THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
September 17 - 24, 2012 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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Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Sep 17
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Band
All Band
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
3 points per QSO with member on same continent
5 points per QSO with member on different continent
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Multiply mults by 2 if >50 members worked
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: September 23, 2012
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/
144 MHz Fall Sprint: 1900 local - 2300 local, Sep 17
Mode: not specified
Bands: 2m Only
Classes: Single Op
Rover
Exchange: 4-character grid square
QSO Points: 1 points per QSO
Multipliers: Each grid square
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 17, 2012
E-mail logs to: 144FS[at]downeastmicrowave[dot]com
Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/fall144sprint_cab.php
Mail logs to: Steve Kostro N2CEI
17519, 78th Terrace
Live Oak, FL 32060
USA
Find rules at: http://www.svhfs.org/2012fallsprintrules.pdf
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint: 0030Z-0230Z, Sep 20
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
2 points per QSO with member
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Key Type Mult: 2x if straight key, 1.5x if bug, 1x if other
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x
key type mult
Submit logs by: 2359Z September 23, 2012
E-mail logs to: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprintlog.html
Mail logs to: John Shannon, K3WWP
478 E. High St.
Kittanning, PA 16201
USA
Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint201209.html
NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Sep 21
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
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: September 23, 2012
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
AGB NEMIGA Contest: 2100Z-2400Z, Sep 21
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)
Single Op Mixed QRP
Multi-Op
Digital
One Hour
SWL
Exchange: AGB Member: RST + QSO No. + Member No.
non-Member: RST + QSO No.
Work stations: Once per mode per 15-minute period (see rules)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same continent
3 points per QSO with different continent
5 points per QSO with AGB member
Multipliers: Each AGB member once
Each DXCC/WAE country once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 21, 2012
E-mail logs to: eu1eu[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail logs to: Igor "Harry" Getmann, EU1EU
P.O.Box 143
Minsk 220005
BELARUS
Find rules at: http://www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_nemiga.htm
FOC QSO Party: 0000Z-2359Z, Sep 22
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF
Classes: Single Op
Exchange: FOC-Member: RST + Name + Member No.
non-Members: RST + Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: FOC-Member: Score = Total QSOs/Total Member QSOs
non-Member: Score = Total Member QSOs
Submit logs by: October 6, 2012
E-mail log summary to: kz5d[at]aol[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://g4foc.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1143601
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: 1400Z-1659Z, Sep 22 (144) and 1700Z-1759Z, Sep 22 (432)
Mode: CW
Bands: 144 MHz, 432 MHz
Classes: Single Op
Max operating hours: 3 hours: 144 MHz
2 hours: 432 MHz
Max power: A: 5W
B: 5-50W
C: >50W
Exchange: RST + "/" + Serial No. + "/" Power class + "/" +
6-character grid locator
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per km per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: October 8, 2012
E-mail logs to: vhf-uhf[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: Manfred Busch, DK7ZH
Ebachstr. 13
D-35716 Dietzhoelztal-Mandeln
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests_and_CW-activities:VHF-UHF_Contest
BARTG Sprint 75: 1700Z-2100Z, Sep 23
Mode: 75 Baud RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Expert
Single Op All Band
Exchange: Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: DXCC countries once regardless of band
JA, W, VE and VK areas once regardless of band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x continents
Submit logs by: October 31, 2012
E-mail logs to: logs[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/contests/sprint75/rules/2012/bartg-autumn-sprint75-rules.pdf
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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222 MHz Fall Sprint 1900 local -
2300 local, Sep 25
SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Sep 26
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Sep 26
1900Z-2000Z, Sep 26
0300Z-0400Z, Sep 27
RSGB 80m Club Sprint, CW 1900Z-2000Z, Sep 27
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Sep 28
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY 0000Z, Sep 29 to
2400Z, Sep 30
Microwave Fall Sprint 0700 local -
1300 local, Sep 29
Texas QSO Party 1400Z, Sep 29 to
0200Z, Sep 30
1400Z-2000Z, Sep 30
UBA ON Contest, 6m 0600Z-0900Z, Sep 30
ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Oct 2
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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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DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest: September 17, 2012
E-mail: do1npf[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Peter Frank, DO1NPF
Postfach 11 19
90515 Altdorf
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/bild-und-schrift-wettbewerbe/corona-maerz/teilnahmebedingungen/
RSGB SSB Field Day: September 18, 2012
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/2012/rssbfd.shtml
Keyman's Club of Japan Contest: September 19, 2012
E-mail: kcj-log[at]kcj-cw[dot]com
Mail: H. Shiraki
5-93-1 Goudo, Gifu-City
Gifu 501-0105
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/12_kcj_contest_rule_e.pdf
Russian District Award Contest: September 19, 2012
E-mail: rx3rc[at]rdaward[dot]org
Mail: Roman A. Novikov
P.O.Box 21
392000 Tambov
Russia
Find rules at: http://rdaward.org/rdac1.htm
RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB: September 19, 2012
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2011/rsprint.shtml
CWOps CW Open: September 20, 2012
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.b4h.net/cwops/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwopen.html
PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint: September 21, 2012
E-mail: lowbandsprints[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: Eric Dallmann, K9VIC
15707 S. River Rd.
Plainfield, IL 60544
USA
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/80-meter-jay-hudak-memorial-sprint
Feld Hell Sprint: September 22, 2012
E-mail: kj8o[at]wowway[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/oldfiles/contests/sprint-rules
North American Sprint, SSB: September 22, 2012
E-mail: (see rules, web upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit.php
Mail: Jim Stevens, K4MA
6609 Vardon Ct.
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: September 23, 2012
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/
Kulikovo Polye Contest: September 23, 2012
E-mail: log[at]kpctest[dot]ru
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.kpctest.ru/?pg=content/ruleen
Ohio QSO Party: September 24, 2012
E-mail: logs[at]ohqp[dot]org
Mail: Ohio QSO Party
c/o Jim Stahl, K8MR
30499 Jackson Rd.
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-1730
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ohqp.org/adminRules.htm
WAE DX Contest, SSB: September 24, 2012
E-mail: waessb[at]dxhf[dot]darc[dot]de
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/waedc/en/rules/
YO DX HF Contest: September 25, 2012
E-mail: yodx-contest[at]hamradio[dot]ro
Mail: FRR
P.O. Box 22-50
Bucharest RO-014780
Romania
Find rules at: http://www.yodx.ro/en/hf-contest/rules
Ohio State Parks on the Air: September 29, 2012
E-mail: W8PT[at]portcars[dot]org
Mail: Ohio State Parks on the Air
c/o Chuck Patellis, W8PT
P.O. Box 707
Parkman, OH 44080
USA
Find rules at:
http://parks.portcars.org/ospota/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ospota-rules-12april2012.pdf
AGCW Straight Key Party: September 30, 2012
E-mail: htp[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Friedrich W. Fabri, DF1OY
Hermann-Bahner-Strasse 1
D-63225 Langen
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests_and_CW-activities:Straight_Key_Party_%28HTP%29
IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB: September 30, 2012
E-mail: (see your national society rules)
Mail: Your national society
Find rules at: Your national society web site
Brazil Independence Day BPSK31 CDX Contest: September 30, 2012
Upload log at: http://brcontest.com/indday/up/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://brcontest.com/resultado/indday/2012/INDDAYENGL.htm
Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW: September 30, 2012
Upload log at: http://www.sactest.net/robot/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.sactest.net/blog/rules/
Colorado QSO Party: October 1, 2012
E-mail: coqplogs[at]ppraa[dot]org
Mail: Colorado QSO Party
PO Box 16521
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-6521
USA
Find rules at:
http://ppraa.org/downloads/coqp/2012%20COQP%20Rules%2012-1.pdf
Kansas QSO Party: October 1, 2012
E-mail: logs[at]ksqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: Kansas QSO Party
c/o Bob Harder, W0BH
Box 3000
Hesston, KS 67062
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ksqsoparty.org/rules/
SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest: October 1, 2012
E-mail: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL_2012_Contest_Manual_issue_10.pdf
Russian RTTY WW Contest: October 1, 2012
E-mail: contest[at]radio[dot]ru
Mail: Russian RTTY WW Contest
Radio Magazine
Seliverstov per. 10
Moscow 107045
Russia
Find rules at: http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/93
Hawaii QSO Party: October 1, 2012
E-mail: awards[at]hawaiiqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://hawaiiqsoparty.org/HIQSOPartyRules-2012.html
CIS DX QPSK63 Contest: October 1, 2012
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/contests/submit_log_eng.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.epc-ru.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1371&Itemid=282
Tennessee QSO Party: October 3, 2012
E-mail: logs[at]tnqp[dot]org
Mail: Tennessee QSO Party
c/o Doug Smith, W9WI
1389 Old Clarksville Pike
Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098
USA
Find rules at: http://tnqp.org/wp/?page_id=11
MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint: October 4, 2012
E-mail: n8xx[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: Hank Greeb, N8XX
5727 11 Mile Rd NE
Rockford, MI 49341
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone: October 7, 2012
E-mail: aebbooks[at]ntlworld[dot]com
Mail: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
14 York Avenue
Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules
QCWA Fall QSO Party: October 8, 2012
E-mail: w2od[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: W2OD, Robert Buus
8 Donner Street
HOLMDEL N.J. 07733-2004
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/2012qso-party.htm
G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest: October 9, 2012
E-mail: Lee-N7NU[at]comcast[dot]net
Mail: Lee Hallin N7NU
3413 Walton Ln
Eugene OR 97408
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fists.org/operating.html
SARTG WW RTTY Contest: October 10, 2012
E-mail: contest[at]sartg[dot]com
Mail: SARTG Contest Manager
Ewe Hakansson, SM7BHM
Pilspetsvagen 4
SE-29166 Kristianstad
Sweden
Find rules at: http://www.sartg.com/contest/wwrules.htm
ARRL September VHF QSO Party: October 10, 2012
E-mail: SeptemberVHF[at]arrl[dot]org
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/arrlvhfsep_cab3.php
Mail: September VHF
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/september-vhf
Arkansas QSO Party: October 12, 2012
E-mail: aqplogs[at]cox[dot]net
Mail: Arkansas QSO Party
c/o Don Banta, K5DB
3407 Diana St.
Springdate, AR 72764
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arkanhams.org/ARQSO/2012/AQP%202012%20Rules.pdf
South Carolina QSO Party: October 15, 2012
E-mail: logs[at]scqso[dot]com
Mail: SCQSO Party
PO Box 595
Columbia, SC 29202-0595
USA
Find rules at: http://scqso.com/rules/
ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest: October 16, 2012
E-mail: 10GHZ[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: 10 GHz Contest
ARRL Contest Branch
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up
ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest: October 16, 2012
E-mail: 10GHZ[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: 10 GHz Contest
ARRL Contest Branch
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up
FISTS Get Your Feet Wet Weekend: October 16, 2012
E-mail: Lee-N7NU[at]comcast[dot]net
Mail: Lee Hallin N7NU
3413 Walton Ln
Eugene OR 97408
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fists.org/operating.html
144 MHz Fall Sprint: October 17, 2012
E-mail: 144FS[at]downeastmicrowave[dot]com
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/fall144sprint_cab.php
Mail: Steve Kostro N2CEI
17519, 78th Terrace
Live Oak, FL 32060
USA
Find rules at: http://www.svhfs.org/2012fallsprintrules.pdf
QRP Afield: October 20, 2012
E-mail: k1cl[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Chuck Ludinsky, K1CL
6 Pracing Rd.
Chelmsford, MA 01824-1922
USA
Find rules at: http://newenglandqrp.org/afield
Washington State Salmon Run: October 31, 2012
E-mail: salmonrun[at]wwdxc[dot]org
Mail: Western Washington DX Club
P.O. Box 395
Mercer Island, WA 98040
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.wwdxc.org/salmon-run/2012-salmon-run/2012-salmon-run.html
All Asian DX Contest, Phone: October 31, 2012
E-mail: aaph[at]jarl[dot]or[dot]jp
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/aadxssb_cab3.php
Mail: JARL, All Asian DX Contest, Phone
170-8073
Japan
Find rules at:
http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2012AA_rule.htm
QRP ARCI Topband Sprint: December 17, 2012
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI Top Band Sprint
c/o Jim Rodenkirch, K9JWV
762 Saint James Lane
Saint George, UT 84790
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/5267/118/
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