this contest only)

Since 2022 all Russian and Byelorussian stations are DQ due to

War in Ukraine !!!

5.2.3. Twosymboled ID of special personal statuses are listed below:

HM – alltimes winners in category «HETMAN»

KY – alltimes winners in category «KOSHOVY»

PK – last year winners in category «POLKOVY»

ST – last year winners in category «SOTNIC»

KU – last year winners in category  «KURINNY»

MF - Contest managers.

5.3. Numeric of QSOs do not depend of band, starting from 001 and to gained amount of QSOs.

6.All operators are supposed to follow their license limitations.

.:: POINTS AND GENERAL QSO RULES ::.

7.1. QSO are counted with the same station in different modulation on each band.

For DIGI only one QSO is counted ,total per band – 4 QSOs.

7.2. Points count like 1 point = 1 km.

7.3. In case, when participant contact with correspondent in modulation, which is not eligible for his subcategory, then points will count only for participant with correct subcategory.

7.4. QSOs with illegal station are prohibited.

7.5.There is the frequency rule:

For СW / SSB – in accordance to modulation.

For DIGI – in accordance to proper submods.

For FM – is prohibited to use general call frequencies!

And then, all chanels down to general call frequencies are recommended for CQ with vertically polarisated antenna, 2 chanel up to general call frequencies are recommended for CQ with horizontally polarisated antenna

Step – 25 kHz.

.:: MULTIPLIERS ::.

8.1. MULTIPLIERS  are Ukrainian regiment IDs, territorial IDs and personal statuses IDs.

8.2.Each multiplayer counts once per band.

8.3. Regular list of personal statuses IDs find here:

(there is not winners yet, because of the first contest )

.:: TOTAL RESULT ::.

9. Total result is sum of point X sum of mults.

.:: AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS ::.

10.1. Winner in each subcategory is awarded by diploma.

10.2. Participants took 2nd and 3rd places are awarded by certificates (in ukr.- HRAMOTA)

10.3.Participants took both at least 3 multies and at least 3000 points are awarded by e-mailed Certificate of participation.

10.4. Additional awards may be present by sponsors.

.:: LOGS::.

11.1. Log submitted in Cabrillo sends both via e-mails in two weeks after contest :

cshonor-vhf@meta.ua

cshonor-vhf@ua.fm

11.2. The results will be shown on official site 2 months after log-deadline.

.:: USING THE CHATS ::.

12.1. It is permitted to use the internet-chat during the contest to correct the frequency and azimuth in it.

12.2.  The  UR-VHF-chat   is recommended as main for this contest.

ON4KST chat is recommended as reserved.

12.3.Using chats to correct or to translate QSO information is prohibited.

.::  GENERAL NOTICES ::.

13.1. Each participant sending log agree to follow all rules of this contest and  must observe the limitations of their operator licenses and station licenses at all times.

13.2. Each participant sending log agree that his log might be open to public observation.

13.3. Each participant sending log agree with no-pretense to contest managers and chosen category is only his own choice.

13.4.In the case several logs sending from the same station – correct is only last one in accordance to date and time.

13.5. Disqualification may be taking place only when IARU R1 limitations and rules  or  their license limitations were broken.

.::  REMARKS FOR COSACK’s HONOR -2021 ::.

14.1. WARNING!!!

All information in 14th and 15th sections may be changed till 1st September!

Everything shown 14th and 15th sections after is able for contest!

14.2.. There are only PSK and RTTY used as DIGI mods.

14.3. Winners in subgroup KURINNY will determine by each defined regiments.

 .::  SPECIAL SPONSORED AWARDS FOR COSACK’s HONOR -2021 ::.

 15.1.The participant from field position and reached the highest score will be awarded in additional.

     It’s supposed to use /p in fields.

15.2. The additional local prizes are allowed, but all responsibility is on sponsors about.

 

 

 

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