YLRL encourages Amateur Radio competition by
sponsoring several contests, some open only to YLs and others which both YLs
and OMs can participate in. Additional information about the YLRL Contest
are listed below.
YLRL Contest Dates for 2008
Note: Contest results goes to the current Vice President
General Rules for YLRL Contests
YL-OM Contest, February 2-4, 2008 CW; February 9-11, 2008 SSB
DX YL to North American YL Contest, April 4-6, 2008 CW; April 11-13, 2008 SSB
Howdy Days, September 18-20, 2008 CW and SSB
YL Anniversary Party (YL-AP),
October 3-5, 2008 CW; October 10-12, 2008 SSB
YLRL Contest Log Submission Page
YLRL's Current Vice-President is:
Annette Wood KC8SQM
6167 Oakwood Circle
North Ridgeville OH 44039
Email: annettewood@oh.rr.com
General Rules for YLRL Contests
1. Check to make certain you are sending logs to the CURRENT Vice-President.
2. Logs must be postmarked no later than 30 days after each contest ends.
3. Scoring:
- Phone and CW contests will be scored separately. Separate logs must be
submitted for each contest.
- One point is earned for each different station worked on each band. The
same station may be worked on different bands. In the YL-OM contest only, YLs
count OMs and OMs count YLs.
- Multiplier will be the ARRL sections and/or DX countries, whichever is
appropriate. Canadian provinces are counted individually. Multipliers are
used only once on all bands when figuring the score.
- Contestants running a power output of 100 watts or less on CW and 200 watts
PEP or less on SSB, at all times during the contest, earn a power factor of 1.5
- Computation is done by multiplying the points times the multiplier times
the power factor.
- For each duplicate contact that is removed from the log by the Vice-President,
a penalty of three additional and equal contacts will be exacted.
4. Logs:
- All logs must show the operator's ARRL section, VE province, or country to
qualify for awards. Where applicable, logs must state whether or not the
operator is a member of YLRL. For each QSO, logs must also state the power
output. If you have 200 or more QSOs, submit a separate log for each band and
submit a "dupe" sheet.
- Please type or print. Do not send carbon copies of logs. Photocopies are OK.
- Logs must be signed and show claimed score. No logs will be returned.
- Entries in log must also show time, band, date and transmitter power.
5. Exchange: Station worked, QSO number given and received, RS(T) given and
received, and section/province/country.
YL-OM Contest
CW: 1400 UTC February 2, 2008 to 0200 UTC February 4, 2008
SSB: 1400 UTC February 9, 2008 to 0200 UTC February 11, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: All licensed men and women operators
throughout the world are invited to participate.
PROCEDURE: OMs call "CQ-YL" and YLs call "CQ-OM."
OPERATION: See General Rules. Participants may work
only 24 hours of the 36 hours in each contest. Operating breaks must be
indicated in the log.
EXCHANGE: Station worked, QSO number, RS(T), ARRL
section, VE province, or country. Entries in log must also show time, band,
and date.
SCORING: (1) Phone and CW will be scored as separate
contests. Submit separate logs for each contest. (2) Score each band
separately. One point is earned for each different station worked on each band;
YLs count only OMs and OMs count only YLs. Add together the QSO points earned
for each band. (3) Multiply the number of QSOs by the total number of different
ARRL sections, VE provinces, and countries worked. (4) Contestants running
with a power output of 100 watts or less on CW and 200 watts PEP or less on SSB,
AT ALL TIMES, may multiply the results of 3) above by 1.5 (the low power
multiplier). The maximum power output that may be used at any time during the
contest is 750 watts on CW and 1500 watts PEP on SSB.
LOGS: All logs must how your ARRL section, province, or
country to qualify for awards. For each QSO, logs must show the station worked,
QSO number given and received, RS(T) given and received, the ARRL section, VE
province, or country of the station worked, time, band, and date. Logs must
also state the power output used and the operating breaks taken. If you have
200 or more QSOs, submit a separate log for each band and submit a "dupe" sheet.
Remember to file separate logs for each contest. Logs must show claimed score.
AWARDS: First place phone: YL-cup, OM-cup. First
place CW: YL-cup, OM-cup. The second and third place YL and OM winners in
each contest will receive certificates. The winner of the phone contest cup
is also eligible to win the CW cup. Certificates will be awarded to the YL
and OM phone and YL and OM CW winners of each U.S. and VE call district and
country, provided there are at least ten valid contacts on the log.
DX YL to North American YL Contest
CW:1400 UTC April 4, 2008 to 0200 UTC April 6, 2008
SSB:1400 UTC April 11, 2008 to 0200 UTC April 13, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: All licensed women operators throughout
the world are invited to participate.
PROCEDURE: DX YLs call "CQ North American YL". North
American YLs call "CQ DX YL."
OPERATION: All bands may be used. Contacts with OMs
do not count. Participants may work only 24 hours of the 36 hours in each
contest. Operating breaks must be shown in the log.
EXCHANGE: Station worked, QSO number, RS(T), ARRL
section/VE province/country. Entries in log must also show time, band, date,
and transmitter power.
SCORING: (1) Phone and CW will be scored as separate
contests. Submit separate logs for each contest. (2) DX YLs, including Hawaii
and Alaska, may contact all the North American continent, which includes the 48
contiguous states and the Canadian provinces. (3) Contestants on the North
American continent (including the 48 contiguous states and Canadian provinces)
may contact DX YL stations, including Hawaii and Alaska. (4) A station may be
counted once on each band for credit and one point is earned for each station
worked once on each band. (5) Multiply the number of QSOs by the number of
different ARRL sections/VE provinces/countries worked. A multiplier is counted
only once in the contest. (6) Contestants running 150 watts or less on CW and
300 watts PEP or less on SSB, at all times, may multiply the results of 5) above
by 1.5 (the low power multiplier).
LOGS: All logs must show your ARRL section/VE
province/country to qualify for awards. For each QSO, logs must show the
station worked, QSO number given and received, RS(T) given and received,
ARRL section/VE province/country of station worked, time, band, and date.
Logs must also state the power output used. If you have 200 or more QSOs,
submit a separate log for each band and submit a "dupe" sheet. Photocopies
are OK, but not carbon copies will be accepted. File separate logs fore each
contest.
Howdy Days
CW & SSB: 1400 UTC September 18, 2008 to 0200 September 20, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: All licensed women operators throughout
the world are invited to participate.
PROCEDURE: Call "CQ YL."
OPERATION: All bands and modes of emission may be used.
A station may be worked and counted once on each band and mode for QSO points.
The maximum power output that may be used at any time during the contest is 750
watts on CW and 1500 watts PEP on SSB. Participants may work only 24 hours of
the 36 hours in each contest. Operating breaks must be indicated in the log.
RTTY will count as CW.
EXCHANGE: YLRL member or non-YLRL member? Entries in
log must also show date, time, band, call or station worked.
SCORING: Score two points for each YLRL member worked and one point for each
non-YLRL member worked. There are no multipliers.
SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES: Try listening around 7.233, 14.288, 14.298, 21.388, 28.433 on voice, basically frequencies ending in 33 or 88. Similarly for CW.
LOGS: All logs must show if operator is a YLRL member
or non-member to be eligible for awards.
AWARDS: Top scoring YLRL member will receive her
choice of a YLRL pin, charm, or stationery. Top scoring non-YLRL member will
receive a one-year YLRL membership.
YL Anniversary Party (YL-AP)
CW:1400 UTC October 3, 2008 to 0200 UTC October 5, 2008
SSB: 1400 UTC October 10, 2008 to 0200 UTC October 12, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: All licensed women operators throughout
the world are invited to participate. Only YLRL members are eligible for the
cup awards. Non-members will receive certificates. Only YLRL members are
eligible for the Corcoran and Hager awards.
PROCEDURE: Call "CQ-YL".
OPERATION: All bands may be used. No cross band
operation. Net contacts and repeater contacts do not count. A station may be
worked and counted once on each band. Participants may work only 24 hours of
the 36 hours in each contest. Operating breaks must be indicated in the log.
EXCHANGE: Station worked, QSO number, RS(T), and ARRL
section/VE province/country.
SCORING: (1) CW and SSB are scored as separate
contests. Submit separate logs for each contest. (2) All YLs within one of
the U.S. ARRL sections or within a Canadian province shall score one point for
each QSO with another station located within a section or province. Score two
points for each contact with a station not located within an ARRL section or
province, i.e., DX. (DX stations are defined as those not located within an
ARRL section or province.) (3) DX YLs shall score two points for each contact
with a station on another continent and one point for each contact with a station
on their own continent. (4) Multiply the number of contact points by the total
number of different sections, provinces and countries worked.
LOGS: All logs must show the operator's ARRL section/VE
province/or country to qualify for awards. Logs must also state whether or not
the operator is a member of YLRL. For each QSO, logs must show the station
worked, time, band, and date. Logs must also state the power output used. If
you have 200 or more QSOs, submit a separate log for each band and submit a "dupe"
sheet. Remember to file separate logs for each contest. Logs must show claimed
score.
AWARDS:For the YLAP, cups will be awarded for both the NA-YL
and the DX-YL with the highest CW scores and for the highest SSB scores. Only YLRL
members are eligible to receive cups. If the winner of either contest is a non-YLRL
member a first place certificate will be awarded. If a YL does not wish to receive a
cup a first place certificate may be awarded. Second and third certificates will be
awarded for each contest. The highest CW and the highest SSB score in each district,
province and country will receive a certificate. Certificates will be awarded only if
there are at least 10 valid contacts on the log.
CORCORAN AWARD: a plaque given for the highest combined CW and SSB score for
YLRL members within a state or province
HAGER AWARD: A plaque given for the highest combined CW and SSB score from North
and Central America, including the Greater and Lesser Antilles, for YLRL DX members
only. A duplicate plaque given for the highest combined CW and SSB score from any
other part of the world, for YLRL DX members only.
Page last updated
January 5, 2008
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