THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
March 19 - 26, 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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BARTG HF RTTY Contest: 0200Z, Mar 17 to 0200Z, Mar 19
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Expert All Band
Single Op All Band
Single Op All Band 6 Hours
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Single
Multi-Multi
SWL
Max operating hours: Single Op: 30 hours with at least 3 hour rest period
Single Op 6 Hours: 6 hours
Multi-Op: 48 hours
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + 4-digit time (UTC)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: DXCC countries once per band
JA, W, VE and VK areas once per band
Continents once regardless of band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total
country/area mults x continents
Submit logs by: May 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/hf/rules/bartg-hf-rtty-contest-rules-2012.pdf
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Mar 19
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: March 25, 2012
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/
Bucharest Contest: 1800Z-2059Z, Mar 19
Mode: CW, SSB, PSK31
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op QRP (CW/SSB/Dig/Mixed)
Single Low Power (LPI) (CW/SSB/Dig/Mixed)
Multi-Op Low Power(LPC) (CW/SSB/Dig/Mixed)
SWL
Max power: LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: YO: RS(T) + QSO No. + Sector/County
non-YO: RS(T) + QSO No. + Country Code
Work stations: Once per mode
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO: YO3-YO3 or YO-YO or YO-Foreign
4 points per QSO: YO3-YO or YO-YO3 or YO3-Foreign
Multipliers: Each YO county
Each YO3 sector
Each country code
Score Calculation: Total score = total score of each segment(total
QSO points x total mults)
Submit logs by: 2359Z March 29, 2012
E-mail logs to: fenyo3jw[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://bucuresti.ynos.ro/cb/index.php/en/
CLARA HF Contest: 1700Z, Mar 20 to 1700Z, Mar 21 and 1700Z, Mar 24 to
1700Z, Mar 25
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2m
Classes: Single Op (Low/High)
Max operating hours: 24
Max power: HP: >200W
LP: 200W
Exchange: Name + QTH + (CLARA member/family member/non-member YL/OM)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with CLARA member
5 points per QSO with CLARA family member
4 points per QSO with non-member YL
1 point per QSO with OM
Bonus Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each VE province/territory once per band per mode
Each DXCC country (must be YL QSO) once per band per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 15, 2012
E-mail logs to: ve9glf[at]nbnet[dot]nb[dot]ca
Mail logs to: Linda Friars, VE9GLF
35 Upper Quaco Road
Baxter Corner, NB E2S 2S2
Canada
Find rules at:
http://www.claranet.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=67
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 21
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: 0230Z March 22, 2012
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint: 0030Z-0230Z, Mar 22
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 March 25, 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/sprint201203.html
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 22
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: 2359Z March 29, 2012
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2012/r80mcc.shtml
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 23
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: 0230Z March 24, 2012
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0130Z-0200Z, Mar 23
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 25, 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
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 23
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 25, 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 WW WPX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Mar 24 to 2359Z, Mar 25
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie)
Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie)
Single Op Assisted All Band (Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie)
Single Op Assisted Single Band (Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie)
Multi-Single
Multi-Two
Multi-Multi
Max operating hours: Single Op: 36 hours with offtimes of at least
60 minutes
Multi-Op: 48 hours
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 6 points per 160/80/40m QSO with different continent<pts>
<pts>3 points per 20/15/10m QSO with different continent
2 points per 160/80/40m QSO with same continent
different country
1 point per 20/15/10m QSO with same continent different country
4 points per 160/80/40m QSO between stations in NA
2 points per 20/15/10m QSO between stations in NA
1 point per QSO with same country (except in NA)
Multipliers: Prefixes once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 18, 2012
E-mail logs to: ssb[at]cqwpx[dot]com
Mail logs to: SSB WPX Contest
11 Hollis Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
UBA Spring Contest, 2m: 0600Z-1000Z, Mar 25
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 2m Only
Classes: Single
SWL
Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: ON: RS(T) + Serial No. + UBA Section
non-ON: RS(T) + Serial No.
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with Belgian station
Multipliers: Each UBA Section
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 8, 2012
E-mail logs to: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest
NSARA Contest, CW: 1100Z-1500Z, Mar 25 and 1700Z-2100Z, Mar 25
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Transmitter
Exchange: Nova Scotia: RS(T) + county
non-NS: RS(T)
Work stations: Once per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Nova Scotia counties once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 25, 2012
E-mail logs to: ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail logs to: Peter J. Surette, VE1PJS
55 Edgewood Drive
Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 1P1
Canada
Find rules at: http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/nsaracst.htm
QRP Homebrewer Sprint: 0000Z-0400Z, Mar 26
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 24, 2012
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
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Mar 28
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 28
1900Z-2000Z, Mar 28
0300Z-0400Z, Mar 29
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 30
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0130Z-0200Z, Mar 30
Missouri QSO Party 1800Z, Mar 31 to
0500Z, Apr 1
1800Z-2359Z, Apr 1
UBA Spring Contest, SSB 0600Z-1000Z, Apr 1
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 2
ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 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 80m Club Championship, CW: March 21, 2012
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2012/r80mcc.shtml
QRP Fox Hunt: March 22, 2012
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
Feld Hell Sprint: March 24, 2012
E-mail: kj8o[at]wowway[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprint-rules
QRP ARCI HF Grid Square Sprint: March 24, 2012
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI HF Grid Square Sprint
c/o Jim Rodenkirch, K9JWV
762 Saint James Lane
Saint George, UT 84790
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8392/118/
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: March 25, 2012
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/
UBA Spring Contest, CW: March 25, 2012
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint: March 25, 2012
E-mail: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
Upload log at: http://naqcc.n4lcd.com/sprintlog.html
Mail: John Shannon, K3WWP
478 E. High St.
Kittanning, PA 16201
USA
Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint201203.html
REF Contest, SSB: March 27, 2012
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_cdfhf_fr.pdf
CQC Winter QSO Sprint: March 28, 2012
E-mail: ki0rb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cqc.org/contests/winter12.htm
Bucharest Contest: March 29, 2012
E-mail: fenyo3jw[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://bucuresti.ynos.ro/cb/index.php/en/
OMISS QSO Party: March 30, 2012
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoElectronic.php
Mail: OMISS QSO PARTY
Keon Hayes, KE3HAY
c/o Baltimore Amateur Radio Club
12360 Owings Mills Blvd.
Reistertown, MD 21136
USA
Find rules at: http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoparty.php
CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB: March 31, 2012
E-mail: 160ssb[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail: 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
New Hampshire QSO Party: March 31, 2012
E-mail: n1ix[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Dave LeDuc
26 Tanglewood Dr.
Newton, NH 03858
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w1wqm.org/nhqso/NEW_HAMPSHIRE_QSO_PARTY_RULES.pdf
Mississippi QSO Party: March 31, 2012
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/2012_-_MSQP_Rules.pdf
British Columbia QSO Party: March 31, 2012
E-mail: bcqp[at]va7st[dot]ca
Mail: Orca DX and Contest Club
105A-8988 Fraserton Court
Burnaby, BC V5J 5H8
Canada
Find rules at: http://orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html
EA PSK63 Contest: March 31, 2012
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 QRP Contest: March 31, 2012
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_and_CW-activities:QRP-Contest
AGCW YL-CW Party: March 31, 2012
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_and_CW-activities:YL-CW-Party
10-10 Int. Mobile Contest: March 31, 2012
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/QSO%20Party%20Rules.pdf
North Carolina QSO Party: April 1, 2012
E-mail: ncqp[at]w4nc[dot]com
Mail: NC QSO PARTY
c/o Henry Heidtmann W2DZO
8812 Merry Hill Court
Lewisville, NC 27023
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w4nc.com/qso_party_2012.htm
Russian DX Contest: April 1, 2012
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
UBA Spring Contest, 6m: April 1, 2012
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: April 2, 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_and_CW-activities:VHF-UHF_Contest
SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest: April 2, 2012
E-mail: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL_2012_Contest_Manual_issue_10.pdf
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB: April 3, 2012
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
Open Ukraine RTTY Championship: April 5, 2012
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/2012/rtty2012e.txt
AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest: April 8, 2012
E-mail: (none)
Mail: Bruce J. Howes, W1UJR
312 Murphys Corner Road
Woolwich, ME 04579
USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/hamevents2010.htm
Idaho QSO Party: April 10, 2012
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
RSGB Commonwealth Contest: April 11, 2012
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/2012/rberu.shtml
NSARA Contest, SSB: April 11, 2012
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
Wisconsin QSO Party: April 12, 2012
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
Classic Exchange, CW: April 15, 2012
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/jan12/jan12ann.html
Classic Exchange, Phone: April 15, 2012
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/jan12/jan12ann.html
Virginia QSO Party: April 15, 2012
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/2012_VQP/2012_VQP_Rules.html
CQIR - Ireland Calling: April 15, 2012
E-mail: cqirlogs[at]irts[dot]ie
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.irts.ie/cgi/showrules.cgi?cqir/
Oklahoma QSO Party: April 20, 2012
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://k5cm.com/okqp2012rules.pdf
BARTG HF RTTY Contest: May 1, 2012
E-mail: logs[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/contests/hf/rules/bartg-hf-rtty-contest-rules-2012.pdf
North Dakota QSO Party: May 15, 2012
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.k0ln.com/ndqso12.pdf
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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