[TOEC] New East Asia Low Band DX Contest

[Erik Sjolund]

Trevlig Helg alla Contesters!

Jag fick just ett mail från JA1ELY om en ny test den 11-12 Januari som jag
inte sett annonserad förut. 
Så trotsa kyla och Murphy, ut nu och rikta low-band antennerna mot nordöst!

73 de Erik/SM0AGD.

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>From: "Toshi, JA1ELY" <ja1ely@bb.mbn.or.jp>

>Subject: New Low Band DX Contest

>
>Unification of Japan Int'l DX CW Contest (JIDX)$B!!(Bon Low Band and
high Band.
>
>This is notify for all contestor that Dx Magazine "Five Nine" will unify
>The Japan International Dx CW Low Band contest, will be held on second
>weekend in January each year, to the CW high Band contest in April.
>Due to this unification, contest rule will be change as follows, please
>refer to our official JIDX contest page.
>http://je1cka.jzap.com/jidx/jidxrule-e.html
>
>Sponsor: Toshi KUSANO JA1ELY Editor of "Five Nine Magazine"
>Chairman: Tack KUMAGAI JE1CKA/KH0AM
>............................................................................
>
>         Announcement of the 1st  East Asia 160/80m DX contest.
>
>DX Magazine " Five Nine" will organize New Low Band DX Contest starts from
>2003. Please notify on your publication such as DX Bulletin, DX News, DX
>Website so on to diffuse all of your fellows.  8N1OGA, Ogasawara Island will
>be participate this new contest.  New rule is as follows:
>
>
>The 1st  East Asia 160/80m DX contest
>
>CW (only):2003: January 11 0900UTC - January 12 2200UTC
>(Second weekend of January: Saturday 0900UTC- Sunday 2200UTC)
>
>1. Objective
>For the amateurs out of the East Asia to contact the East Asia (CQ Zone 19
>portion of UA0, Zone 25 + JD1/Ogasawara) amateurs on the low band (80 and
>160m) CW.
>
>2. Bands and Mode
>80 and 160m bands CW only.
>
>3. Type of competition (choose one)
>Single operator category only. No multi operator category for the
>competition. No output power categories. All of the operation, logging and
>other contest related actions are performed by one person. Only one transit
>signal is allowed at any one time.
>
>a. Single operator Multi band
>More than one receiver can be used at same time.
>Quick QSY between the bands is allowed, however, alternate CQing on two
>bands by logging software is forbidden.
>Any of information on Internet can be used. Passive (self-spotting not
>allowed) use of DX spotting nets is allowed.
>Verbal information exchange of VHF/UHF net is allowed.
>
>b. Single operator Single band (160m or 80m)
>Requesting QSY on the other band is not allowed.
>Any of information on Internet can be used. Passive (self-spotting not
>allowed) use of DX spotting nets is allowed.
>Verbal information exchange of VHF/UHF net is allowed.
>
>c. Single operator Conservative
>This is a restricted single operator category. Multi band category only.
>Only one transceiver, or one set of transmitter/receiver can be used. More
>than one receiver, or dual-watch function is not allowed to use.
>The operator has to be the licensee of the station. No guest operator is
>allowed. Club station (license) is not allowed to use for this category.
>Any of information exchange, either Internet, DX spotting or verbal
>communication on VHF/UHF, is not allowed.
>The entrants of this category shall take an oath of the operating conditions
>described above. The entrants will be treated as non-Conservative one upon
>any of objection. Refutation against the objection shall be done by the said
>entrant with concrete evidence.
>
>4. Number exchange
>RST + CQ Zone number.
>
>5. Multiplier
>For East Asia entrants: A multiplier of one (1) for each different DXCC
>country and CQ Zone contacted on each band. Maritime mobile stations count
>only for a zone multiplier.
>
>For DX (not East Asia) entrants: A multiplier of one(1) for each different
>East Asia Region,
>listed below, contacted on each band.
>East Asia Regions:
>UA0 (Zone 19)
>HL1, HL2, HL3, HL4, HL5, HL0
>P5
>JA1 (incl. 7K1-7N4 prefix), JA2, JA3, JA4, JA5, JA6, JA7, JA8, JA9,
>JA0,JR6/Okinawa
>(incl. JR6AA-NZ, JR6QUA-ZZZ, JS6, 7J6CAA-CZZ: JR6AAA-QQZ count as JA6)
>JD1/Ogasawara (JD1/Minami Tori Shima is not included in East Asia)
>
>Total 20
>
>6. Points
>For East Asia entrants:
>Contacts with stations in Asia (except East Asia) on 80m are worth One (1)
>point.
>Contacts with stations in Asia (except East Asia) on 160m are worth Three
>(3) points.
>Contacts with stations in Europe, Oceania or North America on 80m are worth
>Three (3) points.
>Contacts with stations in Europe, Oceania or North America on 160m are worth
>Nine (9) points.
>Contacts with stations in Africa or South America on 80m are worth Six (6)
>points.
>Contacts with stations in Africa or South America on 160m are worth eighteen
>(18) points.
>
>For DX entrants:
>Contacts with stations in East Asia on 80m are worth Ten (10) points.
>Contacts with stations in East Asia on 160m are worth Thirty (30) points.
>
>Contacts with maritime mobile (/MM) stations are permitted for multiplier
>credit
>but have zero (0) point value.
>
>7. Scoring
>The final score is the result of the total QSO points multiplied by the sum
>of multipliers.
>
>8. Awards
>For East Asia entrants: Entrants with excellent scores in each Region may be
>awarded; Minimum one third of the score of the country winner is required.
>
>For DX entrants: Entrants with excellent scores in each CQ Zone may be
>awarded; Minimum one third of the score of the continental winner is
>required.
>
>9. Trophies
>Winner of each category may be awarded the trophies.
>
>10. Log instructions
>a. All times must be in UTC
>b. All sent and received exchanges are to be logged
>c. Logs must be checked for duplicate contacts, correct QSO points and
>multipliers.
>d. Submit your electronic log in the Cabrillo format created by all major
>logging programs as an attachment of an e-mail. Be sure to put the STATION
>CALLSIGN and the CATEGORY (single band [80 or 160m], all band or all band
>Conservative) in the Subject: line of each message. Submit your log to
>ja1ely@bb.mbn.or.jp
>
>11. Deadline
>All entries must be postmarked no later than February 15, 2003.
>Five Nine Magazine; P.O.Box 59, Kamata, Tokyo, 144-8691 JAPAN
>e-mail submission should be sent to ja1ely@bb.mbn.or.jp.
>
>12.  URL for reference: http://tamo.dip.jp
>
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