As a matter of fact, the tradition of sponsoring international shortwave competition by Polish enthusiasts is long-established. In December 1933, a two-week long event was arranged by active radio clubs in Poland and attracted hundreds of participants from many countries. The sixth annual Polish contest was conducted in 1939, but the results have never been published. Poland was occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union in September that year. After the war, the country was devastated and Amateur Radio was non-existent for more than a decade. The first post-WWII SP contest was reintroduced in 1962. Last year, the 2017 edition of SP DX Contest was so popular that over 1,000 foreign stations submitted their logs. The number of SP logs exceeded 700.
This year Poland is celebrating the centenary of recovering independence and reunification. Poland had been divided between its neighbours at the end of the 18th century. After First World War, in 1918, a number of countries became independent in Europe and the Middle East. Many Polish radio amateurs pledge this year to show up on the air and participate in the contest in order to demonstrate the strength of the community and give support to the national organization PZK, a member of the International Amateur Radio Union.
The SP DX Contest is jointly sponsored by the PZK and the national DX-hunters' association called SP DX Club. The chairman of the SP DX Club, Andrzej, SP8LBK, personally donates four plaques for top-scorers in different categories and geographical areas, which is 10 percent of the total number of special awards offered this year. Regular paper certificates are given to all national winners and some runners-up.
This year, a new contest committee has taken over the handling of this event and has prepared an updated web at https://spdxcontest-2018.pzk.org.pl/2018/ Logs can be uploaded directly from the browser, which is a new feature. Basic facts about the SP DX Contest: Date and time – start 15.00 UTC on Saturday, April 7th, 2018 – end 14.59 UTC Sunday, April 8th, 2018 Bands – 160 - 80 - 40 - 20 - 15 - 10 meter Modes – CW and Voice Foreign stations send control number – RST/RS + QSO number starting with 001 Polish stations send control group – RST/RS + province identification letter – B,C,D,F,G,J,K,L,M,O,P,R,S,U,W,Z. Only contacts between Polish and foreign stations count.
The past results are posted on www.spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl/en/index.php
Henryk Kotowski, SM0JHF
March 31, 2018
This year Poland is celebrating the centenary of recovering independence and reunification. Poland had been divided between its neighbours at the end of the 18th century. After First World War, in 1918, a number of countries became independent in Europe and the Middle East. Many Polish radio amateurs pledge this year to show up on the air and participate in the contest in order to demonstrate the strength of the community and give support to the national organization PZK, a member of the International Amateur Radio Union.
The SP DX Contest is jointly sponsored by the PZK and the national DX-hunters' association called SP DX Club. The chairman of the SP DX Club, Andrzej, SP8LBK, personally donates four plaques for top-scorers in different categories and geographical areas, which is 10 percent of the total number of special awards offered this year. Regular paper certificates are given to all national winners and some runners-up.
The chairman of the SP DX Club – Andrzej, SP8LBK, (left) is watching members of a contest team in action, location – central Poland.
This year, a new contest committee has taken over the handling of this event and has prepared an updated web at https://spdxcontest-2018.pzk.org.pl/2018/ Logs can be uploaded directly from the browser, which is a new feature. Basic facts about the SP DX Contest: Date and time – start 15.00 UTC on Saturday, April 7th, 2018 – end 14.59 UTC Sunday, April 8th, 2018 Bands – 160 - 80 - 40 - 20 - 15 - 10 meter Modes – CW and Voice Foreign stations send control number – RST/RS + QSO number starting with 001 Polish stations send control group – RST/RS + province identification letter – B,C,D,F,G,J,K,L,M,O,P,R,S,U,W,Z. Only contacts between Polish and foreign stations count.
The past results are posted on www.spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl/en/index.php
Henryk Kotowski, SM0JHF
March 31, 2018
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