"MSK Time" Cup |
Start: Friday before last full weekend of March in 17:00 UTC (27 March, 2020 in 17:00) |
Finish: Friday in 19:59 UTC (27 March, 2020 in 19:59) |
Modes: RTTY45 |
Bands: |
Categories (classes): - SINGLE-OP
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Separate competition between Moscow stations, European Russia (except Moscow), Asiatic Russia and
foreign participants. If foreign hams will operate from Russia (e.g. RA/EW0AA), he is in qualification for foreign
participants. |
The competitions are held in 3 rounds of one hour each.
Only one transmitted signal at any time. |
QSOs with the same call sign are valid if they are made on different bands in each rounds. |
Exchanges:
Moscow stations: RST + 2-letters abbreviation of Moscow Area Code, example for Lefortovo - 599 LF.
Other Russian stations: RST + 4-letters abbreviation of Russian Area RDA Code, example for Elektrostal - 599 MO54.
Non-Russian Stations: RST + serial number beginning with 001, for example, 599 001. The numeration on bands is current. |
Points for QSO:
For participants from Moscow:
- 1 point per QSOs with Moscow;
- 5 points per other QSOs.
For all other participants:
- 5 points per QSOs with Moscow;
- 1 point per other QSOs. |
Multipliers:
The multiplier are the areas according to the list of Moscow Areas and RDA Areas on each band. |
Score:
The final score is the result of the total points multiplied by the sum of multipliers. |
Logs:
Only electronic logs.
Electronic logs are made: for Russian participants in ERMAK format, for foreign participants in Cabrillo format.
In line LOCATION heads log russian parties are required to specify:
- Moscow statins - 2-letters abbreviation of Moscow Area Code;
- other - 4-letters abbreviation of Russian Area RDA Code. |
Sending of electronic logs:
Logs uploaded via Web interface or sent to e-mail: r3a-cup@digitalrus.ru. |
Deadline:
Logs must be sent within 5 days after the end of the competition. (01, April 2020). |
Awards:
Cups of "MSK TIME" by digital modes of a radio communication on HF award winners in four groups of not less than 10
participants in final results.
Awards in electronic form will be awarded to:
1. Certificate of Winner:
- 1st place in European Russia and 1st place in Asiatic Russia;
- 1st place in Moscow;
- 1st place in each Federal District of Russia, provided a minimum of 3 participants from FD;
- 1st place among the foreign participants.
2. Certificate of Prize-winner:
- 2nd and 3rd place in European Russia and Asiatic Russia;
- 2nd and 3rd place in Moscow;
- 2nd and 3rd places in each Federal District of Russia, subject to not less than 5 participants from FD;
- 2nd and 3rd among foreign participants.
3. Certificate of participation:
- all participants who have sent reports (except checklog - for overall standing) and not being awarded it is necessary for each
of participants not less than 20 test QSO's confirmed (CFM QSO) by final results. |
Rule Violations, Penalties and Declaration:
QSO with a station does not send a log counts if the callsign of the station appears in no less than five different logs.
QSO is not counted both correspondents:
- if one of the stations have error in the exchange, callsign or band;
- when the divergence time QSO more than 2 minutes.
When more than 30% unverifiable QSOs, the log is moved into a checklog. |
Questions to Contest-Committee:
E-mail for questions: rusww@rdrclub.ru. |
Web-site: http://www.rdrclub.ru |
Link for original rules: |
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Examples lines for Cabrillo format logs: 000000000111111111122222222223333333333444444444455555555556666666666777777777788
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901
--------info sent------- -------info rcvd--------
QSO: freq mo date time call rst exch call rst exch
QSO: ***** ** yyyy-mm-dd nnnn ************* nnn ****** ************* nnn ****** *
For Moscow Stations:
QSO: 3585 RY 2015-03-27 1700 UA2AAA 599 LF LZ1ZZZ 599 002
QSO: 7045 RY 2015-03-27 1705 UA2AAA 599 LF UA8AAA 599 CB01
For Russian Stations:
QSO: 3585 RY 2015-03-27 1700 UA8AAA 599 CB01 LZ1ZZZ 599 002
QSO: 7045 RY 2015-03-27 1705 UA8AAA 599 CB01 RL3A 599 MA
For Non-Russian Stations:
QSO: 3585 RY 2015-03-27 1700 LZ1ZZZ 599 001 RL3A 599 MA
QSO: 7045 RY 2015-03-27 1705 LZ1ZZZ 599 002 YL2ZF 599 003
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Examples head for Cabrillo format logs: SINGLE-OP
SINGLE-OP (Cabrillo 3.0 format):
START-OF-LOG: 3.0
CONTEST: R3A-CUP-DIGI
CALLSIGN: UX5XXX
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
NAME: Andrej Skripko
ADDRESS: P.O.Box 33
ADDRESS-CITY: Zhitomir
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 10000
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: Ukraine
EMAIL: ux5xxx@gmail.com
SINGLE-OP (Cabrillo 2.0 format):
START-OF-LOG: 2.0
CONTEST: R3A-CUP-DIGI
CALLSIGN: UX5XXX
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP
NAME: Andrej Skripko
ADDRESS: P.O.Box 33, Zhitomir, 10000 Ukraine
EMAIL: ux5xxx@gmail.com
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