A. R. I.

                         IX  ITALIAN  EME  CONTEST


 Date  and  Time : from 00.00 utc of 18 May 2002 to 24.00 utc of
                   19 May 2002

 Frequency :  50,144,432,1296,2304,5760 MHz,10 GHz and UP.

 Mode : CW , SSB . Only bilateral contact EME .

 Report :  M, O, RST.

 Band   144 MHz  ;
 Category
 A) antenna max length 10 meters
 B) ant. between 10,01 to 20 meters length or dish up to 7 meters diameter
 C) ant. between 20,01 to 40 meters length or dish between 7,01 to 10 meters 
    diameter
 D) ant. between 40,01 to 80 meters length or dish over 10.01 meters diameter
 E) ant. between 80,01 to 160 meters length
 F) ant. over 160 meters length

 Band    432 MHz  ;
 Category
 A) antenna max 12,5 meters length
 B) ant.between 12,51 to 25 meters length
 C) ant. between 25,01 to 50 meters length or dish up to 4,5 meters diameter
 D) ant. over 50,01 meters length or dish over 4,51 meters diameter

 As for other frequencies (50,1296 MHz and up), categories are one for each 
 band.

 To define length of antenna :
 
 length on meters, between last reflector to far director.

 EX. 1 antenna length 10 meters is A category, also with a plant from 4 to 
 2,50 meters length or 2 by five meters A category as well ( referred to 144 
 MHz). Also same for 432 MHz.
 The stations that use cross antenna, have a separate categories from
 the single polarization, referred 144 and 432 MHz.

 OM and SWL  can partecipate. In the SWL section, also OM are accepted, 
 but just as SWL and they can't make EME transmissions during the contest.
 SWL category are one for each band.
 
 Score  :   10 points a bilateral contact

            31 points a bilateral contact with an Italian stations

            10 points a bilateral contact between Italian stations

 Remarks on the 144 and 432 MHz bands categories:

 If the score of the first station classified in each category does not 
 
 exceed the first of the preceding category, the category itself is 

 cancelled and stations will be listed in the lower section.

 EX. : The first in E category scores 1000 points, the first in F category

 scores 990 points, then F category is declassed into E category  and  its 
 
 partecipants compete in E cat. too. In the same way, if the first in  C cat. 
 
 
 scores 300 p.ts , first in D cat. scores 290 p.ts, first in E cat. 280 p.ts 
 
 and first in F cat. scores 310 p.ts, we will have a single classification  
 
 for  F  category and another for C,D,E all together.

 Winners : are those who get the maximum score in each category.

 Every single station can partecipate in more than one band.

 PRIZES : Only the first in each category gets a prize ; all  the  others 
 
 get a certificate.

 A winner in more than one category, will receive an award in one category 
 
 only and in the others ( even if the is the winner in other categories ),

 the award will go the second placed. The first will receive a diploma

 certifying him as the winner, the second a plaque certifying his second 
 
 place.


 
 For the contest score, QSO's among Italian stations are valid. These and 
 
 foreign stations in Italy, will compete in a separate classification from 
 
 the rest of the world.

 Logs contain; date, time, calls, rprt send, rprt rcvd, points, category,
 
 summary and total points end of log and all informations of station, 
 
 particular type of antenna used and length, are welcome; suggestions, 
 
 comments, photo (for photo on e-mail, please a definition 300 DPI or 
 
 better).

 Sending log to:

  
  e-mail address : i1anp@lunigiana.it  or  mario.alberti8@tin.it
  mail: I1ANP Mario Alberti, via privata Maralunga,12  19126 La Spezia Italy.

 For all, send also your e-mail, packet radio add., telephone, for sort time
 confirm that i received log, normally i cfm on same way that i received.
 
 End time for acceptation log, is August 2002.

 I1ANP Mario  Italian EME Manager