Arizona Outlaws Contest Club
Member Eligibility in ARRL and CQ Magazine Sponsored Contests
There are specific rules regarding any club’s membership contributing to their club score in certain ARRL and CQ Magazine Radiosport events. This document addresses the rules and specifics for AOCC.
ARRL Sponsored Contests
http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/rules-all.html#cc
8.4.1.3. The club territory is either defined by:
8.4.1.3.1. A 175-mile (282-kilometer) circle from a designated center; or
8.4.1.3.2. One ARRL section.
8.4.1.4. All stations must be located and all operators must reside within the designated club territory.
8.4.1.5. All members must be "members in good standing" according to the rules and requirements of the club.
8.4.1.6. Eligible members that operate stations outside the club territory may not compete in the club competition, except as provided in rule 8.6.
8.6. For the ARRL International DX Contest only, DXpedition (operating outside the United States and Canada) scores for either single operator or multioperator stations may be counted for Medium or Unlimited Clubs even though the operation is outside the club's area, provided all other requirements are met.
8.7. For multioperator stations, the score may count for only one club and at least 50% of the operators must be members of the club receiving the score and meet all other criteria.
The ARRL Contests that the above apply to are:
8.1.1. January VHF Sweepstakes
8.1.2. RTTY Roundup (January)
8.1.3. (February and March) International DX Contest
8.1.4. June VHF QSO Party
8.1.5. August UHF Contest
8.1.6. September VHF QSO Party
8.1.7. November Sweepstakes
8.1.8. (December) 160-Meter Contest
8.1.9. (December) 10-Meter Contest
The AOCC Board of Directors selects the "One ARRL Section" option for our ARRL club territory. This will allow all Outlaws that live and operate in Arizona to contribute to the club score for ARRL contests.
CQWW DX (all 3 modes):
X. CLUB COMPETITION:
1. The club must be a local group and
not a national organization.
2. Participation is limited to club members
operating within a local geographic
area defined as within a 275 km radius
from center of club area (except for
DXpeditions specially organized for
operation in the contest); club contributions
of DXpedition scores are percentaged
to the number of club members on
the DXpedition).
CQWPX:
...."Participation is limited to members
operating from a local geographic area defined as within a 275 km
radius from center of club area (except for DXpeditions specially
organized for operation in the contest). Single operators can only
contribute to one club. Multi-operator scores may be allocated to
multiple clubs as indicated with the entry."
After much “fitting”, the AOCC Board of Directors settled on a circle
center of 32.965N and 111.950W, equivalent to 32 degrees, 57 minutes, 54
seconds North; 111 degrees, 57 minutes, 0 seconds West. This circle captures the
most AOCC members.
This center encompasses all the Arizona members except our far north members, K7FA, KK7YL, W4LSC, N7FFL, W7GVE, W7RH, NN6T, and N7MAL (as of 2/14/10). Unfortunately, any circle to capture the maximum number of members falls short of being able to accommodate those folks. We will miss their scores in CQWW and CQWPX events, for sure. They can contribute points for all ARRL events they operate, as well as events listed under “Good News” below. They can also operate CQWW and/or CQWPX from a station within the circle and they will count.
Member N5BG/NI5T is in New Mexico and within the 275km (171 mi) CQ circle. None of the other NM members are within that circle (as of 2/14/10).
THE GOOD NEWS:
1. Any Outlaw can compete for AOCC Ladder awards and recognition.
2. Any Outlaw, part of a contest expedition, is eligible to contribute to the club score in ARRL and CQ DX Contests.
3. Any Outlaw can contribute to the club score in NCJ sponsored contests (NAQP, NA Sprint, etc).
4. Any Outlaw can contribute to the club score in the CQWW 160 Meter Contests.
5. Any Outlaw, no matter where her/his residence, can operate from a location within the 275km circle and be a contributor to the club score.
73, Bob K8IA
2009-10 AOCC President
© Arizona Outlaws Contest Club 2009