PRO DIGI
CONTEST (PDC) 2025
6nd edition
RULES SUMMARY
start : Saturday, January 18, at 12:00
UTC
end: Sunday, January 19, at 11:59:59 UTC (24 hours)
bands: 80/40/20/15/10m ( Band segments allocated for the
working modes used in the contest will be used).
With the same station, QSO's can be made on each band in the
the three modes.
Changing
bands can only be done after a break of at least 5 minutes.
For non-compliance with this provisions
of the rules, the respective competitor will be
penalized each time with 5% of the total
score obtained.
mode: BPSK63, RTTY
and FT. ( In
the log, QSO's made
in FT4 are
marked with FT4 those
in RTTY with
RY BPSK63
with
PM)
Competitors from
all categories can make QSO's if they want in the
three modes, but the category will be only one.
With the same station, QSOs
can be made on each band in the three modes FT4, RTTY
and BPSK63.
A single contest log will be sent that will
contain all the QSO's made in chronological order or
those in FT4 they
can be entered in the
contest log at the end of log after the QSO's in RTTY
and BPSK63.
Changing the working mode can only be done
after 10 minute
break.
The penalty
is 5% of the
total score obtined for each time this article of the
contest rules is not respected.
categories: In this contest,
a competitor can participate in only one category,
regardless of how many modes they work.
M : Members of clubs with specific digital modes
if they want to compete in this category.
MO : All club stations and teams with maximum 100 watts out
SOHP : Single Operator High Power with maximum 100 watts
out
SOLP : Single Operator Low Power with maximum 50 watts out
SOSB : Single Operator Single Band (SO10, SO15, SO20,
SO40, SO80) with maximum 100 watts out
CL : CheckLog
SWL: Short Wave Listening
non-members transmit :
RSQ + serial
number starting with
001 (E.g. 599 001)
members(M) transmit : RSQ
+ serial number starting with 001 + abbreviation"M" (E.g. 599 001M for RTTY si BPSK63 or only 599 ME for FT4 )
In the contest log
the control will be noted for QSO's in RTTY and BPSK63
starting with 599 001M and for FT4 with 599 M (without serial number).
(See below the imaginary log
examples) .
scoring: 1p for QSO with own DXCC
2p for QSO with another
DXCC
2p bonus for a non-member in the
case of a QSO with a member Digi club
6p
bonus for QSO between two members of any Digi clubs
multipliers:
different prefix on each band, except all prefix from own DXCC
Logs deadline: Sunday, Jan. 26 at 23:59
UTC at: digi@proradiocontestclub.com
preliminary scores: Monday,
Jan.27 until 10:00 UTC
Contestations are accepted
only on Jan.27 until 23:59 UTC
official results: Tuesday,
January 28, until 10:00 UTC.(or after resolving the appeals if
they exist)
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PDC 2025 - Full
rules
Organized by PRO-DIGI-CONTEST-CLUB, Romania
1. Object
Making radio QSOs with as
many stations as possible in digi-modes.
With the same station, you can make 3 valid
QSOs in each band (FT4, RTTY and BPSK63)
2. Contest Period
Every year, the third full
weekend of January,
start Saturday at 12:00 UTC until Sunday
at 11:59:59 UTC. (24 hours)
3. Mode
FT4, RTTY and
BPSK63.
With the same station, QSOs can be made on each
band in the three modes FT4, RTTY and BPSK63.
Changing the working mode can only be
done after
10 minutes break.
The penalty
is
5% of the total
score obtined for each time this article of the
contest rules is not respected.
4. Bands
80, 40, 20, 15 and
10meter, ( Band segments allocated for the
working modes used in the contest will be used).
With the same station, qso's can be made
on each band in the three modes.
Changing bands can only be done after a
break of at least 5 minutes.
The penalty is 5%
of the total
score obtined for each time this article of the
contest rules is not respected.
5. Contest call
"TEST PDC" or "CQ PDC"
6. Entry Categories
In this contest, a competitor can participate in
only one category, regardless of how many modes they work.
M = members of any
digital mode club, multiband, a single TX, any
autorized power for this mode.
Club stations or teams
cannot participate even in category M. If they do so,
they will be listed in the CheckLog (CL).
Competitors from
M category will transmit as follows:
For the RTTY and BPSK63
: RSQ +
serial
number starting
with 001+
letter "M"
(E.g. 599 001M ) and for FT4:
RSQ + abbreviation "ME" (E.g.
599 ME).
In the
contest log the control
will be noted for QSO's
in RTTY and BPSK63
starting with 599 001M
and for FT4 with 599 M
(without serial number)
If
you transmit in the form above must participate in
category M (Members), and the log will specify the name of the digital mode Club which
also
includes the membership number (not clubs of
other mode of working) and in the log will be entered e.g. CLUB: PDCC # 123.
-
The
members of the digi mode club are not obliged to
participate in the M category, but in this case they
will no longer send the abbreviation "M"
and will follow the
rules imposed on the category they have chosen.
- If you are not a member of a
digital mode club but want to participate in category M,
before the start of the contest you must
to become a member of a club
with specific digital modes. If you do not resolve, send me
an email asking you to become a member of the PDCC.
PRO DIGI CONTEST CLUB (PDCC) was
founded with one purpose, to facilitate your participation
if you wish in the M category of the PDC.
(See examples
of special clubs for digital modes)
MO = Multi Operator
Single TX is all club stations, regardless of the number
of operators (even with a single operator) and well as
the teams,
operated from the
same location by several operators and using a single
call sign on all bands and the power is maximum 100
watts.
They can only participate in the
MO category, otherwise they will be included in the Check
Log(CL) list.
MO station transmit RSQ
+ serial number starting with 001 (E.g. 599
001).
SOHP
= Single Operator, All bands, Single TX, High Power, (with a power of up
100 watts out).
It is
transmitted RST + serial
number starting with
001 (E.g.
599 001)
SOLP = Single
Operator, All bands, Single TX, Low Power, (with a
power of up 50 watts out).
It is
transmitted RST + serial
number starting with
001 (E.g.
599 001)
SOSB
= Single Operator Single Band : SO10, SO15, SO20,
SO40, SO80 .
It is transmitted RST
+ serial
number starting with
001 (E.g. 599 001)
SWL
= Short Wave Listeners, All bands
The same callsign may be logged once on
each band.
If the SWL log contains the
same callsign on a band more than once, the SWL station will be
disqualified.
7. Contest Exchange:
Non members should send RST
report + serial number, starting with 001 for the first
contact. E.g. 599 001
Members of any digi-clubs, send RST
+ serial
number starting with 001 +M
(E.g 599 001M for RTTY and BPSK63 and 599 ME for FT4.
Only in this format will the evaluation program grant the
corresponding bonus.
See the imaginary logs below.
8. Scoring
QSO Points:
For QSO with own DXCC country: 1 point;
For QSO with another DXCC
country: 2 points;
For QSO between DigiMode-Club
members (M category) and non-members receive : 2 points extra-bonus;
For QSO between two DigiMode-Club
members (M category), they receive: 6 points extra-bonus.
SWL category is awarded 3 points
for a valid full QSO and 1 point for a QSO
incomplete.
Multiplier:
In
each mode, each different prefix counts once on each band,
with the exception of all prefixes from your own country which
does not count as a multiplier.
The score on each log (mode) is
represented by the sum of the points from all bands multiplied
by the sum of the different validated prefixes,
The score for the contest is obtained by
adding up the scores obtained in the competitor's mode logs.
There is no multiplier in the SWL
category.
No need to calculate the score. This
will make the arbitrage program.
9.Prizes
Shortly
after the publication of the results, the certificates in PDF
format will be found on the website of the contest at the
PDC 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 CONTEST CLUB awards for
PRO-DIGI-Contest
10. Logs
Instructions: A single
contest log will be sent that will contain all the
QSO's made in chronological order or those in FT4
they
can be entered
in the contest log at the end of log after the QSO's
in RTTY and BPSK63.
In
the contest log the
control will be
noted for QSO's in
RTTY and BPSK63
starting with 599
001M and for FT4
with 599 M
(without serial
number)
DO NOT SEND CONTEST LOG BEFORE
READING THE ROWS BELOW
Only electronic logs are accepted, files in
ASCII format, the Cabrillo format being preferred. Time is noted
in UTC.
Do not send the log as a
.ZIP, ADI,or .JPG file. The CheckLog will also comply with the
above requirements for cross-linking.
Competitors' email will contain the
attachment log.The Subject of the email with the contest
log will contain the callsing and category
with mode . Ex. YO0ZZZ
(SOHP) .See
example The
file name of the attached log will only be in the form :
YR0XXX.cbr or YO0YYY.log
The log must be sent only as an
attachment, not as text or other content within the email
message.
In the header part of the electronic
log submission you MUST specify a category of entrance and the EMAIL
address and
the full mail address in order to
receive prizes.
CheckLogs are very much
appreciated, they are used for cross checking of all
entries.Remarks: Contact is valid,
if a time difference in both logs
does not exceed 3 minutes. Please don't forget to set
your computer's clock before the Contest!
If this is not mentioned, and the log
contains QSOs in multiple bands, the competitor will be moved to
the SOHP category.
Logs sent after the deadline will be
included in the NO LOG list and will not be verified.
The PDC uses full computer control to
verify each QSO. Prizes will be sent to the mailing address
specified in the Cabrillo log.
If the Cabrillo logo header does not
contain the EMAIL address and full name, the
competitor will not receive the CLAIM and UBN
files,
and if the specified postal address
is incomplete or does not exist, will not receive the prize
obtained.
In addition, M-category
competitors must indicate at the top of the Cabrillo log ,
CLUB: (specific to the DIGI club) with Member number
without which it cannot be included in the
ranking.
Logs will be sent to: digi@proradiocontestclub.com
. Please also follow the RECEIVED LOGS page.
If after 72
hours (but not sooner) you have not received the CLAIM
file and you are not listed in the Received Logs list, please
send the log again
but this time to digi-contest@yo2rr.ro
(If your code is in Received
logs but you have not received your CLAIM file, it means
that it has been returned to me and usually the same thing
will happen with the UBN file). Only
if you send a new corrected or completed log, the address
for this is corrected_logs@proradiocontestclub.com
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 Monday,
the 8th day after the end of the competition when the Provisional
Result is published.
Once the final result is published,
no further changes are made to the result unless there are
refereeing mistakes or non-compliance with the rules.
The
deadline for sending logs is Sunday, 7 (seven) days after
the end of the contest until 23:59 UTC
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.
Logs sent after the deadline will
be included in the NO LOG list and will not be verified.
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.
Sample of Cabrillo imaginary log for
PRO-DIGI-CONTEST 2024 Members category: PDC-M
Sample of
Cabrillo imaginary log for PRO-DIGI-CONTEST 2024 Non-Members
category: PDC-NM
( SO,MO,CL )
The recommended program for
this contest is:
- N1MM
Logger + (PRO CW Contest in User Defined Contests
and is used in both PCC and PDC for BPSK63 and RTTY
)
- MSHV
(PRO
DIGI
Contest) for the FT4 contest with
Exch seting: DX for Non-members and
ME for Members. MSHV
or another
program that can be set for this contest.
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.
QSOs are not counted and
excluded from the UBN report in case of:
- 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 QSO is not confirmed by the Log report
of the correspondent or the difference between the times in the
logs exceeds 3 minutes (NotInLog),
- if there are miscounts in exchange
numbers and callsigns, QSO is removed (Bad callsign, receive
error),
- if the Band or Mode in
entrant's log and other station's log differ QSO is removed from
both operators,
- also competitors from any category get 0 (zero)
points are included in the Check Log (CL)
category.
13. Disqualification
For cheating, imaginary loging and clear repetitive and
intentional violation of the contest rules.
If the SWL
log contains the same callsign in a band several times, the
SWL station will be disqualified.
Do
not forget that in order not to be penalized according to
the rules, the change of work modes is allowed only after
10-minute break and of bands after a 5-minute break.
14.
Results
The Provisional results
appears at www.proradiocontestclub.com on the
morning of Monday, the 8th day after the contest.
The appeals regarding the
provisional result are accepted only on Monday, on the day
of its posting on the site until 23:59 UTC.
Every participant who sends his
electronic log will receive personal UBN-list, containing the
mistakes of the competitors
and the list
of stations from which we have not received log.
If your call is
not in Priovisional results, please let me know on the day of
its publication so that I can make the necessary correctios.
The final results will be
published on the site, Tuesday the 9th day after the contest.(or
after resolving the appeals if they exist)
Decisions
of the referee are final.
The prizes for the PDC edition, will be sent
between February and April of each year.
The prizes intended for radio
amateurs from RUSSIA or BELARUS will be sent only if the
winning competitor communicates to me by
February 15th 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 these prizes were returned, and others
were lost.
15. Contest manager, referee and personal
sponsor is YO2RR .
15-Nov-2024 at 01:48 UTC
