Survival Guide to Helvetia Contest

Rules: English, German, French

For stations outside of HB the aim of the contest is to work as many HB stations and cantons as possible. Following map shows all 26 cantons of Switzerland.

CH_Cantons.jpg (39839 bytes)

More information on each canton can be found here.
and about the political structure please visit this link.

Contest Log-Software

Following contest software packages were most popular in the 2004 edition of Helvetia Contest and they all support the contest by an embedded module.

AALog http://www.dxsoft.com/ 49 USD Windows
N1MM http://www.n1mm.com/

Support of Helvetia Cabrillo Definition from Version 5.0.59.

 Freeware Windows
RA9JB http://www.qrz.ru/shareware/det ail/10 - probably. I don't read Russian :-( ??? ???
RCKLog http://www.rcklog.de/

Support of Helvetia Cabrillo Definition from Version 1.43A.

Example Log: HB side
Example Log: EU/DX side

 50 EUR / USD Windows
SD http://www.ei5di.com/

Instructions to SD by Paul, EI5DI:

SD supports both sides of this contest, and is freeware from www.ei5di.com. SD is a Windows program - operating in text (console) mode.

Here's the setup information for entrants outside HB9.

Select SD Type 4 - General, Area Multipliers.

Multipliers Count B (by Band)
Points, CW  QSOs 3
Points, SSB QSOs 3
Points/Bonus 0 (Multipliers)
Name of .MLT File HELVETIA
Receive Serials Y
Mode CW or SSB
Mixed-Mode ? Y or N (your choice)
If Mixed:
Mults count on both modes N
Work same stn both modes? N

Work Swiss stations only on all 6 bands from 160m to 10m (any operation on 160m must be CW only).

Send    : 59(9) + Serial
Receive : 59(9) + Serial + Canton (2-letter code).

After the contest, use SDCHECK to create your Cabrillo format .LOG file and email it, as an attached file, to contest@uska.ch.

73,
Paul EI5DI

 Freeware Windows
Tifig http://www.htc.ch/de/tifig001.htm Freeware DOS
TRLog http://www.trlog.com/

Please submit .DAT and .SUM Files because the Cabrillo output generated is useless.

 60 USD DOS
UCXLog http://www.dl7ucx.de/

Support of Helvetia Cabrillo Definition from Version 5.09.

 Freeware Windows
Writelog http://www.writelog.com/

Support of Helvetia Cabrillo Definition from Version 10.52.

Instruction to Writelog by Dominik, HB9CZF (in German only)
Please visit http://www.uska.ch/html/de/contest/links.html and scroll down the page.

 75 USD Windows

After the contest please submit your Cabrillo- or STF-File to contest@uska.ch

Definition for Electronic Logs

Cabrillo File Definition

STF (STützerbach Format) Definition

Other contests running in parallel to Helvetia Contest

In order to minimize disturbances between contests we relaxed our rules on an informal basis.
Florida QSO Party Florida stations can send their normal exchange: Signal Report and County.
Swiss stations log either Signal Report and County or Signal Report and 000 depending on what your logging software supports.
SPDX RTTY Contest Polish stations can send their normal exchange: Signal Report and Polish Province.
Swiss stations log either Signal Report and Polish Province or Signal Report and 000 depending on what your logging software supports.
Rest of the world is compatible anyway.
Update: 30.10.07