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 3 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 ENTRY FORM

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. All fields are mandatory. You will receive a reply email, (usually within 24 hours) confirming your entry has been received.

My Callsign:
My Email Address:
QSO Date:
QSO Time (UTC):
DX Callsign:
Mode:
Band or Frequency:
RST Received:
DXCC Entity Name:
My Name:

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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
Aug 21-Sep 30, 2021	200	St Lucia	J68HZ	K9HZ fm Soufriere; HF; mainly FT8 CW SSB; QSL via K9HZ direct w/ SASE or eQSL; operation to continue until Nov 8
Aug 23-Oct 31, 2021	245	Tonga	A35JP	JA0RQV fm Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu I (IOTA OC-049); 80-6m; CW SSB FT8; 100w; QSL via Club Log OQRS, JA0RQV Buro
Sep 5-28, 2021	215	Liechtenstein	HB0	DL5YM as HB0/DL5YM and DL5YL as HBO/DL5YL; 160-6m, focus on 20, 30m for Asia and Oceania
Sep 11-Oct 22, 2021	31	Niger	5UAIHM	F4IHM; 40 20m; CW; spare time operation; QSL B/d
Sep 13-28, 2021	98	Rwanda	9X2AW	DF2WO; 160-10m; CW SSB + digital
Sep 17-29, 2021	138	Tanzania	5H1IP	HA3JB fm Unguja I, Zanzibar (IOTA AF-033); 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; QRV for CQWW DX RTTY; QSL via HA3JB
Sep 17-Oct 1, 2021	145	Conway Reef	3D2CR	3Z9DX; 160-10m; CW SSB FT8; dates approximate
Sep 18-Oct 2, 2021	72	Comoros	D6	SP9FIH as D60AC and SP6CIK as D60AD fm IOTA AF-007 (LH18og); 80 40 20 17 15 12 10m; SSB CW RTTY FT8; 50w on 80m, 500w on other bands
Sep 20-30, 2021	138	Tanzania	5H1IP	HA3JB fm Zanzibar (IOTA AF-032); 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; QRV for CQWW DX RTTY; QSL via HA3JB
Sep 22-26, 2021	136	Albania	ZA	HA8PX as ZA/HA8PX HA8BJ HA8QW YO5OED HA8LLH likewise; 40-17m; CW SSB; 100w; one day side trip to rare Sazan I(IOTA EU-169)
Sep 24-Oct 3, 2021	57	Kosovo	Z6	DL7UCX as Z6/DL7UCX; 80-10m; CW FT4 FT8; QSL via DL7UCX (B/d)
Sep 25-Nov 20, 2021	138	Tanzania	5H3MB	IK2GZU; HF; SSB CW RTTY FT8; dipoles, ground plane; QSL via IK2GZU (B/d), Club Log OQRS
Oct 1-30, 2021	121	Mozambique	C92R	IV3FSG; 80-10m; SSB + digital; spare time operation; QSL to IK2DUW direct; exact dates unclear
Oct 2-16, 2021	58	Sao Tome and Principe	S9OK	OK1BOA OK1CRM OK1FCJ OK1GK OK2ZA OK2ZC OK2ZI OK6DJ fm Sao Tome I (IOTA AF-023); 160-6m; CW SSB + digital; QSL via Club Log OQRS or OK6DJ
Oct 9-22, 2021	25	Guinea Bissau	J5T	7 op I team fm Bubaque I (IOTA-AF-020; also using J5HKT; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; 4 stations; QSL via I2YSB direct
Oct 10-21, 2021	309	Canary Is	EA8	DL4FO as EA8/DL4FO/p fm La Gomera I (IOTA AF-004); 40-10m; mainly CW, perhaps SSB; 5-40w; SOTA and WWWF activity; QSL B/d
Oct 12-20, 2021	160	Surinam	PZ5ZS	PF9Z @PZ5JW (GJ25io); 80-10m; SSB; 500w; Hexbeam; QSL via PF9Z
Oct 12-Nov 1, 2021	170	Svalbard	JW6VDA	LA6VDA fm IOTA EU-026 (JQ78tf); HF; SSB; QSL via Club Log OQRS
Oct 15-18, 2021	160	Surinam	PZ5G	DJ4EL PF9Z PZ5LW fm Houttyn (Papegaaien I, IOTA SA-092); 80-10m; SSB CW; QSL via DJ4EL
Oct 18-23, 2021	117	Sint Maarten	PJ7JA	W5JON; 40-6m SSB FT8; QRV for CQWW DX SSB; QSL also OK via W5JON direct
Oct 21-Nov 8, 2021	120	eSwatini	3DA0RU	R7AL RA1ZZ RW9JZ OK8AU R5EC SP6EQZ fm KG53pk; 160-6m; CW SSB FT8 (f/h); QSL details on Web page
Oct 24-Nov 19, 2021	96	Gambia	C5C	F5NVF; HF, incl 60m; CW SSB; 100w
Oct 24-Nov 1, 2021	71	St Eustatius	PJ5	W5JON as PJ5/W5JON; 40-6m SSB FT8; QRV for CQWW DX SSB; QSL also OK via W5JON direct
Oct 24-Nov 19, 2021	96	Gambia	C5C	F5RAV; 40-10m; CW SSB; COVID permitting
Oct 25-Nov 6, 2021	146	Bahamas	C6AHB	NN2T + others fm Bimini I (IOTA NA-048, FL05ir); HF; SSB + digital; QRV for CQWW DX SSB; QSL via NN2T, Club Log OQRS
Oct 26-Nov 7, 2021	149	Galapagos	HD8R	EA5RM EA1SA EA5EL EA5KA EA5KM EA7R EA7X F5CWU F5NKX F8ATS HC5VF HK6F IK5RUN IN3ZNR; 160-6m; CW SSB FT8 RTTY
Nov 1-30, 2021	176	Maldives	8Q7RM	HB9SHD fm Kandolhu I; HF; spare time operation, especially nights for NA and SA
Nov 19-24, 2021	65	St Barthelemy	FK	KP4DO as FJ/KP4DO; 40-10m
Nov 24-Dec 1, 2021	98	Rwanda	9X4X	4Z4KX 4X6YA 4Z5FI 4Z5LA 4Z1DZ 4X1VF; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; QRV for CQWW DX CW
Dec 1-10, 2021	115	St Martin	TO9W	K9NU W9MK VE2BWL FS4WBS K9EL; focus on 160 80 40m, some 60m; CW,SS, FT8 FT4; QSL via Club Log OQRS
Dec 8-31, 2021	151	Honduras	HR5	F2JD as HR5/F2JD fm Copan Ruinas; HF; CW SSB + digital; QSL OK B/d; operation to continue until 5 Apr 2022
Dec 16-22, 2021	141	Bangladesh	S21DX	S21RC S21AM S21D fm Manpura I (IOTA AS-140); 40 20 15 10m; SSB; 100w; yagi, verts, inv vee; 2 stations; QSL via EB7DX
Dec 25, 2021-Jan 25, 2022	1	Bouvet I	3Y0I	3Z9DX + team; 160-6m; CW SSB FT4/FT8 RTTY; dates tentative
Feb 24-Mar 8, 2022	95	St Vincent	J88PI	GW4DVB fm Palm I (IOTA NA-025, FK92ho); 40-6m; SSB FT8
Mar 2-11, 2022	149	Galapagos	HD8M	WB2REM VO1IDX KH6M KE2D fm Santa Cruz I (IOTA SA-004); 160-10m; FT8 (f/h) SSB CW; QSL via WB2REM direct
Apr 1-15, 2022	52	Central African Rep	TL8AA	7 op team; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY FT8 (TL8ZZ on FT8; 4 stations
Oct 1-30, 2022	22	Sable I	CY0C	WA4DAN + team; 160-6m; exact dates uncertain
Nov 1, 2022-Nov 30, 2023	1	Bouvet I	3Y0J	LA7GIA LA7THA LB1QI + team; 160-10m; CW SSB FT4/FT8 RTTY; QSL: M0OXO; dates tentative

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