TOPS Activity Contest 80 meter
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DATE:    First full weekend in December.

TIME:    Saturday  18.00   -   Sunday  18.00  UTC.

FREQUENCY: 3510 - 3560 kHz.

MODE:    CW

CATEGORIES: A) Single operator
            B) Multi operator, single transmitter
            C) QRP up to 5 watts output, single operator.

EXCHANGE: RST + serial number, TOPS-member send also membership number.

POINTS:  QSO with own country counts 1 point (each call area in JA, PY, U, VE,
         VK and W count as a separate country in this contest), with own 
         continent 2 points with other continent 6 points. For QSOs with 
         TOPS-member add 2 bonus points to the basic points. QSO between TOPS
         members give 6 bonus points. QSO with GB6AQ gives 10 bonus points.

MULTIPLIERS: Each worked prefix counts one multiplier. Prefix definition as for
         WPX award.

FINAL SCORE: Total QSO-points times total multipliers.

LOGS:    Send logs within January 31st to:

                    Helmut Klein,  OE1TKW
                    Nauseagasse 24/26
                    A-1160 Vienna
                    Austria

         Logs are also accepted via packet radio to OE1TKW @ OE1XAB.AUT.EU


TOPS was an international club for CW enthusiasts founded in Great Britain in
1946. It has resigned in the meantime. To still encourage CW activity and to 
keep former TOPS members together, this contest is still held every year.

Questions regarding TOPS could be answered by Chris Hammett G3AWR, 48 Hadrian
Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 9QH, England.


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