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Subj: AO-40 QSO PARTY 24-25 JANUARY
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To : SAT@AMSAT
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 012.04 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. JANUARY 12, 2002
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-012.04
AO-40 QSO Party 24-25 January
Reinhard Sual,YB0KTQ announced the first AO-40 QSO Party scheduled
to take place on-the-air on the weekend of 24-25 January, 2003.
The objective is to encourage more and more amateur radio stations
to enjoy two way communication via AO-40, especially when conditions
are good on this satellite.
Rules Of Operation
1. All Rules from Local / International Organization have priority over
these rules.
2. Any station can participate, as long as, it has its own facility
(both uplink and downlink).
3. No relay / repeater use in any kind is permitted. One station is
only valid for one entry. A station can be a single operator with
his/her own call, or a group of operators with a club station call,
providing only use ONE set of radio is used (multi-op with single radi=
o).
4. Use only electronic Log-Sheet (a freeware logger is available at
http://www.qsl.net/kc4elo)
5. Software for calculating the TX-RX frequency is available at
http://www.isibrno.cz/~kasal/AO-40Fqcalc.htm.
Suggested Frequency and Mode:
Downlink: S-band, USB
Uplink: U-band LSB OR L-band LSB (only one band per station is allowed
during the event)
Mode: SSB Only
Keep +/- 10 kHz from MB always clear.
QSO Party Duration:
This event will take place from 0000 UTC January 24 till 2400 UTC January
25 2003. Starting and ending MA is in accordance with the availability of
the passband.
Award:
A special certificate will be issued, for those who have a minimum 20
QSOs with different stations, and send their electronic logsheet via
eMail, also sending SASE and US$ 5 via post office. A special award
will be given to the station with the most DXCC countries provided
that they send their electronic logsheet via e-mail. The electronic
log sheet in ASCII text, ADIF, or Microsoft Excel formats, should be
sent to ReinhardSual@TheTempoGroup.Net
The closing date for electronic log-sheet submission is 31 January 2003.
Post Office Address:
To get a special certificate send an SASE and US$ 5 to:
Reinhard Sual - YB0KTQ
Pulo Gebang Permai G1/9
Jakarta Timur 13950
Indonesia
All information on this AO-40 QSO Party is available on Internet at
http://202.158.39.236/AO40QSOParty2003.asp
This event is coordinated by YB0KTQ, and by no means related to any
organization, locally or internationally. However, Reinhard has
discussed the QSO Party with friends, especially among AO-40 enthusiasts
from more than 15 countries, who support this event.
[ANS thanks Reinhard Sual YB0KTQ for the above information]
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