THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
February 23 - March 2, 2015 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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CQC Winter QSO Sprint: 0100Z-0259Z, Feb 23
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: RST + (state/province/country) + name + CQC member no.
non-Member: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 4 points per QSO with non-member
6 points per QSO with member
Bonus: 1000 points for one or more QSOs with W0CQC or N0CQC
Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
points
Submit logs by: March 25, 2015
E-mail logs to: ki0rb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cqc.org/contests/winter15.htm
SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Feb 25
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus Points: 5 points per Centurion member QSO per band
Bonus Points: 10 points per Tribune member QSO per band
Bonus Points: 25 points per QSO with SKCC club call (K9SKC) per
band
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
points
Submit logs by: 2359Z February 27, 2015
E-mail log summary to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/sks-submit.html
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 25
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 26, 2015
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 25 and 1900Z-2000Z, Feb 25 and
0300Z-0400Z, Feb 26
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 28, 2015
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Feb 27
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 1, 2015
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
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 27
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 28, 2015
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 27
Mode: (see rules)
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 1, 2015
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
CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB: 2200Z, Feb 27 to 2200Z, Mar 1
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted (High)
Multi-Op (High)
Max operating hours: Single Op: 30 hours
Multi-Op: 40 hours
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: W/VE: RS + (state/province)
DX: RS + CQ Zone
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with own country
5 points per QSO with other countries on same continent
10 points per QSO with other continents
5 points per QSO with maritime mobile
Multipliers: Each US state + DC (excluding KH6/KL7)
Each VE province
Each DXCC+WAE country (including KH6/KL7)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2200Z March 6, 2015
E-mail logs to: 160ssb[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail logs to: CQ 160 Meter Contest
P.O. Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm
UBA DX Contest, CW: 1300Z, Feb 28 to 1300Z, Mar 1
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
Single Op QRP
Multi-Op
SWL
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: ON: RST + Serial No. + province
non-ON: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with Belgian station
3 points per QSO with other EU stations
1 point per QSO with non-EU stations
Multipliers: Each Belgian province once per band
Each Belgian prefix once per band
Each EU DXCC country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z March 15, 2015
E-mail logs to: ubacw[at]uba[dot]be
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest-rules
North American QSO Party, RTTY: 1800Z, Feb 28 to 0559Z, Mar 1
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low)
Multi-Two (Low)
Max operating hours: Single Op: 10 hours
Multi-Two: 12 hours
Max power: LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country)
non-NA: Name
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 KH6/KL7) once per band
Each VE province/territory 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: 0559Z March 8, 2015
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit/
Mail logs to: Mark Aaker, K6UFO
300 Berry St., Unit 1009
San Francisco, CA 94158-1668
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf
NSARA Contest: 1200Z-1600Z, Mar 1 and 1800Z-2200Z, Mar 1
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Transmitter
Exchange: Nova Scotia: RS(T) + county
non-NS: RS(T)
Work stations: Once per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Nova Scotia counties once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 31, 2015
E-mail logs to: ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail logs to: Peter J. Surette, VE1PJS
48 Birch St.
Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 1P1
Canada
Find rules at: http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/nsaracst.htm
SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emerg Contest: 1200Z-1400Z, Mar 1
Mode: SSB
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: A: Single Op Stationary Mobile
B: Single Op Portable
C: Multi-Op Portable
D: Single Op Base Station
Exchange: Class A: RS + Serial No. (starting with 201)
Class B: RS + Serial No. (starting with 401)
Class C: RS + Serial No. (starting with 601)
Class D: RS + Serial No. (starting with 801)
Non-participants: RS + Serial No. (starting with 001)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: March 7, 2015
E-mail logs to: contest[at]peham[dot]co[dot]za
Mail logs to: Hamnet Eastern Cape
Al Akers, ZS2U
53 Clarence Street
Westering, Port Elizabeth 6025
South Africa
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/Document_Store/CONT_20140101_SARL_Contest_Manual_2014.pdf
North Carolina QSO Party: 1500Z, Mar 1 to 0059Z, Mar 2
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: Single Op (NC/non-NC)(CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)
Single Op Mixed QRP (NC/non-NC)
NC Mobile Mixed
NC Mobile Lone Ranger Mixed
NC Club Mixed
NC Club Phone
NC County Expedition Mixed (Low/QRP)
Max power: LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: NC: County
non-NC: (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
Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with Person county
Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with Surry county
Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with NI4BK
Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with W4DW
Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with K4CIA
Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with NC4QP
Bonus Points for NC Mobiles/Expeditions: 100 points for each
county activated
Multipliers: NC stations: Each NC county, state, province, and one DXCC
country once
Non-NC stations: Each NC county once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
points
Submit logs by: March 16, 2015
E-mail logs to: logs[at]ncqsoparty[dot]org
Upload log at: http://rars.org/ncqsoparty/index.php?id=logs
Mail logs to: NC QSO PARTY
1318 Alderman Circle
Raleigh, NC 27603
USA
Find rules at: http://rars.org/ncqsoparty/index.php?id=rules
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 2
Mode: RTTY, PSK
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: 2359Z March 9, 2015
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/r80mcc.shtml
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Mar 3
AGCW YL-CW Party 1900Z-2100Z, Mar 3
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 4
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 4
1900Z-2000Z, Mar 4
0300Z-0400Z, Mar 5
AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest 2300Z, Mar 4 to 2300Z, Mar
5
2300Z, Mar 7 to 2300Z,
Mar 8
NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1800Z-1900Z, Mar 5 (CW)
1900Z-2000Z, Mar 5 (SSB)
2000Z-2100Z, Mar 5 (FM)
2100Z-2200Z, Mar 5 (Dig)
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 6
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Mar 7 to 2400Z, Mar
8
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint 0600Z-0629Z, Mar 7
0630Z-0659Z, Mar 7
0700Z-0729Z, Mar 7
0730Z-0800Z, Mar 7
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Mar 7 to 2400Z, Mar
8
Open Ukraine RTTY Championship 1800Z-2059Z, Mar 7 (Low
Band)
2100Z-2359Z, Mar 7 (Low
Band)
0800Z-1059Z, Mar 8 (High
Band)
1100Z-1359Z, Mar 8 (High
Band)
UBA Spring Contest, CW 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 8
DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest 1100Z-1700Z, Mar 8
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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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10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB: February 23, 2015
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
BARTG RTTY Sprint: February 24, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://bartg.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://s3.spanglefish.com/s/7850/documents/contests/sprint/rules/current/bartg%20sprint%20rules.pdf
ARRL January VHF Contest: February 25, 2015
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 80m Club Championship, CW: February 26, 2015
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/r80mcc.shtml
Russian PSK WW Contest: February 27, 2015
E-mail: rusww[at]rdrclub[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.rdrclub.ru/russian-ww-psk-contest/49-rus-ww-psk-rules
Feld Hell Sprint: February 28, 2015
Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/bingo-sprint
AGCW Straight Key Party: February 28, 2015
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/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/straight-key-party-htp
SARL Youth Day Sprint: February 28, 2015
E-mail: youthsprint[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/Document_Store/CONT_20150101_SARL_Contest_Manual_2015.pdf
Triathlon DX Contest: February 28, 2015
E-mail: dxtriathlon[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://triathlon-dx-contest.gr/contest/index.php/rules
PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint: February 28, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://hamclubs.info/scorer/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/valentine-sprint
SPAR Winter Field Day: March 1, 2015
E-mail: winterfd[at]spar-hams[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.spar-hams.org/contests/winterfd/index.php?pg=2
OMISS QSO Party: March 1, 2015
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
SARL Digital Contest: March 1, 2015
E-mail: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/Document_Store/CONT_20150101_SARL_Contest_Manual_2015.pdf
F9AA Cup, CW: March 3, 2015
E-mail: concoursf9aa[at]urc[dot]asso[dot]fr
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.site.urc.asso.fr/urchaut-6/om-6/131-trophee-f9aa.html
RSGB 1st 1.8 MHz Contest: March 3, 2015
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/2015/r1st-160m.shtml
British Columbia QSO Party: March 8, 2015
E-mail: bcqp[at]orcadxcc[dot]org
Mail: Orca DX and Contest Club
444 - 604 Columbia St.
New Westminster, BC V3M 1A5
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html
Vermont QSO Party: March 8, 2015
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
YLRL YL-OM Contest: March 8, 2015
E-mail: w1jx[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Roberta Donohue, W1JX
103 Surry Rd
Ellsworth, ME 04605
USA
Find rules at: http://ylrl.org/index.php/contests-and-dx-awards
REF Contest, SSB: March 9, 2015
E-mail: cdfssb[at]ref-union[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhf_dx.pdf
FYBO Winter QRP Sprint: March 9, 2015
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
AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party: March 10, 2015
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/awa-on-the-air.html
Black Sea Cup International: March 10, 2015
E-mail: bs_cup[at]ukr[dot]net
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail: BSCI
Box 4
KERCH 98319
UKRAINE
Find rules at: http://bscc.ucoz.ru/index/0-21
Dutch PACC Contest: March 10, 2015
E-mail: pacc[at]dutchpacc[dot]com
Upload log at: http://server4.veronict.nl:81/WebEditor/app
Mail: PACC Contest Manager
c/o VERON Central Bureau
PO Box 1166
6801 BD Arnhem
The Netherlands
Find rules at: http://pacc.veron.nl/
Mexico RTTY International Contest: March 10, 2015
E-mail: rtty[at]fmre[dot]mx
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rtty.fmre.mx/english/RTTY%202015%20Ing.pdf
KCJ Topband Contest: March 15, 2015
E-mail: 2015toptest[at]kcj-cw[dot]com
Mail: T. Mori JH6IEK
Saida 556-36, Tamamura machi, Sawa gun
Gunma 370-1131
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/15_toptest_rules_e.pdf
Minnesota QSO Party: March 15, 2015
E-mail: mnqp[at]w0aa[dot]org
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
AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening: March 15, 2015
E-mail: semiautomatic[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Manager:
Ulf-Dietmar Ernst, DK9KR
Elbstrasse 60
D-28199 Bremen
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/semi-automatic-key-evening
High Speed Club CW Contest: March 15, 2015
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/
FISTS Winter Unlimited Sprint: March 16, 2015
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: Ed Wlodarski N2ED
3 Shore Rd
Andover, NJ 07821
USA
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
ARRL School Club Roundup: March 17, 2015
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
YL-ISSB QSO Party, SSB: March 21, 2015
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 21, 2015
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
CQC Winter QSO Sprint: March 25, 2015
E-mail: ki0rb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cqc.org/contests/winter15.htm
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW: March 25, 2015
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
New Hampshire QSO Party: March 31, 2015
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 30, 2015
E-mail: WQ8U[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan15ann.html
Classic Exchange, Phone: April 30, 2015
E-mail: WQ8U[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan15ann.html
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