2010 IWI-Kend

The Dx Adventure Radio Club’s inaugural IWI-kend © will take place in 2010 with the event separated into two parts to cater for band conditions in both the northern and southern hemispheres.

The term IWI is a much used acronym in the World Eleven Metres Community which refers to the geographic phenomena that are inland water islands.

The primary aim of IWI-Kend is to promote the Inland Water Islands (IWI) concept through a competitive DX activity in which DA-RC members and IWI enthusiasts in general take to the field on an inland water island for the purpose of DX adventure.

Please read more about this exciting event at http://iwi-kend-2010.webs.com/ .

[Also, for more information on the IWI DX concept, including types of IWI, some of the more famous IWI around the world, reknowned IWI operatives in DA-RC, as well as associated terms and definitions, please see http://www.delta-alfa.com/inland-water-islands-iwi/ ]

RULES

Date

  • Part 1: From 16/01/10, 0:00UTC to 17/01/10, 24:00UTC
  • Part 2: From 3/07/10, 0:00UTC to 4/07/10, 24:00UTC

Participation

  • All DXers are invited to participate in the event, regardless of DX group affiliation or DXCC location.
  • Teams (DA-RC and non-DA-RC) must register by contacting the IWI-Kend Event Manager (See below).

Proofs

  • DA-RC DXpedition protocol applies to the event
  • Activating teams must provide all proofs (pictures, videos, GPS, etc.) within 1 month of the event taking place so that the activation can validated.
  • If no sufficient proofs are received, the activation will be deemed as non-valid and the contacts made will not be taken into account for point scoring or the exchange of QSL cards.
  • All proofs must be sent before 01/08/2010 to the Event Manager

Frequencies and Modes

  • 26.200 MHz-27.995 MHz(Note:Participants are advised to adhere to their local laws regarding legal frequency use)
  • As a courtesy to other band users, frequencies between 27.500 MHz and 27.600 MHz will be forbidden. Any contact made within this range will be declared not valid.
  • All modes are valid

Scoring

IWI Chasers

  • Point/s are scored for each contact made (with IWI in or outside your own DXCC)
  • Only one contact per IWI station is valid
  • The total is then multiplied by the number of worked IWI to give a final points score

IWI DXpedition Teams

  • 1 point is scored for each contact made (progressive number or log)
  • Only one contact per IWI Chaser per island is valid
  • In the case where more than 1 IWI is activated by a team, the sum of all contacts made will be the final total

Points Allocation for Islands

  • 1 point: Island can be reached by car through a bridge, with AC/DC power source
  • 2 points: Island can be reached by car through a bridge, without AC/DC power source
  • 3 points: Island cannot be reached by car and portable generator and/or batteries required

Prizes

  • The first 3operators in the IWI Chasers Category will win prizes
  • The first place team in the IWI DXpeditioner Category (Most Contacts) will win a prize
  • The first place team in the IWI DXpeditioner Category (Most Islands Activated) will win a prize
  • Sponsors and prizes will be announced in the lead up to the contest

QSL Confirmation Cards

DA-RC

  • A double QSL Card listing all DA-RC IWI activities will be available from the DA-RC Event Manager (See below).

Non-DA-RC

  • Each radio group will have to confirm their own contacts via a QSL manager. Neither the Event Manager or any of DA-RC’s Continental QSL Managers will confirm any contact made by a non-DA-RC Team.

Logs

  • Standard log sheetsmust be used which contain the following QSO details (Date of QSO, time in UTC, callsign, frequency, mode, progressive numbers RX and TX).
  • Logs must be received by the Event Manager by TBA
  • To ensure the integrity of the event, any contact made or confirmed via clusters will be cancelled and the contestant will be disqualified
  • Logs can be downloaded from the Delta-Alfa website

Final Results

Event Manager

Phil, 14DA028
phil028@aliceadsl.fr