THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
January 3 - 10, 2011 Edition
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This e-mail is divided into three sections:
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- 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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RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: 2000Z-2130Z, Jan 3
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: 2359Z January 10, 2011
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2011/r80mcc.shtml
ARS Spartan Sprint: 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 4
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Skinny
Tubby
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Power
Work stations: Once per band
Submit logs by: January 6, 2011
E-mail logs to: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Spartan_Sprint_Rules
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 5
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 6, 2011
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 7
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 8, 2011
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 7
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m
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 9, 2011
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
PODXS 070 Club PSKFest: 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 8
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: February 8, 2011
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/pskfest
Hunting Lions in the Air Contest: 0000Z, Jan 8 to 2400Z, Jan 9
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital, Echolink
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op
Multi-Single
SWL
Internet
Max operating hours: 48 hours
Exchange: Lions Club: RS(T) + Serial No. + Op Name + Club Name +
District No.
non-Lions Club: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each Lions, Leo or Lioness club, once only
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 28, 2011
E-mail logs to: lions[at]vsnl[dot]net
Mail logs to: The HLITA Contest Committee
Lions Club of Bangalore North
C/O Lion Ajoy - VU2JHM
# 9/1, Kshitija, Opp Big Bazaar, 5-Cross
Malleswaram, BANGALORE-560003
India
Find rules at: http://lionshuntingintheair.lionwap.org/
MI QRP January CW Contest: 1200Z, Jan 8 to 2359Z, Jan 9
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: 250mW
250mW - 1W
1 - 5W
>5W
Exchange: Members: RST + (state/province/country) + Membership No.
non-Members: RST + (state/province/country) + Power Output
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with members
2 points per QSO with non-member W/VE stations
4 points per QSO with non-member DX stations
Multipliers: Each state, province or country, once per band
Bonus: multiply total points by 1.25 if xmtr or
receiver is homebrew
Bonus: multiply total points by 1.5 if both xmtr and
receiver are homebrew
Score Calculation: Total score = bonus multiplier x total QSO
points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 8, 2011
E-mail logs to: n8xx[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: Hank Greeb, N8XX
5727 11 Mile Rd. NE
Rockford, MI 49341
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
WW PMC Contest: 1200Z, Jan 8 to 1200Z, Jan 9
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 8, 2011
E-mail logs to: pmc[at]s59dcd[dot]si
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.s59dcd.si/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=114
ARRL RTTY Roundup: 1800Z, Jan 8 to 2400Z, Jan 9
Mode: RTTY, Digital
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (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 8, 2011
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
North American QSO Party, CW: 1800Z, Jan 8 to 0600Z, Jan 9
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low)
Multi-Two (Low)
Max operating hours: Single Op: 10 hours
Multi-Two: 12 hours
Max power: LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country)
non-NA: Name
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 KH6/KL7) once per band
Each VE province/territory 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 22, 2011
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.php
Mail logs to: Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
4225 Farmdale Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
EUCW 160m Contest: 2000Z-2300Z, Jan 8 and 0400Z-0700Z, Jan 9
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, 2011
E-mail logs to: f6cel[at]wanadoo[dot]fr
Mail logs to: Ghislain BARBASON
5 rue de l'Ecluse
F-02190 PIGNICOURT
France
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.de/eucw/eu160.html
SKCC Weekend Sprint: 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 9
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: (none)
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: January 14, 2011
Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/wes-submit.html
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
NRAU-Baltic Contest, CW: 0630Z-0830Z, Jan 9
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op Only
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + 2-letter region
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO
Multipliers: Each region, once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 31, 2011
E-mail logs to: la4yw[at]broadpark[dot]no
Mail logs to: NRAU-Baltic Contest
Liv Johansen
Kolstadtunet 4 C
NO-7098 Saupstad
Norway
Find rules at: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/nrau.htm
DARC 10-Meter Contest: 0900Z-1059Z, Jan 9
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: DL Single Op CW (Low/High)
DL Single Op Mixed (Low/High)
non-DL Single Op CW
non-DL Single Op Mixed
Max power: HP: >100W
LP: 100W
Exchange: DL: RS(T) + QSO No. + DOK
non-DL: RS(T) + QSO No.
Work stations: Once only
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each WAE/DXCC country once
Each DOK once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 24, 2011
E-mail logs to: 10m[at]dxhf[dot]darc[dot]de
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/10m/en/rules/
NRAU-Baltic Contest, SSB: 0900Z-1100Z, Jan 9
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op Only
Exchange: RS + Serial No. + 2-letter region
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO
Multipliers: Each region, once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 31, 2011
E-mail logs to: la4yw[at]broadpark[dot]no
Mail logs to: NRAU-Baltic Contest
Liv Johansen
Kolstadtunet 4 C
NO-7098 Saupstad
Norway
Find rules at: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/nrau.htm
Midwinter Contest: 1000Z-1400Z, Jan 9
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (YL/OM)(CW/SSB)
Single Op All Mixed
Single Op SWL
Exchange: YLs: RST + Serial No. (beginning with 2001)
OMs: RST + Serial No. (beginning with 001)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: QSO with YL: 5 points
QSO with OM: 3 points
QSO with PI4YLC: 15 points
OM-to-OM QSO: 0 points
Multipliers: Each YL station once per band per mode
PI4YLC once per band per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 15, 2011
E-mail logs to: PA5YL99[at]veron[dot]nl
Mail logs to: PA5YL, Contest Manager Midwinter Contest
Keulenheide 1
6373 AP Landgraaf
The Netherlands
Find rules at: http://trafficbureau.veron.nl/contest/contest_mw_eng.htm
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 12
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1100Z-1200Z, Jan 12
1900Z-2000Z, Jan 12
0300Z-0400Z, Jan 13
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 2000Z-2130Z, Jan 12
AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest 2300Z, Jan 12 to
2300Z, Jan 13
2300Z, Jan 15
to 2300Z, Jan 16
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 14
NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 14
LZ Open Contest 0000Z-0400Z, Jan 15
Hungarian DX Contest 1200Z, Jan 15 to
1159Z, Jan 16
UK DX Contest, RTTY 1200Z, Jan 15 to
1200Z, Jan 16
Feld Hell Sprint 1600Z-1800Z, Jan 15
North American QSO Party, SSB 1800Z, Jan 15 to
0600Z, Jan 16
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 17
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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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ARRL 160-Meter Contest: January 4, 2011
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
ARS Spartan Sprint: January 6, 2011
E-mail: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Spartan_Sprint_Rules
QRP Fox Hunt: January 6, 2011
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
AGB-Party Contest: January 7, 2011
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
AWA Bruce Kelley Memorial CW Contest: January 9, 2011
E-mail: (no info)
Mail: (no info)
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/hamevents2010.htm
DARC Christmas Contest: January 10, 2011
E-mail: xmas[at]dxhf[dot]darc[dot]de
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/xmas/en/rules/
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: January 10, 2011
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2011/r80mcc.shtml
ARRL 10-Meter Contest: January 11, 2011
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
CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run: January 11, 2011
E-mail: ki0rb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cqc.org/contests/snow2010.htm
NA High Speed Meteor Scatter Winter Rally: January 15, 2011
E-mail: kennedyjp[at]cableone[dot]net
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ykc.com/wa5ufh/Contests/2010%20Rules.htm
OK DX RTTY Contest: January 15, 2011
E-mail: okrtty[at]crk[dot]cz
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.crk.cz/ENG/DXCONTE.HTM
ARCI Pet Rock Celebration: January 15, 2011
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI Pet Rock Celebration
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8372/118/
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: January 17, 2011
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:VHF-UHF_Contest
Croatian CW Contest: January 18, 2011
E-mail: 9acw[at]9acw[dot]org
Mail: Hrvatski RadioAmaterski Savez
for Croatian CW Contest
Dalmatinska 12
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Find rules at:
http://www.9acw.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:rules-2009&catid=39:english&Itemid=66
Russian 160-Meter Contest: January 18, 2011
E-mail: contest[at]radio[dot]ru
Mail: Radio Magazine
10 Seliverstov per.
107045 Moscow
Russia
Find rules at: http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/90.html
ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint: January 19, 2011
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI Holiday Spirits
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8108/118/
AGB New Year Snowball Contest: January 22, 2011
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 25, 2011
E-mail: raem[at]srr[dot]ru
Mail: Alex Pashkov
P.O.Box 177
Novosibirsk 630032
Russia
Find rules at: http://raem.qrz.ru/contest/raem_2010/rules_eng_2010.php
Stew Perry Topband Challenge: January 31, 2011
E-mail: tbdc[at]contesting[dot]com
Mail: BARC
15125 SE Bartell Rd
Boring, OR 97009
USA
Find rules at: http://jzap.com/k7rat/stew.rules.txt
Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party: January 31, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Mail: Dave Ruch, NF0J
P.O. Box 20696
Bloomington, MN 55420-0696
USA
Find rules at: http://arlhs.com/LCL-2010-guidelines.html
Original QRP Contest: January 31, 2011
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
RAC Winter Contest: January 31, 2011
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:
http://www.rac.ca/en/rac/programmes/contests/files/2010_Canada_Winter_Contest_Rules_English_and_French.pdf
AGCW Happy New Year Contest: January 31, 2011
E-mail: hnyc[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Daniel Schirmer, DL5SE
Am Teich 15
25917 Stadum
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Happy_New_Year_Contest
SARTG New Year RTTY Contest: January 31, 2011
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
International Naval Contest: February 1, 2011
E-mail: df8ld[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: MF-Runde e.V.
Albert Homrighausen, DF8LD
Am Fliederbogen 2
D-24980 Schafflund
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.marinefunker.de/eng/show.php3?pos=15
Kid's Day Contest: February 1, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Mail: (see rules)
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/kids-day
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