The April Spartan Sprint will be held on April 4, 2005 (which is our
standard date--the first Monday of the month). It's two hours of fun as
you contact other QRP CW stations on 80, 40, 20, 15, and/or 10 meters.
The contest starts at 9 pm EDT, 8 pm CDT, 7 pm MDT, and 6 pm PDT.
That's 0100-0300 UTC.
PLEASE NOTE, this is now Daylight Saving Time. What does this mean to
you? If you spring your clocks ahead on Sunday morning, the Sprint is
still 9 to 11 (Eastern), 8 to 10 (Central), 7 to 9 (Mountain), and 6 to
8 (Pacific). If you follow UTC the new time is
0100 to 0300 zulu.
The Spartan Sprint exchange is RST - State - Power (e.g. 559 MI 5W).
Contest details and rules are at
www.arsqrp.com/ars/pages/spartan_sprints/ss_rules_new.html
We will continue our special recognition for those who operate outdoors.
If you operate outdoors, please note it in your Soapbox comments after
the contest.
After the contest report your summary and score at the autolog at
www.ARSqrp.com/ars/ss_log.html
We have a couple of requests when entering your log information. In
your Soapbox comments after the contest, start by listing your radio and
antenna. We are also asking that you note your state, province, or
country as part of your callsign when you fill out the autolog. The
easiest way to do this is to append that info to your callsign in the
"Your Call" box of the autolog. For example, NA8M in Michigan would
enter 'NA8M-MI' in the "Your Call" box.
Good luck on Monday!
73 de NA8M
John
Contest Manager
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Adventure Radio Society
http://www.ARSqrp.com
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