Announcing the First Annual Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge

Contest Details:

The event takes place Sunday, February 13th, and runs for 4 hours, beginning at 2:00 PM local time (1900 UTC).

Contacts are limited to FM Simplex on the 2 meter band.

Participants may be entered as either fixed or mobile, (but not as both).

Exchange - There are 3 exchange items - Give your call sign, the name of the city, village, town, or township you are operating from, and your power level. Rovers and mobiles must be within the city limits of whatever city they claim to be operating from.

City or Town - This is simply the name of the city or town you are operating from. If you do not live within the city limits, use the name of the town or municipality to which mail or a package would be addressed.

For mobile entries, use the name of the city or town you are in, or the closest city or town.

Power levels are defined as follows:
• Low Power - 5 watts or less.
• Medium power - greater than 5 watts, but less than 50
• High Power - greater than 50 watts

Entry Categories - There are two entry categories: Fixed and Mobile. You may enter only one category for the contest. If a station gives out more than one multiplier during the contest, that station will automatically be entered into the mobile category.

A “Fixed” station or “Fixed” location means that the participant must operate the entire duration of the contest from one specific location. This category would also include setting up a temporary, portable station at a remote location, “Field-Day” style.

A Mobile / Rover station - a participant operates from a vehicle, with the option of activating more than one multiplier during the duration of the contest. Mobile stations must submit separate log sheets for each location they are operating from.

Scoring - Each station you work is worth 1 point.

A station can be worked only once, (unless it is mobile). A mobile station may be worked more than once only if it moves to a different city, village, town, or township.

Multipliers: After you add up your score, you can get extra bonus multipliers. For every different city, village, town, or township you contact, multiply your score times that number.

Awards: Certificates will be awarded to the top scoring entrant in each category and power level, as well as overall.

The categories are as follows:

FIXED-LOW
FIXED-MEDIUM
FIXED-HIGH
MOBILE-LOW
MOBILE-MEDIUM
MOBILE-HIGH
OVERALL

For more information, and for complete rules, please visit the event website at: http://www.qsl.net/ws1sm/contest.html