THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
November 3 - 10, 2014 Edition
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This e-mail is divided into three sections:
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- 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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ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW: 2100Z, Nov 1 to 0300Z, Nov 3
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Unlimited (Low/High)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
School Club (College/Technical/Secondary)
Max operating hours: 24 with at least 30 minute off times
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Serial No. + Precedence (Q/A/B/U/M/S) + [your call sign] + Check +
ARRL/RAC Section
Work stations: Once only
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO
Multipliers: Each ARRL/RAC section and VE NT once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0300Z November 18, 2014
E-mail logs to: SSCW[at]arrl[dot]org
Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/arrlsscw_cab3.php
Mail logs to: November SS CW
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes
NA Collegiate ARC Championship, CW: 2100Z, Nov 1 to 0300Z, Nov 3
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: School Club (College)
Max operating hours: 24 with at least 30 minute off times
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Serial No. + Precedence (Q/A/B/U/M/S) + [your call sign] + Check +
ARRL/RAC Section
Work stations: Once only
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO
Multipliers: Each ARRL/RAC section and VE NT once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0300Z November 18, 2014
E-mail logs to: SSCW[at]arrl[dot]org
E-mail log summary to: wm5r[at]wm5r[dot]org
Mail logs to: November SS CW
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/rules/
ARS Spartan Sprint: 0200Z-0400Z, Nov 4
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: November 6, 2014
E-mail logs to: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Nov 5 and 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 5 and 0300Z-0400Z,
Nov 6
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 November 8, 2014
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1800Z-1900Z, Nov 6 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 6 (SSB)
and 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 6 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Nov 6 (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: November 20, 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: 0145Z-0215Z, Nov 7
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 9, 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
WAE DX Contest, RTTY: 0000Z, Nov 8 to 2359Z, Nov 9
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (High/Low)
Multi-Op
SWL
Max operating hours: Single Op: 36 hours, off times of at least 60 minutes
Multi-Single: 48 hours
Max power: HP: >100 Watts
LP: 100 Watts
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: November 24, 2014
E-mail logs to: waertty[at]dxhf[dot]darc[dot]de
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/waedc/en/rules/
ARRL EME Contest: 0000Z, Nov 8 to 2359Z, Nov 9
Mode: Analog (CW,Phone), Digital
Bands: 50-1296 MHz
Classes: (see rules)
Exchange: Signal report
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 100 points per QSO
Multipliers: Each US state, VE province and DXCC country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z January 1, 2015
E-mail logs to: EMEcontest[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail logs to: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, Digital: 0001Z, Nov 8 to 2359Z, Nov 9
Mode: Digital
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: November 24, 2014
E-mail logs to: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
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
JIDX Phone Contest: 0700Z, Nov 8 to 1300Z, Nov 9
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
Multi-Single
Maritime Mobile
Max power: HP: >100W
LP: 100W
Exchange: JA: RST + Prefecture No.
non-JA: RST + CQ Zone No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 2 points per JA-DX QSO on 80m
1 points per JA-DX QSO on 40, 20, 15m
2 points per JA-DX QSO on 10m
Multipliers: JA Stations: DXCC countries and CQ zones once per band
non-JA Stations: JA prefectures plus JD1/O, JD1/MT, JD1/OT once
per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 10, 2014
E-mail logs to: ph[at]jidx[dot]org
Mail logs to: JIDX Phone 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
OK/OM DX Contest, CW: 1200Z, Nov 8 to 1200Z, Nov 9
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
Multi-Single
SWL
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: OK/OM: RST + 3-letter district code
non-OK/OM: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: OK/OM-Station: 1 point per QSO with EU station
OK/OM-Station: 3 points per QSO with DX station
EU-Station: 1 point per QSO with OK/OM station
DX-Station: 3 points per QSO with OK/OM station
Multipliers: OK/OM-Station: each prefix once per band
non-OK/OM-Station: each OK/OM district once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 23, 2014
Upload log at: http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=send-log
Mail logs to: OK-OM DX Contest
CRK
P.O. Box 69
113 27 Praha 1
Czech Republic
Find rules at: http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=english
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 1200Z, Nov 8 to 2400Z, Nov 9
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: (none)
Max operating hours: 24
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (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: November 16, 2014
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/
Kentucky QSO Party: 1400Z, Nov 8 to 0200Z, Nov 9
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: KY Fixed (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)
KY Fixed Multi-Single
KY Rover (CW/Phone/Mixed)
Out of State
Exchange: KY: RS(T) + county
non-KY: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
QSO Points: 1 point per SSB QSO
2 points per CW QSO
2 points per Digital QSO
Bonus Points: 500 points for at least one QSO with KY4DXA
Bonus Points: 1000 points for each county activated beyond home
county (minimum 10 QSOs/county)
Multipliers: KY Stations: Each KY county, state, province, DXCC entity once
non-KY Stations: Each KY county once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
points
Submit logs by: December 31, 2014
E-mail logs to: k4cms[at]aol[dot]com
Mail logs to: Larry R. Smith, K4CMS
623 Shady Lane
Alvaton, KY 42122
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.wkdxa.com/mainsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:wkdxa&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=63
CQ-WE Contest: 1900Z-2300Z, Nov 8 (CW/Digital) and 0100Z-0500Z, Nov 9 (Phone)
and 1900Z-2300Z, Nov 9 (Phone) and 0100Z-0500Z, Nov 10 (CW/Digital)
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2, 432 MHz
Classes: Single Op
Exchange: Name + Location Code (see rules) + Years of Service (see rules)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: Points equal to years of service received in exchange for each QSO
Multipliers: Each location code once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = sum of (total QSO points x total mults) for
each mode
Submit logs by: December 1, 2014
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (see rules)
Find rules at: http://cqwe.cboh.org/rules.html
EANET Sprint: 0800Z-1200Z, Nov 9
Mode: Any
Bands: Any
Classes: Individual (Spain/Non-Spain)
Club (Spain/Non-Spain)(Member/Friend)
Exchange: RS(T)
Work stations: Once
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with an individual
3 points per QSO with a friend radio club
5 points per QSO with a member radio club
Multipliers: Each ISO 3166-1 country once
Each continent once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total countries x total
continents
Submit logs by: November 23, 2014
E-mail logs to: eanet-sprint[at]fediea[dot]org
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.fediea.org/news/?news=20141109
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Nov 12
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Nov 12
1900Z-2000Z, Nov 12
0300Z-0400Z, Nov 13
RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 12
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Nov 14
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Nov 14
SARL Field Day Contest 1000Z, Nov 15 to 1000Z,
Nov 16
All Austrian 160-Meter Contest 1600Z, Nov 15 to 0700Z,
Nov 16
Feld Hell Sprint 1600Z-1800Z, Nov 15
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB 2100Z, Nov 15 to 0300Z,
Nov 17
NA Collegiate ARC Championship, SSB 2100Z, Nov 15 to 0300Z,
Nov 17
RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz Contest, CW 2100Z, Nov 15 to 0100Z,
Nov 16
Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party 1300-1500Z, Nov 16 (40m)
1500-1700Z, Nov 16 (80m)
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0200Z-0400Z, Nov 17
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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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YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest: November 3, 2014
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-and-dx-awards
Stew Perry Topband Challenge: November 3, 2014
E-mail: tbdc[at]contesting[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW: November 3, 2014
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
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
Worked All Germany Contest: November 3, 2014
E-mail: wag[at]dxhf[dot]darc[dot]de
Upload log at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/wag/logupload/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/wag/en/rules/
MCG Autumn Sprint: November 5, 2014
E-mail: ua3r[at]yandex[dot]ru
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://mcg-club.ru/en/contests/autumn-sprint.html
ARS Spartan Sprint: November 6, 2014
E-mail: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
ARRL School Club Roundup: November 8, 2014
Post web summary: http://www.b4h.net/arrlscr/
Mail: School Club Roundup
c/o LIMARC
PO Box 392
Levittown, NY 11756
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup
UBA ON Contest, 2m: November 9, 2014
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Leon Welters, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
FISTS Fall Sprint: November 10, 2014
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: FISTS Sprint Log
c/o Ed Wlodarski N2ED
3 Shore Rd.
Andover, NJ 07821-2240
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fists.org/operating.html
South Dakota QSO Party: November 15, 2014
E-mail: sdqplogs[at]kb0wsw[dot]com
Mail: N0EBC
c/o Anthony Buss
705 S Tanglewood Ave
Sious Falls, SD 57106
USA
Find rules at: http://www.kb0wsw.com/SDQP/page_home.html
Makrothen RTTY Contest: November 15, 2014
E-mail: tmc-rtty[at]arcor[dot]de
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch/The_Makrothen_Contest/TMC_Rules.html
Pennsylvania QSO Party: November 15, 2014
E-mail: paqsolog[at]nittany-arc[dot]net
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/paqp_cab3.php
Mail: PA QSO Party 2014
c/o NARC
P.O. Box 614
State College, PA 16804-0614
USA
Find rules at: http://www.nittany-arc.net/pqppdf/paqsorules-14.pdf
DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest: November 16, 2014
E-mail: do1npf[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Peter Frank, DO1NPF
Postfach 11 19
90515 Altdorf
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/corona/teilnahmebedingungen/
Iowa QSO Party: November 16, 2014
Upload log at: http://www.wa0dx.org/IAQSO/SummaryEntryForm.php
Mail: Iowa QSO Party
c/o Marshall Dias W0OTM
614 North Court
Ottumwa, IA 52501
USA
Find rules at: http://www.wa0dx.org/IAQSO/
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW: November 18, 2014
E-mail: SSCW[at]arrl[dot]org
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/arrlsscw_cab3.php
Mail: November SS CW
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes
NA Collegiate ARC Championship, CW: November 18, 2014
E-mail: SSCW[at]arrl[dot]org
E-mail summary: wm5r[at]wm5r[dot]org
Mail: November SS CW
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/rules/
Illinois QSO Party: November 19, 2014
E-mail: n9jf[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: WIARC
P.O. Box 3132
Quincy IL 62305-3132
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP%202014%20Rules.pdf
High Speed Club CW Contest: November 23, 2014
E-mail: joe[at]dl4cf[dot]com
Mail: Joe Vollbrecht, DL4CF
HSC Contest Manager
Steingasse 3
D-06642 Nebra
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.highspeedclub.org/
W/VE Islands QSO Party: November 30, 2014
E-mail: ns4j[at]usislands[dot]org
Mail: Jay Chamberlain NS4J
27 Fox Run Lane
Fredericksburg, VA 22405
USA
Find rules at: http://www.usislands.org/contest_rules.html
Himalayan Contest: November 30, 2014
E-mail: logs[at]arsi[dot]info
Mail: Himalayan Contest
Prasad Rajagopal
PO Box 7523
Bangalore 560075
India
Find rules at: http://arsi.info/contests/himalayan/rules
Ukrainian DX Contest: December 2, 2014
E-mail: urdxc[at]ukr[dot]net
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/ukrainiandx_cab.php
Mail: Ukrainian Contest Club HQ
P.O. Box 4850
Zaporozhye 69118
Ukraine
Find rules at: http://urdxc.org/rules.php?english
IPARC Contest, CW: December 31, 2014
E-mail: dj6qq[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Uwe Greggersen, DL6QQ
Hurststr 9
D-51645 Gummersbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.mydarc.de/dl0ipa/
IPARC Contest, SSB: December 31, 2014
E-mail: dj6qq[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Uwe Greggersen, DJ6QQ
Hurststr 9
D-51645 Gummersbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.mydarc.de/dl0ipa/
ARRL EME Contest: January 1, 2015
E-mail: EMEcontest[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
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