This is the first official HamSphere 4.0 contest.
It will be conducted in traditional fashion using HamSphere 4.0 virtual Amateur Radio shortwave bands except WARC and 60m.
Mode
SSB
Bands
160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m
Rules
Legal limit of 100W
Score Calculation
1 point per QSO (0-500km)
2 points per QSO (500km-2500km)
3 points per QSO (2500km-5000km)
4 points per QSO (5000km-10000km)
5 points per QSO (10000km-)
Max Power
100W
Exchange
Stations report Signal Report + Sequence number
QSO Points
As above
Multipliers
Operators worked on more than one band will give a multiplier for each band. For example: If a station was worked on 10, 15 and 20m the score will be multiplied by 3.