HamSphere 4.0 Contest Calendar
NameEuropean 24 hour
DescriptionWe proudly introduce the European 24-hour contest. Stations will need to work as many operators who are located in countries and territories which belong to the constant and negotiating members of the European Union, along with all other operators for distance points.

Categories:
Group A: Europe
Group B: Asia
Group C: North America
Group D: South America
Group E: Africa
Group F: Oceania and Antarctica

1st place in each group will receive 30 HS credits
2nd place in each group will receive 20 HS credits
3rd place in each group will receive 10 HS credits
ModeSSB
BandsAll bands; 160, 80, 60, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 11 and 10 meters.
RulesNOTE: a frequency limit will be imposed on all bands (to allow non-contest stations room to operate during the contest).

All contest contacts MUST be above 35kHz from the bottom of each band (example: 7.035 and up, 14.235 and up, 21.335 and up). Any contest contact made below the 35kHz contest band edge will not count.

You can work all stations (EU and non-EU) and you will receive points for distance between you and operator (as follows):
1 point per QSO (0-500km)
2 points per QSO (500km-2500km)
3 points per QSO (2500km-5000km)
4 points per QSO (5000km-10000km)
5 points per QSO (10000km +)
1 point for each multiplier of a new worked country and/or territory belonging to the constant and negotiating members of the European Union.
You can work all stations (EU and non-EU) and you will receive points for distance between you and operator (as follows):

Repeated QSOs with the same operator are valid on every new band. 15 minutes must have passed before you can contact the same op on a different band.

Score CalculationTotal points for distance x (Total multipliers for each new worked European country and/or territory according to DXHS list+1) +1 is for cases where operator did not work with any EU country.
Max Power100 Watts
ExchangeRS + Serial numbers (starting from 001)
QSO PointsMultipliers are each new worked EU country and territory according to DXHS country list as follows:

Aaland islands (EU territory of Finland) AX
Albania (negotiating member) AL
Austria AT
Azores islands (EU territory of Portugal) 1D
Balearic islands (EU territory of Spain) 2B
Belgium BE
Bulgaria BG
Crete (EU territory of Greece) 7C
Croatia HR
Cyprus CY
Czech republic CZ
Denmark DK
Dodecanese (EU territory of Greece) 6D
Estonia EE
Faroe islands (EU territory of Denmark) FO
Finland FI
France FR
Germany DE
Greece GR
Guernsey (EU territory of United Kingdom) GG
Hungary HU
Iceland (negotiating member) IS
Ireland IE
Isle of Man (EU territory of United Kingdom) IM
Italy IT
Jersey (EU territory of United Kingdom) JE
Kaliningrad 1K
Latvia LV
Lithuania LT
Luxembourg LU
Macedonia (negotiating member) MK
Malta MT
Market Reef (EU territory of Finland) 1M
Montenegro (negotiating member) ME
Netherlands NL
Poland PL
Portugal PT
Romania RO
Sardinia (EU territory of Italy) 1S
Serbia (negotiating member) RS
Slovakia SK
Slovenia SI
Spain ES
Sweden SE
Turkey (negotiating member) TR
United Kingdom GB
Extra info
Start date UTC2020-03-07 07:00
End date UTC2020-03-08 07:00
Log deadline UTC2020-03-11 00:00
ManagerC..Committee
Results