DigiFest is sponsored:

    by Kyiv Contest Group with support of

    - MixW team
    - Rig Expert Ukraine, Ltd.
   
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DIGIFEST RULES 2011

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1. Competition (unconventional digimodes):

    All over the world

2. Date and time:

      I Period 04:00 UTC - 12:00 Saturday 4 June 2011
     II Period 20:00 UTC - 04:00 Saturday 4 June / Sunday 5 June 2011
    III Period 12:00 UTC - 20:00 Sunday 5 June 2011

    1-th full weekend in June every year.

3. Modes:

    RTTY75 (75 baud)
    BPSK 63
    MFSK 16
    HELLSCHREIBER
    OLIVIA (250 Hz, 4 tones)

4. Bands:

    80 meters band (3.5 MHz)
    40 meters band (7 MHz)
    20 meters band (14 MHz)
    15 meters band (21 MHz)
    10 meters band (28 MHz)

    Dupes on different bands or different modes on the same band.
    In other words work station ones per band per mode (5 different modes QSOs to be counted per each band).
    Please leave PSK31 band (14070...14071) for non-contest operation.
   
5. Categories:

    SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH        (All Modes, All Bands)
    SINGLE-OP ALL LOW         (All Modes, All Bands)
    SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH 8-HOURS    (All Modes, All Bands - any 8 hours)*
    SINGLE-OP ALL LOW  8-HOURS    (All Modes, All Bands - any 8 hours)*
    SINGLE-OP SINGLE-MODE         (Any Single Mode, All Bands)
    SINGLE-OP SINGLE-BAND         (All Modes, Single Band)
    MULTI-OP  ALL HIGH         (Single Transmitter All Modes, All Bands)

    *The start of 8 Hours entry is the first QSO time.
     The breaks minimum is 1 hour each.
     The contacts made over 8 Hours entry will count to other participants.

    LOW  - Max peak power  100 watts
    HIGH - Max peak power 1000 watts

6. Exchange:

    Signal report + Grid Square 4 Characters (Example: 599 KO50).

7. QSO points:

    1 point per 1 Km of distance (calculated by centers of Grid Squares).
    No need to calculate by participant.
   
8. Multiplier:

    Grid Squares number once per log.

9. Scoring:

    The sum of QSO points x multiply on multiplier = TOTAL SCORE.

10. Disqualification:

    For usage of PSK31 band (14070...14071).
    For transmission over NCDXF beacons at 14100, 21150, and 28200.
    For two signals on one or many bands simultaneously.

11. Logs in Cabrillo within 7 days after the contest end:

    upload via http://mixw.net/misc/DigiFest/digifest_log.php
    or send to: digifest_robot@mixw.net

    Modes in the log are marked by two character code as follows:

    RY = RTTY
    OL = OLIVIA
    PK = PSK (or PS)
    MK = MFSK16 (or MF)
    HE = HELLSCHREIBER

    The log example:

    START-OF-LOG: 2.0
    ARRL-SECTION: DX
    CALLSIGN: UX1UA
    CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP ALL LOW 8-HOUR
    CATEGORY-OVERLAY:
    CLAIMED-SCORE: 0
    CLUB: Kyiv Contest Group
    CONTEST: DIGIFEST
    CREATED-BY: MixW 3.01
    NAME: Sergei Litvinov
    ADDRESS:
    OPERATORS:
    QSO: 14081 RY 2008-06-07 1321 UX1UA     599    KO50   UT2UZ     599     KO50  
    QSO: 14079 PK 2008-06-07 1322 UX1UA     599    KO50   UT7U     588      KO40  
    QSO: 14075 HE 2008-06-07 1323 UX1UA     599    KO50   S56P     599      JN76
    END-OF-LOG:


11. Awards, prizes and trophies:

    - Antenna Analyzer AA-230 sponsored by Rig Expert Ukraine, Ltd will be sent to the
     high score winner in the next categorie:

    SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH (two prizes one for Europe and one for the rest of the World)

    - Antenna Analyzer AA-30 sponsored by Rig Expert Ukraine, Ltd will be sent to the
     high score winner in the next categorie:

    SINGLE-OP ALL  LOW (two prizes one for Europe and one for the rest of the World).
 
    - USB Interfaces RigExpert Standard will be sent to the winner in the next categorie:
 
    SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH 8-HOURS

    - USB Interfaces RigExpert Tiny will be sent to the winner in the next categorie:

    SINGLE-OP ALL LOW 8-HOURS.

    - T-Shirts will be awarded to the winners in the next categories:

    SINGLE-OP SINGLE-MODE
    SINGLE-OP SINGLE-BAND
    MULTI-OP  ALL HIGH
   
    as well as to the 2-d and 3-rd places in the next categories:

    SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH
    SINGLE-OP ALL LOW
    SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH 8-HOURS
    SINGLE-OP ALL LOW 8-HOURS

    - Certificates to every participant with more then 50 QSO's in the log.

12. Contact information:

    E-mail:    digifest_info@mixw.net
        ux1ua@qsl.net
    Web site:  http://www.mixw.net/misc/DigiFest/
        http://www.rigexpert.com/index?s=main&f=digifest


    10.05.2011