THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
December 30 - January 6, 2014 Edition
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This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- List of following week's contests
- Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests
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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party: 0001Z, Dec 21 to 2359Z, Jan 1
Mode: Any
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Members: Member No. + name + (state/province/country)
Non-Members: Serial No. + name + (state/province/country)
Lighthouse/Lightship: ARHLS No. + name + (state/province/country)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
2 additional points per QSO with member
3 additional points per QSO with lighthouse/lightship
Bonus: x2 multiplier for all points if participant activated a
lighthouse/lightship
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: January 31, 2014
E-mail logs to: (none)
Mail logs to: Dave Ruch, NF0J
P.O. Box 20696
Bloomington, MN 55420-0696
USA
Find rules at: http://arlhs.com/LCL-2013.html
AGB New Year Snowball Contest: 0000Z-0100Z, Jan 1
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)
Single Op Mixed QRP
Multi-Op
Digital
SWL
Exchange: AGB Member: RST + QSO No. + Member No.
non-Member: RST + QSO No.
Work stations: Once per mode per 15-minute period (see rules)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same continent
3 points per QSO with different continent
5 points per QSO with AGB member
Multipliers: Each AGB member once
Each DXCC/WAE country once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 22, 2014
E-mail logs to: eu1eu[at]qsl[dot]net
Mail logs to: Igor "Harry" Getmann, EU1EU
P.O.Box 143
Minsk 220005
BELARUS
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/eu1eu/agb_nysb.htm
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 1
Mode: CW
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0330Z January 2, 2014
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
SARTG New Year RTTY Contest: 0800Z-1100Z, Jan 1
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op
Multi-Single
SWL
Max operating hours: 3 hours
Exchange: RST + QSO No. + name + happy new year (native language)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each DXCC country, except Scandinavia, once per band
Each Scandanavian prefix once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 31, 2014
E-mail logs to: contest[at]sartg[dot]com
Mail logs to: SARTG Contest Manager
Ewe Hakansson, SM7BHM
Pilspetsvagen 4
SE-291 66 KRISTIANSTAD
SWEDEN
Find rules at: http://www.sartg.com/contest/nyrules.htm
AGCW Happy New Year Contest: 0900Z-1200Z, Jan 1
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op
SWL
Max operating hours: 3 hours
Max power: 1: >150W
2: 150W
3: 5W
Exchange: AGCW: RST + Serial No. + "/" + Member No.
non-AGCW: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each AGCW member
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 31, 2014
E-mail logs to: hnyc[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: Daniel Schirmer, DL5SE
Ricklinger Stadtweg 6
30459 Hannover
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests_and_CW-activities:Happy_New_Year_Contest
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: 1400Z-1700Z, Jan 1 (144) and 1700Z-1800Z, Jan 1 (432)
Mode: CW
Bands: 144 MHz, 432 MHz
Classes: Single Op
Max operating hours: 3 hours: 144 MHz
2 hours: 432 MHz
Max power: A: 5W
B: 5-50W
C: >50W
Exchange: RST + "/" + Serial No. + "/" Power class + "/" + 6-character grid
locator
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per km per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: January 21, 2014
E-mail logs to: vhf-uhf[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: Manfred Busch, DK7ZH
Ebachstr. 13
D-35716 Dietzhoelztal-Mandeln
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests_and_CW-activities:VHF-UHF_Contest
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 3
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0330Z January 4, 2014
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 3
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: (see rules)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
Multipliers: Each US state (including KL7 and KH6) once per band
Each VE province once per band
Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 5, 2014
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
PODXS 070 Club PSKFest: 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 4
Mode: PSK31
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: QRP Single Band
QRP Multiband
Low Power
Medium Power
Max operating hours: 24 hours
Max power: Medium Power: 100 watts
Low Power: 50 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point/QSO
Multipliers: States, provinces and countries, once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 18, 2014
E-mail logs to: jbudzowski[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail logs to: Jay Budzowski
070 Club PSKFest
109 S. Northview Ave.
New Castle, PA 16102-1633
USA
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/pskfest
WW PMC Contest: 1200Z, Jan 4 to 1200Z, Jan 5
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)(Peace Messenger City/World) (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Op (CW/SSB/Mixed) (Peace Messenger City/World)
Exchange: PMC: RS(T) + PMC abbreviation
World: RS(T) + CQ Zone
Work stations: Once per mode per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each PMC once per mode per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 5, 2014
E-mail logs to: pmc[at]s59dcd[dot]si
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.s59dcd.si/en10/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=92
QRP ARCI Pet Rock Sprint: 1500Z-1800Z, Jan 4
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: All Band
Single Band
High Bands
Low Bands
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (ARCI number/power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with ARCI member
4 points per non-member QSO with different continent
2 points per non-member QSO with same continent
Bonus points: 5000 for battery power portable with temporary
antenna
Bonus points: 2000 per band for rockbound receiver
Bonus points: 3000 per band for rockbound transmitter
Multipliers: Each state, province, country once per band
Power Mult: >5W=x1, 1-5W=x7, 500mW-1W=x10, 200-500mW=15x,
55-200mW=20x, <55mW=25x
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x (state mults + province
mults + country mults) x power mult) + bonus points
Submit logs by: January 18, 2014
E-mail logs to: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail logs to: ARCI Pet Rock Sprint
C/O Jeff Hetherington
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/pet-rock-sprint-2014
ARRL RTTY Roundup: 1800Z, Jan 4 to 2400Z, Jan 5
Mode: RTTY, Digital
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (Low/High)
Single Op Unlimited (Low/High)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Max operating hours: 24 hours
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 150 watts
Exchange: W/VE: RST + (state/province)
non-W/VE: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each US state (except KH6/KL7) once only
Each VE province/territory once only
Each DXCC country (including KH6/KL7) once only
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z February 6, 2014
E-mail logs to: RTTYRU[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail logs to: RTTY Roundup
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup
EUCW 160m Contest: 2000Z-2300Z, Jan 4 and 0400Z-0700Z, Jan 5
Mode: CW
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: A: 150W or more, member of affiliated club
B: 5-150W, member of affiliated club
C: 5W or less, member of affiliated club
D: Other stations, no power limitations
E: SWL
Exchange: Affiliated Club Member: RST + name + club + membership no.
Other: RST + name + "NM"
Work stations: Once per day
QSO Points: QSO with station in same DXCC country: 1 point
QSO with station in different DXCC country, but same continent: 2
points
QSO with station in different continent: 5 points
QSO with official EUCW club station: 10 points
Multipliers: EUCW clubs, once per day
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 8, 2014
E-mail logs to: f6cel[at]orange[dot]fr
Mail logs to: Ghislain BARBASON
5 rue de l'Ecluse
F-02190 PIGNICOURT
France
Find rules at: http://www.eucw.org/eu160.html
Kid's Day Contest: 1800Z-2359Z, Jan 5
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10, 2m repeaters
Classes: (none)
Exchange: name + age + QTH + favorite color
Submit logs by: February 4, 2014
E-mail logs to: (none)
Mail logs to: (see rules)
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/kids-day
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 7
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 8
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 10
NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 10
Old New Year Contest 0500Z-0900Z, Jan 11
MI QRP January CW Contest 1200Z, Jan 11 to 2359Z,
Jan 12
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Jan 11 to 2400Z,
Jan 12
UK DX BPSK63 Contest 1200Z, Jan 11 to 1159Z,
Jan 12
North American QSO Party, CW 1800Z, Jan 11 to 0559Z,
Jan 12
NRAU-Baltic Contest, CW 0630Z-0830Z, Jan 12
DARC 10-Meter Contest 0900Z-1059Z, Jan 12
NRAU-Baltic Contest, SSB 0900Z-1100Z, Jan 12
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CONTEST LOG SUBMITTAL DEADLINES FOR RECENT CONTESTS
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Please consult the individual contest rules to determine what log
documentation must be submitted (i.e. summary sheet, dupe sheets, etc.).
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Kentucky QSO Party: December 31, 2013
E-mail: k4cms[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: Larry R. Smith, K4CMS
623 Shady Lane
Alvaton, KY 42122
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.wkdxa.com/mainsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:wkdxa&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=63
TOPS Activity Contest: December 31, 2013
E-mail: contest[at]procwclub[dot]ro
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.yo2rr.ro/TAC%20Rules.html
IPARC Contest, CW: December 31, 2013
E-mail: dj6qq[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Uwe Greggersen, DL6QQ
Hurststr 9
D-51645 Gummersbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.mydarc.de/dl0ipa/
IPARC Contest, SSB: December 31, 2013
E-mail: dj6qq[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Uwe Greggersen, DJ6QQ
Hurststr 9
D-51645 Gummersbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.mydarc.de/dl0ipa/
All Austrian 160-Meter Contest: December 31, 2013
E-mail: hf-contest[at]oevsv[dot]at
Upload log at: http://contestrobot.aoec160m.oevsv.at
Mail: OEVSV-HQ
HF-Contest Manager
Eisvogelgasse 4/1
A-1060 Vienna
Austria
Find rules at:
http://www.oevsv.at/export/oevsv/download/AOEC/Rules_AOEC_160m.pdf
TARA RTTY Melee: December 31, 2013
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_score.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_rules.html
World Wide Iron Ham Contest: January 1, 2014
E-mail: wwih[at]araucariadx[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.araucariadx.com/ih/IRON_HAM_CONTEST_ENGLISH.pdf
ARRL EME Contest: January 1, 2014
E-mail: EMEcontest[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
ARRL EME Contest: January 1, 2014
E-mail: EMEcontest[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
ARRL EME Contest: January 1, 2014
E-mail: EMEcontest[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
QRP Fox Hunt: January 2, 2014
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
OK DX RTTY Contest: January 4, 2014
Upload log at: http://okrtty.crk.cz/index.php?page=send-log
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://okrtty.crk.cz/index.php?page=english
Russian 160-Meter Contest: January 4, 2014
E-mail: contest[at]radio[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/contests/robot.php
Mail: Radio Magazine
10 Seliverstov per.
107045 Moscow
Russia
Find rules at: http://www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule-results/index2012.shtml
CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run: January 7, 2014
E-mail: ki0rb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cqc.org/contests/snow2013.htm
ARRL 160-Meter Contest: January 7, 2014
E-mail: 160meter[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: 160 Meter Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/160-meter
Stew Perry Topband Challenge: January 13, 2014
E-mail: tbdc[at]contesting[dot]com
Mail: BARC
15125 SE Bartell Rd
Boring, OR 97009
USA
Find rules at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/
ARRL 10-Meter Contest: January 14, 2014
E-mail: 10meter[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: 10 Meter Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-meter
DARC Christmas Contest: January 14, 2014
E-mail: xmas[at]dxhf[dot]darc[dot]de
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/xmas/en/rules/
AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party: January 15, 2014
E-mail: wa9wfa[at]comcast[dot]net
Mail: Scott Freeberg WA9WFA
327 Wildwood Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55110
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/uploads/1/6/1/2/16129770/the_2013_bruce_kelley_1929_qso_party_info.pdf
AGB-Party Contest: January 17, 2014
E-mail: eu1eu[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail: Igor "Harry" Getmann, EU1EU
P.O.Box 143
Minsk 220005
BELARUS
Find rules at: http://www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_party.htm
Croatian CW Contest: January 21, 2014
E-mail: 9acw[at]9acw[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://9acw.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94:rules-2013&catid=39:english&Itemid=66
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: January 21, 2014
E-mail: vhf-uhf[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Manfred Busch, DK7ZH
Ebachstr. 13
D-35716 Dietzhoelztal-Mandeln
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests_and_CW-activities:VHF-UHF_Contest
AGB New Year Snowball Contest: January 22, 2014
E-mail: eu1eu[at]qsl[dot]net
Mail: Igor "Harry" Getmann, EU1EU
P.O.Box 143
Minsk 220005
BELARUS
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/eu1eu/agb_nysb.htm
RAEM Contest: January 28, 2014
E-mail: raem[at]srr[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://www.logs.raem.srr.ru/
Mail: Alex Pashkov
P.O.Box 177
Novosibirsk 630032
Russia
Find rules at: http://raem.srr.ru/contest/raem_2013/rules_eng_2013.php
Original QRP Contest: January 31, 2014
E-mail: oqrpc[at]qrpcc[dot]de
Mail: Lutz Gutheil, DL1RNN
Bergstrasse 17
D-38446 Wolfsburg
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html
International Naval Contest: January 31, 2014
E-mail: bmars[at]telenet[dot]be
Mail: Rudy de Vos, ON4AGV
Blauwvoetlaan 27
B-8301 Knokke-Heist
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.marinefunker.de/eng/show.php3?pos=16
RAC Winter Contest: January 31, 2014
E-mail: canadawinter[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail: Radio Amateurs of Canada
720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5
Canada
Find rules at:
https://www.rac.ca/en/rac/programmes/contests/files/2013%20Winter%20Contest%20Rules%20and%20Entry%20Form%20-%20English-French.pdf
AGCW Happy New Year Contest: January 31, 2014
E-mail: hnyc[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Daniel Schirmer, DL5SE
Ricklinger Stadtweg 6
30459 Hannover
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests_and_CW-activities:Happy_New_Year_Contest
SARTG New Year RTTY Contest: January 31, 2014
E-mail: contest[at]sartg[dot]com
Mail: SARTG Contest Manager
Ewe Hakansson, SM7BHM
Pilspetsvagen 4
SE-291 66 KRISTIANSTAD
SWEDEN
Find rules at: http://www.sartg.com/contest/nyrules.htm
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