Worked the Most 'First HF Contacts'

I think we can all agree that one of the great joys of hamming is making your first HF contact. Almost as good is the experience of being the station that serves as the first contact for somebody else. With the new licensing rules a’ coming we now have a unique opportunity to experience many first HF contacts in a relatively short period of time. I propose the following contest

Worked the Most “First HF Contacts” Contest

Object:

Old timer stations try to be one of the first ten stations that a Ham with new HF privileges contacts. New HF stations work as many old timers as they can during the contest period.

Points:

Old Timers: Be the first HF contact for a new station and get 10 points cw/ 10 points digital / 5 points phone. A new station can only have three first HF contacts, one on phone, one on cw and one by a digital (non-cw) mode. If you are the second or third or fourth……… etc up to tenth station contacting the new station count 2 points cw/digital or 1 point phone (by keeping up the value of a new station for their first 10 contacts, new stations may experience pileups of old timers – should be interesting). You can only work a new station once per band.

New to HF: Same as above (that is, you can work new stations too) and work as many old timers as you can for 5 points cw/digital or 2 points phone. New stations can only work the old timer station once per band.

Multipliers:

Forget multipliers, they’re too complicated

Exchange:

New stations: Name, contact number, station equipment.

Old Timers: Name, signal report, a hearty welcome to the HF bands and copious good advice.

Contest period:

From: whenever the new rules take effect
To: 6 months later.

Participate by calling CQ newbee (CQN, cw) or CQ old timer (CQOT, cw)

Report your scores and stories by replying to this thread.

73

Ken

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