PRIZES. One Grand Prize, Yaesu FT-DX101D, valued at $3299.95.
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PROMOTION PERIOD. The Promotion Period begins March 27, 2020 and ends July 7, 2020. All mail-in entries must be received by July 06, 2020. Online entries must be received by our server before noon (US Central time) on July 7, 2020.
ELIGIBILITY. To participate, you must be at least 18 years of age at time of entry and an FCC licensed US amateur operator or the legal guardian of a minor who is so licensed. Due to restrictive laws in many countries, this promotion is only valid within the United States, its territories, and possessions. Winners located outside of the 50 states but within a territory or possession will be responsible for all applicable freight charges. Entries with insufficient or inaccurate information will be disqualified. This promotion is VOID where prohibited by law. If you enter a club callsign, you may not enter, on the same day, the callsign of the trustee or another club callsign for which the same person is the trustee. Licensed amateur operators under legal age should have their legal guardians submit entries and claim any prizes on their behalf. GigaParts employees/ex-employees and their immediate family are not eligible to win.
BONUS ENTRIES. Bonus entries may be submitted online by correctly answering a multiple choice trivia question after submitting your initial daily entry.
Entry Page: http://www.gigaparts.net/sweepstakes/
Official Rules below entry form
Useful resources for answering the daily bonus questions.
Yaesu FTDX-101D transciever sales leaflet
https://www.anico.ro/custom/anico...eaflet.pdf
The Yaesu product page:
https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm...Archived=0
The English language User Manual
https://0f03806ff3d3e74e9602-196c...04D-BS.pdf
Questions and Answers from HamStudy.org
https://hamstudy.org/extra2016
Since they ask the same questions over and over, the Q & A from previous contests:
GigaParts Yaesu FT-DX101D Sweepstakes that ended March 24, 2020
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GigaParts Yaesu FT-DX101D Sweepstakes that ended December 17, 2019
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GigaParts Yaesu FT-DX101D Sweepstakes that ended August 22, 2019
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Wikipedia on the original model
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yae...101#Models
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What is the High-Quality External Speaker for the FT-101D
Answer: SP-101
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
The English language User Manual
Attachment 9116030 Yaesu Desktop Speakers SP-101 https://www.dxengineeri
Just a side note: In today's question and yesterdays they were asking about FTDX101D accessories but they wrote FT-101D which is the old model discontinued in 1986, but we know what they meant.
What is the VL-1000 connection cable for the FT-101D
Answer: CT-178
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
The English language User Manual
Attachment 9117425Yaesu CT-178 https://www.gigaparts.c
$74.95
Yaesu VL-1000/VP-1000 Quadra System Discontinued https://www.gigaparts.c
Postscript: They refered to the FTDX101D as FT-101D again today, but I don't care anymore.
What is the power consumption in RX (no signal) on a FT-101D
Answer: 3.5A
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
The English language User Manual
FWIW: Power is measured in Watts not Amperes.
What is the transmitter power output of a FTDX101MP?
Answer: 200 watts
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
Careful, the prize FT-DX101D is 100 watts.
They're asking about the FT-DX101MP which is a 200 watt enhanced version.
Catalog page FT-DX101MP
Which amateur service HF bands have frequencies authorized for space stations?
Answer: Only the 40 m, 20 m, 17 m, 15 m, 12 m and 10 m bands
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
Study Guide question E1 D07
Space Station Operations addressed in FCC Part 97.207, 97.211, 97.3, 97.113 see http://www.arrl.org/part-97-text
(1) The 17 m, 15 m, 12 m, and 10 m bands, 6 mm, 4 mm, 2 mm and 1 mm bands; and
(2) The 7.0-7.1 MHz, 14.00-14.25 MHz, 144-146 MHz, 435-438 MHz, 2400-2450 MHz, 3.40-3.41 GHz, 5.83-5.85 GHz, 10.45-10.50 GHz, and 24.00-24.05 GHz segments.
What is VC-TUNE?
Answer: variable capacitor tune
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
"Newly developed VC-tune circuit drives a variable capacitor (VC) with a high precision stepping motor and achieved remarkable miniaturization over μ-tuning system."
How many bit is the A/D converter?
Answer: 18 Bits
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
"...the wanted signals within the passband are converted to digital by a high resolution 18-bit A/D converter and sent to an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) for signal processing."
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What is a remotely controlled station?
Answer: A station controlled indirectly through a control link
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
Study Guide question E1 C01
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How many channel memory is the Automatic Antenna Tuner in the FT101D?
Answer: 100
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
" The antenna tuner uses LC switching. It has a large capacity 100 channel memory; the tuning data is automatically memorized to reduce tuning time when changing frequency."
Answer: 100
What is the chassis of the FTDX101D made from?
Answer: Huge Aluminum Die-cast Chassis
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
Given it's price tag, you would think it would be Platinum.
I found the idea of hard rubber attractive, then it would bounce when you drop it.
What is the maximum bandwidth for a data emission on 60 meters?
Answer: 2.8 kHz
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
Study Guide question E1 A14
60-Meters A Brief History and FAQs http://www.arrl.org/60-meter-faq
60 Meters Online http://60metersonline.
60-Meter Operations – Recommended Practices http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Re...%206_4.pdf
How many USB ports are on the front panel of the FTDX101?
Answer: 2
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
The English language User Manual
What is QMB button on the FTDX101D?
Answer: Quick Memory Bank
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
The English language User Manual
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Does the FTDX101 radio has a SD card slot?
Answer: Yes
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
The English language User Manual
You can use the commercially available SD memo-
ry card to save various settings, save the memory
contents, screen capture and update the firmware.
• The SD card is not provided with the prod-
uct.
• Not all SD cards sold commercially are
guaranteed to work with this transceiver.
The question should say have not has
The manual says, " The SD card is not provided with the product.."
You would think that for a radio with a MSRP of $5000 (although none ever sell for that price) they could afford to toss in a $5 SD card.
I suppose they have to cut costs somewhere in order to pay for this contest.
What is the maximum power output permitted on the 60 meter band?
Answer: 100 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to the gain of a half-wave dipole
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
Study Guide question E1 A05
60-Meters A Brief History and FAQs http://www.arrl.org/60-meter-faq
60 Meters Online http://60metersonline.
60-Meter Operations – Recommended Practices http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Re...%206_4.pdf