SOTA General Rules.pdf

Summits on the Air – General RulesTable of contents1 CHANGE CONTROL.................................................................................................................................32 DEFINITIONS.............................................................................................................................................53 PROGRAMME RULES..............................................................................................................................73.1 PURPOSE ...................................................................................................................................................73.2 PROGRAMME STRUCTURE .........................................................................................................................73.2.1 Scope...............................................................................................................................................73.2.2 Programme Management Team......................................................................................................73.2.3 Associations ....................................................................................................................................73.2.4 Regions ...........................................................................................................................................73.2.5 Participants.....................................................................................................................................83.2.6 Programme operation.....................................................................................................................83.3 PROGRAMME START DATE.........................................................................................................................83.4 THE REFERENCE SYSTEM...........................................................................................................................83.5 GUIDELINES FOR THE DEFINITION OF A SUMMIT........................................................................................83.6 ADDING AND DELETING SUMMITS .............................................................................................................93.6.1 Activation of potential summits.......................................................................................................93.6.2 Deletion of Summits........................................................................................................................93.7 RULES FOR ACTIVATORS...........................................................................................................................93.7.1 Criteria for a valid Expedition........................................................................................................93.7.2 Scoring..........................................................................................................................................103.7.3 Care for the environment..............................................................................................................103.7.4 Competence to undertake expedition ............................................................................................103.8 RULES FOR CHASERS ..............................................................................................................................113.8.1 Scoring..........................................................................................................................................113.9 RULES FOR SHORT WAVE LISTENERS (SWL)..........................................................................................113.9.1 Scoring..........................................................................................................................................113.10 MODES AND BANDS............................................................................................................................113.11 SCORING SYSTEM ...............................................................................................................................113.11.1 Alternative scoring strategy option...............................................................................................123.11.2 Seasonal bonus option ..................................................................................................................123.11.3 Activator scoring precedence .......................................................................................................123.12 DOCUMENTATION ..............................................................................................................................123.12.1 General Rules ...............................................................................................................................133.12.2 Association Reference Manual .....................................................................................................133.12.3 Other documents...........................................................................................................................133.12.4 Precedence....................................................................................................................................133.13 AWARDS.............................................................................................................................................143.13.1 Programme-wide awards..............................................................................................................143.13.2 Association sponsored awards......................................................................................................143.14 ADMINISTRATION...............................................................................................................................143.15 INFORMATION DISSEMINATION...........................................................................................................143.16 SOTA FREQUENCIES ..........................................................................................................................153.17 TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHT .........................................................................................................153.17.1 Use of the SOTA name and Logo..................................................................................................15Page 2 of 15 Document S0.1