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.: THE 45th BALTIC CONTEST BC-2009 GENERAL RULES :.

Contest is dedicated to ARVYDAS MACAS LY2OO Memorial

The Lithuanian Radio Sports Federation has the honor to invite radio amateurs all over the world to enter 45th Baltic Contest 2009.

1. Aim of the BC: to promote radio sport in the Baltic countries and to expand relations between  amateurs of the Baltic and the world.

2. The object of BC: to establish as many contacts as possible with amateur stations world wide.

3. Period: from 2100z May 23, 2009 till 0200z May 24, 2009.  

4. Sections: A – single operator, CW/SSB

                           B – single operator, CW

                           C – single operator, SSB

                           D – multi operator, single TX

                           E – SWL

5. Frequencies: CW (3510-3600) kHz, SSB (3600-3650 and 3700-3750) kHz.

6. Contest call: CW – TEST BC, SSB – CQ Baltic Contest

7. Exchange: RS(T) and serial number starting from 001. Each station may be worked once in SSB and once in CW.

8. Scoring: for participants in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania each QSO (SWL rprt) with Europe counts 1 point and QSO (SWL rprt) with another continent counts 2 points. For participants in Europe each QSO (SWL rprt) with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania counts 10 points, each QSO with another participants counts 1point. For participants outside Europe each QSO (SWL rprt) with ES, YL, LY counts 20 points, each QSO with another participants counts 1 point. SWL rprt must contain both call signs and at least one of the control numbers.

9. Final score: the sum of QSO (SWL rprt) points (no multiplier, no duplicate QSO (SWL rprt). When the number of points is equal,the criteria for priority are: for better percentage of QSO (SWL rprt) confirmation;  for more DX QSO (SWL rprt).

10. Awards: certificates will be awarded to the leading stations of each section for every country (DXCC) in accordance with the number of participants. Winners in A, B, C, D, E sections in the Baltic countries (ES, LY, YL), in the Europe and outside Europe will receive trophies.

         Special trophies: (trophy / donnor)   

Europe

S.Franckevičius LY4AA

Baltic countries LP (less than 100W output)

Estonian Amateur Radio Union

Non Baltic countries LP (less than 100W output)

Latvian Radio Amateur League

North America

M.Jukna LY4L

Europe CW

Biržai RC, R.Šaltauskas LY1Z Memorial

Estonia

R.Baltušis LY6A

Latvia

LY7A contest team

YL 

M.Stern 4Z4KX, LY2NL Memorial

Youth (until 16 years)

J.Urbonas LY4T

Lithuania CW

G.Lučinskas LY9A

Oldtimer BC (more than 60 years)

A.Macas LY2OO Memorial

Baltic countries QRP (less than 5W output)

   Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society

SWL

V.Morkūnas LY3BY

Scandinavian countries

Tonno Vahk ES5TV

11. Logs: the IARU R1 standard format sheets recommended, or send by E-mail or in 3 1/2" 1,44 MB Microdisk in the ASCII form, suitable for computer analysis. Deadline: July 1, 2009.

Address: P.O.Box 210, LT-44003 Kaunas, LITHUANIA. E-mail: lrsf@lrsf.lt

We hope that the participants will enjoy the contest. Welcome to BC-2009. 73!

© Lietuvos Radijo Sporto Federacija, 2009