Rules: All Stations shall call CQ Westlakes Cup. Exchange for Points shall be the operators name and a signal report:

After the contact is made and reports exchanged the station that had called CQ must QSY at least 5 KHz from the frequency before calling again. There will be no sitting on a frequency and working a pile up. You must QSY after each contact is made.

Valid Contacts: Only VK or Special Prefix (AX, VI) Australian stations may be worked. The contest may expand to ZL, P2 and other South Pacific neighbours in the future.

Points A: There will be two BONUS stations operating in the contest. The BONUS stations are the stations that hold the Cup from the previous years contest. The stations that are the BONUS stations will be worth 1 (one point) for the QSO plus 3 (three) bonus points and may be worked twice in the contest, once every half hour, if you can find the mischievous little devils. This year, (2010) the BONUS stations will be VK4ZD/BONUS and VK2FSBB/BONUS.

Points B: Amateur Radio Clubs and WIA affiliated stations are encouraged to take part. Every Amateur Radio Club that takes part in the contest shall be worth 1 (one point) for the QSO plus 1 (one bonus point). Every Amateur Radio Club taking part shall sign with the call eg. VK2---/CLUB. WIA station calls such as VK2WI, VK4WIT, VK2BWI etc. shall qualify under the same scoring system as Amateur Radio Clubs and must identify themselves with a /CLUB after the Call sign eg. VK3W--/CLUB. Amateur Radio Club stations and WIA Club Stations may be worked only once in the Contest hour.

Points C: Every station that does not fall into the BONUS categories listed above shall be worth 1 (one point) per QSO and shall be worked only once during the Contest.

Points D:  SWLs shall be able to claim the same points as per transmitting stations. For example if an SWL hears a BONUS station they may claim 1 point plus 3 Bonus points. If they hear a Radio Club or WIA Club Station they can claim 1 (one point) for the QSO plus 1 (one Bonus point). They must record the callsign and information of both stations in the QSO.

Contest Procedure: At 20:15 hrs EST (10:15 hrs Z) on 3.585 Mhz +- QRM, the BONUS station shall make an announcement outlining the basic rules of the Contest. For 2010 the station making the announcement will be VK4ZD. At the end of the basic outlining of the rules of the Contest VK4ZD may pass the microphone to VK2FSBB to issue a word of encouragement and greeting to Contest participants. If there are any last minute questions to be asked then questions will be answered at this stage.

At 2 (two minutes) prior to the beginning of the contest, the BONUS station shall make an announcement to the affect that the contest shall begin in 2 (two) minutes. At the completion of the contest, the BONUS station shall call in all stations that wish to declare their scores for the contest. If, for any reason the BONUS station cannot perform these functions the Westlakes Amateur Radio Club Contest Manager or a deputy will do the job.

The call-in shall be on 3.585 Mhz +- QRM and shall start from the lowest scoring stations, eg 10 pts, up to the top scorers in the contest.During this process, additional stations may be seconded from the group on frequency to take call backs from any region which the BONUS station thinks his signal may not be covering well. Such station/s may receive a special certificate in recognition of their efforts.

The object of this Check In after the contest is that stations may get an idea of the contest results on the same night as the contest takes place although confirmed places will only be made known after the Contest Manager has received and checked the logs.

Contest Logs: An excellent logging programme has been produced by Mike VK3AVV and is available by typing VKCL into your Google Search Engine and follow the prompts in the VK Contest Logger.

Logs submitted in other formats shall contain the following information:

Cover Sheet: Call Sign:  Name of Licensee: Address of Licensee: E-Mail Address of Licensee: (optional) Points Claimed including BONUS Points

Log Details: Time: Local or Z, call worked, signal strength of station worked, and name of operator: Signal strength given to station worked:

Declaration: I declare that I have operated in accordance with the rules and spirit of the contest and in compliance with my licence conditions.

Awards:  Inscribed cups shall be awarded to the stations with the highest points  attained, If two or more scores are the same, the winner will be decided by the first person that contacted a BONUS station will be the winner. there will be one cup awarded in the Advanced and Standard Licence Category (100 Watts) and one in the Foundation Licence Category (10 Watts). The cups shall be inscribed with the callsign name and details of the highest points scorer and shall be retained by the contest winners.

The stations that gain possession of the cups shall become the BONUS stations for the following year's contest. The Contest Manager retains the right to decide to change the rules of the next years contest. Certificates shall be awarded to the first, second and third place getters in each section (Advanced/Standard, Foundation and SWL) of the contest. Additional certificates may be issued to those whom, in the opinion of the Contest Manager of Westlakes Amateur Radio Club have contributed, maintained or attained prominence in any particular area of expertise or excellence in the contest.

Logs should be sent to: The Contest Manager, Westlakes Amateur Radio Club P.O. Box 3001 TERALBA NSW 2284. Logs via Internet may be sent to the following E-Mail address: contestmanger@westlakesarc.org.au

The closing date for the receipt of logs will be Friday 29th October 2010.