Spartan Sprint Rules

The exchange is RST-SPC-PWR, as in 559 VA 5W. The frequencies are +/- a few KHz around 3560, 7030/7040, 14060, 21060, 28060. Most of the 40m activity is still around 7040.

We report scores in two ways. The Skinny Division reports scores as a ratio of contacts to the weight of the station. The Tubby Division reports scores as the number of contacts.

"Station Weight" is defined as the combined weight of:

- all transmitters, receivers or transceivers (which must include a complete enclosure with no exposed PCB circuitry or components).

- keys, keyers, paddles,

- headphones or speakers,

- power supplies (batteries, batteries holders, AC power supplies, solar panels, etc.)

-all interconnecting cables and connectors, up to, and including, the RF power output connector,

- any computer connected to the radio,

That is, everything between the operator and the radio power output connector that is used during the Sprint.

"Station Weight" does not include:

- antennas, tuners, towers, supports, feedlines and feedline connectors,

- computers NOT connected to the radio.

You may report your weight to the nearest 10th of a pound, or, at your option, the nearest 100th of a pound. For stations weighing less than one pound, we recommend use of a U.S. Post Office scale and to the nearest 100th of a pound.

We would like to motivate Skinny sprinters to develop and use radios that are packaged well enough for outdoor environments. Packaging is one of the legitimate elements of a great trail friendly radio, and we would like to see what kinds of packages are created by the remarkably creative Spartan Sprinters. We are asking you to package a Skinny division radio so that it could withstand the rigors of outdoor life.