INTERNATIONAL NAVAL CONTEST 2024

The International Naval Contest (INC) takes place every year on the second weekend of December.

This year, MARAC "Dutch Navy Amateur Radio Club", will be responsible for the International Naval Contest.

When: 14^th December 2024 16:00 UTC to 15^th December 2024 15:59 UTC

Bands: 3.5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz

Prefered frequencies:
CW: 3,560 - 7,025 - 14,052 - 21,052 - 28,052 MHz
SSB: 3,625 - 7,060 - 14,335 - 21,225 - 28,320 MHz

Mode: CW - SSB - Mixed

Informations to be given on contact:

1. Naval Club Member: RST+CLUB+MEMBERSHIP NUMBER (eg. "599 MA150")
2. Non Naval Member: RST+NUMBER (eg. "599 001")

Points:

1. Naval club members: 10 points
2. Non-Naval members: 1 point

Rules:

   1. Every contacted and logged member of a participating Naval Club.
   2. Every station only counted once as a multiplier during the contest
       regardless of the number of bands you work them on.
   3. Participation in the contest is allowed only under   o n e   membership number.

Score: Total QSO points * Multipliers = total score

Participating naval clubs:

ARMI Associazione Radioamatori Marinai Italiani: MI

FNARS Finnish Naval Amateur Radio Society: FN

HNARC Hellenic Naval Amateur Radio Society: GR

INORC Italian Naval "Old Rhythmers" Club": IN

MARAC Marine Amateur Radio Club Netherlands: MA

MF Marinefunker-Runde e.V.: MF

MFCA Marine Funker Club Austria: CA

NRA Núcleo de Radio Amadores da Armada Portugal: PN

RNARS Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society: RN

YO-MARC Romanian Marine Radio Amateur Club: YO

Participants classes:
A = Naval Station all band mixed mode (single op)
B = Naval Station all band CW (single op)
C = Naval Station all band SSB (single op)
D = All band SWL
E = Naval Club Station (multi op)
F = Non Naval Station

Trophys: engraved plaques for the 1^st winner of each class.

Certificates: PDF for all participants by e-mail.

Settlement:

1. It is expected that the logbook owner has already included a calculation of the
total score on the cover as a "FAIR PLAY STATEMENT" stating that the rules have been applied during operation to the log attaches.

Download under INC cover sheet as PDF

2. The chronological log extract in paper or electronically as a email attachment
must be submitted (in one of these formats: Cabrillo, Word, Excel, or ADIF).

3. For a paper log extract the log sheet or standard log sheet has to used.

Download unter INC log sheet as PDF

Logs:
The cover sheet must be filled in fully and correctly. Any incomplete form cover is considered as control log.

Contest manager: (The log in paper format must be sent by letter to)

Dutch Navy Amateur Radio Club (MARAC)
Contest manager of MARAC

            Jan Wilshaus, PA5JW
            Benesserlaan 350
            1911 VM Uitgeest
            The Netherlands

The electronic log in or the paper log scan must be sent to:

pa5jw@planet.nl

Each log entry is confirmed by a short e-mail.

Logs to be received by: 31^th Januar 2025
(deadline / postmarked)