The Worldwide growth of QSO Party Day Contest organized by Marconi Club continues
The new formula of “Short Contest” saw an increase in participants in the last 5th Edition 2023. A.R.I Loano, proposes also for 2024 the QSO Party Day 6th Edition .
The aims is to make our Club known to the New Generations, and bring together all those who truly love and believe in telegraphy, and promote the MARCONI CLUB A.R.I. LOANO, founded on May the 8th 1988 by Libero Meriggi I1YXN, strongly motivated by the famous DX-peditioner Baldur DJ6SI.
During the Event will be involved all member of historic Club, which today counts 940 Members from all over the Globe, and all passionated of this stupendous and magnificent art.
The great news of this year is regarding the prizes for the participants: BEGALI, the famous Italian factory known in the whole World for the high quality of his CW Keys, will support the Contest.
With the donation of an own production Key, that will represent the prize for the First Place.
We are sure to stimulate more participants having more fun.
Date: 06/01/2024 Time: from 07:00 UTC – 21:00 UTC. Band: 20m – 40m – 80m Exchange: All stations will call “CQ MCD”
Member of MARCONI CLUB A.R.I. Loano will pass RST report follow by the membership number in 3 digit format (599 MC123).
Non members will contact just registered HAM at Marconi Club A.R.I. Loano and will pass RST report + progressive number (599 001).
Independent stations can connect to each other.
Points: 5 Points each Qso made with Members of MARCONI CLUB A.R.I. Loano 1 Points each Qso made with Non Member Stations (Independent) Each station can be worked once per Band.
Total Score will result from Total Qso Points per Total Mult. Independent Station can work anybody Multipliers: Members of MARCONI CLUB A.R.I. LOANO are multipliers on each Band.
Logs: Log must contains: Date, UTC, Call, Band, Mode, Marconist number received, If any of this info will miss, log will be classified as CHECKLOG.Logs must be exclusively in CABRILLO format, will be NOT ACCEPTED other format.
Logs must be sent by email to marconiclub@ariloano.it, the expiry date will be on 13/01/2024
Software: It is strongly encouraged the use of the following logging software: QARTest, N1MM and DXLOG; all these software support MCD Contest, and will generates a log compliant with the required standard.
Ranking: Will be processed a Point Ranking List, in case of same result will be considered winning the station with more qso’s in the log.
An excessive numbers of Qso not verified, will give as result the penalty of exclusion from the Ranking List.
Any decision of the Secretary and the Contest Manager of the MARCONI CLUB organizer of the event are final.
Prizes: Category Member MC MARCONI CLUB:
1° Place – a Begali CW Keys gently offered from BEGALI Factory.
2° Place – T-shirtpersonalized embroidered MARCONI CLUB
3° Place – Personalized Cap embroidered MARCONI CLUB CategoryIndependent:
1° Place – Personalized Metal Plate
2° Place – T-shirt personalized embroidered MARCONI CLUB
3° Place – Personalized Cap embroidered
MARCONI CLUB Award: All participants will be allow to download the PDF Participations Award.
PERMANENT AWARD: all contacts with station members of MARCONI CLUB ARI Loano are valids for awarding the “AWARD MARCONISTA”. Rules and the updates list of membership are shown on the website: www.ariloano.it/marconiclub Contact example: replying station: IK1QBT de IU1XXXK calling station: IU1XXX de IK1QBT 599 Marconi Club nr. 260 K replying station: IK1QBT de IU1XXX 599 001
We hope to hear you soon!
73 de IK1TTD Gianpi Contest Manager Marconi Club A.R.I.Loano