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Icom Inc. has a total of fifteen of the forthcoming </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="http://www.icomuk.co.uk/News_Article/3508/17292/" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>ID-31E D-STAR UHF handheld transceivers</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>. available as prizes for this event. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Participation in the contest is via DV mode. All operators who submit an approved log will be eligible for the draw and 15 (fifteen) winners will be randomly selected to each win a prize. To qualify for the draw: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red;mso-fareast-language:PT'>•</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'> You need make a contact through at least one repeater in your own country.<br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red;mso-fareast-language:PT'>•</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'> Contact D-STAR users in 5 foreign countries and you will double your chances to win a prize.<br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red;mso-fareast-language:PT'>•</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'> Contact D-STAR users in 10 foreign countries and you will triple your chances to win a prize.<br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red;mso-fareast-language:PT'>•</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'> Contact D-STAR users in more than 20 foreign countries and you will quadruple your chances to win a prize. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>More detailed information will be available on the following website from the 10th October 2011: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="http://www.icom.co.jp/D-STARparty2011/" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>Icom Inc. D-Star Party Microsite</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Go on, take part and join the worldwide D-STAR QSO party in November! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>For more details about D-Star (Digital Smart Technology for Amateur Radio) visit the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="http://www.d-staruk.co.uk" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>Icom UK D-Star microsite</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>