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From: Lion Ajoy, VU2JHM
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 3:20 AM
Subject: Hunting Lions in the Air Contest 2008
2008 HUNTING LIONS IN THE AIR CONTEST
1. ANNOUNCEMENT
The 37th Annual Hunting Lions in the Air contest will take place on the weekend of January 13 and
14th, 2008.
2. OBJECTIVE
"To create and foster a spirit of International understanding and cooperation" among Radio Amateurs
(Hams) and Lions through worldwide radio communication and internet.. The contest is to commemorate
the birthday of the founder of Lionism, Melvin Jones, born at Ft. Thomas, Arizona USA on January 13,
1879.
3. CONTEST PERIOD
The contest period will be 48 hours and will run from midnight UTC Friday/Saturday to midnight UTC
Sunday/Monday.
4. CLASSES AND CATEGORIES
The contest is open to all appropriately licensed Amateur (Ham) Radio Licencees, Short Wave Listeners
(SWLs) and Internet Users as follows:
Class 1 Contestants are Amateur (Ham) Radio Licencees who are also current members of Lions Club
(Leo and Lioness Club included) - Individuals
Class 2 contestants are (Ham) radio amateurs operating on behalf of a Lions, Lioness or Leo Club and
who are not members of Lions, Leo or Lioness Clubs
Class 3 contestants are not Amateur (Ham) Radio or SWL Licencees but are current members of Lions /
Leo / Lioness Club who are taking part on internet using different chat utilities as described separately
The following categories will be permitted in each class:
A Single Operator, All Bands, Single Transmitter,
B Multi Operator, All Bands, Single Transmitter,
C Licenced Short Wave Listener (SWL)
D Internet user
5. BANDS, MODES AND CONTACTS
BANDS: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters as permitted by respective country of the contestant for Class
1 and 2.
MODE: SSB, CW, ECHOLINK AND OTHER DIGITAL MODES
Please note that this is a single competition and that there will not be separate places for the other
modes.
CONTACTS: No duplicate contacts with same station and Lions Club is allowed, irrespective of bands,
modes, class or category of station.
6. CALL
The SSB call should be "CQ Hunting Lions on the Air" or "CQ Hunting Lions" and the
CW/Digital/Internet call be "CQ LIONS".
7. EXCHANGE
Transmit RS(T) plus a serial number. Amateur (Ham) Radio licencees operating on behalf of a Lions, Leo
or Lioness Club must transmit the operator's name, Lions Club Name, Number and Lions District Number
and Web/Email Address if any . Where as the Internet user except for RST all other details as above
should be logged
8. QSO POINTS
One (1) point - each QSO with Lions Club Member or Lions Club in Category 1
Five (5) extra points - each new country where contact is made (excluding the country of the contestant)
Twenty-five (25) extra points - for contacts made with VU2LCI (Not for Indian Stations to remove the
ease of QSO Points)
SWL's will score one point for each Lions Club Station heard exchanging reports and additional 5 points
for an exchange between two stations of different unique countries. (Example If SWL is from India and
he logs South Africa and India, South Africa and Sri Lanka, South Africa with New Zealand Additional 5
points is for only 3 countries and not 4)
9. Additional Bonus Points for Many Lion Hams of same club
If Amateur (Ham) Radio Club Station owned by Lions Club with its own callsign additional 10 points for
every Lion Ham valid member of the same Lions Club.
10. FINAL SCORE
To obtain the final score, multiply the "QSO points" by "the number of different Clubs worked".
11. LOGS
The following details are to be logged:
Date, Time (UTC), RST Sent and Received, the Amateur Station worked and Band. Additionally, if
contact is made with a Lion, Leo or Lioness Club (Class ), the Operator's name, Club name, Number, and
Lions District number, Email/Web address (if any) of the station contacted must be included on the
station log sheet.
SWL logs should, in addition to the above, include the call signs of both stations heard and the sent
and received exchanges of each station. This information should be recorded once only for each QSO
heard Including the Lions Club details as above Date, Time (UTC), RST Sent and Received, the Amateur
Station worked and Band. Additionally, if contact is made with a Lion, Leo or Lioness Club (Class ), the
Operator's name, Club name, Number, and Lions District number, Email/Web address (if any) of the
Contest Logs can be sent by email to lions@vsnl.net or by Floppy 3.5, Compact Disk to the Contest
Manager. Files may be in Excel, or in ASCII format with one QSO on every new line. The information
shall be set out and tabulated in the same format as the official Log (see appendices). Each QSO must be
terminated by a carriage return. Only MS-DOS compatible disks will be accepted. However Three (3)
International Reply Coupon IRCs have to be sent for the logs to be compiled before results are
announced and for receiving participation certificates
NB! A written summary sheet must accompany the disk showing all required scoring information as well as
your name, postal address, FAX number and/or email where you can be reached. As email is rapidly
becoming the most convenient mode of communication, this mode is preferred, however do not forget
to send 3 IRCs before last date.
12. DISQUALIFICATION
Logs that do not comply with the foregoing requirements will not be considered and will be rejected.
Radio amateurs are expected to operate within the rules of their respective licenses and unsportsmanlike
activity is to be discouraged. Actions and decisions of the Contest Committee are official and final.
13. DEADLINE
All logs must be mailed to reach the co-coordinator and envelopes must be date stamped no later than
28 February along with 3 New Format International Reply Coupon IRC
The HLITA Contest Committee
Lions Club of Bangalore North
C/O Lion Ajoy - VU2JHM,
# 9/1, Kshitija, Opp Geetanjali, 5-Cross,
Malleswaram, BANGALORE-560003, INDIA.
Telephone +91-80-23442600
email ionajoy@gmail.com, lions@vsnl.net
The Contest Committee will communicate the results to the co-coordinating Lions club and a final report
will be submitted to the District Governor 324D6 and 324D1 offices before June 30 same year. Winners
will be advised by mail and a listing will be posted on the Internet with copies to various contest
managers/sites
14. AWARDS
The first ten places in category A, B, C and D will receive Award Certificates and mementos.
Participation Certificate to all participants who have submitted contest log with minimum 20 QSO and
who have sent 3 New format International Reply Coupons IRCs with the contest log sheet.
15. PUBLICITY
The Lions International Amateur (Ham) Radio Club - VU2LCI which is permanent project of Lions Club
of Bangalore North will make best effort to promote and publicise the contest internationally via the
Lion Net, the web pages, through amateur radio Club Station, magazines and amateur radio nets.
Request for volunteer assistance in publisizing this event amongst Hams and Lions is solicitated.
Questions regarding the interpretation of these rules will be judged and resolved by the Contest
Committee.
16. INFORMATION
Operators interested in additional information regarding this contest should write to the Contest
Committee at the above address giving their full address with One IRC for airmail reply or no IRC
required for reply via email to: lionajoy@yahoo.com ; vu2jhm@hotmail.com, lions@vsnl.net
17. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIONS USING INTERNET CHAT Lions all over the world meet at
LOL - Lions on Line Chat which is on every Sundays between ... To ... Hrs UTC. The same channel can
be used for exchange of reports on Weekend of January 12th and 13th plus there are open channels on
IRC, Yahoo, Orkut, Skype, MSN messenger which can be used 30-Dec-07 Previous to 2008 HLITA
matters are out of bounds to the present 2008 HLITA Committee.
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