THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
September 8 - 15, 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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Tennessee QSO Party: 1800Z, Sep 7 to 0300Z, Sep 8
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF
Classes: Fixed (Single Op/Multi-Op)(CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Mobile (Single Op/Multi-Op)(CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: TN: RS(T) + county
non-TN: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO
(see rules for bonus QSO points)
Multipliers: TN: TN counties, states, provinces, DXCC countries once per band
non-TN: TN counties once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
points
Submit logs by: October 8, 2014
E-mail logs to: logs[at]tnqp[dot]org
Mail logs to: Tennessee QSO Party
c/o Doug Smith, W9WI
1389 Old Clarksville Pike
Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098
USA
Find rules at: http://tnqp.org/rules/
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Sep 10 and 1900Z-2000Z, Sep 10 and
0300Z-0400Z, Sep 11
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: Name + Member No.
non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each call once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0400Z September 13, 2014
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB: 1900Z-2000Z, Sep 10
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: 100W
10W
Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: September 17, 2014
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2014/rsprint.shtml
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Sep 12
Mode: CW
Bands: 20m 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: 0230Z September 13, 2014
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm
NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder: 0145Z-0215Z, Sep 12
Mode: RTTY
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: September 14, 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
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Sep 12
Mode: (see rules)
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 14, 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
FOC QSO Party: 0000Z-2359Z, Sep 13
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF
Classes: Single Op
Exchange: FOC-Member: RST + Name + Member No.
non-Members: RST + Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: FOC-Member: Score = Total QSOs/Total Member QSOs
non-Member: Score = Total Member QSOs
Submit logs by: September 27, 2014
E-mail log summary to: kz5d[at]aol[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://g4foc.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1440151
WAE DX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Sep 13 to 2359Z, Sep 14
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (High/Low)
Multi-Op
SWL
Max operating hours: Single Op: 36 hours, off times of at least 60 minutes
Multi-Single: 48 hours
Max power: HP: >100 Watts
LP: 100 Watts
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: September 29, 2014
E-mail logs to: waessb[at]dxhf[dot]darc[dot]de
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/waedc/en/rules/
Kulikovo Polye Contest: 0000Z-2359Z, Sep 13
Mode: CW
Bands: 20m Only
Classes: Single Op (Low/High/Super)
Max power: Super: no limit
High: 1000W or less
Low: 100W or less
Exchange: KP: RST + "KP"
non-KP: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: September 28, 2014
E-mail logs to: log[at]kpctest[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.kpctest.ru/?pg=content/ruleen
SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest: 1000Z, Sep 13 to 1000Z, Sep 14
Mode: Analog (CW/SSB/FM), Digital
Bands: 50 MHz, 70 MHz, 144 MHz, 432 MHz, 1296 MHz
Classes: Base (Unlimited/Analog/Digital)
Field (Unlimited/Analog/Digital)
Club/Multi-Op (Unlimited/Analog/Digital)
Rover (Unlimited/Analog/Digital)
4-Hour Limited (Unlimited/Analog/Digital)
Exchange: RS + 6-character grid locator
Work stations: Once per band
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: September 22, 2014
E-mail logs to: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/Document_Store/CONT_20140101_SARL_Contest_Manual_2014.pdf
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 1200Z, Sep 13 to 2400Z, Sep 14
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: (none)
Max operating hours: 24
Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + (SKCC No./"NONE")
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
points
Submit logs by: September 21, 2014
Post log summary at: http://wes.m0trn.com/submission.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/
Arkansas QSO Party: 1400Z, Sep 13 to 0200Z, Sep 14
Mode: CW, SSB, PSK
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2m
Classes: Single Op (SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Single Op CW (Low/High)
RTTY/PSK31 Only
Multi-Single
Multi-Multi
Mobile
Portable
Rover
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: AR: RS(T) + County
non-AR: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX")
Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
QSO Points: 1 point per SSB QSO
2 points per CW/PSK/RTTY QSO
Bonus: 200 points per AA5AR or WR5P QSO
Multipliers: AR: Each AR county/state/province once + one "DX"
non-AR: Each AR county once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 27, 2014
E-mail logs to: arkqsoparty[at]cox[dot]net
Mail logs to: Arkansas QSO Party
c/o Don Banta, K5DB
3407 Diana St.
Springdate, AR 72764
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arkqsoparty.com/#!rules/c205y
ARRL September VHF Contest: 1800Z, Sep 13 to 0300Z, Sep 15
Mode: All
Bands: 50 MHz and up
Classes: Single Op All Band(Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
Single Op Portable
Single Op 3-Band
Single Op FM
Rover
Limited Rover
Unlimited Rover
Unlimited Multi-Op
Limited Multi-Op
Exchange: 4-character grid square
Work stations: Once per band per grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per 50- or 144-MHz QSO
2 points per 222- or 432-MHz QSO
3 points per 906- or 1296-MHz QSO
4 points per 2.3 GHz (or higher) QSO
Multipliers: Each grid square once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0300Z October 15, 2014
E-mail logs to: SeptemberVHF[at]arrl[dot]org
Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/arrlvhfsep_cab3.php
Mail logs to: September VHF
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/september-vhf
North American Sprint, SSB: 0000Z-0400Z, Sep 14
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max operating hours: 4 hours
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] +
[your state/province/country]
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) once
Each VE province once
Each North American country (except W/VE) once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 20, 2014
E-mail logs to: (see rules, web upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit/
Mail logs to: Chris Tate, N6WM
12450 Del Valle Rd
Livermore, CA 94550
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf
WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone: 1000Z-1400Z, Sep 14
Mode: SSB
Bands: 2m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
SWL (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
Exchange: British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square
Other: RS + serial no. + country
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 5, 2014
E-mail logs to: aebbooks[at]ntlworld[dot]com
Mail logs to: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
14 York Avenue
Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Sep 17
1900Z-2000Z, Sep 17
0300Z-0400Z, Sep 18
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, Sep 18
NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder 0145Z-0215Z, Sep 19
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Sep 19
AGB NEMIGA Contest 2100Z-2400Z, Sep 19
ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest 0600 local, Sep 20 to 2400
local, Sep 21
Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW 1200Z, Sep 20 to 1200Z,
Sep 21
South Carolina QSO Party 1400Z, Sep 20 to 0300Z,
Sep 21
QRP Afield 1500Z, Sep 20 to 0300Z,
Sep 21
Feld Hell Sprint 1600Z-1800Z, Sep 20
Washington State Salmon Run 1600Z, Sep 20 to 0700Z,
Sep 21
1600Z-2400Z, Sep 21
BARTG Sprint 75 1700Z-2100Z, Sep 21
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, Sep 22
144 MHz Fall Sprint 1900 local - 2300 local,
Sep 22
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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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SCC RTTY Championship: September 8, 2014
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://lea.hamradio.si/scc/rtty/rtty_log_submission.htm
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://lea.hamradio.si/scc/rtty/rttyrules.htm
Maryland-DC QSO Party: September 9, 2014
E-mail: MDQSOP[at]w3vpr[dot]org
Mail: MDC QSO Party
P.O. Box 308
Davidsonville, MD 21035
USA
Find rules at:
http://mdcqsoparty.w3vpr.org/Documents/Maryland_QSO_Party_Rules_2014.pdf
SARTG WW RTTY Contest: September 12, 2014
E-mail: contest[at]sartg[dot]com
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php
Mail: SARTG Contest Manager
Ewe Hakansson, SM7BHM
Pilspetsvagen 4
SE-29166 Kristianstad
Sweden
Find rules at: http://www.sartg.com/contest/wwrules.htm
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint: September 13, 2014
E-mail: ru-qrp-club[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng
North American Sprint, CW: September 13, 2014
E-mail: (see rules, web upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit/
Mail: Boring Amateur Radio Club
15125 Bartell Road
Boring, OR 97009
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf
MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint: September 15, 2014
E-mail: n8xx[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: Hank Greeb, N8XX
5727 11 Mile Rd NE
Rockford, MI 49341
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest: September 15, 2014
E-mail: mssprint[at]mmmonvhf[dot]de
Mail: A.F. Veldhuijsen, PA4EME
Westlandstraat 9
6137 KE Sittard
The Netherlands
Find rules at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ctestinfo.php
CVA DX Contest, CW: September 15, 2014
E-mail: cw[at]craec[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.craec.org
CVA DX Contest, SSB: September 15, 2014
E-mail: ssb[at]craec[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.craec.org
Keyman's Club of Japan Contest: September 17, 2014
E-mail: 2014kcjtest[at]kcj?cw[dot]com
Mail: T. Shishido JA4AVO
Kuchita 5?48?7?2
Asakita 739?1734, Hiroshima
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/14_kcj_contest_rule_e.pdf
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: September 18, 2014
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html
CWOps CW Open: September 20, 2014
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.b4h.net/cwops/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwopen.html
Ohio State Parks on the Air: September 20, 2014
E-mail: LOGS[at]ospota[dot]org
Mail: Ohio State Parks on the Air
c/o Tom Parkinson, KB8UUZ
9992 State Route 700
Mantua, OH 44255
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.ospota.org/ospota/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/OSPOTA-Rules2014-14Aug14.pdf
PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint: September 20, 2014
E-mail: k9vic[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Eric Dallmann, K9VIC
15707 S. River Rd.
Plainfield, IL 60544
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/jay-hudak-memorial-80m-sprint
Russian RTTY WW Contest: September 21, 2014
E-mail: contest[at]radio[dot]ru
Mail: Russian RTTY WW Contest
Radio Magazine
Seliverstov per. 10
Moscow 107045
Russia
Find rules at: http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/93
DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest: September 22, 2014
E-mail: do1npf[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Peter Frank, DO1NPF
Postfach 11 19
90515 Altdorf
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/corona/teilnahmebedingungen/
Ohio QSO Party: September 22, 2014
E-mail: logs[at]ohqp[dot]org
Mail: Ohio QSO Party
c/o Jim Stahl, K8MR
30499 Jackson Rd.
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-1730
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ohqp.org/adminRules.htm
RSGB SSB Field Day: September 23, 2014
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: RSGB G3UFY
77 Bensham Manor Road
Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF
England
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2014/rssbfd.shtml
Colorado QSO Party: September 27, 2014
E-mail: coqplogs[at]ppraa[dot]org
Mail: Colorado QSO Party
PO Box 16521
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-6521
USA
Find rules at: http://ppraa.org/downloads/coqp/2014%20COQP%20Rules%2014-2.pdf
Hawaii QSO Party: September 30, 2014
E-mail: awards[at]hawaiiqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.hiqsoparty.org/Rules/HQP/HQPRules.html
AGCW Straight Key Party: September 30, 2014
E-mail: htp[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Friedrich W. Fabri, DF1OY
Birnheck 2
D-65779 Kelkheim
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/straight-key-party-htp
YO DX HF Contest: September 30, 2014
E-mail: yodx-contest[at]hamradio[dot]ro
Mail: FRR
P.O. Box 22-50
Bucharest RO-014780
Romania
Find rules at: http://www.yodx.ro/en/english
IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB: September 30, 2014
E-mail: (see your national society rules)
Mail: Your national society
Find rules at: Your national society web site
ALARA Contest: September 30, 2014
E-mail: alaracontest[at]wia[dot]org[dot]au
Mail: Mrs. Lesley Smit, VK5LOL
4 Perry Barr Road
Hallett Cove, SA 5158
Australia
Find rules at: http://www.alara.org.au/contests/
Kansas QSO Party: October 1, 2014
E-mail: logs[at]ksqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: Kansas QSO Party
c/o Bob Harder, W0BH
Box 3000
Hesston, KS 67062
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ksqsoparty.org/rules/KSQPRules2014.pdf
G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest: October 7, 2014
E-mail: g3zqslogs[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.fistsna.org/operating.html
Tennessee QSO Party: October 8, 2014
E-mail: logs[at]tnqp[dot]org
Mail: Tennessee QSO Party
c/o Doug Smith, W9WI
1389 Old Clarksville Pike
Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098
USA
Find rules at: http://tnqp.org/rules/
ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest: October 21, 2014
E-mail: 10GHZ[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: 10 GHz Contest
ARRL Contest Branch
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up
All Asian DX Contest, Phone: October 31, 2014
E-mail: aaph[at]jarl[dot]org
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/aadxssb_cab3.php
Mail: JARL, All Asian DX Contest, Phone
170-8073
Japan
Find rules at:
https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2014AA_rule.htm
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