THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
April 28 - May 5, 2014 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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CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 30 and 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 30 and
0300Z-0400Z, May 1
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 May 3, 2014
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html
AGCW QRP/QRP Party: 1300Z-1900Z, May 1
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: 5W (A)
10W (B)
Exchange: RST + QSO No. + "/" + Class ID (A/B)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with class B
2 points per QSO with class A
Multipliers: DXCC countries once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 31, 2014
E-mail logs to: qrp-party[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: Manager
Jo (Juergen) Mertens, DJ4EY
Am Muehlenbruch 32
D-59581 Warstein
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/qrp-qrp-party
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1700Z-1800Z, May 1 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, May 1 (SSB)
and 1900Z-2000Z, May 1 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, May 1 (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: May 15, 2014
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0200Z-0230Z, May 2
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 4, 2014
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html
NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, May 2
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m
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: May 4, 2014
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
10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW: 0001Z, May 3 to 2359Z, May 4
Mode: CW
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: Individual
Club
QRP
Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: 10-10 Member: Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country)
Non-Member: Name + 0 + (state/province/country)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with a non-member
2 points per QSO with a 10-10 member
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: May 19, 2014
E-mail logs to: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.hamclubs.info/scorer/
Mail logs to: Dan Morris, KZ3T
3162 Covington Way
Lenoir, NC 28645
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules
Microwave Spring Sprint: 0600-1300 local, May 3
Mode: not specified
Bands: All above 902 MHz
Classes: Single Op
Rover
Rookie
Exchange: 6-character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per km per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: May 17, 2014
E-mail logs to: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
2752 Monument Road
Jasper, GA 30143
USA
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2014-information
ARI International DX Contest: 1200Z, May 3 to 1159Z, May 4
Mode: Phone, CW, RTTY
Bands: 160 (no RTTY), 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/RTTY/Mixed)(Low/High)
Multi-Single
SWL
Exchange: I: RS(T) + 2-letter province
non-I: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per mode per band
QSO Points: 0 points per QSO with same country
1 point per QSO with different country same continent
3 points per QSO with different continent
10 points per QSO with I/IS0/IT9 stations
Multipliers: Each Italian province once per band
Each DXCC country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z May 9, 2014
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.ari.it/images/stories/ContestHF/ARI_International_DX_Contest_2014_Rules.pdf
QRP to the Field: 1200Z-2359Z, May 3
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (see rules for theme)
Multi-Op (see rules for theme)
Club (see rules for theme)
Max power: CW: 5W
SSB: 10W
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each state, province, country once per band
Location: (see rules for theme mults)
Score Calculation: Total score = QSO points x total mults x location mult
Submit logs by: June 2, 2014
E-mail logs to: na5n[at]zianet[dot]com
Mail logs to: Paul Harden, NA5N
QRPTTF 2013
P.O. Box 757
Socorro, NM 87801
USA
Find rules at: http://www.zianet.com/qrp/qrpttf/2014/ttf.htm
7th Call Area QSO Party: 1300Z, May 3 to 0700Z, May 4
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: Single Op (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Multi
Single Op County Expedition
M/S County Expedition
M/M County Expedition
Single Op Mobile (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
M/S Mobile (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: 7th Area: RS(T) + 5-letter state/county code
non-7th Area: RS(T) + (state/province/DX)
Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
QSO Points: 2 points per SSB QSO
3 points per CW/Digital QSO
Multipliers: 7th Area: Each state or province once
7th Area: Each DXCC entity once (max of 10)
non-7th Area: Each 7th area county once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 1, 2014
E-mail logs to: 7qplogs[at]codxc[dot]org
Mail logs to: 7th Call Area QSO Party
c/o CODXC
61255 Ferguson Rd
Bend, OR 97702
USA
Find rules at: http://ws7n.net/7QP/new/Page.asp?content=rules
Indiana QSO Party: 1600Z, May 3 to 0400Z, May 4
Mode: Phone, CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (High/Low/QRP)
Multi-Single
Multi-Multi
Mobile
Portable
Rover
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: IN: RS(T) + county
non-IN: W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province)
DX: RS(T) + "DX"
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW QSO
Multipliers: IN Stations: Each IN county, state, province once per mode
non-IN Stations: Each IN county once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 15, 2014
E-mail logs to: inqp[at]hdxcc[dot]org
Mail logs to: HDXCC
c/o Mike Goode, N9NS
10340 Broadway
Indianapolis, IN 46280-1344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp/rules.html
New England QSO Party: 2000Z, May 3 to 0500Z, May 4 and 1300Z-2400Z, May 4
Mode: Phone, CW/Digital
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single
Mobile Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Mobile Multi-Single
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: CT,ME,MA,NH,RI,VT: RS(T) + county + state
non-NE: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX")
Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW/digital QSO
Multipliers: NE Stations: Each state, province, DXCC country once
non-NE Stations: Each NE county once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 3, 2014
E-mail logs to: logs[at]neqp[dot]org
Mail logs to: NEQP
PO Box J
West Suffield, CT 06093
USA
Find rules at: http://www.neqp.org/rules.html
MIE 33 Contest: 2300Z, May 4 to 0300Z, May 5
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: All, except WARC
Classes: Single Op (CW/Mixed)
Single Op Single Band (CW/Mixed>
Multi-Multi (CW/Mixed)
SWL
Exchange: Mie: RS(T) + age + "ME"
non-Mie JA: RS(T) + age + "MEJ"
non-Mie non-JA: RS(T) + age
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each age once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 31, 2014
E-mail logs to: allmie33[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: JARL Mie Branch
c/o T.Tomioka
2033 Hekicho
Tsu, Mie 514-1138
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.ztv.ne.jp/isoda/33/annual/37/37rule-e.html
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: 1900Z-2030Z, May 5
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 May 12, 2014
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2014/r80mcc.shtml
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, May 6
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 7
1900Z-2000Z, May 7
0300Z-0400Z, May 8
NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, May 9
VK/Trans-Tasman 80m Contest, Phone 0800Z-1400Z, May 10
CQ-M International DX Contest 1200Z, May 10 to 1159Z,
May 11
HPC World Wide DX Contest 1200Z, May 10 to 1159Z,
May 11
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, May 10 to 2400Z,
May 11
VOLTA WW RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 10 to 1200Z,
May 11
Portuguese Navy Day Contest 1500Z, May 10 to 1500Z,
May 11
FISTS Spring Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, May 10
Nevada Mustang Roundup 1700Z, May 10 to 1700Z,
May 11
50 MHz Spring Sprint 2300Z, May 10 to 0300Z,
May 11
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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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222 MHz Spring Sprint: April 29, 2014
E-mail: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
2752 Monument Road
Jasper, GA 30143
USA
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2014-information
Mississippi QSO Party: April 30, 2014
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/2014_MSQP_Rules.pdf
New Mexico QSO Party: April 30, 2014
E-mail: logs[at]newmexicoqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: New Mexico QSO Party
c/o Amateur Radio Caravan Club
PO Box 36365
Albuquerque, NM 87176-6365
USA
Find rules at: http://www.newmexicoqsoparty.org/
ARLHS Annual Spring Lites QSO Party: April 30, 2014
E-mail: (none)
Mail: Dave Ruch, NF0J
P.O. Box 20696
Bloomington, MN 55420-0696
USA
Find rules at: http://arlhs.com/SL-2014.html
SP DX Contest: April 30, 2014
E-mail: spdxc-logs[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Mail: Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow
SPDX Contest Committee
P. O. Box 320
00-950 WARSZAWA
POLAND
Find rules at: http://www.spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl/reg/reg_g.html
International Vintage Contest HF: April 30, 2014
E-mail: iv3ehh[at]iv3ehh[dot]it
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.contestvintage.beepworld.it/rules-2012.htm
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: May 1, 2014
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2014/r80mcc.shtml
EU Spring Sprint, SSB: May 4, 2014
E-mail: eusprint[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail: Hrvoje Horvat, 9A6XX
25 Rujan 4
HR-52000 Pazin
Croatia
Find rules at: http://www.eu-sprint.com/index.php?page=140&lang=g
YU DX Contest: May 5, 2014
E-mail: yudx[at]yu1srs[dot]org[dot]rs
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.yudx.yu1srs.org.rs/2014/rules.html
Missouri QSO Party: May 6, 2014
E-mail: moqsoparty[at]w0ma[dot]org
Mail: Boeing Employees' Amateur Radio Society W0MA
C/O Dave Propper, K2DP
747 Old Bonhomme Rd.
University City, MO 63132
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0ma.org/mo_qso_party.htm
432 MHz Spring Sprint: May 7, 2014
E-mail: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
2752 Monument Road
Jasper, GA 30143
USA
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2014-information
ES Open HF Championship: May 10, 2014
E-mail: esopen[at]erau[dot]ee
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.erau.ee/images/LL/es-open_rules.pdf
SP DX RTTY Contest: May 10, 2014
E-mail: sprtty[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.pkrvg.org/strona,spdxrttyen.html
10-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital: May 12, 2014
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.hamclubs.info/scorer/
Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T
3162 Covington Way
Lenoir, NC 28645
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules
Helvetia Contest: May 12, 2014
E-mail: contest[at]uska[dot]ch
Mail: Dominik Bugmann, HB9CZF
Im Geeren 27a
8112 Otelfingen
Switzerland
Find rules at:
http://uska.ch/fileadmin/download/Contest/KW/1-static/KW120101e.pdf
JIDX CW Contest: May 13, 2014
E-mail: cw[at]jidx[dot]org
Mail: JIDX CW Contest
c/o Five-Nine Magazine
P.O. Box 59, Kamata
Tokyo 144-8691
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html
Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest: May 14, 2014
E-mail: gc14[at]bk[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en&mf=0
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32
Georgia QSO Party: May 15, 2014
E-mail: logs[at]georgiaqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: John Laney, K4BAI
PO Box 421
Columbus, GA 31902-0421
USA
Find rules at: http://www.georgiaqsoparty.org/
Nebraska QSO Party: May 15, 2014
E-mail: QCWAChapter25[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: 2013 NE QSO Party
c/o K0GND
3901 South 42nd Street
Lincoln, NE 68506-4212
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/chapter025-rules-ne-qsl-party-2014.pdf
North Dakota QSO Party: May 15, 2014
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://w0nd.com/ndqso14.pdf
TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest: May 17, 2014
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_score.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_rules.html
Ontario QSO Party: May 18, 2014
Upload log at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/submitlog.htm
Mail: Contest Club Ontario
9 Crest Court
St Catharines, ON L2N 6Y1
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm
Michigan QSO Party: May 19, 2014
Upload log at: http://www.miqp.org/submitLogFileMiQP.html
Mail: Mad River Radio Club
c/o Dave Pruett
2727 Harris Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
USA
Find rules at: http://www.miqp.org/Rules.htm
CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest: May 20, 2014
E-mail: cwjf[at]cqmmdx[dot]com
Mail: CWJF Group
P.O. Box 410
Juiz de Fora - MG 36001-970
Brazil
Find rules at: http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf/Regulamento_Ing.pdf
EA-QRP CW Contest: May 20, 2014
E-mail: eaqrp_test[at]yahoo[dot]es
Mail: EAQRP Contests Investigation Board
PO Box No 17
16080 BASIN
Spain
Find rules at:
http://www.eaqrp.com/index.php/actividades/concurso/24-actividades/concurso-eaqrp/71-concurso-eaqrp-cw-bases
Low Power Spring Sprint: May 21, 2014
E-mail: om3kfv[at]zoznam[dot]sk
Mail: Radioklub OM3KFV
P.O.Box 3
038 61 Vrutky
Slovakia
Find rules at:
http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/lowpowerspringsprint2014.pdf
BARTG Sprint 75: May 27, 2014
Upload log at: http://bartg.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://s3.spanglefish.com/s/7850/documents/contests/sprint75/rules/current/bartg%20sprint%2075%20rules.pdf
Florida QSO Party: May 27, 2014
E-mail: logs[at]floridaqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: Florida QSO Party
c/o Ron Harps, K8NZ
315 Ohio Rd.
Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
USA
Find rules at: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/rules.html
Holyland DX Contest: May 31, 2014
E-mail: 4Z4KXX[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Contest Manager 4Z4KX
Israel Amateur Radio Club
Box 17600
Tel Aviv 61176
Israel
Find rules at: http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#HolylandContest
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