THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
February 11 - 18, 2013 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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Classic Exchange, Phone: 1400Z, Feb 10 to 0800Z, Feb 11
Mode: AM, SSB, FM
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Name + RS + (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, 2013
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/jan13ann.html
ARRL School Club Roundup: 1300Z, Feb 11 to 2359Z, Feb 15
Mode: CW/RTTY/Digital, Phone
Bands: All, except 60, 30, 17, 12m
Classes: Single Op (I)
Club/Multi-Op (C)
School Club/Group (S)
Max operating hours: 24 hours total
6 hours out of any 24-hour period with off
times of at least 30 minutes
Exchange: RS(T) + Class (I/C/S) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW/RTTY/digital QSO
Multipliers: States + VE provinces + DXCC countries + (2x class C
QSOs) + (5x class S QSOs) + (5x QSOs with KA2NRR)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 18, 2013
E-mail logs to: SCR[at]limarc[dot]org
Mail logs to: School Club Roundup
c/o LIMARC
PO Box 392
Levittown, NY 11756
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint: 0130Z-0330Z, Feb 13
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 February 17, 2013
Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprintlog.html
Mail logs to: John Shannon, K3WWP
478 E. High St.
Kittanning, PA 16201
USA
Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint201302.html
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 13
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 February 14, 2013
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, Feb 13 and 1900Z-2000Z, Feb 13 and
0300Z-0400Z, Feb 14
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 February 16, 2013
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html
PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint: 2000 local, Feb 14 to 0200 local, Feb 15
Mode: PSK31
Bands: 160, 80, 40m
Classes: OM (QRP/LP)
YL (QRP/LP)
Max power: LP: 50 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Name + (OM/YL) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with OM
2 points per QSO with YL
Multipliers: Each state, province and DXCC country once only
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 28, 2013
E-mail logs to: w4krn[at]his[dot]com
Mail logs to: Karen Russo, W4KRN
7720 Willow Pond Lane
Nokesville, VA 20181
USA
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/valentine-sprint
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 15
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 February 16, 2013
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, Feb 15
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: February 17, 2013
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
Russian PSK WW Contest: 2100Z, Feb 15 to 2100Z, Feb 16
Mode: BPSK31, BPSK63, BPSK125
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Op All Band
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: RU: RST + 2-letter oblast
non-RU: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country on 20,15,10m
3 points per QSO with different country same continent
on 20,15,10m
5 points per QSO with different continent on 20,15,10m
2 point per QSO with same country on 160,80,40m
6 points per QSO with different country same continent
on 160,80,40m
10 points per QSO with different continent on 160,80,40m
Multipliers: Each country once per band
Each oblast once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z February 21, 2013
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/contests/submit_log_eng.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.epc-ru.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=562&Itemid=192
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW: 0000Z, Feb 16 to 2400Z, Feb 17
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band
Single Op Unlimited (Low/High)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Multi-Two
Multi-Multi
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: W/VE: RST + (state/province)
non-W/VE: RST + power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO
Multipliers: W/VE: Each DXCC country once per band
Non-W/VE: Each state, District of Columbia, VE
province/territory once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z March 19, 2013
E-mail logs to: DXCW[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail logs to: ARRL Intl DX Contest, CW
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
Feld Hell Sprint: 2000Z-2200Z, Feb 16
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: February 23, 2013
E-mail logs to: kj8o[at]wowway[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprint-rules
NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint: 1800Z-2000Z, Feb 18
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op Simple Wire Antenna
Single Op Gain Antenna
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + 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 country in Europe
First country in each continent worked other than Europe
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: 2000Z February 21, 2013
Upload log at: http://naqcc-eu.org/eu-sprints/submit-your-log
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://naqcc-eu.org/sprints/rules/current.pdf
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 20
AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening 1900Z-2030Z, Feb 20
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 22
NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 22
CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB 2200Z, Feb 22 to
2159Z, Feb 24
REF Contest, SSB 0600Z, Feb 23 to
1800Z, Feb 24
SARL Youth Day Sprint 0800Z-1000Z, Feb 23
UBA DX Contest, CW 1300Z, Feb 23 to
1300Z, Feb 24
Mississippi QSO Party 1500Z, Feb 23 to
0300Z, Feb 24
North American QSO Party, RTTY 1800Z, Feb 23 to
0559Z, Feb 24
High Speed Club CW Contest 0900Z-1100Z, Feb 24
1500Z-1700Z, Feb 24
SARL Digital Contest 1300Z-1600Z, Feb 24
North Carolina QSO Party 1500Z, Feb 24 to
0059Z, Feb 25
CQC Winter QSO Sprint 0100Z-0259Z, Feb 25
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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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MI QRP January CW Contest: February 12, 2013
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
WW PMC Contest: February 13, 2013
E-mail: pmc[at]s59dcd[dot]si
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.s59dcd.si/en10/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=92
QRP Fox Hunt: February 14, 2013
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest: February 15, 2013
E-mail: rtty[at]cqwpx[dot]com
Upload log at: http://www.cqwpx.com/logcheck/
Mail: Paper Logs
P.O. Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqwpxrtty.com/rules.htm
WAB 1.8 MHz Phone: February 16, 2013
E-mail: aebbooks[at]ntlworld[dot]com
Mail: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
14 York Avenue
Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules
Asia-Pacific Spring Sprint, CW: February 16, 2013
E-mail: apsprint[at]jsfc[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt
AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest: February 17, 2013
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/AWA_2012-2013_Event_Schedule.pdf
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint: February 17, 2013
Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprintlog.html
Mail: John Shannon, K3WWP
478 E. High St.
Kittanning, PA 16201
USA
Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint201302.html
10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB: February 18, 2013
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T
2069 21st St. SE Apt N
Hickory, NC 28602
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSO%20Party%20Rules.pdf
SARL Field Day Contest: February 18, 2013
E-mail: zs4bfn[at]netactive[dot]co[dot]za
Mail: SARL Field Day Contest
PO Box 12104
Brandhof, 9324
South Africa
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/Documents/SARL_Contest_Manual_2013_Issue_11.pdf
Hungarian DX Contest: February 19, 2013
E-mail: hadx[at]mrasz[dot]axelero[dot]net
Upload log at: http://www.ha-dx.com/HADX/
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 Contest: February 20, 2013
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
RSGB 1st 1.8 MHz Contest: February 26, 2013
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/2013/r1st-160m-2013.shtml
SPAR Winter Field Day: February 27, 2013
E-mail: winterfd[at]spar-hams[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.spar-hams.org/contests/winterfd/index.php?pg=2
AGCW Straight Key Party: February 28, 2013
E-mail: htp[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Friedrich W. Fabri, DF1OY
Hermann-Bahner-Strasse 1
D-63225 Langen
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests_and_CW-activities:Straight_Key_Party_%28HTP%29
Triathlon DX Contest: February 28, 2013
E-mail: dxtriathlon[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://triathlon-dx-contest.gr/contest/index.php/rules
BARTG RTTY Sprint: March 1, 2013
E-mail: logs[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/contests/sprint/rules/bartg-sprint-contest-rules.pdf
OMISS QSO Party: March 1, 2013
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoElectronic.php
Mail: OMISS QSO PARTY
John Dean, K0JDD
4118 Woodlane Drive
Woodbury, MN 55129
USA
Find rules at: http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoparty.php
Vermont QSO Party: March 3, 2013
E-mail: ranv[at]sover[dot]net
Mail: Vermont QSO Party
PO Box 9392
South Burlington, VT 05403-9392
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ranv.org/vtqso.html
FYBO Winter QRP Sprint: March 4, 2013
E-mail: FYBO2012[at]azscorpions[dot]org
Mail: Mike Baker, K7DD
8845 W. Diana Ave.
Peoria, AZ 85345
USA
Find rules at: http://www.azscqrpions.com/fybo2009rules.html
Black Sea Cup International: March 5, 2013
E-mail: bs_cup[at]ukr[dot]net
Mail: BSCI
Box 4
KERCH 98319
UKRAINE
Find rules at: http://bscc.ucoz.ru/index/0-21
Delaware QSO Party: March 5, 2013
E-mail: qsoparty[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: DE QSO Party
PO Box 1050
Newark, DE 19715-1050
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fsarc.org/qsoparty/qsohome.htm
Mexico RTTY International Contest: March 5, 2013
E-mail: rtty[at]fmre[dot]mx
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.fmre.org.mx/concursos/2013/rtty/rules-rtty-2013-english.pdf
KCJ Topband Contest: March 10, 2013
E-mail: kcj-log[at]kcj-cw[dot]com
Mail: T. Shishido, JA4AVO
Kuchita 5-48-7-2
Asakita 739-1734, Hiroshima
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/13_toptest_rules_e.pdf
YLRL YL-OM Contest: March 10, 2013
E-mail: kc8pky2004[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
Mail: Linda Metz, KC8PKY
7626 Dacosta
Detroit, MI 48129
USA
Find rules at: http://ylrl.org/index.php/contests-a-dx-awards
FISTS Winter Sprint: March 11, 2013
E-mail: n2ed[at]fists[dot]org
Mail: Ed Wlodarski N2ED
3 Shore Rd
Andover, NJ 07821
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fists.org/operating.html#sprints
Dutch PACC Contest: March 12, 2013
E-mail: pacc[at]dutchpacc[dot]com
Upload log at: http://pacc.veron.nl/logsubmission.html
Mail: PACC Contest Manager
c/o VERON Central Bureau
PO Box 1166
6801 BD Arnhem
The Netherlands
Find rules at: http://pacc.veron.nl/
Minnesota QSO Party: March 15, 2013
E-mail: MNQP[at]ISD[dot]NET
Mail: MNQP
4745-170th Lane NE
Ham Lake, MN 55304-5233
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0aa.org/docs/mnqp/MNQP%20Contest%20Rules.pdf
Louisiana QSO Party: March 15, 2013
E-mail: laqso[at]comcast[dot]net
Mail: LAQSO Party
PO Box 143
Thibodaux, LA 70302
USA
Find rules at: http://qsl.net/w5yl/html/rules.html
YL-ISSB QSO Party, SSB: March 22, 2013
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
YL-ISSB QSO Party, CW: March 22, 2013
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
AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party: March 28, 2013
E-mail: lbisha[at]rochester[dot]rr[dot]com
Mail: Lynn Bisha, W2BSN
83 Parkwood Lane
Penfield, NY 14526-1307
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/pdf/AWA_2012-2013_Event_Schedule.pdf
British Columbia QSO Party: March 31, 2013
E-mail: bcqp[at]orcadxcc[dot]org
Mail: Orca DX and Contest Club
105A-8988 Fraserton Court
Burnaby, BC V5J 5H8
Canada
Find rules at: http://orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html
New Hampshire QSO Party: March 31, 2013
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
Classic Exchange, CW: April 15, 2013
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/jan13ann.html
Classic Exchange, Phone: April 15, 2013
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/jan13ann.html
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