THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
April 25 - May 2, 2016 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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SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Apr 27
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 April 29, 2016
E-mail log summary to: (none)
Post log summary at:
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/submit-display.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/
Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 27
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 April 29, 2016
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, Apr 27 and 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 27 and
0300Z-0400Z, Apr 28
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 April 30, 2016
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
432 MHz Spring Sprint: 1900 local - 2300 local, Apr 27
Mode: (not specified)
Bands: 432 Only
Classes: Single Op
Rover
Exchange: 6-character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each grid square
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 11, 2016
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/home/2016-information
UKEICC 80m Contest: 2000Z-2100Z, Apr 27
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op Connected (High/Low/QRP)
Single Op Unconnected (High/Low/QRP)
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: 4-Character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per 500 km
multiply QSO points by 2 if low power station
multiply QSO points by 4 if QRP station
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2200Z April 27, 2016
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.ukeicc.com/which-contest/contest-rules/ukeicc-80m-contests-rules
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Apr 29
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: May 1, 2016
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, Apr 29
Mode: CW
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 1, 2016
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
SBMS 2.3 GHz and Up Contest and Club Challenge: 0600 local, Apr 30 to 2359
local, May 1
Mode: Any
Bands: 2.3 GHz and up
Classes: (none)
Exchange: 6-character Maidenhead locator
Work stations: Once per location per band
QSO Points: Distance points (2.3-10 GHz): 1 point per km
Distance points (24 GHz): 3 points per km
Distance points (47 GHz and above): 6 points per km
QSO points: 100 points per QSO per band with a unique call
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total points
Submit logs by: June 1, 2016
E-mail logs to: bburns[at]mediacombb[dot]net
Mail logs to: William A. Burns, WA6QYR
247 Rebel Road
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
USA
Find rules at: http://www.n6nb.com/sbmsrules.htm
Russian WW MultiMode Contest: 1200Z, Apr 30 to 1159Z, May 1
Mode: CW, SSB, RTTY, BPSK63
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band Single Mode (CW/SSB/RTTY/BPSK63)
Single Op All Band (Combinations of CW/SSB/RTTY/BPSK63)
Single Op High Bands (Combinations of CW/SSB/RTTY/BPSK63)
Single Op Low Bands (Combinations of CW/SSB/RTTY/BPSK63)
Multi-Single (Combinations of CW/SSB/RTTY/BPSK63)
SWL
Exchange: UA: RST(Q) + 2-character oblast
non-UA: RST(Q) + QSO No.
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country on 20/15/10m
3 points per QSO with different country same continent on
20/15/10m
5 points per QSO with different continue on 20/15/10m
2 points per QSO with same country on 160/80/40m
6 points per QSO with different country same continent on
160/80/40m
10 points per QSO with different continue on 160/80/40m
Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per mode per band
Each oblast once per mode per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 15, 2016
E-mail logs to: rusww[at]rdrclub[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.rdrclub.ru/news-radio/russian-ww-mm-contest/159-rus-ww-multimode-contest
Florida QSO Party: 1600Z, Apr 30 to 0159Z, May 1 and 1200Z-2159Z, May 1
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Multi (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Mobile Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Mobile Single Op + Driver (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
School(CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
SWL
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: FL: RS(T) + county
W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province)
DX: RS(T) + DXCC prefix
Work stations: Once per band per mode per FL county
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW QSO
Multipliers: FL Stations: Each state, VE province/territory, DXCC country,
maritime region once per mode
Non-FL: Each county once per mode
Power: High: x1, Low: x2, QRP: x3
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x power mult
Submit logs by: May 15, 2016
E-mail logs to: logs[at]floridaqsoparty[dot]org
Mail logs to: 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
AGCW QRP/QRP Party: 1300Z-1900Z, May 1
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: 5W (A)
20W (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 20, 2016
E-mail logs to: qrp-party[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: Manager
Udo Witte, DJ4FV
Sandbreite 7
D-49134 Wallenhorst
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/qrp-qrp-party
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: 1900Z-2030Z, May 2
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 9, 2016
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2016/r80mcc.shtml
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, May 3
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, May 4
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 4
1900Z-2000Z, May 4
0300Z-0400Z, May 5
MIE 33 Contest 2300Z, May 4 to 0300Z,
May 5
NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1700Z-1800Z, May 5 (CW)
1800Z-1900Z, May 5
(SSB)
1900Z-2000Z, May 5 (FM)
2000Z-2100Z, May 5
(Dig)
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, May 6
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 6
10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW 0001Z, May 7 to 2359Z,
May 8
Microwave Spring Sprint 0800-1400 local, May 7
F9AA Cup, PSK 1200Z, May 7 to 1200Z,
May 8
ARI International DX Contest 1200Z, May 7 to 1159Z,
May 8
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, May 7 to 2400Z,
May 8
7th Call Area QSO Party 1300Z, May 7 to 0700Z,
May 8
Indiana QSO Party 1500Z, May 7 to 0300Z,
May 8
Delaware QSO Party 1700Z, May 7 to 2359Z,
May 8
FISTS Spring Slow Speed Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, May 7
New England QSO Party 2000Z, May 7 to 0500Z,
May 8
1300Z-2400Z, May 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
documentation must be submitted (i.e. summary sheet, dupe sheets, etc.).
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144 MHz Spring Sprint: April 25, 2016
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/home/2016-information
Hungarian Straight Key Contest: April 25, 2016
E-mail: hskc[at]ha8kux[dot]com
Mail: Provics Ferenc
P.O. Box 620
Szeged-1 H-6701
Hungary
Find rules at: http://hskc.ha8kux.com/
Low Power Spring Sprint: April 27, 2016
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/lowpowerspringsprint2016.pdf
QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party: April 28, 2016
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com/qrparci/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrparci.org/contests/146-spring-qso-party
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: April 28, 2016
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2016/r80mcc.shtml
Mississippi QSO Party: April 30, 2016
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/2016_Mississippi_QSO_Party_-_Rules.pdf
Classic Exchange, CW: April 30, 2016
E-mail: wq8u[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan16/jan16ann.html
International Vintage Contest HF: April 30, 2016
E-mail: iv3ehh[at]iv3ehh[dot]it
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.contestvintage.beepworld.it/rules-2012.htm
SP DX Contest: April 30, 2016
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
BARTG Sprint 75: May 1, 2016
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
ES Open HF Championship: May 1, 2016
E-mail: esopen[at]erau[dot]ee
Upload log at: ESOPEN.EU/UPLOAD
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.erau.ee/images/LL/es-open_rules.pdf
YU DX Contest: May 2, 2016
E-mail: yudx[at]yu1srs[dot]org[dot]rs
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.yudx.yu1srs.org.rs/2016/rules.html
222 MHz Spring Sprint: May 3, 2016
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/home/2016-information
Missouri QSO Party: May 3, 2016
E-mail: moqsoparty[at]w0ma[dot]org
Mail: Boeing Employees' Amateur Radio Society W0MA
c/o George Mackus, AB0RX
11841 Wexford Place Drive
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.w0ma.org/oldwebsite/mo_qso_party/Rules/MOQP-Rules-2016.pdf
SP DX RTTY Contest: May 8, 2016
E-mail: sprtty[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Upload log at: http://www.pkrvg.org/spdxrtty_import.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.pkrvg.org/strona,spdxrttyen.html
WAB 3.5/7/14 MHz Data Modes: May 8, 2016
E-mail: g3xkt[at]worked-all-britain[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
14 York Avenue
Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php
10-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital: May 9, 2016
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 9, 2016
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 10, 2016
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 10, 2016
E-mail: gc_16[at]bk[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32
Iranian Ham Radio Contest: May 11, 2016
E-mail: epcontest[dot]2016[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://hamcontest.ir/contest/
TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest: May 14, 2016
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
Nebraska QSO Party: May 15, 2016
E-mail: QCWAChapter25[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: Reynolds Davis, K0GND
3901 South 42nd Street
Lincoln, NE 68506-4212
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/chapter025-rules-ne-qso-party-2016.pdf
Georgia QSO Party: May 15, 2016
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/
North Dakota QSO Party: May 15, 2016
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/ndqso16.pdf
Michigan QSO Party: May 16, 2016
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 17, 2016
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.cqmmdx.com/rules/
EA-QRP CW Contest: May 17, 2016
E-mail: eaqrp_test[at]yahoo[dot]es
Mail: EAQRP Contests
Apartado 17
E-16080 Cuenca
Spain
Find rules at: http://www.eaqrp.com/index.php/actividades/concurso?id=71
Ontario QSO Party: May 17, 2016
Upload log at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/submitlog.htm
Mail: Contest Club Ontario
9 White Crest Court
St Catharines, ON L2N 6Y1
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm
Holyland DX Contest: May 31, 2016
E-mail: 4Z4KX[at]iarc[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#LogUpload
Mail: Contest Manager 4Z4KX
Israel Amateur Radio Club
Box 17600
Tel Aviv 61176
Israel
Find rules at: http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#HolylandContest
Classic Exchange, Phone: November 30, 2016
E-mail: wq8u[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan16/jan16ann.html
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