THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
January 23 - 30, 2012 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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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
SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Jan 25
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + (SKCC No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus Points: 5 points per Centurion member QSO per band
Bonus Points: 10 points per Tribune member QSO per band
Bonus Points: 25 points per QSO with SKCC club call
(K9SKC) per band
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults)
+ bonus points
Submit logs by: 2359Z January 27, 2012
E-mail log summary to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/sks-submit.html
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 25
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 26, 2012
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 25 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jan 25 and
0300Z-0400Z, Jan 26
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: Name + Member No.
non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each call once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0400Z January 28, 2012
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint: 0130Z-0330Z, Jan 27
Mode: CW
Bands: 160m Only
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 30, 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_160.html
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 27
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 28, 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 27
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 29, 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
CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW: 2200Z, Jan 27 to 2200Z, Jan 29
Mode: CW
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted (High)
Multi-Op
Max operating hours: Single Op: 30 hours
Multi-Op: 40 hours
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: W/VE: RST + (state/province)
DX: RST + CQ Zone
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with own country
5 points per QSO with other countries on same continent
10 points per QSO with other continents
5 points per QSO with maritime mobile
Multipliers: Each US state (excluding KH6/KL7)
Each VE area
Each DXCC+WAE country (including KH6/KL7)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 28, 2012
E-mail logs to: 160cw[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail logs to: Paper Logs
P.O. Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at:
http://cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_contests/cq_ww_160_meter_contest/cq_ww_160_meter_contest_rules/2012_cq_ww_160_meter_contest_rules.pdf
REF Contest, CW: 0600Z, Jan 28 to 1800Z, Jan 29
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single (QRP/Low/High)
Club
SWL
Max operating hours: Single Op: 28 hours in no more than 3
increments of at least 1 hour each
Max power: HP: >100 Watts
LP: 100 Watts
QRP: 5 Watts
Exchange: French: RST + Department/Prefix
non-French: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: French: 6 points per QSO with French station same continent
French: 15 points per QSO with French station on
different continent
French: 1 point per QSO with non-French station same continent
French: 2 points per QSO with non-French station on
different continent
non-French: 1 point per QSO with French station same continent
non-French: 3 points per QSO with French station on
different continent
Multipliers: French/Corsica departments once per band
French overseas prefixes once per band
non-French DXCC countries once per band (available
only to French stations)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 28, 2012
E-mail logs to: cdfcw[at]ref-union[dot]org
Mail logs to: F6CTT
Cornee Fromy Joseph
Route de Coesmes
F-35240 Retiers
France
Find rules at:
http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhf_fr.pdf
BARTG RTTY Sprint: 1200Z, Jan 28 to 1200Z, Jan 29
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Expert
Single Op
Multi-Op
SWL
Exchange: Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: DXCC countries once regardless of band
JA, W, VE and VK areas once regardless of band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x continents
Submit logs by: March 1, 2012
E-mail logs to: logs[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/contests/sprint/rules/bartg-sprint-contest-rules-2012.pdf
UBA DX Contest, SSB: 1300Z, Jan 28 to 1300Z, Jan 29
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
Single Op QRP
Multi-Single
SWL
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 10 watts
Exchange: ON: RST + Serial No. + province
non-ON: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with Belgian station
3 points per QSO with other EU stations
1 point per QSO with non-EU stations
Multipliers: Each Belgian province once per band
Each Belgian prefix once per band
Each EU DXCC country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 13, 2012
E-mail logs to: ubassb[at]uba[dot]be
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest-rules
SPAR Winter Field Day: 1700Z, Jan 28 to 1700Z, Jan 29
Mode: Any
Bands: All, except WARC
Classes: Operators(1/2/Multi) Site (Indoor/Outdoor/Home)
Exchange: RS(T) + Category + Temperature(including F or C)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus: 1000 points if commercial power not used
Bonus: 1000 points if outdoors
Bonus: 1000 points if not at home
Multipliers: One for each mode operated per band
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults)
+ bonus points
Submit logs by: February 29, 2012
E-mail logs to: winterfd[at]spar-hams[dot]org
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.spar-hams.org/contests/winterfd/index.php?pg=2
WAB 1.8 MHz Phone: 1900Z-2300Z, Jan 28
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
Low Power
SWL (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
Max power: non-Low: >10 watts
Low: 10 watts
Exchange: British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square
Other: RS + serial no. + country
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 18, 2012
E-mail logs to: aebbooks[at]ntlworld[dot]com
Mail logs to: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
14 York Avenue
Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules
Classic Exchange, CW: 1400Z, Jan 29 to 0800Z, Jan 30
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Name + RST + (state/province/country) + rcvr/xmtr manuf/model
Work stations: Once per band per mode per rcr/xmtr manuf/model
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus: 1000 points for using same receiver as when a Novice
Bonus: 1000 points for using same transmitter as when a Novice
Bonus: 1000 points for using a Collins receiver
Bonus: 1000 points for using a Collins transmitter
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = sum(total mode QSO points x total
mode mults) + Bonus Points
Submit logs by: April 15, 2012
E-mail logs to: WQ8U[at]nc[dot]rr[dot]com
Mail logs to: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan12/jan12ann.html
QRP ARCI Fireside SSB Sprint: 2000Z-2359Z, Jan 29
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: All Band
Single Band
High Bands
Low Bands
Max operating hours: 4 hours
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: >10W=x1, 2-10W=x7, 500mW-2W=x10,
100-500mW=15x, <100mW=20x
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x (state mults
+ province mults + country mults) x power mult) + bonus points
Bonus points: 5000 for battery power portable
with temporary antenna
Submit logs by: February 12, 2012
E-mail logs to: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail logs to: ARCI Fireside Sprint
c/o Jim Rodenkirch, K9JWV
762 Saint James Lane
Saint George, UT 84790
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8391/118/
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 3
YL-ISSB QSO Party, CW 0000Z, Feb 4 to
2359Z, Feb 5
Vermont QSO Party 0000Z, Feb 4 to
2400Z, Feb 5
EPC WW DX Contest 1200Z, Feb 4 to
1200Z, Feb 5
FYBO Winter QRP Sprint 1400Z-2400Z, Feb 4
Minnesota QSO Party 1400Z-2400Z, Feb 4
British Columbia QSO Party 1600Z, Feb 4 to
0400Z, Feb 5
Delaware QSO Party 1700Z, Feb 4 to
2359Z, Feb 5
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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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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
QRP Fox Hunt: January 26, 2012
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
SKCC Sprint: January 27, 2012
E-mail summary: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/sks-submit.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
Feld Hell Sprint: January 28, 2012
E-mail: kj8o[at]wowway[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests
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
LZ Open Contest: January 31, 2012
E-mail: LZ1GL[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.lzopen.com/lz-open-contest/rules/rulesF.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
Locust QSO Party: February 1, 2012
E-mail: lqp55logs[at]k6vva[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.k6vva.com/lqp/LQP55_2012_Rules.pdf
North American QSO Party, SSB: February 4, 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
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
Hungarian DX Contest: February 21, 2012
E-mail: hadx[at]mrasz[dot]axelero[dot]net
Mail: MRASZ
1400 Budapest
P.O. Box 11
Hungary
Find rules at: http://www.ha-dx.com/HADX/html/rules_en.html
ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes: February 22, 2012
E-mail: JanuaryVHF[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: January VHF
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf-sweepstakes
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/
AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest: March 1, 2012
E-mail: mjmurphy45[at]comcast[dot]net
Mail: Mike Murphy
38 North Reading St.
Manchester, NH 03104
USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/pdf/2012cundallrules.pdf
YL-ISSB QSO Party, SSB: March 18, 2012
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
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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