INTERNATIONAL NAVAL CONTEST 2009  

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From now on it is assumed that this Great Naval Contest will take place every year on December second weekend.

This year, RNA (Portuguese Navy Hamradio Club) will be organizing the International Naval Contest.

When:       12^th December 2009 16:00 UTC  to  13^st December 2009 15:59 UTC

Bands:      3.5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz

Mode:       CW - SSB - Mixed

Informations to be given on contact:

   1. Naval Club Member: RST+CLUB+NUMBER (eg. "599 PN004")
   2. Non Naval Member: RST+NUMBER (eg. "599 001")

Points:

   1. Naval Club Members:  10 Points
   2. Non Naval Members:     1 Point

Multiplier:

   1. Every contacted and logged member of a participating Naval Club.
       Note: participation at contest only as member of one club,
       do not use different club membership numbers.

   2. Every station only counted once as multiplier during the contest
       regardless the number of bands you work them on.

Score:  Total QSO points * Multipliers

Participating naval clubs:

ANARS	Australian Naval Amateur Radio Society:	AX
BMARS	Belgian Maritime Amateur Radio Society:	BM
MFCA	Marine Funker Club Austria:	CA
FNARS	Finish Naval Amateur Radio Society:	FN
INORC	Italian "Navy Old Rhythmers Club":	IN
MARAC	Marine Amateur Radio Club Netherlands:	MA
MF	Marinefunker-Runde e.V.:	MF
ARMI	Associazione Radioamatori Marinai Italiani:	MI
RNARS	Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society:	RN
YO-MARC	Romanian Marine Radio Amateur Club:	YO
NRA	Núcleo de Radio Amadores da Armada Portugal:	PN

Classes:
A = all band mixed mode (single op)
B = all band CW (single op)
C = all band SSB (single op)
D = all band SWL
E = Naval Club Station (multi op)
F = Non Naval

Trophy:    The 1^st winner of each class plus one more special trophy to the winner of most participated category. The goal of this trophy is to increase participation.

Award:  A Special Award will be present to first five classified stations of each class.

Logs:  For each band a separate page titled with the contest station call sign.

The summary sheet to have "FAIR PLAY STATEMENT", stating that contest rules and general amateur rules have been applied during operation.

Having into consideration that there could be a large number of Old Men who don't use computers, we will accept handwritten paper Logs.

Contest manager:
(All handwritten paper Logs too)

            NRA - Núcleo Radioamadores da Armada
            ATTN: Contest manager of NRA
            International Naval Contest
            ETNA - Base Naval de Lisboa - ALFEIT
            2810-001 Almada
            PORTUGAL

All electronic logs to be forwarded to:
(only Cabrillo, Word or Excel)

            mailto: inc_contest2009@nra.pt

Logs to be received by:    1^st February 2010
(deadline / final date of letter cover)