9MFF RULES

WWFF rules / FAQ

This page covers the following "frequently asked questions"

1. How do I activate a park?
2. How do people know I am in a WWFF location?
3. How do I confirm an activity / send in a log? 

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1. How do I activate a park?

The participating national FF programs use roughly the same rules. For countries without national program the WWFF committee has drafted a set of standard rules. However, the national rules have priority over these rules - so always check the national rules before you activate a WWFF reference.
 
The national rules can be found on the web pages of the national programs.

The WWFF general rules - that count in each DXCC entity not covered by one of the national programs - can be found here (last version: 4.0)

In essence it all boils down to:

• you and all the equipment you use need to be within the perimeters of the park 
• you can only work from one reference at a time - so if you are in a park that is a subregion of a larger park you can only use the reference of the subregion 

The WWFF rules further specify the following (some national programs use these rules, some don't and the numbers differ - so always check local rules):

• you must make a minimum number of QSO's (WWFF: 44) for your activity to count towards an activator award
• you must activate the park for at least a certain amount of time (WWFF: 2h) for your activity to count towards an activator award
• you cannot activate another park within a certain amount of time (WWFF: 2h) after the beginning of your previous activity and you cannot activate more than a maximum number of parks (WWFF: 2) on one day (assuming you use one callsign)

2. How do people know I am in a WWFF location?

• If you know beforehand that you are going to activate a park at a certain date and time then let the national coordinator of the program know or post your activity on the WorldWide Flora and Fauna forum: http://forum.wwff.co
• It helps to use the frequencies that are known as the Flora and Fauna frequencies:
• Phone: 3.744, 7.144, 14.244, 18.144, 21.244, 24.944, 28.444
• CW:  3.544, 7.024, 10.124, 14.044, 18.084, 21.044, 24.894, 28.044
• When CQ-ing it is ofcourse important to mention the park reference.
• When people pick up your signal you are likely to be spotted on a cluster. That really helps getting attention to your activity.

3. How do I confirm an activity / send in a log?

You should send your log in ADIF format to the national coordinator of the country where you activated the nature park. Make sure you add photographic proof of your activity using pictures of a GPS device (car navigation for example), park signs and your set-up. The national coordinator will make sure that your log is added to the WorldWide Flora & Fauna log database.
If you activated a park in a DXCC that is not covered by the WWFF members, then you can send your log to logs@wff-dl.de