THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
October 19 - 26, 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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Telephone Pioneers QSO Party: 1700Z-2100Z, Oct 17 (CW/Digital) and 2300Z, Oct
17 to 0300Z, Oct 18 (Phone) and 1700Z-2100Z, Oct 18 (Phone) and 2300Z, Oct 18
to 0300Z, Oct 19 (CW/Digital)
Mode: CW/Digital, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Members: RS(T) + chapter no. + name
non-Members: RS(T) + name
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Chapter numbers once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = (CW/Dig QSO points x CW/Dig mults) + (Ph QSO
points x Ph mults) + bonus points
Submit logs by: December 10, 2015
E-mail logs to: n6tpjim[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: Jim Muiter
4233 Wooster Ave.
San Mateo, CA, 94403
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.tpqso.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Announ2015-v15.pdf
Illinois QSO Party: 1700Z, Oct 18 to 0100Z, Oct 19
Mode: CW/digital, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: Fixed (High/Low)
Mobile
Portable
Rover
Non-IL (High/Low)
Max power: HP: >200 watts
LP: 200 watts
Exchange: IL: RS(T) + County
non-IL: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW/digital QSO
Multipliers: IL Stations: Each IL county, state, VE province once
IL Stations: Each DXCC country (max of 5) once
non-IL Stations: Each IL county once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 18, 2015
E-mail logs to: n9jf[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: WIARC
P.O. Box 3132
Quincy IL 62305-3132
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP%202015%20Rules.pdf
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Oct 19
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Band
All Band
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
3 points per QSO with member on same continent
5 points per QSO with member on different continent
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Multiply mults by 2 if >50 members worked
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 25, 2015
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/
ARRL School Club Roundup: 1300Z, Oct 19 to 2359Z, Oct 23
Mode: CW/RTTY/Digital, Phone
Bands: All, except 60, 30, 17, 12m
Classes: Single Op (I)
Club/Multi-Op (C)
School Club/Group (S)
Max operating hours: 24 hours total
6 hours out of any 24-hour period with off times of at
least 30 minutes
Exchange: RS(T) + Class (I/C/S) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW/RTTY/digital QSO
Multipliers: States + VE provinces + DXCC countries + (2x class C QSOs) + (5x
class S QSOs)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 7, 2015
Post log summary at: http://www.b4h.net/arrlscr/
Mail logs to: School Club Roundup
c/o LIMARC
PO Box 392
Levittown, NY 11756
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup
Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 21
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 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: 0300Z October 23, 2015
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 21 and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 21 and
0300Z-0400Z, Oct 22
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 October 24, 2015
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Oct 23
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: October 25, 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
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 23
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: October 25, 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 Worldwide DX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Oct 24 to 2400Z, Oct 25
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)(Option: Classic/Rookie)
Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single
Multi-Two
Multi-Multi
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS + CQ Zone No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 0 points per QSO with same country (counts as mult)
1 point per QSO with different country same continent
2 points per QSO with different country same continent (NA)
3 points per QSO with different continent
Multipliers: Each CQ zone once per band
Each country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z October 30, 2015
E-mail logs to: ssb[at]cqww[dot]com
Upload log at: http://www.cqww.com/logcheck/
Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/cqwwssb_cab.php
Mail logs to: CQWW DX Contest
Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Oct 28
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 28
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 28
1900Z-2000Z, Oct 28
0300Z-0400Z, Oct 29
UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Oct 28
RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 29
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Oct 30
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 30
ARRL EME Contest 0000Z, Oct 31 to 2359Z,
Nov 1
Feld Hell Sprint 0000Z-2359Z, Oct 31
Russian WW MultiMode Contest 1200Z, Oct 31 to 1159Z,
Nov 1
High Speed Club CW Contest 0900Z-1100Z, Nov 1
1500Z-1700Z, Nov 1
ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Nov 3
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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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South Carolina QSO Party: October 19, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://scqso.com/log-submission/
Mail: SCQSO Party
PO Box 595
Columbia, SC 29202-0595
USA
Find rules at: http://scqso.com/rules/
15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest: October 19, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://contests.wsstvc.org/submit-log/cabrillo/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://contests.wsstvc.org/rules/
QRP Afield: October 19, 2015
E-mail: cludinsky[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail: Chuck Ludinsky, K1CL
6 Pracing Rd.
Chelmsford, MA 01824-1922
USA
Find rules at: http://newenglandqrp.org/node/1973
RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest: October 19, 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/r2128.shtml
ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest: October 20, 2015
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
ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest: October 20, 2015
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
432 MHz Fall Sprint: October 21, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://svhfs.org/2015FallSprintRulesRev1.pdf
RSGB 80m Club Sprint, CW: October 21, 2015
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/rsprint.shtml
Microwave Fall Sprint: October 24, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://svhfs.org/2015FallSprintRulesRev1.pdf
Feld Hell Sprint: October 24, 2015
Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/spooky-sprint
PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint: October 24, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://hamclubs.info/scorer/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/160m-great-pumpkin-sprint
Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW: October 25, 2015
E-mail: apsprint[at]jsfc[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt
10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint: October 25, 2015
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
QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party: October 25, 2015
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI Fall QSO Party
c/o Jeff Hetherington VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland
Ontario L3C 4M3
Canada
Find rules at:
http://www.qrparci.org/contests/qrp-arci-contests/137-fall-qso-party
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: October 25, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/
UBA ON Contest, SSB: October 25, 2015
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Welters Leon, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
WAB HF Phone: October 25, 2015
E-mail: aebbooks[at]ntlworld[dot]com
Mail: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
14 York Avenue
Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#HFRules
GTC CW Cup: October 30, 2015
E-mail: sv5dkl[at]rho[dot]forthnet[dot]gr
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.raag.org/LH2Uploads/ItemsContent/904/904_eng.pdf
New York QSO Party: October 31, 2015
E-mail: logs[at]nyqp[dot]org
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/nyqp_cab.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://nyqp.org/wordpress/wp-content/nyqp/2015/NY_QSO_Party_Rules_2015.pdf
Arizona QSO Party: October 31, 2015
E-mail: logs[at]azqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: AZQP
PO Box 17811
Tucson, AZ 85731
USA
Find rules at: http://www.azqsoparty.org/rules.html
Texas QSO Party: October 31, 2015
E-mail: no5w[dot]chuck[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: TQP Committee
24415 Deep Meadow Dr
Tomball, TX 77375
USA
Find rules at: http://www.txqp.net/
JARTS WW RTTY Contest: October 31, 2015
E-mail: log[at]jarts[dot]jp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://jarts.jp/rules2015.html
Oceania DX Contest, CW: October 31, 2015
E-mail: cw[at]oceaniadxcontest[dot]com
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/oceaniadxcw_cab.php
Mail: Oceania DX Contest
PO Box 21088
Little Lonsdale Street
Victoria 8011
Australia
Find rules at: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/rules.pdf
Oceania DX Contest, Phone: October 31, 2015
E-mail: ph[at]oceaniadxcontest[dot]com
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/oceaniadxssb_cab.php
Mail: Oceania DX Contest
PO Box 21088
Little Lonsdale Street
Victoria 8011
Australia
Find rules at: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/rules.pdf
TARA PSK Rumble Contest: October 31, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_score.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_rules.html
MCG Autumn Sprint: October 31, 2015
E-mail: ua3r[at]yandex[dot]ru
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://mcg-club.ru/en/contests/autumn-sprint.html
UBA ON Contest, CW: November 1, 2015
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
Stew Perry Topband Challenge: November 2, 2015
E-mail: tbdc[at]contesting[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/
FISTS Fall Slow Speed Sprint: November 2, 2015
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW: November 2, 2015
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 2, 2015
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/
YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest: November 2, 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
UBA ON Contest, 2m: November 8, 2015
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 Unlimited Sprint: November 9, 2015
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.fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
South Dakota QSO Party: November 14, 2015
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
Pennsylvania QSO Party: November 15, 2015
E-mail: paqsolog[at]nittany-arc[dot]net
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/paqp_cab3.php
Mail: PA QSO Party 2015
c/o NARC
P.O. Box 614
State College, PA 16804-0614
USA
Find rules at: http://www.nittany-arc.net/pqppdf/paqso15rules-rev1.pdf
Makrothen RTTY Contest: November 15, 2015
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
Iowa QSO Party: November 15, 2015
E-mail summary: W100A[at]outlook[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.wa0dx.org/IAQSO/
Illinois QSO Party: November 18, 2015
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%202015%20Rules.pdf
Classic Exchange, CW: November 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/sep15/sep15ann.html
Classic Exchange, Phone: November 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/sep15/sep15ann.html
Telephone Pioneers QSO Party: December 10, 2015
E-mail: n6tpjim[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Jim Muiter
4233 Wooster Ave.
San Mateo, CA, 94403
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.tpqso.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Announ2015-v15.pdf
ARRL EME Contest: January 1, 2016
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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