International HELL-Contest by DARC

We have the great pleasure to invite you to join the International HELL-Contest. This contest is organised by Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club (DARC) to increase interest of HELL mode.

RULES

Test Period On the first full weekend in the month of October every year

Saturday: 80 m 1400-1600 UTC

Sunday: 40 m 0900-1100 UTC

and the following

Thursday: 2/0.70 m 1800-2000 UTC

Classes: 1 - HF Single Operator

2 - HF Short Wave Listener (SWL)

3 - VHF Single Operator

4 - VHF Short Wave Listener (SWL)

Bands: HF-part: 3.5 and 7 MHz

VHF-part: 144 and 430 MHz

Modes: all two-way contacts in Hell

Contacts: the same station may be contacted once on each band for QSO and multiplier credits

Call: CQ HELL-TEST

Message: RST and QSO number starting with 001, in class 3 additional QTH-Locator

QSO-Points: HF: one point each completed QSO

VHF: one point each kilometers distance for each completed QSO

QTC-traffic: An additional score of one point credit for HF-part and 10 points credit for VHF-part can by achived by giving and reporting a QTC.
After working a number these QTC can be reported back during a QSO with another station. A QSO my be reported only once and not back to the orginating station. A QTC contains the time, call sign, and QSO number of the station being reported (1214/DF5BX/003).
A maximum of 5 QTCs can be sent to or received by the same station, which can be worked several times to complete this quota.

Multipliers: HF: on each band 1 multipliers for each country by the DXCC and WAE-list and for each call-district in JA, W, VE;

VHF: on each band 1 multiplier each square

Logs: Please a separate log for each band.

Logs must contain: Band, Date, Time UTC, Callsign, Message sent and received, Name, QTH, QTH-Locator for VHF-part, QTCs, Points and Multipliers.

Scoring: Sum of the total points of QSO and QTCs multiplying by the sum of multipliers from all bands

Deadline: two weeks after the test (postmarked)

Contest manager: Alfred Schlendermann, DL9GS,
P.O.Box 102201,
D-44807 Bochum
Germany
e-mail: DL9GS(a)darc.de

WAE-country-list (by 1th April 1997):
C3, CT1, CU, DL, EA, EA6, EI, ER, EU, F, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GM Shet, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HV, I, IS, IT, JW Bear, JW Spitz, JX, LA, LX, LY, LZ, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, PA, R1/FJL, R1/MVI, RA, RA2, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV5 Rh, SV9 Cr, SV Mt.Ath, T7, T9, TA1, TF, TK, UR, YL, YO, YU, Z3, ZA, ZB2, 1A0, 3A, 4U Gen, 4U Vie, 9A, 9H

RULES
Test Period	On the first full weekend in the month of October every year
	Saturday: 80 m 1400-1600 UTC
	Sunday: 40 m 0900-1100 UTC
	and the following
	Thursday: 2/0.70 m 1800-2000 UTC
Classes:	1 - HF Single Operator
	2 - HF Short Wave Listener (SWL)
	3 - VHF Single Operator
	4 - VHF Short Wave Listener (SWL)
Bands:	HF-part: 3.5 and 7 MHz
	VHF-part: 144 and 430 MHz
Modes:	all two-way contacts in Hell
Contacts:	the same station may be contacted once on each band for QSO and multiplier credits
Call:	CQ HELL-TEST
Message:	RST and QSO number starting with 001, in class 3 additional QTH-Locator
QSO-Points:	HF: one point each completed QSO
	VHF: one point each kilometers distance for each completed QSO
QTC-traffic:	An additional score of one point credit for HF-part and 10 points credit for VHF-part can by achived by giving and reporting a QTC.
	After working a number these QTC can be reported back during a QSO with another station. A QSO my be reported only once and not back to the orginating station. A QTC contains the time, call sign, and QSO number of the station being reported (1214/DF5BX/003).
	A maximum of 5 QTCs can be sent to or received by the same station, which can be worked several times to complete this quota.
Multipliers:	HF: on each band 1 multipliers for each country by the DXCC and WAE-list and for each call-district in JA, W, VE;
	VHF: on each band 1 multiplier each square
Logs:	Please a separate log for each band.
Logs must contain:	Band, Date, Time UTC, Callsign, Message sent and received, Name, QTH, QTH-Locator for VHF-part, QTCs, Points and Multipliers.
Scoring:	Sum of the total points of QSO and QTCs multiplying by the sum of multipliers from all bands
Deadline:	two weeks after the test (postmarked)
Contest manager:	Alfred Schlendermann, DL9GS, P.O.Box 102201, D-44807 Bochum Germany e-mail: DL9GS(a)darc.de