Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest

RST + ITU zone number. Special stations (see the list below) transmit a two-letter combination instead of the ITU-zone number.

2 points per QSO with own "P-150-C" country;
3 points per QSO with a different "P-150-C" country in the same continent;
4 points per QSO with a different continent; 
25 points per geostationary Satellite`s QSO;
50 points per Satellite`s QSO (except geostationary).
100 points per QSO with the International Space Station (RS0ISS).
QSO points on: 1.8  MHz and 3.5MHz multiplied by 3; 7 MHz - 2; 14, 21 and 28 MHz - 1.
For Phone (SSB, FM) QSO, points are additionally multiplied by 2.
 
For SWL:
Complete logging of one station only the callsign of the second station count 1 point.
Complete logging of both sides of  a QSO - 3 points.
The same callsign may be logged once each mode per each band.

Each different ITU zone worked on each band gives 1 point for multiplier.
In addition, 1 point (2 points for QSOs made with Russian cosmonauts (Alexander Volkov, U4MIR and Alexander Grebionkin, R3HP)) for a
multiplier on each band by each mode is given by special stations operating from memorable places and objects of the Russian space
industry according to the list below.
SWL multipliers do not have.

List of special stations:

 â„–  Callsign         Object                                          Two-letter combination
 1  UA1OLM       Plesetsk Cosmodrome                                               KP
 2  RT2C         Mission Control Center                                            CU
 3  RT3F         Cosmonaut Training Center                                         CP
 4  R5AG         Aerospace Laboratory                                              AL
 5  RK3LWA       The birthplace of Yuri Gagarin                                    RG
 6  UA5L         The birthplace of Yuri Gagarin                                    YG
 7  RT4D         The landing place of Yuri Gagarin                                 MP
 8  RG2X         The birthplace of Russian Cosmonautics                            RK
 9  RC3XC        Laboratory of Aerospace                                           LA
10  RW0A         Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology     SA
11  RN0JT        Vostochny Cosmodrome                                              KV
12  R2VA         Parashute Design Research Institute                               PC
13  R8TT         Orenburg Aviation School                                          AU
14  UA4WW        Votkinsk Machine Building Plant                                   VZ
15  RD4A         Titan-Barrikady Company                                           TB
16  R9YU         FRPC "Altay"                                                      AT
17  RD0A         Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev                           RV
18  R8IZ         RPC "Polyus"                                                      PL
29  R9MM         Siberian Devices and Systems JSC                                  SP
20  UA8A         Scientific Production Enterprise "Medicon"                        MK
21  RT4F         Scientific Research Institute of Physical Measurements            FI
22  RO3M         Yaroslavl Radio Plant PJSC                                        YR
23  RA9A         Zlatoust Machine-Building Plant                                   ZM
24  UA6M         Production and Design Enterprise "IRIS"                           IR
25  RK3PWA       NPO Bazalt                                                        BZ
26  RD1T         Scientific Research Institute of Industrial Television "Raster"   RA
27  RN4K         Progress Rocket Space Centre                                      PG
28  RF9C         NPO Avtomatiki                                                    AM
39  RK5K         Chemical Automatics Design Bureau                                 HA
30  UA2FZ        MKB Fakel                                                         FA
31  R9FL         Proton-Perm Motors JSC                                            PM
32  UA9W         JSC "Salavatsky Chemical Plant"                                   SZ
33  RW1A         Scientific Research Institute of Command Devices                  PR
34  R3HP         Cosmonaut Alexander Grebionkin                                    CG
35  U4MIR        Cosmonaut Alexander Volkov                                        CV

The list of special stations can be expanded. The organizers invite you to participate in the subgroup Special Stations from
the Russian Federation and other countries working from places related to the exploration of world space.

Final score: The total number of QSO points on all bands times the total number of multipliers worked on all bands.

Any logs only in Cabrillo format.

Logs are uploaded via Web interface.
Should any problems occur with uploading of your log via the web interface, please try to send your log via 
e-mail to: info@gccontest.ru.

The final date of logs sending - April 26, 2026.

Big cups are awarded to participants who win in the following categories SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH MIXED SAT-USED, 
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW MIXED SAT-USED, MULTI-ONE SAT-USED, SINGLE-OP SAT, SINGLE-OP SAT-GS.
Small cups and certificates are awarded to participants who win in the following categories SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH MIXED NO-SAT, 
SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH SSB NO-SAT, SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH CW NO-SAT, SINGLE-OP ALL LOW MIXED NO-SAT, SINGLE-OP ALL LOW SSB NO-SAT,
SINGLE-OP ALL LOW CW NO-SAT, SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH MIXED 12-HOURS NO-SAT, SINGLE-OP ALL LOW MIXED 12-HOURS NO-SAT, 
MULTI-ONE NO-SAT.
Pennants are awarded to the participants outside of Russia who win in the following categories: SINGLE-OP (Sindle band), SINGLE-OP SWL.
Electronic certificates are awarded to any participants who send their log to the contest committee.
Participants operating from a country found in Top 200 DXCC Most Wanted List will be awarded with the commemorative pennant signed by a cosmonaut,
provided they make at least 50 QSOs in the contest and submit a log .with at least 50 QSOs.
For QSOs with the Russian cosmonauts (Alexander Volkov, U4MIR and Alexander Grebionkin, R3HP) all the participants who submit their logs will receive
special autographed QSL cards.

Penalties are worth the QSO point value for the contact.
Penalty is applied in case of:
- incorrectly logged call;
- incorrectly logged exchange number;
The QSO is neither counted nor penalized for the following:
- QSO time difference of more than 3 minutes (except for cases in which the judges determine the error as fault of your correspondent);
- QSO bands or modes difference (except for cases in which the judges determine the error as fault of your correspondent);
Contacts with participants who fail to submit log are counted if their call is found in at least 3 submitted logs.