[SECC] This Weekend's Contests

[John Laney]

This Weekend's Contests:

1.  SNS Slow Speed NA Practice, 0200-0215 UTC Friday (Thurs night 
local).  80-20M CW.  100W Maximum.  23 WPM maximum.  Exchange:  Both 
calls, #, name, SPC.  QSY rules.

2.  NCCC NA Sprint CW Practice.  0230-0259 UTC Friday (Thursday night 
local).  160-20M CW, 100W maximum.  Same exchange as above. 

3.  JARTS WW RTTY Contest.  48 hours of weekend UTC.  80-10M RTTY.  
Exchange:  RST + age.  Work everyone.

4.  Worked All Germany Contest.  15Z Sat to 1459Z Sun.  80-10M, CW/SSB.  
Exchange:  RS(T) + DOK or Serial #.  Work German stations only.

5.  Stew Perry Top Band Challenge Warm Up Contest.  15Z Sat to 15Z Sun.  
160M CW.  Maximum 14 hours.  Exchange:  4 character grid square.

6.  Bill Windle QSO Party.  Open to all, but sponsored by FOC.  160-10M 
CW.  Look around 025 on each band.  Exchange:  RST + Name + FOC # (if 
applicable).  This is a good opportunity to have fun and QSO good CW 
ops.  Anyone interested in membership should be QRV and an invitation to 
membership could result in the future.

7.  W/VE Islands QSO Party.  16Z Sat to 2359Z Sun.  160-6M, 
CW/Phone/Digital.  Exchange:  RS(T) + USI or CISA island designation or 
SPC.  Usually only phone activity and not too much of that.

8.  50 mHz Fall Sprint.  23Z Sat - 03Z Sun.  6M any mode.  Exchange:  4 
character grid squares.

9.  Asia - Pacific Fall Sprint CW.  00Z - 02Z Sunday, 15/20M CW.  
Exchange:  RST + serial #.  1 kHz QSY rules.  Work only A-P stations.  
Non A-P stations may run full legal power.

10.  Illinois QSO Party.  17Z Sun - 01Z Mon.  160-2M CW/Dig, Phone.  
Exchange:  RS(T) + IL county or SPC.

11.  Flying Pigs QRP CW Club Run for the Bacon.  160-10M CW.  Exchange:  
RST + SPC + FP member # or power.

12.  QRPARCI Fall QSO Party.  12Z Sat to 24Z Sun.  160-10M CW.  24 hours 
maximum.  Exchange:  RST + SPC + QRPARCI # or power.

Hope everyone has a good weekend and a lot of QSOs.  I'll work some in 
WAG and as much as possible in the BWQP.  IlQP as time permits and 
probably fulltime in RFTB.  Also, Saturday morning and Sunday some in 
the QRPARCI Fall Contest.  73, John, K4BAI.