THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
March 2 - 9, 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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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
ARS Spartan Sprint: 0200Z-0400Z, Mar 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: March 5, 2015
E-mail logs to: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
AGCW YL-CW Party: 1900Z-2100Z, Mar 3
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: YL
OM
SWL
Exchange: YL: RST + Serial No. + "/YL/" + name
OM: RST + Serial No. + "/" + name
QSO Points: 1 point per YL-OM QSO
2 points per YL-YL QSO
0 points per OM-OM QSO
Extra Points: 1 point per country worked
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points + extra points
Submit logs by: March 31, 2015
E-mail logs to: dl6kcr[at]web[dot]de
Mail logs to: Dr. Roswitha Otto, DL6KCR
St. Nikolaus Str. 26
D-52396 Heimbach
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/yl-cw-party
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 4
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 March 5, 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, Mar 4 and 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 4 and 0300Z-0400Z,
Mar 5
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 March 7, 2015
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest: 2300Z, Mar 4 to 2300Z, Mar 5 and 2300Z,
Mar 7 to 2300Z, Mar 8
Mode: CW
Bands: 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Eqpt Type + Eqpt Year
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 5, 2015
E-mail logs to: w1zb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: Jerry Reine, W1ZB
5 Tobey Lane
Andover, MA 01810
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-john-rollins-memorial-dx-contest.html
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1800Z-1900Z, Mar 5 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 5 (SSB)
and 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 5 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Mar 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: March 19, 2015
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, Mar 6
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 8, 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, Mar 6
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 March 7, 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, Mar 6
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 8, 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
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Mar 7 to 2400Z, Mar 8
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band
Single Op Unlimited (Low/High)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Multi-Two
Multi-Multi
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: W/VE: RS + (state/province)
non-W/VE: RS + power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO
Multipliers: W/VE: Each DXCC country once per band
Non-W/VE: Each state, District of Columbia, VE
province/territory once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z April 8, 2015
E-mail logs to: DXPhone[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail logs to: ARRL Intl DX Contest, Phone
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint: 0600Z-0629Z, Mar 7 and 0630Z-0659Z, Mar 7 and 0700Z-0729Z,
Mar 7 and 0730Z-0800Z, Mar 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: March 14, 2015
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, Mar 7 to 2400Z, Mar 8
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: March 15, 2015
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/
Open Ukraine RTTY Championship: 1800Z-2059Z, Mar 7 (Low Band) and 2100Z-2359Z,
Mar 7 (Low Band) and 0800Z-1059Z, Mar 8 (High Band) and 1100Z-1359Z, Mar 8
(High Band)
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Multi-Band
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Op Multi-Band
Exchange: 2-letter regional abbrev. (state/province/canton, etc.) + Serial
No.(restart serial no. for high band)
Work stations: Once per band per period
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO
10 points per new region once per band per period
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total points
Submit logs by: March 23, 2015
E-mail logs to: krs[at]model[dot]poltava[dot]ua
Mail logs to: George Ignatov (UT1HT)
P.O. Box 87
Kremenchug-21 39621
UKRAINE
Find rules at: http://uarl.com.ua/openrtty/2015-rules/rtty2015e.txt
UBA Spring Contest, CW: 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 8
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single
SWL
Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: ON: RST + Serial No. + UBA Section
non-ON: RST + 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: March 22, 2015
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
DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest: 1100Z-1700Z, Mar 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: March 23, 2015
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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QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 11
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 11
1900Z-2000Z, Mar 11
0300Z-0400Z, Mar 12
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 11
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 13
RSGB Commonwealth Contest 1000Z, Mar 14 to 1000Z,
Mar 15
F9AA Cup, SSB 1200Z, Mar 14 to 1200Z,
Mar 15
All Africa International DX Contest 1200Z, Mar 14 to 1200Z,
Mar 15
AGCW QRP Contest 1400Z-2000Z, Mar 14
EA PSK63 Contest 1600Z, Mar 14 to 1600Z,
Mar 15
TESLA Memorial HF CW Contest 1800Z, Mar 14 to 0759Z,
Mar 15
Idaho QSO Party 1900Z, Mar 14 to 1900Z,
Mar 15
North American Sprint, RTTY 0000Z-0400Z, Mar 15
UBA Spring Contest, 2m 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 15
Wisconsin QSO Party 1800Z, Mar 15 to 0100Z,
Mar 16
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0200Z-0400Z, Mar 16
Bucharest Contest 1800Z-2059Z, Mar 16
CLARA HF Contest 1700Z, Mar 17 to 1700Z,
Mar 18
1700Z, Mar 21 to 1700Z,
Mar 22
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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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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
ARS Spartan Sprint: March 5, 2015
E-mail: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB: March 6, 2015
E-mail: 160ssb[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail: CQ 160 Meter Contest
P.O. Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm
SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emerg Contest: March 7, 2015
E-mail: contest[at]peham[dot]co[dot]za
Mail: 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_20150101_SARL_Contest_Manual_2015.pdf
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
North American QSO Party, RTTY: March 8, 2015
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit/
Mail: Mark Aaker, K6UFO
300 Berry St., Unit 1009
San Francisco, CA 94158-1668
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf
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
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: March 9, 2015
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/r80mcc.shtml
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/
UBA DX Contest, CW: March 15, 2015
E-mail: ubacw[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest-rules
North Carolina QSO Party: March 16, 2015
E-mail: logs[at]ncqsoparty[dot]org
Upload log at: http://rars.org/ncqsoparty/index.php?id=logs
Mail: NC QSO PARTY
1318 Alderman Circle
Raleigh, NC 27603
USA
Find rules at: http://rars.org/ncqsoparty/index.php?id=rules
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
AGCW YL-CW Party: March 31, 2015
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/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/yl-cw-party
NSARA Contest: March 31, 2015
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
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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