| The 61st ALL ASIAN DX CONTEST - 2020 |
Operation in All Asian DX Contest (CW) |
All Asian DX Contest (CW) will be held according to the current rules.
However, the Novel Coronal Virus infection is still observed in many countries in the world and each individual is required to behave as a responsible member of the global community.
Therefore, the participants in Multi-Operator category are particularly asked to take necessary precautions to prevent infection of Novel Coronal Virus
(COVID-19)
in operating the station during All Asian DX Contest (CW).
Effective precautions may include, but not be limited to the following.
- Keep social distance each other on the radios and off the radios
- Wash your hands before and after the operation
- Wipe the devices touched by operator with disinfectant whenever
operator changes
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01.CONTEST PERIOD
(1) CW: From 00:00 UTC the third Saturday of June to 24:00 UTC the next day
<48 hours> (June 20-21,2020)
(2) Phone: From 00:00 UTC the first Saturday of Sept. to 24:00 UTC the next day
<48 hours> (Sept. 5-6, 2020)
02. BANDS
Amateur bands 160m(CW only), 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
03. ENTRY CATEGORIES
■Asian stations （Japanese(JA) stations included）
| Item | CATEGORY |
| Single Operator | Single Band | High Power | SO160HP〜SO10HP |
| Low Power | SO160LP〜SO10LP |
| All Bands | High Power | SOABHP |
| Low Power | SOABLP |
| Multi-Operator | Single Transmitter (multi band only) | M/S |
Multi-Operator Multi Transmitter
(multi band only) | M/M |
■DX（Non-Asian stations）
| Item | CATEGORY |
| Single Operator | Single Band | SO160〜SO10 |
| All Bands | SOAB |
| Multi-Operator | Single Transmitter (multi band only) | M/S |
Multi-Operator Multi Transmitter
(multi band only) | M/M |
Note
1: Single Operator stations means that one person performs all concerned
operations during contest period.
2: Low Power stations are limited to 100W output or less. No limitation is applied
to High Power stations other than legal limit in each country or territory.
3: Junior stations' operator age must be 19 years old or younger, and Senior
operators must be 70 years old or older.(For JA stations only)
4: 10 minutes rule(CQ WW method) is applied to Multi-Operator Single Transmitter
stations. The 10 minutes rule means that the transmission on only one band
is permitted during any 10 minutes period, defined as starting with the first logged
QSO on a band. However, one-and only one other band may be used during any
10 minutes period if and only if the station worked is a new multiplier.
This rule is applied to not only the running stations, but also to the stations
searching for multipliers respectively.
5: All transmitters of Multi-Operator Multi Transmitter station must be located in
a circle of 500m diameter.
◇ Power, Type of Emission and Frequencies:Within the limits of own station license.
04. CONTEST CALL
(1) CW ........... "CQ AA"
(2) Phone........ "CQ AA Contest"
05. EXCHANGE
(1) For OM stations: RS(T) report plus operators' age
For example (If operator is 25 years old): Phone........5925, CW..........59925
(2) For YL stations: RS(T) report plus operators' age, but if the operator does
not want to send her age, RS(T) report plus "00" (zero zero) can be sent.
For example (the operator is 25 years old):
Phone........5925(or 5900), CW..........59925(or 59900)
(3) For Multi-Operator stations: RS(T) report plus the averaged age of operators,
but if each operator wishes, the age of active operator can be sent.
For example (the operators are 25 and 35 years old):
Phone........5930 for all operators
(or 5925 for 25 years old operator and 5935 for 35 years old operator),
CW..........59930 for all operators
(or 59925 for 25 years old operator and 59935 for 35 years old operator)
06. COMMON PROVISIONS
(1) No cross band contact is permitted.
(2) No change of operating site is permitted.
(3) For single Operator and Multi-Operator Single Transmitter entry:
Transmitting two signals or more at the same time, including cases of
different bands, is not permitted.
Except transmitting two signals to get New Multiplier under the 10 minutes rules.
(4) For Multi-Operator entry: Transmitting two signals or more at the same time
within the same band is not permitted.
(5) No contact made through repeaters is permitted.
(6) Use of information technology such as packet cluster,
web cluster, cw skimmer and reverse beacon netwark is permitted.
(7) Self-spotting or asking for spotting on packet cluster is not permitted.
(8) The remote operation (all of the antenna, transmitter, receiver in one location)
is permitted. All remote operation stations shall obey the rules associated with
the station license, operator license and the contest rules.
(9) Use of the remote receiver located outside the location of the radio station
installation of transmitter, receiver and antenna is prohibited.
(10) Post-contest creation or correction of contest log and/or confirmation of contest
QSO is not permitted by any means such as detabase, recording and/or e-mail.
However,the conversion of handwritten log to electronic log is permitted.
07. POINTS AND MULTIPLIERS
(1) For Asian stations:
① Points........Completed contact will be scored as follows. Contact among same
entities will neither count as a point nor a multiplier. Duplicate contact with
the same station on same band will not count as a point.
160m band......3 points per Asian QSO. 9 points per Non-Asian QSO.
80m band .......2 points per Asian QSO. 6 points per Non-Asian QSO.
10m band .......2 points per Asian QSO. 6 points per Non-Asian QSO.
Other bands....1 point per Asian QSO. 3 points per Non-Asian QSO.
②Multipliers........The total number of different entities
(according to the DXCC List) worked on each band.
(2) For non-Asian stations:
① Points.......Completed contact with Asian stations
(excluding U.S. auxiliary military radio stations in the Far East, Japan)
will be counted as follows:
160m band..............3 points
80m band ...............2 points
10m band ...............2 points
Other bands............1 point
② Multipliers.......The total number of different Asian Prefixes
(according to the WPX Contest rules) worked on each band.
(3) JD1 stations.
●JD1 stations on Ogasawara (Bonin and Volcano) Islands belong to Asia.
●JD1 stations on Minami-tori Shima(Marcus) Islands belong to Oceania.
(4) Maritime Mobile Stations
For all maritime mobile stations at any location (no matter outside or
inside Asia), completed contacts with only Asian stations can be counted.
The total score will be published in the contest results. But, they will
not be ranked. Contacts points with maritime mobile stations will be considered
as same as contacts among Asian stations. But, it will not count as multiplier.
08. SCORING
(1) Multi-band
(The total of the contact points on each band) x
(The total of the multipliers on each band)
(2) Single-Band
(The total contact points on the band) x (The total multipliers on the band)
9. REPORTING
(1) Submit a summary sheet and logs of only one entry classification.
E-mail submission will be welcomed.
●E-mail submission
JARL Format or Cabrillo Format.
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The E-log Reception list at following URL shows all received E-mail submission by the contest desk.
These data are automatically updated but it may take several minitues before the list is next updated.
● CW http://www.jarl.com/contest/eloglist/received-aacw.htm
● Phone http://www.jarl.com/contest/eloglist/received-aaph.htm
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(2)The submission address is as follows
●E-mail submissions to:
①CW...................aacw@jarl.org
②Phone..............aaph@jarl.org
●The submission address of the mail to:
JARL, All Asian DX Contest, 170-8073, Japan
Indicate CW or Phone on the envelope.
◆Deadlines for submissions:
①CW...................July 22, 2020
②Phone..............October 7, 2020
◇ INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SUMMARY AND LOG SHEET
FOR PAPER LOG ENTRY
It is recommended to use JARL A.A. Contest Log and Summary sheet which are available from JARL HQ for two IRC and SAE. (Summary and Log
are also available as  "PDF files" from the JARL Web site)
a． Paper log entry is only accepted when the log and summary sheets are filled by hand writing.
b． Each Summary sheet must include your DXCC entity, callsign used, entry class, multipliers by band, points by band and total score. It should also include a signed declaration indicating that you have observed the rules and regulations of the contest. Multi-Operator stations must submit a list of all operators call-sign or name.
c． Log sheet must contain band, date, time in UTC, call of station worked, exchange sent, exchange received, multipliers and QSO points. Use a separate sheet for each band.(For Single Transmitter entry:in order of the time contacted). Multipliers should be clearly marked by entities or Asian prefixes, first time worked on each band.
10. AWARDS:
(1) For both CW and Phone, certificates will be awarded to those having the high
scores in each category in proportion to the number of participants from each
entity and also those from US CQ Zone 3, 4, and 5 in the United States.
① If the number of participants are 10 or less there will be an Award only to
the highest scorer
② From 11 to 20 ............ Awards to the highest scorer and the runner-up
③ From 21 to 30 ............ Awards to the top three
④ 31 or more ................. Awards to the top five
(2) The highest scorer among JARL members of each category in each area of
Japan,under the condition having a ranking within top half, will receive
a certificate from JARL. However,this rule doesn't apply to those who
received the highest scorer of the entity certificate.
(3) The highest scorer on each Continent of the Single Operator Multi Band
category will receive a certificate from the Minister for Internal Affairs and
Communications, Japan.
11.DISQUALIFICATIONS:
(1) False statements in the report.
(2) Violations of the contest rules.
12.ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS:
Results will be published in the Spring, 2020 issue of JARL News and will also be appeared on JARL's web site (http://www.jarl.org).
For those wishing to receive contest results by post, please enclose two IRC with your log.
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◇ The Contest Award will be issued to whom fulfill the certain requirements
during the contest period.
The detailed information will appear in
a separate page.
◇ You can create the contest commemorative plaque.
The detailed information will appear in
a separate page.
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15.LIST OF ASIAN ENTITIES:
-- Spratly Is.
3W,XV Vietnam
4J,4K Azerbaijan
4L Georgia
4S Sri Lanka
4X,4Z Israel
5B,C4,P3 Cyprus
7O Yemen
8Q Maldives(*)
9K Kuwait
9M2,4 West Malaysia
9N Nepal
9V Singapore
A4 Oman
A5 Bhutan
A6 U.A.E.
A7 Qatar
A9 Bahrain
AP Pakistan
BS7 Scarborough Reef
BV Taiwan
BV9P Pratas Is
B China
E4 Palestine
EK Armenia
EP-EQ Iran
EX Kyrgyzstan
EY Tajikistan
EZ Turkmenistan
HL,6K,6N South Korea
HS,E2 Thailand
HZ Saudi Arabia
JA-JS,7J-7N Japan
JD1 Ogasawara Is.
JT-JV Mongolia
JY Jordan
OD Lebanon
P5 North Korea
S2 Bangladesh
TA-TC Turkey(*)
UA-UI8,9,0 RA-RZ Asiatic Russia
UJ-UM Uzbekistan
UN-UQ Kazakhstan
VR Hong Kong
VU India
VU4 Andaman and Nicobar Is.
VU7 Lakshadweep
XU Cambodia
XW Laos
XX9 Macao
XY-XZ Myanmar
YA Afghanistan
YI Iraq
YK Syria
ZC4 UK Sov.Base Area on Cyprus
(*) only Asian area
Total 55 Entities as of June 1, 2009
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