EDR Contest Site

PARTICIPANTS	EDR hereby invites all licensed radio amateurs outside Aaland, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden to participate in the NRAU Activity Contest - Open Class.
DATE & TIME	- 144 MHz, on the first Tuesday in every month - 432 MHz, on the second Tuesday in every month - 1,3 GHz, on the third Tuesday in every month - Microwave, on the fourth Tuesday in every month (not on December 24.) - 50 MHz, on the second Thursday in every month - 70 MHz, on the third Thursday in every month 1900-2300 Danish local time, CET.
SECTIONS	2X) Open Class 50 MHz 80) Open Class 70 MHz 4X) Open Class 144 MHz 6X) Open Class 432 MHz 7X) Open Class 1,3 GHz 82) Open Class 2,3 GHz 83) Open Class 3,4 GHz 84) Open Class 5,7 GHz 85) Open Class 10 GHz 86) Open Class 24 GHz Single and multi operators participate in same section.
CONTACTS	Each contacted station counts only ones even if it is /A, /P etc. Duplicates must not be deleted from the log, but shall be listed as a normal QSO with zero (0) points. In case points are claimed for a duplicate QSO, ten times the claimed points will be deducted. Entries must contain contacts with at least ONE locator square (JO65, JO66, etc) covering Nordic territory, with a Nordic station. Any stations outside the Nordic countries can be worked, and will also count. All operation in accordance with IARU Region 1 bandplans. No contacts via active repeaters or EME are allowed.
EXCHANGE	RS(T) and Locator, e.g. 549 JO55WW. No QSO no. is needed!
POINTS	50, 70, 144, 432, 1296 MHz 1 point/km + 500 bonus points per WWL. Microwave 1 point/km * band multiplier + 500 bonus points per WWL, regardless of band. Band multipliers: - 2,3 GHz * 2 - 3,4 GHz * 3 - 5,7 GHz * 4 - 10 GHz * 5 - 24 GHz * 6 etc.
ADWARDS	In the annual result only the nine best contests are evaluated. The first three stations in each section, and the best station in each country, will receive an EDR Contest Award.
MANAGER	Logs must be received no later than two weeks after the contest at the EDR VHF Contest Manager: Verner Tops�e, OZ5TG Lundumskovvej 13 DK-8700 Horsens DENMARK Logs may also be submitted electronically to the contest manager, REG1TEST format is preferred. E-mail: oz5tg@edr.dk Files must be named - CLcccccc.MYY where: CL=Section (CLass) (2X=50 MHz, 4X=144 MHz, 6X=432 MHz, 7X=1,3 GHz, 7Y=Microwave one file per band) cccccc=Call, without /A, /P etc. M=Month (1=Jan, 2=Feb, 3=Mar, 4=Apr, 5=May, 6=Jun, 7=Jul, 8=Aug, 9=Sep, A=Oct, B=Nov and C=Dec) YY=Year, e.g. 2015=15 Example : 6XAB1CD.A15 - 432MHz log for AB1CD from October 2015
COMMENTS	See also "EDR Basic Contest Rules".