Hello all:
I will miss this weekend's contests myself, but here are summaries of
the ones that I believe might be possible to work from around here. I
will be out of town for a few days, but will have my laptop with me and
should be in touch daily by e-mail, so I can collect your claimed
scores. I will try to post them Wednesday night or Thursday, so please
try to post them by Wednesday morning.
1. Makrothen RTTY Contest. 00Z to 08Z Sat, 16Z to 24Z Sat, 08Z t0 16Z
Sun. 80 - 10 M RTTY only. Exchange: 4 character grid square.
http://www.qsl.net/dk3vn/TMC_Rules.html.
2. Oceania DX Contest CW. 08Z Sat to 08Z Sun. 160 to 10 M CW only.
Exchange: RST + serial #.
http://www.nzart.org.nz/nzart/Update/Contests/Oceania/2004_oceania_rules.pdf.
3. European Autumn Sprint CW. 15 - 1859Z Sat. 80,40,20 M CW.
Exchange: Both calls + Serial # + Name. Special QSY rules.
http://www.qsl.net/eusprint/rules_g.html.
4. Pennsylvania QSO Party. 16Z Sat to 05Z Sun; 13Z to 22Z Sun. CW/SSB
160-2M. Suggested: CW: 1810 + 40 khz up. Ph: 1850, 3980, 7280,
14280, 21380, 28480, 50.125, 146.55. Keep 5 khz down clear for weak
mobiles. 160 M at 03Z. 10M SSB at 18Z, 10M CW at 1830Z; 15 M SSB at
19Z, 15M CW at 1930Z; 20M SSB at 20Z, 20M CW at 2030Z. Exchange: RS(T)
+ Pa County or ARRL/RAC Section or DX. 200 bonus points for each QSO
with W3UU. This one brings out a lot of activity on all bands,
including 160 M, both modes. Lots of mobiles usually participate.
Special plaque for working all 67 counties in the contest. QRP and CW
only (150W max) awards. http://www.nittany-arc.net/parules.html.
5. FISTS Club Fall Sprint. 17 - 21 Z Sat. 80-10M CW. Exchange: RST
+ SPC + Name + FISTS # or power output. Usual frequency, up 058 khz.
http://www.fists.org/sprints.html. I came in second in either the
Winter or Spring event this year. Hope someone will give out GA mults
in my absence!
6. 10-10 International 10-10 Day Sprint. 0001Z to 2359Z Sun (October
10). 10 M all modes. Exchange: Name + SPC + 10-10 # if you have one.
http://www.ten-ten.org/rules/html.
7. UBA ON Contest CW. 06 - 10Z Sun. 80 M CW only. Exchange: RST +
Serial #. http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules/ubateston_en.html.
Hope everyone has a nice weekend and a lot of QSOs.
73,
John, K4BAI.
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