<p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" align="center"><font size="6"><b>DECEMBER!!!</b></font></p><p align="center"><font size="6"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">12th and 13th</span><br></b></font></p><p align="center">
<font size="6"><b></b></font></p><p align="center"><font size="6"><b>INTERNATIONAL NAVAL CONTEST 2009</b></font></p><p align="center"><img src="http://www.nra.pt/img/nra_logo.png" width="75" border="0" height="75"></p><p align="center">
<img src="http://www.nra.pt/img/flags.png" width="500" border="0" height="40"></p>
<font size="4"><br></font><p align="center"><font size="4"><b>Sponsored by Portuguese Navy Hamradio Club - NRA</b></font></p><br><p align="justify">This Great Naval Contest will take place every year on December second weekend;<br>
</p><p align="justify">This year, <b>NRA (Portuguese Navy Hamradio Club)</b> will be organising the International Naval Contest.<br></p><p align="justify"><b>When:</b> Saturday <b>12 Dec 2009</b> 16:00 UTC until Sunday <b>13 Dec 2009</b> 15:59 UTC<br>
</p><p align="justify"><b>Bands:</b> 3.5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz<br></p><p align="justify"><b>Mode:</b> CW-SSB-Mixed<br></p><p align="justify"><b>Information to be given on contact:</b></p><p align="justify">1. Naval Club Member: <b>RST</b> + <b>CLUB</b> + <b>MEMBERSHIP NUMBER</b> (eg. "<b>599 PN007</b>")</p>
<p align="justify">2. Non Naval Club Member: <b>RST</b> + <b>NUMBER</b> (eg. "<b>599 001</b>")</p><br><p align="justify"><b>Points:</b></p><p align="justify">1. Naval Club Members: 10 Points</p><p align="justify">
2. Non Naval Club Members: 1 Point</p><br><p align="justify"><b>Multipliers:</b></p><p align="justify">1. Every contacted and logged member of a participating Naval Club.</p><p align="justify">2. Every Naval station only counted once as multiplier during the contest regardless of the number of bands you work them on.</p>
<br><p align="justify"><b>Note:</b> Participation in contest only as member of one club, do not use different club membership numbers.<br></p><p align="justify"><b>Score:</b> Total QSO points x Multipliers</p><br><p align="justify">
<b>Classes:</b></p><p align="justify">A = All band mixed mode (single op)</p><p align="justify">B = All band CW (single op)</p><p align="justify">C = All band SSB (single op)</p><p align="justify">D = All band SWL</p><p align="justify">
E = Naval-Club-Station (multi op)</p><p align="justify">F = Non Naval</p><p align="justify"><b>Trophys:</b>
First winner of each class plus one more special trophy to the winner
of most participated category. The goal of this trophy is to increase
participation.</p><p align="justify"><b>Awards:</b> A Special Award will be present to first five classified stations of each class;</p><p align="justify"><b>Logs:</b></p><p align="justify">All electronic Logs are to use formats: Cabrillo, Word or Excel.</p>
<p align="justify">Each Log is to be titled with the Contest Station Call Sign.</p><p align="justify">Having
into consideration that there could be a large number of Old Men who
don't use computers, we will accept handwritten paper Logs.</p><br><p align="justify"><b>Participant Clubs:</b></p><br><table size="-1" width="70%" align="middle" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" cols="3"><tbody><tr>
<td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">ANARS</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Australian Naval Amateur Radio Society</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">AX</font></td>
</tr><tr><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">BMARS</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Belgian Maritime Amateur Radio Society</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">BM</font></td>
</tr><tr><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">MFCA</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Marine Funker Club Austria</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">CA</font></td>
</tr><tr><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">FNARS</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Finish Naval Amateur Radio Society</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">FN</font></td>
</tr><tr><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">INORC</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Italian Navy Old Rhythmers Club</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">IN</font></td>
</tr><tr><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">MARAC</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Marine Amateur Radio Club Netherlands</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">MA</font></td>
</tr><tr><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">MF</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Marinefunker-Runde e.V.</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">MF</font></td>
</tr><tr><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">ARMI</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Associazione Radioamatori Marinai Italiani</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">MI</font></td>
</tr><tr><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">RNARS</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">RN</font></td>
</tr><tr><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">YO-MARC</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Romanian Marine Radio Amateur Club</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">YO</font></td>
</tr><tr><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">NRA</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Núcleo de Radio Amadores da Armada Portugal</font></td><td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">PN</font></td>
</tr></tbody></table><br><p align="justify">The
summary sheet is to have "FAIR PLAY STATEMENT" stating that contest
rules and general amateur rules have been applied during operation.</p><p align="justify"><b>All handwritten paper Logs are to be forwarded to:</b></p><p align="justify">NRA - Núcleo Radioamadores da Armada</p><p align="justify">
International Naval Contest</p><p align="justify">ATTN: Contest Manager</p><p align="justify">ETNA - Base Naval de Lisboa - ALFEITE</p><p align="justify">2810-001 Almada</p><p align="justify">PORTUGAL</p><br><p align="justify">
<b>Electronic Logs are to be addressed to:</b></p><p align="justify"><b>E-Mail:</b> <a href="mailto:inc.contest09@nra.pt" target="_blank">inc.contest09@nra.pt</a></p><p align="justify">2010 February 1st is the deadline to receive either electronic or handwritten Contest Logs.</p>
<br><p align="center"><img title="Special trophy to the winner of most participated category" src="http://www.nra.pt/img/inc_2.png" width="217" border="0" height="280"><img title="To the winner of each class" src="http://www.nra.pt/img/inc_1.png" width="217" border="0" height="280"></p>
<p align="right"><font color="#0099cc"><small>Cliques: 1568</small></font></p>The NRA Chairman<br>António Gamito<br>CT1CZT<br>NRA #001, REP #308, ARMI #365, MF #1026<br>