General ideas and historical information

General ideas, historical information and main tasks for international contest "Козацька слава"(Cosack’s Honor) on VHF/UHF

General ideas of the contest "Козацька слава"(Cosack’s Honor contest) are:

-          Honoring memory of Ukrainian cosacks;

-          To make better known Ukrainian traditions for foreign participants;

-          To make more experience to provide QSO with Ukraine;

-          Development VHF and UHF HAM-equipment ;

-          Having fun for all participants of the contest

One of the goal for this contest is making the addition  possibility  for HAMs to get some Ukrainian awards and  perform special award program "Україна козацька".

 Also,this contest is supposed to help for beginners to get more experience in VHF and UHF.

 Saint Pokrova(14th October) was the biggest celebration for  Ukrainian cosacks.

They get together on their place near river Dnipro known as Zaporizhs’ka Sich.

This time besides celebration, they also voted for new commanders, known as Otamans.

There were otamans (in accordance for responsibility) ; Koshovy, Polkovy, Kurinny.

Sotnic is commander of one hundred cosacks.

Another Ukrainian leader among cosacks was Hetman.

Then again, the COSACK’s HONOR contest is as if imitation of this yearly election.

Winner in each defined category gets honor to be one of “commanders” , so where name for each subcategories were taken from.

That is explanation why the date for this contest chosen second weekend of October.

Contest duration is from 16-00 Saturday to 04-00 Sunday,12 hours.

Begin for contest in 2020 is 10th October at 16-00.

All territory of Ukraine those days was divided in military kind to regiments(polks). Each polk was consisted of some coorines. Polks and coorines were called by their domestic cities names coming from.

So, we are trying to make an equal conditions for participants of  VHF/UHF contest propagation about, therefore been solved to divide pretty large territory of Ukraine by defined cosack’s “polks”, in the way of HAM useful kind but not in accordance to historical truth.

That makes equal conditions to participants and allow to use domestic multipliers for this contest. Also, that makes contest more interesting.

Participants from Ukraine:

1)Defined subgroup: "Гетьман"( HETMAN)

 (the highest level of difficulty )

As a Hetman might become only cosack with large amount of masters, lucky, well trained cosack’s commander , so Hetman will stay winner in the most difficult group.

Each participant works in all bands with all kind of defined modulations, /CW-SSB-FM-DIGI/

Definition of participants this subgroup for log titles is:

SO-MIXED-AB

STATION CATEGORY: HETMAN

2) Defined subgroup: "Кошовий" (KOSHOVY)

(high level of difficulty)

Koshovy Otaman was a commander of southern cosacks on the Sich.

So, there is another high level subgroup , where participants also use all bands and mostly modulations besides DIGI ,  /CW-SSB-FM/.

Definition of participants this subgroup for log titles is:

SO-MIXED-AB

STATION CATEGORY: KOSHOVY

3) Defined subgroup: "Полковий" (POLKOVY)

Participants in subgroup POLKOVY(colonel)  use all bands but for them counted two kind of modulation CW and FM .

Winners will determine in each defined polk.

Definition of participants this subgroup for log titles is:

SO-MIXED-AB

STATION CATEGORY: POLKOVY

4) Defined subgroup: "Сотник"( SOTNIC)

(SSB-CW-FM)

This is monoband subgroup (2 meters only) .

Participants use mostly modulations beside DIGI , /CW-SSB-FM/.

Winners will determine in each defined polk.

Definition of participants this subgroup for log titles is:

SO-MIXED-SB

STATION CATEGORY: SOTNIC

5) Defined subgroup: "Курінний"( KURINNY)

(FM)

Participants using FM only are determinated  like coorin winners(region).

Definition of participants this subgroup for log titles is:

SO-FM-AB

STATION CATEGORY: KURINNY

*Practical meaning to win is getting the honor to use personal multipliers instead IDs of defined polks

for future contests from this list (HM,KY,PK,ST,KU ).

STATUS OF CONTEST MANAGERS.

Contest managers use during the contest personal ID - MF.

Contest managers sent only

CHECK LOG.

OUTSIDE UKRAINE PARTICIPANTS GROUPS:

SO-MIXED-AB

SO-MIXED-SB(2м)

Foreigner participants are geographically situated close to Ukrainian border divided by them defined territories in accordance to make approximately equal propagation conditions.

Winners will be determined  in every  defined category, so that increases conformability and is honestly for everyone.

Foreigner participants geographically situated far to Ukrainian border are in one general defined territory -  worldwide , there is also approximately equal propagation conditions.

Foreigner participants may use all kinds of modulation.

See more detail in contest rules.

Here is information about award «Україна козацька»(UKRAYINA KOZATSKA)

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