Everyone has seen the WA7BNM and SM3CER contest calendars posted earlier today. Thanks to Don W4OC for working this out so we can spice up the reflector a bit in color with HTML and Rich Text format. I would like to provide a contest calendar for you so I would like to know your preferences. Which calendar do you prefer? WA7BNM or SM3CER? The WA7BNM would be posted weekly and the SM3CER calendar would be monthly. I could also post both?

Please let me know your preference and any comments. Thanks

Ralph K1ZZI

SM3CER and WA7BMN attached below.

SM3CER Calendar

July 2010

(From-to) DATE	(From-to) WEEKDAY - TIME (UTC) CONTEST NAME	MODE	RULES LOGS	RE- SULTS	WEB SITE	UP- DATED

28-4 Jun-Jul	Monday 0001 - Sunday 2400 Ten-Ten Spirit of 76 QSO Party	AM CW FM PSK31 RTTY USB	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	4 Jun 2010
1	Thursday 0000 - 2359 RAC Canada Day Contest	CW Phone	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	28 Jun 2010
1	Thursday 1700 - 2100 10 meter NRAU Activity Contest (NAC)	CW SSB FM Digital	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	1 Jun 2010
2	Friday 0230 - 0300 NCCC Sprint (NSL VIII)	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	28 Jun 2010
3-4	Saturday 0000 - Sunday 2359 Venezuelan Independence Day Contest	CW SSB	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	28 Jun 2010
3-4	Saturday 0600 - Sunday 1200 WLOTA Contest	CW Digital SSB	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	28 Jun 2010
3-4	Saturday 1100 - Sunday 1059 DL-DX RTTY Contest	RTTY PSK31 PSK63	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	28 Jun 2010
3-4	Saturday 1400 - Sunday 1400 EDR Nordic July Contest	CW SSB	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	28 Jun 2010
3-4	Saturday 1500 - Sunday 1500 Original QRP Contest	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	28 Jun 2010
3-4	Saturday 2000 - Sunday 0200 NOT UTC - Your LOCAL time! PODXS 070 Club 40 m Firecracker Sprint	PSK31	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2	28 Jun 2010
4	Sunday 1100 - 1700 DARC 10 m Digital Contest "Corona"	Digital	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2	28 Jun 2010
4-5	Sunday 2300 - Monday 0300 MI-QRP Club July 4th CW Sprint	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	28 Jun 2010
5	Monday 1900 - 2030 RSGB 80 m Club Championship	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3 WEB 4 WEB 5	28 Jun 2010
6	Tuesday 0100 - 0300 ARS Spartan Sprint	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2	28 Jun 2010
8	Thursday 1700 - 2100 NAC 50 MHz (Aktivitetstest)	All	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	28 Jun 2010
10	Saturday 0000 - 0400 FISTS Summer Sprint	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	29 Jun 2010
10-11	Saturday 0000 - Sunday 2400 VERON SWL SLP Contest (5)	SSB	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	28 Jun 2010
10-11	Saturday 1200 - Sunday 1200 IARU HF World Championship	CW SSB	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	29 Jun 2010
10-11	Saturday 1200 - Sunday 1200 WRTC-2010 Contest	CW SSB	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3 WEB 4	29 Jun 2010
10	Saturday 1600 - 1800 Feld-Hell Club Sprint	Feld- Hell	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2	29 Jun 2010
11	Sunday 0000 - 2400 SKCC Weekend Sprint	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2	29 Jun 2010
11	Sunday 1400 - 1600 FISTS Ladder Activity 1	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	29 Jun 2010
11	Sunday 1800 - 2000 FISTS Ladder Activity 2	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	29 Jun 2010
11	Sunday 2000 - 2359 QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	29 Jun 2010
14	Wednesday 1100 - 1200 CWops Mini-CWT Test (1)	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	29 Jun 2010
14	Wednesday 1900 - 2000 CWops Mini-CWT Test (2)	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	29 Jun 2010
14	Wednesday 1900 - 2030 RSGB 80 m Club Championship	SSB	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3 WEB 4 WEB 5	28 Jun 2010
15	Thursday 0300 - 0400 CWops Mini-CWT Test (3)	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	29 Jun 2010
17	Saturday 0000 - 2400 Bicentennial Colombian Independence Day Contest	CW Phone RTTY	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	30 Jun 2010
17-18	Saturday 1200 - Sunday 1200 DMC RTTY Contest	RTTY	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	30 Jun 2010
17-18	Saturday 1800 - Sunday 2100 CQ World-Wide VHF Contest	All	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	30 Jun 2010
17-18	Saturday 1800 - Sunday 0600 North American QSO Party	RTTY	OFFIC. RULES	RES	WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	30 Jun 2010
18	Sunday 0900 - 1200 RSGB Low Power Contest (1)	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3 WEB 4	29 Jun 2010
18	Sunday 1300 - 1600 RSGB Low Power Contest (2)	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3 WEB 4	29 Jun 2010
18	Sunday 1400 - 1500 SSA Månadstest nr 7	CW	OFFIC. RULES	RES		31 Dec 2009
18	Sunday 1515 - 1615 SSA Månadstest nr 7	SSB	OFFIC. RULES	RES		31 Dec 2009
18	Sunday 2000 - 2159 Great Colorado Gold Rush	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	28 Jun 2010
19	Monday 0100 - 0300 Run For The Bacon QRP Contest	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2	30 Jun 2010
21	Wednesday 1800 - 2000 MOON Contest	CW Digital SSB	OFFIC. RULES		WEB	30 Jun 2010
22	Thursday 0030 - 0230 NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	30 Jun 2010
22	Thursday 1900 - 2030 RSGB 80 m Club Championship	PSK RTTY	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3 WEB 4 WEB 5	28 Jun 2010
23	Friday 0230 - 0300 NCCC Sprint (NSL IX)	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	28 Jun 2010
24	Saturday 0001 - 2359 FISTS 3 Hour Sprint	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	30 Jun 2010
24-25	Saturday 1200 - Sunday 1200 IOTA SWL Contest	CW SSB	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	29 Jun 2010
24-25	Saturday 1200 - Sunday 1200 RSGB IOTA Contest	CW SSB	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3 WEB 4 WEB 5	29 Jun 2010
25	Sunday 1400 - 1600 FISTS Ladder Activity 1	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	29 Jun 2010
25	Sunday 1700 - 2100 Flight of the Bumblebees	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2	28 Jun 2010
25	Sunday 1800 - 2000 FISTS Ladder Activity 2	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	29 Jun 2010
27	Tuesday 1700 - 2100 50 MHz Open Cumulative Contest	CW SSB	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2	29 Jun 2010
28	Wednesday 0000 - 0200 SKCC Straight Key Sprint	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	30 Jun 2010
30	Friday 0230 - 0300 NCCC Sprint (NSL IX)	CW	OFFIC. RULES		WEB 1 WEB 2 WEB 3	28 Jun 2010

July 2010

WA7BNM Calendar

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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10-10 Int. Spirit of 76 QSO Party: 0001Z, Jun 28 to 2400Z, Jul 4
   Mode: CW, SSB, PSK31, RTTY, FM, AM
   Bands: 10m Only
   Classes: Individual
            Club
            QRP
   Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts
              QRP: 5 watts
   Exchange: Name + (state/province/country) + 10-10 number
   Work stations: Once per mode
   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with a non-member
               2 points per QSO with a 10-10 member
   Multipliers: (none)
   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
   Submit logs by: August 3, 2010
   E-mail logs to: phemby[at]hotmail[dot]com
   Mail logs to: Paul Hemby, WN4AMO
                 40601 Thomas Boat Landing Rd.
                 Umatilla, FL 32784
                 USA
   Find rules at: http://ten-ten.org/Forms/Spirit_76.pdf

RAC Canada Day Contest: 0000Z-2359Z, Jul 1
   Mode: CW, Phone
   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
   Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
            Single Op All Band CW
            Single Op All Band Phone
            Single Op QRP
            Single Op Single Band
            Single Op Single Band QRP
            Multi-Single (Low/High)
            Multi-Multi
   Max power: HP: >100 watts
              LP: 100 watts
              QRP: 5 watts
   Exchange: VE: RS(T) + province/territory
             non-VE: RS(T) + Serial No.
   Work stations: Once per band per mode
   QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with non-VE stations
               10 points per QSO with VE stations
               20 points per QSO with RAC stations
   Multipliers: Each VE province/territory once per band per mode
   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
   Submit logs by: July 31, 2010
   E-mail logs to: canadaday[at]rac[dot]ca
   Mail logs to: Radio Amateurs of Canada
                 720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
                 Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5
                 Canada
   Find rules at:
http://www.rac.ca/en/rac/programmes/contests/files/2010%20Canada%20Day%20Rul
es%20English-French.pdf

NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 2
   Mode: CW
   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m
   Classes: Single Op
   Max power: 100 watts
   Exchange: (see rules)
   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 KL7 and KH6) once per band
                Each VE province 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: July 4, 2010
   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

Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest: 0000Z, Jul 3 to 2359Z, Jul 4
   Mode: CW, SSB
   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
   Classes: Single Op All Band (CW/SSB/Mixed)
            Single Op Single Band (CW/SSB/Mixed)
            Multi-Single
            SWL
   Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No.
   Work stations: Once per band per mode
   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
               3 points per QSO with different country, same continent
               5 points per QSO with different continent
   Multipliers: Each Venezuelan call area and each DXCC country once per
band
   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
   Submit logs by: August 31, 2010
   E-mail logs to: contestyv[at]cantv[dot]net
   Mail logs to: Radio Club Venezolano
                 Concurso Independencia de Venezuela
                 P.O. Box 20285
                 Caracas 1020-A
                 Venezuela
   Find rules at: http://www.radioclubvenezolano.org/rules.htm

WLOTA Contest: 0600Z, Jul 3 to 1200Z, Jul 4
   Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
   Classes: Lighthouse 6 Hrs
            Lighthouse 30 Hrs
            Single Op
            Multi-Op
            SWL
   Exchange: Lighthouse: RS(T) + QSO No. + LH Ref
             Non-lighthouse: RS(T) + QSO No.
   Work stations: Once per mode per band
   QSO Points: 3 point per QSO with same continent
               5 points per QSO with different continents
               15 points per QSO with lighthouse
   Multipliers: Each lighthouse reference once per band
   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
   Submit logs by: August 1, 2010
   E-mail logs to: contest10[at]wlota[dot]com
   Mail logs to: WLH Award
                 18 Allee Roch-Bihen
                 44510 Le Pouliguen
                 France
   Find rules at: http://www.wlota.com/rulec.htm

DL-DX RTTY Contest: 1100Z, Jul 3 to 1059Z, Jul 4
   Mode: RTTY, PSK31, PSK63
   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
   Classes: Single Op Multi-Band Single Radio
            Single Op Multi-Band 6 Hrs Single Radio
            Single Op Multi-Band Dipole Single Radio
            Single Op Multi-Band Dipole 6 Hrs Single Radio
            Single Op Multi-Band
            Multi-Single
            Multi-Multi
   Exchange: RST + QSO No.
   Work stations: Once per band
   QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with same country
               10 points per QSO with different country same continent
               15 points per QSO with different continent
               EU Stations: Add 3 QSO points for QSO with DL station
               non-EU Stations: Add 5 QSO points for QSO with DL station
   Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band
                Each VK, VE, JA and W call area once per band
   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
   Submit logs by: August 10, 2010
   E-mail logs to: logs[at]drcg[dot]de
   Mail logs to: (none)
   Find rules at:
http://drcg.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=36&lang=e
n

Original QRP Contest: 1500Z, Jul 3 to 1500Z, Jul 4
   Mode: CW
   Bands: 80, 40, 20m
   Classes: Single Op (VLP/QRP/MP)(Handmade/Open)
   Max operating hours: 15 hours
   Max power: VLP: 1W
              QRP: 5W
              MP: 20W
   Exchange: RST + Serial No. + "/" + Power category
   QSO Points: QSO with station who submits log: 4 points
               QSO with station that does not submit log: 1 point
               15% bonus for use of TR/TRX assembled from kit
               30% bonus for use of unique handmade TR/TRX
   Multipliers: DXCC Countries: 2 mult points if station submits log,
1 mult point if no log
   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mult points
   Submit logs by: July 31, 2010
   E-mail logs to: oqrpc[at]qrpcc[dot]de
   Mail logs to: Lutz Gutheil, DL1RNN
                 Bergstrasse 17
                 D-38446 Wolfsburg
                 Germany
   Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html

PODXS 070 Club 40m Firecracker Sprint: 2000 local, Jul 3 to 0200 local, Jul
4
   Mode: PSK31
   Bands: 40m Only
   Classes: QRP
            Low Power
            Medium Power
   Max power: Medium Power: 100 watts
              Low Power: 50 watts
              QRP: 5 watts
   Exchange: RST + (state/province/country)
   QSO Points: 1 point/QSO
   Multipliers: Each state, province and DXCC country once only
   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
   Submit logs by: August 3, 2010
   E-mail logs to: lowbandsprints[at]k9vic[dot]net
   Mail logs to: Eric Dallmann, K9VIC
                 15707 S. River Rd.
                 Plainfield, IL 60544
                 USA
   Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/contests/40m_sprint_rules10.htm

DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest: 1100Z-1700Z, Jul 4
   Mode: RTTY, Amtor, Clover, PSK31, Pactor
   Bands: 10m Only
   Classes: Single Op
            SWL
   Exchange: RST + Serial No.
   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
   Multipliers: Each WAE/DCXX area
                Each W/VE call area
   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
   Submit logs by: August 3, 2010
   E-mail logs to: df5bx[at]darc[dot]de
   Mail logs to: Werner Ludwig, DF5BX
                 P.O. Box 1270
                 49110 Georgsmarienhuette
                 Germany
   Find rules at:
http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/sonder/tei-digi.htm

MI QRP July 4th CW Sprint: 2300Z, Jul 4 to 0300Z, Jul 5
   Mode: CW
   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
   Classes: less 250 mW
            250 mW - 1 W
            1 - 5 W
            greater 5W
   Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (member no./power output)
   Work stations: Once per band
   QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with members
               2 points per QSO with non-member W/VE stations
               4 points per QSO with non-member DX stations
   Multipliers: Each state, province or country, once per band
                Bonus: multiply total points by 1.25 if xmtr or
receiver is homebrew
                Bonus: multiply total points by 1.5 if both xmtr and
receiver are homebrew
   Score Calculation: Total score = bonus multiplier x total QSO
points x total mults
   Submit logs by: August 3, 2010
   E-mail logs to: n8xx[at]arrl[dot]org
   Mail logs to: Hank Greeb, N8XX
                 5727 11 Mile Rd NE
                 Rockford, MI 49341
                 USA
   Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html

RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: 1900Z-2030Z, Jul 5
   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: July 12, 2010
   Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
   Mail logs to: (none)
   Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc