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<div>Rev. 2010.6.8</div>
<h3>1. SPONSOR:</h3>
<p class="indent">ICOM Incorporated</p>
<h3>2. PERIOD OF CONTEST OPERATION:</h3>
<p class="indent">UTC 00:00 June 19, 2010 (Sat.) to 24:00
June 27, 2010 (Sun.)</p>
<h3>3. CONTEST ENTRY QUALIFICATION:</h3>
<p class="indent"> Any ham radio station worldwide operating
D-STAR equipment<br>
The use of the following technologies for contest QSO's
will not be valid for this contest.<br>
D-PLUS, DV Dongle, HotSpot, Digital/Analog Gateways, DV
Adapters and similar third party D-STAR equipment/applications.<br>
</p>
<h3>4. BANDS AND MODES:</h3>
<p class="indent">144, 430(440) and 1200MHz bands, DV mode</p>
<h3>5. ENTRY CATEGORIES</h3>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" width="28%">CATEGORY</td>
<td width="16%">ABBREVIATION</td>
<td width="16%">REPEATER</td>
<td width="40%">TARGET STATIONS</td>
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<tr>
<td nowrap="nowrap">Single operator,<br>
<u>W</u>orld <u>R</u>epeater</td>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff">WR</td>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff">Must use</td>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff">All Ham Stations Worldwide<br>
(Including within your own country)</td>
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<tr>
<td nowrap="nowrap">Single operator,<br>
<u>W</u>orld <u>S</u>implex</td>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff">WS</td>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff">Not available</td>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff">All Ham Stations Worldwide<br>
(Including within your own country)</td>
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<tr>
<td nowrap="nowrap" bgcolor="#cccccc">Single operator,<br>
<u>J</u>apan Domestic <u>R</u>epeater</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc">JR</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc">Must use</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc">Japan Domestic stations only</td>
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<tr>
<td nowrap="nowrap" bgcolor="#cccccc">Single operator,<br>
<u>J</u>apan Domestic <u>S</u>implex</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc">JS</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc">Not available</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc">Japan Domestic stations only</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
Note:
<p>Multiple entry to different categories is allowed (e.g.
entry to WR and WS)
<br>
JR/JS categories are allowed to entry for Japanese
Domestic Stations only.</p>
</div>
<h3>6. METHOD OF OPERATION:</h3>
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<td valign="top" width="20">a)</td>
<td valign="top" width="596"><strong>Call "CQ D-STAR
contest"</strong><br>
<br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">b)</td>
<td valign="top"><strong>Exchange the contest number</strong><br>
<strong>For Standard Stations:</strong><br>
The Contest number is [RS type signal report] + [The
first year you were licensed (4-digits)]<br>
(E.g.: 59 1952, 59 1978, 59 1999, 59 2001, 59 2009,
etc.)<br>
<br>
<strong>For Bonus Stations:</strong><br>
The Contest number is [RS type signal report] + [The
first year you were licensed (4-digits)] + [B]<br>
(E.g.: 59 1952B, 59 1978B, 59 1999B, 59 2001B, 59
2009B, etc.)<br>
<br>
Even if your call sign has changed or there have
been periods when your license may have been invalid, please send the
year you were first licensed.
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<h3>7. SCORING AND MULTIPLIERS:</h3>
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<td valign="top" width="20">(1)</td>
<td valign="top" width="590"><strong>Scoring</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">The following scoring will be applied
to QSO's with a complete signal report exchange.<br>
Contacts between stations in the same entity : 1
point.<br>
Contacts between stations in different entities : 2
points.<br>
Contacts with the following stations (Contest
sponsor related stations): 3 points.<br>
<br>
(We are now arranging Icom related overseas club
stations, and will inform these call signs soon)<br>
<br>
In the WS category, contacts between the same
stations in different bands are eligible. <br>
(In the WR category, contacts between the same
stations in different bands are invalid.)<br>
<br>
Please log the working frequency (kHz unit) for each
contact. <br>
In the WR category, please log your uplink
frequency.<br>
(E.g.: 144.76MHz should be written as 144760)<br>
<br></td>
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<tr>
<td valign="top">(2) </td>
<td valign="top"><strong>Multipliers</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">The number of valid ARRL DXCC
entities worked. (Including your own entity)<br>
The same entity in different bands will be counted
only at once. <br>
<br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">(3) </td>
<td valign="top"><strong>Final score= (QSO points) x
(Multipliers)</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">E.g.: 100 points and 5 multipliers
would give you a final score of 500 points.</td>
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<h3>8. PROHIBITED ACTIONS:</h3>
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<td valign="top" width="20">(1)</td>
<td valign="top" width="590">Operators should not
transmit 2 or more signals simultaneously <br>
(Either in the same band or different bands) <br>
<br></td>
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<td valign="top">(2) </td>
<td valign="top">Violation of amateur radio
regulations in the country of the contester, or the rules of the
contest; Unsportsmanlike conduct</td>
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<h3>9. CAUTIONS:</h3>
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<td valign="top" width="20">(1)</td>
<td valign="top" width="590">Please consider other
users who are not participating in the contest in the use of a local
D-Star repeater.<br>
<br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">(2) </td>
<td valign="top">During the contest, contesters are
allowed to move within their own entity.</td>
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<h3>10. DISQUALIFICATION:</h3>
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<td valign="top" width="20">(1)</td>
<td valign="top" width="590"> If it is found that
obvious faking of log results during the screening process.<br>
<br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">(2) </td>
<td valign="top">Violation of the contest rules.</td>
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<h3>11. REPORTING:</h3>
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<tbody><tr>
<td valign="top" width="20">(1)</td>
<td valign="top" width="590"><strong>LOGS</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">Make electronic logs using the
CABRILLO file format and upload to the URL in (4) below. The logs' file
name should be "Your callsign".log. <br>
(E.g.: JA3YUA.log) <br>
Ver.2 or Ver.3 CABRILLO file format will be
accepted, but please fill in the following fields and Claimed Score
completely. <br></td>
</tr>
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<tbody><tr>
<th bgcolor="#a6e9ff">Field<br>
Name</th>
<th bgcolor="#ddf7ff">Entry<br>
Identifier</th>
<th bgcolor="#ddf7ff">Frequency<br>
(kHz)</th>
<th bgcolor="#ddf7ff">Mode</th>
<th bgcolor="#ddf7ff">Date<br>
(UTC)</th>
<th bgcolor="#ddf7ff">Time <br>
(UTC)</th>
<th bgcolor="#ddf7ff">His<br>
Call</th>
<th bgcolor="#ddf7ff">Exchange<br>
Received</th>
<th bgcolor="#ddf7ff">My<br>
Call</th>
<th bgcolor="#ddf7ff">Exchange<br>
Sent</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#daffd0">Sample<br>
Entry</td>
<td>QSO</td>
<td>144760</td>
<td>DV</td>
<td>2009-07-26</td>
<td>2101</td>
<td>N9JA</td>
<td>59 1989</td>
<td>JA3YUA</td>
<td>59 2001 B</td>
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<td valign="top">(2) </td>
<td valign="top"><strong>Paper logs</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">Please download the D-STAR log sheet
from <br>
<a
href="http://www.icom.co.jp/d-starsite/contestworld/data/log_sheet.pdf"
target="_blank" class="link">D-STAR log sheet (PDF)</a><br>
<br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">(3) </td>
<td valign="top"><strong>Log Filing Deadline</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">Electronic logs<br>
Until 24:00 July 15, 2010 (Timestamp)<br>
<br>
Paper logs<br>
Must arrive by July 15, 2010<br>
<br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">(4) </td>
<td valign="top"><strong>Log to be submitted to:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top"><strong>Electronic logs:</strong><br>
URL for logs: <a
href="https://www.icom.co.jp/d-starsite/contestworld/log/"
target="_blank" class="link">https://www.icom.co.jp/d-starsite/contestworld/log/</a><br>
After the log has been received, you will receive a
confirmation by e-mail. If you do not receive this confirmation e-mail
within 1 hour, please send the logs again.<br>
<br>
<strong>Paper logs:</strong><br>
1-1-32, Kami-minami, Hirano-Ku, Osaka, 547-0003,
Japan<br>
Attn: Icom Inc. D-STAR CONTEST</td>
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<h3>12. WINNERS PRESENTATION:</h3>
<p class="indent">We will announce the result of this
contest at the Icom booth at the Tokyo Ham Fair 2010 and Icom web site
on August 21, 2010.</p>
<h3>13. AWARDS:</h3>
<p class="indent">Certifications will be sent to the top 10
stations or within the top 20% of participating stations in each
category.<br>
E.g.: When the participating stations are less than 5
stations for a certain category, the top station will be given the
award. </p>
<h3>14. PRIZE DRAW:</h3>
<p class="indent">Winners will be selected from all of the
participating stations (excluding any disqualified stations) in a draw,
and they will receive either an IC-80AD or an ID-880H* (For a total of 8
prize winners).<br>
* The model name may vary according to the model name used
in the prize winner’s country. </p>
<h3>15. INQUIRIES:</h3>
<p class="indent">Please contact us at: d-starcontest(@
at)icom.co.jp<br>
It may take a few days to respond depending on the number
of enquiries sent, so we ask you to be patient in such cases. </p>
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