2012 DXtreme Team Challenge

Dates

• December 1, 00:00 UTC – December 2, 23:59 UTC

 [Date claimer: Always the first weekend in December]

Objectives

• For DA-RC Members, and Non-Members, to combine in teams in order to work as many stations in as many DXCC as possible on the 11m band
• To promote the radio sports concept on 11m and spread camaraderie amongst the 11m dx community in general

Modes & Frequencies

• SSB, AM, FM
• 26.200-27.700 MHz (Includes CB frequencies)
• Make your call on the call frequency and QSY

[Disclaimer: Participants are encouraged to operate within their country’s legal frequency allocation]

DXtream Team Guidelines

• 3 operators (from the same or different DXCC)
• 3 callsigns
• 3 transmitters
• Remote station/s permitted
• 3 logs
• DA-RC Teams must contain at least 2 x DA-RC Members
• Non-DA-RC Teams may comprise members from different clubs or the same club
• Teams must be registered no less than 24 hours before either part of the contest – See ‘How to register YOUR team’
• Teams need a nickname

Points

• All contacts are worth 1 point
• Contacts with stations in the same DXCC are valid
• DXCC are multipliers however a DXCC multiplier can only be claimed by a team on 1 occasion (i.e. if 2 or 3 team members work 14 division then this DXCC can still only be claimed once as a multiplier in the final points score.  QSO points for all contacts with 14 division stations still count though)

Scoring

• (Log 1 + Log 2 + Log 3) x unique DXCC = Total Score

Sample A:

• DXtreme Team (DA-RC Category): 224DA010 Edward, 14DA028 Phil & 17DA961 Jim
• 224DA010 makes 180 QSOs with 20 DXCC, 14DA028 makes 220 QSOs with 15 DXCC and 17DA961 makes 100 QSO with 25 DXCC
• Contest Manager notes that out of the 60 DXCC worked by the team, 40 DXCC are unique
• (180 + 220 + 100) x 40 = 20,000 points

Sample B:

• DXtreme Team (Non-DA-RC category): 14IR001 Didier, 47DX101 John & 91DD018 Dave
• 14IR001 makes 300 QSOs with 41 DXCC, 47DX101 makes 210 QSOs with 30 DXCC and 91DD018 makes 40 QSOs with 5 DXCC
• Contest Manager notes that out of the 76 DXCC worked by the team, 50 are unique
• (300 + 210 + 40) x 50 = 37,500 points

Logs

• DXtreme Team log sheets are available from the Contest Manager via email
• All log sheets much contain the following fields:  Date, Progressive RX & TX, Callsign, Frequency, Mode and Time (UTC)
• In case of contact with non-participating stations, RX progressive number 001 should be recorded in the log
• QSL cards are not necessary to confirm contacts for any participants
• Log deadline is 1 February 2013
• Electronic and paper log submission allowed
• By submitting a log to the Contest Manager the entrant agrees to have the log uploaded to the DA-RC website, if in the top placegetters
• All team members are asked to send in logs, regardless of the number of contacts made, in order to check the results
• In the event that 1 team member’s log is not received then only 2 logs will count towards the team’s final score
• In the event that 2 team members’ logs are not received then the team’s entry will not count in final calculations

Disqualification

• Unsportsmanlike conduct
• Any violation of the rules
• Use by an entrant of any non-amateur means during the contest including, but not limited to, telephones, internet, instant messaging, chat rooms, Skype, etc. to solicit, arrange, or confirm any contacts during the contest.
• Taking credit for excessive unverifiable QSOs or unverifiable multipliers
• Non-QSY from the call frequency after a CQ call

Contest Manager