Hi Don: Why not include the 6M band? Know it is mostly active in summer but even the ARRL Sept VHF (Sept 14-16) include the bad. Just wondering why to exclude the 6M.
73' Edfel KP4AJ On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 4:50 PM Don Hill AA5AU <[email protected]> wrote: > For immediate release. June 29, 2019. > > > > The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (“WWROF”), in collaboration with > the Slovenia Contest Club (“SCC”), is pleased to announce the first > annual World Wide Digi DX Contest (“WW Digi”). The new contest taps into > the excitement being generated by the new digital modes pioneered by Joe > Taylor K1JT and the WSJT-X development team. The contest will occur over 24 > hours on August 31 and September 1, 2019 using the FT4 and FT8 modes on the > 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10-meter bands. > > > > WW Digi will utilize a distance-based scoring system to measure operators’ > abilities in making DX contacts across the 6 HF amateur radio bands. > Contacts will earn points based on the distance between grid square centers > of the two stations. This will encourage operators to seek out long > distance weak signal contacts that highlight the technical advantages of > the new digital modes. > > > > To encourage activity across all bands, a multiplier will be given for > each new 2-character grid field contacted on each band. The final score > will the product of the total contact points times the number of grid > fields contacted. There should be plenty of strategy required to balance > distant QSOs and the need to work all available grid fields. Single and > multi-operators are welcome to operate as much or as little of the 24-hour > contest period as they wish. > > > > The contest has been designed to enable making contacts utilizing standard > WSJT-X software behavior, making it easy for non-contesters to participate. > At the same time, the contest supports some new techniques that will > encourage operating innovation, such as permitting stations to work up to > three “QSO streams” on a band at one time. Robotic operation is > specifically prohibited in order to keep the human element as part of the > game. The full rules and other information are available on the WW Digi DX > contest web site at https://ww-digi.com > > > > It is fitting that the World Wide DX contest series be expanded with a > fourth mode, Digi, to support evolution into ham radio’s future. > Accordingly, with WWROF’s sponsorship of the World Wide Digi DX Contest, > there will now be similar worldwide DX contests at the end of four > successive months, August through November. > > > > Serious contesters and casual participants alike can make ham radio > history and have fun as the hobby pioneers the exciting world of digital > communication. WWROF hopes the WW Digi DX Contest will attract new digital > operators into contesting. > > > > Plaques will be awarded for top scorers. Please contact the WW Digi > Contest Director Ed Muns, W0YK at [email protected] to sponsor an > award. Electronic certificates will also be available for download for > anyone that submits a log. The goal is to have results available on the web > site within 90 days after the end of the contest. > > > > *About WWROF* > > The *World Wide Radio Operators Foundation* is dedicated to improving the > skills and fun of amateur radio operators around the world by utilizing > education, competition, advancement of technology and scientific research, > promoting international friendship and goodwill. > > WWROF is a non-profit, donor-supported, organization which sponsors this > contest and provides the infrastructure for log submission, log checking, > and other services in support of many popular radio contests. Please visit > wwrof.org for more information. > > > > *About SCC* > > The *Slovenia Contest Club* has a long tradition of supporting digital > contesting with its annual RTTY Championship contest held the last weekend > of August. For more information about SCC please visit > http://lea.hamradio.si/scc/ <http://leahamradio.si/scc/> > > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >
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