JLRS HINA CONTEST - Friday March 3, 2006

The JLRS HINA Contest is designed for encouraging YL stations on the air. I find this contest announced on JLRS website, and thanks JA8UWT Saitoh san's info, I got the English version of this contest as follows:

HINA-MATURI
This is a famous girl's festival on March 3 in Japan.
When the birth of girls is celebrated and wishes are expressed for their future happiness.
Japanese display a set of dolls in ancient costumes which is called “HINA- NINGYO” at each house.

THE 3rd JLRS 3・3 HINA CONTEST

PURPOSE: JLRS sponsors the new JLRS HINA 3.3 CONTEST to encourage women's interest and active participation in amateur radio, and deepen friendship between them.

ELIGIBILITY: All licensed men and women operators throughout the world are invited to participate. (Single operator only)

DATE/TIME: March.2 .2006. 15:00UTC~March 3.2004. 15:00UTC

BANDS: 1.9 MHz ~ 1200MHz（this includes WARC BANDS）

MODES: All modes (this includes RTTY, PSK31, SSTV)
(To permit to change the mode in the same Band)
(Each station must be counted only once per band and mode)

ENTRY: (A) YL- Multi Band (B) OM- Multi Band

PROCEDUCE: Phone call “CQ HINA CONTESRT” or “CQ HINATEST”

EXCHANGE: OMs: RS (T) YLs: RS (T) YL .
For example, YL=５９YL（５９９YL）; OM=５９（５９９）

MULTIPLIER: Every worked different prefixes counts as multiplier.
(If you work JD1 (AS), (OC) that would make different multiplier)

POINTS: Every QSO with YL- 10 points. Every QSO with OM -1 point. QSO from OM to OM -1 point.

CONDITION: Included 3 or more YLs in A and B entry.

TOTAL SCORE: Points of all bands together times multipliers.

LOGS:
Multiply the total number of contact by the total number different prefix worked in each band.
The logs must show scores claimed, date, time, band, mode, call signs worked, report and power transmitted, signed by operator.
Logs must be received by the Contest Custodian by 20th March, 2004(date postmark).
Logs must be legible. Please TYPE or PRINT logs.
Contest Custodian: Kimiko Saito (JA8UWT)
Address:4-16-2-22 Kamui, Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, 070-8014, Japan.
Tel & Fax: 0166-61-5304 e-mail:test@jlrs.net

CERTIFICATES: The certificate and supplementary prize will be awarded to first place ~ third place in each entry.

Questions pertaining to the JLRS HINA Contest may be mailed to Miss Saitoh or via E-mail:ja8uwt@jarl.com