Are you ready for the new Helvetia HF contest?

YES, the Helvetia Contest is becoming an international contest

The Helvetia Contest with the new rules (All- to-all QSO) takes place 29 – 30 April 2017 at 13:00 UTC – 12:59 UTC.

Rules in English available here

There are two main major changes in the Rules:

Scoring of Contacts, Multipliers

• Contact with a station in Switzerland: 10 points
• Contact with a station within the same continent: 1 point
• Contact with a station outside the own continent: 3 points
• Multipliers: Canton and DXCC country (including Switzerland) per band: 1 point

 Categories

• SOAB-CW-HP
• SOAB-SSB-HP
• SOAB-CW + SSB + Digital-QRP
• SOAB-CW + SSB + Digital-HP
• MOAB-CW-HP
• MOAB-SSB-HP
• MOAB-CW + SSB + Digital-HP
• SWL

The major log software should be ready

For further information please go to the official USKA page: http://www.uska.ch/amateurfunkpraxis/wettbewerbe-und-diplome/schweizer-contest-kw/

Swiss Cantons: