INTRODUCTION
JA1BWA announce that as of 1st/Aug/2002 MBEDX(Multi Band Emission DX) Award which has been currently issued by FEDXP(Far East DX-ploiters) as a club award, will be issued by JA1BWA(ex chairman of FEDXP) as a personal award.
JA1BWA hope this Award will encourage these DX'ers who have completed, such as 5Band DXCC and 5Band WAZ, to expand their activities onto low bands as well as WARC bands using various emissions and modes.
Rules of the Award is almost same as before, but slightly revised as follows:
RULES
1. MBEDX certificate is available for confirmation of 1000 points. (There is no need to submit QSL cards.）
2. Each contact on different bands and modes with the Entities included in the DXCC entities list count as one point. (Deleted entities are valid)
3. Contacts to be counted are limited to those made after August 27, 1952 and on two way communication only.
4. All contacts on MF, HF bands including WARC and 6 meters are valid for the Award and it is essential to include contacts on 80/75m,40m,20m,15m, and 10m band.
5. All contacts made using CW, SSB(include AM), FM and RTTY mode are valid for
the Award and also it is essential to include contacts made using CW, and SSB mode.
6. Contacts made on each essential bands(80/75m,40m,20m,15m,10m) shall be more
than 50 points.
7. Endorsement stickers to be affixed to certificate will be given every additional 250 points.
8. MBEDX-3000 plaque is available for confirmation of 3000 points.
9. Special Award with a trophy is available for confirmation of 3000 points on condition that contacts made on all 10 bands between 160m to 6m band(include WARC bands) and each band should be more than 100 points.
[EXAMPLE]
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BAND |
80M |
40M |
20M |
15M |
10M |
Total |
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MODE |
CW |
SSB |
CW |
SSB |
CW |
SSB |
CW |
SSB |
CW |
SSB |
|
|
Points |
25 |
25 |
100 |
80 |
200 |
150 |
200 |
90 |
90 |
40 |
|
|
Total |
50 |
180 |
350 |
290 |
130 |
1000 |
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AWARD APPLICATION
1. Application form will be available on request. Apply to Award Manager with SASE at the following address:
Toshio Takahashi, JA1BWA
P.O. Box 11, Funabashi-Higashi, Chiba, 274-8791 Japan.
2. QSL lists will be prepared by filling entities list for each band.
3. There is no need to submit QSL cards.
4. QSL cards shall be checked by licensed amateurs who hold DXCC certificate and the application form shall be signed by them for verification.(G.C.R.)
5. The application cost is as follows:
MBEDX-1000 certificate: 10 IRC or US$ 10.
MBEDX-3000 plaque: 40 IRC or US$ 40.
Special Award with trophy: 50 IRC or US$ 50.
Endorsement Sticker: 2 IRC or US$ 2.
6.The charge of the Endorsement sticker in a new application is unnecessary.