THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
January 16 - 23, 2012 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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Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 16
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: January 22, 2012
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
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 18
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 19, 2012
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest: 2300Z, Jan 18 to 2300Z, Jan 19
and 2300Z, Jan 21 to 2300Z, Jan 22
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Eqpt Year + Input Power (see rules for format)
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: March 1, 2012
E-mail logs to: mjmurphy45[at]comcast[dot]net
Mail logs to: Mike Murphy
38 North Reading St.
Manchester, NH 03104
USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/pdf/2012cundallrules.pdf
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint: 0130Z-0330Z, Jan 19
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
2 points per QSO with member
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Key Type Mult: 2x if straight key, 1.5x if bug, 1x if other
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x
key type mult
Submit logs by: 2359Z January 22, 2012
E-mail logs to: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
Upload log at: http://naqcc.n4lcd.com/sprintlog.html
Mail logs to: John Shannon, K3WWP
478 E. High St.
Kittanning, PA 16201
USA
Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint201201.html
Locust QSO Party: 0200Z-0228Z, Jan 19 (40m) and 0228Z-0255Z, Jan 19 (80m)
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 watts for single element antennas less than 40 feet AGL
80 watts for single element antennas greater than 40 feet AGL
45 watts for two element yagis or phased arrays of any
number of elements
30 watts for single 3 or 4 element yagis
15 watts for stacked 3 or 4 element yagis
Exchange: Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1000 points per QSO
5000 bonus points for at least one QSO with K6VVA
5000 bonus points each for at least one QSO with
Secret Swarmer station (name=Locust)
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points + bonus points
Submit logs by: 0459Z February 1, 2012
E-mail logs to: lqp55logs[at]k6vva[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.k6vva.com/lqp/LQP55_2012_Rules.pdf
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 20
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 21, 2012
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 20
Mode: CW
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: January 22, 2012
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
LZ Open Contest: 0000Z-0400Z, Jan 21
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op
Multi-Op
QRP
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: January 31, 2012
E-mail logs to: LZ1GL[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.lzopen.com/lz-open-contest/rules/rulesF.htm
YL-ISSB QSO Party, SSB: 0000Z, Jan 21 to 2359Z, Jan 22
Mode: SSB
Bands: All
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RS(T) + name + (state/province/country) + YLISSB No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 18, 2012
E-mail logs to: ve1jim[at]ns[dot]sympatico[dot]ca
Mail logs to: Jim Flowers, VE1JIM
13 Rufus Ave
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3N 2L4
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.ylsystem.org/qsoparty/qsodates.htm
Hungarian DX Contest: 1200Z, Jan 21 to 1159Z, Jan 22
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (CW/SSB)(Low/High)
Single Op All Band Mixed (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (Mixed/CW/SSB)(Low/High)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Multi-Multi
SWL
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 10 watts
Exchange: HA: RS(T) + 2-letter county
non-HA: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
1 point per QSO with different country, same continent
3 points per QSO with different continent
6 points per QSO with HA station
Multipliers: Hungarian counties, once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 21, 2012
E-mail logs to: hadx[at]mrasz[dot]axelero[dot]net
Mail logs to: MRASZ
1400 Budapest
P.O. Box 11
Hungary
Find rules at: http://www.ha-dx.com/HADX/html/rules_en.html
Feld Hell Sprint: 1600Z-1800Z, Jan 21
Mode: Feld Hell
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Max power: Standard: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: (see rules)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Bonus Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: January 28, 2012
E-mail logs to: kj8o[at]wowway[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests
North American QSO Party, SSB: 1800Z, Jan 21 to 0600Z, Jan 22
Mode: SSB
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: February 4, 2012
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
ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes: 1900Z, Jan 21 to 0359Z, Jan 23
Mode: Any
Bands: 50 MHz and up
Classes: Single Op (Low/High)
Single Op Portable
Rover
Limited Rover
Unlimited Rover
Multi-Op
Limited Multi-Op
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 200 watts PEP 50/144 MHz
LP: 100 watts PEP 222/432 MHz
LP: 10 watts PEP 902 MHz and above
Exchange: 4-character grid square
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per 50 or 144 MHz QSO
2 points per 222 or 432 MHz QSO
4 points per 902 or 1296 MHz QSO
8 points per 2.3 GHz or higher QSO
Multipliers: Grid squares once per band
Rovers: grid squares operated from once regardless of band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0400Z February 22, 2012
E-mail logs to: JanuaryVHF[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail logs to: January VHF
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf-sweepstakes
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Jan 25
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 25
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 25
1900Z-2000Z, Jan 25
0300Z-0400Z, Jan 26
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint 0130Z-0330Z, Jan 27
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 27
NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 27
CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW 2200Z, Jan 27 to
2200Z, Jan 29
REF Contest, CW 0600Z, Jan 28 to
1800Z, Jan 29
BARTG RTTY Sprint 1200Z, Jan 28 to
1200Z, Jan 29
UBA DX Contest, SSB 1300Z, Jan 28 to
1300Z, Jan 29
SPAR Winter Field Day 1700Z, Jan 28 to
1700Z, Jan 29
WAB 1.8 MHz Phone 1900Z-2300Z, Jan 28
Classic Exchange, CW 1400Z, Jan 29 to
0800Z, Jan 30
QRP ARCI Fireside SSB Sprint 2000Z-2359Z, Jan 29
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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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Stew Perry Topband Challenge: January 17, 2012
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
Croatian CW Contest: January 17, 2012
E-mail: 9acw[at]9acw[dot]org
Mail: (none)
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 17, 2012
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
NA High Speed Meteor Scatter Winter Rally: January 19, 2012
E-mail: kennedyjp[at]cableone[dot]net
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ykc.com/wa5ufh/Contests/2011Rules.htm
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: January 19, 2012
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
PODXS 070 Club PSKFest: January 21, 2012
E-mail: jbudzowski[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail: Jay Budzowski
070 Club PSKFest
109 S. Northview Ave.
New Castle, PA 16102-1633
USA
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/pskfest
AGB New Year Snowball Contest: January 22, 2012
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
QRP ARCI Pet Rock Celebration: January 22, 2012
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI Pet Rock Celebration
c/o Jim Rodenkirch, K9JWV
762 Saint James Lane
Saint George, UT 84790
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8390/118/
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: January 22, 2012
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.fpqrp.com/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.php
DARC 10-Meter Contest: January 23, 2012
E-mail: 10m[at]dxhf[dot]darc[dot]de
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/10m/en/rules/
RAEM Contest: January 24, 2012
E-mail: raem[at]srr[dot]ru
Mail: Alex Pashkov
P.O.Box 177
Novosibirsk 630032
Russia
Find rules at: http://raem.srr.ru/contest/raem_2011/rules_eng_2011.php
North American QSO Party, CW: January 28, 2012
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.php
Mail: Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
4225 Farmdale Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party: January 31, 2012
E-mail: (none)
Mail: Dave Ruch, NF0J
P.O. Box 20696
Bloomington, MN 55420-0696
USA
Find rules at: http://arlhs.com/LCL-2011-guidelines.html
RAC Winter Contest: January 31, 2012
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/2011_Canada_Winter_Contest_Rules_English_and_French.pdf
International Naval Contest: January 31, 2012
E-mail: sandro_i7ale[at]alice[dot]it
Mail: I N O R C
Sandro D'Onofrio, I7ALE
Via Madonna della Libera 20
71030 MACCHIA FG
Italy
Find rules at: http://www.marinefunker.de/eng/show.php3?pos=15
Original QRP Contest: January 31, 2012
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
AGCW Happy New Year Contest: January 31, 2012
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, 2012
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
NRAU-Baltic Contest, CW: January 31, 2012
E-mail: oz5wq[at]edr[dot]dk
Mail: NRAU-Baltic Contest
Peter Vestergard
Vestervej 74
DK-4960 Holeby
Denmark
Find rules at: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/nrau.htm
NRAU-Baltic Contest, SSB: January 31, 2012
E-mail: oz5wq[at]edr[dot]dk
Mail: NRAU-Baltic Contest
Peter Vestergard
Vestervej 74
DK-4960 Holeby
Denmark
Find rules at: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/nrau.htm
Kid's Day Contest: February 7, 2012
E-mail: (none)
Mail: (see rules)
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/kids-day
EUCW 160m Contest: February 7, 2012
E-mail: f6cel[at]wanadoo[dot]fr
Mail: Ghislain BARBASON
5 rue de l'Ecluse
F-02190 PIGNICOURT
France
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.de/eucw/eu160.html
ARRL RTTY Roundup: February 7, 2012
E-mail: RTTYRU[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: RTTY Roundup
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup
WW PMC Contest: February 14, 2012
E-mail: pmc[at]s59dcd[dot]si
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.s59dcd.si/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=114
MI QRP January CW Contest: February 14, 2012
E-mail: n8xx[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Hank Greeb, N8XX
5727 11 Mile Rd. NE
Rockford, MI 49341
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
UK DX Contest, RTTY: February 14, 2012
E-mail: ukdxc[at]scotham[dot]net
Mail: UK DX RTTY Contest Committee
P.O. Box 7469
Glasgow, G42 0YD
Scotland UK
Find rules at: http://www.ukdx.srars.org/ukdxc.pdf
Midwinter Contest: February 15, 2012
E-mail: PA5YL[at]veron[dot]nl
Mail: PA5YL, Contest Manager Midwinter Contest
Keulenheide 1
6373 AP Landgraaf
The Netherlands
Find rules at: http://midwintercontest.veron.nl/contest_mw_eng.htm
Hunting Lions in the Air Contest: February 27, 2012
E-mail: lions[at]vsnl[dot]net
Mail: 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/
QRP ARCI Topband Sprint: December 17, 2012
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI Top Band Sprint
c/o Jim Rodenkirch, K9JWV
762 Saint James Lane
Saint George, UT 84790
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/5267/118/
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