Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2009
I'd like to take this time to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.
This is a season of giving, peace, understanding and goodwill among all. I hope that this Christmas will find you among friends and family with good food, good times, and good memories. And I hope too that Santa lines the bottom of your Christmas tree with all the Amateur Radio goodies that it can hold!
Wish you a very happy new year, many nice DX contacts, a lot of pleasure with our hobby and see You in 2009 again!
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SWL's New Year Contest 2009 |
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This contest, sponsored by the SWL-section of the VERON, is open to
SWL-stations
all over the world. The date of this contest is Sunday 4 January 2009.
The aim of the contest is: Logging of three sequential hours somewhere
between
00.00 and 24.00 UTC on both 80/40 or only on 80 or only 40 meterband.
Only three stations from each DXCC country count for the points. For
the
first station you may claim 5 points, the second station 3 points and
for
the third station 1 point. Thus the maximum score by every DXCC is 9
points.
Only stations in phone are permitted.
The log has to contain following items: Time (UTC or GMT), Band, Heard
station,
Working station, RS, Points.
Example of the log:
| UTC |
Band |
Station |
Working |
RS |
Points |
| 06:00 |
40 |
ON6NL |
ON6MP |
59 |
5 |
| 06:00 |
40 |
ON6MP |
ON6NL |
59 |
3 |
| 06:33 |
40 |
GB2SM |
PA0SE |
59 |
5 |
| 06:33 |
40 |
PA0SE |
GB2SM |
59 |
5 |
| 07:45 |
80 |
ON5DU |
DL7LD/p |
56 |
1 |
| 07:48 |
80 |
DL0HQ |
OH1BH |
58 |
5 |
| 07:50 |
80 |
PA0MPM |
DL7LD/p |
59 |
3 |
| 07:54 |
80 |
GM0MTF |
G0TUC |
45 |
5 |
| 07:54 |
80 |
G0TUC |
GM0MTF |
56 |
3 |
| 08:10 |
80 |
G0ABE |
PA0SE |
57 |
1 |
Total
score
36 points
The winner of this contest obtains a plaquette or cup. SWL's with 10 or
more
entries in the log will receive the New Year Contest Award.
The logs must be sent before 31/01/2009 to the contest
manager: Ruud
Ivens, NL290, Hittekamp 29, 3956 RE Leersum, The Netherlands. Also you
may
submit your log by e-mail to:
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Good Luck and see you in the contest.
73, Ruud, NL290.
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