The NSARA CONTEST Promoting
Amateur Radio in Nova Scotia |
The NSARA CONTESTPromoting
Amateur Radio in Nova Scotia |
Revised February 2004
DATE
The contest will take place each year on the second Sunday in March.
2010 March 14
2011 March 13
2012 March 11
2013 March 10
2014 March 09
2015 March 08
2016 March 13
2017 March 12
2018 March 11
2019 March 10
HOURS
The contest will run for EIGHT hours: in two four hour sessions.
The Morning Session will begin at 8:00 am local time and will run for FOUR
hours until 12:00pm local time. The Afternoon Session will begin at 2:00
pm local time and will run for FOUR hours until 6:00 pm local time.
OPERATING BAND
All contacts for contest credit will take place on the 80
meter band, PHONE and CW sections.
OPERATORS
Single transmitter but no restrictions on operators. SINGLE
OP. or MULTI OP. permitted.
FIELD DAY type portable operations to rare counties are encouraged,
especially if BASIC
ops. are involved.
SCORING
One point per completed contact on PHONE -Two points per completed
contact on CW. The SAME station can be logged once on PHONE and once on
CW.
MULTIPLIERS
The 18 Counties of Nova Scotia will count as multipliers Any ham
from anywhere can take part, but only Nova Scotia Counties will count as
multipliers. Each county can only be counted once , even if worked on both
modes.
EXCHANGE
The exchange will be: CALL, SIGNAL REPORT, and COUNTY, with Nova
Scotia stations. Non Nova Scotia stations contacting each other will exchange
only call and signal report.
LOGGING
A seperate log sheet should be kept for PHONE contacts as well as
seperate sheet for any CW contacts. The logs must clearly indicate whether
the contact is PHONE or CW. The log must show:
-STATION WORKED
-TIME of contact (UTC or local),
-SIGNAL REPORT (usually 5x9 or 599),
-COUNTY, if the contact is with a NS station.
CERTIFICATES
Anyone who makes 25 or more contacts in the contest (regardless
of score), and submits a log, will receive a "Participation Certificate".
Stations making contacts with all 18 NS counties will have "Clean Sweep"
indicated on their certificates, and they will also qualify for the NSARA
WORKED ALL NOVA SCOTIA COUNTIES AWARD (WANSC) without
QSL card submission.
SUBMIT LOGS
Contest entrants will have ONE MONTH to submit logs after the contest.
In 2008 the closing date for logs is April 9, 2008.
CONTEST COMMITTEE
The contest committee, composed of NSARA Directors, will make
the final decision in all matters regarding this contest.
WINNER
The winner will receive a framed certificate, as well as having
his/her photo in TCA and on the NSARA web page and local media etc.
Nova Scotia County List for use with
THE NSARA CONTEST
The 18 Counties of Nova Scotia are as follows:
| ANNAPOLIS | ANTIGONISH | CAPE BRETON | COLCHESTER | CUMBERLAND | DIGBY |
| GUYSBOROUGH | HALIFAX | HANTS | INVERNESS | KINGS | LUNENBURG |
| PICTOU | QUEENS | RICHMOND | SHELBURNE | VICTORIA | YARMOUTH |
This list can be used to check off the counties as you work them.
Some counties have a large number of Amateurs, while others have only one or two active hams. Guysborough has only one active ham capable of operating on HF. Richmond county also has only one active ham on HF. So, if you hope to make a "Clean Sweep" in the contest, you must grab a contact quickly if you hear either of the above mentioned counties.
The contest committee encourages Clubs or other groups of hams, to do a "Field Day" type of operation during the contest. There are no contest restrictions on who can operate from one call, so a MULTI SINGLE type of operation is encouraged, especially if BASIC level hams are involved. This contest type experience may encourage them to pass the 5 word code level requirement.
73, and Good Luck in the Contest.
OFFICIAL LOG
Click here for
an official log form.
SEND LOGS TO:
NSARA Contest C/O
Peter J Surette (VE1PJS)
55 Edgewood Drive
Truro, NS
B2N 1P1
Or email logs to Peter VE1PJS
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