Win an Icom IC-7200 in the 2009 Construction Competition

The South African Amateur Radio Development Trust has announced the details of the 2009 construction competition.

Entries are now invited. The main prize is an ICOM IC-7200 HF Transceiver with 50MHz included. The IC-7200 is the latest from ICOM offering IF DSP and many other features to provide superb communication. The prize is sponsored by Multisource Communications, the ICOM dealer in South Africa.

The competition is aimed at stimulating home construction. It is run in two rounds. In Round One, constructors are invited to submit a construction proposal for any project that will have application in amateur radio and that can be home-constructed for under R750. Entry forms are available on www.amateurradio.org.za. The closing date for Round One is 15 April 2009.

Three entries will be selected to go forward into Round 2. Each qualifying entrant will receive R1000 to construct a working prototype. The closing date for Round 2 will be on 15 June, when the completed prototype must be in the hands of the judges.

The winner will be announced at the annual SA Amateur Radio Development Trust Awards function to be held in July. The runner ups will each receive the 2009 ARRL handbook.

Source: The South African Radio League