Jack Files Contest Results

Ipswich & District Radio Club Inc would like to apologise for the delay of results for this contest.

I have received all the logs and now sorting through them so I can announce a winner by the end of the week.

All participants will receive a certificate and 1st, 2nd, 3rd place getters will receive a medallion each.

I would like to thank all Amateur Operators for participating in the JackFiles Contest.

Cheers and 73's

President - Darrin - VK4FVRX

New Contest Manager VK4WIP

Due to the departure of Mike VK4QS from the IDRC, The Jack Files Memorial Contest has been left in the club's capable hands.

The medallions, plaques and certificates will be sourced towards the end of this month.

Who is Jack Files?

Jack Files VK4JF passed his Amateur Operator Certificate of Proficiency at Brisbane in the the year 1933.

His On-Air activities were mainly DXing, mostly by CW. Jack also competed in Field Days and Contests.

When it came to the WIA Queensland Division, Jack was a dedicated Council Member. In the 1930's he wrote the WIA notes for "Teleradio". Apart from that his dedication to Amateur Radio saw him as a Morse Code instructor for other aspiring students of the hobby.

His WIA work also saw him undertake the the role of VK4 Inwards QSL Officer in 1949. A role he expanded to control both Inwards and Outwards VK4 QSL Bureaus for well over a decade. If that was not enough for one man, Jack found time to undertake the role of Institute Librarian.

In his professional life, Jack Files was an Accountant, and in whatever spare time he had, he enjoyed the relaxing activity of gardening.  

In honour of Jack's 35 years of unselfish dedication to the WIAQ's affairs, the Division organized the Annually held VK4 Jack Files Memorial Contest.

A Special Thankyou To Alan VK4KO

On behalf of the QAC and the Ipswich & District Radio Club we would like to extend our gratitude to Alan VK4KO for making a considerable donation towards this years event.

Jack Files 2011 - Dates, Rules & Changes

Contest Manager

       VK4WIP

Ipswich & District Radio Club

The Jack Files Contest is sponsored by the QAC, and will be administered by the Ipswich & District Radio Club.

Aim of The Contest - The object is for amateurs to work as many other amateur stations, and particularly as many different VK4 shires, towns and as many different states and territories as possible within each one hour block of the contest.

Date - The contest date for 2011 is the 22nd of October 2011.

It runs for six hours: 0800 UTC – 1400 UTC in six one-hour blocks for the purpose of duplicate contacts

Power Output  - Limited as per your licence specifications ie: Foundation 10w, Standard 100w, Advanced 400w

Band of Operation - Contest is open ONLY on 80 metres.

3.550mhz – 3.700mhz to put all licence grades on an equal footing

Mode - Mode is SSB ONLY - Previous years have seen the decline in the use of CW and due to lack of participation and log submission this mode has now been removed

Categories - Single Operator or Club Station

Exchange - Non-VK4 stations will send RS plus serial number starting at 001 and incrementing by one for each contact. VK4 stations will send RS, serial number and two-letter shire or town code for purposes of multipliers

In order to make best use of the band, stations may be contacted once in each hour. Repeat contacts with stations may be counted within the same one hour block ONLY if the station is mobile and crosses from different shires, towns, states or territories to another. All repeat contacts must not be consecutive

Scoring - One point per contact.

Multipliers:

Each VK4 Shire or Town counts as a multiplier only once over the entire duration of the contest. All participants may also count the first contact in each state or territory as a multiplier and these may be counted within each hour block during the contest.

Final Score:

The final score is the total QSO points multiplied by the total number of multipliers

Log Submission - Logs must show full details of all QSOs and must be accompanied by a Summary Sheet showing operator’s name; address; callsign; category; claimed score and a declaration that the rules and spirit of the contest were observed. All logs to be submitted by the 30th of November 2011.

Send logs by mail to:

Jack Files Contest Manager

P.O. Box 250

Ipswich

QLD 4305

Logs may be sent by e-mail in text format to

vk4wip@gmail.com

Contest Awards - 1st Overall Winner in VK or any other DX location to be awarded a Plaque, In addition to their name on a perpetual shield for the contest. This shield will perpetually be held at The Ipswich & District Radio Club Clubhouse.

2nd Overall Winner, To be awarded a Special Medallion & Certificate

3rd Overall Winner, To be awarded a Special Medallion & Certificate

1st in each VK State to be awarded a Certificate

1st, 2nd & 3rd Overall Foundation Licenced Operators, To be awarded a Special Medallion & Certificate

1st Overall ZL, To be awarded a Special Medallion & Certificate

Logging Software - Any logging software may be used, as long as the log includes all of the details required by the rules. VK Contest Log has been updated since last year is a great logging tool and can be down loaded at  http://web.aanet.com.au/~mnds/index.htm