DTC CONTEST
"Deutschland-Contest"

NEW: The QSL-Online team took the trouble to create a PC program to handle the DC contest log-keeping. This program does comply with our current contest rules and thus log-keeping work can be minimized. The very program can be downloaded free of charge here . We thank the QSL-Online team for their contributing and excellent work.

This HF contest has been created by Deutsche Telegrafie Club e.V. in order to promote the active use of Morse telegraphy on the amateur radio HF bands as well as to support the interest in the DARC DLD awards. The DLD awards issued by DARC focus on working as many as possible of the DARC's local sections which can be identified by their "DOK".
DOKs consist of a letter (indicating the region) followed by two numbers (which identify the local section of DARC).

Name:
Deutschland Contest ( "DC" )

Date:
every Easter Monday each year, in 2008: March 24, 2008

Time:
06:00 - 09:00 UTC

Frequencies:
3520 kHz - 3560 kHz and 7010 kHz - 7035 kHz

Call:
either CQ DC or CQ TEST

Participants:
all licensed radio amateurs and SWLs

Classes:
Class 1: more than 25 W output
Class 2: 5 - 25 W output
Class 3: max. 5 W output (QRP)
Class 4: SWLs

Exchange:
RST+ QSO-no. / one's DOK
Non-members of DARC as well as foreign amateurs of cause omit the DOK infomation.
Example: 559003/A06

Points to claim:
- every QSO counts 2 points
- every different DOK worked counts 1 multiplier point
- every DXCC country worked counts 1 multiplier point

Final result:
total points = sum of QSO points x sum of multiplier points
Any station worked on one of the two amateur bands may be worked on the other one again, QSO-points and multiplier points for these count like those for any QSO.
Scoring will be according to the respective classes.

Logs:
Logs have to show all relevant datas of the QSOs made. In addition a cover sheet is required providing information about the class and output used as well as the call, address and signature of the participant. SWL logs have to provide both calls of a QSO and at least one full rapport being exchanged therein.

Deadline:
Log entries should have reached the manager before May 31, 2008 the latest..

Log entries may also be sent by email to kontest-log@dtc-online.de, or, alternatively to deutschlandkontest@muenster.deas well as to dtc@muenster.de

Online entries are possible via dirct input at http://www.dtc-online.de also.

Manager:
Frank Schmitte
DL1IL
Sophienstrasse 35
48145 Muenster
GERMANY
 
Final results and scorings are available by ordinary mail if a SASE / SAE+ return postage is included with the log entry. Also, if an email address is given, final results and scorings will be forwarded by email.