THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
April 8 - 15, 2013 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 Straight Key/Bug Sprint: 0030Z-0230Z, Apr 10
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 April 13, 2013
Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprintlog.html
Mail logs to: John Shannon, K3WWP
478 E. High St.
Kittanning, PA 16201
USA
Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint201304.html
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 10 and 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 10 and
0300Z-0400Z, Apr 11
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
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 April 13, 2013
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, SSB: 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 10
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: 2359Z April 17, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/r80mcc.shtml
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0130Z-0200Z, Apr 12
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 14, 2013
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
NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 12
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: April 14, 2013
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
Montana QSO Party: 0000Z, Apr 13 to 2400Z, Apr 14
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160 to 70cm
Classes: Single Op (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Mobile/Rover (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: MT: RS(T) + county
non-MT: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX")
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per SSB QSO
2 points per CW/Digital QSO
Multipliers: MT: Each (state/province/MT county) once per mode
Non-MT: Each MT county once per mode
Power: >150W:1X, 150W:2X, QRP:3X
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x power mult
Submit logs by: April 21, 2013
E-mail logs to: MTQSOParty2013[at]tuscor[dot]net
Post log summary at: http://fvarc.org/?q=MT-QSO-Entry
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.fvarc.org/sites/default/files/library/2013%20MT%20QSO%20Party%20Rules.pdf
JIDX CW Contest: 0700Z, Apr 13 to 1300Z, Apr 14
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
Multi-Single
Maritime Mobile
Max power: HP: >100W
LP: 100W
Exchange: JA: RST + Prefecture No.
non-JA: RST + CQ Zone No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 4 points per JA-DX QSO on 160m
2 points per JA-DX QSO on 80m
1 points per JA-DX QSO on 40, 20, 15m
2 points per JA-DX QSO on 10m
Multipliers: JA Stations: DXCC countries and CQ zones once per band
non-JA Stations: JA prefectures plus JD1/O, JD1/MT,
JD1/OT once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 14, 2013
E-mail logs to: cw[at]jidx[dot]org
Mail logs to: 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
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 1200Z, Apr 13 to 2400Z, Apr 14
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: (none)
Max operating hours: 24
Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + (SKCC No./"NONE")
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults)
+ bonus points
Submit logs by: April 21, 2013
Post log summary at: http://wes.m0trn.com/submission.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/
New Mexico QSO Party: 1400Z, Apr 13 to 0200Z, Apr 14
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: Single Op
Multi-Op
Mobile Single Op
Mobile Multi-Op
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: NM: Name + county
non-NM: Name + (state/province/country)
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW/Digital QSO
Mobile Bonus: 5000 points per county from which at least 15 QSOs
Multipliers: NM Stations: Each county, state, province, DXCC country once
non-NM Stations: Each NM county once
Power: HP=1X, LP=2X, QRP=5X
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults x
power mult) + mobile bonus points
Submit logs by: May 4, 2013
E-mail logs to: nmqsoparty[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: New Mexico QSO Party
c/o Albuquerque Amateur Radio Club
PO Box 11853
Albuquerque, NM 87192
USA
Find rules at:
http://pages.swcp.com/~n5zgt/nmqsoparty/documents/NMQP_forms.pdf
EU Spring Sprint, CW: 1600Z-1959Z, Apr 13
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op (Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100W
LP: 100W
Exchange: [your call sign] + [other station's call sign] + Serial No. + Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 28, 2013
E-mail logs to: eusprint[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail logs to: Dave Lawley, G4BUO
Carramore, Coldharbour Road
Penshurst, Kent TN11 8EX
England
Find rules at: http://www.eu-sprint.com/index.php?page=140&lang=g
Georgia QSO Party: 1800Z, Apr 13 to 0359Z, Apr 14 and 1400Z-2359Z, Apr 14
Mode: CW/Digital, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Multi (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Rover Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Rover Multi-Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150W
LP: 150W
QRP: 5W
Exchange: GA: RST + county
non-GA: RST + (state/province/"DX")
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW QSO
Multipliers: GA Stations: Each state+DC and VE province/territory
once per mode
non-GA Stations: each GA county once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 15, 2013
E-mail logs to: logs[at]georgiaqsoparty[dot]org
Mail logs to: John Laney, K4BAI
PO Box 421
Columbus, GA 31902-0421
USA
Find rules at: http://www.georgiaqsoparty.org/
Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest: 2100Z, Apr 13 to 2100Z, Apr 14
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, Satellites
Classes: Single Op Multi-Band (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
Multi-Single
SWL
Exchange: RST + ITU Zone No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with same country
3 points per QSO with different country on same continent
4 points per QSO with different continent
100 points per satellite QSO
3x QSO points on 160/80m, 2x QSO points on 40m
Multipliers: ITU zones once per band
QSO with R3K, RS3A, RT3F, RG61PP, UN1ZZZ and UN/RK2B
once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 14, 2013
E-mail logs to: gc13[at]bk[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/contests/submit_log_rus.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32
International Vintage Contest HF: 1200Z-1800Z, Apr 14
Mode: CW, SSB, AM
Bands: 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op All Band
Single Op CW
Single Op SSB
Single Op AM
Multi-Op All Band
Multi-Op Single Band
SWL
Exchange: RS(T) + 4-character grid square
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 30, 2013
E-mail logs to: iv3ehh[at]iv3ehh[dot]it
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.contestvintage.beepworld.it/rules-2012.htm
Hungarian Straight Key Contest: 1500Z-1700Z, Apr 14
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op (10W/100W)
Multi-Op (10W/100W)
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + Power Code
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with category B
3 points per QSO with category A
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 29, 2013
E-mail logs to: hskc[at]ha8kux[dot]com
Mail logs to: Provics Ferenc
P.O. Box 620
Szeged-1 H-6701
Hungary
Find rules at:
http://hskc.ha8kux.com/data/2013/Hungarian%20Straight%20Key%20Contest%202013.pdf
NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint: 1800Z-2000Z, Apr 15
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op Simple Wire Antenna
Single Op Gain Antenna
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 April 18, 2013
Upload log at: http://naqcc-eu.org/eu-sprints/submit-your-log
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://naqcc-eu.org/sprints/rules/current.pdf
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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222 MHz Spring Sprint 1900 local -
2300 local, Apr 16
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 18
Holyland DX Contest 2100Z, Apr 19 to
2100Z, Apr 20
TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest 0000Z-2359Z, Apr 20
ES Open HF Championship 0500Z-0559Z, Apr 20
0600Z-0659Z, Apr 20
0700Z-0759Z, Apr 20
0800Z-0859Z, Apr 20
Nebraska QSO Party 1100Z, Apr 20 to
1700Z, Apr 21
CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest 1200Z, Apr 20 to
2359Z, Apr 21
EU Spring Sprint, SSB 1600Z-1959Z, Apr 20
Michigan QSO Party 1600Z, Apr 20 to
0400Z, Apr 21
EA-QRP CW Contest 1700Z-2000Z, Apr
20 (20-10m)
2000Z-2300Z,
Apr 20 (80m)
0700Z-1100Z,
Apr 21 (40m)
1100Z-1300Z,
Apr 21 (20-10m)
North Dakota QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 20 to
1800Z, Apr 21
Ontario QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 20 to
0500Z, Apr 21
1200Z-1800Z, Apr 21
South Dakota QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 20 to
1800Z, Apr 21
Feld Hell Sprint 2000Z-2200Z, Apr 20
YU DX Contest 2100Z, Apr 20 to
0500Z, Apr 21
0900Z-1700Z, Apr 21
ARRL Rookie Roundup, SSB 1800Z-2359Z, Apr 21
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 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
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Idaho QSO Party: April 9, 2013
E-mail: idqplogs[at]msn[dot]com
Mail: KARS/logs
PO Box 1765
Hayden, ID 83835-1765
USA
Find rules at: http://idahoarrl.info/qsoparty/rules.htm
NSARA Contest: April 9, 2013
E-mail: ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail: Peter J. Surette, VE1PJS
48 Birch St.
Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 1P1
Canada
Find rules at: http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/nsaracst.htm
RSGB Commonwealth Contest: April 10, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: RSGB-G3UFY
77 Bensham Manor Road
Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF
England
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/rberu.shtml
Wisconsin QSO Party: April 11, 2013
E-mail: wiqp-logs[at]warac[dot]org
Mail: Wisconsin QSO Party
West Allis Radio Amateur Club
P. O. Box 1072
Milwaukee, WI 53201
USA
Find rules at: http://www.warac.org/wqp/wiqp_rules.htm
SARL 80m QSO Party: April 12, 2013
E-mail: zs5lp[at]vodamail[dot]co[dot]za
Mail: Durban ARC
17 Brownlee Place, Bluff
Durban 4052
South Africa
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/Documents/SARL_Contest_Manual_2013_Issue_11.pdf
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint: April 13, 2013
Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprintlog.html
Mail: John Shannon, K3WWP
478 E. High St.
Kittanning, PA 16201
USA
Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint201304.html
Classic Exchange, CW: April 15, 2013
E-mail: WQ8U[at]nc[dot]rr[dot]com
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan13ann.html
Classic Exchange, Phone: April 15, 2013
E-mail: WQ8U[at]nc[dot]rr[dot]com
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan13ann.html
Virginia QSO Party: April 15, 2013
E-mail: vqp[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail: VA QSO Party
Call Box 599
Sterling, VA 20167
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2013_VQP/2013_VQP_Rules.html
Oklahoma QSO Party: April 16, 2013
E-mail: okqplogs[at]suddenlink[dot]net
Mail: Oklahoma QSO Party
Connie Marshall, K5CM
2991 S. Woodland Rd.
Muskogee, OK 74403
USA
Find rules at: http://k5cm.com/okqp2013rules.pdf
144 MHz Spring Sprint: April 16, 2013
E-mail: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Spring Sprints
c/o Chuck Towner, AE9CT
PO BOX 73
PALATINE, IL 60078-0073
USA
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2013-announcement-rules
LZ Open 40m Sprint Contest: April 16, 2013
E-mail: LZ1GL[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.lzopen.com/lzocc40/indexF.htm
QCWA Spring QSO Party: April 16, 2013
E-mail: w2od[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: W2OD, Robert Buus
8 Donner Street
HOLMDEL N.J. 07733-2004
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/2013qso-party.htm
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: April 17, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/r80mcc.shtml
PODXS 070 Club PSK 31 Flavors Contest: April 20, 2013
Post web summary: http://www.podxs070.com/31-flavors-entry
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/31-flavors
CLARA HF Contest: April 20, 2013
E-mail: ve9glf[at]nbnet[dot]nb[dot]ca
Mail: Linda Friars, VE9GLF
35 Upper Quaco Road
Baxter Corner, NB E2S 2S2
Canada
Find rules at:
http://www.clarayl.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=71
QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party: April 21, 2013
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI Spring 2013 QSO Party
c/o Brian Campbell
P.O. Box 135
46485 Sparta Line
Sparta, Ontario N0L 2H0
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/spring-qso-party-2013
15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest: April 22, 2013
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://contests.wsstvc.org/submit-log/cabrillo/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://contests.wsstvc.org/rules/
RSGB RoPoCo SSB: April 23, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: RSGB G3UFY
77 Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath
Surrey CR7 7AF
England
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/rropoco.shtml
BARTG HF RTTY Contest: April 27, 2013
E-mail: logs[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/contests/hf/rules/bartg-hf-rules-2013.pdf
EA RTTY Contest: April 27, 2013
E-mail: rttycontest[at]ure[dot]es
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ure.es/contest/430-ea-rtty-contest.html
Texas State Parks on the Air: April 28, 2013
E-mail: logs[at]tspota[dot]com
Mail: Texas State Parks On The Air
c/o NARS
Northwest Amateur Radio Society
P.O. Box 90387,Houston, TX 77290-0387
USA
Find rules at: http://tspota.com/site/page?view=rules
SP DX Contest: April 30, 2013
E-mail: spdxc-logs[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Mail: Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow
SPDX Contest Committee
P. O. Box 320
00-950 WARSZAWA
POLAND
Find rules at: http://www.spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl/reg/reg_g.html
ARLHS Annual Spring Lites QSO Party: April 30, 2013
E-mail: (none)
Mail: Dave Ruch, NF0J
P.O. Box 20696
Bloomington, MN 55420-0696
USA
Find rules at: http://arlhs.com/SL-2013-guidelines.html
Missouri QSO Party: May 1, 2013
E-mail: moqsoparty[at]w0ma[dot]org
Mail: Boeing Employees' Amateur Radio Society W0MA
C/O Dave Propper, K2DP
747 Old Bonhomme Rd.
University City, MO 63132
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0ma.org/mo_qso_party.htm
Low Power Spring Sprint: May 1, 2013
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/lowpowerspringsprint2013.pdf
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