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 rare event of a tie in the "Most Wanted" category, 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 winning entries with the same highest ranking DXCC entity 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 winning entries with the same top 5 entities 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
Jan 3-23, 2020	158	Maldives	8Q7MA	RX3AMY fm Mahibadhoo and Maafushi Is (IOTA AS-013); mainly 40 20m; SSB, perhaps CW; dipoles; holiday style operation
Jan 6-24, 2020	292	India	VU2RBQ	DJ9RB; 80-20m; CW
Jan 6-Feb 29, 2020	202	Belize	V3	DJ4KW as V31YN and DK9GG as V31GW; 160-10m; CW FT8 SSB; see Web for full QSL and operational details
Jan 9-Feb 5, 2020	67	Somalia	6O1OO	EP3CQ fm Mogadishu; 160-6m; SSB CW FT8; 100w; vertical; QSL details @qrz.com
Jan 12-31, 2020	265	Norfolk I	VK9NK	SP9FIH; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; operation to continue until Apr 12
Jan 14-Feb 4, 2020	258	Costa Rica	TI5	W4GKR; 160-6m; mainly digital, perhaps slow CW; holiday style operation
Jan 15-23, 2020	252	Palau	T8	JI3DNN as T88CZ, JH3LSS as T88DK, JA3HJI as T88DN, JA3IVU as T88ED, JA3ARJ as T88EF, JA3AVO as T88MB; 160-10m; all modes
Jan 17-Feb 29, 2020	212	Aruba	P4	K3DMG as P4/K3DMG; 160-12m; CW + digital; no paper QSLs
Jan 18-Feb 2, 2020	168	Honduras	HR9	WA4DT as HR9/WA4DT fm Roatan I (IOTA NA-057); 40 30m; CW FT8
Jan 20-Feb 9, 2020	24	Cocos I	TI9	XE1B HK5OKY fm IOTA NA-012; 160-6m; SSB; 2 stations; 700w; QSL also OK via Club Log OQRS; no Buro cards
Jan 26-Feb 2, 2020	136	Montserrat	VP2MCV	W8MV; HF; CW; mainly FM satellite
Jan 28-Feb 7, 2020	93	Gambia	C5XW	G5XW; 40-17m; holiday style operation
Jan 30-30, 2020	104	Chagos	VQ9RA	WW6RG fm Diego Garcia; 20m; SSB; 0430-0530z, 1000-1130z
Jan 30-Feb 13, 2020	140	El Salvador	HU1DL	DH8WR DJ6TF DJ9KH DL1KWK DL2HWA DL2RNS DL4SVA DL7JOM DL7VEE DL9GFB; 160-17m, incl 60m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; 3 stations, each 1kw, QRV 24/7; QSL via Club Log OQRS
Feb 1-16, 2020	54	Ghana	9G5GS	IZ4YGS; 160-20m; mainly FT8 SSB, some QO-100 satellite in USB; QSL also OK via IZ4YGS direct and eQSL
Feb 2-8, 2020	24	Cocos I	TI9A	TI2JV RA9USU UA3AB SM6LRR fm IOTA NA-012; all bands; all modes; QSL also OK via Club Log OQRS and UA3DX
Feb 2-14, 2020	285	South Cook Is	E51DDG	VE7DS fm Rarotonga I; 40-17m; CW; QSL also OK via VE7DS Buro
Feb 3-8, 2020	196	Martinique	TO3FM	JJ2RCJ; @FM5BH; 80-10m, perhaps 160m; FT8 (f/h); QSL via Club Log OQRS or JJ2RCJ direct (w/ SASE); no Buro requests
Feb 4-4, 2020	241	Marshall Is	V73	WW6RG as V73/WW6RG fm Kwajalein; 20m; SSB; 0400-0530z, 0630-0800z
Feb 4-18, 2020	112	Tanzania	5H	I1FQH I1HJT I2PJA I2YSB IK2CIO IK2CKR IK2DIA IK2HKT IW1ARB JA3USA fm Zanzibar I (IOTA AF-032) using 5I5TT on CW SSB RTTY, 5I4ZZ on FT4 FT8; HF
Feb 5-8, 2020	200	Nauru	C21	By JH3QFL as C21AA, JR3GWZ as C21GW, JA1PFP as C21PF, JH3VAA as C21VA, JH3AZC as C21MB; 160-6m, 2m EME; HF mainly FT8
Feb 4-25, 2020	202	Belize	V31CO	W0YBS fm Caye Caulker (IOTA NA-073); 80-10m; CW FT8 RTTY, maybe SSB; QSL also OK via W0YBS Buro or direct (/w SASE)
Feb 5-17, 2020	70	Palestine	E44CC	F4AJQ + team fm Bethlehem; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY PSK FT4 FT8; full QSL details on Web
Feb 6-18, 2020	112	Tanzania	5H4WZ	By OK2WM OM5ZW OM5MF OM4AZF SP9LJD fm Pemba I (IOTA AF-063); 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; 3 stations; QRV for ARRL DX CW Contest and CQ WPX RTTY Contest
Feb 7-12, 2020	165	Azerbaijan	4K6	TA7AOF as 4K6/TA7AOF fm Baku; SSB FT8 CW; QRV for CQ WPX RTTY; QSL also OK via TA7AOF direct
Feb 11-17, 2020	269	French Polynesia	TX4	AA4NC AA4VK as TX4N and TX4VK; 160-10m; CW FT4 FT8 SSB; 100w; holiday style operation; QSL TX4N via EA5GL and TX4VK via AA4VK direct
Feb 16-Mar 16, 2020	112	Tanzania	5H3DX	NK8O fm Zinga; 40-10m; CW PSK31 FT8, perhaps SSB; 100w; holiday style operation; QSL also OK via NK8O direct
Feb 14-21, 2020	243	Micronesia	V63DX	JA7HMZ fm Pohnpei; 160-6m; focus on 160m for EU; QSL also OK via JA7HMZ direct; logs will uploaded to Club Log
Feb 14-23, 2020	191	Cayman Is	ZF2AN	DF8AN fm Grand Cayman I; HF; CW FT8; QSL ok via B/d
Feb 16-Mar 27, 2020	100	Senegal	6W7	ON4AVT as 6W7/ON4AVT fm Ourang Mbour (IK14mi); 60 40 20 10m; mainly FT8 FT4, some SSB
Feb 19-24, 2020	158	Maldives	8Q7HK	JG1SXP fm North Male Atoll; 80-15m; FT8 CW, some SSB; 200w; vertical; QSL also OK via Club Log OQRS
Feb 20-25, 2020	265	Norfolk I	VK9NR	AA4NC AA4VK as TX4N and TX4VK; 160-10m; CW FT4 FT8 SSB; 100w; holiday style operation; QSL TX4N via EA5GL and TX4VK via AA4VK direct
Feb 20-Mar 4, 2020	258	Costa Rica	TI5	W1USN as TI5/W1USN and AA1M as TI5/AA1M; 160-10m; SSB CW FT8, perhaps FM satellite; QSL also OK via W1USN and AA1M respectively (Buro or direct)
Feb 20-Mar 5, 2020	9	South Orkney Is	VP8PJ	K3EL W2LK W1SRD PY2PT K5GS W7XU DJ9RR HA0NAR WA6O UT6UD N6XG N7QT HB9BXE fm Signy I (AN-008); 160-10m; SSB CW RTTY FT8; see Web for for QSL details; dates tentative
Feb 21-23, 2020	282	Puerto Rico	KP3RE	KP4RV KP4RD KP3H WP4U WP4N KP4VP NP3V WP4PBS KP3S NP3OT NP4D fm Culebra I (IOTA NA-249); 80-10m; CW SSB FT8
Feb 21-Mar 5, 2020	148	St Kitts and Nevis	V47JA	W5JON fm Calypso Bay; 160-6m, incl 60m; SSB FT8; yagi, verticals; QSL also OK via W5JON direct
Feb 23-Mar 1, 2020	141	Bahamas	C6AAN	DF8AN; HF; CW FT8; QSL ok via B/d
Mar 3-6, 2020	268	Vanuatu	YJ0NC	AA4NC AA4VK as TX4N and TX4VK; 160-10m; CW FT4 FT8 SSB; 100w; holiday style operation; QSL TX4N via EA5GL and TX4VK via AA4VK direct
Mar 4-15, 2020	106	Zambia	9J2LA	LA3BO LA3MHA LA8OM LA9KKA LA9VPA LB8DC DK6SP OE5CWO OE7PGI SM6CPY; 160-6m; CW SSB FT8, some RTTY
Mar 4-16, 2020	86	Djibouti	J2	DJ6TF DK1BT DL4WK DL6SAK DL7BO DL7DF DL7UFR SP3DOI fm LK11px; 160-10m; CW SSB + digital; 4 stations; QSL also OK via DL7DF (B/d)
Mar 6-13, 2020	128	Antigua	V26FP	IW2NEF fm IOTA NA-100; HF; SSB + digital; QSL also OK via Club Log OQRS and IK2DUW direct
Mar 7-13, 2020	128	Antigua	V26FP	IW2NEF fm Jolly Harbour (IOTA NA-100); 40-10m; SSB FT8
Mar 8-Apr 9, 2020	183	Barbados	8P6DR	By G3RWL; 80-10m; CW; QSL also OK via Club Log OQRS (preferred) or G3RWL direct
Mar 9-18, 2020	151	Rodrigues I	3B9	F8AAN as 3B9AN or 3B9/F8AAn; HF; 100w; mainly nighttime; holiday style operation; QSL also OK via F8AAN direct
Mar 10-25, 2020		Swains I	W8S	international team fm Swain I (IOTA OC-200); HF; CW SSB FT8 RTTY; 4 stations, 2 camps
Mar 14-15, 2020	202	Belize	V31GX	G4SGX for BERU Contest; QRV after contest, mainly 160m
Mar 18-Apr 3, 2020	225	West Kiribati	T30ET	5B4ALX fm Tarawa (IOTA OC-017); 160-6m; CW SSB FT8 RTTY; QSL also OK via Club Log OQRS
Mar 23-Apr 3, 2020		Ivory Coast	TU2R	ON7TQ ON4EI ON1DX ON6KX fm Abidjan; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY FT4 FT8; QSL via ON1DX Buro or OQRS via PayPal
Apr 1-7, 2020	60	St Barthelemy	FJ	OH2IS as FJ/OH2IS; 160-15m; mainly CW, some FT8 SSB; 500w; seaside location; QSL also OK via OH2IS (B/d)
Apr 6-14, 2020	102	St Vincent	J88PI	GW4DVB fm Palm I, Grenadines (IOTA NA-025); 40-6m; mainly SSB FT8
Apr 14-May 13, 2020	219	Guatemala	TG9BBV	VE7BV; HF; holiday style operation
May 4-12, 2020	158	Maldives	8Q7KB	DL2SBY fm Meedhupparu; 80-6m; SSB CW + digital; inverted vee; QSL also OK via DL2SBY direct; logs will be uploaded to Club Log
May 20-27, 2020	102	St Vincent	J8	KD7WPJ as J8/UR5BCP; 40-6m; mainly FT8 FT4, some SSB CW; 100w
Jun 1-14, 2020	25	Chad	TT8RR	I2YSB + team fm Ndjamena; HF; CW SSB RTTY (TT8XX on FT8); exact begin/end dates TBA
Jun 30-Jul 14, 2020	57	St Pierre and Miquelon	FP	KV1J as FP/KV1J fm Miquelon I (IOTA NA-032, DIFO FP-002, WLOTA 1417); 160-6m; mainly SSB RTTY FT8/4, some CW; QRV for IARU Contest; see Web for QSL details
Jul 8-15, 2020	212	Aruba	P4	ND7J as P4/ND7J and N4IQ as P4/N4IQ; QRV for IARU Contest
Aug 2-8, 2020	212	Aruba	P4	By NY4P as P4/NY4P fm Noord; 80-20m; SSB; 5w; magnetic loop; QSL also OK via Club Log OQRS
Sep 15-23, 2020	92	Faroe Is	OY	DL2AQI as OY/DL2AQI and DL4APJ as OY/DL4APJ; 80-10m; SSB + digital; QSL also OK via DL4APJ (B/d)
Oct 1-14, 2020		Midway I	KH4	11 op team as KH6VV/KH4 fm IOTA OC-030 (BL11ck); to include FT8; further details TBA
Oct 5-12, 2020	28	Sable I	CY0	WA4DAN N2IEN K5DHY K5YY K4UEE WW2DX AA4NC N8AA N2TU W4DKS as TBA; 160-6m; CW SSB FT8 + EME, satellite; QSL also OK via WA4DAN; exact dates TBD
Oct 19-28, 2020	35	Kosovo	Z66DX	DM2AUJ DL2AWG + 4 others; 160-10m (no 60m); CW SSB RTTY FT8; 2 stns, 24/7; 14 days during this period
Oct 25-Nov 30, 2020	198	Timor Leste	4W	18 op team; dates uncertain

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