NRAU-Baltic Contest CW

Start: Sunday of 2nd January full weekend in 06:30 UTC (10 January, 2021 in 09:00)

Finish: Sunday in 08:29 UTC (10 January, 2021 in 10:59)

Modes: CW

Bands:

80m

40m

Categories (classes):
- SINGLE-OP HIGH
- SINGLE-OP LOW
- MULTI-OP

LOW Power - Maximum 100 watts output.

MULTI-OP - at least 50% of operators should be younger than 23 years old, age of each operator must be indicated in the log!

National competition:
The total sum of best ten (10) CW scores and best (10) SSB scores in each country will represent each country score. The results
of the national competition will also be listed.

Contest only for stations from ES, JW, JX, LA, LY, OH, OH0, OJ0, OX, OY, OZ, SM, TF and YL countries.

Each station can be contacted once per band.

Exchanges:

RS(T) + serial number starting from 001 + 2 letter showing Amt/ Fylke/ Lan/ Province/ Region, e.g. 59(9) 001 VN. (See abbrevation
list).
Note! Use different serial numbers for CW and SSB, as they are two separate contests. Multi-operator may use separate
number per band.

Points for QSO:

2 points per QSO.
A QSO with wrong received message gives you only 1 point.

Multipliers:

Each worked Amt/ Fylke/ Lan/ Province/ Region etc. per band

Abbrevation list:
ES - Estonia:
HM	Hiiu       JR	Jarva        PU	Parnu    TL	Tallinn
HR	Harju      LN	Laane        RP	Rapla    VC	Valga
IV	Ida-Viru   LV	Laane-Viru   SR	Saare    VO	Voru
JG	Jogeva     PL	Polva        TA	Tartu    VP	Viljandi

LA - Norway:
AA	Aust Agder   JA	Jan Mayen          OP	Oppland            SV	Svalbard/Bjornoya
AK	Akershus     MR	More og Romsdal    OS	Oslo               TE	Telemark
BU	Buskerud     NO	Nordland           RL	Rogaland           TR	Troms
FI	Finnmark     NT	Nord Trondelag     SF	Sogn og Fjordane   VF	Vestfold
HE	Hedemark     OF	Ostfold            ST	Sor Trondelag      VG	Vest Agder
HO	Hordaland
              
LY - Lithuania:	
AT	Alytus           KN	Kaunas           SI	Siauliai-city    UT	Utena
KD	Klaipeda-city    MM	Marijampole      SU	Siauliai         VU	Vilnius-city
KI	Klaipeda         PA	Panevezys        TG	Taurage          VV	Vilnius
KM	Kaunas-city      PN	Panevezys-city   TI	Telsiai

OH - Finland and Aland Is.:
AL	Ahvenanmaa         KE	Keski-Suomi        LA	Lappi            PP	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
EK	Etela-Karjala      KL	Kymenlaakso        PH	Paijat-Hame      PS	Pohjois-Savo
EP	Etela-Pohjanmaa    KP	Keski-Pohjanmaa    PK	Pohjois-Karjala  SA	Satakunta
ES	Etela-Savo         KT	Kanta-Hame         PM	Pirkanmaa        UU	Uusimaa
IU	Ita-Uusimaa        KU	Kainuu             PO	Pohjanmaa        VA	Varsinais-Suomi

OX/OY/OZ - Greenland, Faeroe Islands, Denmark:
AH	Arhus          FY	Fyn            RI	Ribe           SS	Storstrom
BH	Bornholm       GR	Gronland       RK	Ringkobing     VI	Viborg
FA	Faroarna       KH	Kobenhavn      RO	Roskilde       VJ	Vejle
FB	Frederiksborg  NJ	Nordjylland    SJ	Sonderjylland  VS	Vastsjalland

SM - Sweden:
BL	Blekinge       JO	Jonkoping        OR	Orebro           VB	Vasterbotten
DA	Dalarna        KA	Kalmar           SE	Skane            VD	Vastra Gotaland
GA	Gavleborg      KR	Kronoberg        SL	Stockholms Lan   VL	Varmland
GO	Gotland        NB	Norrbotten       SO	Sodermanland     VM	Vastmanland
HA	Halland        OG	Ostergotland     UP	Uppsala          VN	Vasternorrland
JL	Jamtland

TF - Iceland:
IS	Island

YL - Latvia:
AI	Aizkraukle       GU	Gulbene        LU	Ludza        SD	Saldus
AU	Aluksne          JE	Jelgava        MD	Madona       TS	Talsi
BA	Bauska           JP	Jekabpils      OE	Ogre         TU	Tukums
BV	Balvi            KG	Kuldiga        PR	Preili       VE	Ventspils
CE	Cesis            KV	Kraslava       RE	Rezekne      VK	Valka
DG	Daugavpils       LI	Liepaja        RR	Riga         VR	Valmiera
DO	Dobele           LM	Limbazi

Score:

Score = (sum of QSO-points) x (sum of multipliers worked on the two bands).

Logs:

Logs must be submitted separately for CW and SSB. Only electronic logs are accepted.
Please check your log for typing errors and leave ALL your QSOs in the log including dupes. The log checking software will find
the dupes and mark them with zero (0) points.
Use the following examples for naming the CABRILLO log files:
CW: OH2XYZ_CW.log
SSB: OH2XYZ_SSB.log

Sending of electronic logs:

Logs for 2015 shall be submitted to email nrau@lrmd.lt.

Deadline:

Logs must be submitted within 7 days.

Awards:

Awards and prizes to the first three (3) on CW, SSB and MIXED in each category.
Also the best five (5) CW + SSB participants will be awarded (both CW and SSB contest must have been particioated to qualify in
MIXED category).
Additional or fewer awards depending on the numbers of contestants.
Every participating country may give out additional awards and prizes.

Web-site: http://www.nrau.net

Link for original rules:

Examples lines for Cabrillo format logs:
0000000001111111111222222222233333333334444444444555555555566666666667777777777888888888899
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901
                              ----------info sent---------- ----------info rcvd----------
QSO: freq  mo date       time call          rst ex1  ex2    call          rst ex1  ex2    t
QSO: ***** ** yyyy-mm-dd nnnn ************* nnn **** ****** ************* nnn **** ****** *
QSO:  3523 CW 2013-01-13 0630 7S3A          599 001  VN     LY2HN         599 001  KM
QSO:  7022 CW 2013-01-13 0633 7S3A          599 002  VN     OH2LU         599 002  LU

Examples head for Cabrillo format logs:
SINGLE-OP HIGH
SINGLE-OP LOW
MULTI-OP

SINGLE-OP HIGH (Cabrillo 3.0 format):
START-OF-LOG: 3.0
CONTEST: NRAU-BALTIC-CW
CALLSIGN: 7S3A
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-POWER: HIGH
NAME: Jan-Eric Rehn
ADDRESS: Finstavagen 26, 7tr
ADDRESS-CITY: Sundsbru
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: SE-863 31
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: Sweden
EMAIL: 7s3a@gmail.com

SINGLE-OP HIGH (Cabrillo 2.0 format):
START-OF-LOG: 2.0
CONTEST: NRAU-BALTIC-CW
CALLSIGN: 7S3A
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP HIGH
NAME: Jan-Eric Rehn
ADDRESS: Finstavagen 26, 7tr
ADDRESS: SE-863 31 Sundsbru
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: Sweden
EMAIL: 7s3a@gmail.com

SINGLE-OP LOW (Cabrillo 3.0 format):
START-OF-LOG: 3.0
CONTEST: NRAU-BALTIC-CW
CALLSIGN: 7S3A
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-POWER: LOW
NAME: Jan-Eric Rehn
ADDRESS: Finstavagen 26, 7tr
ADDRESS-CITY: Sundsbru
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: SE-863 31
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: Sweden
EMAIL: 7s3a@gmail.com

SINGLE-OP LOW (Cabrillo 2.0 format):
START-OF-LOG: 2.0
CONTEST: NRAU-BALTIC-CW
CALLSIGN: 7S3A
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP LOW
NAME: Jan-Eric Rehn
ADDRESS: Finstavagen 26, 7tr
ADDRESS: SE-863 31 Sundsbru
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: Sweden
EMAIL: 7s3a@gmail.com

MULTI-OP (Cabrillo 3.0 format):
START-OF-LOG: 3.0
CONTEST: NRAU-BALTIC-CW
CALLSIGN: 7S3A
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: MULTI-OP
OPERATORS: SM3CER SM3AVU
NAME: Jan-Eric Rehn
ADDRESS: Finstavagen 26, 7tr
ADDRESS-CITY: Sundsbru
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: SE-863 31
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: Sweden
EMAIL: 7s3a@gmail.com

MULTI-OP (Cabrillo 2.0 format):
START-OF-LOG: 2.0
CONTEST: NRAU-BALTIC-CW
CALLSIGN: 7S3A
CATEGORY: MULTI-OP
OPERATORS: SM3CER SM3AVU
NAME: Jan-Eric Rehn
ADDRESS: Finstavagen 26, 7tr
ADDRESS: SE-863 31 Sundsbru
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: Sweden
EMAIL: 7s3a@gmail.com