THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
February 28 - March 7, 2011 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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North Carolina QSO Party: 1700Z, Feb 27 to 0300Z, Feb 28
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Mixed (NC/non-NC)
Single Op SSB (NC/non-NC)
NC Mobile
NC Club Mixed
NC Club SSB
Single Op QRP (NC/non-NC)
Exchange: NC: County
non-NC: (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 2 points per phone QSO
3 points per CW QSO
3 points per NC mobile QSO (regardless of mode)
Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with
Cherokee or Dare counties; 150 points for both
Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with W4NC
or NI4BK; 150 points for both
Bonus Points for NC Mobiles: 100 points for each
county activated
Multipliers: NC stations: Each NC county, state, province, and one
DXCC country once
Non-NC stations: Each NC county once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults)
+ bonus points
Submit logs by: April 1, 2011
E-mail logs to: ncqp[at]w4nc[dot]org
Mail logs to: NC QSO PARTY
c/o Henry Heidtmann W2DZO
8812 Merry Hill Court
Lewisville, NC 27023
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w4nc.com/2011ncqsoparty.html
CQC Winter QSO Sprint: 0100Z-0259Z, Feb 28
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: RST + (state/province/country) + name + CQC member no.
non-Member: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 4 points per QSO with non-member
6 points per QSO with member
Bonus: 1000 points for one or more QSOs with W0CQC or N0CQC
Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults)
+ bonus points
Submit logs by: March 30, 2011
E-mail logs to: ki0rb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cqc.org/contests/winter11.htm
AGCW YL-CW Party: 1900Z-2100Z, Mar 1
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: YL
OM
SWL
Exchange: YL: RST + Serial No. + "/YL/" + name
OM: RST + Serial No. + "/" + name
QSO Points: 1 point per YL-OM QSO
2 points per YL-YL QSO
0 points per OM-OM QSO
Extra Points: 1 point per country worked
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points + extra points
Submit logs by: March 31, 2011
E-mail logs to: dl6kcr[at]web[dot]de
Mail logs to: Dr. Roswitha Otto, DL6KCR
St. Nikolaus Str. 26
D-52396 Heimbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:YL-CW-Party
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 2
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 March 3, 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, Mar 4
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 March 5, 2011
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC Sprint: 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 4
Mode: (see rules)
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 6, 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
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Mar 5 to 2400Z, Mar 6
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band
Single Op Assisted (Low/High)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Multi-Two
Multi-Multi
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: W/VE: RS + (state/province)
non-W/VE: RS + power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO
Multipliers: W/VE: Each DXCC country once per band
Non-W/VE: Each state, District of Columbia, VE
province/territory once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z April 4, 2011
E-mail logs to: DXPhone[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail logs to: ARRL Intl DX Contest, Phone
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint: 0600Z-0629Z, Mar 5 and 0630Z-0659Z, Mar 5 and
0700Z-0729Z, Mar 5 and 0730Z-0800Z, Mar 5
Mode: CW
Bands: 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + suffix of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO)
Work stations: Once per band per period
QSO Points: 1 point per km
Multipliers: 1 point per new station worked on each band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total multiplier points
Submit logs by: March 12, 2011
E-mail logs to: ru-qrp-club[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://qrp.ru/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1
Open Ukraine RTTY Championship: 2000Z-2159Z, Mar 5 (Low Band) and
2200Z-2359Z, Mar 5 (Low Band) and 0800Z-1159Z, Mar 6 (High Band)
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Multi-Band
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Op Multi-Band
Exchange: 2-letter regional abbrev. (state/province/canton, etc.)
+ Serial No.(restart serial no. for high band)
Work stations: Once per band per period
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO
10 points per new region once per band per period
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total points
Submit logs by: April 4, 2011
E-mail logs to: krs[at]model[dot]poltava[dot]ua
Mail logs to: George Ignatov (UT1HT)
P.O. Box 87
Kremenchug-21 39621
UKRAINE
Find rules at:
http://uarl.com.ua/openrtty/2011_open_ukr_chempionat_english.htm
DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest: 1100Z-1700Z, Mar 6
Mode: RTTY, Amtor, Clover, PSK31, Pactor
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: Single Op
SWL
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each WAE/DCXX area
Each W/VE call area
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 21, 2011
E-mail logs to: do1npf[at]darc[dot]de
Mail logs to: Peter Frank, DO1NPF
Postfach 11 19
90515 Altdorf
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/bild-und-schrift-wettbewerbe/corona-maerz/teilnahmebedingungen/
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 7
Mode: RTTY, PSK
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 March 14, 2011
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2011/r80mcc.shtml
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Mar 8
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 9
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1100Z-1200Z, Mar 9
1900Z-2000Z, Mar 9
0300Z-0400Z, Mar 10
AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest 2300Z, Mar 9 to
2300Z, Mar 10
2300Z, Mar 12
to 2300Z, Mar 13
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 11
ARCI HF Grid Square Sprint 1500Z-1800Z, Mar 12
EA PSK31 Contest 1600Z, Mar 13 to
1600Z, Mar 14
Idaho QSO Party 1900Z, Mar 12 to
1900Z, Mar 13
North American Sprint, RTTY 0000Z-0400Z, Mar 13
SKCC Weekend Sprint 0000Z-2400Z, Mar 13
UBA Spring Contest, CW 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 13
Wisconsin QSO Party 1800Z, Mar 13 to
0100Z, Mar 14
NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint 1800Z-2000Z, Mar 14
CLARA HF Contest 1700Z, Mar 15 to
1700Z, Mar 16
1700Z, Mar 19
to 1700Z, Mar 20
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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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QRP Fox Hunt: March 3, 2011
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: March 3, 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
PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint: March 4, 2011
E-mail: w4krn[at]his[dot]com
Mail: Karen Russo, W4KRN
7720 Willow Pond Lane
Nokesville, VA 20181
USA
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/valentine-sprint
QRP Fox Hunt: March 5, 2011
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
EPC WW DX Contest: March 6, 2011
E-mail: epcwwdx[at]srars[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.epcwwdx.srars.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44:epc-ww-dx-contest-rules-2010&catid=34:contest-rules&Itemid=59
Mexico RTTY International Contest: March 6, 2011
E-mail: xe3rr[at]prodigy[dot]net[dot]mx
Mail: Daniel Baraggia, XE3RR
Concursos FMRE
Calle Meteoro 5 Mza. 4 Lote 5 S.M. 47
Residencial La Herradura
Cancun, Q.Roo 77505
Mexico
Find rules at:
http://www.fmre.org.mx/concursos/2011/rtty/rules-rtty-2011-eng.pdf
Russian PSK WW Contest: March 6, 2011
E-mail: contest[at]epc-ru[dot]ru
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.epc-ru.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=562&Itemid=192
Vermont QSO Party: March 6, 2011
E-mail: vtqsologs[at]westriverradio[dot]org
Mail: Vermont QSO Party
c/o Darrel Daley, K1KU
PO Box 445
Putney, VT 05346-0445
USA
Find rules at: http://vtqsoparty.westriverradio.org/VTQSORules.htm
NCCC Sprint: March 6, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
FYBO Winter QRP Sprint: March 7, 2011
E-mail: FYBO2011[at]azscorpions[dot]org
Mail: John Stevens,
Attn: FYBO
21547 N. 91st Drive
Peoria AZ 85382
USA
Find rules at: http://www.azscqrpions.com/fybo2009rules.html
Black Sea Cup International: March 8, 2011
E-mail: bscup[at]ur5eaw[dot]com
Mail: BSCI
Box 4
KERCH 98319
UKRAINE
Find rules at: http://bscc.ucoz.ru/index/0-21
Delaware QSO Party: March 8, 2011
E-mail: qsoparty[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Contest Chairman, FSARC
PO Box 1050
Newark, DE 19715
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fsarc.org/DEQSO.html
North American QSO Party, RTTY: March 12, 2011
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.php
Mail: Mark Aaker, K6UFO
300 Berry St., Unit 1009
San Francisco, CA 94158-1668
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
UBA DX Contest, CW: March 13, 2011
E-mail: ubacw[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: UBA HF Manager
Carine Ramon, ON7LX
Bruggesteenweg 77
B-8755 Ruiselede
Belgium
Find rules at:
http://www.uba.be/sites/default/files/uploads/hf_contests/ubatest_dx.pdf
KCJ Topband Contest: March 13, 2011
E-mail: kcj-log[at]kcj-cw[dot]com
Mail: H. Shiraki
Goudo
Gifu 501-0105
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/11_toptest_rules_e.pdf
FISTS Winter Sprint: March 14, 2011
E-mail: wa1lad[at]cox[dot]net
Mail: Gil Woodside, WA1LAD
30 Hilltop Ave.
West Warwick, RI 02893-2825
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
YLRL YL-OM Contest: March 14, 2011
E-mail: n0wbv[at]earthlink[dot]net
Mail: Cheryl Muhr
PO Box 342
Littleton, CO 80160
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ylrl.org/ylcontests.html
AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening: March 15, 2011
E-mail: semiautomatic[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Manager:
Ulf-Dietmar Ernst, DK9KR
Elbstrasse 60
D-28199 Bremen
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Semi_Automatic_Key_evening
Dutch PACC Contest: March 15, 2011
E-mail: pacc[at]dutchpacc[dot]com
Upload log at: http://pacc.veron.nl/logsubmission.html
Mail: PACC Contest Manager
c/o VERON Central Bureau
PO Box 1166
6801 BD Arnhem
The Netherlands
Find rules at: http://pacc.veron.nl/
Louisiana QSO Party: March 15, 2011
E-mail: laqso[at]bellsouth[dot]net
Mail: LAQSO Party
508 Hache St.
Houma, LA 70364
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/kd5wdy/LAQSO_/LAQSO_Rules/laqso_rules.html
Minnesota QSO Party: March 15, 2011
E-mail: MNQP[at]ISD[dot]NET
Mail: MNQP
4745-170th Lane NE
Ham Lake, MN 55304-5233
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0aa.org/mnqp_rules.htm
YL-ISSB QSO Party, SSB: March 18, 2011
E-mail: ve1jim[at]ns[dot]sympatico[dot]ca
Mail: Jim Flowers, VE1JIM
13 Rufus Ave
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3N 2L4
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.ylsystem.org/qsoparty/qsodates.htm
YL-ISSB QSO Party, CW: March 18, 2011
E-mail: ve1jim[at]ns[dot]sympatico[dot]ca
Mail: Jim Flowers, VE1JIM
13 Rufus Ave
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3N 2L4
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.ylsystem.org/qsoparty/qsodates.htm
AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party: March 20, 2011
E-mail: lbisha[at]rochester[dot]rr[dot]com
Mail: Lynn Bisha, W2BSN
83 Parkwood Lane
Penfield, NY 14526-1307
USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/pdf/2011am_rules.pdf
ARRL School Club Roundup: March 21, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Mail: School Club Roundup
c/o LIMARC
PO Box 392
Levittown, NY 11756
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW: March 21, 2011
E-mail: DXCW[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: ARRL Intl DX Contest, CW
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
REF Contest, SSB: March 29, 2011
E-mail: cdfssb[at]ref-union[dot]org
Mail: F6IRF
Destrem Patrick
Route de Peignat
F-74150 Marcellaz Albanais
France
Find rules at:
http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhfdx.pdf
CQC Winter QSO Sprint: March 30, 2011
E-mail: ki0rb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cqc.org/contests/winter11.htm
OMISS QSO Party: March 30, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoElectronic.php
Mail: OMISS QSO Party
c/o James Main, N8FV
4427 S. Dangl
Muskegon, MI 49444
USA
Find rules at: http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoparty.php
CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB: March 31, 2011
E-mail: 160ssb[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail: CQ 160-Meter Contest
25 Newbridge Road
Hicksville, NY 11801
USA
Find rules at:
http://cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_contests/cq_ww_160_meter_contest/cq_ww_160_meter_contest_rules/2011_cq_ww_160_meter_contest_rules.pdf
New Hampshire QSO Party: March 31, 2011
E-mail: n1ix[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Dave LeDuc
26 Tanglewood Dr.
Newton, NH 03858
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.w1wqm.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/NH_rules1.pdf
British Columbia QSO Party: March 31, 2011
E-mail: bcqsoparty[at]deltaamateurradio[dot]com
Mail: Delta Amateur Radio Society
1108 56th Street
Delta, BC V4L 2A3
Canada
Find rules at:
http://www.deltaamateurradio.com/bcqsoparty/Delta_Amateur_Radio/Rules.html
Mississippi QSO Party: March 31, 2011
E-mail: w5xx[at]vicksburg[dot]com
Mail: Vicksburg ARC
64 Lake Circle Drive
Vicksburg, MS 39180
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrlmiss.org/2011MsQSOPartyRules.pdf
AGCW YL-CW Party: March 31, 2011
E-mail: dl6kcr[at]web[dot]de
Mail: Dr. Roswitha Otto, DL6KCR
St. Nikolaus Str. 26
D-52396 Heimbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:YL-CW-Party
North Carolina QSO Party: April 1, 2011
E-mail: ncqp[at]w4nc[dot]org
Mail: NC QSO PARTY
c/o Henry Heidtmann W2DZO
8812 Merry Hill Court
Lewisville, NC 27023
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w4nc.com/2011ncqsoparty.html
Classic Exchange, CW: April 15, 2011
E-mail: WQ8U[at]nc[dot]rr[dot]com
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan11/jan11ann.html
Classic Exchange, Phone: April 15, 2011
E-mail: WQ8U[at]nc[dot]rr[dot]com
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan11/jan11ann.html
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