THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
May 9 - 16, 2011 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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NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint: 1800Z-2000Z, May 9
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + 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 country in Europe
First country in each continent worked other than Europe
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: 2000Z May 12, 2011
E-mail logs to: submitlog[at]naqcc-eu[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.naqcc-eu.org/autologger/
Mail logs to: M Ireland MW3YMY
Pen-y-Gadlas, Ffordd Bryniau
Meliden, Prestatyn, Denbighshire LL19 8RD
UK
Find rules at: http://naqcc-eu.org/SprintHelp/SprintRules.pdf
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, May 11 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 11 and
0300Z-0400Z, May 12
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: Name + Member No.
non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each call once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0400Z May 14, 2011
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 1900Z-2030Z, May 11
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 May 18, 2011
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2011/r80mcc.shtml
NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, May 13
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: May 15, 2011
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
Slobozhansky Sprint Contest: 1800Z-1959Z, May 13 (SSB) and
2000Z-2159Z, May 13 (CW)
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80m
Classes: Single-Op Multi-Band (CW/SSB/Both)
Single-Op Single-Band
Multi-Single
Exchange: Serial No. + Administrative District (URDA,RDA,province,state)
Work stations: Once per band per 15-minute period (see rules)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each administrative district once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 4, 2011
E-mail logs to: ut0lwr[at]ukr[dot]net
Mail logs to: Nick Panchenko (UX7LQ)
P.O. Box 2373
Kharkiv-1, 61001
Ukraine
Find rules at: http://tdr.at.ua/index/polozhenie_2011_g/0-13
FOC QSO Party: 0000Z-2359Z, May 14
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: May 21, 2011
E-mail log summary to: KZ5D[at]aol[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://g4foc.org/index.php?id=57
EUCW Fraternizing CW QSO Party: 1000Z-1200Z, May 14 and 1800Z-2000Z, May 15
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: A: EUCW Member Club QRP
B: EUCW Member Club Low Power
C: Non-members QRP
D: Non-members Low Power
E: SWL
Max power: LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: A/B: RST + QTH + Name + Club + Member No.
C/D: RST + QTH + Name + "NM"
Work stations: Once per day per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each EUCW club once per day per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 30, 2011
E-mail logs to: eucwfp[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: Werner Jochem, DK7VW
Wendelsborn 34
D-66606 St.Wendel
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/eucw/eucwp.html
CQ-M International DX Contest: 1200Z, May 14 to 1159Z, May 15
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Single Band (CW/SSB/Mixed)
Single Op All Band (CW/SSB/Mixed/QRP Mixed/LP Mixed)
Multi-Single
SWL
World War II Veteran
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No.
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO for EU/Asia station with Russia
1 point per QSO with same country
2 points per QSO with different country, same continent
3 points per QSO with different continent
Multipliers: Each RS-150-S country once per band, EU Russia and
Asia Russia treated as separate mults
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 16, 2011
E-mail logs to: CQM[at]SRR[dot]RU
Mail logs to: CQ-M CONTEST COMMITTEE
P.O. BOX 25464
KRASNOYARSK 660049
RUSSIA
Find rules at: http://www.srr.ru/CONTEST/cq_m_11_eng.php
VOLTA WW RTTY Contest: 1200Z, May 14 to 1200Z, May 15
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Op
SWL
Exchange: RST + QSO No. + CQ Zone
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: See rules
Multipliers: Each country and VK/VE/JA/ZL/W call area (see rules)
once per band
Each country on a different continent worked on at
least 4 bands once (extra mult)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x total QSOs
Submit logs by: June 30, 2011
E-mail logs to: log2011[at]contestvolta[dot]it
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.contestvolta.com/volta45th.pdf
FISTS Spring Sprint: 1700Z-2100Z, May 14
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: QRP
QRO
Club
Max power: QRO: >5 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + FISTS No.
non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with FIST member
FIST members: 2 points per QSO with non-FIST member
Multipliers: Each US state and VE province once
Each DXCC country once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 13, 2011
E-mail logs to: wa1lad[at]cox[dot]net
Mail logs to: Gil Woodside, WA1LAD
30 Hilltop Ave.
West Warwick, RI 02893-2825
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
Nevada Mustang Roundup: 1700Z, May 14 to 1700Z, May 15
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: Single Op Fixed (High/Low/QRP)
Multi-Op Fixed (High/Low/QRP)
Single Op Expedition/Rover
Multi-Op Expedition/Rover
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: NV: county + RS(T)
non-NV: (state/province/country) + RS(T)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 2 points per phone QSO
3 points per CW/digital QSO
Multipliers: NV Stations: Each state, province, country once
non-NV Stations: Each NV county once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 15, 2011
E-mail logs to: logs[at]nvqsoparty[dot]info
Mail logs to: Nevada QSO Party
2420 Palora Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89121-2157
USA
Find rules at: http://www.nvqsoparty.info/nevada-mustang-round-up.html
50 MHz Spring Sprint: 2300Z, May 14 to 0300Z, May 15
Mode: not specified
Bands: 6m Only
Classes: Single Op
Rover
Rookie
Exchange: 6-character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per km per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: May 31, 2011
E-mail logs to: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: 2011 Spring Sprints
c/o Chuck Towner, W9KQJ
PO BOX 73
PALATINE, IL 60078-0073
USA
Find rules at:
http://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2011-announcement-rules
WAB LF Phone: 1000Z-1400Z, May 15
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
QRP
SWL (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
Max power: non-QRP: >10 watts
QRP: 10 watts
Exchange: British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square
Other: RS + serial no. + country
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 5, 2011
E-mail logs to: aebbooks[at]ntlworld[dot]com
Mail logs to: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
14 York Avenue
Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, May 16
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: May 22, 2011
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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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, May 19
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW 1900Z-2030Z, May 19
Feld Hell Sprint 1500Z-1700Z, May 20
1800Z-2000Z, May 20
EU PSK DX Contest 1200Z, May 21 to
1200Z, May 22
His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW 1200Z, May 21 to
1200Z, May 22
UN DX Contest 1200Z, May 21 to
1200Z, May 22
Aegean RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 21 to
1200Z, May 22
Baltic Contest 2100Z, May 21 to
0200Z, May 22
UA2 QSO Party 1300Z-1659Z, May 22
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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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JIDX CW Contest: May 11, 2011
E-mail: cw[at]jidx[dot]org
Mail: JIDX CW 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
432 MHz Spring Sprint: May 12, 2011
E-mail: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: 2011 Spring Sprints
c/o Chuck Towner, W9KQJ
PO BOX 73
PALATINE, IL 60078-0073
USA
Find rules at:
http://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2011-announcement-rules
NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint: May 12, 2011
E-mail: submitlog[at]naqcc-eu[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.naqcc-eu.org/autologger/
Mail: M Ireland MW3YMY
Pen-y-Gadlas, Ffordd Bryniau
Meliden, Prestatyn, Denbighshire LL19 8RD
UK
Find rules at: http://naqcc-eu.org/SprintHelp/SprintRules.pdf
SKCC Weekend Sprint: May 13, 2011
Post web summary: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/wes-submit.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest: May 14, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_score.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_rules.html
CWops Mini-CWT Test: May 14, 2011
Post web summary: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html
North Dakota QSO Party: May 15, 2011
E-mail: w0nd[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: W0ND
c/o Lynn Nelson
6940 4th St. SW
Minot, ND 58701
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0cq.com/ndqso2011.pdf
Georgia QSO Party: May 15, 2011
E-mail: gqplogs[at]iham[dot]us
Mail: John Laney, K4BAI
PO Box 421
Columbus, GA 31902-0421
USA
Find rules at: http://gqp.contesting.com/Rules.htm
Michigan QSO Party: May 16, 2011
E-mail: logs[at]miqp[dot]org
Mail: Mad River Radio Club
c/o Dave Pruett
2727 Harris Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
USA
Find rules at: http://www.miqp.org/Rules.htm
EA-QRP CW Contest: May 17, 2011
E-mail: eaqrp_test[at]yahoo[dot]es
Mail: Vocalia de concursos (Concurso CW)
PO Box 17
E-16080, Cuenca
Spain
Find rules at: http://www.eaqrp.com/concurso/test_eaqrp_cw-en.htm
YU DX Contest: May 17, 2011
E-mail: yudx[at]yu1srs[dot]org[dot]rs
Mail: Savez Radio-amatera Srbije
YU DX Contest
P.O. Box 48
11001 BEOGRAD
Serbia
Find rules at: http://www.yu1srs.org.rs/dl/yudx/Files/yudxrules_2011_eng.pdf
Ontario QSO Party: May 18, 2011
Upload log at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/submitlog.htm
Mail: Contest Club Ontario
P.O. Box 93149
Burlington, Ontario L7M 4A3
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm
Araucaria VHF Contest: May 18, 2011
E-mail: log[at]avhfc[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.avhfc.com/rules/avhfc_ee.pdf
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: May 18, 2011
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2011/r80mcc.shtml
ES Open HF Championship: May 20, 2011
E-mail: esopen[at]erau[dot]ee
Mail: Toomas Soomets, ES5RY
P O Box 177
Tartu 50002
Estonia
Find rules at: http://www.erau.ee/index.php?Itemid=94
10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW: May 23, 2011
E-mail: tentencontest[at]roadrunner[dot]com
Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T
131 Valencia Lane
Statesville, NC 28625
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSOPartyRules_082710.pdf
Microwave Spring Sprint: May 23, 2011
E-mail: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: 2011 Spring Sprints
c/o Chuck Towner, W9KQJ
PO BOX 73
PALATINE, IL 60078-0073
USA
Find rules at:
http://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2011-announcement-rules
QRP to the Field: May 23, 2011
E-mail: na5n[at]zianet[dot]com
Mail: Paul Harden, NA5N
QRPTTF 2008
P.O. Box 757
Socorro, NM 87801
USA
Find rules at: http://www.zianet.com/qrp/QRPTTF/ttf.html
SP DX RTTY Contest: May 24, 2011
E-mail: sprtty[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.pkrvg.org/zbior.html
Low Power Spring Sprint: May 25, 2011
E-mail: om3kfv[at]zoznam[dot]sk
Mail: Radioklub OM3KFV
P.O.Box 3
038 61 Vrutky
Slovakia
Find rules at:
http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/lowpowerspringsprint2010.pdf
VK/Trans-Tasman 80m Contest, Phone: May 28, 2011
E-mail: vktasman[at]hotmail[dot]com
Mail: VK/trans-Tasman Contest
P.O. Box 21-363
Christchurch 8143
New Zealand
Find rules at: http://home.iprimus.com.au/vktasman/RULES.HTM
International Vintage Contest HF: May 30, 2011
E-mail: iv3ehh[at]iv3ehh[dot]it
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.beepworld.it/members/contestvintage/rules.htm
Florida QSO Party: May 31, 2011
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
MIE 33 Contest: May 31, 2011
E-mail: je2mde[at]jarl[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/34/34rule-e.html
CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest: May 31, 2011
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
Holyland DX Contest: May 31, 2011
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/site/downloads/holyland/Holyland%20Contest%202011%20Rules.pdf
Nebraska QSO Party: May 31, 2011
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/neqso.htm
AGCW QRP/QRP Party: May 31, 2011
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:QRP-QRP-Party
BARTG Sprint 75: June 1, 2011
E-mail: logs[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/Contests/sprint75/BARTG%20Sprint%2075%20Rules%20April.pdf
South Dakota QSO Party: June 1, 2011
E-mail: SDQP[at]kd0s[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.w0zwy.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=1&Itemid=30
7th Call Area QSO Party: June 5, 2011
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
New England QSO Party: June 7, 2011
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
ARI International DX Contest: June 7, 2011
E-mail: aricontest[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.ari.it/images/stories/hf/ARI_International_DX_Contest_2011_Rules-1.pdf
Indiana QSO Party: June 15, 2011
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
SBMS 2 GHz and Up WW Club Contest: July 1, 2011
E-mail: (none)
Mail: William A. Burns, WA6QYR
247 Rebel Road
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ham-radio.com/sbms/2011_2ghz-up_test.pdf
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