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Appendix 6: Rules for Youth ARDF Championships
Y2.1a Considering the Youth ARDF Championship, the points below shall replace equally numbered points of the Rules. These points také precedence over any general rules with which they conflict. The rest of the Rules is normally valid.
Y1.6 A Youth Regional ARDF Championship is the event to award the title of Youth Regional Champion in ARDF. A Youth Regional ARDF Championship is organised by an amateur radio society authorised by its corresponding IARU Organisation.
Y3.1 The ARDF Youth Regional Championships is an annual event.
Y4.3 Application sheets are to be received by the Chairman of the ARDF WG not later than January 31st two years prior to the year of the Championships .
Y5.4 Each society may enter two teams in each category and a number of team officials. The organiser shall fix the maximum number of officials per team, in accordance with the available facilities. This maximum number shall be the same for each team and shall be at least 5.
Y5.5 Not valid at Youth ARDF Championships.
Y6.4 Not valid at Youth ARDF Championships.
Y9.1 The International Jury for IARU Youth ARDF Championships shall consist of the following members:
· Chairman of the Jury
· Secretary of the Jury
· Siting referee
· representative of each participating society
Y9.2 The Chairman of the Jury at an IARU Regional Championship shall be an ARDF International Class Referee authorised by the relevant regional ARDF WG.
Y9.3 The referees in the competition area, at start and finish and the siting referee shall be experienced referees provided by the organising society.
Y9.4 The names of the members of the International Jury shall be recorded and announced at the first Jury meeting at the Championship at the latest.
Y14.2. Categories:
Women (D) Men (M) Age
D 15 M 15 15 and younger
Y14.3 Competitors belong to the M15 or D15 category up to the end of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 15.
Y14.6 Each society may enter two teams of up to three competitors per each category.
Y19.3 Transmitters including the finish beacon shall be located not less than 400 meters apart. The transmitter nearest to the start shall be located not less than 500 meters from the start.
Y19.4 Course lengths shall be given as the length of a straight line from the start line via the transmitters in optimum order to the finish line. They should range from THREE to FIVE kilometers for the D15 category and FOUR to SIX kilometers for the M15 category. The number of transmitters which are to be searched for shall not exceed the length of the course in kilometers.
Y25.6 Transmitters shall be searched for by each category as follows:
· M15 category shall search for three to all five transmitters.
· D15 category shall search for three to four transmitters.
The transmitters which are not to be searched for are determined by the siting referee.
Y24.3 The following information shall be shown on a special board at the start area:
· time limit
· transmitter frequencies
· starting list
· first start time (in local time)
· sample of the flag and marking device
· clock showing the official time of the competition
· transmitters to be searched for by particular categories.
Y25.14 All transmitters shall be guarded.
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