Israel Amateur Radio Club Contests

The Aim:

• To promote contacts between Radio Amateurs around the globe and Israeli Hams.
• To aid Amateurs to achieve the "Holyland Award" and other Israeli awards.

Rules:

1. Eligibility: All licensed amateurs and SWL's worldwide.

2. Object: To contact as many different Israeli amateur radio stations on as many bands, and from as many 'Areas' as possible in different modes CW, SSB, DIGITAL.

3. Categories:

   1. Single operator.
      1. Single operator -MIX (all bands).
      2. Single operator - SSB only (all bands).
      3. Single operator - CW only (all bands).
      4. Single operator - Digital mode (RTTY, PSK31) (all bands).**NEW**
      5. Single operator - QRP 10w (all bands).
   2. Multi operators - single transmitter, all modes, all bands
   3. Short Wave Listeners - SWL.

4. Modes: CW; SSB; Digital; MIX. (Mixed = minimum 2 modes).

5. Bands: 1.8, 3.5, 7, 14, 21, 28 MHz.

   According to the IARU Region-I recommendations: 3.50-3.56, 3.60-3.65, 3.70-3.80, 14.00-14.06, 14.125-14.300, 21.00-21.08, 21.20-21.40, 28.00-28.10, 28.50-28.80 MHz.

6. Exchange:

   • Worldwide stations send RS(T) + QSO number starting with 001.
   • Israeli stations give RS(T) and 'Area'.

7. Valid QSO:

   • The same station may be contacted in CW, SSB and Digital mode on each band. It is thus possible to make up to 18 valid QSO's with the same station if worked in CW, SSB, and Digital on each band.
   • Digital mode users may work either RTTY or PSK31, but only once on each band. RTTY and PSK31 are the same Digital mode.
   • Neither Cross-Mode nor Cross-Band contacts are permitted.

8. QSO Points:

   • 2 points for each QSO on 1.8 - 3.5 - 7 MHz,
   • 1 point for each QSO on 14 - 21 - 28 MHz.

9. Multipliers: One multiplier for each 'Area' worked once per band.

   Note: A district 'Area'. See explanation below.

10. Final score: To calculate the final score, multiply the sum of QSO-points on all bands with the sum of multipliers worked on all bands.

11. Logs: ELECTRONIC Logs and PAPER Logs are acceptable.

    1. Electronic logs must be in ASCII text format on 3.5ג€, 1.44 MB disks, or recommended Cabrillo format in standard ASCII file sent by e-mail.
    2. Handwritten paper logs are acceptable. Separate logs for each band & mode.
    3. Each entry shall report: Time UTC, call sign, band, mode, RS(T)S, QSO number sent, RS(T)R ('Area' received) and points.
    4. SWL's shall report on Israeli stations only: UTC, band, mode, callsign, stations worked, RS(T), 'Area' sent and points.

12. Summary sheet:

    1. Please use the official "Holyland Contest" summary sheet, available on the IARC Contest Web site.
    2. All entries must be followed by a summary sheet showing station callsign, contest category, name of operator(s), address and e-mail.
    3. A summary sheet shall list the number of multipliers and points scored from each band worked, the final score. & a declaration of compliance with rules of contest and own Amateur Radio License.
    4. Entries must be postmarked not later than May 31, 2008 and sent to:

        Contest Manager     4Z4KX,
        Israel Amateur Radio Club,
        Box 17600, Tel Aviv, 61176.
       

       Or by e-mail: 4Z4KX@IARC.ORG

13. Prizes:

    1. A trophy for the overall winners-Multi Ops.
    2. A trophy for the overall winner- MIX - Donor"Holyland DX Group".
    3. A plaque for the overall winner- CW - Donor "4X-FOC Members".
    4. A plaque for the overall winner- SSB - Donor 4Z4KX in memory of 4X1OZ.
    5. A plaque for the overall winner- QRP - Donor 4X4FJ.
    6. A plaque for the overall winner- Digital mode- Donor 4X6ZK.
    7. A plaque for the overall winner- SWL.
    8. A plaque for each continental winner - only highest scores.

       8a. NA Continental Winners Plaque - Donor WVDXA in memory of Al Hix W8AH.

    9. Certificates will be awarded to the top scorers in each country or state, provided a minimum of 50 valid QSO's points has been reached.

14. Special Operation

    1. Israeli mobile stations may move and change their location during the contest, into 5 different 'Areas', restricted to an operating time of at least one full hour per 'Area'.
    2. The operation from each 'Area' gives that station the status of a different station with another call, thus giving additional contest points and multipliers.
    3. To identify its different location / 'Area', those stations will change their callsigns by adding a number after their prefix. For example 4X4JU will use 4X41JU, 4X42JU...4X45JU or 4X6JS will use 4X61JS, 4X62JS etc.

EXPLAINING THE MULTIPLIERS

1. The square system:

   The country is divided geographically, by the Survey Department of Israel, into a grid system resulting in squares of 10 by 10 Kilometers. North to South coordinates are identified by numbers, while West to East coordinates are identified by letters. The square is defined through the combination of the relevant coordinates i.e. E14.

2. The Administrative System:

   The country is divided into 23 administrative regions and regions are not multipliers!

   Here is a list of the Regions and their respective abbreviations:

   Region	Abb.	Region	Abb.	Region	Abb.	Region	Abb.
   Akko	AK	Hagolan	HG	Kinneret	KT	Telaviv	TA
   Ashqelon	AS	Haifa	HF	Petah Tiqwa	PT	Tulkarm	TK
   Azza	AZ	Hasharon	HS	Ramallah	RA	Yarden	YN
   Beer Sheva	BS	Hebron	HB	Ramla	RM	Yizreel	YZ
   Bethlehem	BL	Jenin	JN	Rehovot	RH	Zefat	ZF
   Hadera	HD	Jerusalem	JS	Shekhem	SM

3. The 'Areas' (multipliers):

   An 'Area' (multiplier) is made up from the 10 by 10 km. grid reference square and the region. For example: F15TA, E14TA, H08HF. The 'Area' is the basis for the "Holyland Award" and the "Holyland DX Contest". For that purpose the 'Area' must contain land and only that land or any waterway in that 'Area' is considered to be the 'Area'.

4. Region Boundaries:

   The region boundaries are drawn in an arbitrary manner so that often the 10 km grid reference square does cover more than one single region. For example, the square H08 lies partly in the region of Haifa, partly in the region of Hadera and partly in the region of Yizreel. As a result one may work, in the same square, three different Areas - H08HF, H08HD and H08YZ.

5. Maps: The Israel Survey Department has printed the following maps:

   1. Country Road Map with a 1:250.000 scale, comprising 2 sheets.
   2. Country Road Map with a 1:100.000 scale, comprising 6 sheets.
   3. Region Map with a 1:250.000 scale, comprising 2 sheets.
   4. Digital Holyland Squares Map on the Web Site: www.qrz.co.il/holyland

Best 73's & Shalom,

MARK STERN 4Z4KX

IARC CONTEST MANAGER

4Z4KX@IARC.ORG