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Subj: The Holyland Award with Contest
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The Holyland Award with Contest - 2009
SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2009 FROM 00.00 - 23.59 UTC
The Aim: To promote contacts between Radio Amateurs around the globe and
Israeli Hams. To aid Amateurs to achieve the “Holyland Awardö and other Israeli
awards.
1. Eligibility: All licensed amateurs and SWL’s worldwide.
2. Object: To contact as many different Israeli amateur radio stations on as
many bands, and from as many ‘Areas’ as possible in different modes CW, SSB,
DIGITAL.
3. Period: Start: Saturday 18 April 2009, 00.00 UTC.
End: Saturday 18 April 2009, 23.59 UTC.
4. Categories:
* a. Single operator -MIX (all bands).
* b. Single operator - SSB only (all bands).
* c. Single operator - CW only (all bands).
* d. Single operator – Digital mode (RTTY, PSK31) (all bands). **NEW**
* e. Single operator - QRP 10w (all bands).
* 2. Multi operators - single transmitter, all modes, all bands
* 3. Short Wave Listeners – SWL.
5. Modes: CW; SSB; Digital; MIX. (Mixed = minimum 2 modes).
6. Bands: 1.8, 3.5, 7, 14, 21, 28 MHz.
According to the IARU Region-I recommendations: 3.50-3.56, 3.60-3.65,
3.70-3.80, 14.00-14.06, 14.125-14.300, 21.00-21.08, 21.20-21.40, 28.00-28.10,
28.50-28.80 MHz.
7. Exchange: Worldwide stations send RS(T) + QSO number starting with 001.
Israeli stations give RS(T) and ‘Area’.
8. Valid QSO: The same station may be contacted in CW, SSB and Digital mode on
each band. It is thus possible to make up to 18 valid QSO’s with the same
station if worked in CW, SSB, and Digital on each band.
Digital mode users may work either RTTY or PSK31, but only once on each band.
RTTY and PSK31 are the same Digital mode.
NO Cross-Mode/Cross- Band contacts are permitted.
9. QSO Points:
* a. 2 points for each QSO on 1.8 - 3.5 - 7 MHz,
* b. 1 point for each QSO on 14 - 21 - 28 MHz.
10. Multipliers: One multiplier for each ‘Area’ worked once per band.
Note: A district ‘Area’. See explanation below.
11. Final score: To calculate the final score, multiply the sum of QSO-points
on all bands with the sum of multipliers worked on all bands.
12. Logs:
ELECTRONIC Logs and PAPER Logs are acceptable.
* a. Electronic logs must be in ASCII text format on 3.5ö, 1.44 MB disks,
or recommended Cabrillo format in standard ASCII file sent by e-mail.
* b. Handwritten paper logs are acceptable. Separate logs for each band &
mode.
* c. Each entry shall report: Time UTC, call sign, band, mode, RS(T)S, QSO
number sent, RS(T)R (’Area’ received) and points.
* d. SWL’s shall report on Israeli stations only: UTC, band, mode,
callsign, stations worked, RS(T), ‘Area’ sent and points.
13. Summary sheet:
* a. Please use the official “Holyland Contestö summary sheet, available on
the IARC Contest Web site.
* b. All entries must be followed by a summary sheet showing station
callsign, contest category, name of operator(s), address and e-mail.
* c. A summary sheet shall list the number of multipliers and points scored
from each band worked, the final score. & a declaration of compliance with
rules of contest and own Amateur Radio License.
* d. Entries must be postmarked not later than May 31, 2009 and sent to:
Contest Manager 4Z4KX,
Israel Amateur Radio Club,
Box 17600, Tel Aviv , 61176.
Or by e-mail: 4Z4KX@IARC.ORG
14. Prizes:
* 1. A trophy for the overall winners-Multi Ops.
* 2. A trophy for the overall winner- MIX - Donor “Holyland DX Groupö.
* 3. A plaque for the overall winner- CW - Donor “4X-FOC Membersö.
* 4. A plaque for the overall winner- SSB - Donor 4Z4KX in memory of
4X1OZ.
* 5. A plaque for the overall winner- QRP - Donor 4X4FJ.
* 6. A plaque for the overall winner- Digital mode - Donor 4X6ZK.
* 7. A plaque for the overall winner- SWL.
* 8. A plaque for each continental winner - only highest scores.
* 8a. NA Continental Winners Plaque - Donor WVDXA in memory of Al Hix
W8AH.
* 9. Certificates will be awarded to the top scorers in each country or
state, provided a minimum of 50 valid QSO’s points has been reached.
15. Special Operation:
a. Israeli mobile stations may move and change their location during the
contest, into 5
different ‘Areas’, restricted to an operating time of at least one full hour
per ‘Area’.
b. The operation from each ‘Area’ gives that station the status of a different
station with
another call, thus giving additional contest points and multipliers.
c. To identify its different location / ‘Area’, those stations will change
their callsigns by
adding a number after their prefix. For example 4X4JU will use 4X41JU,
4X42JU…4X45JU or 4X6JS will use 4X61JS, 4X62JS etc.
EXPLAINING THE MULTIPLIERS
1. The square system:
The country is divided geographically, by the Survey Department of Israel, into
a grid system
resulting in squares of 10 by 10 Kilometers. North to South coordinates are
identified by
numbers, while West to East coordinates are identified by letters. The square
is defined through
the combination of the relevant coordinates i.e. E14.
2. The Administrative System:
The country is divided into 23 administrative regions. Here is a list of the
Regions and their respective abbreviations:
Akko AK Hasharon HS Rechovot RH
Ashqelon AS Hebron HB Shekhem SM
Azza AZ Jenin JN Tel Aviv TA
Beer Sheva BS Jerusalem JS Tulkarm TK
Bethlehem BL Kinneret KT Yarden YN
Hadera HD Petah Tiqwa PT Yizreel YZ
Haifa HF Ramallah RA Zefat ZF
Hagolan HG Ramla RM
3. The ‘Areas’ (multipliers):
An ‘Area’ (multiplier) is made up from the 10 by 10 km. grid reference square
and the region.
For example: F15TA, E14TA, H08HF. The ‘Area’ is the basis for the “Holyland
Awardö and
the “Holyland DX Contestö. For that purpose the ‘Area’ must contain land and
only that land or
any waterway in that ‘Area’ is considered to be the ‘Area’.
4. Region Boundaries:
The region boundaries are drawn in an arbitrary manner so that often the 10 km
grid reference
square does cover more than one single region. For example, the square H08 lies
partly in the
region of Haifa, partly in the region of Hadera and partly in the region of
Yizreel. As a result
one may work, in the same square, three different Areas - H08HF, H08HD and
H08YZ.
5. Maps:
The Israel Survey Department has printed the following maps:
* 1) Country Road Map with a 1:250.000 scale, comprising 2 sheets.
* 2) Country Road Map with a 1:100.000 scale, comprising 6 sheets.
* 3) Region Map with a 1:250.000 scale, comprising 2 sheets.
* 4) Digital Holyland Squares Map on the Web Site: www.qrz.co.il/holyland
Description
The basic award is based on gold anodized aluminum sheet dim. 44 x 32 cm. (17 x
12.4 inch.) Silk epoxy printed in two colors showing an old panorama of
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives.
Each award is personally printed for its winner.
A specimen was sent with the IARC team to the Friedrichshafen hamfest (1992)
for the first presentation to the amateur public.
The Electronics files should be named after participant’s callsign for
example:
4Z4KX.ALL and 4Z4KX.SUM
All logs received by e-mail will be confirmed by e-mail.
ALL FINAL RESULTS can be found on the IARC Web Site: WWW.IARC.ORG/CONTEST
73 & Shalom,
MARK STERN 4Z4KX
IARC CONTEST MANAGER
4Z4KX@IARC.ORG
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