[Mich VHF UHF Society] Central States VHF Society Spring Sprints

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  2025 Information

The Central States VHF Society is proud to sponsor the 2024 Spring Sprints!

Your Central States VHF Society Spring Sprints Committee:

Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM

Mike Metroka, WB8BZK

Jon Platt, W0ZQ

Below are the complete rules for the sprints.

All are welcome and encouraged to participate!

Please see rules highlighted in bluefor updates!

1.0 Contest Purpose: Encourage weak signal VHF/UHF amateur radio 
operation & have fun.

2.0 Contest Date and Time:

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    144 MHz Monday April 14, 2025. 2300z (7pm EDT) to 0600z (11pm PDT),
    operate no more than four hours between your first contact and your
    last contact.

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    222 MHz Tuesday April 22, 2025. 2300z (7pm EDT) to 0600z (11pm PDT),
    operate no more than four hours between your first contact and your
    last contact.

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    432 MHz Wednesday April 30, 2025. 2300z (7pm EDT) to 0600z (11pm
    PDT), operate no more than four hours between your first contact and
    your last contact.

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    Microwave (902 MHz and up) Saturday May 3, 2025. 0800 AM – 0200 PM Local

  *

    50 MHz Saturday May 10, 2025.    2300z through Sunday May 11, 2025,
    0300z

3.0 Modes of Operation:

3.1All simplex modes of operation are allowed. (SSB, CW, FM, AM, Digital 
etc.) EME via your preferred analog or digital mode is also allowed.


3.2For all Sprint events other than the Microwave Sprint, a station may 
be worked once on SSB, CW, FM or AM (i.e. Analog) and once againusing a 
digital mode for a total of two times per band. Analog contacts cannot 
be made on generally recognized digital frequencies while digit contacts 
must be made on generally recognized digital frequencies (see Operating 
Hints).  For the Microwave Sprint work a station only once per band 
regardless of mode.

3.3Contacts through repeaters or via satellite are not allowed and will 
not count as contest contacts.

4.0 Classes:Stations will be classified as either Single Op or Rover. A 
portable or mobile station that operates from only one grid is 
considered a Single Op

  station. A Rover must operate from at least 2 grid squares. A rover 
can have more than one operator, but only one operator on the air at a time!

4.1 Power:Power output used for contacts is for informational purposes 
only. Power output will not be used to separate contestants into 
different groups or categories. You may want to place your station 
information such as rig, output power, antenna etc. in the notes section 
of your entry. That being said, the  following are the suggested power 
levels for the HP, LP and QRP groupings on the 3830 web site.

a. QRP: up to 5 watts PEP. (any band)

b. Low Power: up to 200 watts PEP. (any band)

c. High Power: up to 1500 watts PEP. (any band)

d. ** Please note: Rookie Class is for informational purposes only! **

4.2A transmitter used to contact one or more stations may not be 
subsequently used under any other call sign during the contest period, 
except

a) for family stations where more than one call sign has been issued, 
and then only if the second call sign is used by a different operator.

b) for remote stations used by individual amateurs that have limited or 
no access to their own stations.

This rule does not permit any operator to use multiple call signs at the 
same station to manufacture contacts to another station in the contest.

5.0 Exchange:Maidenhead Grid Square.  Microwave contest exchange mustbe 
the full 6 character grid.

6.0 Reporting:Score will be entered on the 3830 web page in the form 
provided for the particular sprint.   The web page is 
http://www.3830scores.com/ <http://www.3830scores.com/>.

Alternatively, you can postal mail a complete log to the contest 
chairman in place of a 3830 entry. A 3830 entry is preferred.

Your grid square goes in the web site box for “QTH”.  Microwave use 6 
digit grid.  Rovers use the first grid activated as QTH.

Contestants with winning entries MUST SUPPLY A LOG for review by the 
sprint chairman to make score official.The Log can be a mailed paper log 
oremailed as an attached text file in an ARRL recognized format. (ASCII, 
.txt, .log, Cabrillo)  ARRL log sheets are the preferred paper format.

Your Central States VHF Society Sponsored Spring Sprints Chairman is:

Kent O’Dell, KA2KQM

Email: moreeirp at gmail.com

Or postal mail:

Kent O'Dell

KA2KQM

2752 Monument Road

Jasper, GA 30143

The results must be posted on the 3830 web page within 14 days of the 
event.  Paper logs may be mailed to the Sprint Chairman for this event.  
Mailed logs mustbe post marked within 14 days of the event. The Sprint 
Chairman will post the results from a paper log on the 3830 web page.

6.1 Scoring:Scoring: 50, 144, 222 and 432 MHz, 1 point per QSO on any 
band. Multiplier would be the total number of grid squares worked for 
that specific band/Sprint. Count grids worked only once per band 
regardless of mode worked. Example: Working EM73 on both Digital and on 
Analog counts as one multiplier, not two.

Final score: Multiply QSO points by the multipliers. Each Sprint is 
scored separately. Distance based total kilometers worked would be an 
optional entry for information only.  (Distances are not very accurate 
from 4 digit grids. )

6.2 Rover Scoring: Rover Scoring:  50, 144, 222 and 432MHz ,  1 point 
per QSO on any band. Multiplier would be the total number of grid 
squares worked regardless of modefor that specific band/Sprint.  If the 
rover moves to a new grid, then works a station again, a new contact is 
made for both stations.  The new grid will be a new multiplier if the 
grid was not worked before.  When you move to a new grid, you start over 
on additional new multipliers.

Example: Rover in EM73 works EM84 as a multiplier. Rover moves to EM74 
and works EM84 for a new multiplier

Final score: Multiply QSO points by the multipliers. Each Sprint is 
scored separately. Distance based total kilometers worked would be an 
optional entry for information only.

6.3 Microwave  Scoring:For Microwave, 902 MHz and above use the sum of 
the distance of all contacts in kilometers.  A station worked on a new 
band is a new contact.

  If a rover moves to a new grid (4 digit) he/she can be worked again 
for another contact.

  The 6 digit grid square exchange is required for accurate distance 
calculation.

Minimum contact distance is 1 kilometer. Thus, contacts within a 6 digit 
grid count as 1 kilometer.

6.4 Microwave Rover Scoring:  Scored like Single Op Microwave, except 
stations can be contacted again for score after moving to a new grid.  
Grids activatedare not used directly for scoring and are not reported on 
3830 web site.

6.5The contest scoring is intended to be done mostly on the "Honor 
System".   But, after the submission period has expired, 14days after 
that particular operating event, the Sprints Committee or Chairman for 
that particular event will review the top 3 submissions to validate 
accuracy of the submission. And, the Sprints Committee or Chairman 
reserves the right to request to review the actual contest log for any 
entrant for review if required.

7.0Rover Operation:A rover must be a portable or mobile station that 
makes contacts from at least two different Grid Squares.  For all 
sprints, including microwave the rover must move to a new 4 digit Grid 
Square.

8.0 Assistance:Use of telephone, packet or internet methods to 
schedulecontacts during the contest is acceptable. The telephone, packet 
or internet channel will not be used while the contact is in progress. 
No“OK I am hearing you now” over the another communications channel.  
The alternate channel will not be available in any way to the operator 
during the contact.  The complete exchange of call signs and grids must 
be accomplished on the relevant amateur radio band.

The preferred scheduling method is on an amateur frequency such as 
144.250MHz or 432.090MHz.

See following  for 3830 site information. Underlineidentifies a user 
entry box.

3830 information   50 to 432 MHz  Spring/Fall Sprint

*** Note: Please do not post your entire log into the comments section 
on the 3830 Scores Web site. With the ability of entrants being able to 
update and

make changes to their entry, we want to avoid bringing the integrity of 
the Sprint's events into question. ***

(bandis 50MHz, 144MHz, 222MHz, or 432MHz) for 4 separate contest entries

Submitter’s E-mail Address*   _________________     __ Send copy to this 
email address

Call Used*   ______________           Class* ^Single Op/Rover      Power 
^HP/LP/QRP

Operator Call _____________           Station Call ___________

Op Time (hrs) _____________           QTH* ________________   Club ^(none)

               QSOs                       Mults Total Score              
     Total Distance, km(optional)

band    *_____        *______ *________ _______

Comments __________________________________________________(optional)

3830 information  Microwave Spring/Fall Sprint

Submitter’s E-mail Address*   _________________     __ Send copy to this 
email address

Call Used*   ______________           Class* ^Single Op/Rover      Power 
^HP/LP/QRP

Operator Call _____________           Station Call ___________

Op Time (hrs) _____________           QTH* ________________   Club ^(none)

               QSOs                       Total Distance, km   Best DX 
QSO, km

             *_____         *___________ *__________

Comments __________________________________________________(optional)

Information is included in all forms on 3830 site:

             Log submission info http://www.3830scores.com/index.php

             Link to contest rules 
https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/ 
<https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/>

Operating Hints:

·Generally recognized digital frequenciesare those commonly used for 
such modes as FT4, FT8, Q65, MSK144 and others, and are typically 
defined in the frequency tables of commonly used programs such as WSJT-X 
and others.

Revision 12 by KA2KQM, WB8BZK and W0ZQ 05/01/24

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