ON Contest 2023

1 - Contestperiods

6 meters Phone/CW	september 24, 2023 from 07:00 UTC to 10:00 UTC.
80 meters SSB	october 1, 2023 from 06:00 UTC to 09:00 UTC.
80 meters CW	october 8, 2023 from 06:00 UTC to 09:00 UTC.
2 meters Phone/CW	october 15, 2023 from 07:00 UTC to 10:00 UTC.

2 - Categories

• a    ON stations.
• a2  ON stations QRP.
• b    ONL (Belgium SWL's member of the UBA).
• c    UBA sections.
• d    Foreign stations.
• e    Foreign SWL.

Remarks:

For foreign stations, only QSOs with Belgian stations are valid.

3 - Bands

Use the IARU contest preferred bandsegments:

• 80m CW: 3510 to 3560 KHz.
• 80m SSB: 3600 to 3650 and from 3700 to 3775 KHz.

4 - Contest call and exchange

CQ ON Contest

• Stations in Belgium: RS(T) + QSO-number from 001 + UBA Section (stations not member of the UBA will give XXX)
• Stations outside Belgium: RS(T) + QSO-number from 001

Only stations operating from inside Belgium can give a UBA section as multiplier.

5 - Points

3 points for each QSO. For ONL/SWL 3 points for every ON station heard.

6 - Multipliers

1 multiplier for each UBA Section (XXX is also a multiplier).

7 - Final Result

The number of QSO points multiplied with the number of multipliers.

8 - Logs

Send your log in cabrillo format.
Logs in another format must have a summary sheet and one or more logpages.
Logsheets on an A4 format paper will have 40 QSO's per page and will mention following items:

• Date, UTC, Band, call, report send, report received (RST + QSO number + UBA section), multiplier and points.
• Date, UTC, Band, call station heard, report send (RST + QSO number + UBA section), call station being worked, multiplier and points. (voor ONL/SWL.  The same station being worked may only appear 10 times).

The summary sheet will mention:

• Contestname, contestdate.
• Name and first name, callsign, complete address, UBA section.
• Number of QSO's, points and multipliers and the calculated score.
• Statement: "I declare that all the contest rules and all the rules and regulations for amateur radio operation in my country have been observed and adhered to. I accept all the decisions of the contest committee".
• Signature and date.

Following programs support this contest:
SD from EI5DI. Download here the updated list of the UBA Sections for SD. (Click right and save as)
N1MM (freeware).

9 - Deadline and address

• via email: ubaon [at] uba [dot] be (subject: Log%20ON%20Contest%20from) (ubaon[at]uba[dot]be). If you do not receive an answer within a week, send your log again, but at on5wl [at] telenet [dot] be (on5wl[at]telenet[dot]be).
• at the address: Welters Leon ON5WL, Borgstraat 80, 2580 Beerzel, Belgium.

10 - SWL

The station heard must be an ON station.
On VHF, the ONL/SWL does not have to mention the station worked.

11 - Certificates

• The winners of each category will receive an award if they have at least 25 valid QSO's in their log.
• The section that wins the final ranking of the sections will receive a nice plaque.

12 - Penalties and disqualification

• For paper logs: each double non marked QSO will be penalised with 5 times the value of the QSO before the final score is calculated.
• QSO's which do not appear in the log of the other station count for 0 points, but no additional penalty will be applied.

Disqualification

• Logs on paper with more than 3% double not marked QSO's will be disqualified.
• For cheating, imaginary logging and clear, repetitive and intentional violation of the contest rules.
• For continuous or repetitive violation or total negation of the IARU band plan.

13 - Remarks

• In view of the short duration of the contest there is no distinction between single- or multioperator stations. Both are allowed and will be placed in the same category.
• A maximum of 10 QSO's with members of your own section will be taken in account for points. You may work more stations of your own section but they will count for 0 points.
• Stations using a special event call will be placed outside competition and are not eligible for an award.
• On 2 meters and 6 meters a station can only be worked once regardless of mode.

Good luck!
The contest committee: ON5WL

UBA Sections

AAA	Antwerpse Actieve Amateurs		HAC	Hasselt		OST	Oostende
ACC	Antwerpse Contest Club		HCC	Haaglandse Contest Club		PHI	Section radio de Philippeville
ALT	Radioamateurs Aalter		HOB	Heist-op-den-Berg		RAF	Radio Club Ardenne-Famenne
ARA	Actieve Radio Amateurs		HRT	Herentals		RAM	Radio-Amateurs Mouscronnois
ARC	Amateur Radio Club of Brussels		IPR	Ieper		RAT	Radio Amateur Team
AST	Aalst		KSD	Koksijde		RBO	Eupen
ATH	Radio Club de Ath		KTK	Kortrijk		RCA	Radio Club des Ardennes
ATO	Tienen		LGE	Liège		RCN	Radio Club Noord
BDX	Brussels DX team		LIR	Lierse Radioamateurs		REM	Radioamateurs Erpe-Mere
BLW	Brussel West		LLV	La LouVière		RST	Sint-Truiden
BRC	Bell Radio Club		LUS	LUxembourg Sud		RSX	Ronse
BSE	Brabant Sud-Est		LVN	Leuven		SNW	Sint-Niklaas
BTS	BrabanT Sud		MCL	Mechelen		THN	THuiN
BXE	BruXelles Est		MLB	Midden Limburg		TLS	Tussen Leie en Schelde
CDZ	Ciney Beauraing Rochefort		MNS	MoNS		TRA	Torhoutse Radio Amateurs
CLR	CharLeRoi		MTT	Mol-Turnhout		TRC	Trudo Radioamateurs Club
CPN	Charleroi Pays Noir		MWV	Midden West-Vlaanderen		TWS	Together We're Strong
CRD	Club Radioamateur de Durnal		NBT	Noord Brabant		UBA	UBA National Clubstations
DNZ	Deinze		NLB	Noord Limburg		VHF	Antwerpen VHF
DRC	Dendermonde		NMR	NaMuR		WLD	Waasland
DST	Diest		NNV	Ninove		WRA	Wortegemse Radioamateurs
EKO	Meetjeslandse Radioamateurs		NOK	Noorderkempen		WRC	West-vlaamse Radio Club
ERA	Eeklose Radioamateurs		NOL	Noord-Oost Limburg		WTN	Radio Club Wetteren
GBN	Geraardsbergen		ODE	Oudenaarde		WTO	WaTerlOo
GBX	GemBlouX		ONZ	Oosthoek		XXX	Not Member UBA - no multiplier
GDV	Gang De Verviers		ORA	Opwijkse Radio Amateurs		ZLB	Zuid Limburg
GNT	Gent		OSA	Antwerpen		ZLZ	Zelzate
GTM	Grensloze TransMissie		OSB	Brugge		ZTM	Zottegem