Since the dissolving of the divisions within Australia and a national body now exists it has been decided make this contest  a national remembrance of an amateur who gave long service not only to benefit Queensland amateurs but to have been an asset to all amateurs within Australia. The object is  to work as many different stations in different Queensland Council areas for the purpose of multipliers but in addition to this all participant will  be able to count the first of each VK state or territory worked in each one hour block of the contest to be counted as a multiplier.

** Also provision will be made for the working of the same station within the same one hour block if  one or both of the stations are mobile and are passing through a different VK4 Council area all the contact contacts with previous multipliers are able to be counted, but the contacts with the same station cannot be consecutive (simplified if you wish to operate as a mobile or portable station and you cross over to another shire you may work any station that you have already worked in that 1 hour block again and count the multipliers). **

It is very important that VK4 stations give their shire codes with the report and number given . An example is an amateur in Rockhampton Regional Council area  would give out 59001RR. Shire Codes have changed from previous years and are available on the bottom of this page.

Object is  for amateurs to work as many other amateur stations, and particularly as many different VK4 Council areas and as many different states and territories as possible within each one hour block of the contest.

Date: Saturday, 12^th of  July, 2008

Time: 0800UTC – 1400UTC in six one-hour blocks for the purpose of duplicate contacts.

Band: 80 metres only.  Use 3.5MHZ – 3.7MHz to put all licence grades on an equal footing.

Modes: Either  CW,   SSB or All Modes

Categories: Single Operator;  Club Station (each category can be a mobile or portable station)

Exchange: Non-VK4 stations will send RS(T) plus serial number starting at 001 and incrementing by one for each contact. VK4 stations will send RS(T), serial number and two-letter shire or town code for purposes of multipliers.

Score: One point per contact

Multipliers: Each VK4  Council area counts as a multiplier only once over the entire duration of the contest. ( Unless station mobile or portable, see highlighted detail above.) All participants may also count the first contact in each state or territory as a multiplier and these may be counted within each hour block during the contest.

Final Score is total QSO points X total  number of multipliers.

Repeat Contacts: In order to make best use of the band, stations may be contacted once in each hour on each mode. Repeat contacts with stations may be counted within the same one hour block only if the station is mobile and crosses  from different shires, towns, states or territories to another.   All repeat contacts must not be consecutive.

Logs must show full details of all QSOs and must be accompanied by a Summary Sheet showing operator’s name; address; callsign; category and mode entered; claimed score and a declaration that the rules and spirit of the contest were observed.

Send logs by mail to Jack  Files Contest Manager, 26 Kerr St. Park Avenue Nth. Rockhampton QLD 4701.   Logs may be sent by e-mail in text format to: vk4ajs@wia.org.au

Closing date for all entries is 31^st of August, 2008

Certificates will be awarded to the top scorers in each mode in each VK State, ZL, P29 and any DX country (i.e. country outside VK, ZL or  P29). As well there will be a certificate awarded to the overall highest scorer who will be declared overall contest winner. The only stipulation is that the overall winning operator must be a VK amateur.

Please feel free to email contest manager and request an example log to assist in working out your final score.

AU Aurukun Shire Council

BL Balonne Shire Council

BA Banana Shire Council

BC Barcaldine Regional Council

BO Barcoo Shire Council

BT Blackall -Tambo Regional Council

BZ Boulia Shire Council

BN Brisbane City Council

BS Bulloo Shire Council

BU Bundaberg Regional Council

BK Burdekin Shire Council

BR Burke Shire Council

CR Cairns Regional Council

CP Carpentaria Shire Council

CC Cassowary Coast Regional Council

CH Central Highlands Regional Council

CT Charters Towers Regional Council

CG Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council

CY Cloncurry Shire Council

CK Cook Shire Council

CR Croydon Shire Council

DR Dalby Regional Council

DI Diamantina Shire Council

DO Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council

ET Etheridge Shire Council

FL Flinders Shire Council

FC Fraser Coast Regional Council

GR Gladstone Regional Council

GC Gold Coast City Council

GI Goondiwindi Regional Council

GY Gympie Regional Council

HB Hinchinbrook Shire Council

HV Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council

IP Ipswich City Council

IR Isaac Regional Council

KY Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council

LH Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council

LV Lockyer Valley Regional Council

LC Logan City Council

LO Longreach Regional Council

MR Mackay Regional Council

MP Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council

MK McKinlay Shire Council

MB Moreton Bay Regional Council

MG Mornington Shire Council

MI Mount Isa City Council

MH Murweh Shire Council

NA Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council

NB North Burnett Regional Council

NP Northern Peninsula Area Regional
Council

PI Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council

PS Paroo Shire Council

PP Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council

QS Quilpie Shire Council

RS Redland Shire Council

RI Richmond Shire Council

RR Rockhampton Regional Council

RM Roma Regional Council

SC Scenic Rim Regional Council

SR Somerset Regional Council

SB South Burnett Regional Council

SD Southern Downs Regional Council

SC Sunshine Coast Regional Council

TR Tablelands Regional Council

TW Toowoomba Regional Council

TI Torres Shire Council

TS Torres Strait Island Regional Council

TV Townsville City Council

WR Whitsunday Regional Council

WI Winton Shire Council

WB Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council

WW Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council

YA Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council