{"id":1019,"date":"2020-03-26T10:34:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T10:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/?page_id=1019"},"modified":"2026-01-13T16:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:35:53","slug":"yo-shf-marathon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/yo-shf-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"YO UHF-SHF Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/yo-shf-marathon\/log-upload\/\"><strong>Log Upload<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/yo-shf-marathon\/received-logs\/\"><strong>Received Logs<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/yo-shf-marathon\/results-by-round\/\"><strong>Results by Round<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/yo-shf-marathon\/general-results\/\"><strong>General Results<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organizers:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>YO SHF Team <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Purpose: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>YO UHF-SHF Marathon<\/strong> it\u2019s an international \u201cOPEN\u201d contest,&nbsp; intending to promote activity on the SHF bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Who can participate? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p> Each and every ham radio with a valid license, who accepts the present set of rules.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Contest days:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>from January to December 2026 , on the 3rd Sunday of each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The schedule for 2026: <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Round<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round 1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18.01.2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round 2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15.02.2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round 3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15.03.2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round 4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19.04.2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round 5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17.05.2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round 6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21.06.2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round 7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15.07.2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round 8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16.08.2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round 9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20.09.2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round 10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18.10.2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round 11<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15.11.2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round 12<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20.12.2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>&nbsp;Round period<\/strong>: from 07:00 to 11:59 UTC <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Frequencies: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the IARU Region I band plan for the 23cm \/ 13cm \/ 6cm \/ 3cm and 1.2 cm band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Entry categories: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SINGLE (single operator)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MULTI (multi operator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Modes: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> CW \/ SSB \/ FM  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only one contact per band can be made with each station, regardless of working mode.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Only one signal\/band is allowed at any time for one station.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Exchange: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> RS or RST + serial number starting with 001 + QTH Locator (6 character).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: 59001 JN00XX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each round will start with serial number 001.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Scoring: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For YO stations:&nbsp; 1 point\/km, no multipliers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For other stations: 1 point\/km x Multiplier <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> Multiplier:<\/strong> 1 + (Number of unique 4 character grid locators with YO stations worked (i.e. KN05, KN44, KN17, etc))<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Final result:  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Total aggregate score of all rounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There will be four separate table of results:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>YO single, YO multi, others single, others multi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Logs:  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Only electronic logs in EDI format are accepted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The log must contain the following information:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Date (TDate)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Callsign (PCall)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> QTH locator (PWWLo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Category (PSect) SINGLE or MULTI Band (PBand)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Logs needs to be uploaded to the address: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vhfdx.ro\/index.php\/ro\/maraton-yo-shf\/log-upload\/\">upload page<\/a><\/strong> in 7 days from the round end. Received logs will be displayed on the dedicated web section. Logs received after the deadline will be used as check-logs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Results:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Any appeal should be sent to  YOSHFMarathon@gmail.com and will be settled in two days from the preliminary results display deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final results of each round and also the preliminary general results will be displayed after the appeal settling deadline, on www.vhfdx.ro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Final results:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After all rounds are finished, tables of results will be\ndisplayed for the following categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;YO stations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8211; 1296 MHz <strong>SINGLE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 1296 MHz<strong> MULTI<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 2300MHz <strong>SINGLE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 2300MHz <strong>MULTI<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 5700 MHz <strong>SINGLE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 5700 MHz <strong>MULTI<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 10368 MHz <strong>SINGLE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 10368 MHz <strong>MULTI<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 24048 Mhz <strong>SINGLE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 24048 Mhz <strong>MULTI<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other stations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8211; 1296 MHz <strong>SINGLE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 1296 MHz<strong> MULTI<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 2300MHz <strong>SINGLE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 2300MHz <strong>MULTI<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 5700 MHz <strong>SINGLE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 5700 Mhz <strong>MULTI<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 10368 MHz <strong>SINGLE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 10368 MHz <strong>MULTI<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 24048 Mhz <strong>SINGLE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8211; 24048 Mhz <strong>MULTI<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Awards:&nbsp; <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p> Every participant will be honored with electronic (downloadable) certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Remarks<\/strong>: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p> All participants who sent logs will be listed in the results table. For QSO validation, additional check-logs will be used. These check-logs will be obtained, when possible, from the organizers of other contests taking place in the same time.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>QSOs made with stations\nwhich haven\u2019t sent logs, and their log was not obtained from organizers of\nother contests will be scored as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>zero points if the call is unique (can\u2019t be found in any other logs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>if the worked call is present in other logs, the QSO is valid if:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the received serial number is correlated with the time of the QSO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the received QTH locator is the same as the one received by the majority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The call HA8XYZ appears in five received logs. If the serial number received from HA8XYZ is increasing with the time of the QSO on all available logs, the QSO with HA8XYZ will be valid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The call HA8XYZ appears in 10 received logs. In 8 logs received QTH is KN06LN, and in 2 logs received QTH is KN07LN. QTH KN06LN will be considered the correct one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If the time difference is higher than 5\nminutes, the QSO is scored 0 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The QSO will be scored 0 points for the participant who made this type of erorrs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>wrong serial number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>wrong QTH locator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>or incorrect callsign reception (with or without \/p)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The preliminary results will be displayed in 15 days from the log sending deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Final remarks:<\/strong><br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dupes are scored with zero points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serial numbers out of sequence are not affecting score, if they are correct<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use of DX cluster is permitted, except self spots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making skeds via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.on4kst.org\/\">www.on4kst.org<\/a> is permitted and encouraged <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>log file name should be CALL_month_1926.edi (for example YO0XXX_4_1296.edi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> 73! 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