[Mich VHF UHF Society] ARRL VHF Contest, 1800 UTC Saturday, September 14 - 0259 UTC Monday, September 16
Tom
k8tb at bosscher.org
Fri Sep 6 13:43:41 CDT 2024
*ARRL September VHF Contest <https://www.arrl.org/September-vhf>
*
About
*Objective: *For amateurs in the US and Canada (and their possessions)
to work as many amateur stations in as many different 2 degrees x 1
degree Maidenhead grid squares as possible using authorized frequencies
above 50 MHz. Stations outside the US & Canada (and their possessions)
may only work stations in the US (and its possessions) and Canada.
*Dates*: The second full weekend in September *(September 14-16, 2024)*
*Contest Period:*Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, ends 0259 UTC Monday.
*Notice: *Participants in the FM Only category can now count contacts
made on 902 MHz and 1.2 GHz toward their scores. Previously, only
contacts on the four lowest VHF bands (50, 144, 222 and 432 MHz) counted
toward participants' scores in this category.
*Click Here for Complete ARRL September VHF Contest Rules (PDF)*
<https://contests.arrl.org/ContestRules/JanJunSep-VHF-Rules.pdf>
For contest information contact*contests at arrl.org*
<mailto:contests at arrl.org>or (860) 594-0232
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All legal modes are permitted (while CW and SSB/Phone are most common,
MSK144, FT8 and FM-Only are gaining popularity - other popular modes
include PSK31, FSK441 and JT65). For Cabrillo file mode definitions,
Digital modes should be represented as "DG" (for all things digital),
SSB Phone as "PH", FM voice as "FM", and CW as "CW".
Stations in KH0-9, KL7 & KP1-KP5, CY9 and CY0 count as W/VE stations and
can be worked by DX stations for contest credit.
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*Log Submission Deadline*
Logs are due within TEN (10) days after the event is over. Logs may be
submitted either online or via mail, but electronic Cabrillo logs are
the preferred method. Electronic logs must be submitted via our web app
at*contest-log-submission.arrl.org/*
<http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/>
Logs that have been/submitted electronically/are listed on the*Logs
Received* <http://contests.arrl.org/logsreceived.php>page. Click the
contest name to see a list of submitted logs sorted by call sign and
club name.
*Online Log Submission*-Cabrillo formatted logs must be uploaded via our
web app at***contest-log-submission.arrl.org
<http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/>*.
<http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/>
*Submitting Paper Logs By Mail*- Be sure to mail your completed Summary
Sheet and Log Sheets postmarked before the log submission deadlines.
*Paper Entry Forms:*
*September VHF Summary Sheet*
<https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Forms/SeptVHFForm2022.pdf>
*VHF/UHF Log Sheet*
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Forms/vuelog.pdf>
Send completed Summary Sheets and logs to:
ARRL - September VHF Contest, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111
If submitting a paper log, it is strongly suggested you use a delivery
method that offers a tracking number.
If you wish to convert your log into a Cabrillo formatted log for
electronic submission, visit*www.b4h.net/cabforms/*
<http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/>and select the event of interest. You can
input your log data which will be converted to a Cabrillo formatted log
for you (it will generate a log and return it to you), and then you can
in turn submit your Cabrillo log online via the web app
at*contest-log-submission.arrl.org/*
<http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/>.
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*Awards:*
Downloadable Certificates will be awarded in the following categories
at*https://contests.arrl.org/certificates.php*
<https://contests.arrl.org/certificates.php>
*Single Operator*:
- Top Single Operator in each ARRL/RAC Section for high and low power.
- Top Single Operator on each band (50, 144, 222, 432, 902, 1296 and
2304-and-up categories) in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant
effort or competition is evident. (Note: Since the highest score per
band will be the award winner for that band, an entrant may win a
certificate with additional single-band endorsements.) For example, if
KA1RWY has the highest single-operator all-band score in the CT Section
and her 50- and 222-MHz scores are higher than any other CT single
operator’s, she will earn a certificate for being the single-operator
Section leader and endorsements for 50 and 222 MHz.
- Top Single Operator Portable in each ARRL/RAC Section where
significant effort or competition is evident. (Single Operator Portable
entries are not eligible for single-band awards.)
- Top Single Operator, 3-Band in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant
effort or competition is evident.(Single Operator, 3-Band entries are
not eligible for single-band awards.)
- Top Single Operator, FM Only in each ARRL/RAC Section where
significant effort or competition is evident. (Single Operator, FM Only
entries are not eligible for single-band awards.)
*Rover:*
- Top Rover, Limited Rover and Unlimited Rover in each ARRL Division and
Canada where significant effort or competition is evident. (Rover
entries are not eligible for single-band awards.)
*Multioperator:*
- Top Multioperator score in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant
effort or competition is evident. (Multioperator entries are not
eligible for single-band awards.)
- Top Limited Multioperator in each ARRL/RAC Section where significant
effort or competition is evident. (Limited Multioperator entries are not
eligible for single-band awards.)
*DX:*
- Top DX stations where significant effort or competition is evident.
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*Club Competition:*
There are ten ARRL-sponsored contests that are designated as Affiliated
Club Competitions (ACC) for ARRL and RAC affiliated clubs:
- RTTY Roundup
- January VHF Contest
- International DX Contest
- International Digital Contest
- June VHF Contest
- 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest
- September VHF Contest
- November Sweepstakes
- 160-Meter Contest
- 10-Meter Contest
For full club competition rules, please see the link below:
1. *Club Competition Rules ver 1.2 (rev 09 Feb 2022)*
<https://contests.arrl.org/ContestRules/ClubComp-Rules.pdf>
2.
Additional Information
<https://www.arrl.org/September-vhf?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0Oq2BhCCARIsAA5hubWVm57j0gnbxLH6uyxpSxQOjIzm3rTaVV1HAP3tOqqaLC5upXrmu0oaAnkHEALw_wcB#>
*
Cabrillo Templates for the new SO3B and SOFM Categories-
<https://www.arrl.org/September-vhf?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0Oq2BhCCARIsAA5hubWVm57j0gnbxLH6uyxpSxQOjIzm3rTaVV1HAP3tOqqaLC5upXrmu0oaAnkHEALw_wcB#>
September VHF
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association
for amateur radio, connecting hams around the...
<https://www.arrl.org/September-vhf>
The September VHF Contest now includes two new categories: Single
Operator, 3 Band and Single Operator, FM Only. Here are examples of
Cabrillo log headers to enter the new categories.
If you are going to copy/paste these templates into your own
Cabrillo log, please be sure to substitute your own station info!
*Single Operator, 3-Band:*
START-OF-LOG: 3.0
CONTEST: ARRL-VHF-SEP
CALLSIGN: W1AW
LOCATION: CT
OPERATORS: W1AW
CATEGORY-ASSISTED: NON-ASSISTED
CATEGORY-BAND: VHF-3-BAND
CATEGORY-MODE: MIXED
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-POWER: LOW
CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
CLAIMED-SCORE:
CLUB:
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX:
NAME: W1AW
ADDRESS: 225 Main St
ADDRESS: Newington, CT 06111
QSO: 50 PH 2013-09-14 1900 W1AW FN31 WD5USA EM04
QSO: 144 PH 2013-09-14 1922 W1AW FN31 WD5USA EM04
QSO: 432 PH 2013-09-14 1924 W1AW FN31 WD5USA EM04
QSO: 144 PH 2013-09-14 2220 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM14
QSO: 144 PH 2013-09-14 0043 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM04
QSO: 432 PH 2013-09-14 0043 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM04
QSO: 50 PH 2013-09-14 0359 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM04
END-OF-LOG:
*Single Operator, FM Only:*
START-OF-LOG: 3.0
CONTEST: ARRL-VHF-SEP
CALLSIGN: W1AW
LOCATION: CT
OPERATORS: W1AW
CATEGORY-ASSISTED: NON-ASSISTED
CATEGORY-BAND: VHF-FM-ONLY
CATEGORY-MODE: FM
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-POWER: LOW
CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
CLAIMED-SCORE:
CLUB:
SOAPBOX:
SOAPBOX:
NAME: W1AW
ADDRESS: 225 Main St
ADDRESS: Newington, CT 06111
QSO: 50 FM 2013-09-14 1900 W1AW FN31 WD5USA EM04
QSO: 144 FM 2013-09-14 1922 W1AW FN31 WD5USA EM04
QSO: 432 FM 2013-09-14 1924 W1AW FN31 WD5USA EM04
QSO: 144 FM 2013-09-14 2220 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM14
QSO: 144 FM 2013-09-14 0043 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM04
QSO: 432 FM 2013-09-14 0043 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM04
QSO: 50 FM 2013-09-14 0359 W1AW FN31 AF5Q/R EM04
END-OF-LOG:
Full Contest Details
January, June, and September VHF Contest,Rules
<https://contests.arrl.org/ContestRules/JanJunSep-VHF-Rules.pdf>
<https://groups.io/g/mivus/pendingattachment/10041397/0/Jan-Jun-Sep VHF
Contest Rules.pdf>
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