The DUBUS 2m CW EME Activity Contest is intended to encourage worldwide CW EME activity in the 2m band. It lasts the whole calendar year, and consists of 8 DUBUS 2m CW EME Activity Events that take place in 8 weekends across the whole year (outside of the established CW EME contest months).

Each DUBUS 2m CW EME Activity event is divided into two published time-slots of typically 3-4 hours. Each event is scored individually. Availability of moon window for participating stations from different parts of the world is considered.

Your total score for the event is the number of QSOs x 10 points, (with a bonus score for QSOs with the three ‘rare’ continents) multiplied by the total number of callsign prefixes worked.

You can choose to participate in any of the DUBUS 2m CW EME Activity Events, and send in your logs by e-mail for the 2008 Activity Contest. After the last Activity Event of calendar year 2008, the administrator will compute the sum of your 6 best scores to get the total results for the year’s Activity Contest.

Each monthly DUBUS 2m CW EME Activity Event, with the starting event being the one being held on January 2008.

Duration: 1 calendar year, consisting of 8 Dubus 2m cw eme activity events that are held on 8 pre-announced weekends and time slots, which can be found at:

http://web.telia.com/~u37031777/ & http://www.sm2cew.com/dubus-aw.html 

Those Activity Events do not interfere with any of the established CW EME contests..

A: Total antenna gain up to 15dbd

B: Total antenna gain above 15 and until 18.5dbd

C: Total antenna gain above 18.5 and until 22dbd

D: Total antenna gain above 22 and up to 25.5dbd

E: Total antenna gain above 25.5 dbd

Linearly polarized and xpol stations are included the same section.

• The first 3 stations in each section will also receive a certificate to commemorate their achievement.

• Each station participating from Oceania, Latin America, and Africa will receive a certificate to commemorate their achievement, as long as they send in a log for six Dubus 2m cw eme Activity Events.

4. Rules

4.1 For the purpose of the Activity Contest, only one scoring QSO with the same station can be logged in each Activity Event.

4.2 During the two pre-announced time slots of the Activity Events, 2m CW EME is the ONLY communication allowed between a participant and the other stations worked. During activity time you agree not to use any other communication medium to give the QSO partner any QSO progress info, confirm whether the QSO was valid or not, or announce QSO accomplishments

5. QSO Points

• Each QSO completed scores 10 points

Bonus: each random (non-sked) contact with the continents of Oceania, Africa or South America counts for 50 points instead of the usual 10 points per QSO. Stations operating from Oceania, Africa or South America get double points (=20p) for each QSO. 

Each different call prefix is a multiplier (e.g. SV1, SV2, SM1, SM2, DL1, DK1, W2, W3, KM5, K5, W5, WA6, K6, PA1, PE1, etc. See the example of CQ WPX contest rules for further details on prefix multipliers.)

The DUBUS 2m CW EME Activity Contest is a whole-year fun contest. The administrator will sum up the scores from your best 6 Activity Events to calculate your overall results.

Each line of the Log must include details of: Date, Time, Station worked, Report Sent, Report Received, QSO Points, Multiplier (1 or 0). Finally the Log must include the Total Score for this Activity Event.

An example of the Log format that should be followed can be found at http://www.sm2cew.com/aw_logs.html 

You can choose to participate in any or all of the DUBUS 2m CW EME Activity
Events in the calendar year. #

Logs for Dubus 2m cw eme activity award must be sent via e-mail to the award administrator at http://www.sm2cew.com/dubus-aw.html within 10 days after the conclusion of each activity event.

a. Log must contain a subject line consisting of call sign followed by the month and the word log as follows: "SV1BTR Jan. log".

b.The Log itself, can be in the body of the message, of each e-mail or as text attachment.

In case a participant finds a mistake has been made and that one or more qso’s are not valid, a correction should be sent by the participant himself to the administrator with a subject line as follows: "SV1BTR Jan. correction".

All e-mail log entries will be acknowledged by being uploaded after each Activity Event at http://www.sm2cew.com/dubus-aw.html

After the last Activity Event of the calendar year 2008 the administrator will compute the sum of the six best results for each participant to determine the total result of the 2008 EME Activity Contest. The total scores form the basis for the prizes in each class.

For any questions contact: Jimmy SV1BTR at jimmyv@hol.gr

Good luck in the DUBUS 2m CW EME Activity Events and the 2008 Activity Contest!

For DUBUS: Joachim Kraft, DL8HCZ / CT1HZE