KAWANUA SSB DX CONTEST

Time :

Contest will start : 24 January 2026 -> 00:00 UTC – 23:59 UTC ( 24 Hours )

Objective:

  • Coaching for All Rookies and Youth Contesters in North Sulawesi
  • For amateurs around the world to contact as many other amateurs in as many countries and Indonesia ( YB Land ) stations
  • Everyone Worked Everyone

Bands
Contact should made on 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz.
No WARC bands.

Exchange:
Mode SSB

  • Station From North Sulawesi : 5/9 2 digit District Code Number
    Example :
    YB8UF -> 5/9 14
    YB8UTI -> 5/9 07
    YB8RW -> 5/9 12
    Only 7F8R will sending 5/9 00
  • Station From Indonesia Outside North Sulawesi : 5/9 ORARI
    Example : YB1GBN 5/9 ORARI
  • DX Stations outside Indonesia : 5/9 DX
    Example :
    KL2R -> 5/9 DX
    E21EIC -> 5/9 DX

Category:

  • Single Operator All Band Any Power
    • Power maximal depend on the regulations in each Country

Score:

  1. Contacts with own country count 1 point
  2. Contacts with other country in same continent count 1 Point.
  3. Contacts with other country in different continent count 1 Point
  4. Contacts with YB station count 5 Point
  5. Contacts with 7F8R count 100 Point

Multiplier:

  1. Each Word Prefixes on each band -> 1 Multiplier
  2. Each District Number on each band -> 1 Multiplier
  3. First time QSO with YB Station outside North Sulawesi on each band -> 1 Multiplier
  4. First time QSO with DX station on each band -> 1 Multiplier

User Define Contest & Log Instruction:

  1. Information about logger software and section please see https://www.kawanuadxcontest.com/downloads/outside-indonesia
  2. Only Cabrillo Format .
  3. No Paper Logs.
  4. Submit/upload your Cabrillo at : https://www.kawanuadxcontest.com/log/submission.
  5. All logs must be sent within 7 (seven) days after the end of contest
  6. Notice: Logs received after dead line will count as Check Log

Certificate:
Electronic Certificates are awarded to all participants who submitted the log.
Participants with checklog status are not eligible for a certificate.

General Rules:

  1. Self Spotting is allowed.
  2. Only one signal on a band is allowed at any time.
  3. Single Operator Single Band participants count as Single Operator All Band.
  4. Only one signal on a band is allowed at any time
  5. The time difference tolerance between LOG SHEETS is 15 Minutes
  6. The KAWANUA SSB DX Contest Committee can disqualify if there is a violation on these rules.
  7. The Decision of The KAWANUA SSB DX Contest Committee is final.

North Sulawesi Prefix & Suffix

If you meet callsigns on this table, it's from Sulawesi Utara. Jika anda QSO dengan callsign berikut ini, berasal dari Sulawesi Utara.

Prefix Suffix example
YB8 / YC8 / YD8 QA - QZ (2 digit)
YB8QA or
YD8QZ
RA - RZ (2 digit)
RAA - RZZ (3 digit)
SA - SZ (2 digit)
SAA - SZZ (3 digit)
TA - TZ (2 digit)
TAA - TZZ (3 digit)
UA - UZ (2 digit)
UAA - UZZ (3 digit)
7F8 / 8F8 A - Z 7F8R
AA - ZZ
AAA - ZZZ
AAAA - ZZZZ

NORTH SULAWESI exchange code

Kode Pertukaran yang diberikan stasiun dari Sulawesi Utara. Exchange Code from North Sulawesi station.

Number Lokal / District
00 ORARI North Sulawesi Contest Station 7F8R
01 Bolaang Mongondow
02 Bolaang Mongondow Selatan
03 Bolaang Mongondow Timur
04 Bolaang Mongondow Utara
05 Kepulauan Sangihe
06 Kepulauan Siau Tagulandang Biaro
07 Kepulauan Talaud
08 Minahasa
09 Minahasa Selatan
10 Minahasa Tenggara
11 Minahasa Utara
12 Bitung
13 Kotamobagu
14 Manado
15 Tomohon