THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
April 18 - 25, 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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ARLHS Annual Spring Lites QSO Party: 0001Z, Apr 16 to 2359Z, Apr 24
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: April 30, 2011
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/SL-2011-guidelines.html
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 18
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Band
All Band
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
3 points per QSO with member on same continent
5 points per QSO with member on different continent
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Multiply mults by 2 if >50 members worked
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 24, 2011
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.fpqrp.com/autolog.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.php
222 MHz Spring Sprint: 1900 local - 2300 local, Apr 19
Mode: (not specified)
Bands: 222 Mhz
Classes: Single Op
Rover
Rookie
Exchange: 4-character grid square (6-character grid square optional)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each 4-character grid square
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 4, 2011
E-mail logs to: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: 2011 Spring Sprints
c/o Chuck Towner, W9KQJ
PO BOX 73
PALATINE, IL 60078-0073
USA
Find rules at:
http://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2011-announcement
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 21
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 April 28, 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
NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 22
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: April 24, 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
10-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital: 0001Z, Apr 23 to 2359Z, Apr 24
Mode: Digital
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: Individual
Club
QRP
Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Name + (state/province/country) + 10-10 number
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with a non-member
2 points per QSO with a 10-10 member
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: May 9, 2011
E-mail logs to: tentencontest[at]roadrunner[dot]com
Mail logs to: Dan Morris, KZ3T
131 Valencia Lane
Statesville, NC 28625
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSOPartyRules_082710.pdf
SP DX RTTY Contest: 1200Z, Apr 23 to 1200Z, Apr 24
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band
Multi-Op
SWL
Exchange: SP: RST + 1-letter province
Non-SP: RST + QSO No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with same country
5 points per QSO with different country same continent
10 points per QSO with different continent
Multipliers: Each SP province once per band
Each DXCC country once per band
Each continent once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total
DXCC/province mults x continent mults
Submit logs by: May 24, 2011
E-mail logs to: sprtty[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.pkrvg.org/zbior.html
Helvetia Contest: 1300Z, Apr 23 to 1259Z, Apr 24
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed/Digital)
Single Op QRP Mixed
Multi-Op (CW/SSB/Mixed/Digital)
SWL
Max operating hours: 18 with a maximum of two rest periods of any length
Exchange: HB: RS(T) + Serial No. + 2-letter canton
non-HB: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: HB Stations: 1 point per QSO with Europe
HB Stations: 3 points per QSO with non-Europe
non-HB Stations: 3 points per QSO with HB
Multipliers: HB Stations: Each canton once per band
HB Stations: Each DXCC country once per band
non-HB Stations: Each canton once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 9, 2011
E-mail logs to: contest[at]uska[dot]ch
Mail logs to: Dominik Bugmann, HB9CZF
Im Geeren 27a
8112 Otelfingen
Switzerland
Find rules at:
http://www.uska.ch/fileadmin/download/Contest/KW/1-static/KW-Contest_english_2010.pdf
South Dakota QSO Party: 1700Z, Apr 23 to 1700Z, Apr 24
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: Fixed (High/Low/QRP)
Rover (High/Low/QRP)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP; 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: SD: RS(T) + county
non-SD: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
QSO Points: 2 points per phone QSO
4 points per CW QSO
4 points per digital QSO
Multipliers: SD: Each state, province, or county once only
non-SD: Each SD county once only
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 1, 2011
E-mail logs to: SDQP[at]kd0s[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.w0zwy.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=1&Itemid=30
Low Power Spring Sprint: 1400Z-2000Z, Apr 25
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Single Band
Single Op Two/Three Band
Single Op All Band
Max power: A: 1 watt
C: 5 watts
Q: 25 watts
X: 50 watts
Y: 100 watts
Exchange: RST + 4-character grid square + power category (A/C/Q/X/Y)
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with same continent
9 points per QSO with different continent
18 points per QSO with OM station
Multipliers: Each grid square once per band
Each prefix once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 25, 2011
E-mail logs to: om3kfv[at]zoznam[dot]sk
Mail logs to: Radioklub OM3KFV
P.O.Box 3
038 61 Vrutky
Slovakia
Find rules at:
http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/lowpowerspringsprint2010.pdf
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Apr 27
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 27
1900Z-2000Z, Apr 27
0300Z-0400Z, Apr 28
432 MHz Spring Sprint 1900 local -
2300 local, Apr 27
NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 29
SBMS 2 GHz and Up WW Club Contest 0600 local, Apr
30 to 2000 local, May 1
Nebraska QSO Party 1100Z, Apr 30 to
1700Z, May 1
QRP to the Field 1500Z, Apr 30 to
0300Z, May 1
Florida QSO Party 1600Z, Apr 30 to
0159Z, May 1
1200Z-2159Z, May 1
BARTG Sprint 75 1700Z-2100Z, Apr 30
AGCW QRP/QRP Party 1300Z-1900Z, May 1
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 1900Z-2030Z, May 2
ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, May 3
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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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RSGB RoPoCo SSB: April 19, 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/rropoco.shtml
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
ARRL Rookie Roundup, SSB: April 20, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup-score-submission
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: April 20, 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
SARL 80m QSO Party: April 22, 2011
E-mail: zs5lp[at]vodamail[dot]co[dot]za
Mail: Durban ARC
17 Brownlee Place, Bluff
Durban 4052
South Africa
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL_2011_Contest%20Manual_issue_9.pdf
EA RTTY Contest: April 23, 2011
E-mail: rttycontest[at]ure[dot]es
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ure.es/contest/430-ea-rtty-contest.html
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: April 24, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.fpqrp.com/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.php
EU Spring Sprint, CW: April 24, 2011
E-mail: eusprint[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail: Dave Lawley, G4BUO
Carramore, Coldharbour Road
Penshurst, Kent TN11 8EX
England
Find rules at: http://www.eu-sprint.com/index.php?page=140&lang=g
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
Hungarian Straight Key Contest: April 25, 2011
E-mail: hskc[at]ha8kux[dot]com
Mail: Provics Ferenc
P.O. Box 620
Szeged-1 H-6701
Hungary
Find rules at:
http://hskc.ha8kux.com/data/2011/Hungarian%20Straight%20Key%20Contest%202011.pdf
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
144 MHz Spring Sprint: April 26, 2011
E-mail: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: 2011 Spring Sprints
c/o Chuck Towner, W9KQJ
PO BOX 73
PALATINE, IL 60078-0073
USA
Find rules at:
http://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2011-announcement
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
SP DX Contest: April 30, 2011
E-mail: spdxc-logs[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Mail: 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
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
New Mexico QSO Party: May 1, 2011
E-mail: NMqsoparty[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: New Mexico QSO Party
c/o Bruce Draper, AA5B
8415 Guadalupe Trail NW
Los Ranchos, NM 87114
USA
Find rules at:
http://pages.swcp.com/~n5zgt/nmqsoparty/documents/NMQP_forms.pdf
Feld Hell Sprint: May 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
UBA Spring Contest, SSB: May 1, 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
EU Spring Sprint, SSB: May 1, 2011
E-mail: eusprint[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail: Hrvoje Horvat, 9A6XX
25 Rujan 4
HR-52000 Pazin
Croatia
Find rules at: http://www.eu-sprint.com/index.php?page=140&lang=g
QCWA Spring QSO Party: May 3, 2011
E-mail: w2od[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: 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: May 3, 2011
E-mail: moqsoparty[at]w0ma[dot]org
Mail: 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
222 MHz Spring Sprint: May 4, 2011
E-mail: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: 2011 Spring Sprints
c/o Chuck Towner, W9KQJ
PO BOX 73
PALATINE, IL 60078-0073
USA
Find rules at:
http://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2011-announcement
PODXS 070 Club PSK 31 Flavors Contest: May 9, 2011
E-mail: pskflavors[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/31-flavors
Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest: May 10, 2011
E-mail: gc11[at]bk[dot]ru
Mail: GC Contest Committee
Korneev G.
P.O.Box 705
Tula, 300053
Russia
Find rules at: http://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32
JIDX CW Contest: May 11, 2011
E-mail: cw[at]jidx[dot]org
Mail: JIDX CW Contest
c/o Five-Nine Magazine
P.O. Box 59, Kamata
Tokyo 144-8691
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html
TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest: May 14, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_score.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_rules.html
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
Georgia QSO Party: May 15, 2011
E-mail: gqplogs[at]iham[dot]us
Mail: John Laney, K4BAI
PO Box 421
Columbus, GA 31902-0421
USA
Find rules at: http://gqp.contesting.com/Rules.htm
Michigan QSO Party: May 16, 2011
E-mail: logs[at]miqp[dot]org
Mail: Mad River Radio Club
c/o Dave Pruett
2727 Harris Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
USA
Find rules at: http://www.miqp.org/Rules.htm
EA-QRP CW Contest: May 17, 2011
E-mail: eaqrp_test[at]yahoo[dot]es
Mail: Vocalia de concursos (Concurso CW)
PO Box 17
E-16080, Cuenca
Spain
Find rules at: http://www.eaqrp.com/concurso/test_eaqrp_cw-en.htm
YU DX Contest: May 17, 2011
E-mail: yudx[at]yu1srs[dot]org[dot]rs
Mail: Savez Radio-amatera Srbije
YU DX Contest
P.O. Box 48
11001 BEOGRAD
Serbia
Find rules at: http://www.yu1srs.org.rs/dl/yudx/Files/yudxrules_2011_eng.pdf
Ontario QSO Party: May 18, 2011
Upload log at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/submitlog.htm
Mail: Contest Club Ontario
P.O. Box 93149
Burlington, Ontario L7M 4A3
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm
ES Open HF Championship: May 20, 2011
E-mail: esopen[at]erau[dot]ee
Mail: Toomas Soomets, ES5RY
P O Box 177
Tartu 50002
Estonia
Find rules at: http://www.erau.ee/index.php?Itemid=94
International Vintage Contest HF: May 30, 2011
E-mail: iv3ehh[at]iv3ehh[dot]it
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.beepworld.it/members/contestvintage/rules.htm
CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest: May 31, 2011
E-mail: cwjf[at]cqmmdx[dot]com
Mail: CWJF Group
P.O. Box 410
Juiz de Fora - MG 36001-970
Brazil
Find rules at: http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf/Regulamento_Ing.pdf
Holyland DX Contest: May 31, 2011
E-mail: 4Z4KX[at]iarc[dot]org
Mail: Contest Manager 4Z4KX
Israel Amateur Radio Club
Box 17600
Tel Aviv 61176
Israel
Find rules at:
http://www.iarc.org/site/downloads/holyland/Holyland%20Contest%202011%20Rules.pdf
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