PVRC 60th Anniversary REUNION ON-THE-AIR Celebration
2006 Rules
1. Eligibility: All members of PVRC worldwide (Once a member, always a member!) for internal PVRC competition; all amateurs for general competition.
2. Object: To contact as many other PVRC members and Promote PVRC goodwill by contacting as many other amateurs around the world as possible, using all 5 HF bands from 10 – 80 meters.
3. Date: Always the first weekend in June. The 2006 reunion will be June 3 and 4.
4. Suggested Frequencies (Surrounding 25 khz)
CW: 3547, 7047, 14047, 21047, & 28047 kHz.
Phone: 3.847, 7.247, 14.247, 21.247, 28.447.0
RTTY:3.585, 7.038, 14.085, 21.085 and 28.085.
5. Three contest periods: June 3: 1400Z - 1800Z, June 4: 0000Z - 0500Z and 2200Z - 0300Z. Check for activity on 10 & 15 meters at the beginning of each hour.
6. Event exchange: The year you became a PVRC Member, your name, and your State, (or “DC” – Yes! DC counts as a multiplier!), (ARRL) Canadian Province, (ARRL) Country. For those outside PVRC: Your name and State, (ARRL) Province or (ARRL) Country. Non-PVRC members work only PVRC members.
7. Recommendation to use 'SPRINT' module of your logging program. Substitute year joined for serial number. For non PVRC log as '1'. ENSURE YOUR PROGRAM WILL ALLOW DUPES- required if working the same station on multiple modes.
Example Exchange:
WX3B:CQ PVRC DE WX3B
K4ZW:K4ZW
WX3B:K4ZW 1998 Jim MD
K4ZW:1990 Ken VA
WX3B:TU WX3B
8. Valid contact: Completed two-way QSOs on any of the bands listed above . No crossband or crossmode QSOs.
8. Scoring: Two points for each completed QSO with a PVRC member, one point for non-members. Total multiplier is the sum of all states, DC, Canadian provinces, and DXCC countries worked. (AK and HI count as a state or a country, not both.).Non-PVRC members do NOT count for multiplier credit.
As a special bonus in celebration of our 60th year as a club, multipliers DO count once for each band, and you are encouraged to work PVRC members on as many band/modes as possible.
Maritime mobile contacts count only for QSO points; not a multiplier.
If the club call W3GRF (or other designated calls such as W3AU or W7YS) are active and sends a state of "PVRC" then "PVRC" is an additional multiplier.
10. Reunion call: CQ PVRC
Please send your final score (Call, Q's, Mult, Score) within 30 days to the Secretary, Anthony Brooks 212 Ocala Rd, Glade Hill VA 24092 or to (e-mail preferred).
No log need be submitted. A check sheet is available in several different formats on the PVRC web site. PVRC retains the right to request log details if verification of your claimed score is necessary.