CONTEST RULES:

1. All contacts must be made using Feld-Hell
2. All contacts must be made within the contact window: Friday, October 13th at 2pm EDT until Saturday, October 14th at 2am EDT (18:00 UTC 2023-10-13 until 06:00 UTC 2023-10-14)
3. All contacts must be made within the amateur radio spectrum
4. Spotting is encouraged; excessive self spotting is discouraged
5. Allowed bands are 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, and 10m.
6. Operators are encouraged to operate in the following windows 3580kHz-3600kHz, 7080kHz-7100kHz, 14080kHz-14100kHz, 21080kHz-21100kHz, 28080kHz-28100kHz as to not cause interference with normal FT8, FT4 and CW operations

Scoring and Multipliers:

1. Each contact is worth 1 point.
2. Each American state may be worked for a band point once per band.
3. Each Canadian province may be worked for a band point once per band.
4. Each DXCC may be worked for a band point once per band.
5. QRP <=10W is a x3 multiplier
6. Barefoot <100W is a x2 multiplier.
7. QRO <=1500W is a x1 multiplier.
8. Pts = ( QSOs) * (ΣStates + ΣProvinces + Σ DXCC) * Power Mult

Exchange:

1. Call
2. State, Province, or DX
3. Power Class

Bonus points:

1. Using a radio that physically prints out Hell: 500 points
2. Contacting any bonus station (W4IPC, KG5XR, AD8AK): 20 points each
3. Operating in costume (We want photos!): 100 points

Questions? Comments? Get in touch with us at info@hellfest.digital.