The Asia-Pacific Sprint Contest Committee would like to announce the latest
running of this spectacular radiosporting event this Saturday afternoon
GMT. Please note changes in the rules below. For previous events' results &
records to aim for, see
http://www01.u-page.so-net.or.jp/ja2/je1jkl/apsprint.html...
Objective:
For stations outside the Asia-Pacific region to work as many Asia-Pacific
stations as possible within the 2 hour time limit.
For stations inside the Asia-Pacific region to work as many stations as
possible, anywhere in the world, within the 2 hour time limit.
(A complete list of the Asia-Pacific countries is defined below)
Awards:
The top 3 winners from the Asia-Pacific region will each receive an
official Asia-Pacific Sprint plaque, sponsored by CQ Ham Radio (Japan).
Winners must have at least 50 QSO's in the log to be eligible for this
prize.
The winners of each continent outside the Asia-Pacific region will receive
an official Asia-Pacific Sprint plaque, sponsored by CQ Ham Radio (Japan).
Winners must have at least 30 QSO's in the log to be eligible for this
prize.
The winners from each DXCC country & CQ zone will receieve an official
Asia-Pacific Sprint T-Shirt sponsored by CQ Contest Magazine (USA). Only
one T-shirt will be given if a station wins more than one category.
Winners must have at least 5 QSO's in the log to be eligible for this
prize.
Mark your calendar now - future Asia-Pacific Sprints will be held:
Spring (CW) - 2nd Saturday of February : 14 February 1998
Summer (SSB) - 2nd Saturday of June : 13 June 1998
Fall (CW) - 3rd Saturday of October : 17 October 1998
Time: 1230-1430 UTC
Bands: 20m & 40m only
Suggested frequencies:
CW - 14030-14050 & 7015-7040 kHz
SSB - 14250-14280 & 7060-7080 kHz
Mode: Spring & Fall - CW only
Summer - SSB only
Power limit: 150W output
Entry categories: Single operator, Single radio only
Contest exchange: RS/RST + Serial number beginning with 001
Duplicate contacts: Same station may be worked only once on the per band
Multipliers: Prefixes per WPX rules (once only - not once per band)
QSY rule:
CW - called station (usually CQer) QSYs at least 1 kHz after a QSO
SSB - called station (usually CQer) QSYs at least 6 kHz after a QSO
Final Score: Number of QSOs x Multipliers
Asia-Pacific countries for this contest:
(coutries from Asia side PacificRim to 180 degrees longitude):
3D2(all), 1S/9M0, 9M2, 9M6/8, 9V, BV, BV9, BY, BS, C2, DU, FK8, FW, H4,
HL, HS, JA, JD1/Ogasawara, JD1/Marcus, T8/KC6(Belau), KH2, KH9, KH0, P29,
T2, T30, T33, UA0(not UA9) , V6, V7, V85, VK1-9(all except VK9X & VK9Y),
VR(Hong Kong), XU, XV/3W, XX9, YB, YJ, ZL(all except Chatham & Kermadec)
Results will be posted to:
CQ-CONTEST@contesting.com
AP-SPRINT@dumpty.nal.go.jp
http://www01.u-page.so-net.or.jp/ja2/je1jkl/apsprint.html
CQ Ham Radio
CQ Contest Magazine
Rules and results will be distributed by an automated info-server.
Send a request e-mail to:
info-contest@dumpty.nal.go.jp
with the command in the body: (must start with # except help)
#get ap-sprint.rule
#get index
help
All entries must contain complete QSO information plus a summary sheet
indicating your claimed score, CQ zone & T-shirt size. Entries without a
summary sheet may be treated as a checklog. Electronic logs are gladly
accepted by e-mail! The log & summary sheet must be in ASCII format (no
binary files, please). Sample entry format is shown below.
Post your entry to:
JAs - Tack Kumagai non-JAs - James Brooks
POB 22, Mitaka 26 Jalan Asas
Tokyo 181,JAPAN SINGAPORE 678787
Email: jamesb@pacific.net.sg <- new E-mail address.
Entry deadline:
E-mail - 72 hours after end of contest
Post - Postmarked no later than 7 days after contest
Sample Summary Sheet
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ASIA-PACIFIC SPRINT CONTEST
CALLSIGN USED: COUNTRY:
OPERATOR : CQ ZONE:
DATE:
BAND QSOs POINTs PREFIXES
7
14
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Total
SCORE:
Comments:
____________________________________________________________________________
(TYPE or PRINT)
NAME CALL
Address:
City :
Prefecture/State:
Postal Code:
Country:
____________________________________________________________
Sample Log
Any ASCII file output from CT/TRLOG/NA/ZLOG etc logging software
will be accepted.
BAND MM/DD/YY HHMM CALLSIGN RSTNR RSTNR NEW POINT
SENT RCVD MULT
20 09/30/95 1310 JE1CKA 599001 599017 JE1 1
40 09/30/95 1312 9V1YC 599002 59916 9V1 1
40 09/30/95 1316 VR2BG 599003 59922 VR2 1
20 09/30/95 1317 JE1JKL 599004 599031 1
20 09/30/95 1317 K4ZW 599005 599005 K4 1
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