<div dir="ltr"><h1>Icom announce D-STAR QSO Party for 2014</h1><p>Icom has announced information for the <strong>2014 D-STAR QSO</strong> Party, an annual contest that promotes the Amateur (Ham) radio hobby around the world through D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) </p>
<p> This year's global event will take place over three days from Friday, September 19 (00:00 UTC) to Sunday, September 21 (24:00 UTC). Official rules and party details for the D-STAR QSO Party 2014 will be available at a later date and posted on the <a href="http://www.icom.co.jp/d-starparty2014" target="_blank">Icom Inc. D-STAR QSO Party microsite</a>. </p>
<p> <strong>Ian Lockyer</strong>, Marketing Manager of Icom UK Ltd said, ‘The D-STAR QSO Party is not a competition to contact as many callsigns as possible, the goal of the D-STAR QSO PARTY is to communicate with as many D-STAR repeaters as possible throughout the world.‘ </p>
<p> <img align="right" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t1.0-9/10407931_789758637714324_6827908336475958028_n.jpg" width="350">‘All operators who submit an approved log will be eligible <br> for the prize draw. 10 lucky winners will be randomly selected to each win an ID-51A/E 50th Anniversary D-STAR Dualband handheld. <br>
A great prize!’ </p><p> D-STAR is an open standard digital communication protocol that delivers clear digital voice and can transmit data such as callsign, short messages and GPS information. </p> For more information about D-STAR please visit our microsite <a href="http://www.d-staruk.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.d-staruk.co.uk/</a><br>
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