THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
December 13 - 20, 2010 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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NA High Speed Meteor Scatter Winter Rally: 0000Z, Dec 11 to 0200Z, Dec 16
Mode: Any
Bands: 6, 2, 222
Classes: Assisted
Random Only
Assisted Rover
Random Only Rover
Exchange: 4-character grid square
Work stations: Once per band regardless of mode
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total points
Submit logs by: January 15, 2011
E-mail logs to: kennedyjp[at]cableone[dot]net
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ykc.com/wa5ufh/Contests/2010%20Rules.htm
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint: 0130Z-0330Z, Dec 15
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 December 18, 2010
E-mail logs to: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
Post log summary at: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/sprint_submit_log.html
Mail logs to: John Shannon, K3WWP
478 E. High St.
Kittanning, PA 16201
USA
Find rules at: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/sprint201012.html
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 15
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0330Z December 16, 2010
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 17
Mode: CW
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0330Z December 18, 2010
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 17
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: December 19, 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
AGB-Party Contest: 2100Z-2400Z, Dec 17
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)
Multi-Op
Digital
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
Multipliers: Each AGB member once
Each DXCC/WAE country once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 7, 2011
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_party.htm
Russian 160-Meter Contest: 2100Z-2300Z, Dec 17
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single Op (Youth: born 1989 or later) (CW/Mixed)
Single Op (Other) (CW/Mixed)
Multi-Op (Youth: born 1989 or later) (CW/Mixed)
Multi-Op (Other) (CW/Mixed)
Max operating hours: 2 hours
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + "/" + locator
Work stations: Once per hour, once per mode
QSO Points: Same locator square: 1 point
Adjacent locator square: 2 points
Other locator squares: 3 points
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: January 18, 2011
E-mail logs to: contest[at]radio[dot]ru
Mail logs to: Radio Magazine
10 Seliverstov per.
107045 Moscow
Russia
Find rules at: http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/90.html
OK DX RTTY Contest: 0000Z-2400Z, Dec 18
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Op
SWL
Max operating hours: 24 hours
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
Exchange: RST + CQ Zone
QSO Points: 10-20m: 1 point same continent, 2 points different continent
40-80m: 3 points same continent, 6 points different continent
Multipliers: DXCC Countries, once per band
OK stations, once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x (DXCC mults + OK mults)
Submit logs by: January 15, 2011
E-mail logs to: okrtty[at]crk[dot]cz
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.crk.cz/ENG/DXCONTE.HTM
RAC Winter Contest: 0000Z-2359Z, Dec 18
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op CW
Single Op Phone
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Multi-Multi
Max operating hours: 24 hours
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: VE: RS(T) + (province/territory)
non-VE and VE0: RS(T) + Serial No.
QSO Points: VE/VE0: 10 points
non-VE/VE0: 2 points
RAC official stations: 20 points
Multipliers: VE provinces and territories (13), once per mode per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 31, 2011
E-mail logs to: canadawinter[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_Canada_Winter_Contest_Rules_English_and_French.pdf
Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party: 0001Z, Dec 18 to 2359Z, Jan 2
Mode: Any
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Members: Member No. + name + (state/province/country)
Non-Members: Serial No. + name + (state/province/country)
Lighthouse/Lightship: ARHLS No. + name + (state/province/country)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
2 additional points per QSO with member
3 additional points per QSO with lighthouse/lightship
Bonus: x2 multiplier for all points if participant
activated a lighthouse/lightship
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: January 31, 2011
E-mail logs to: (none)
Mail logs to: Dave Ruch, NF0J
P.O. Box 20696
Bloomington, MN 55420-0696
USA
Find rules at: http://arlhs.com/LCL-2010-guidelines.html
Croatian CW Contest: 1400Z, Dec 18 to 1400Z, Dec 19
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
Multi-Single
SWL
Max operating hours: 24 hours
Max power: HP: 100 or more watts
LP: <100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: Own continent: 2 points 40-160m, 1 point 10-20m
Other continents: 6 points 40-160m, 3 points 10-20m
9A stations: 10 points 40-160m, 6 points 10-20m
Multipliers: DXCC/WAE Countries, once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 18, 2011
E-mail logs to: 9acw[at]9acw[dot]org
Mail logs to: Hrvatski RadioAmaterski Savez
for Croatian CW Contest
Dalmatinska 12
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Find rules at:
http://www.9acw.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:rules-2009&catid=39:english&Itemid=66
Stew Perry Topband Challenge: 1500Z, Dec 18 to 1500Z, Dec 19
Mode: CW
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single Op
Multi-Op
Max operating hours: 14 hours
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 5-100 watts
QRP: <5 watts
Exchange: 4-Character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO plus 1 point per 500 km
multiply QSO points by 2 if low power station
multiply QSO points by 4 if QRP station
Multipliers: Low power: x1.5
QRP: x3
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x power multiplier
Submit logs by: January 31, 2011
E-mail logs to: tbdc[at]contesting[dot]com
Mail logs to: BARC
15125 SE Bartell Rd
Boring, OR 97009
USA
Find rules at: http://jzap.com/k7rat/stew.rules.txt
ARRL Rookie Roundup, CW: 1800Z-2359Z, Dec 19
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: Single Op Rookie
Non-Rookies
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: NA: Name + 2-digit year first licensed +
(state/province/XE area/DX)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-rookie
2 points per QSO with rookie
Multipliers: Each US state and DC once
Each VE province once
Each XE call area once
One DX once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z December 22, 2010
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup-score-submission
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup
ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint: 2000Z-2400Z, Dec 19
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: All Bands
Single Band
High Bands
Low Bands
Multi-Op
DX
Max operating hours: 4 hours
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (ARCI number/power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: ARCI Member: 5 points
Non-Member Different Continent: 4 points
Non-Member Same Continent: 2 points
Bonus points per band: 2000 for HB xmtr, 3000 for HB
rcvr, 5000 for HB transcvr
Bonus points: 5000 for battery power portable with
temporary antenna (not once per band)
Multipliers: States, once per band
VE Provinces, once per band
Countries, once per band
Power Mult: x1 >5W, x7 1-5W, x10 250mW-1W, 15x
55-250mW, 20x <55mW
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x (state mults
+ province mults + country mults) x power mult) + bonus points
Submit logs by: January 19, 2011
E-mail logs to: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail logs to: ARCI Holiday Spirits
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8108/118/
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Dec 20
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: December 26, 2010
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.fpqrp.com/autolog.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.php
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party 0001Z, Dec 18 to
2359Z, Jan 2
SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Dec 22
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 22
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 24
RAEM Contest 0000Z-1159Z, Dec 26
DARC Christmas Contest 0830Z-1059Z, Dec 26
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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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QRP Fox Hunt: December 16, 2010
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
SKCC Weekend Sprint: December 17, 2010
Post web summary: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/wes-submit.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint: December 18, 2010
E-mail: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
Post web summary: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/sprint_submit_log.html
Mail: John Shannon, K3WWP
478 E. High St.
Kittanning, PA 16201
USA
Find rules at: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/sprint201012.html
EPC Ukraine DX Contest: December 19, 2010
E-mail: contest[at]ut7fp[dot]kiev[dot]ua
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://ut7fp.kiev.ua/2010epc-ukr-dx/epc-ukraine-dx-contest-rules.pdf
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW: December 21, 2010
E-mail: cw[at]cqww[dot]com
Mail: CQWW CW
CQ Magazine
25 Newbridge Road
Hicksville, NY 11801
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqww.com/CQWW-Rules-2010.pdf
http://www.cqww.com/CQ_WW_Xtreme_Rules.pdf
Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party: December 21, 2010
E-mail: hot[at]qrpcc[dot]de
Mail: Lutz Gutheil, DL1RNN
Bergstr. 17
D-38446 Wolfsburg
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/hotr.html
EPC PSK63 QSO Party: December 21, 2010
E-mail: ut7fp[at]srars[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://eu.srars.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66&Itemid=141
LZ DX Contest: December 21, 2010
E-mail: lzdxc[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: BFRA
P.O. Box 830
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
Find rules at: http://lzdx.bfra.org/rulesen.html
MDXA PSK DeathMatch: December 25, 2010
E-mail summary: chucklem[at]comcast[dot]net
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.mdxa1.org/deathmatch.html
Kentucky QSO Party: December 31, 2010
E-mail: k4cms[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: Western Kentucky DX Association
P.O. Box 73
Alvaton, KY 42122
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.wkdxa.com/mainsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=35&Itemid=56
JIDX Phone Contest: December 31, 2010
E-mail: ph[at]jidx[dot]org
Mail: JIDX Phone Contest
c/o Five-Nine Magazine
P.O. Box 59, Kamata
Tokyo 144-8691
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html
All Austrian 160-Meter Contest: December 31, 2010
E-mail: hf-contest[at]oevsv[dot]at
Upload log at: http://contestrobot.aoec160m.oevsv.at
Mail: OEVSV-HQ
HF-Contest Manager
Eisvogelgasse 4/1
A-1060 Vienna
Austria
Find rules at:
http://www.oevsv.at/export/oevsv/download/AOEC/Rules_AOEC_160m.pdf
TOPS Activity Contest: December 31, 2010
E-mail: yo2rr[at]clicknet[dot]ro
Mail: Ioan Branga YO2RR
Str. Imparatul Traian nr.2
RO-305500 LUGOJ
ROMANIA
Find rules at:
http://www.procwclub.yo6ex.ro/TOP%20OF%20OPERATORS%20ACTIVITY%20CONTEST.pdf
Feld Hell Sprint: January 1, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests
TARA RTTY Melee: January 1, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_score.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_rules.html
ARCI Topband Sprint: January 2, 2011
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI Top Band Sprint
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/5267/118/
ARRL 160-Meter Contest: January 4, 2011
E-mail: 160meter[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: 160 Meter Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/160-meter
AWA Bruce Kelley Memorial CW Contest: January 9, 2011
E-mail: (no info)
Mail: (no info)
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/hamevents2010.htm
ARRL 10-Meter Contest: January 11, 2011
E-mail: 10meter[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: 10 Meter Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-meter
CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run: January 11, 2011
E-mail: ki0rb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cqc.org/contests/snow2010.htm
International Naval Contest: February 1, 2011
E-mail: df8ld[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: MF-Runde e.V.
Albert Homrighausen, DF8LD
Am Fliederbogen 2
D-24980 Schafflund
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.marinefunker.de/eng/show.php3?pos=15
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