OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
Rules valid since April 1st, 2013
Survey of changes
Date Change Reason of the change
12-Nov-2013 The Notes section was added. Solves the problem "concurrence with another contest".
24-Jan-2014 The Notes section was modified. The specification was put in more precise terms.
3-Mar-2014 MWC HF The 6th year duration changed.
3-Mar-2014 MWC HF Evaluation rules for the 6th year changed.
3-Mar-2014 MWC HF: Round start and end time
changed since 1-Apr-2014. Changed to: 1630 to 1729 UTC
3-Mar-2014 MWC VHF MWC VHF cancelled since 1-Apr-2014.
3-Mar-2014 MWC HF The category specification clarified.
10-Jun-2014 MWC HF Change of annual evaluation.

Rules for the VHF contest (Valid till 31-Mar-2014 only)
Summary (year) results

OK1WC Memorial - rules for the HF contest
Date & time Each Monday, from 1630 UTC to 1729 UTC.

Any QSO with the logged time outside of this range does not count.
Show the UTC time in your log.
The admissible time difference between your own and the wkd station log is up to 3 minutes.

Mode CW, SSB
Bands 80m, 40m
Frequency segments according to IARU recommendation.
Contest categories

Single-Band 40 or 80m:
QRP:
Single-Op Single-Band CW QRP
Single-Op Single-Band SSB QRP
Single-Op Single-Band MIXED QRP
LOW:
Single-Op Single-Band CW LOW
Single-Op Single-Band SSB LOW
Single-Op Single-Band MIXED LOW

Both bands 40 and 80m:
QRP:
Single-Op All Bands CW QRP
Single-Op All Bands SSB QRP
Single-Op All Bands MIXED QRP
LOW:
Single-Op All Bands CW LOW
Single-Op All Bands SSB LOW
Single-Op All Bands MIXED LOW
According to the selected category, up to 4 QSOs can be made with one station:
80m CW, 80m SSB, 40m CW, and 40m SSB. Enjoy.
Please declare your category carefully. A wrongly declared category can cause your log will be used as checklog only or even excluded from the evaluation.

Max. power LOW: 100 Watts, QRP: 5 Watts
There is no HIGH power category in this contest. The logs with such category
are automatically evaluated as checklogs.
Exchange RS(T) + Serial No., exemptions see in the Notes section.
Work stations Once per band per mode(CW, SSB). Cross-mode and cross band contacts are not valid,
they count 0 points.
Usage of the DX cluster Allowed. No self-spotting allowed.
Remote control Allowed. All the transmitting and receiving antennas must be located on
one and only one site smaller than a 1km circle.
Valid contacts All contacts, where recorded calls and exchanges are identical in both logs and
the rules for time are observed. Contacts with unique stations do not count. Any station which
did not send their log and appears less than 3 times in other logs is considered as the unique
station.
QSO Points 1 point per QSO
Multipliers (count
only for valid QSOs) The last character of the worked station suffix (letter A-Z, digit 0-9) once per band and mode.
No need to indicate the multipliers in your log; the evaluation software does it automatically.
Score Calculation Total score = total QSO points x total mults.
No need to show score in your log, the evaluation software does it automatically.
Submit the logs by To the 25th round (16-Sep-13) the logs' reception ends next Monday at 15:49 UTC
From the 26th round (23-Sep-13) the logs' reception ends next Saturday at 15:49 UTC
The sooner you send the logs, the sooner you see the complete results.
Upload the log at http://www.memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=logs
Except the really unsolvable cases do not send your log via e-mail, it is not a safe way.
Many e-mail sent logs were automatically considered as spam.
Logs Preferred format Cabrillo, allowable formats EDI and CSV. See more details here.
The contestant is responsible for his/her log. The organizer has no right to arbitrarily change
the log, with the exception of corrections of formal errors.
Penalization See common information for both HF and VHF here.
Notes
A concurrence with another contest

A concurrence with another contest cannot be avoided. QSOs with stations of such a contest may be placed into your MWC log, too. Instead of the serial number, the number sent by the worked station shall be placed in the MWC log. It must be really a number, i.e. only a combination of numeric characters 0 to 9. No other characters (including space, slash, etc.) are allowed.

If the worked station sent only an alphabetical code then 0 (zero) shall appear in your log.

If a log from the worked station will arrive, the numbers will be compared with this log. If no log arrives, the rule for the unique stations will be applied.
A QSO with a not-contesting station

If a QSO was made with a not-contesting station that did not sent a serial number then place 0 (zero) into your log. The rule for the unique stations will be applied.
Examples:
Exchange sent by
the worked station Exchange written to the
MWC log, alternative 1 Exchange written to the MWC log,
alternative 2 (suppressed leading zeros)
599 037 599 037 599 37
599 XYZ 157 599 157 no alternative
599 XYZ157 599 157 no alternative
599 XYZ 599 000 599 0
599 599 000 599 0
599 037 XYZ157 599 037157 599 37157
599 037/157 599 037157 599 37157
599 037 XYZ 157 599 037157 599 37157

Rules for the HF contest
Summary (year) results

OK1WC Memorial - rules for the VHF contest (Valid till 31-Mar-2014 only)
Date & time The VHF rounds are held on each 2nd Saturday in the month, from 12:00 to 13:59 OK local time.
Any QSO with the logged time outside of this range does not count. Admissible time difference
between own and the wkd station logs is up to 6 minutes. Show the UTC in your log. See this page
very bottom for the UTC vs. OK local time comparation.
Mode CW, phone
Bands 50MHz, 144MHz, 432MHz, 1.3GHz, 2.3GHz, 3.4GHz, 5.7GHz,
10GHz, 24GHz, 47GHz, 76GHz, 121GHz, 134GHz, 241GHz
Frequency segments according to IARU recommendation.
The contest categories SOSB LOW, SOSB QRP
Maximum power LOW: 100 Watts, QRP: 5 Watts
There is no HIGH power category in this contest. Logs with such category
are automatically evaluated as checklogs.
Exchange RS(T) + Serial No. + WW locator
Work stations Once per band regardless of the mode
Usage of the DX cluster
and the ON4KST chat Allowed. No self-spotting allowed.
VHF QRV-list Everybody can inform on the VHF QRV-list from what a square and on which bands he/she wants
the next round of the VHF part to attend. The QRV-list can be accessed from the main menu.
Remote control Allowed. All transmitting and receiving antennas must be located on
one and only one site smaller than a 1km circle.
Valid contacts Are all the contacts, where recorded calls, exchange (including WW locators) are identical
in both logs and the rules for the time are observed. Contacts with unique stations do not count. Any
stations which did not send their log and appears less than 3 times in other logs is considered
as the unique station.
QSO Points According to the QRB, 1 point per 1 km, calculated from the WW locators.
No need to show the QRB for contacts in your log, the evaluation software calculates it automatically.
Multipliers none
Score Calculation Total score = sum of QSO points
There is no need to show score in your log, the evaluation software calculates it automatically.
Submit the logs by Next Saturday, 11:59 OK local time
The sooner you send the logs, the sooner you see the complete results.
Upload log at http://www.memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=logs
Logs Preferred format EDI, allowable format CSV. See more details here.
The contestant is responsible for his/her log. The organizer has no right to arbitrarily change
the log, with the exception of correction of formal errors.
Penalization See common information for both HF and VHF here.

Rules for the HF contest
Rules for the VHF contest (Valid till 31-Mar-2014 only)
Summary (year) results

Penalization

The only way to penalize a participant of the MWC activity is their disqualification in the relevant round. It can be applied by the contest manager for rough violation of the hamspirit, these rules or the rules for ham radio station operation as issued by the respective national authority (PTT etc.).

The above rule can be applied also when the log of a station contains too many errors that could damage other contest participants.

By participation in the MWC activity the participant declares he/she will observe all above mentioned rules and accept decisions of the contest manager. By sending the log, the participant declares that he/she kept these rules and the rules for ham radio station operation as issued by the respective national authority.
Summary (year) results

In this contest, the resulting order is evaluated for the year . The annual evaluation starts on the begin of the next year of the contest. It is based on particular rounds' results.
Exception - duration of the 6th year:
The 6th year of the MWC will last 9 months only since 1-Apr-2014 to 31-Dec-2014.

Short waves (HF)

The evaluation is performed for each category in which the participant at least once a year entered. All valid contacts that meet the requirements of that category are evaluated. The annual result is calculated as a sum of at the most 25 best results he/she achieved in the selected contest category during the year.
Exception - evaluation of the 6th year:

39 rounds will be realized in the 6th year; at the most 19 best round results will be used for the overal evaluation of the 6th year.
Very short waves (VHF)

(This article is valid only for the years in which the VHF part was open)

The annual result is calculated as a sum of at the most 6 best results he/she achieved in each contest category during the year.
Awards

Based on the summary results awards are generated in electronic form for each contest participant. The awards can be downloaded from the MWC web.
A paper-form award can be shipped to each contest participant if required. A fee for this service is equivalent of 60 CZK (3 USD) if shipped outside of Czech Republic, equivalent of 40 CZK (2 USD) for shipping inside Czech Republic.

In the domicile of the contest manager the paper award can be taken free of charge.