Asia-Pacific Sprint
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Objective:
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To work as many stations within the defined Asia-Pacific region within the
2 hour time limit. Only QSO's with at least one or both of the stations
being from the Asia-Pacific region count for points.
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
 
Category:
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- single operator, single radio

Power limit:
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150W output

Date:
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second Saturday of  February, from 12.30 to 14.30z
{02SAT02:1230:120:CW}
second Saturday of June, from 12.30 to 14.30z
{02SAT06:1230:120:CW}
third Saturday of October, from 12.30 to 14.30z
{03SAT10:1230:120:CW}

Bands:
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40m, 20m

Mode:
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CW

Exchange:
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RST and serial number beginning with 001

Important:
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Called station (usually CQ'er) QSY's at least 1 KHz after a QSO

Points:
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1 point/QSO with each station in Asia Pacific region

Multipliers:
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1 mult/prefix (once only - not once per band) (WPX rules)

Final Score:
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Points x Mults  
 
Logs:
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all logs must contain complete QSO information plus a summary sheet and your
T-shirt size

Deadline:
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E-mail: 72 hours
Post: Postmarked no later than 7 days after contest

Address:
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Japan logs:                        outside Japan:
Tack Kumagai                       James Brooks
P.O.Box 22                         15 Balmoral Road #03-08
Mitaka                             Singapore 259801
Tokyo 181                          Singapore
Japan
 
Electronic Log Submissions:
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Will gladly accept the electronic logs by email! The log & summary sheet
must be in the ASCII format. (No binary files please).
Please send your Elec-log to: 9v1yc@equator.lugs.org.sg

Awards:
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each DXCC country, continent plus one overall. Winners receive a cool
Asia-Pacific contest T-shirt

Asia-Pacific countries for this contest:
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(coutries from Asia side Pacific Rim to 180 degrees)
3D2(all), 1S/9M0, 9M2, 9M6/8, 9V, BV, BY, C2, DU, FK8, FW, H4, HL, HS, JA,
JD1/Ogasawara, JD1/Marcus, KC6 (Belau), KH2, KH9, KH0, P2, T2, T30, T33,
UA0, V6/KC6, V7, V8, VK1-9(all except VK9X & VK9Y), VS6, XU, XV/3W, XX9, YB,
YJ, ZL(all except Chatham & Kermadec)

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Sample Summary Sheet:
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                      ASIA PACIFIC CW SPRINT CONTEST
 
CALLSIGN USED:
OPERATOR:
COUNTRY:
DATE:
 
BAND    QSOs     POINTs     PREFIXES    
 7
14
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Total
 
SCORE:
 
Comments;
 
Signature:                                      Date:
____________________________________________________________________________
 
(TYPE or PRINT)
NAME                    CALL
 
Address:
City   :
Prefecture/State:
Postal Code:
Country:
____________________________________________________________

 
Sample Log:
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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   59917   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   59931         1

<VS6BG 3/96>
