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2017 May Madness<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Logs must be submitted electronically by midnight May 31, 2017 to AB4HF<\/a><\/p>\n

The following are the rules for our May Madness contest this year the Contest begins 5\/5\/17 at 6:00 PM and ends 5\/14\/17 at 11:59 PM<\/p>\n

Download a log sheet here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Download the rules here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

MAY MADNESS 2017<\/strong><\/h2>\n

(A contest for GARS members only)<\/p>\n

1.    Contest begins 5\/5\/17 at 6:00 PM and ends 5\/14\/17 at 11:59 PM
\n2.    Only GARS members may participate
\n3.    Bands – any band that a Technician class is permitted to work voice.
\nUHF VHF
\n2 Meters, 1.25 Meters, 70 cm, 33 cm, 23 cm, Any amateur GHz freq,
\n HF 10 Meters (28.300- 28.500)
\n4.    Modes
\nSSB, (voice) FM, Digital Voice
\n5.    Contacts may be simplex or repeater
\nAny simplex frequency is allowed
\n6.    Any station can be worked once per band per mode (Once on simplex or repeater. These are not two separate modes but analog and digital are logged as different contacts)
\n7.    Exchange
\n    Call Sign. Old GARS member, or New member(give year\/month joined GARS)
\n8.    Scoring
\n     1 point for each voice contact ( digital voice and analog can be logged separately).    
\n       1 bonus point for each new member contact per band per mode.
\nNew members are those who have joined GARS since 6\/1\/16. Anyone who was a member in the past but has not been a dues paying member for at least 10 years prior to rejoining after 6\/1\/16 is considered a new member for purposes of this contest. (since a new member cannot contact himself he automatically receives 1 bonus point per band per mode).
\n9.    Awards
\n    Highest overall score wins special prize…W4KLY’s Tube trophy
\n    Top Ten scores receive a unique GARS hat unique to this year\u2019s contest
\n    All participants who turn in a log receive a GARS patch, or decal.
\n    XYL or YL with the most points receives certificate “May Madness XYL\/YL”
\n10.    Logging
\nLog Call Sign of station contacted, NM or OM, Frequency, Mode, and date of contact
\nLogs must be submitted electronically by midnight May 31, 2017 to AB4HF1@gmail.com<\/a>
\n11.    Suggested Simplex Frequencies
\n                      Voice 146.505, 146.520, 446.00, 52.525 28.345 Any repeater
\n12.    Arranged Contacts
\nTimes for contacts and frequencies to be used may be arranged
\n13.    Rule
\n       Individuals cannot be within sight of each other except in the case where one or both is in a moving vehicle. Both cannot be in the same vehicle.
\n14.    Rule
\nThe net control for the GARS net or, any ARES net on, or  the \u201cKnow it all Net\u201d, or any net, may not count each check in as a contact nor may each check in count the net control as a contact.
\n15.   Interpretation of the rules will be called by the  referee AB4HF. (There are no instant replays. All calls on the field are final.) All interpretations by the referee are final on 5-31-2017, at the end of the contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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