TOP 10 DX of the Year CONTEST

Contest rules

The date of the contest:

from 1 December 2018 (Saturday) 00:00 UTC to 31 December 2018 (Monday) 24:00 UTC

- The contest is open for all shortwave listeners. It is not obligatory to be a club member.

- The contest is free of charge and all costs are covered by TOP DX RADIOCLUB.

- The task of the contest:

Reception of 10 BROADCAST stations from 10 optional , DIFFERENT countries during the contest (according to the official DXCC list**).

- The aim of the contest:

Award of the best DX'er who really succeeded in receiving the year's TOP 10 DX: it means that it received the smallest power station possible from the longest distance possible.

- It is not obligatory to register in advance. On the other hand, it would help the organizers if you sent an email with your name and 6-character Maidenhead QTH locator code*. If you don't wish to do that it is enough to provide your data in the contest log. All personal data and email addresses are handled with care by TOP DX RADIOCLUB and they are never given to a third party. We also hate spammers. The data are used to inform the contestants in connection with the contest and the evaluation of the results.

- The rules of the contest: 

Reception of 10 BROADCAST stations from 10 DIFFERENT countries. Excluding: unofficial, meteorological, DRM or other digital, military, spy, pirate, time etalon, amateur contacts and other technical receptions. It is strictly prohibited to use web SDR, internet radio and other remote controlled equipment. The receiver antenna has to be attached to the radio physically and directly. One country can appear in the log only once. The enabled frequency range: from 2300 kHz to 30000 kHz. The contest referees and organizesr cannot take part in the contest.

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