Something fishy

[Zack Widup]

>
>ps:  W3ZZ came to your defense on the VHF test callsign
>discussion.  Now I know why:  you 2 eat anchovies together.
>Of all the things I've put in my mouth, I can't stomach
>anchovies and escargot.

Is this finally the big carefully-guarded secret of the big-time CONTESTERS?

Zack W9SZ


"A pizza to go, hold the anchovies? I'm afraid you have the wrong number...
I spell my name -- DANGER!"

>From Mr. Brett Graham" <bagraham at HK.Super.NET  Tue Feb 13 06:35:48 1996
From: Mr. Brett Graham" <bagraham at HK.Super.NET (Mr. Brett Graham)
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 14:35:48 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: 3rd Asia-Pacific Sprint
Message-ID: <199602130635.OAA06942 at is1.hk.super.net>

The Asia-Pacific Sprint Contest Committee would like to announce the third
running of this spectacular radiosporting event:
 
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)
 
Winners:   Each DXCC country, each continent plus one overall.
           Winners receive a cool Asia-Pacific contest T-shirt.
 
           (Sponsorship of prizes is solicited - if interested, please
           send an e-mail to ap-sprint at dumpty.nal.go.jp)
 
Date:  24 March 1996 (future events will be held on the second Saturday of
       February [8 Feb 97], the second Saturday of June [9 June 96] & the
       third Saturday of October [20 Oct 96])
 
Time:  1230-1430 UTC
 
Bands: 20m & 40m only
 
Mode: CW only
 
Power limit: 150W output
 
Entry categories: Single operator, Single radio only
 
Contest exchange: 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: Called station (usually CQer) QSYs at least 1 kHz after a QSO
 
Final Score: Number of QSOs x Multipliers
 
Asia-Pacific countries for this contest (coutries from Asia side Pacific
Rim 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, KC6(Belau),
KH2, KH9, KH0, P29, T2, T30, T33, UA0, V6/KC6, 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 at TGV.com
                           AP-SPRINT at 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 at dumpty.nal.go.jp
with the command in the body:  #get ap-sprint.rule
 
All logs must contain complete QSO information plus a summary sheet
and your T-shirt size.  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
      P O BOX 22                 15 Balmoral Road #03-08
      Mitaka                     Singapore 259801
      Tokyo 181                  SINGAPORE
      JAPAN
 
Email: 9v1yc at equator.lugs.org.sg
 
Log deadline:  E-mail - 72 hours after end of contest
               Post - Postmarked no later than 7 days after contest
 
 
Sample Summary Sheet
--------------------
                      ASIA PACIFIC CW SPRINT CONTEST
 
CALLSIGN USED:
OPERATOR:
COUNTRY:
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   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
[END]
 
73, VS6BrettGraham aka VR2BG bagraham at hk.super.net