VOLTA FAQ: I2DMI replays
QUESTION.
I have a question regarding the subject contest that is
scheduled for this coming weekend.
As you can see by my call, I was originally licensed in the United
States Number One (1) call district. However,I now live in the
Number Seven (7) call district. For the contest, should I sign
as WA1MPB/7 and not work any other "7" U. S. stations, or sign as
WA1MPB and not work any "1" U. S. stations? Please advise.
Thanks & 73, Earl H. Duda
Replay
As matter of facts, in the USA, the callsigns are no longer linked to
geographic areas. Only the first callsign assignment for a new
license is, but there are vanity callsigns for purchase that are not,
and when someone moves to another call area, the only option to change a
callsign is to ask for a vanity call. The FCC will not
automatically change the call when someone moves from one area to
another, except through the vanity call program. I suggest to
use the /x (in your case WA1MPB/7): your QSOs with “7” area will be not
valid. In any case, all QSO done
between station in same call area will not imply any penalty or
disqualification: ZERO points, ZERO qso, NO multiplier count
for that QSO.
73, Frank i2dmi
Tree questions
A Japanesee Ham asked:
Dear contest manager of Volta RTTY Contest, it is somewhat
difficult to interpret following clause of your rule.
MULTIPLIERS: A multiplier of 1 is given for each Country
contacted. The same Country may be claimed again if a different band
is used. An additional MULTIPLIER is given for each INTERCONTINENTAL
COUNTRY (DX) worked on at least 4 bands. A contact with a station
which would count as multiplier will only be valid if that station
appears in at least 4 other logs, or contest log is received from that
station.(1) What do you mean by "at least 4 bands"? In your
rule, there is following statement "BANDS: 3,5 - 7 - 14 -21 - 28 MHz
Amateur bands". If I got 1 multi at one band, just 4 bands
left. In other words, which interpretation is correct?
(1-1) If I made QSO with the same or different Italian
station in 5 bands, I get 5 multis.
(1-2) Even if I made QSO with the same or different Italian
station in 4 bands, I get only 1 multi. But in case of 5 bands, I get
2 multis.
Replay # 1
If you made QSO with the same or different Italian
station in 4 bands, you get an extra multiplier 4+1=5 multis.
(2) What do you mean by "A contact with a station which
would count as multiplier will only be valid if that station appears
in at least 3 other logs, or contest log is received from that
station. ?
(2-1) Normally first contact with the station in the
country is counted as a multi and marked in the log. If that station
does not satisfy the rule and that station is the only one contact in
that country, it is OK that no multi will not be given. But if there
are several other QSOs with the stations in that country which satisfy
the rule but no mark in the log, will multi be given or not? NO
(2-2) Your rule seems to apply only for multi. How about
for point?
Replay #2
Our software does this work: if you made qso with (example FO8AA) you
must include it in your log! When all Logs are received, our
software will look in the contest-database for
FO8AA LOG. If FO8AA doesn’t have sent his log the software will check if
other people have worked
this station (FO8AA not FO8AB); If at least 3 stations have logged a qso
with FO8AA, the country FO8A will count as a VALID MULTIPLIER for
ALL CONTESTANT!! If not, FO8A will not be counted as
multiplier: POINT=0 MULTIPLIER=0.
(3) What do you mean by "INTERCONTINENTAL COUNTRY"?
In order to get additional multi, do I need to make QSO(s) with the
station in different continent?
Replay # 3
DIFFERENT CONTINENT for you are: AFRICA – EUROPE - SOUTH AMERICA – NORTH
AMERICA - OCEANIA
73, Frank i2dmi
QUESTION.
Is a call area (in JA-VE-VK-W-ZL) also an intercontinental DX country
and thus each of them gives an additional multiplier? Thank you.
Replay
The answer to your question is: NO Each call-area is counted only
as multiplier but doesn't count as a different DX country. Working those
5 countries you can ask a maximum of 5 extra multipliers (W,JA, VE, VK,
ZL) not 25 (w1...0, JA1.., e.s.o).
73, Frank i2dmi
QUESTION.
My software doesn’t make any calculation and I cannot submit
the CABRILLO file with the points field filled.
Replay
You can leave blank or 000 the field “points” (columns
86-88) because the software checks your zone and your
correspondent zone for the correct points value. You can also
submit your logs without the “claimed score” value. We do that
calculation for you