The 51st. ALL ASIAN DX CONTEST - 2010
Supported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs
and Communications, Japan.
The purpose of this contest is to enhance
the activity of
radio amateures in Asia and to establish
as many contacts as possible
during the contest periods.
- Contest Period
- Bands
- Entry Classification
- Power, Type of Emission and Frequencies
- Contest Call
- Exchange
- Restrictions on the Contest
- Points and Multipliers
- Scoring
- Instructions on the Summary and Log sheet
- Awards
- Reporting
- Disqualifications
- Announcement of Results
- List of Asian Entities
01.CONTEST PERIOD:
(1) CW: From 00:00 UTC the third Saturday
of June to 24:00 UTC the next day <48
hours> (June 19-20,2010)
(2) Phone: From 00:00 UTC the first Saturday
of Sept. to 24:00 UTC the next day <48
hours> (Sept. 4-5, 2010)
02. BANDS:
Amateur bands 160m(CW only), 80m, 40m, 20m,
15m, 10m
03.
ENTRY CATEGORIES:
(1) Single Operator Single Band
a: Asian stations.................High Power,
Low Power
b: Non-Asian stations.........High Power
only
(2) Single Operator Multi Band
a: Japanese(JA) stations........High Power,
Low Power, Junior,
Silver
b: Asian stations.......................High
Power, Low Power
c: Non-Asian stations...............High
Power only
(3) Multi-Operator Single Transmitter(all
bands only)
(4) Multi-Operator Multi Transmitter(all
bands only)
Note1: Single Operator stations means that
one person performs all concerned operations
during contest period.
Use of PacketCluster is permitted.
2: Low Power stations are limited 100W output
or less. No limitation
on High Power stations.
3: Junior stations' operator age must be
19 years old or younger,
and Silvers operators must be 70 years old
or older.
4: 10 minutes rule(CQ WW method) is applied
to Single Transmitter
stations. The 10 minutes rule means that
only one transmitter
and one band are permitted during any 10
minutes period, defined
as starting with the first logged QSO on
a band. However, one-and
only one other band may be used during any
10 minutes period if
and only if the station worked is a new multiplier.
This rule
is spplied to not only running stations,
but multi-stations respectively.
04. POWER, TYPE OF EMISSION AND FREQUENCIES:
Within the limits of own station license.
05.
CONTEST CALL:
(1) CW ........... "CQ AA"
(2) Phone......... "CQ AA Contest"
06. EXCHANGE:
(1) For OM stations: RS(T) report plus operators'
age
For example (If operator is 25 years old):
Phone........5925,
CW..........59925
(2) For YL stations: RS(T) report plus operators'
age, but if
the operator does not want to send her age,
RS(T) report plus
"00" (zero zero) can be sent.
For example (the operator is 25 years old):
Phone........5925(or 5900),
CW..........59925(or 59900)
07.
RESTRICTIONS ON THE CONTEST:
(1) No cross band contacts.
(2) No change of operating site.
(3) For single Operator and Multi-Operator
Single Transmitter
entry:
Transmitting two signals or more at the same
time, including cases
of different bands, is not permitted. (Except
transmitting two
signals to get New Multiplier under the 10
minutes rules)
(4) For Multi-Operator's entry: Transmitting
two signals or more
at the same time within the same band is
not permitted.
(5) No operation from two sites or more for
Multi-Operator's entry.
(6) No contact made through repeaters.
08.
POINTS AND MULTIPLIERS:
(1) For Asian stations:
a: Points........Perfect contact will be
scored as follows. Contact among same entities
will neither count
as a point nor a multiplier. Duplicate contact
with the same station
on same band will not count as a point.
160m band.......3 points per Asian QSO.
9 points per Non-Asian QSO.
80m band.......2 points per Asian QSO. 6
points per Non-Asian
QSO.
10m band.......2 points per Asian QSO. 6
points per Non-Asian
QSO.
Other bands........1 point per Asian QSO.
3 points per Non-Asian
QSO.
b: Multipliers........The total number of
different entities (according to the DXCC
List) worked on each
band.
(2) For non-Asian stations:
a: Points.......Perfect contact with Asian
stations (excluding U.S. auxiliary military radio
stations
in the Far East, Japan) will be counted as
follows:
160m band................3 points
80m band...............2 points
10m band...............2 points
Other bands.................1 point
b: Multipliers.......The total number of
different Asian Prefixes(according to the WPX Contest rules)
worked on each band.
(3) JD1 stations.
a: JD1 stations on Ogasawara (Bonin and
Volcano) Islands belong to Asia.
b: JD1 stations on Minami-tori Shiama(Marcus)
Islands belong to
Oceania.
(4) Maritime Mobile Stations
For all maritime mobile stations at any location
(no matter outside
or inside Asia), perfect contacts with only
Asian stations can
be counted. The total score will be published
in the contest results.
But, they will not be ranked. Contacts points
with maritime mobile
stations will be considered as same as contacts
among Asian stations.
But, it will not count as multiplier.
09. SCORING:
(The total of the contact points on each
band) x (The total of the multipliers on
each band)
10. INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SUMMARY AND LOG SHEET:
It is recommended to use JARL A.A. Contest
Log and Summary sheet which are available
from JARL HQ for one
IRC and SAE. (Summary and Log
are available as
"PDF files" from the JARL Web site)
(1) Each Summary sheet must include your
DXCC entity, callsign used, entry class,
multipliers by band,
points by band and total score. It should
also include a signed
declaration indicating that you have observed
the rules and regulations
of the contest.
(2) Log sheet must contain band, date, time
in UTC, call of station worked, exchange
sent, exchange received,
multipliers and QSO points. Use a separate
sheet for each band.(For
Single Transmitter entry:in order of the
time contacted). Multipliers
should be clearly marked by entities or Asian
prefixes, first
time worked on each band.
(3) For Japanese (JA) Multi-Operator's stations:Log
sheet must contain operator's name/hundle
in each QSO.
(4) E-mail submission
Guidlines for the acceptable electronic file
format are introduced
in the "Guidelines
for E-mail submission of JARL contests"
11. AWARDS:
(1) For both CW and Phone, certificates
will be awarded to those having the highest
score in each entry
in proportion to the number of participants
from each entity and
also those from US CQ Zone 3, 4, and 5 in
the United States.
a: If the number of participants are under
10 there will be an Award only to the highest
scorer
b: From 11 to 20 ............ Awards only
to the runner-up
c: From 21 to 30 ............ Awards to the
top three
d: From 31 or more ........ Awards to the
top five
(2) The highest scorer among JARL members
of category in each area of Japan,under the
condition having a
ranking of half and more,will receive a certificate
from JARL.
However,this rule doesn't apply to those
who received an above-mentioned
certificate.
(3) The highest scorer on each Continent
of the Single Operator Multi Band entry will
receive a medal from
JARL and a certificate from the Minister
for Internal Affairs and Communications,
Japan.
(4) The highest scorer of the Multi-Operator
Single Transmitter and Multi Transmitter
entry on each Continent
will receive a medal from JARL.
(5) All JARL members who submit a log and
summary will receive a "Entry Certificate"
from JARL
through the QSL card bureau.
(6) Special plaques will be awarded to the
stations in the categories mentioned in a separate
page.
(7) The Contest Award will be issued to whom
fulfill the certain requirements during the
contest period. The detailed information
will be appeared
in a separate page.
12. REPORTING:
(1) Submit a summary sheet and logs of only
one entry classification. E-mail submission
will be welcomed.
(2) The log and summary should be postmarked
by the following
dates, addressed to:
JARL, All Asian DX Contest, 170-8073, Japan
Indicate CW or Phone on the envelope.
E-mail submissions to:
a: CW...................aacw@jarl.or.jp
b: Phone...............aaph@jarl.or.jp
Deadlines for submissions:
a: CW...................July 31, 2010
b: Phone................October 31, 2010
13. DISQUALIFICATIONS:
(1) Taking points for duplicate contact
on the same band in excess of 2% of the total.
(2) False statements in the report.
(3) Violations of the contest rules.
14.ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS:
Results will be published in the Spring,
2010 issue of JARL News and also will be
appeared on JARL's web
site (http://www.jarl.or.jp).
For those wishing to receive contest results
by post, please enclose one IRC with your
log.
15.
LIST OF ASIAN ENTITIES:
-- Spratly Is.
3W,XV Vietnam
4J,4K Azerbaijan
4L Georgia
4S Sri Lanka
4X,4Z Israel
5B,C4,P3 Cyprus
7O Yemen
8Q Maldives(*)
9K Kuwait
9M2,4 West Malaysia
9N Nepal
9V Singapore
A4 Oman
A5 Bhutan
A6 U.A.E.
A7 Qatar
A9 Bahrain
AP Pakistan
BS7 Scarborough Reef
BV Taiwan
BV9P Pratas Is
B China
E4 Palestine
EK Armenia
EP-EQ Iran
EX Kyrgyzstan
EY Tajikistan
EZ Turkmenistan
HL,6K,6N South Korea
HS,E2 Thailand
HZ Saudi Arabia
JA-JS,7J-7N Japan
JD1 Ogasawara Is.
JT-JV Mongolia
JY Jordan
OD Lebanon
P5 North Korea
S2 Bangladesh
TA-TC Turkey(*)
UA-UI8,9,0 RA-RZ Asiatic Russia
UJ-UM Uzbekistan
UN-UQ Kazakhstan
VR Hong Kong
VU India
VU4 Andaman and Nicobar Is.
VU7 Lakshadweep
XU Cambodia
XW Laos
XX9 Macao
XY-XZ Myanmar
YA Afghanistan
YI Iraq
YK Syria
ZC4 UK Sov.Base Area on Cyprus
(*) only Asian area
Total 55 Entities as of June 1, 2009
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