{"id":2515,"date":"2019-09-13T09:53:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T07:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sb.sactest.net\/blog\/?p=2515"},"modified":"2019-09-13T09:53:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T07:53:34","slug":"welcome-to-sac-cw-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sb.sactest.net\/blog\/welcome-to-sac-cw-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to SAC CW 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Please welcome to SAC CW  21-22 September! <\/strong> <strong>Each part of this &#8220;Polar Battle&#8221; gathers 1000+ contesters from all around the world. As the Nordic hams enter their radio huts en masse, SAC offers non-scandinavians a unique opportunity to work the propagationally challenged Arctic nations and practice your skills. <br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">60 years and still going strong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our beloved SAC is 60 years old, and for this anniversary we offer special diplomas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Bronze <\/strong>&#8211; to those whose first SAC was 1980-1989<\/li><li><strong>Silver <\/strong>&#8211; to those whose first SAC was 1970-1979<\/li><li><strong>Gold <\/strong>&#8211; to those whose first SAC was 1960-1969<\/li><li><strong>Platina <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0 to those who were in the first SAC 1959<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To get this you only need to report your first SAC-year when <a href=\"https:\/\/sb.sactest.net\/robot\/\">uploading your log<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please read the rules carefully <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/sb.sactest.net\/blog\/rules\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/sb.sactest.net\/blog\/rules\/<\/a> .<br><br>F<strong>requency limits:<\/strong><br>\u200bCW : 3510-3560, 7000-7040, 14000-14060, 21000-21070, 28000-28070 kHz<br>QSO&#8217;s outside the frequency limits will be scored zero points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The &#8220;zero rule&#8221;:<\/strong><br>If the station worked does not send a serial number, log the contact with number 000<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0QSO\u2019s with zero in the received serial number field will not give QSO points nor multiplier points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Results booklet from SAC 2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Get inspired of last years SAC by reading the <a href=\"https:\/\/sb.sactest.net\/blog\/the-sac-2018-booklet-is-here\/\">2018 booklet<\/a> that contains all results, pictures and stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sponsored plaques<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to a multitude of generous sponsors we have a large <a href=\"https:\/\/sb.sactest.net\/blog\/rules\/sac-sponsored-plaque-program\/\">program <\/a>with sponsored plaques.  Go and take a look and start planning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learn about propagation to Scandinavia:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Propagation to and from Scandinavia can sometimes be challenging.  Do your own planning by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/sb.sactest.net\/blog\/propagation\/\">our propagation page<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Announce your activity and challenge your friends<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the<a href=\"https:\/\/sb.sactest.net\/blog\/announce_form\/ \"> announcement form<\/a> and your plans will be on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sb.sactest.net\/blog\/announcements.php?mode=CW\">Announced Operations in SAC CW<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please be kind to forward this info to mailing lists or other internet media of your contest club, national league or other contest-oriented group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>73 &amp; CU!<br>SM5AJV, OH6EI, OZ1BII, LB8DC<br>SAC Contest Committee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please welcome to SAC CW 21-22 September! Each part of this &#8220;Polar Battle&#8221; gathers 1000+ contesters from all around the world. 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