FROM THE FELD HELL CLUB AT www.feldhellclub.org, HERE ARE THE COMPLETE SET OF RULES FOR OUR DECEMBER HOLIDAY SPRINT:
In keeping with the holiday spirit, and to help us get as close as we can to Santa Claus, the December Feld Hell Sprint will center on the North Pole. DATE: December 20th TIME: 1600 - 2200Z (We made it 6 hours, by request, to allow for propagation across NA/SA and Europe/Asia/Africa) MODES: All modes of Hell are allowed BANDS: All bands are allowed EXCHANGE: RST, FH #, QTH (ONLY GIVE STATE, PROVINCE, COUNTRY UNLESS YOUR TOWN IS NAMED "NORTH POLE." SEE BELOW...) MULTIPLIERS: Same as always, you get a Multiplier for each state, province, or DXCC entity (exclusive of the bonuses) BONUS POINTS AS FOLLOWS: 1) 100 points goes for your first QSO with any ham in North Pole, Alaska, North Pole, Idaho, North Pole, New York, or North Pole, Oklahoma. 2) 100 points for your first QSO with the countries, American state, or Canadian provinces that lie above or touch the Arctic Circle: Norway (LA), Sweden (SM), Finland (OH), Alaska (K/W/AL7), Greenland (OX), Iceland (TF), Russia (U and R), and The Yukon (VY1), Northwest Territories (VE8), and Nunavut (VY0). (NOTE: If you made a contact with North Pole, AK you do not get another 100 points for Alaska) 3) 25 points goes for your first QSO in a state (other than Alaska) in which a town named North Pole is located: Idaho, New York, Oklahoma. (NOTE: If you had a QSO with a North Pole in one of these states, do not enter another 25 points for that state here) 4) AS MENTIONED ABOVE, A special holiday bonus: 50 points for your first QSO with WW1FHC (FH #001), the club's special callsign which has never been used before this contest. The callsign will be used by Pete, KZ1Z, who has a BIG signal from Florida. PASS THIS INFORMATION TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS, TELL THEM TO JOIN US ON DECEMBER 20TH. TELL THEM IT'S SUPER EASY TO SUBMIT YOUR SCORES USING OUR AUTOLOG SYSTEM (www.bambinomusical.com/autolog.html) COME ON, SPREAD THE WORD AND LET'S MAKE THIS THE BIGGEST HELL SPRINT EVER! David WB2HTO FHC Contest Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
