[SECC] Apr 1-8 Contest Calendar
Bruce Horn
bhorn at hornucopia.com
Wed Apr 3 21:21:38 EDT 2013
THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
April 1 - 8, 2013 Edition
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This e-mail is divided into three sections:
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- List of following week's contests
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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Low Power Spring Sprint: 1400Z-2000Z, Apr 1
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Single Band
Single Op Two/Three Band
Single Op All Band
Max power: A: 1 watt
C: 5 watts
Q: 25 watts
X: 50 watts
Y: 100 watts
Exchange: RST + 4-character grid square + power category (A/C/Q/X/Y)
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with same continent
9 points per QSO with different continent
18 points per QSO with OM station
Multipliers: Each grid square once per band
Each prefix once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 1, 2013
E-mail logs to: om3kfv[at]zoznam[dot]sk
Mail logs to: Radioklub OM3KFV
P.O.Box 3
038 61 Vrutky
Slovakia
Find rules at:
http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/lowpowerspringsprint2013.pdf
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 1
Mode: CW
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 April 8, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/r80mcc.shtml
144 MHz Spring Sprint: 1900 local - 2300 local, Apr 1
Mode: (not specified)
Bands: 2m Only
Classes: Single Op
Rover
Rookie
Exchange: 6-character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per km per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 16, 2013
E-mail logs to: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: Spring Sprints
c/o Chuck Towner, AE9CT
PO BOX 73
PALATINE, IL 60078-0073
USA
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2013-announcement-rules
ARS Spartan Sprint: 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 2
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: April 4, 2013
E-mail logs to: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Apr 3
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: 0230Z April 4, 2013
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
SARL 80m QSO Party: 1700Z-2000Z, Apr 4
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op
Exchange: RS + Serial No. + Grid Locator or QTH
QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with South African station
15 points per QSO with non-South African station
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 12, 2013
E-mail logs to: zs5lp[at]vodamail[dot]co[dot]za
Mail logs to: Durban ARC
17 Brownlee Place, Bluff
Durban 4052
South Africa
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/Documents/SARL_Contest_Manual_2013_Issue_11.pdf
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Apr 5
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: 0230Z April 6, 2013
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0130Z-0200Z, Apr 5
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 7, 2013
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 5
Mode: (see rules)
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 7, 2013
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
LZ Open 40m Sprint Contest: 0400Z-0800Z, Apr 6
Mode: CW
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: Single Op (High/Low/QRP)
Multi-Op
Straight Key
Lady Ops
Max power: QRP: 5W
Exchange: 3-Digit Serial No. + 3-Digit Serial No. received from last QSO
Work stations: Once each 30 minutes
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 16, 2013
E-mail logs to: LZ1GL[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.lzopen.com/lzocc40/indexF.htm
PODXS 070 Club PSK 31 Flavors Contest: 1200-1800 local, Apr 6
Mode: BPSK31, QPSK31, BPSK63, QPSK63, BPSK125
Bands: 20m Only
Classes: QRP
Low
Medium
Max power: Medium: 100 watts
Low: 20 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: 070 members: (state/province/country) + member no.
Non-members: (state/province/country) + name
Work stations: Once per PSK variant
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each state, province and DXCC country once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 20, 2013
Post log summary at: http://www.podxs070.com/31-flavors-entry
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/31-flavors
QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party: 1200Z, Apr 6 to 2359Z, Apr 7
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: All Band
Single Band
High Bands
Low Bands
Max operating hours: 24
Exchange: RS + (state/province/country) + (ARCI number/power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with ARCI member
4 points per non-member QSO with different continent
2 points per non-member QSO with same continent
Multipliers: States, once per band
VE Provinces, once per band
Countries, once per band
Power Mult: >5W=x1, 1-5W=x7, 250mW-1W=x10,
55-250mW=15x, <55mW=20x
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x (state mults +
province mults + country mults) x power mult
Submit logs by: April 21, 2013
E-mail logs to: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail logs to: ARCI Spring 2013 QSO Party
c/o Brian Campbell
P.O. Box 135
46485 Sparta Line
Sparta, Ontario N0L 2H0
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/spring-qso-party-2013
SP DX Contest: 1500Z, Apr 6 to 1500Z, Apr 7
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band Mixed (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Three Band Mixed
Single Op All Band Phone (Low/High)
Single Op All Band CW (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band Phone
Single Op Single Band CW
Multi-Op All Band Mixed
SWL Mixed
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: SP: RS(T) + 1-character province
non-SP: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: SP: 3 points per QSO outside of Europe
SP: 1 point per QSO with non-SP Europe
non-SP: 3 points per QSO with SP
Multipliers: SP: Each DXCC country once per band regardless of mode
non-SP: Each SP province once per band regardless of mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 30, 2013
E-mail logs to: spdxc-logs[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Mail logs to: 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
EA RTTY Contest: 1600Z, Apr 6 to 1600Z, Apr 7
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Op
Exchange: EA: RST + province
non-EA: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO on 20, 15 or 10m with same continent
2 points per QSO on 20, 15 or 10m with different continent
3 points per QSO on 40 or 80m with same continent
6 points per QSO on 40 or 80m with different continent
Multipliers: Each EADX100 entity once per band
Each EA province once per band
Each USA, VE, JA or VK call area once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 27, 2013
E-mail logs to: rttycontest[at]ure[dot]es
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ure.es/contest/430-ea-rtty-contest.html
Missouri QSO Party: 1800Z, Apr 6 to 0500Z, Apr 7 and 1800Z-2359Z, Apr 7
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Missouri
Missouri Rover
Non-Missouri
DX
Exchange: MO: RS(T) + Serial No. + county
non-MO W/VE: RS(T) + Serial No. + (state/province/territory)
DX: RS(T) + Serial No. + "DX"
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW QSO
Bonus: 100 points for at least one QSO with special
event station
Multipliers: MO: Each MO county, state, province and territory once
MO: Maximum of one DXCC country once
Non-MO: Each MO county once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
Submit logs by: May 1, 2013
E-mail logs to: moqsoparty[at]w0ma[dot]org
Mail logs to: Boeing Employees' Amateur Radio Society W0MA
C/O Dave Propper, K2DP
747 Old Bonhomme Rd.
University City, MO 63132
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0ma.org/mo_qso_party.htm
Texas State Parks on the Air: 1800Z, Apr 6 to 2100Z, Apr 7
Mode: CW, SSB, AM, Digital
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: Single Op TX Park (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Club/Multi-Op TX Park (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: QRP: 10 watts
LP: 150 watts
HP: >150 watts
Exchange: TX Park: "TX" + park abbreviation)
TX non-park: "TX"
W/VE: (state/province)
DX: "DX"
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per AM/SSB QSO
2 points per CW/Digital QSO
Multipliers: Each TX park once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 28, 2013
E-mail logs to: logs[at]tspota[dot]com
Mail logs to: Texas State Parks On The Air
c/o NARS
Northwest Amateur Radio Society
P.O. Box 90387,Houston, TX 77290-0387
USA
Find rules at: http://tspota.com/site/page?view=rules
RSGB RoPoCo SSB: 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 7
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: RST + previous postcode received
QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with UK station
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 23, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: RSGB G3UFY
77 Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath
Surrey CR7 7AF
England
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/rropoco.shtml
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, Apr 10
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 10
1900Z-2000Z, Apr 10
0300Z-0400Z, Apr 11
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 10
NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 12
Montana QSO Party 0000Z, Apr 13 to
2400Z, Apr 14
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Apr 13 to
2400Z, Apr 14
New Mexico QSO Party 1400Z, Apr 13 to
0200Z, Apr 14
NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint 1800Z-2000Z, Apr 15
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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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ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB: April 2, 2013
E-mail: DXPhone[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: ARRL Intl DX Contest, Phone
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
ARS Spartan Sprint: April 4, 2013
E-mail: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
QRP Fox Hunt: April 4, 2013
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB: April 6, 2013
E-mail: ssb[at]cqwpx[dot]com
Upload log at: http://www.cqwpx.com/logcheck/
Mail: SSB WPX Contest
P.O. Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
FOC QSO Party: April 6, 2013
E-mail summary: kz5d[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://g4foc.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1143601
UBA Spring Contest, SSB: April 7, 2013
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest
Nauryz DX Contest: April 7, 2013
E-mail: nauryz[at]nauryz-dx-contest[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nauryz-dx-contest.com/
Alaska QSO Party: April 7, 2013
E-mail: AKQSO[at]KL7YK[dot]US
Mail: AK QSO Party
P.O. Box 6079
Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506
USA
Find rules at: http://kl7yk.us/akqso.htm
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: April 8, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/r80mcc.shtml
Idaho QSO Party: April 9, 2013
E-mail: idqplogs[at]msn[dot]com
Mail: KARS/logs
PO Box 1765
Hayden, ID 83835-1765
USA
Find rules at: http://idahoarrl.info/qsoparty/rules.htm
NSARA Contest: April 9, 2013
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
RSGB Commonwealth Contest: April 10, 2013
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/2013/rberu.shtml
Wisconsin QSO Party: April 11, 2013
E-mail: wiqp-logs[at]warac[dot]org
Mail: Wisconsin QSO Party
West Allis Radio Amateur Club
P. O. Box 1072
Milwaukee, WI 53201
USA
Find rules at: http://www.warac.org/wqp/wiqp_rules.htm
Classic Exchange, CW: April 15, 2013
E-mail: WQ8U[at]nc[dot]rr[dot]com
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan13ann.html
Classic Exchange, Phone: April 15, 2013
E-mail: WQ8U[at]nc[dot]rr[dot]com
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan13ann.html
Virginia QSO Party: April 15, 2013
E-mail: vqp[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail: VA QSO Party
Call Box 599
Sterling, VA 20167
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2013_VQP/2013_VQP_Rules.html
Oklahoma QSO Party: April 16, 2013
E-mail: okqplogs[at]suddenlink[dot]net
Mail: Oklahoma QSO Party
Connie Marshall, K5CM
2991 S. Woodland Rd.
Muskogee, OK 74403
USA
Find rules at: http://k5cm.com/okqp2013rules.pdf
144 MHz Spring Sprint: April 16, 2013
E-mail: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Spring Sprints
c/o Chuck Towner, AE9CT
PO BOX 73
PALATINE, IL 60078-0073
USA
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2013-announcement-rules
CLARA HF Contest: April 20, 2013
E-mail: ve9glf[at]nbnet[dot]nb[dot]ca
Mail: Linda Friars, VE9GLF
35 Upper Quaco Road
Baxter Corner, NB E2S 2S2
Canada
Find rules at:
http://www.clarayl.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=71
BARTG HF RTTY Contest: April 27, 2013
E-mail: logs[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/contests/hf/rules/bartg-hf-rules-2013.pdf
ARLHS Annual Spring Lites QSO Party: April 30, 2013
E-mail: (none)
Mail: Dave Ruch, NF0J
P.O. Box 20696
Bloomington, MN 55420-0696
USA
Find rules at: http://arlhs.com/SL-2013-guidelines.html
Low Power Spring Sprint: May 1, 2013
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/lowpowerspringsprint2013.pdf
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