Last evening Den, M0ACM introduced the club to the 2015 “Members Only” Award Scheme to encourage on-air operating, to have some competitive fun playing radio, to raise the profile of SDARC on the air and to reward members making consistent use of their radio gear. Go on, have a go !!
Rules
- Every licensed member of SDARC is encouraged to enter, using your own Call Sign.
- Your Aim is to work as many UK Counties as you can during the Award period.
- ALL UK Counties are valid (…eg Wiltshire); English Unitary Authorities are NOT (= Swindon).
- The list of valid Counties comprises only those included on the Progress Form.
- Work stations normally aiming to identify as many Counties as you can. -There are 88 ‘possibles’ !
- Explain to stations being worked about the SDARC Club Award and why you need their “county”.
- QSOs may be made from 1 February to 31 October 2015. You have NINE months in all.
- The Award is divided into three periods (Feb, Mar, Apr); (May, Jun, Jul); (Aug, Sep, Oct)
- You can enter all three (for the ‘Full Year’ award) or any combination of the 3 periods
- You can use ANY Mode… Phone, CW or Data (SSB, FM, AM, CW, RTTY, PSK, SSTV…)
- You can use any amateur Band for which you are licensed … 135 kHz to light
- You choose ONE of four TX Power categories, as permitted by your licence (10/50/100/400W).
- You may operate from anywhere within 25 miles of your licensed address. (ie: home, /P or /M)
- Your transmitter & antenna that put RF into the air must be within 25 miles of your QTHR.
- Direct contacts only… no repeaters, satellites or Echolink/Internet contacts.
- Each County worked counts ONE point in each period (and may be worked again in a subsequent period) but dupes will be removed
from scores for the ‘whole year’ award. - You must declare an update of your total counties worked by the end of month 2 of each period.
- You must hand in your Progress Form for each period by end of month 1 of the next period.
- Your first Progress Form determines your chosen Power category for all periods.
- QSOs will not normally need validating but Judges reserve the right to request confirmation.
- The Judges decision in all matters is final.
Logging
- These Rules, Progress Forms and a helpful UK Map may be downloaded from www.SDARC.net
- Complete a Progress Form – just copy details from your shack log. Keep a copy of your own form.
Results
A ‘league table’ of results for each period will be published after each period closes. Year-end results will be announced in December 2015 By entering, you agree that Results & any photos may be sent to RadCom & the SDARC website.
Awards
There will be 4 Winners’ Awards for each Power category…
- for the highest number of Counties collected across the whole year (February – October)
- for the highest number of Counties collected in each Period (Feb-Apr / May-Jul / Aug-Oct)
- No-one will receive more than one Award… so there should be 16 winners! Go for it!
Remember to tell stations you contact about the SDARC Counties Award. …It raises the profile of SDARC on the air !
Useful Files
- UK Counties Map (PDF)
- SDARC Worked all UK Counties Progress Form 2015 (DOCX)
- Worked All Counties Award Rules 2015 (DOCX)
We have setup a dedicated page to post progress reports on and you can find that by looking for “Worked All Counties 2015” in the top menu or visiting http://www.sdarc.net/workedallcounties/
We will also attempt to tweet (@SDARC) and update our Facebook page too.