THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
March 18 - 25, 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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BARTG HF RTTY Contest: 0200Z, Mar 16 to 0200Z, Mar 18
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: April 27, 2013
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-rules-2013.pdf
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Mar 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: March 24, 2013
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 18
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(LPG) (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 28, 2013
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 19 to 1700Z, Mar 20 and 1700Z, Mar 23 to
1700Z, Mar 24
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 20, 2013
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.clarayl.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=71
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 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: 0230Z March 21, 2013
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 21
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 24, 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/sprint201303.html
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 21
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 28, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/r80mcc.shtml
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 22
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 23, 2013
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 22
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 24, 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
NCCC Sprint: 0215Z-0300Z, Mar 22
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 24, 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
FOC QSO Party: 0000Z-2359Z, Mar 23
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF
Classes: Single Op
Exchange: FOC-Member: RST + Name + Member No.
non-Members: RST + Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: FOC-Member: Score = Total QSOs/Total Member QSOs
non-Member: Score = Total Member QSOs
Submit logs by: April 6, 2013
E-mail log summary to: kz5d[at]aol[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://g4foc.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1143601
Nauryz DX Contest: 0200Z-0759Z, Mar 23
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band Mixed (Low/High)
Single Op All Band CW
Single Op All Band SSB
Multi-Single
SWL
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
Exchange: Central Asian: RS(T) + 2-character oblast
Others: RS(T) + ITU Zone
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with central asia
1 point per QSO with same ITU zone
3 points per QSO with different ITU zone same continent
5 points per QSO with different continent
Multipliers: Each central asian oblast once per band
Each ITU zone once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 7, 2013
E-mail logs to: nauryz[at]nauryz-dx-contest[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nauryz-dx-contest.com/
Alaska QSO Party: 1800Z, Mar 23 to 2359Z, Mar 24
Mode: CW, Phone, RTTY, PSK
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: QSO No. + Name + 4-character grid square
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 7, 2013
E-mail logs to: AKQSO[at]KL7YK[dot]US
Mail logs to: AK QSO Party
P.O. Box 6079
Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506
USA
Find rules at: http://kl7yk.us/akqso.htm
UBA Spring Contest, SSB: 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 24
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single
SWL
Max power: non-QRP: >10 watts
QRP: 10 watts
Exchange: ON: RS + Serial No. + UBA Section
non-ON: RS + 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 7, 2013
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
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Mar 27
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 27
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 27
1900Z-2000Z, Mar 27
0300Z-0400Z, Mar 28
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 29
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 29
CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Mar 30 to
2359Z, Mar 31
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 1
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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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ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW: March 19, 2013
E-mail: DXCW[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: ARRL Intl DX Contest, CW
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
Open Ukraine RTTY Championship: March 20, 2013
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/2013/rtty2013e.txt
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: March 20, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/r80mcc.shtml
QRP Fox Hunt: March 21, 2013
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
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
North American Sprint, SSB: March 23, 2013
E-mail: (see rules, web upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit.php
Mail: Chris Tate, N6WM
12450 Del Valle Rd
Livermore, CA 94550
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
Feld Hell Sprint: March 23, 2013
E-mail: kj8o[at]wowway[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprint-rules
QRP ARCI HF Grid Square Sprint: March 23, 2013
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI HF Grid Square Sprint
c/o Brian Campbell
P.O. Box 135
46485 Sparta Line
Sparta, Ontario N0L 2H0
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/hf-grid-square-sprint-2013
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: March 24, 2013
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/
UBA Spring Contest, 6m: March 24, 2013
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest
CQC Winter QSO Sprint: March 27, 2013
E-mail: ki0rb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cqc.org/contests/winter13.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
Bucharest Contest: March 28, 2013
E-mail: fenyo3jw[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://bucuresti.ynos.ro/cb/index.php/en/
AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest: March 31, 2013
E-mail: w1zb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Jerry Reine, W1ZB
5 Tobey Lane
Andover, MA 01810
USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/pdf/rollins_rules.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
Mississippi QSO Party: March 31, 2013
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/2013_-_MSQP_Rules.pdf
AGCW YL-CW Party: March 31, 2013
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
AGCW QRP Contest: March 31, 2013
E-mail: qrp-test[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Edmund Ramm, DJ6UX
Anderheitsallee 24, Bramfeld
D-22175 Hamburg
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests_and_CW-activities:QRP-Contest
EA PSK63 Contest: March 31, 2013
E-mail: psk31[at]ure[dot]es
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.ure.es/contest/428-ea-psk31-contest-english-version.html
UBA Spring Contest, 2m: March 31, 2013
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest
Russian DX Contest: March 31, 2013
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
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: April 1, 2013
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
North Carolina QSO Party: April 1, 2013
E-mail: logs[at]ncqsoparty[dot]org
Upload log at: http://rars.org/ncqsoparty/ncqp_logs.php
Mail: NC QSO PARTY
1318 Alderman Circle
Raleigh, NC 27603
USA
Find rules at: http://rars.org/ncqsoparty/ncqp_rules.php
SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest: April 1, 2013
E-mail: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/Documents/SARL_Contest_Manual_2013_Issue_11.pdf
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB: April 2, 2013
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
Idaho QSO Party: April 9, 2013
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
NSARA Contest: April 9, 2013
E-mail: ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail: Peter J. Surette, VE1PJS
48 Birch St.
Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 1P1
Canada
Find rules at: http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/nsaracst.htm
RSGB Commonwealth Contest: April 10, 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/rberu.shtml
Wisconsin QSO Party: April 11, 2013
E-mail: wiqp-logs[at]warac[dot]org
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, 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
Virginia QSO Party: April 15, 2013
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/2013_VQP/2013_VQP_Rules.html
Oklahoma QSO Party: April 16, 2013
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/okqp2013rules.pdf
BARTG HF RTTY Contest: April 27, 2013
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-rules-2013.pdf
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