PRO RADIO CONTEST CLUB AWARDS 2026      
       To be included in this ranking, competitors must participate during a calendar year with the same callsign in at least two of the three competitions
   organized by PRCC, namely the PRO DIGI Contest (in january). PRO-SSB Contest (in november) and PRO CW Contest (in december) and
                                                                                 make at least 25 valid QSOs in each contest.
                                        For the PRCC  rankings, each competitor's score is calculated as follows:  
  1. The highest score (P) obtained in one of the two or three competitions is divided by the lowest score (p) obtained in the other competitions
      and the result will be noted with (R).
  2. The total score from the competitions in which the competitor participated is added up ( and the result is multiplied by 3 only in the case of competitors
      who participated in the three competitions organizesd by PRCC. If they only participated in two contests, the score is no longer multiplied. 
  3. Finally, this result is divided by (R) This will be the score obtained in PRCC.
                                                                                      
                                                                          The score = [(PDC +PSC + PCC) (x 3)] / R
   For example, if a competitor obtained 25,000 points in the PDC, 350,000 points in the PSC and 580,000 points in the PCC, result will be:
                                                                                          R = P/p =580,000 / 25,000 = 23.2
                                                                 PRCC score: (25,000 + 350,000+580,000) x3 = 955,000 x3 = 2,865,000 / 23.2 = 123,491 points.
                               
        During a calendar year, competitors can participate in any of the subcategories of the same category among the three  below (M, SO and C&T)
        and this ranking is drawn up after the conclusion of the PCC competition in December.
                                                  (For example for M category:  at PDC at M-RTTY, at PSC at M-20 and at PCC at M-HP) or                                                                
                                                                         for SO category:  at PDC at SO-FT4, at PSC at SO-LP and at PCC at SO-80).            
                                                                   
                                                                                       Categories and subcategories PRCC:                                                                  
                                                      1. M (M-HP, M-LP, M-80, M-40, M-20, M-15, M-10, M-PSK, M-FT, M-RTTY ), 
                                                      2. SO (SO-HP, SO-LP, SO-80, SO-40, SO-20, SO-15, SO-10, SO-PSK, SO-FT, SO-RTTY)                                                                       
                                                      3. C&T ( Club Station and Team)
 The award conditions below are those established before the contest. Depending on the number of ranked competitors, the referee may improve these conditions
                                                                                                                                PDF certificates:
                In no more than 30 days after posting the final result on the net, the certificates in PDF format can be printed by each competitor.
         These certificates are located next to each competitor on the "RESULTS ARCHIVE" page in the ranking of the edition that interests you.                     
                   The certificates contain the place in the world, in the continent and in your own country at each edition of this competition.
                                                                                                                                    Prizes :
                                  Starting with the 2026 edition, medals will be awarded for the three categories of participants ( M, SO and C&T) 
                                                             Medals are awarded to the under the following conditions:
                                           1. Medal: 1-5 ranked competitors for M and SO, 1-2 competitors for C&T categories

                                           2. Medals: 6-10 ranked competitors,for M and SO, 3-4 competitors for C&T categories
                         
                                           3. Medals: at least 11 ranked competitors, for M and SO, 5 competitors for C&T categories           
             
                  The plaque for the PRCC Champion is awarded in the edition of the contest whose ranking contains at least 50 competitors.                                    
            
               Grand Trophy:
               This prize will be awarded under the following conditions:
                It is awarded to the competitor who has the highest cumulative score in the last 10 editions.
                This ranking includes  all competitors who obtained the minimum score estabilished by the referee for each edition of the contest.
                Competitors who do not rank in 3 subsequent editions of the contest will be eliminated from this ranking.       
                After winning this prize the contestant forfeits all points and will continue in subsequent editions with zero points.
      Trophy:
     This prize will be awarded under the following conditions:    
      It is awarded to the competitor who has the highest cumulative score in the last 5 editions.
      This ranking includes  all competitors who obtained the minimum score estabilished by the referee for each edition of the contest..
      Competitors who do not rank in 2 subsequent editions of the contest will be eliminated from this ranking.
      After winning this prize the contestant forfeits all points and will continue in subsequent editions with zero points.                                 
                Loyalty Award is awarded to competitors who have ranked in 10 consecutive editions of PRCC.
              This ranking includes all competitors who obtained the minimum score established by the referee for each edition of the contest
                After the first ranking, it is allowed to be absent from this ranking from a single edition of this competition.
                In this case, the respective contestant will have to participate in an additional edition of this contest in order to achieve the 10 points.
                After winning this prize or after the second absence from the ranking, the competitor loses all points and will continue with zero points.      
      Starting with 2027, the awaeds for PSC, PCC and PRCC from the previus year as well as those for PDC from the following year will
       be sent out betwen March and April of ea The prizes for the PRCC from the previous year, will be sent between March - April .
       Prizes for RUSSIA or BELARUS will only be sent if the winning competitor provides the address of a friend residing
       in one of the European countries by February 30.(In the past editions, some of these prizes were returned, and others were lost.)    
  
        Revision date :  Mar. 7, 2026 at 03:56 UTC YO2RR