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CONTEST RESULTS
The only historical databese of IARU R1 VHF/UHF/Microwaves contest results is maintained on the OK2KKW web page (MNI TNX).
Contest results for year 2017 and beyond will be regularly posted on this web site or directly on the IARU R1 contest server.
2018:
ATV Contest 2018 - final results. Link to this PDF file
2017:
50/70 MHz Contest - final results. Link to the IARU R1 contest server.
145 MHz Contest - final results (15-jan-2018 note: results updated with 81 EA logs). Link to the IARU R1 contest server.
Comment to the 2017 September contest results:
2017 September contest is a special one - after 33 years the "magic line" of 500k points was crossed again. The remarkable achievement of DR9A now places them to September contest "hall of fame":
- OK1KHI/p (MO) won with 591193 points in 1981 which still remains the highest ever claimed score in the 61 years history of this contest
- OE5XXL (MO) was second with 553769 points same year
- F6HMQ/p (SO) scored 554770 points in 1984 - highest ever SO score of all times
- F6CJG/p won MO section with 547542 points in 1984
- DR9A (MO) claimed 511079 points in 2017
We all look forward to year 2018 where other teams will try to beat DR9A and hopefully more will score above 500k points :)
This article may offer deeper insight into difficulties of reaching 500k points in September VHF contest.
UHF/Microwaves Contest - final results, part I, part II . Link to the IARU R1 contest server.
Marconi Contest - final results. Link to the IARU R1 contest server.
Comment to the 2017 Marconi contest results by Alex/iv3kkw:
For the first time Marconi Memorial Contest was evaluated with the IARU Region 1 Contest Robot.
We received 699 logs from 27 different countries.
The prizes will be given to the winners during HamRadio Messe in Friedrichshafen.
The ceremony will take place on: Saturday, June 2nd at 13:00 local time at the ARI Official Booth
ATV Contest 2017 - final results. Link to this PDF file
The main objectives are to make as many contacts as possible and to have fun. Other objectives may include improving your operating skills, testing new equipment configurations and techniques, expanding your horizons by operating on the microwave bands and exploring radio propagation.
All licensed radio amateurs in Region 1 may participate in the contest.
The entrants must operate within the letter and spirit of the contest. Entrants must operate according to the license conditions of the country where the station resides. Stations operating under special high power license can only entry as check logs.
The contest will commence at 1400 hours UTC on the Saturday and end at 1400 hours UTC on the Sunday.
50/70 MHz Contest:
The contests shall comprise the following sections for:
50 MHz band:
70 MHz band:
145 MHz contest:
UHF/Microwaves Contest:
The contests shall comprise the following sections for:
435 MHz band:
1.3 GHz, 2.4 GHz, 3.4 GHz, 5.7 GHz, 10 GHz bands and for the Millimetre group (the combined group of amateur bands above 10 GHz):
Only one signal on the band is allowed at any time.
Station must operate from the same location throughout the contest time.
Each station may only be worked once per band. If a station is worked again on the same band, only one contact may count for points. Any duplicate contacts should be logged without claim for points and clearly marked as duplicates.
Contacts made via active repeaters and EME contacts do not count for points.
Competitors are obliged to follow the common definition for a valid QSO (as defined in the VHF Managers Handbook and replicated below). The contest exchange (call, report, QSO number and locator) shall be sent and confirmed on the band where the contact started and only during the contact.
No attempt should be made during the QSO to obtain any part of the required exchange information via other communication methods such as the Internet chat channel, DX Cluster, talk-back on another amateur band, telephone etc.. Such a secondary method invalidates the contest QSO.
Self-spotting is permitted on all media except the DX Cluster (sending lots of self-spots to chat rooms is not recommended and is discouraged).
Acceptable examples when using a secondary method:
Unacceptable examples when using a secondary method:
Definition for a valid contest QSO:
A valid contact is one where both operators during the contact have
Contacts may be made in A1A(CW), J3E(SSB) or F3E(FM) / (G3E(PM)).
MGM (Machine Generated Mode) modes are allowed during the 50/70 MHz contest. Every MGM contact shall be properly marked in the LOG with EDI mode code 7.
All times must be logged in UTC.
Call signs logged must be the same as those exchanged over the air by the entrants during the QSO.
For contacts on 50 MHz, outside of Region 1, the received locator can be 4 digits and “MM” will be added as 5th and 6th digit.
Correction of logged exchanges after the contest, by use of any database, recordings, email or other method, is not allowed.
For the amateur bands up to 10 GHz inclusive, points will be scored on the basis of one point per kilometre, i.e. the calculated distance in kilometres will be truncated to an integer value and 1 km will be added. The centre of each locator square is used for distance calculations. In order to make contest scores comparable, for the conversion from degrees to kilometres a factor of 111.2 should be used when calculating distances with the aid of the spherical geometry equation.
All QSOs including those with unique stations shall count for points (unique station is a station that appears in the log of only one contest entrant).
For the combined higher bands (Millimetre group) the score will be the sum of the points scored on each of the bands, using the following multiplication factors for the number of kilometres scored on each band:
The entries must be set out in EDI digital/electronic form (refer to VHF Managers Handbook) separately for each frequency band. EDI header shall as a minimum contain the following fields:
Logs shall be sent no later than the second Monday following the contest weekend. Late entries will be accepted as check logs.
By submitting the contest or check log, an entrant agrees that he / she has:
All logs are checked using custom software and human judgement.
The claimed contact shall be disqualified for any error in the information logged by the entrant.
When there is high evidence that the error is due to the wrongly logged information of the transmitting station (i.e. wrong date/time or call/UL) such a LOG shall not be used for adjudication purposes.
The final judging of the entries shall be the responsibility of the contest organizer whose decision shall be final.
Entrants deliberately contravening any of these rules, attempting fraud or flagrantly disregarding the IARU Region 1 band plans shall be disqualified. Each VHF Manager and/or national Contest Committee can propose to the contest organizer disqualification or penalization of an entrant.
Certificates will be issued by the contest organizer to the winners of the sections on each band up to 10 GHz and for the Millimetre group.
The overall winner of the IARU Region 1 UHF/Microwaves contest will be declared separately for the SO and MO sections.
For the overall results tables, the scores of the entrants operating on at least two of the following bands will be combined, using an adaptive multiplier system:
Note: SO entries to the 6H section on 435 MHz will be included in the Overall SO classification if the entries on all bands are SO. MO entries to the 6H section on 435MHz will be included in the Overall MO classification.
The band multipliers for the overall score are calculated as follows:
PDF documents:
IARU R1 VHF&up Contest Rules (valid from 2018 on).
Commentary to the 2018 rules.
FAQ:
