Jan 25th, 2007
LYAC Rules
LY VHF ACTIVITY CONTEST (LYAC) OPEN CLASS RULES
PARTICIPANTS
All amateurs in LY and other countries are invited!
DATES
- 144 MHz, 1-st Tuesday, every month
- 432 MHz, 2-nd Tuesday, every month
- 1296 MHz, 3-rd Tuesday, every month
- 2,4 GHz and up, 4-th Tuesday, every month.
TIME
18:00 - 21:59 GMT November-March, 17:00 - 20:59 GMT April-October.
CONTACTS
All operation in accordance with IARU region 1 bandplans. Any QSO counts for points, but to qualify, a contact with at least one LY-station is required. Contacts via active repeaters and EME do not count.
MODES
CW, SSB, FM
CATEGORIES
Each band tuesday is a separate contest. All participants compete in one category, independent of number of operators involved.
EXCHANGE
RS(T) and 6-character WW Locatotor, i.e. 599 KO15NV.
POINTS
50 MHz, 144 MHz, 432 MHz and 1296 MHz:
1 km = 1 point + 500 bonus points for each new WW Locator. (KO14, KO25, JO94, JP70 …..)
2.4 GHz and up:
1 km = 1 point * band multiplier + 500 bonus points for each new WW Locator.
Band multipliers:
- 2.4 GHz * 2
- 5.7 GHz * 4
- 10 GHz * 5
- 24 GHz * 6
0 km QSO with own WW LOC (i.e. KO14XX>KO14XX) counts 1 point.
LOG
Log must contain: date, time GMT, call, sent RS(T), received RS(T) and Loc, points, bonus points, totals for the page (feel free to omit calculation of points, we will do it for you).
Summary sheet must contain: call, name, adress (or e-mail), own WW LOC, declaration.
Standard EDI, TACLog, Logger, ADIF, CBR formats are welcome but not required - any format is ok.
Please send Logs no later than 14 days after the event to 
or from this site’e contacts page.
RESULTS
Monthly results are published on this Web Site, and can be delivered by Email - please subscribe on this page. Yearly result will be calculated from only 9 best monthly results. Awards will be issued to all foreign participants. A winner on all bands will receive a prize in 2010.
73! See You on VHF/UHF/SHF Rytis LY4U ex-LY2BIL
