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
Jan 1-Mar 15, 2023	150	Gabon	TR8CR	F8EN; 30-10m; CW
Jan 10-Feb 8, 2023	203	Aruba	P4	VA3QSL as P4/VA3QSL; SSB CW; 40-6m; 100w; Buddipole
Jan 15-Feb 21, 2023	68	St Vincent	J8NKI	W1DED fm Canouan I; HF; SSB; QSL via W1DED direct (w/ SASE)
Jan 15-Mar 15, 2023	190	Martinique	FM	F6BWJ as FM/F6BWJ; 80-10m; CW PSK RTTY; 100w; dipoles
Jan 20-Mar 3, 2023	169	Timor Leste	4W	JH2EUV as 4W/JH2EUV fm IOTA OC-148; HF
Jan 31-Feb 9, 2023	164	St Martin	FS	VA3ZC as FS/VA3ZC; 20-20m; FT4 FT8; QRP; holiday style operation
Jan 31-Feb 15, 2023	135	St Kitts and Nevis	V47JA	W5JON fm Calypso Bay; 160-6m; SSB FT8; yagi, verticals; QSL also OK via W5JON direct
Feb 1-21, 2023	210	Seychelles	S79	G4HSO as S79/G4HSO; HF; CW
Feb 4-27, 2023	36	Burundi	9U4WX	OK2WX fm Bujumbura; also IV3FSG using 9U5R; 80-10m; CW SSB; 100w; QSL via Club Log OQRS or IZ8CCW
Feb 6-22, 2023	1	Bouvet I	3Y0J	LA7GIA LA7THA LB1QI + team; 160-10m; CW SSB FT4/FT8 RTTY; QSL: M0OXO; about 22 days; dates tentative
Feb 6-Mar 31, 2023	75	Senegal	6W	ON4AVT as 6W7/ON4AVT fm Warang; 80-10m; SSB CW FT8; 100w; QSL via Club Log OQRS (prefered) or ON4AVT direct
Feb 7-13, 2023	234	Ogasawara	JD1BQB	JA1PFP fm Chichijima (IOTA AS-031); HF
Feb 8-15, 2023	163	Honduras	HR9	K6VHF as K6VHF/HR9; 80-10m; FT8 RTTY, perhaps SSB CW; QRV for CQ WPX SSB
Feb 9-16, 2023	113	Antigua	V26DX	N9GB; 40-10m; OCF dipole; holiday style operation
Feb 9-23, 2023	275	Vanuatu	YJ0A	W7YAQ K7AR fm Port Vila; 160-10m; CW FT8 SSB; 2 stations; M/S in ARRL DX CW
Feb 11-25, 2023	98	St Helena	ZD7MG/p	DK7MG fm various SOTA peaks; mainly 17 15m; CW; 10w; verticals
Feb 11-26, 2023	205	Bonaire	PJ4	NE9U as PJ4/NE9U; HF; QSL via NE9U direct w/ SASE; QRV in ARRL DX CW with PJ4 team
Feb 13-25, 2023	57	Togo	5V23LE	F5LCX fm Lome; HF; holiday style operation
Feb 14-Mar 14, 2023	80	Gambia	C5C	F5NVF F5RAV; 80m-6m; SSB CW FT8
Feb 15-21, 2023	68	St Vincent	J8	PA2LO as J8/AJ4YX fm Ratho Mill (IOTA NA-109, FK93jd); 80-10m; CW SSB FT8; QSL via Club Log OQRS preferred, PA2LO direct w/ SASE or SAE w/ sufficient funds
Feb 15-22, 2023	147	Cape Verde Is	D4T	CT1FFU fm Santa Maria; HF + 6m; SSB CW + digital
Feb 15-Apr 30, 2023	221	Solomon Is	H44MS	DL2GAC; HF; SSB FT8
Feb 17-24, 2023	151	Cocos Keeling	VK9CVG	G0VJG fm IOTA OC-003; 80-10m; mainly SSB, a little FT8
Feb 20-26, 2023	222	Dominica	J79BH	VE3DZ FM5BH; HF; QSL via FM5BH direct w/ SASE
Feb 20-Mar 3, 2023	228	Curacao	PJ2	W1USN as PJ2/W1USN, AA1M as PJ2/AA1M, W1SR as PJ2/W1SR; HF; QSL also OK respective call (B/d)
Feb 24-Mar 2, 2023	217	Palau	T8	JH7IPR as T88UW, JF6CHA as T88CH; HF; mainly FT8, some CW SSB ; QSL T88UW via LoTW, Club Log OQRS, JH7IPR (B/d)
Feb 24-Mar 5, 2023	63	Agalega and St Brandon	3B7M	OM5ZW OK6DJ OM3PC OM4MW OK2ZA OM4MM fm St Brandon I (IOTA AF-015); 160-6m; CW SSB FT8 RTTY; QSL details
Feb 27-Mar 5, 2023	119	San Andres and Providencia	HK0	HK3EA as 5J0EA and HK3MKQ as 5K0VT fm Providencia I (IOTA NA-049); 80-10m; SSB, perhaps FT8; 100w; QSL via W4GDV
Mar 1-8, 2023	120	Sint Maarten	PJ7	KC9EE as PJ7/KC9EE; 40-10m; mainly CW, perhaps FT8 FT4; holiday style operation
Mar 1-11, 2023	148	Galapagos	HD8M	WB2REM KE2D VO1IDX K4LT fm Santa Cruz I; 160-6m; CW SSB FT8 FT4 (f/h); QRV for ARRL DX Phone
Mar 4-22, 2023	228	Curacao	PJ2	DK5ON as PJ2/DK5ON; 160m-6m; SSB CW FT4/8 RTTY; QSL via DK5ON (B/d) or Club Log OQRS
Mar 4-Apr 1, 2023	120	Sint Martin	PJ7AA	AA9A; 80-10m; CW SSB FT8; QSL via Club Log OQRS or AA9A direct
Mar 8-22, 2023	127	Turks and Caicos	VP5	N9EAS as VP5/N9EAS fm Grand Turk I (IOTA NA-003) nr Pillory Beach; HF; SSB, some CW; possible LoTW
Mar 9-24, 2023	234	Ogasawara	JD1	JA1UII as JD1BON and JI1IET as JD1BOI; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY FT8 FT4; QSL via JA1UII JI1lET respectively
Mar 12-19, 2023	248	Dominican Republic	HI0LT	Loma del Toro DX Club; 160-2m; CW SSB RTTY FT8 FT4
Mar 19-Apr 1, 2023	135	St Kitts and Nevia	V4	N4RF as V4/N4RF fm St Kitts; 160-10m; mainly CW, some SSB FT8; QSL via N4RF (B/d) or Club Log OQRS
Mar 20-29, 2023	23	Sable I	CY0S	WA4DAN K4UEE W0GJ K5YY N2IEN N2TU K4ZLE W4DKS WW2DX; 160-2m; CW SSB FT8 RTTY; QSL via Club Log OQRS (preferred) or WA4DAN direct w/ SASE or 2USD
Mar 21-28, 2023	190	Martinique	FM	EA1BP as FM/EA1BP; HF, focus on WARC; SSB; QSL via EA1BP; QRV using TO7O in WPX SSB
Mar 24-Apr 2, 2023	113	Antigua and Barbuda	V26EI	EIDX Group fm Antigua; HF; CW SSB + digial
Mar 28-Apr 4, 2023	74	Saba and St Eustatius	PJ5	W5JON as PJ5/W5JON fm St Eustatius; 80-6m; SSB FT8; QSL via W5JON direct
Apr 4-11, 2023	127	Turks and Caicos	VP5	W0UV as VP5/W0UV; 40-10m; FT8; mini Buddipole; QSL via W0UV direct
Apr 12-19, 2023	146	Austral Is	TX5XG	JA1XGI fm Raivavae I (IOTA OC-114); 40-10m; CW SSB RTTY FT8 (f/h); auto QSL via Buro
May 20-27, 2023	93	Market Reef	OJ0	LB5SH as OJ0/LB5SH fm JP90nh; 80-4m; SSB CW FT4 FT8
May 28-31, 2023	282	Scotland	MM0UKI/p	G0VJG DL8JJ fm rare IOTA EU-189 Isle of Rockall; HF; dates approximate
Jun 23-29, 2023	77	Br Virgin Is	VP2V	W9DR as VP2V/W9DR fm Anegada I (FK78tr); 6m; FT8 Q65 SSB CW; 1kw; 5 ele yagi
Jun 27-Jul 11, 2023	48	St Pierre and Miquelon	FP	KV1J as FP/KV1J fm Miquelon I (IOTA NA-032); 80-6m, focus on 60 6m; CW SSB + digital; QSL via Club Log OQRS or KV1J Buro or direct (w/ SAE + 1USD or new style IRC)
Aug 31-Sep 14, 2023	239	Mariana Is	KH0	DL2AH as KH0/DL2AH fm Rota I; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct
Sep 12-18, 2023	217	Palau	T8	JM1LIG as T88FM, JO3LVG as T88MK, JR3QFB as T88FH; 160-6m; SSB FM FT8 FT4; QSL T88FM via JM1LIG direct (w/ SASE), T88MK via JO3LVG (B/d), T88JH via JR3QFB
Sep 16-30, 2023	292	Guam	KH2	DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct
Oct 1-31, 2023	275	Vanuatu	YJ0TT	NC7M N7JI K6VHF W6UC NG7E fm Port Vila; 160-6m + 23cm EME; CW SSB + digital; exact dates TBA; all ops will have personal call signs
Oct 3-15, 2023	225	Marshall Is	V7	DL2AH as TBD (perhaps V73AH); 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct
Oct 10-27, 2023	195	Niue	E6AM	LZ1GC; 160-6m; CW SSB FT8; QSL via Club Log OQRS or LZ1GC (B/d)
Oct 18-30, 2023	198	Micronesia	V63AH	DL2AH fm Pohnpei; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct
Oct 25-31, 2023	74	Saba and St Eustatius	PJ5	W5JON fm St Eustatius; 60-6m; SSB FT8; yagi, verticals; QSL also OK via W5JON direct
Oct 31-Nov 14, 2023	168	Temotu	H40WA	N7QT N6PSE VE7NY OE1JUN DJ9RR HA0NAR W7XU N6XG fm IOTA OC-065 (RH29vg); 160-10; CW SSB FT8 (f/h); QSL via M0URX

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