[SECC] This Weekend's Contests

Thu Feb 10 21:00:06 EST 2005

You just may have convinced me to give Sprint another try.   I'll read it 
over again tomorrow and see how I feel about it.

Sprint is a contest for young ops..........

Dan/W4NTI

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Laney" <k4bai at worldnet.att.net>
To: "secc" <secc at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 3:54 PM
Subject: [SECC] This Weekend's Contests

> Hello all:  Another exhausting list of contests for this weekend.  I will 
> list those that I think most of us could make some contacts in.  If anyone 
> wants me to list 160 meters contests where W8JI and a few others could 
> make a few contacts, please let me know and I'll include things like the 
> RSGB 160 M contest this weekend and the VK/ZL 160 meter contests, etc.
>
> 1.  CQ WPX RTTY.  00Z Sat 24Z Sun.  Very much like the CW and SSB WPX 
> Contests.  Maximum of 30 hours for single ops.  1 hour minimum 
> off-periods.  Exch:  RST+Serial #.  Extra points for QSOs on 40 and 80 M. 
> http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/121204RTTY%20WPX%20Rules%20205.pdf.
>
> 2.  Asia - Pactific Sprint, CW.  11-13Z Sat.  40, 20 M CW.  7015-7040, 
> 14030-14050.  RTTY will probably block out everything from 7029 on up. QSY 
> rule.  Called station QSYs at least 1 khz. after QSO.  Work only A-P area 
> stations.  http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt.
>
> 3.  Dutch PACC Contest.  12Z Sat to 12Z Sun.  CW/SSB.  160-10M.  RS(T) + 
> Dutch Prov or RS(T) + serial #.  List of Dutch Provinces on website. Work 
> only Dutch (PA-PI) stations.  Frequencies are limited on some bands:  CW: 
> 1830-1850; 3500-60, 14000-060.  SSB:  No SSB permitted on 160.  3600-3650, 
> 3700-3800, 14125-14300. http://www.veron.nl/pacc/rules2005.html.
>
> 4.  YL-OM SSB.  14Z Sat to 02Z Mon.  QSO # + RS + ARRL Section, Province, 
> or Country.  http://www.ylrl.org/ylcontests.html.
>
> 5.  Louisiana QSO Party.  15Z Sat to 03Z Sun.  160-2M, CW/Ph.  CW freq: up 
> 40 khz, 50.095, 144050.  PH:  1865, 3865, 7265, 14265, 21365, 28465, 
> 50205, 144210.  Exch:  RS(T) + parish or SPC.  Bonus points for QSOs with 
> W5YL.  Mults (parishes) are per band and mode!  The web page gives you 
> links to download a log sheet, a summary sheet, and a list of parish 
> abbreviations; however, I could not make any of these work.  I have 
> e-mailed W5YL (a club) and asked for help and will supplement if they send 
> copies of these things that I can print out. 
> http://timmy.nicholls.edu/laqso/laqsorules.pdf.
>
> 6.  OMISS QSO Party.  15Z Sat to 1459Z Sun.  SSB 80-10M.  Exch:  RS + SPC 
> + OMISS # (if any).  http://www.omiss.net/PDF/2005_OMQP_RULES.pdf.
>
> 7.  FISTS CW Club Winter Sprint.  17Z to 21Z Sat.  80-10 CW.  Centered 
> around .058 khz up on each band.  Exch:  RST + SPC + Name + FISTS # or 
> power.  Summary sheet should be downloaded from website. 
> http://www.fists.org/sprints.html.
>
> 8.  BC QSO Challenge.  18Z Sat to 18Z Sun.  CW/SSB/Digital.  160-6M.  CW 
> up 25 khz + 50095.  Suggested activity on hour and on half-hour.  SSB: 
> 1850, 3750, 7250, 14250, 21250, 28350, 50130.  Bonus points for QSO with 
> VE7SUN.  Exch:  4 character grid square + BC Regional District or SPC. 
> List of Regional Districts is on website. 
> http://www/deltaamateurradio.com/bcqsochallenge.html.
>
> 9.  North American Sprint, CW.  00 to 04Z Sun.  80, 40, 20.  Exch:  both 
> calls, Serial #, Name, SPC.  7-day log deadline.  Note new procedure 
> suggested for log submissions.  http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php.
>
> 10.  North American QRP Club 80 Meter Sprint.  Various periods 0130 to 
> 0530Z Wednesday (Tuesday evening local).  Choose either 0130-0330, 
> 0230-0430, 0330-0530.  Unless you are on the west coast, best choice is 
> probably the middle time.  If I weren't going to be out of town, I'd 
> probably operate the first two hours and go to bed on time.  The middle 
> time wouldn't be bad, though.  Hope some of you will operate since I will 
> not be able to do so this month.  Freq suggested:  3555-65, 3705-3715, 
> 3579.  (Avoid FISTS on 3558.)  Exch:  RST + SPC + NAQCC Member # or Power. 
> Multiply score by 2 for using a stright key for the whole period; by 1.5 
> for bug.  http://www.arm-tek/~yoel/sprint_0205.html.
>
> Hope everyone has a good time this weekend and a lot of QSOs.
>
> 73,
>
>
> John, K4BAI.
>
> Due to a trip out of town, the summary next week will be delayed until 
> Thursday.  I will probably be checking e-mail each day though, so prompt 
> reporting of scores will still be appreciated.
>
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