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                                                                     PCC 2025 in brief
Period: 06.Dec at 12:00 - 07.Dec.11:59:59
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m. (Changing bands can only be changed after a break of at least 5 minutes.)
Call:  CQ PCC
Categories:
M  (CW club members, at least 2 bands, transmit RST + serial number+/M, Ex.599 001/M in log 599 001M for first QSO)
M-80m (Members, 80m)
M-40m (Members, 40m)
M-20m (Members, 20m)
M-15m (Members, 15m)
M-10m (Members, 10m)
SO-HP (Single Operator Over 100w, at least 2 bands, transmit RST + serial number (Ex. 599 001 for first QSO.)
SO-LP (Single Operator Maximum 100w, at least 2 bands, transmit RST + serial number (Ex. 599 001 for first QSO)
SO-80m (Single Operator, 80m)
SO-40m (Single Operator, 40m)
SO-20m (Single Operator, 20m)
SO-15m (Single Operator, 15m)
SO-10m (Single Operator, 10m)
C&T  (Radioclubs and Teams)
SWL  ( Short Wave Listeners, multiband only)
CL (Check Log)
Scoring:
1p for QSO with own DXCC entity
2p for QSO with another DXCC entity
2p bonus for QSO between a non-member and a member
6p bonus for QSO between two members
Multiplier:
Each different prefix worked counts once on each band,
except for all prefixes from own country which do not count as a multiplier.
Cabrillo log is sent to cw@proradiocontestclub.com until 13 Dec.2025 20:00 UTC.
(If you want to participate in this contest please read the full rules)
                                             PRO CW CONTEST (PCC) 2025                                                                          
                                                                                          24th edition                                                                                   
        Organized by PRO-CW-CONTEST-CLUB, Romania                                                           
        Contact and exchange QSO information with as many stations as possible.
        With the  same station, only one QSO is allowed per band.
 
     2. Contest Period:
         The first full weekend of December
         In 2025, starting Saturday, 6 at 12:00 UTC until Sunday 7,  at 11:59:59 UTC. (24 hours)

     3. Mode: CW          

     4. Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m ( 3.510 -3.560, 7.010 -7.060, 14.010 -14.060, 21,010-21,060, 28.010 -28.060 ).                
         Changing bands can only be changed after a break of at least 5 minutes.
        For non-compliance with this provision of the competition regulations, the penalty applied each time will be 1% of the total score obtained.                                                      
   
      5. Contest call:  CQ PCC
  
      6. Categories: (one or more of the categories below must be specified at the top of the contest log) :
      M, M-80m, M-40m, M-20m, M-15m, M-10m, SO-HP, SO-LP, SO-80m, SO-40m, SO-20m, SO-15m, SO-10m, C&T, SWL, CL. 
       
         M  = members of any special CW club, multiband ( at least 2 bands), a single TX, any authorized power for this mode          
         Competitors from all M categories at the beginning of the QSO will transmit RST + serial number starting with 001/M
          (ex. 599 001/M) and in the contest log, members will write 599  001M  and not otherwise. 
          M category competitors may also opt for one or more of the M-SB categories below if they have made a total of at least
          350 valid QSOs, and in each category at least 175 valid QSOs, which will be confirmed following verification of the contest logs.
         M-80m  (Members, 80m)
         M-40m  (Members, 40m)
         M-20m  (Members, 20m)   
         M-15m  (Members, 15m)      
         M-10m  (Members, 10m)    
          Competitors from one of the M-SB categories above can opt for more than one M-SB category if they have made at least 175 valid QSOs
          in each of these categories, which will be confirmed following verification of the contest logs.        
          In the contest log of all M categories the name of the telegraphy club to which they belong and the membership number will be specified
          (not clubs of other working modes or radio clubs) and at the head of the log e.g. CLUB: PCCC # 155) will be entered.
          Members of the radiotelegraphy clubs are not required to participate in the M categories, but in this case they will no longer transmit
          the abbreviation "M" and will respect the rules imposed on the category they have opted for as non-members.
          If you are not a member of a CW club but you want to participate in category M, before the start of the competition you must
          to become a member of a telegraphy club. If you do not resolve, send me an email asking you to become a member of the PCCC.                 
          PRO CW CONTEST CLUB (PCCC) was founded with one purpose, to facilitate your participation if you wish in the M category of the PCC.           
          Some CW clubs: AGCW, BCC, CQCW, CTC,CW-OPS, CWJF, EACW, ECWARC, FCWC, FISTS, FOC, GACW, GTC, HSC, VHSC, HTC,
                                     INORC, NAQCC, PCCC , PRO-CW, RCWC, RRDXA, SCWC, SFMARC, SKCC, SPCW, TFC, TOPS, TRC  and others.                         

          SO-HP = Single Operator, All bands (at least 2 bands), Single TX, High Power, any authorized power for this mode. 
          It is transmitted RST + serial number starting with 001 (E.g. 599 001)
          Competitors who have made at least 350 confirmed QSOs in several bands can also opt for the second category, this being SO-SB provided
          that in this make at least 175 confirmed QSOs . If, following the arbitration, it is found that these  conditions have not been met, the respective
          competitor will be included in the ranking only to SO-HP category.                       

          SO-LP = Single Operator, All bands (at least 2 bands), Single TX, Low Power, ( up to 100 W )          
          It is transmitted RST + serial number starting with 001 (E.g. 599 001)
          Competitors who have made at least 350 confirmed QSOs in several bands can also opt for the second category, this being SO-SB provided
          that in this make at least 175 confirmed QSOs. If, following the arbitration, it is found that these  conditions have not been met, the respective
          competitor will be included in the ranking only to SO-LP category.                        

          SO-SB  = Single Operator Single Band, Single TX any authorized power for this mode.       
          It is transmitted RST + serial number starting with 001 (E.g. 599 001)     
          Competitors who have made at least 350 confirmed QSOs in 2 bands can also participate in the second category, also SO-SB,
          provided that they have made at least 175 confirmed QSOs in each of these bands.
          SO-80m (Single Operator, 80m)
          SO-40m (Single Operator, 40m)
          SO-20m (Single Operator, 20m)
          SO-15m (Single Operator, 15m)
          SO-10m (Single Operator, 10m)   

          C&T  = All club stations (with one or more operators) as well as teams operated from the same location by several
          operators who will use a single callsign and TX on all bands, and the power is the authorized one.
          These stations can only participate in the C&T category, otherwise they will be included in the Check Log (CL) list              
          It is transmitted RST + serial number starting with 001 (E.g. 599 001).   
            
          SWL   = Short Wave Listeners, All bands
          If the SWL log contains the same callsign on a band more than once, the SWL station will be penalized.
       
         CL = Check Log
       
      7. Contest Exchange:
          Non members should send RST  + serial number, starting with 001 for the first contact. E.g. 599 001
          Members of any CW club, send RST + 001/M    ( E.g 599  001/M ). In the Cabrillo log please use following syntax : 599 001M and not otherwise.
          See the imaginary logs below. Only in this format will the evaluation program grant the corresponding bonus.

          Sample of imaginary log for CW-Club members (M category):                                
          START-OF-LOG:
            ARRL-SECTION: DX
            CALLSIGN: YO0ABC
            CLUB: PCCC #222
            CONTEST: PCC
            CATEGORY: M
            CLAIMED-SCORE: -
            OPERATORS: -
            NAME:  First & Last Name  [E.g. Marcel Nicol (for the appearance of the ranking in this form and not otherwise)]
            ADDRESS:  Street and number
            ADDRESS:  City / Town
            ADDRESS:  Zip-code
            ADDRESS:  Country
             EMAIL: .....@............
             CREATED-BY: ...
             QSO:   7000 CW 2025-12-06 1625 YO0ABC         599  001M       DL0ZZZ          599 002M
             QSO: 28000 CW 2025-12-06 1631 YO0ABC         599  002M       PA0XXX         599  008
             END-OF-LOG

              
          Sample of imaginary log for Non-members category:
          START-OF-LOG
            ARRL-SECTION: DX
            CALLSIGN: HA0YYY
            CLUB: -
            CONTEST: PCC
            CATEGORY:  SO-HP
            CLAIMED-SCORE: -
            OPERATORS: -
            NAME:  First & Last Name [E.g. Marcel Nicol (for the appearance of the ranking in this form and not otherwise)]
            ADDRESS:  Street and number
            ADDRESS:  City / Town
            ADDRESS:  Zip-code
            ADDRESS:  Country
            EMAIL: .....@............
            CREATED-BY: ...
            QSO:   7000 CW 2025-12-06 1300 HA0YYY      599  001  DL0ZZZ      599 002M
            QSO: 21000 CW 2025-12-06 1306 HA0YYY      599  002  YO0VVV    599  003
            END-OF-LOG

      8. Scoring:               
          QSO Points: 
          For QSO with own DXCC country: 1 point;
          For QSO with another DXCC country: 2 points;
          For QSO with CW-club members (M category), non-members receive : 2 points extra-bonus;
          For QSO between two CW-Club members (M category), they receive: 6 points extra-bonus.
            
          Multiplier:
          Each different prefix worked will count one (1) multiplier on each band,  except all prefixes from own DXCC
          country who do not count as a multiplier. 
          The final score is the result of the total QSO points on all bands multiplied with the sum of multipliers on all bands.             
          No need to calculate the score.This will done by the referee software.   

      9. Prize
          Shortly after the publication of the results, the certificates in PDF format will be found on the website of the contest at the
          PCC RESULT ARCHIVE for downloading and printing.
          For prizes, CLAIM and UBN file, please indicate in the Cabrillo log your complete MAIL and EMAIL address.)   
             
           Click here for information about all PRO RADIO CONTEST CLUB awards for PRO-CW-Contest.

        10. Logs Instructions:             
              The deadline for sending logs is Saturday, Dec 13, 2025 until 20:00 UTC at 6 (six) days after the end of the contest 
              Regardless of the number of categories participated in, only one contest log will be sent attached to the email.
              Only electronic logs, Cabrillo log format preferred. Times must be in UTC. 
              All sent and received exchanges are to be logged. PCC will be made with total computerized control followed by each QSO computerized
              analysis. All SO category entrants must clearly indicate the category power in the log.  If no power category is mentioned in the log and
              there are QSO's in several bands, the competitors will be automatically moved to SO-HP, M or C&T category as appropriate.
              EMAIL: The subject line of your email entry must include your callsign and category or categories.
              e.g. Subject: YO0YYY (SO-LP)  or YO0WWW (SO-HP & SO-40m). and not otherwise.
              The file name of the attached log will only be in the form : YR0XXX.cbr or YO0YYY.log  and not otherwise.  
             See example    like that and nothing more.
             The header of the contest log must contain one or more of the categories specified below in the contest rules :
             M, M-80m, M-40m, M-20m, M-15m, M-10m, SO-HP, SO-LP, SO-80m, SO-40m, SO-20m, SO-15m, SO-10m, C&T, SWL, CL.
             If this is not mentioned and the log contains QSO's in more than one bands, that competitor will be upgraded to the SOHP, M or MO category as appropriate.
             Logs submitted after the set deadline will be included in the NO LOG list and will not be checked.
             PCC uses total computerized control to check each QSO. Prizes will be sent to the mailing adress specified in the Cabrillo log.
             If the header of the Cabrillo log not contain the EMAIL address, the competitor cannot receive the CLAIM and UBN files, and if the postal address specified
             is incomplete or does not exist, he will not receive the prize obtained.
               Contestans from the M category will indicate the CLUB (specific to the CW mode) with Nr. by Member. (e.g. PCCC # 222) without which he will not be
               inclded in the ranking. Don't forget to set your computer's clock before the Contest starts!
              Logs will be sent only once to: cw@proradiocontestclub.com . Please also follow the RECEIVED LOGS page.
               If after 72 hours (but not sooner) you have not received your CLAIM file, please send the log again to cw-contest@yo2rr.ro
              If you send a new corrected or completed log, the address for it is: corrected-logs@proradiocontestclub.com , and in the respective email to specify what the
              changes consist of. The last day when you can inform me that your call is not in the list of received logs or there have been errors regarding the
               category in which you were included is the Sunday, the 7th day after the end of the competition when the Provisional Result is published.
              With the publication of the final result, no further changes are made to the result unless refereeing mistakes or non-compliance with the regulation are found.
               After this date, please do not send the log because the activity of making the provisional ranking has started.
               and pages for the net, and the introduction of a new log implies the resumption of this activity from the beginning.                          
             
          11.Dupes:       
               Dupes are contacts made with the same station on the same band. If the first contact between stations is valid, dupes
               have zero points value. If the first contact is not valid, second  (dupe) contact is accepted. Dupe contacts are not penalized,
               so DUPES should not be marked or deleted.              
           
               Free Contest software that the PRO CW Contest supports: 
               N1MM Loger+ (using the PRO-CW-Contest module in USER DEFINED CONTESTS for PCC and PDC)     
               TR4W  and DXLog                                                                
              You can use any contest program for CW mode, but do not forget to enter in the log file, the name of the contest (PCC)
               and the abbreviations "M" when it's the case, otherwise you lose points (example 599 001M.  It is not necessary to declare the score.

        12. Arbitration:
              If a competitor opts for a category to which the rules do not allow, the referee has the right to change the category according
              to the regulation.
              The UBN report contains the following situations: 
            - if the log is missing from the correspondent the message is NoLog except for the indicatives that exist in at least 15 logs received from at least 5 different countries,
            - if the QSO is not confirmed in the correspondent's log or the difference between the log times exceeds 3 minutes the message is NotInLog,
            - if there are errors in the callsign or the serial number changed, the link will be canceled and the message is BadCallsign or ReceiveError,
              if the Band or Mode differ from the correspondent's log, the QSO will be canceled,
           - the penalty for not respecting the 5 minutes break when changing bands will affect the final total score, and you can find the list of penalties
             by clicking on the penalty score specified in the ranking.
            - competitors who obtain 0 (zero) points are included in the Check Log (CL) list.
     
        13. Disqualification
              For imaginary loging and clear repetitive and intentional violation of the contest rules, especially for using 2 signals at the same time.
                 
        14. The Result of the contest:
             The Provisional results appears on the site: www.proradiocontestclub.com , on the morning of Sunday, the 7th day after the contest.           
             Each competitor will receive the UBN file after the declaration of the provisional result, which will contain the mistakes of the competitors as well
             as the list of stations that did not send a log. Therefore, the log must contain, in addition to the complete postal address, the EMAIL address of
             the competitor. (for EMAIL not E-MAIL, not ADDRESS).
             Appeals regarding the provisional result are accepted only on Sunday, on the day it is posted on the site until 20:00 UTC.
             The final ranking is definitive and will be posted starting from Monday the 8th day after the contest until 10:00 UTC (or after resolving the appeals if any).
             The prizes for PCC will be sent only once, usually in the months of March - April next year to the postal addresses specified in the log.             
             The prizes intended for radio amateurs from RUSSIA or BELARUS will be sent only if the winning competitor communicates to me by February 15th of the
             next year the address of a friend who is domiciled in one of the countries of the European Community to whom the prize can be sent.
                 In the past editions, some of the prizes were returned, and others were lost.

        15. Contest manager, referee and personal sponsor is YO2RR.                                                                                                                    
                   Last update: 17-Nov-2025 at 04:00 UTC