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Winter Field Day
Winter Field Day is this weekend starting on Saturday at 11am PST and ending on Sunday at 11am PST. The full rules are here.
To get club points, we must all use exactly the same club name, but also not overlap with other clubs that may have similar names. I suggest we all use: SARCS BC
Some Details
The exchange is composed of three pieces of information:
- The class is the number of simultaneous transmitters.
- The category:
- Indoor:
I
- Outdoor:
O
- Home:
H
- The ARRL/RAC section is a two or three-letter code representing your area (we're
BC
)
For example, I would be 1HBC
The points are:
- 1 point for phone QSO
- 2 points per CW or Digital QSO
- Busted exchanges are are penalized by 1 point.
- Duplicates are not counted but not penalized.
Multipliers:
- more than 100W: 1x
- 100W or less: 2x
- QRP: 4x
Bonus Points:
- No commercial power: 1500
- Outdoors: 1500
- Not a home: 1500
- One QSO via satellite: 1500
ARRL/RAC Secitons
Area | Code | Section |
---|---|---|
Ø | CO | Colorado |
Ø | IA | Iowa |
Ø | KS | Kansas |
Ø | MN | Minnesota |
Ø | MO | Missouri |
Ø | ND | North Dakota |
Ø | NE | Nebraska |
Ø | SD | South Dakota |
1 | CT | Connecticut |
1 | EMA | Eastern Massachusetts |
1 | ME | Maine |
1 | NH | New Hampshire |
1 | RI | Rhode Island |
1 | VT | Vermont |
1 | WMA | Western Massachusetts |
2 | ENY | Eastern New York |
2 | NLI | NYC / Long Island |
2 | NNJ | Northern New Jersey |
2 | NNY | Northern New York |
2 | SNJ | Southern New Jersey |
2 | WNY | Western New York |
3 | DE | Delaware |
3 | EPA | Eastern Pennsylvania |
3 | MDC | Maryland – DC |
3 | WPA | Western Pennsylvania |
4 | AL | Alabama |
4 | GA | Georgia |
4 | KY | Kentucky |
4 | NC | North Carolina |
4 | NFL | Northern Florida |
4 | PR | Puerto Rico |
4 | SC | South Carolina |
4 | SFL | Southern Florida |
4 | TN | Tennessee |
4 | VA | Virginia |
4 | VI | US Virgin Islands |
4 | WCF | West Central Florida |
5 | AR | Arkansas |
5 | LA | Louisiana |
5 | MS | Mississippi |
5 | NM | New Mexico |
5 | NTX | North Texas |
5 | OK | Oklahoma |
5 | STX | South Texas |
5 | WTX | West Texas |
6 | EB | East Bay |
6 | LAX | Los Angeles |
6 | ORG | Orange |
6 | PAC | Pacific |
6 | SB | Santa Barbara |
6 | SCV | Santa Clara Valley |
6 | SDG | San Diego |
6 | SF | San Francisco |
6 | SJV | San Joaquin Valley |
6 | SV | Sacramento Valley |
7 | AK | Alaska |
7 | AZ | Arizona |
7 | EWA | Eastern Washington |
7 | ID | Idaho |
7 | MT | Montana |
7 | NV | Nevada |
7 | OR | Oregon |
7 | UT | Utah |
7 | WY | Wyoming |
7 | WWA | Western Washington |
8 | MI | Michigan |
8 | OH | Ohio |
8 | WV | West Virginia |
9 | IL | Illinois |
9 | IN | Indiana |
9 | WI | Wisconsin |
Can | AB | Alberta |
Can | BC | British Columbia |
Can | GTA | Greater Toronto Area |
Can | MAR | Maritime |
Can | MB | Manitoba |
Can | NL | Newfoundland/Labrador |
Can | NT | Northern Territories |
Can | ONE | Ontario East |
Can | ONN | Ontario North |
Can | ONS | Ontario South |
Can | PE | Prince Edward Island |
Can | QC | Quebec |
Can | SK | Saskatchewan |
DX | DX Stations |
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