THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
March 28 - April 4, 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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QRP Homebrewer Sprint: 0000Z-0400Z, Mar 28
Mode: CW, PSK31
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + power out
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with commercial equipment
3 points per QSO with homebrew xmtr OR rcvr
4 points per QSO with homebrew xmtr AND rcvr
Multipliers: Power: >5W: x1, 1-5W: x7, 250mW-1W: x10, <250mW: x15
States, provinces, countries once per band per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x power mult *
total SPC mults
Submit logs by: April 26, 2011
E-mail logs to: w2lj[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail logs to: Larry Makoski, W2LJ
327 Clinton Place
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
USA
Find rules at: http://www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 1
Mode: (see rules)
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 3, 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
SOC Hank Kohl Memorial CW Bash: 0000Z-2359Z, Apr 2
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: Member: SOC No. + name + RST
non-Member: name + RST
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 16, 2011
E-mail logs to: RPike78088[at]btinternet[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/soc/k8dd_bash.htm
LZ Open 40m Sprint Contest: 0400Z-0800Z, Apr 2
Mode: CW
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: Single Op (High/Low/QRP)
Multi-Op (High/Low/QRP)
Straight Key
Lady Ops
Max power: QRP: 5W
Exchange: 3-Digit Serial No. + 3-Digit Serial No. received from last QSO
Work stations: Once each 30 minutes
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 12, 2011
E-mail logs to: LZ1GL[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.lzopen.com/lzocc40/indexF.htm
ARCI Spring QSO Party: 1200Z, Apr 2 to 2359Z, Apr 3
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: All Band
Single Band
High Bands
Low Bands
Max operating hours: 24
Exchange: RS + (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
Multipliers: States, once per band
VE Provinces, once per band
Countries, once per band
Power Mult: >5W=x1, 1-5W=x7, 250mW-1W=x10,
55-250mW=15x, <55mW=20x
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x (state mults +
province mults + country mults) x power mult
Submit logs by: April 17, 2011
E-mail logs to: va3jff[at]yahoo[dot]ca
Mail logs to: ARCI Spring QSO Party
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8347/118/
SP DX Contest: 1500Z, Apr 2 to 1500Z, Apr 3
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band Mixed (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Three Band Mixed
Single Op All Band Phone (Low/High)
Single Op All Band CW (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band Phone
Single Op Single Band CW
Multi-Op All Band Mixed
SWL Mixed
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: SP: RS(T) + 1-character province
non-SP: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: SP: 3 points per QSO outside of Europe
SP: 1 point per QSO with non-SP Europe
non-SP: 3 points per QSO with SP
Multipliers: SP: Each DXCC country once per band regardless of mode
non-SP: Each SP province once per band regardless of mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 30, 2011
E-mail logs to: spdxc-logs[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Mail logs to: Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow
SPDX Contest Committee
P. O. Box 320
00-950 WARSZAWA
POLAND
Find rules at: http://www.spdxcontest.info/reg/reg_g.html
EA RTTY Contest: 1600Z, Apr 2 to 1600Z, Apr 3
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Op
Exchange: EA: RST + province
non-EA: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO on 20, 15 or 10m with same continent
2 points per QSO on 20, 15 or 10m with different continent
3 points per QSO on 40 or 80m with same continent
6 points per QSO on 40 or 80m with different continent
Multipliers: Each EADX100 entity once per band
Each EA province once per band
Each USA, VE, JA or VK call area once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 23, 2011
E-mail logs to: rttycontest[at]ure[dot]es
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ure.es/contest/430-ea-rtty-contest.html
QCWA Spring QSO Party: 1800Z, Apr 2 to 1800Z, Apr 3
Mode: CW/Digital, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF
Classes: CW/Digital Only
Phone Only
Mixed
Exchange: last 2 digits of year first licensed +
(state/province/country or QCWA chapter)
Work stations: Once per band regardless of mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW/digital QSO
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mult points
Submit logs by: May 3, 2011
E-mail logs to: w2od[at]aol[dot]com
Mail logs to: W2OD, Robert Buus
8 Donner Street
HOLMDEL N.J. 07733-2004
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/qso-party.pdf
Missouri QSO Party: 1800Z, Apr 2 to 0500Z, Apr 3 and 1800Z-2359Z, Apr 3
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Missouri
Missouri Rover
Non-Missouri
DX
Exchange: MO: RS(T) + Serial No. + county
non-MO W/VE: RS(T) + Serial No. + (state/province/territory)
DX: RS(T) + Serial No. + "DX"
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW QSO
Bonus: 100 points for at least one QSO with special
event station
Multipliers: MO: Each MO county, state, province and territory once
MO: Maximum of one DXCC country once
Non-MO: Each MO county once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
Submit logs by: May 3, 2011
E-mail logs to: moqsoparty[at]w0ma[dot]org
Mail logs to: Boeing Employees' Amateur Radio Society W0MA
7488 Cornell Ave.
University City, MO 63130
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0ma.org/mo_qso_party.htm
RSGB RoPoCo SSB: 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 3
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: RST + previous postcode received
QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with UK station
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 19, 2011
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: RSGB G3UFY
77 Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath
Surrey CR7 7AF
England
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2011/rropoco.shtml
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 4
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 April 11, 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
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 5
SARL 80m QSO Party 1700Z-2000Z, Apr 7
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 8
Montana QSO Party 0000Z, Apr 9 to
2400Z, Apr 10
PODXS 070 Club PSK 31 Flavors Contest 1200-1800 local, Apr 9
New Mexico QSO Party 1400Z, Apr 9 to
0200Z, Apr 10
Georgia QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 9 to
0359Z, Apr 10
1400Z-2359Z, Apr 10
SKCC Weekend Sprint 0000Z-2400Z, Apr 10
UBA Spring Contest, SSB 0600Z-1000Z, Apr 10
144 MHz Spring Sprint 1900 local -
2300 local, Apr 11
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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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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
EA PSK31 Contest: March 31, 2011
E-mail: psk31[at]ure[dot]es
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.ure.es/contest/428-ea-psk31-contest-english-version.html
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
AGCW QRP Contest: March 31, 2011
E-mail: qrp-test[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Edmund Ramm, DK3UZ
Anderheitsallee 24, Bramfeld
D-22175 Hamburg
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:QRP-Contest
Bucharest Contest: March 31, 2011
E-mail: fenyo3jw[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: Bucharest Contest
Fenyo Stefan Pit
CP 19-43
033210 Bucuresti 19
Romania
Find rules at:
http://www.bucuresti.110mb.com/Regulament%20Bucuresti%20engleza.pdf
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: March 31, 2011
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2011/r80mcc.shtml
Feld Hell Sprint: April 1, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests
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
10-10 Int. Mobile Contest: April 2, 2011
E-mail: tentencontest[at]roadrunner[dot]com
Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T
131 Valencia Lane
Statesville, NC 28625
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSOPartyRules_082710.pdf
UBA Spring Contest, CW: April 3, 2011
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.uba.be/sites/default/files/uploads/hf_contests/uba_spring_en.pdf
Russian DX Contest: April 3, 2011
E-mail: logs[at]rdxc[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/wwwlog.asp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/rulesg.asp
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: April 4, 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
Open Ukraine RTTY Championship: April 4, 2011
E-mail: krs[at]model[dot]poltava[dot]ua
Mail: 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
SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest: April 4, 2011
E-mail: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL_2011_Contest%20Manual_issue_9.pdf
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB: April 4, 2011
E-mail: DXPhone[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: ARRL Intl DX Contest, Phone
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest: April 10, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Mail: Bruce J. Howes, W1UJR
312 Murphys Corner Road
Woolwich, ME 04579
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/pdf/ContestRulesRollinsMemDX2011.pdf
UBA Spring Contest, 6m: April 10, 2011
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.uba.be/sites/default/files/uploads/hf_contests/uba_spring_en.pdf
ARCI HF Grid Square Sprint: April 12, 2011
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI HF Grid Square Sprint
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8346/118/
Idaho QSO Party: April 12, 2011
E-mail: idqplogs[at]msn[dot]com
Mail: KARS/logs
PO Box 1765
Hayden, ID 83835-1765
USA
Find rules at: http://idahoarrl.info/qsoparty/rules.htm
NSARA Contest: April 13, 2011
E-mail: ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail: Peter J. Surette, VE1PJS
55 Edgewood Drive
Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 1P1
Canada
Find rules at: http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/nsaracst.htm
RSGB Commonwealth Contest: April 13, 2011
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/2011/rberu.shtml
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
Virginia QSO Party: April 15, 2011
E-mail: vqp[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail: VA QSO Party
Call Box 599
Sterling, VA 20167
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2011_VQP/2011_VQP_Rules.html
CLARA HF Contest: April 15, 2011
E-mail: ve9glf[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: G. Linda Friars VP CLARA
VE9GLF
35 Upper Quaco Road
Baxter Corner, NB E2S 2S2
Canada
Find rules at: http://clara.hfradio.net/?page_id=145
Elecraft QSO Party: April 15, 2011
E-mail: EQP2011[at]elecraft[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.elecraft.com/Awards/eqp_2011.htm
UBA Spring Contest, 2m: April 17, 2011
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.uba.be/sites/default/files/uploads/hf_contests/uba_spring_en.pdf
Wisconsin QSO Party: April 20, 2011
E-mail: k9kr[at]tds[dot]net
Mail: Wisconsin QSO Party
West Allis Radio Amateur Club
P. O. Box 1072
Milwaukee, WI 53201
USA
Find rules at: http://www.warac.org/wqp/wiqp_rules.htm
CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB: April 25, 2011
E-mail: ssb[at]cqwpx[dot]com
Mail: SSB WPX Contest
11 Hollis Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
QRP Homebrewer Sprint: April 26, 2011
E-mail: w2lj[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail: Larry Makoski, W2LJ
327 Clinton Place
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
USA
Find rules at: http://www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html
Oklahoma QSO Party: April 30, 2011
E-mail: okqplogs[at]suddenlink[dot]net
Mail: Oklahoma QSO Party
Connie Marshall, K5CM
2991 S. Woodland Rd.
Muskogee, OK 74403
USA
Find rules at: http://okdxa.org/web/html/rules11.htm
BARTG HF RTTY Contest: May 1, 2011
E-mail: logs[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/Contests/HF/BARTG%20HF%20RTTY%20Contest%20rules%202011.pdf
North Dakota QSO Party: May 15, 2011
E-mail: w0nd[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: W0ND
c/o Lynn Nelson
6940 4th St. SW
Minot, ND 58701
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0cq.com/ndqso2011.pdf
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