# # ARRL DX contest definition # Updated 2025-09-02 # CONTESTNAME=ARRL DX CONTESTWEB=http://www.arrl.org/contests CONTESTRULES=http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx CATEGORIES=Single operator unlimited;Single operator;Multi-operator, single transmitter;Multi-operator, two transmitters;Multi-operator, multi-transmitter;Checklog BANDS=160;80;40;20;15;10 MODES=CW;SSB CATEGORY_MODES=CW;SSB OVERLAY=---;Limited antennas # US states plus DC # ^(AL|AK|AZ|AR|CA|CO|CT|DC|DE|FL|GA|HI|ID|IL|IN|IA|KS|KY|LA|ME|MD|MA|MI|MN|MS|MO|MT|NE|NV|NH|NJ|NM|NY|NC|ND|OH|OK|OR|PA|RI|SC|SD|TN|TX|UT|VA|VT|WA|WV|WI|WY)$ # Canadian 14 provinces and territories # ^(AB|BC|LB|MB|NB|NF|NT|NS|NU|ON|PE|QC|SK|YT)$ CFG_MULT=ON CFG_MULT_MANDATORY=YES CFG_MULT_FROM=CUSTOM_MULT_LIST CFG_MULT_ERRORTEXT=K and VE stations enter state, province or territory, others enter DX. CFG_MULT_DX_ALLOWED=YES CFG_STATE_MANDATORY=YES CFG_STATE_ERRORTEXT=Enter ARRL/RAC section or DX. CFG_STATE_RGX_CHECK=^[A-Z]{2,3}$ CFG_POWER_MANDATORY=YES CFG_POWER_ERRORTEXT=Enter your transmitter's power. # Self spotting is allowed SELF_SPOT_ALLOWED=YES # Dupe rule DOUBLE_QSO=PER_BAND # State and province multiplier. AK and HI are not multipliers. OWN_MULT_VALID=YES MULT1_TYPE=CUSTOM MULT1_COUNT=PER_BAND MULT1_FIELD=RCVD MULT1_DISPLAY=MULT MULT1_EXCEPTION=!DEST->DXCC:^(K|VE)$;NONE # DXCC entity multiplier DXCC_DB_USE_ARRL_LIST=YES MULT2_TYPE=DXCC MULT2_COUNT=PER_BAND MULT2_FIELD=FROM_DXCC MULT2_DISPLAY=MULT MULT2_EXCEPTION=DEST->DXCC:^(K|VE|-)$;NONE # Live score multiplier attributes LIVESCORE_MULT=COUNTRY;COUNTRY # Scoring POINTS_TYPE=CALC POINTS_FIELD_BAND_MODE=SOURCE->DXCC:^(K|VE)$;!DEST->DXCC:^(K|VE)$;ALL;ALL;3 POINTS_FIELD_BAND_MODE=!SOURCE->DXCC:^(K|VE)$;DEST->DXCC:^(K|VE)$;ALL;ALL;3 # Summary SCORE=BY_BAND SCORE_DISPLAY=BAND;QSO;DUP;*-K:VE>MULT1(S/P);*+K:VE>MULT2(DXCC);POINTS # Prefill including regex prefill specifically for Canadian stations RGX_GUESS_DB=RCVD;^VE$;NONE;VE14DX_rgx.txt DB_FILE=ARRL_DX_db.txt DB_FILE_COL_RCVD=1 # Cabrillo export CABRILLO_CONTEST_NAME=ARRL-DX-{MODE} CABRILLO_LOCATION_FIELD=STATE CABRILLO_MODES=CW;PH CABRILLO_OVERLAY_SPECIAL=;LIMITED CABRILLO_TRANSMITTER=ONE;ONE;ONE;TWO;UNLIMITED;UNLIMITED CABRILLO_OPERATOR=SINGLE-OP;SINGLE-OP;MULTI-OP;MULTI-OP;MULTI-OP;CHECKLOG CABRILLO_ASSISTED=ASSISTED;NON-ASSISTED;ASSISTED;ASSISTED;ASSISTED;ASSISTED CABRILLO_BAND=AUTO;AUTO;ALL;ALL;ALL;ALL CABRILLO_LINE=FREQ;MODE;DATE;TIME;MYCALL;SENT;*RGX:SOURCE->DXCC:^(K|VE)$>>EXCHANGE/POWER{F=L,6, };CALL;RCVD1;RCVD2;STN # ADIF export to include own state, own section, and received state ADIF_KEYS=MY_STATE;$EXCHANGE;SOURCE->DXCC:^(K|VE)$ ADIF_KEYS=MY_ARRL_SECT;$STATE;SOURCE->DXCC:^K|^VE$ ADIF_KEYS=STATE;$VALUE.Rcvd4;DEST->DXCC:^(K|VE)$ ADIF_KEYS=STX_STRING;$EXCHANGE;!CONFIG->EXCHANGE:^DX$ ADIF_KEYS=STX_STRING;$POWER;CONFIG->EXCHANGE:^DX$ # Band change rules for multi-operator MULTISINGLE_RULE10_ENABLED=NO MULTIOP_BANDCHANGECOUNTER_ENABLED=YES MULTIOP_BANDCHANGES_ALLOWED=10;6 MULTIOP_BANDCHANGES_CHECKMODE=PER_BAND MULTIOP_BANDCHANGES_TYPE=ALL;R MULTIOP_BANDCHANGES_CBR_CATEGORIES=MULTI-OP MULTIOP_BANDCHANGES_CBR_TRANSMITTERS=ONE;TWO # Multiplier progress windows WINDOWS_CML_ENABLED=YES WINDOWS_CML_NAME=States and provinces WINDOWS_CML_DATA=MULT1 WINDOWS_CML_LABELS_IN_ROW=1 WINDOWS_CML_HIDDEN_DXCC=*+K;VE WINDOWS_CML_ALL_LABELS_IN_ROW=21 WINDOWS_WKD_DXCC_ENABLED=YES WINDOWS_WKD_DXCC_HIDDEN_DXCC=*-K;VE WINDOWS_WKD_DXCC_HIDE_DXCC=K;VE # Log fields FIELD_MULT_MAX_LENGTH=4 FIELD_RCVD_NUMERIC=NO FIELD_RCVD_MANDATORY=YES FIELD_RCVD_COPY=YES FIELD_RCVD_TYPE=MULT FIELD_RCVD_EXC_CHECK_DXCC=K:VE;CUSTOM_MULT_LIST FIELD_RCVD_MAX_LENGTH=8 FIELD_RCVD_NAME=Rcv Exch # Standard CW messages for NA stations CW_Message_1 = CQ $MYCALL $MYCALL TEST CW_Message_2 = $RST $EXCHANGE CW_Message_3 = $EXCHANGE CW_Message_4 = $MYCALL CW_Message_5 = $LOGGEDCALL CW_Message_6 = AGN? CW_Message_7 = ? CW_Message_INS = $LOGGEDCALL $F2 CW_Message_PLUS = $CORRECT TU $CR $MYCALL # Standard CW messages for DX stations CW_MESSAGE_EXCHANGE_FILTER=^DX$ CW_Message_1 = CQ $MYCALL $MYCALL TEST CW_Message_2 = $RST $POWER CW_Message_3 = $POWER CW_Message_4 = $MYCALL CW_Message_5 = $LOGGEDCALL CW_Message_6 = AGN? CW_Message_7 = ? CW_Message_INS = $LOGGEDCALL $F2 CW_Message_PLUS = $CORRECT TU $CR $MYCALL # Multiplier list [MULTIPLIERS START] Group->01: CT,MA,ME,NH,RI,VT Group->02: NJ,NY Group->03: DE,PA,MD,DC Group->04: AL,FL,GA,KY,NC,SC,TN,VA Group->05: AR,LA,MS,NM,OK,TX Group->06: CA Group->07: AZ,ID,MT,NV,OR,UT,WA,WY Group->08: MI,OH,WV Group->09: IL,IN,WI Group->10: CO,IA,KS,MN,MO,ND,NE,SD Group->20: AB,BC,LB,MB,NB,NF,NS,NT Group->21: NU,ON,PE,QC,SK,YT [MULTIPLIERS END]