Date and Time: Starting time is at 12:00 UTC on Saturday 16.05.2009 and ending time is at  12:00 UTC on Sunday 17.05.2009

Objective: The European PSK Club has the honour to invite the radio amateurs all over the world to participate in the EU PSK DX Contest. The objective of the contest is to establish as many contacts as possible between radio amateurs around the world and radio amateurs in Europe by using the BPSK31 mode. Everybody can work everybody for QSO and multiplier credit.

Bands: Contest participants are allowed to work on 80 meters (3.5 MHz), 40 meters (7 MHz), 20 meters (14 MHz), 15 meters (21 MHz) and 10 meters (28 MHz).

Type of Competition: Transmitters and receivers must be located within a 500 meter diameter circle or within the property limits of the station licensee’s address, whichever is greater. All antennas used by the entrant must be physically connected by wires to the transmitters and receivers used by the entrant. Only the entrant’s callsign can be used to aid the entrant’s score. A different callsign must be used for each EU PSK DX Contest entry. There are two separate groups of entrants - EU Stations and DX Stations. All categories of entrants are allowed to use packet and web clusters.

Categories: There are two categories for individual stations only. SOAB-HP – Single operator, all bands, high power. Those stations at which one performs all of the operating, logging, and spotting functions. Only one signal is allowed at any one time. The operator may change bands at any time. The output power shall not exceed 100 watts. SOAB-LP – Single operator, all bands, low power. Those stations at which one performs all of the operating, logging, and spotting functions. Only one signal is allowed at any one time. The operator may change bands at any time. The output power shall not exceed 10 watts. The operator must clearly indicate the output power in the log. If no power is mentioned in the log the participant's score will be moved to SOAB-HP category automatically.

Number Exchange: EU stations should send signal report plus EU Area Code (example for Shetland Islands – 599 SC27). DX stations should send signal report plus QSO number, starting 001.

Points for EU Stations: Contacts between stations in the same DXCC Country are worth 1 point. Contacts between stations on the same continent but different DXCC Countries are worth 2 points. Contacts between stations on different continents are worth 3 points.

Points for DX Stations: Contacts between stations in the same DXCC Country are worth 1 point. Contacts between stations on the same continent but different DXCC Countries are worth 2 points. Contacts between stations on different continents are worth 3 points. Contacts with EU stations are worth 5 points.

Multiplier: A multiplier of one for each different DXCC Country contacted on each band. A multiplier of one for each different EU Area contacted on each band. Maritime mobile stations are not the multipliers, but worth 3 points for any participant.

European Boundaries Note: The EU Areas List, DXCC Countries List and WAC boundaries are standards. There is exception for six Russian and three Kazakhstan’s Areas which are geographically located in Europe. These areas are: UA9A (ER53) - Chelyabinskaya Oblast (West of River Ural and Ural Range), UA9F (ER54) - Permskaya Oblast, UA9G (ER55) - Komi-Permyatsky AO, UA9S (ER56) - Orenburgskaya Oblast (West of River Ural), UA9W (ER57) - Bashkortostan (West of River Ural and Ural Range), UA9X (ER58) - Komi, UN7I (EK01) - Aqtobe Oblast (West of River Emba and Mugodzhary Range), UN7M (EK02) - West Kazakhstan (Batys Qazaqstan) Oblast and UN7O (EK03) - Atyrau Oblast (Northwest of River Emba).

Scoring: Scoring is the same for all stations. The final score is the result of the total QSO points multiplied by the sum of your EU Area and DXCC Country multipliers.

Awards and Badges: First three place certificates will be awarded in both categories (EU stations only). First place certificates will be awarded in both categories on every WAC continent (DX stations only). The EU PSK Trophy will be awarded for the first place in Europe in both categories (EU stations only). The DX PSK Trophy will be awarded for the first place in the World in both categories (DX stations only). All scores will be published on the official EPC website. To be eligible for an award, a station must show a minimum of 12 hours of operation. In DXCC Countries where the returns justify, second and third place awards will be made. All certificates and trophies will be issued to the licensee of the station used. Any radio amateur or radio club can act by the official sponsor of the EU PSK DX Contest. If you are interested in sponsoring a special trophy for the contest, please contact the EU PSK DX Contest Committee.

Log Instructions: All times must be in UTC. All sent and received exchanges are to be logged. The Contest Committee accepts logs in the Cabrillo format ONLY. Name your Cabrillo file as your callsign (for example – ra3dct.cbr or ra3dct.log). You may send your log via e-mail to eupsk@srars.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Be sure to put the station callsign and your category in the «Subject» line of the message (for example – RA3DCT SOAB-LP). Your software may automatically encode your log as an attachment. Electronic submission implies a signed declaration that all contest rules and regulations for amateur radio in the country of operation have been observed. All entries must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the contest. Use this sample file as a standard entry log file for the EU PSK DX Contest. Remember that the log file must be in CBR or LOG format.

Disqualification: Violation of amateur radio regulations in the country of the contestant, or the rules of the contest; unsportsmanlike conduct; taking credit for excessive unverifiable contacts or unverifiable multipliers will be deemed sufficient cause for disqualification. Incorrectly logged calls or numbers will be counted as unverifiable contacts for culprit only. The use by an entrant of any non-amateur means such as telephones, telegrams, internet, or the use of packet to solicit contacts during the contest is unsportsmanlike and the entry is subject to disqualification. Actions and decisions of the EU PSK DX Contest Committee are official and final.

EU Areas List: Two letter + two number abbreviations are given to EU Areas by the European PSK Club. These are used along with the full name in the list. Use this PDF file as a standard EU Areas List for the EU PSK DX Contest. There are 1192 current entities in the list.