[IRCA] 2008 Fall Follies Ultralight MW DX Contests Announced

["John H. Bryant" <bjohnorcas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The 2008 "Fall Follies" Ultralight MW DX Contest
October 24 to November 3, 2008

Back by popular demand! With a new contest added to the mix and the 
rules refined from suggestions of the pioneer participants in the 
Spring Sprint, the 2008 Fall Follies Ultralight MW DX will take place 
between 30 minutes before local sunset on Friday, October 24 through 
30 minutes after local sunrise on Monday, November 3, 2008.

Participants may choose to enter using one of two 2 classes of 
recognized Ultralight radios in any or all of three contests:  total 
number of stations heard in a aggregate four hours of total 
listening, the top 5 DX stations (aggregate distance) heard the 
United States and Canada (or United States and Mexico), and the top 5 
DX stations heard worldwide.  Participants in the Total Stations 
Heard contest choose a total of four hours listening time between the 
above dates, while participants entering either of the top 5 DX 
stations aggregate distance contests are free to DX as little or as 
much as they wish within the overall time constraints of the contest.

The primary purpose of this event is not to establish winning scores, 
but to foster camaraderie among participants and to demonstrate that 
enjoyment can be had in our chosen hobby with minimalist equipment, 
at very low cost, requiring only a willingness to sit at the dials. 
Each participant will receive a certificate and high scores will be 
recognized.

Mark your calendars now! Rules, entry requirements, FAQs, and contact 
information will be announced on October 1st on the club chat groups, 
dxer.ca and the ultralightdx yahoo group.

The definitions of the two classes of radios, Barefoot and Unlimited, 
will remain the same. However, several new radios have been 
recognized by the Ultralight Definitions Committee and have been 
evaluated in the Summer 2008 Shootout and updated Ultralight Gallery, 
both of which are currently available in the Ultralight Files section 
of dxer.ca

School has started, frost is already on the punkin' in northerly 
climes and the Fall DX Season is well underway. If you are interested 
in entering the contest with an Unlimited Class radio, its time to 
heat up the soldering iron. If Barefoot is your thing, its darn sure 
time to polish up your memory of the band and your "safe-crackers' 
hands" for tuning.

LATE OCTOBER WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT!

John Bryant
For the Ultralight Contest Committee




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