As with our previous DX contests here in Wavescan, the big DX Contest for
this year will also run throughout the month of September. Here are all of
the contest details, and in addition, there will be a series of special
broadcasts from the AWR transmitter KSDA5 on the island of Guam.

The world winner for our "Wavescan 2004 DX Contest" will receive an engraved
Bronze Medallion and an autographed copy of Jerry Berg's book, "On the
Shortwaves". Additional continental winners will receive a copy of their
choice, either "Passport to World Band Radio 2005" or "World Radio TV
Handbook 2005". Several hundred additional awards are also available. All
entries must be postmarked in September 2004, though in some cases early
entries will be accepted. Late entries will not be awarded any prizes
though the reception reports will be verified with our QSL cards and the
2004 endorsement.

"Wavescan 2004 DX Contest" - Summary.
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PART A: Choose five QSL cards in your collection that depict a specific
theme.

PART B: Choose five additional QSL cards in your collection that depict
another specific theme.

PART C: Write a radio script that would be suitable for broadcast in our DX
program, "Wavescan".

PART D: Submit three reception reports on any AWR transmissions, one of
which, if possible should be for a broadcast from the AWR transmitter on
Guam, KSDA5.

PART E: Where possible, submit 3 radio cards.
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"Wavescan 2004 DX Contest" Contest requirements in full detail.

PART A: Five QSL cards in your collection that depict a specific theme.
Search your QSL collection and choose your five best cards that depict a
specific theme. You may choose any theme, and it might be, for example,
world maps, or flowers, or animals, or birds, or people, or radio equipment,
or sunsets, etc. You may send a copy of these five cards in colour, or black
& white, or you may describe them. Each card should be from a different
station. Your QSL cards may verify a broadcast from a station on shortwave,
mediumwave, longwave, FM or utility communication, but not amateur, CB nor
TV.



PART B: Another five QSL cards in your collection that depict another
specific theme.
Choose five more QSL cards that depict any other theme. Each card should be
from a different station, though these cards may be from any of the same
stations as in Part A, if desired. You may send a copy of these five cards
in colour, or black & white, or you may describe them.

PART C: Write a script for broadcast in our DX program, "Wavescan".
You may choose any topic that you consider could be suitable for broadcast
in "Wavescan". Your script should be no longer than 800 words, it should be
written in English, and it may be handwritten or typed.

PART D: Submit 3 reception reports on any AWR transmissions.
These reports can be on the reception of any AWR broadcasts on any station
anywhere in the world. However, if possible, one of these reports should
contain the program details of a broadcast from the AWR transmitter on Guam,
KSDA5.

PART E: Where possible, submit 3 radio cards.
These cards may be new or old QSL cards, new or old tourist postcards that
show radio in some way. Not valid for this contest are amateur nor CB QSL
cards.

Contest awards

1. The world winner in our "September DX Contest" will receive the 2004
engraved Bronze Medallion and an autographed copy of Jerry Berg's highly
regarded radio volume, "On the Short Waves".

2. Additional continental winners will receive a copy of their choice of
either "Passport to World Band Radio 2005" or "World Radio TV Handbook 2005"
..

3. Several hundred other awards are available from AWR, including souvenirs,
cards and small tourist items.
"Wavescan 2004 DX Contest"

4. All reception reports will be verified with our AWR QSL cards
specifically endorsed for the 2004 DX contest and with the 2004 QSL stamp.

5. As a gesture of good will to the international radio community, Adventist
World Radio will make a series of broadcasts specifically from transmitter
KSDA5 on the island of Guam. During the past couple of years, all four of
the older transmitters at this station were removed and replaced with five
newer units obtained from a large shortwave radio station in South Africa.
In addition, a new matrix switching unit has also been installed so that the
output from any of the five transmitters can now be fed into any of the four
curtain antennas.

The fifth transmitter is in use as an auxilliary unit to replace any of the
others that happen to malfunction. So that international radio monitors,
shortwave listeners and DXers can specifically log and QSL unit 5, a special
schedule will be implemented for the occasion. Transmitter KSDA5 will be
activated with regular programming during the month of September and the
complete schedule will be announced in advance. QSL cards verifying the
reception of these specially arranged broadcasts will be endorsed for
transmitter KSDA5.

Things to remember

1. All entries must be postmarked during the month of September and
received in Indianapolis before the end of October, though in special cases
early entries will be accepted. Late entries will not be entered into the
contest though the reception reports will be verified.

2. Where possible, please provide a strong, self-addressed business size
envelope.

3. Where possible, please provide return postage, preferably in an
acceptable form of international currency, though mint postage stamps or
IRCs will also be appreciated.

4. Any person may enter any or all parts of the contest and all entries will
be answered. However, because of the large volume of entries, it may take
many, many weeks to finally process them all.

5. The major winners in this year's contest will also be announced in
Wavescan in program WS516 on Sunday November 21.

6. The only address for contest entries is: September DX Contest, Box 29235,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46229 USA.

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