Jack Files Contest 2008

This contest honours the late Jack Files, a long-serving VK4 WIA councillor.

It is coordinated by the Queensland Advisory Committee and is sponsored by the WIA.

This contest is a national remembrance of a radio amateur who gave long service not only to benefit Queensland amateurs but to all radio amateurs within Australia.

The object is to work as many different stations in different Queensland Council areas for the purpose of multipliers but in addition to this all participant will be able to count the first of each VK state or territory worked in each one hour block of the contest to be counted as a multiplier.

If you operate mobile or portable and you cross over to another shire you may work any station that you have already worked in that 1 hour block again and count the multipliers.

It is very important that VK4 stations give their shire codes with the report and number given . An example is an amateur in Rockhampton Regional Council area would give out 59001RR. Shire Codes have changed from previous years and are available from vk4dmc@wia.org.au or vk4ajs@wia.org.au

Object is for amateurs to work as many other amateur stations, and particularly as many different VK4 Council areas and as many different states and territories as possible within each one hour block of the contest.

Date: Saturday, 12th of July, 2008

Time: 0800UTC – 1400UTC in six one-hour blocks for the purpose of duplicate contacts.

Band: 80 metres only. Use 3.5MHZ – 3.7MHz to put all licence grades on an equal footing.

Modes: Either CW,SSB or All Modes

Categories: Single Operator; Club Station (each category can be a mobile or portable station)

Exchange: Non-VK4 stations will send RS(T) plus serial number starting at 001 and incrementing by one for each contact. VK4 stations will send RS(T), serial number and two-letter shire or town code for purposes of multipliers.

Score: One point per contact

Multipliers: Each VK4 Council area counts as a multiplier only once over the entire duration of the contest. ( Unless station mobile or portable) All participants may also count the first contact in each state or territory as a multiplier and these may be counted within each hour block during the contest.

Final Score is total QSO points X total number of multipliers.

Repeat Contacts: In order to make best use of the band, stations may be contacted once in each hour on each mode. Repeat contacts with stations may be counted within the same one hour block only if the station is mobile and crosses from different shires, towns, states or territories to another. All repeat contacts must not be consecutive.

Logs must show full details of all QSOs and must be accompanied by a Summary Sheet showing operator’s name; address; callsign; category and mode entered; claimed score and a declaration that the rules and spirit of the contest were observed.

Send logs by mail to Jack Files Contest Manager, 26 Kerr St. Park Avenue Nth. Rockhampton QLD 4701. Logs may be sent by e-mail in text format to: vk4ajs@wia.org.au

Closing date for all entries is 31st of August, 2008

Certificates will be awarded to the top scorers in each mode in each VK State, ZL, P29 and any DX country (i.e. country outside VK, ZL or P29). As well there will be a certificate awarded to the overall highest scorer who will be declared
overall contest winner. The only stipulation is that the overall winning operator must be a VK amateur.

Wireless Institute of Australia