WOSM - World Organization of the Scout Movement

UNIÃO DOS ESCOTEIROS DO BRASIL

CQWS – CQ World Scouts

CQWS - CQ World Scouts is a worldwide activity organized by the Brazilian Scouts Association  - UEB -
and recognized by the WOSM - World Organization of the Scout Movement, for radio amateurs, scouts and guides.

REGULATION

 DATE AND TIME:
Art. 1... The CQWS - CQ World Scouts is an annual worldwide amateur radio contest that happens in the 4^th weekend of April, from 9.00h UTC on the Saturday until 21.00h UTC on the Sunday. All participants are welcomed, scouts or not.
          1.1... The OPENING and the CLOSING will happen in the scout frequencies 3,740, 7,090, 14,290, 21,360 and 28,390 MHz through the CQWS Organization Stations.

 BANDS: 
Art. 2... Bilateral PHONE contacts in 80, 40, 20, 15 e 10 m bands will be considered valid.
             2.1... Simultaneous operation of the same call in different bands is not allowed.

 HOW TO CALL:
Art. 3... Stations should call "CQWS” or “CQ World Scouts” or answer scout stations calling to establish a contact.

LOGS:
Art. 4... Contacts must be logged as usual, considering: 
           4.1... Fill and summarize a set of logs for each band (80, 40, 20, 15 e 10m). 
           4.2... Contacts with the same ham call can be repeated only in different bands.
           4.3... Contacts in a band will be validated with minimum permanence of 10 minutes.

REPORT TO EXCHANGE:
Art. 5... RS report plus one of the following: 
           5.1... Scouts*: The initials of the National Scouts Association. (i.e.: Brazil – UEB, USA – BSA, Chile – AGSC, etc.) 
                    * Valid for Scout Members and for Official Scout Stations. 
           5.2…Guides**: The initials of the National Guides Association. (i.e.: Brazil – FBB, Denmark – DGSA, Italy – AGESCI,etc).
                    ** Valid for Guide Members and for Official Guide Stations. 
           5.3…Leagues***: The initials of the National Ham Association. (i.e.: Brazil – LABRE, Bulgaria – BFRA, South Africa – SARL, etc).
                   *** Valid only for official stations of National Amateur Radio Associations. 
           5.4…All the others should transmit “HAM” after the RS report. 
           5.5…Some stations will transmit special letters, like the following table:

 POINTS:
Art. 6... Each contact counts 1 (one) point.

 MULTIPLIER:
Art. 7...The sum of the following cases:

 
Art. 8....All participants will be classified in each band and in general. 
             8.1... EACH BAND – The score is the result of the total of contacts multiplied by the sum of multipliers above.
             8.2... ALL BANDS – The score is the sum of the results in all bands.

 AWARDS AND PRIZES:
Art. 9... The World Organization of CQWS Contest offers awards and prizes.
            9.1... CQWS Award: For all participating stations that send their logs until the deadline.
            9.2... Plates to the three first ones in the general classification and in each band.
            9.3... The prizes are not cumulative, being considered only the best classification.


 DEADLINE: 
Art.10..All logs must be sent to the CQWS Organization until May 15^th, by post, email or through the site.
             10.1... Logs will be verified and classified by the CQWS organization.
             10.2... All results will be published on June 15^th .
             10.3... Awards, trophies or plaques***** will be sent up to June 30^th.
 

 In time:

Any other case or situation that is not in this regulation,

will be analyzed by the CQWS Organization and its decision will be definitive.

CQWS Organization Addresses

CQWS Organization – Avenida 1, 2091 – Rio Claro – SP – Brazil
Zip Code: 13503-250 – email: cqws@radioescotismo.com.br

site: www.radioescotismo.com.br/cqws