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
Finish at: 15 October
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
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
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 =
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 :
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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