THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
September 2 - 9, 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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Tennessee QSO Party: 1800Z, Sep 1 to 0300Z, Sep 2
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF
Classes: Fixed (Single Op/Multi-Op)(CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Mobile (Single Op/Multi-Op)(CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: TN: RS(T) + county
non-TN: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 2 points per phone QSO
3 points per CW QSO
3 points per digital QSO
(see rules for bonus QSO points)
Multipliers: TN: TN counties, states, provinces, DXCC countries once per band
non-TN: TN counties once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
points
Submit logs by: October 2, 2013
E-mail logs to: logs[at]tnqp[dot]org
Mail logs to: Tennessee QSO Party
c/o Doug Smith, W9WI
1389 Old Clarksville Pike
Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098
USA
Find rules at: http://tnqsoparty.wordpress.com/rules/
MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint: 2300Z, Sep 2 to 0300Z, Sep 3
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: less 250 mW
250 mW - 1 W
1 - 5 W
greater 5W
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (member no./power output)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with members
2 points per QSO with non-member W/VE stations
4 points per QSO with non-member DX stations
Multipliers: Each state, province or country, once per band
Bonus: multiply total points by 1.25 if xmtr or receiver is
homebrew
Bonus: multiply total points by 1.5 if both xmtr and receiver
are homebrew
Score Calculation: Total score = bonus multiplier x total QSO points x total
mults
Submit logs by: October 3, 2013
E-mail logs to: n8xx[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail logs to: Hank Greeb, N8XX
5727 11 Mile Rd NE
Rockford, MI 49341
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
ARS Spartan Sprint: 0100Z-0300Z, Sep 3
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Skinny
Tubby
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Power
Work stations: Once per band
Submit logs by: September 5, 2013
E-mail logs to: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1700Z-1800Z, Sep 5 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, Sep 5 (SSB)
and 1900Z-2000Z, Sep 5 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, Sep 5 (Dig)
Mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RS(T) + 6-character grid square
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: September 19, 2013
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/contests/submit_log_eng.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Sep 6
Mode: CW
Bands: 20m 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 September 7, 2013
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm
NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder: 0130Z-0200Z, Sep 6
Mode: RTTY
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: September 8, 2013
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Sep 6
Mode: (see rules)
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 8, 2013
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint: 2000 local, Sep 6 to 0200 local,
Sep 7
Mode: PSK31
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: QRP
Low Power
Medium Power
Max power: Medium Power: 100 watts
Low Power: 50 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country)
QSO Points: 1 point/QSO
Multipliers: Each state, province and DXCC country once only
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 20, 2013
E-mail logs to: lowbandsprints[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: Eric Dallmann, K9VIC
15707 S. River Rd.
Plainfield, IL 60544
USA
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/80-meter-jay-hudak-memorial-sprint
G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest: 2300Z, Sep 6 to 2300Z, Sep 8
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: QRO
QRP
Club
Exchange: FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + name + FISTS No.
non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with non-member
5 points per QSO with FISTS member
Multipliers: Each state, province or DXCC country once only
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 8, 2013
E-mail logs to: g3zqslogs[at]fists[dot]org
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.fists.org/operating.html
All Asian DX Contest, Phone: 0000Z, Sep 7 to 2400Z, Sep 8
Mode: Phone
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Asian Single Op Single Band (High/Low)
Non-Asian Single Op Single Band (High)
JA Single Op Multi Band (High/Low/Junior/Silver)
Asian Single Op Multi Band (High/Low)
Non-Asian Single Op Multi Band (High)
Multi-Single
Multi-Multi
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
Exchange: RS + 2-digit age
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Asian Stations: DXCC entities once per band
non-Asian Stations: Asian prefixes once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 31, 2013
E-mail logs to: aaph[at]jarl[dot]or[dot]jp
Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/aadxssb_cab3.php
Mail logs to: JARL, All Asian DX Contest, Phone
170-8073
Japan
Find rules at:
http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2013AA_rule.htm
Russian RTTY WW Contest: 0000Z-2400Z, Sep 7
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Op
SWL
Exchange: RU: RST + 2-letter oblast
non-RU: RST + CQ Zone
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with same continent
10 points per QSO with different continent
Multipliers: Each RU Oblast once per band
Each DXCC country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 7, 2013
E-mail logs to: contest[at]radio[dot]ru
Mail logs to: Russian RTTY WW Contest
Radio Magazine
Seliverstov per. 10
Moscow 107045
Russia
Find rules at: http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/93
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint: 0600Z-0629Z, Sep 7 and 0630Z-0659Z, Sep 7 and 0700Z-0729Z,
Sep 7 and 0730Z-0800Z, Sep 7
Mode: CW
Bands: 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + suffix of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO)
Work stations: Once per band per period
QSO Points: 1 point per km
Multipliers: 1 point per new station worked on each band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total multiplier points
Submit logs by: September 14, 2013
E-mail logs to: ru-qrp-club[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 1200Z, Sep 7 to 2400Z, Sep 8
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: (none)
Max operating hours: 24
Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + (SKCC No./"NONE")
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
points
Submit logs by: September 15, 2013
Post log summary at: http://wes.m0trn.com/submission.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/
AGCW Straight Key Party: 1300Z-1600Z, Sep 7
Mode: CW
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: 5W (A)
50W (B)
150W (C)
SWL (D)
Exchange: AGCW: RST + Serial No. + "/" + Class + "/" + Name + "/" + Age
QSO Points: 9 points per A-A QSO
7 points per A-B QSO
5 points per A-C QSO
4 points per B-B QSO
3 points per B-C QSO
2 points per C-C QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: September 30, 2012
E-mail logs to: htp[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: 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
RSGB SSB Field Day: 1300Z, Sep 7 to 1300Z, Sep 8
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Open
Restricted
Max power: Open: Full
Restricted: 100 watts
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with fixed IARU Region 1 stations
3 points per QSO with fixed non-Region 1 stations
5 points per QSO with portable/mobile IARU Region 1 stations
Multipliers: Each DXCC country per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 24, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: RSGB G3UFY
77 Bensham Manor Road
Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF
England
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/rssbfd.shtml
IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB: 1300Z, Sep 7 to 1259Z, Sep 8
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (see your national society rules)
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
Submit logs by: September 30, 2013
E-mail logs to: (see your national society rules)
Mail logs to: Your national society
Find rules at: Your national society web site
Ohio State Parks on the Air: 1600Z-2400Z, Sep 7
Mode: CW, SSB, AM, Digital
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: Single Op OH Park (Low/High)
Single Op
Multi-Single OH Park (Low/High)
Multi-Multi OH Park (Low/High)
Max power: LP: 10 watts
HP: >10 watts
Exchange: OH Park: park abbreviation)
OH: "Ohio"
W/VE: (state/province)
DX: "DX"
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each OH park once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 21, 2013
E-mail logs to: LOGS[at]ospota[dot]org
Mail logs to: Ohio State Parks on the Air
c/o Chuck Patellis, W8PT
18118 Madison Rd.
Middlefield, OH 44062
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.ospota.org/ospota/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ospota-rules-13June2013.pdf
QCWA Fall QSO Party: 1800Z, Sep 7 to 1800Z, Sep 8
Mode: CW/Digital, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: CW/Digital Only
Phone Only
Mixed
Exchange: last 2 digits of year first licensed + name +
(state/province/country or QCWA chapter)
Work stations: Once per band regardless of mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW/digital QSO
100 bonus points for each QSO with W2MM on each band and mode
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mult points) +
bonus points
Submit logs by: October 8, 2013
E-mail logs to: w2od[at]aol[dot]com
Mail logs to: W2OD, Robert Buus
8 Donner Street
HOLMDEL N.J. 07733-2004
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/2013qso-party.htm
North American Sprint, CW: 0000Z-0400Z, Sep 8
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max operating hours: 4 hours
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] +
[your state/province/country]
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) once
Each VE province once
Each North American country (except W/VE) once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 14, 2013
E-mail logs to: (see rules, web upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit.php
Mail logs to: Boring Amateur Radio Club
15125 Bartell Road
Boring, OR 97009
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest: 1100Z-1700Z, Sep 8
Mode: RTTY, Amtor, Clover, PSK31, Pactor
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: Single Op
SWL
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each WAE/DCXX area
Each W/VE call area
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 23, 2013
E-mail logs to: do1npf[at]darc[dot]de
Mail logs to: Peter Frank, DO1NPF
Postfach 11 19
90515 Altdorf
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/corona/teilnahmebedingungen/
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Sep 11
1900Z-2000Z, Sep 11
0300Z-0400Z, Sep 12
NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint 1800Z-2000Z, Sep 11
RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB 1900Z-2000Z, Sep 11
FISTS Get Your Feet Wet Weekend 0000Z, Sep 13 to 2400Z,
Sep 15
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Sep 13
NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder 0130Z-0200Z, Sep 13
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Sep 13
FOC QSO Party 0000Z-2359Z, Sep 14
Kulikovo Polye Contest 0000Z-2359Z, Sep 14
WAE DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Sep 14 to 2359Z,
Sep 15
CIS DX QPSK63 Contest 1200Z, Sep 14 to 1200Z,
Sep 15
Arkansas QSO Party 1400Z, Sep 14 to 0200Z,
Sep 15
ARRL September VHF Contest 1800Z, Sep 14 to 0300Z,
Sep 16
North American Sprint, SSB 0000Z-0400Z, Sep 15
WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone 1000Z-1400Z, Sep 15
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, Sep 16
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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
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ARS Spartan Sprint: September 5, 2013
E-mail: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB: September 5, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/rsprint.shtml
Feld Hell Sprint: September 7, 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 Welcome to QRP: September 8, 2013
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: QRP ARCI Welcome to QRP Contest
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland
Ontario L3C 4M3
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8397/118/
Maryland-DC QSO Party: September 10, 2013
E-mail: MDQSOP[at]w3vpr[dot]org
Mail: MDC QSO Party
P.O. Box 308
Davidsonville, MD 21035
USA
Find rules at:
http://mdcqsoparty.w3vpr.org/Documents/MarylandQSOPartyRules2013.pdf
50 MHz Fall Sprint: September 11, 2013
E-mail: wa4njp[at]bellsouth[dot]net
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/fall50sprint_cab.php
Mail: Ray Rector WA4NJP
3493 Holly Springs Rd
Gillsville, GA 30534
USA
Find rules at: http://www.svhfs.org/2013fallsprintrulesv1.pdf
CVA DX Contest, CW: September 15, 2013
E-mail: cw[at]craec[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.craec.org
CVA DX Contest, SSB: September 15, 2013
E-mail: ssb[at]craec[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.craec.org
MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest: September 15, 2013
E-mail: mssprint[at]mmmonvhf[dot]de
Mail: A.F. Veldhuijsen, PA4EME
Westlandstraat 9
6137 KE Sittard
The Netherlands
Find rules at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ctestinfo.php
Keyman's Club of Japan Contest: September 18, 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_kcj_contest_rule_e.pdf
CWOps CW Open: September 20, 2013
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.b4h.net/cwops/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwopen.html
Ohio QSO Party: September 23, 2013
E-mail: logs[at]ohqp[dot]org
Mail: Ohio QSO Party
c/o Jim Stahl, K8MR
30499 Jackson Rd.
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-1730
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ohqp.org/adminRules.htm
YO DX HF Contest: September 24, 2013
E-mail: yodx-contest[at]hamradio[dot]ro
Mail: FRR
P.O. Box 22-50
Bucharest RO-014780
Romania
Find rules at: http://www.yodx.ro/en/english
Hawaii QSO Party: September 30, 2013
E-mail: awards[at]hawaiiqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.earchi.org/qsoparty/Rules/2013/HIQSOPartyRules-2013.html
Colorado QSO Party: October 1, 2013
E-mail: coqplogs[at]ppraa[dot]org
Mail: Colorado QSO Party
PO Box 16521
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-6521
USA
Find rules at: http://ppraa.org/downloads/coqp/2013%20COQP%20Rules%2013-1.pdf
Kansas QSO Party: October 1, 2013
E-mail: logs[at]ksqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: Kansas QSO Party
c/o Bob Harder, W0BH
Box 3000
Hesston, KS 67062
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ksqsoparty.org/rules/
Tennessee QSO Party: October 2, 2013
E-mail: logs[at]tnqp[dot]org
Mail: Tennessee QSO Party
c/o Doug Smith, W9WI
1389 Old Clarksville Pike
Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098
USA
Find rules at: http://tnqsoparty.wordpress.com/rules/
MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint: October 3, 2013
E-mail: n8xx[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: Hank Greeb, N8XX
5727 11 Mile Rd NE
Rockford, MI 49341
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
SARTG WW RTTY Contest: October 10, 2013
E-mail: contest[at]sartg[dot]com
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php
Mail: SARTG Contest Manager
Ewe Hakansson, SM7BHM
Pilspetsvagen 4
SE-29166 Kristianstad
Sweden
Find rules at: http://www.sartg.com/contest/wwrules.htm
ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest: October 14, 2013
E-mail: 10GHZ[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: 10 GHz Contest
ARRL Contest Branch
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up
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