CI PORTABLE CONTEST 2022

The Charlie India Club is organising  a PORTABLE contest that will take place over 2 weekends in july.

During this CI contest, individual operators must operate outdoors as a Portable Station, working from a car, a truck, a boat, etc…with the aim of making as many contacts as possible on 26-27MHz frequencies.

CONTEST DETAILS

DATES:

  • Weekend 1: From  Saturday 2nd of july at 00.00 GMT to Sunday 3rd of july at  24.00 GMT.
  • Weekend 2: From  Saturday 23rd  of july at 00.00 GMT to Sunday 24th of july at  24.00 GMT.

CATEGORIES:

  1. PORTABLE STATIONS
  • Single operator only.
  • A generator, a car battery  or solar panels are the only permitted sources of power for a Portable Station in this event.
  • Must provide proofs regarding their location/equipment (GPS/photos/videos)
  • Can activate 1 or 2 weekends, can also activate ONLY on Saturdays or ONLY on Sundays, that’s  entirely their choice.
  • PLEASE NOTE : ACTIVANTS CAN NOT BE HUNTERS.

2. HUNTER STATIONS

Hunter stations can be home base, mobile, portable, etc.

FREQUENCIES & MODES:

  • From 26 MHz to  27 MHz 
  • All modes (USB, LSB, AM, FM) are valid
  • Please note: all contesters are advised to adhere to their local laws regarding legal frequency use. 

CALLSIGNS:

  • Official CI Portable stations will be allocated P + DIGITS when they register with CI HQ.

Example : 26 CI 057/P1 or 30 CI 015/P2   or 14 CI 631/P3

SCORING SYSTEM:

ACTIVANT  Stations (donors)

  • Each contact made within your OWN DXCC  is worth 1 point.
  • Each contact made OUTSIDE your own DXCC is worth 2 points.
  • Contacts between activant stations are permitted and the same scoring rule applies : 1 point within your DXCC, 2 points outside your DXCC.
  • The same QRZ can only appear once in your log for the entire duration of the contest (multiple entries will not count).

HUNTERS

  • Each contact with an official activant station WITHIN YOUR DXCC is worth 5 points.
  • Each contact with an official activant station OUTSIDE YOUR DXCC is worth 10 points.
  • Only one contact with the same official activant  station  is permitted over the 2 weekends.

LOGS:

  • Log sheets must  contain the following contact details : Date of QSO, time in GMT, callsign, frequency, mode, R/S.
  • Logs must be received by the CI HQ by 15/08/2022
  • Logs can be emailed to charlieindiadx@gmail.com or posted to :

CHARLIE INDIA, PO BOX 32, 20243 PRUNELLI DI FBO, FRANCE

PRIZES:

  • The first  operator in both categories will win prizes.
  • Everyone who takes part in the CI portable contest will qualify for an an E award certificate.