Hi Y'all,
Maybe it's time to move the WPX CW to the last weekend in April. Condx
are usually better and now that Dayton's in May, then more of us in the
U.S. can be in the 'test instead of the ususal family gatherings and
picnics.
I know that with my limited time to be in the contests I have to limit
it to the "Big Ones" and WPX is a pretty big one. As a very little
pistol (100 watts, and wires in trees, subdivision lot) having constant
propagation to someplace makes the contest fun and I always regret not
being able to "go out and play".
Steve, please let us know what the chances are of such a move.
73 from Lake Moneysgone, Dan, KW4T
>From vr2bg@asiaonline.net (VS6BrettGraham) Sat Feb 8 04:29:25 1997
From: vr2bg@asiaonline.net (VS6BrettGraham) (VS6BrettGraham)
Subject: Asia-Pacific Sprint reminder: tonight!
Message-ID: <199702080429.MAA04970@asiaonline.net>
The Asia-Pacific Sprint Contest Committee would like to announce the latest
running of this spectacular radiosporting event - note changes in the rules:
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: Winners for each DXCC country & CQ zone will get a really cool
Asia-Pacific Sprint T-Shirt.
(Winners must have at least 5 QSO's in the log & only one T-Shirt
will be given to a station if both country & zone are won)
Mark your calendar now - future Asia-Pacific Sprints will be held:
Summer (SSB) - 2nd Saturday of June: 14 June 1997
Fall (CW) - 3rd Saturday of October: 18 October 1997
Spring (CW) - 2nd Saturday of February: 14 February 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(Pratas), BY, BS(Scarborough),
C2, DU, FK8, FW, H4, HL, HS, JA, JD1/Ogasawara, JD1/Marcus, T8/KC6(Belau),
KH2, KH9, KH0, P29, T2, T30, T33, UA0, V6, V7, V85, VK1-9(all except
VK9X & VK9Y), VS6, XU, XV/3W, XX9, YB, YJ, ZL(all except Chatham & Kermadec)
Results will be posted to: CQ-CONTEST@TGV.com
AP-SPRINT@dumpty.nal.go.jp
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: #get ap-sprint.rule
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 26 Jalan Asas
Mitaka SINGAPORE 678787
Tokyo 181
JAPAN
Email: 9v1yc@equator.lugs.org.sg
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
- --------------------------------------
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 VS6BG 599003 59922 VS6 1
20 09/30/95 1317 JE1JKL 599004 599031 1
20 09/30/95 1317 K4ZW 599005 599005 K4 1
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73, VS97BrettGraham - not VS9ZBG - vr2bg@harts.org.hk
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