A.I.R. Contest 2009

Associazione Italiana Radioascolto
A.I.R. Contest 2009 "Attilio Leoni"
The A.I.R. Contest 2009 "Attilio Leoni", will start at 0000UTC on January 2nd, 2009, and will end at midnight UTC on January 11th, 2009. Participation is open for all radiolisteners, A.I.R. members and non members alike. The Contest is divided into the following parts:
First part: listening to any station broadcasting from Europe-Africa (with its own transmitter or via relay) from 0000 UTC of January 2nd to 2400 UTC of January 5th, 2009 in any language (frequencies between 150 and 26100 kHz - broadcasting bands).
Second part: listening to programmes in any language of the following stations, at any time from January 6h at 0000UTC to January 11th, 2009, at midnight UTC(frequencies between 150 and 26100kHz - broadcasting bands) :

- AUSTRALIA, Radio Australia
- CINA REP.POP., Radio China Int.
- CUBA, Radio Habana
- GIAPPONE, NHK
- GIORDANIA, Radio Jordan
- INDIA, All India Radio
- ISRAELE, Kol Israel
- KUWAIT, Radio Kuwait
- NUOVA ZELANDA, Radio New Zealand
- ARABIA SAUDITA, BSKSA
- TAIWAN, Radio Taiwan Int.
- USA, Voice of America

Each station can be logged only once.The listening report will have a minimum time of 15 minutes.The reports must contain all usefull references (frequency, UTC time, station name, language, the most important details for a good valuation, SINPO code), technical data (receiver, antenna and optionals). The listening list, with your participation fee, must be sent to this address:

PECOLATTO Bruno
AIR Contest Manager
Fermo Posta
I-10080 INGRIA (TO)
ITALY
e-mail: bpecolatto@libero.it

a) Not later than February 21th, 2009 (date of postmark).
b) On the same report the participant must indicate his name and surname, complete address and a short declaration as follow: "I take the responsibility on myself that I have listened to all the stations reported during the time of validity of contest".
c) All details will be very important for a correct estimate of the contest results and for additional controls the Contest Manager could ask your audio-tape. A bonus of 200 points will be awarded to all those who will report the highest number of programme details for each station and not only generic terms such as news, music, comments, etc.
d) The scores will be computed on a base of 101 = points for each station deducting the participants percentage that listened to the same station. Decimal will not be considered. During the contest some monitor stations will listen off.
e) The participation fee are 5 (five) IRC's or 5 ?uro to be sent with your listening list to Contest Manager.
f) Each participant will receive a certificate of participation. Prizes list for the three first participants is the following:

1st prize: a copy of WRTH 2009 offered by AIR
2nd prize: a copy of the book "Guida all'ascolto delle utilità" di
Petrantoni e Vinassa offered by Edzioni C&C
3rd prize: a t-shirt

Other prizes
offerti dalla ditta Edizioni C&C srl (www.edizionicec.it) :
- a copy of the book "RKE Compendium 1"
- annual free subscription to RadioKitElettronica

offered by Associazione Italiana Radioascolto (www.air-radio.it)
- two books for radiolisteners, a clock and three philatelic sheets

For any other information, please write to Contest Manager (see the address)
and enclose one IRC.
A.I.R. CONTEST 2009
100 extra points !
As a participant in the AIR Contest you will be awarded 100 extra points if you listen two DX radio programmes of any broadcasting station. The listening report will have a minimum time of 15 minutes.The reports must contain all usefull references (frequency, UTC time, station name, language, the most important details for a good valuation, SINPO code).

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