============================= ASIA-PACIFIC Sprint Contest (revised April '99) ============================= 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: 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. 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. Date/Time/Bands/Mode: 11 June 2000 / 1100-1300 UTC / 15m & 20m / SSB Mark your calendar now - future Asia-Pacific Sprints will be held: Fall (15m/20m CW) - 3rd Sunday of October (16 Oct. 2000) 0000-0200 UTC Spring (20m/40m CW) - 2nd Saturday of February (12 Feb. 2000) 1100-1300 UTC Summer (15m/20m SSB) - 2nd Saturday of June (10 June 2000) 1100-1300 UTC Suggested frequencies: CW - 15m: 21030-21050, 20m: 14030-14050, 40m: 7015-7040 kHz SSB - 15m: 21350-21380, 20m: 14250-14280 kHz 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 contest-rules@ne.nal.go.jp http://www01.u-page.so-net.ne.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@ne.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 Entry deadline: E-mail - 72 hours after end of contest Post - Postmarked no later than 3 days after contest Logs received more than 20 days after the contest will not be accepted. Sample Summary Sheet -------------------- ASIA-PACIFIC SPRINT CONTEST CALLSIGN USED: COUNTRY: OPERATOR : CQ ZONE: T-SHIRT SIZE : DATE: BAND QSOs POINTs PREFIXES 7 14 -------------------------------------- Total SCORE: Comments: Signature: Date: ____________________________________________________________________________ (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 [END]