IARU HF World Championship / USKA HB9HQ Contest -

Saturday 13. Jul 12:00 UTC

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IARU HF World Championship

Call for entries: http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship

Individual OM’s and associations (as HQ stations) may participate in the IARU HF World Championship. The USKA participates with the callsign HB9HQ and is looking for participating amateurs and clubs each year. The assignment and coordination for the USKA is done by the Contest Coordinator hb9hq@uska.ch.

Here are the official documents: Original announcement of the IARU and ARRL General Rules for All Contests as well as ARRL Rules for Contests on Bands below 30 MHz.

Contests will be held on 160 – 10m (without WARC) in CW and SSB according to the IARU band plan; cross-mode and cross-band QSOs are not allowed.

Digit exchange: RS(T) + ITU zone (DL: 28); HQ stations: RS(T) + association abbreviation; (ex.: 599 DARC); IARU EC members transmit RS(T) + R1, R2 or R3 depending on region; IARU AC members transmit RS(T) + AC

Organization and operational plan: https://www.uska.ch/en/contest/iaru-hf-championship-hb9hq/

HB9HQ-Award

The USKA donates the HB9HQ Award every year. The diploma can be earned every year during the IARU HF World Championship. On the one hand, it is intended as a reward for those radio amateurs who contact as many of the 12 HB9HQ stations as possible during the IARU HF World Championship. On the other hand, it is also a recognition of the contribution of each radio amateur to the final result of HB9HQ.

The award is issued in four classes, requiring 3, 6, 9 or 12 QSO on different bands and modes. The award can be obtained electronically as a PDF at no additional cost. Applications with log excerpt are to be sent to traffic@uska.ch by e-mail.

Category	Condition
Class Extra	12 QSO with HB9HQ (all bands 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 & 10m – each in SSB and CW)
Class I	9 QSO with HB9HQ (different bands/modes)
Class II	6 QSO with HB9HQ (different bands/modes)
Class III	3 QSO with HB9HQ (different bands/modes)

The use of the HB9HQ callsign is subject to the rules for the use of USKA club callsigns and will be assigned by the contest coordinator to the OM’s and clubs for the duration of the contest for certain bands and modes.

Organization and operation plan: https://www.uska.ch/contest/iaru-hf-championship-hb9hq/