TED POWELL MEMORIAL DX CHALLENGE

Managed by the Fisher's Ghost Amateur Radio Club Inc.

This contest was developed by the Fisher's Ghost Amateur Radio Club in memory of Ted Powell, who became a silent key on 16 March 2014. Ted's passion was working rare DX and collecting QSL cards. At the time of his passing, Ted had worked 301 entities and confirmed 300 by QSL cards.

There are 2 categories in this contest.

MOST WANTED

The objective of the "Most Wanted" category is to work the most wanted DXCC entity during an award period. The winner will be the station who works the most wanted DXCC entity based on its ranking in Clublog's Most Wanted list current at the beginning of the award period. There will also be awards for 2nd and 3rd place.

TOP 5

The objective of the "Top 5" category is to work the top 5 most wanted DXCC entities during an award period. A score is calculated for each entry in the Top 5 category and the winner will be the station with the lowest score. There will also be awards for 2nd and 3rd place. You must work at least 5 unique entities during an award period to be eligible to enter this category. The score is calculated using a mathematical formula known as "Harmonic Mean" which favours entries with more higher ranking entities than entries with fewer higher ranking entities. The formula looks like this, where e1, e2, e3, e4, & e5 are the rankings of the top 5 most wanted entities worked.

The Most Wanted lists for the current and previous periods can be found below. These lists are based on Most Wanted from VK/ZL.

The contest is only open to Australian residents who hold a current VK1 - VK8 licence and who are transmitting from within Australia.

AWARD PERIODS

There are 4 award periods per year. Times are UTC.

• 00:00 1st January - 23:59 31st March
• 00:00 1st April - 23:59 30th June
• 00:00 1st July - 23:59 30th September
• 00:00 1st October - 23:59 31st December

FREQUENCIES

Any authorised amateur frequency may be used. You may only make QSO's on frequencies permitted to you under your licence class.

MODES

Any authorised amateur mode may be used. You may only make QSO's using modes permitted to you under your licence class.

POWER

You may use any power on any mode up to the maximum power permitted for that mode, or the maximum power permitted to you under your licence class.

CONTACTS

Only contacts with amateur stations count. Contacts through repeaters or satellites do not count, nor do contacts with maritime mobile or aeronautical mobile stations. Echolink and IRLP contacts and WSPR spots do not count. Contacts with stations deemed by Clublog to be invalid for DXCC do not count.

REMOTE OPERATION

Remote operation is permitted provided the transmitter, receiver, and antenna are all located within Australia.

ENTRY SUBMISSION

Entries open at the end of the award period and close 14 days later. Entries may be submitted using one of the following 2 methods.

LOG UPLOADER

This is the preferred entry method. You MUST use this entry method to enter the "Top 5" category. (You may also use this entry method if you're not entering the "Top 5" category, but if you use this entry method and you have worked 5 or more unique entities during the award period you will automatically be entered in the "Top 5" category). The "Log Uploader" script will process all your QSO's, generate your "Most Wanted" and "Top 5" entry, calculate your top 5 score, and send your entry to the contest manager. You will receive a reply email, (usually within 24 hours) confirming your entry has been received.

Click the following link to go to the "Log Uploader" page where you will find out more about this entry method.

Log Uploader

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SINGLE QSO EMAIL

Alternatively, single QSO entries may be sent by email to the contest manager using your callsign as the email subject. Entries must consist of one (1) QSO only, that being the entity worked with the highest ranking in the Most Wanted list for the award period. Entries in the "Top 5" category will not be accepted using this entry method.

If you use the email method to submit your entry, for ease of administration it is suggested you copy and paste the details below into an email and type in the QSO details. You will receive a reply email, (usually within 24 hours) confirming your entry has been received.

Entries MUST include all of the following information.

• My callsign:
• QSO date (YYYYMMDD):
• QSO time (UTC):
• DX Callsign:
• Mode:
• Band or frequency:
• RST received:
• DXCC entity name:
• My name:

Email address for entry submission:

RESULTS

Results will be finalised within 14 days after the closing date for entries of the award period. The winner will be the station who works the most wanted and top 5 most wanted DXCC entities based on their ranking in Clublog's "Most Wanted" list published below at the beginning of the award period. There will also be awards for 2nd and 3rd place. Results will be published below soon after and winners will be notified by email.

In the event of a tie in the "Most Wanted" category, the winner will be the first station to work the DXCC entity chronologically. In the rare event of 2 entries working the same entity and specifying the same QSO time and date, the result will be determined a dead heat.

In the event of a tie in the "Top 5" category, the winner will be the first station to work the highest ranking DXCC entity chronologically. In the event of 2 entries working the same highest ranking DXCC entity and specifying the same QSO time and date, the winner will be the first station to work the second highest ranking DXCC entity chronologically, and so on up to the fifth highest ranking entity. In the rare event of 2 entries working the same top 5 entities and specifying the same QSO time and date for all 5 entities, the result will be determined a dead heat.

AWARDS

Awards will be issued as follows.

• 1st Place - Certificate
• 2nd Place - Certificate
• 3rd Place - Certificate

UPCOMING DX

The "Upcoming DX" list is provided by Announced DX Operations. Rank is the ranking of the entity in the current Ted Powell Memorial DX Challenge award period.

Dates	Rank	Entity	Call	Information
Apr 28-May 26, 2022	95	Botswana	A25VR	VE7VR; HF
May 1-Jun 15, 2022	157	Namibia	V5	ZS2PS as V5/ZS2PS; 80 60 40 30 20 10m; QSL via ZS2PS direct
May 1-31, 2022	314	Philippines	DU	W6QT as DU/W6QT fm Subic Bay; 80-6m; SSB FT8; QSL via W6QT; operation to continue until 15 Sep
May 21-27, 2022	189	Aland Is	OH0	OG5O as OH0/OG5O, OH2HOD as OH0/OH2HOD fm IOTA EU-002 (KO09cx); 160-6m, incl 60m; FT8 FT4 CW; QSL via Club Log OQRS
May 21-Jun 2, 2022	235	Mauritius	3B8	DF3XY fm IOTA AF-049; 40 30 20m; mainly FT8
May 21-Jun 4, 2022	195	Martinique	FM	ON4RU as FM/OQ3R fm IOTA NA-107; 160-10m; CW; holiday style operation
May 22-Jun 8, 2022	86	Gambia	C5C	F5RAV F5NVF M0NPT; 20 15 10m; CW SSB FT4 FT8; possible sidetrip to Bijol Is (IOTA AF-060) using C5B; QSL via F5RAV direct (3 US $ or IRC and SAE)
May 27-Jun 10, 2022	214	Guadeloupe	TO2AZ	DL2AAZ fm Basseterre (IOTA NA-102); 40-10m; CW SSB; 300w; groundplanes
Jun 1-22, 2022	106	Rwanda	9X2AW	DF2WO fm Kigali; 160-10m; CW SSB + digital; QSL via M0OXO OQRS
Jun 1-Jul 31, 2022	137	Gabon	TR8CR	F8EN; 40 30 20m; CW
Jun 14-19, 2022	63	Sao Tome and Principe	S9EFW	K9EFW; 40 20 15 10m; SSB; QSL via K9EFW
Jun 22-27, 2022	25	Jan Mayen	JX	LB5SH as JX/LB5SH; SSB FT8
Jun 24-Jul 2, 2022	239	Ogasawara	JD1AJD	JA1ADT; 20-6m; CW FT8 FT4; focus on 6m for EU/NA
Jun 26-Jul 6, 2022	101	Market Reef	OJ0	OH3JR as OJ0JR and OG2M as OH0MR; focus on 6m; FT8 CW SSB; looking for NA, SA, Asia; QSL OJ0MR via OG2M direct, OJ0JR via OH3JR
Jun 28-Jul 5, 2022	209	Liechtenstein	HB0	OZ0J as HB0/OZ0J; HF; SSB CW + digital (incl FT8); QSL via Clug Log OQRS, eQSL, OZ0J (B/d)
Jun 28-Jul 12, 2022	46	St Pierre and Miquelon	FP	KV1J as FP/KV1J fm Miquelon I (IOTA NA-032); QSL via KV1J
Jun 30-Jul 8, 2022	239	Ogasawara	JD	JD1BQI and JR3DVL as JD1/JR3DVL fm QL17cb; 6m; 50323 FT8; 200w; yagi; looking for double-hop E-skip to NA and EU
Jul 1-12, 2022	157	Namibia	V5	HB9BFM as V5/HB9BFM fm Luderitz (JG73ni) and Simplon/Sandverhaar (JG83qe); 80-15m; QSL via HB9BFM (B/d)
Aug 5-9, 2022	142	Rodrigues I	3B9	3B8FA 3B8GF 3B8CF 3B8FV 3B8BAN; HF; 100w; G5RVs; also 3 QO-100 portable satellite stations
Aug 9-23, 2022	200	Seychelles	S79	EA3BT as S79/EA3BT and EA3WL as S79/EA3WL fm Praslin, La Digue, Mahe Is (IOTA AF-024); mainly satellites, but holiday style SSB CW FT8
Sep 16-28, 2022	116	San Andres and Providencia	5K0T	LU1FM LU9FHF LU7MT fm San Andres I; 80-6m; CW SSB
Oct 5-17, 2022	92	Comoros	D60AE	F4AJQ F1ULQ F2DX F4AZF F4ESV F5AGB F5NTZ F8AVK F8EFU F8GGV DL3GA HB9GWJ ON7RN fm IOTA AF-007; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY FT8 FT4 + QO-100 satellite; dedicated to F5NQL (SK)
Oct 10-25, 2022	60	Benin	TY5RU	RA1ZZ + team; info to follow
Oct 21-23, 2022	220	Belize	V3E	ops fm Mauger Caye (IOTA NA-123); 80-10m; CW SSB FT8; 100w; Spiderbeam; QSL via IZ8CCW
Oct 25-Nov 4, 2022	70	Saba and Sint Eustatius	PJ5	W5JON as PJ5/W5JON; 60-6m; SSB FT8; yagi, verticals; QSL also OK via W5JON direct
Oct 26-Nov 3, 2022	149	Cocos Keeling	VK9CM	VK6VY VK6SJ VK6CQ; 160-10m; CW SSB FT8 RTTY; VK9C in CQWW DX SSB
Oct 29-Nov 7, 2022	79	Djibouti	J28MD	IZ8CCW IZ4UEZ IZ3GNG IZ2GNQ YO8WW AG4W IK4QJF DJ5IW DL6LZM DL8JJ KO8SCA DL8OBF NG7M IU8LMC fm LK11px; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; QSL via IK2VUC (details)
Nov 1-9, 2022	125	Austral Is	FO	JA1XGI as FO/W1XGI; 160 80 40 30 20 15 10m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; QSL via Club Log OQRS, JA Buro, SASE to JA1XGI
Nov 1-30, 2022	62	Central African Rep	TL8AA	8 ops; all bands; CW SSB FT8 RTTY
Nov 2-7, 2022	110	Lesotho	7P8CW	ZS6MSW ZS6ESW ZS6GC ZS6EB ZS5AYC ZS6APT ZS6ACT ZS6MMS; HF; SSB CW + digital; SR/SS: ~03:12z/16:33z; QSL via Club Log OQRS
Nov 30-Dec 9, 2022	139	St Martin	TO9W	K9NU N9EP FS4WBS W9AP K9EL; 160-10m focus on 160 80 40m; QSL via Club Log OQRS or W9ILY direct
Dec 15-31, 2022	4	Crozet	FT8/c	F6CUK as TBA; dates tentative; operation to continue until Mar 2023; details to follow
Jan 2-31, 2023	136	Montserrat	VP2MDX	W2APF; HF; 100w; operation to continue until March 31
Jan 23-Feb 28, 2023	1	Bouvet I	3Y0J	LA7GIA LA7THA LB1QI + team; 160-10m; CW SSB FT4/FT8 RTTY; QSL: M0OXO; about 22 days; dates tentative

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