THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
May 28 - June 4, 2012 Edition
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This e-mail is divided into three sections:
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- 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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MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint: 2300Z, May 28 to 0300Z, May 29
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: June 28, 2012
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
NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 1
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: June 3, 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
HA3NS Sprint Memorial Contest: 1730Z-1800Z, Jun 1 (40m) and
1800Z-1830Z, Jun 1 (80m)
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op
Exchange: HACWG Members: RST + Membership No.
non-Members: RST + NM
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: June 16, 2012
E-mail logs to: ha3kna[at]tolna[dot]net
Mail logs to: Radio Club
7100 Szekszard
Rakoczi u. 16.
Hungary
Find rules at:
http://radioamator.honlapepites.hu/?PHPSESSID=e57dd37c356355de9489e83e42&p=1280
10-10 Int. Open Season PSK Contest: 0000Z, Jun 2 to 2400Z, Jun 3
Mode: PSK31
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: Individual
Club
QRP
Max power: non-QRP: 50 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Name + (state/province/country) + organization membership numbers
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: June 18, 2012
E-mail logs to: tentencontest[at]roadrunner[dot]com
Mail logs to: Dan Morris, KZ3T
131 Valencia Lane
Statsville, NC 28625
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/oseason/oseason.html
DigiFest: 0400Z-1200Z, Jun 2 and 2000Z, Jun 2 to 0400Z, Jun 3 and
1200Z-2000Z, Jun 3
Mode: RTTY75, BPSK63, MFSK16, HELLSCHREIBER, OLIVIA
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: SOAB, All Modes (Low/High)
SOAB, All Modes, 8 Hours (Low/High)
SOAB, Single Mode (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band, All Modes (Low/High)
Multi-Op Single Transmitter
Max power: High: 1000 watts
Low: 100 watts
Exchange: RST + 4-character grid square
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 QSO point per km between stations
Multipliers: Each grid square once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 10, 2012
E-mail logs to: digifest_robot[at]mixw[dot]net
Upload log at: http://mixw.net/misc/DigiFest/digifest_log.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.mixw.net/misc/DigiFest/rulese2012.html
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint: 0600Z-0629Z, Jun 2 and 0630Z-0659Z, Jun 2 and
0700Z-0729Z, Jun 2 and 0730Z-0800Z, Jun 2
Mode: CW
Bands: 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + suffix of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO)
Work stations: Once per band per period
QSO Points: 1 point per km
Multipliers: 1 point per new station worked on each band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total multiplier points
Submit logs by: June 9, 2012
E-mail logs to: ru-qrp-club[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng
Maritime QSO Party: 1200Z, Jun 2 to 0300Z, Jun 3
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: Fixed Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)
Mobile/Rover
Multi-Op
Exchange: MAR: RS(T) + county
non-MAR: RS(T) + (state/province/country/)
Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW QSO
Bonus: 100 points per QSO with VE9MCC, VA1MCC, or VY2MCC
Multipliers: MAR: Each state, province, DXCC country once per band per mode
non-MAR: Each MAR county once per band per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults)
+ bonus points
Submit logs by: July 2, 2012
E-mail logs to: va1mcc[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail logs to: Maritimes QSO Party
1610 Cow Bay Rd.
Cow Bay, NS B3G 1L1
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.maritimecontestclub.com/images/2012_MQP_Rules.pdf
SEANET Contest: 1200Z, Jun 2 to 1200Z, Jun 3
Mode: CW, Phone, RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op
M/S
Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: SEANET: Each DXCC country once per band
non-SEANET: Each SEANET DXCC country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: July 31, 2012
E-mail logs to: contest[at]2012sea[dot]net
Mail logs to: SEANET CONTEST 2012
P.O. Box 8124
Pejabat Pos Kelana Jaya
46782 Kelana Jaya, Selangor
Malaysia
Find rules at: http://2012sea.net/mambo/content/view/5/12/
UKSMG Summer Contest: 1300Z, Jun 2 to 1300Z, Jun 3
Mode: not specified
Bands: 6m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Portable)
Multi-Op (Fixed/Portable)
QRP
6 Hours (Fixed/Portable)
SWL
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + 6-character grid square + (optional
UKSMG member no.)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: July 1, 2012
Upload log at:
http://uksmg.org/contest/uksmg-contest-log-submission-form.php?submit=Submit+Entry
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://uksmg.org/contest/rules.php
IARU Region 1 Field Day, CW: 1500Z, Jun 2 to 1459Z, Jun 3
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (see your national society rules)
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
Submit logs by: June 30, 2012
E-mail logs to: (see your national society rules)
Mail logs to: Your national society
Find rules at: Your national society web site
RSGB National Field Day: 1500Z, Jun 2 to 1500Z, Jun 3
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Open
Restricted
Low Power
Max operating hours: Open/Restricted: 24 hours
Low Power: 12 hours
Max power: non-LP: 100 watts
LP: 10 watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with fixed EU stations
3 points per QSO with fixed non-EU stations
4 points per QSO with portable/mobile EU stations
6 points per QSO with portable/mobile non-EU stations
Double QSO points on 160m and 10m
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: June 19, 2012
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/2012/rnfd.shtml
Alabama QSO Party: 1600Z, Jun 2 to 0400Z, Jun 3
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
M/S (CW/SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
M/M (CW/SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Mobile Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Mobile Single Op + Driver (CW/SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Mobile Multi-Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Rover Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Rover M/S (CW/SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Rover M/M (CW/SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: AL: RS(T) + County
non-AL: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX")
QSO Points: 1 points per phone QSO
2 points per CW QSO
Multipliers: AL Stations: Each state, VE province/territory once per mode
non-AL Stations: Each AL county once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: July 2, 2012
E-mail logs to: logs[at]alabamaqsoparty[dot]org
Mail logs to: Jim Johnson, KC4HW
6274 South Country Road 49
Slocomb, Al 36375-5528
USA
Find rules at: http://www.alabamaqsoparty.org/2012/2012Rules.pdf
UT5EU VHF Memorial Contest: 1700Z, Jun 2 to 0500, Jun 3
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 50 MHz and up
Classes: Single Op 50 MHz Mixed
Single Op 144 MHz Mixed
Single Op 144 MHz and Up Mixed
Single Op 144 MHz and Up Phone
Multi-Op 50 MHz Mixed
Multi-Op 144 MHz and Up Mixed
Club 144 MHz and Up Mixed
Exchange: RS(T) + QSO No. + 6-character grid square
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: June 17, 2012
E-mail logs to: chalapko_cup[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail logs to: UT5EU VHF Memorial Contest
PO Box 91
Post Office
Dnepropetrovsk 49000
Ukraine
Find rules at: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/ut5euvhf.txt
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 1900Z-2030Z, Jun 4
Mode: RTTY, PSK
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 June 11, 2012
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2012/r80mcc.shtml
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Jun 5
NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 8
DRCG Long Distance Contest, RTTY 0000Z-0759Z, Jun 9
1600Z-2359Z, Jun 9
0800Z-1559Z, Jun 10
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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
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SP DX RTTY Contest: May 29, 2012
E-mail: sprtty[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.pkrvg.org/zbior.html
50 MHz Spring Sprint: May 29, 2012
E-mail: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: 2012 Spring Sprints
c/o Chuck Towner, W9KQJ
PO BOX 73
PALATINE, IL 60078-0073
USA
Find rules at:
http://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2012-announcement-rules
International Vintage Contest HF: May 30, 2012
E-mail: iv3ehh[at]iv3ehh[dot]it
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.contestvintage.beepworld.it/rules-2012.htm
BARTG Sprint 75: May 31, 2012
E-mail: logs[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/contests/sprint75/rules/2012/bartg-spring-sprint75-rules.pdf
Florida QSO Party: May 31, 2012
E-mail: logs[at]floridaqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: Florida QSO Party
c/o Ron Wetjen, WD4AHZ
5362 Castleman Dr.
Sarasota, FL 34232
USA
Find rules at: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/rules.html
Nebraska QSO Party: May 31, 2012
E-mail: nqp[at]hdxa[dot]net
Mail: HDXA NQP
P.O. Box 375
Elkhorn, NE 68022-0375
USA
Find rules at: http://www.hdxa.net/neqso/12nqp_rl.pdf
AGCW QRP/QRP Party: May 31, 2012
E-mail: qrp-party[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Manager
Jo (Juergen) Mertens, DJ4EY
Am Muehlenbruch 32
D-59581 Warstein
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests_and_CW-activities:QRP-QRP-Party
Holyland DX Contest: May 31, 2012
E-mail: 4Z4KX[at]iarc[dot]org
Mail: Contest Manager 4Z4KX
Israel Amateur Radio Club
Box 17600
Tel Aviv 61176
Israel
Find rules at:
http://www.iarc.org/~4z1pf/Holyland%20Contest%202011%20booklet.pdf
CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest: May 31, 2012
E-mail: cwjf[at]cqmmdx[dot]com
Mail: CWJF Group
P.O. Box 410
Juiz de Fora - MG 36001-970
Brazil
Find rules at: http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf/Regulamento_Ing.pdf
MIE 33 Contest: May 31, 2012
E-mail: allmie33[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: JARL Mie Branch
c/o T.Tomioka
2033 Hekicho
Tsu, Mie 514-1138
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.ztv.ne.jp/isoda/33/annual/35/35rule-e.html
QRP Minimal Art Session: May 31, 2012
E-mail: mas[at]qrpcc[dot]de
Mail: Peter Haensel, DL6CGC
Hoetenslebener Str. 15, Barneberg
D-39393 Hoetensleben
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/mas/qrpmasr-e.html
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: May 31, 2012
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2012/r80mcc.shtml
South Dakota QSO Party: June 1, 2012
E-mail: SDQP[at]kd0s[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.k0mcm.com/K0MCM/SD_QSO_Party.html
7th Call Area QSO Party: June 2, 2012
E-mail: 7qplogs[at]codxc[dot]org
Mail: 7th Call Area QSO Party
c/o CODXC
61255 Ferguson Rd
Bend, OR 97702
USA
Find rules at: http://www.codxc.com/new/Page.asp?Content=DRYLAND7S&Page=3
Portuguese Navy Day Contest: June 2, 2012
E-mail: nra[at]nra[dot]pt
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nra.pt/navy--contest-2012-in.html
Slobozhansky Sprint Contest: June 2, 2012
E-mail: ut0lwr[at]ukr[dot]net
Mail: Nick Panchenko (UX7LQ)
P.O. Box 2373
Kharkiv-1, 61001
Ukraine
Find rules at: http://tdr.at.ua/index/rules2012/0-13
WAB LF Phone: June 3, 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
SARL Digital Contest: June 3, 2012
E-mail: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail: West Rand Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 5344
Weltevredenpark 1725
South Africa
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL_2012_Contest_Manual_issue_10.pdf
EU PSK DX Contest: June 4, 2012
E-mail: contest[at]epc-ru[dot]ru
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://eu.srars.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=48
New England QSO Party: June 5, 2012
E-mail: logs[at]neqp[dot]org
Mail: NEQP
PO Box J
West Suffield, CT 06093
USA
Find rules at: http://www.neqp.org/rules.html
VK/Trans-Tasman 80m Contest, Phone: June 9, 2012
E-mail: vktasman[at]robglassey[dot]com
Mail: VK/trans-Tasman Contest
P.O. Box 21-363
Christchurch 8143
New Zealand
Find rules at: http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/
QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint: June 10, 2012
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint
c/o Jim Rodenkirch, K9JWV
762 Saint James Lane
Saint George, UT 84790
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8394/118/
His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW: June 10, 2012
E-mail: smreycw[at]ure[dot]es
Mail: URE HF Contests
P.O. Box 220
28080 Madrid
Spain
Find rules at:
http://www.ure.es/contest/431-sm-el-rey-contest-english-version.html
FISTS Spring Sprint: June 11, 2012
E-mail: wa1lad[at]cox[dot]net
Mail: Gil Woodside, WA1LAD
30 Hilltop Ave.
West Warwick, RI 02893-2825
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
CQ-M International DX Contest: June 12, 2012
E-mail: CQM[at]SRR[dot]RU
Mail: CQ-M CONTEST COMMITTEE
P.O. BOX 25464
KRASNOYARSK 660049
RUSSIA
Find rules at: http://www.srr.ru/CONTEST/cq_m_12_eng.php
Nevada Mustang Roundup: June 13, 2012
E-mail: logs[at]nvqsoparty[dot]info
Mail: Nevada QSO Party
2420 Palora Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89121-2157
USA
Find rules at: http://www.nvqsoparty.info/nevada-mustang-round-up.html
Indiana QSO Party: June 15, 2012
E-mail: inqp[at]hdxcc[dot]org
Mail: HDXCC
c/o Mike Goode, N9NS
10340 Broadway
Indianapolis, IN 46280-1344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp/rules.html
Aegean RTTY Contest: June 15, 2012
E-mail: sv8cyr[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Aegean RTTY Contest
P.O. Box 04
83100 Samos Hellas
Greece
Find rules at:
http://www.aegeandxgroup.gr/dx%20pdf/AEGEAN%20RTTY%20CONTEST%20RULES%20neo.pdf
CQ WW WPX Contest, CW: June 20, 2012
E-mail: cw[at]cqwpx[dot]com
Upload log at: http://www.cqwpx.com/logcheck/
Mail: SSB WPX Contest
11 Hollis Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
UA2 QSO Party: June 20, 2012
E-mail: ua2ff[at]qrz[dot]ru
Mail: Dmitry Gorshkov
P.O. Box 73
Kaliningrad 236000
Russia
Find rules at: http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/382.html
UN DX Contest: June 22, 2012
E-mail: UNDXC2012[at]MAIL[dot]RU
Mail: UN DX Contest
P.O. Box 88
010000 Astana
Kazakhstan
Find rules at:
http://kw.cqun.kz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105%3Aundxc2012&catid=37&Itemid=81
The Day of YLs: June 26, 2012
E-mail: f5isy[at]orange[dot]fr
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://thedayofyls.monsite-orange.fr/
MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint: June 28, 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
EUCW Fraternizing CW QSO Party: June 30, 2012
E-mail: eucwfp[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Werner Jochem, DK7VW
Wendelsborn 34
D-66606 St.Wendel
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/eucw/eucwp.html
VOLTA WW RTTY Contest: June 30, 2012
E-mail: log2012[at]contestvolta[dot]it
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.contestvolta.com/46th_VOLTA_en.pdf
Baltic Contest: July 1, 2012
E-mail: lrsf[at]lrsf[dot]lt
Mail: Baltic Contest
P.O. Box 210
LT-44003Kaunas
Lithuania
Find rules at: http://www.lrsf.lt/bcontest/english/rules_html.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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