- Objective:
To encourage
more and more Amateur Radio Station to have two way
communication via AO-40, especially during the good condition of the satellite.
- Rule Of
Operation:
- All Rules from Local / International
Organization is take precedence of this rule.
- Any station can participate, as long
as, it has its own facility (both uplink and downlink). No relay /
repeater use in any kind is permitted.
- One station is only valid for one
entry.
- Station can be a single operator
with his/her own call, or a group of operator with a club station call,
providing only use ONE set of radio is used (multi op with single radio).
- Use only electronic Log-Sheet (A
Software called Logger is available as freeware and downloadable for free
at: http://www.qsl.net/kc4elo).
- Avoid LEILA, keep the power as low
as possible, below threshold (if you hear slightly de-sensing when
transmit, reduce the transmit power).
- To lock-up the TX and RX frequency,
it is suggested to fix the TX and find it by sweeping your RX and call
with your call-sign like this �YB0KTQ on AO-40�. Never use a continuous
tone. And never sweep your TX. (A software for calculating the TX-RX
frequency is available on: http://www.isibrno.cz/~kasal/AO-40Fqcalc.htm)
- If you can not hear your return
signal, do not call.
- Suggested
Frequency:
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.
- Venue:
Event will be
commenced in January 24 and January 25
2003, which is Orbit#1026 and #1027. Starting and ending MA is in accordance with
the availability of pass-band.
- Award
- Special Certificate will be issued, for those who
have minimum 20 QSO with different station, and sending their electronic logsheet via eMail, also
sending SASE and US$ 5 via post office.
- Special award will be given to the station with the
biggest number of DXCC Countries and number of� QSO (DXCC countries is take
precedence), provided that they send their electronic logsheet
via eMail.
- eMail address:
�
For receiving the above mentioned award,
electronic worksheet in the following format: ASCII text, ADIF, Microsoft
Excel, should be sent to:
[email protected]
The closing date for electronic
log-sheet submission is 31 January
2003.
- Post Office Address:
�
To get Special Certificate as per point 5 above,
SASE and US$ 5 should be sent to:
Reinhard Sual � YB0KTQ
Pulo Gebang Permai G1/9
Jakarta
Timur 13950
Indonesia
- Website:
All information on this AO-40 QSO
Party is available on Internet with this URL address:
http://202.158.39.236/AO40QSOParty2003.asp
- Acknowledgement:
This event is coordinated by
YB0KTQ, and by no means related to any organization, locally or
internationally. However, I have discussed most of this matter with friends
especially with AO-40 enthusiast from more than 15 countries, which support
this event to happen.