THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
October 21 - 28, 2013 Edition
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This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- 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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Illinois QSO Party: 1700Z, Oct 20 to 0100Z, Oct 21
Mode: CW/digital, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: Fixed
Mobile
Portable
Rover
Non-IL
Exchange: IL: RS(T) + County
non-IL: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW/digital QSO
Multipliers: IL Stations: Each IL county, state, VE province once
IL Stations: Each DXCC country (max of 5) once
non-IL Stations: Each IL county once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 20, 2013
E-mail logs to: n9jf[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: WIARC
P.O. Box 3132
Quincy IL 62305-3132
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP%202013%20Rules.pdf
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Oct 21
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: October 27, 2013
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/
ARRL School Club Roundup: 1300Z, Oct 21 to 2359Z, Oct 25
Mode: CW/RTTY/Digital, Phone
Bands: All, except 60, 30, 17, 12m
Classes: Single Op (I)
Club/Multi-Op (C)
School Club/Group (S)
Max operating hours: 24 hours total
6 hours out of any 24-hour period with off times of at
least 30 minutes
Exchange: RS(T) + Class (I/C/S) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW/RTTY/digital QSO
Multipliers: States + VE provinces + DXCC countries + (2x class C QSOs) + (5x
class S QSOs)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 25, 2013
Post log summary at: http://www.b4h.net/arrlscr/
Mail logs to: School Club Roundup
c/o LIMARC
PO Box 392
Levittown, NY 11756
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup
NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint: 1800Z-2000Z, Oct 21
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 October 24, 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
SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Oct 23
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + (SKCC No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus Points: 5 points per Centurion member QSO per band
Bonus Points: 10 points per Tribune member QSO per band
Bonus Points: 25 points per QSO with SKCC club call (K9SKC) per
band
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
points
Submit logs by: 2359Z October 27, 2013
E-mail log summary to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/sks-submit.html
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 23 and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 23 and
0300Z-0400Z, Oct 24
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 October 26, 2013
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html
RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB: 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 24
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: 100W
10W
Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: October 31, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/rsprint.shtml
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 25
Mode: (see rules)
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 27, 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
ARRL EME Contest: 0000Z, Oct 26 to 2359Z, Oct 27
Mode: Analog (CW,Phone), Digital
Bands: 50-1296 MHz
Classes: (see rules)
Exchange: Signal report
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 100 points per QSO
Multipliers: Each US state, VE province and DXCC country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z January 1, 2014
E-mail logs to: EMEcontest[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail logs to: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Oct 26 to 2400Z, Oct 27
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)(Option: Classic/Rookie)
Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single
Multi-Two
Multi-Multi
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS + CQ Zone No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 0 points per QSO with same country (counts as mult)
1 point per QSO with different country same continent
2 points per QSO with different country same continent (NA)
3 points per QSO with different continent
Multipliers: Each CQ zone once per band
Each country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z November 1, 2013
E-mail logs to: ssb[at]cqww[dot]com
Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/cqwwssb_cab.php
Mail logs to: Paper Logs
Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 1
IPARC Contest, CW 0600Z-1000Z, Nov 2
1400Z-1800Z, Nov 2
Ukrainian DX Contest 1200Z, Nov 2 to 1200Z, Nov
3
Himalayan Contest 1200Z, Nov 2 to 1200Z, Nov
3
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW 2100Z, Nov 2 to 0300Z, Nov
4
NA Collegiate ARC Championship, CW 2100Z, Nov 2 to 0300Z, Nov
4
IPARC Contest, SSB 0600Z-1000Z, Nov 3
1400Z-1800Z, Nov 3
High Speed Club CW Contest 0900Z-1100Z, Nov 3
1500Z-1700Z, Nov 3
DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest 1100Z-1700Z, Nov 3
ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Nov 5
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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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144 MHz Fall Sprint: October 23, 2013
E-mail: 144FS[at]downeastmicrowave[dot]com
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/fall144sprint_cab.php
Mail: Steve Kostro N2CEI
17519, 78th Terrace
Live Oak, FL 32060
USA
Find rules at: http://www.svhfs.org/2013fallsprintrulesv1.pdf
NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint: October 24, 2013
Upload log at: http://naqcc-eu.org/eu-sprints/submit-your-log
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://naqcc-eu.org/sprints/rules/current.pdf
10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint: October 25, 2013
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T
3162 Covington Way
Lenoir, NC 28645
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSO%20Party%20Rules.pdf
Feld Hell Sprint: October 26, 2013
Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprint-rules
Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW: October 27, 2013
E-mail: apsprint[at]jsfc[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: October 27, 2013
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/
EU Autumn Sprint, CW: October 27, 2013
E-mail: eusprint[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail: Karel Karmasin, OK2FD
Gen. Svobody 636
674 01 Trebic
Czech Republic
Find rules at: http://www.eu-sprint.com/index.php?page=140&lang=g
Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB: October 27, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.sactest.net/robot/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.sactest.net/blog/rules/
UBA ON Contest, SSB: October 27, 2013
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Welters Leon, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
WAB HF Phone: October 27, 2013
E-mail: aebbooks[at]ntlworld[dot]com
Mail: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
14 York Avenue
Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#HFRules
QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party: October 27, 2013
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Mail: ARCI Fall QSO Party
c/o Jeff Hetherington VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland
Ontario L3C 4M3
Canada
Find rules at:
http://www.qrparci.org/contests/qrp-arci-contests/137-fall-qso-party
SKCC Sprint: October 27, 2013
E-mail summary: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/sks-submit.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
GTC CW Cup: October 30, 2013
E-mail: sv5dkl[at]rho[dot]forthnet[dot]gr
Mail: Efstathios Maliakis, SV5DKL
2, G. Georgiadi str.
GR-85100, Analipsi, Rhodes
Greece
Find rules at: http://www.raag.org/displayITM1.asp?ITMID=504&LANG=EN
All Asian DX Contest, Phone: October 31, 2013
E-mail: aaph[at]jarl[dot]or[dot]jp
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/aadxssb_cab3.php
Mail: JARL, All Asian DX Contest, Phone
170-8073
Japan
Find rules at:
http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2013AA_rule.htm
Texas QSO Party: October 31, 2013
E-mail: no5w[dot]chuck[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: TQP Committee
24415 Deep Meadow Dr
Tomball, TX 77375
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.txqp.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=7&Itemid=53
California QSO Party: October 31, 2013
E-mail: (see rules, web upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://www.cqp.org/logsubmit-form.html
Mail: NCCC
c/o Alan Eshleman, K6SRZ
210 Nila Mae Way
Penngove, CA 94951
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqp.org/Rules.html
German Telegraphy Contest: October 31, 2013
E-mail: dtc[at]kontest[dot]de
Mail: Wolfgang Schwarz, DK9VZ
In den Bleichwiesen 7
D-65779 Kelkheim
Germany
Find rules at: http://kontest.de/dtc/DTC-Rules_e.pdf
Oceania DX Contest, Phone: October 31, 2013
E-mail: ph[at]oceaniadxcontest[dot]com
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/oceaniadxssb_cab.php
Mail: Oceania DX Contest
PO Box 21088
Little Lonsdale Street
Victoria 8011
Australia
Find rules at: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/rules.pdf
Oceania DX Contest, CW: October 31, 2013
E-mail: cw[at]oceaniadxcontest[dot]com
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/oceaniadxcw_cab.php
Mail: Oceania DX Contest
PO Box 21088
Little Lonsdale Street
Victoria 8011
Australia
Find rules at: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/rules.pdf
Arizona QSO Party: October 31, 2013
E-mail: logs[at]azqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: AZQP
PO Box 17811
Tucson, AZ 85731
USA
Find rules at: http://www.azqsoparty.org/rules.html
JARTS WW RTTY Contest: October 31, 2013
E-mail: jarts2013[at]jarts[dot]jp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://jarts.jp/rules2013.html
BARTG Sprint 75: November 1, 2013
E-mail: logs[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/contests/sprint75/rules/BARTG-SPRINT75-Rules-September-2013.pdf
222 MHz Fall Sprint: November 1, 2013
E-mail: w4zst[at]windstream[dot]net
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/fall222sprint_cab.php
Mail: Bob Lear W4ZST
PO Box 1269
Dahlonega, GA 30533
USA
Find rules at: http://www.svhfs.org/2012fallsprintrules.pdf
TARA PSK Rumble Contest: November 2, 2013
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_score.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_rules.html
New York QSO Party: November 2, 2013
E-mail: logs[at]nyqp[dot]org
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/nyqp_cab.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://nyqp.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/NYQSO-Party_Rules_2013.pdf
UBA ON Contest, CW: November 3, 2013
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Leon Welters, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
Worked All Germany Contest: November 4, 2013
E-mail: wag[at]dxhf[dot]darc[dot]de
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/wag/en/rules/
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW: November 4, 2013
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T
3162 Covington Way
Lenoir, NC 28645
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSO%20Party%20Rules.pdf
Stew Perry Topband Challenge: November 4, 2013
E-mail: tbdc[at]contesting[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/
YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest: November 4, 2013
E-mail: kc8pky2004[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
Mail: Linda Metz, KC8PKY
7626 Dacosta
Detroit, MI 48129
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ylrl.org/index.php/contests-and-dx-awards
MCG Autumn Sprint: November 5, 2013
E-mail: ua3r[at]yandex[dot]ru
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rw3rq.tamb.ru/sprint_eng.htm
432 MHz Fall Sprint: November 9, 2013
E-mail: k4cso[at]charter[dot]net
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/fall432sprint_cab.php
Mail: Charles Osborne, K4CSO
2396 Buford Highway
Duluth, GA 30097
USA
Find rules at: http://www.svhfs.org/2012fallsprintrules.pdf
UBA ON Contest, 2m: November 10, 2013
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Leon Welters, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
FISTS Fall Sprint: November 11, 2013
E-mail: n2ed[at]fists[dot]org
Mail: FISTS Sprint Log
c/o Ed Wlodarski N2ED
3 Shore Rd.
Andover, NJ 07821-2240
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fists.org/operating.html
Microwave Fall Sprint: November 12, 2013
E-mail: nt4rt[at]arrl[dot]net
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/fallmicrowavesprint_cab.php
Mail: Bruce Randall, NT4RT
928 Falls Rd.
Rock Hill, SC 29730
USA
Find rules at: http://www.svhfs.org/2012fallsprintrules.pdf
PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint: November 14, 2013
E-mail: k9vic[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Eric Dallmann, K9VIC
15707 S. River Rd.
Plainfield, IL 60544
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/160m-great-pumpkin-sprint
Makrothen RTTY Contest: November 15, 2013
E-mail: tmc-rtty[at]arcor[dot]de
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch/The_Makrothen_Contest/TMC_Rules.html
Pennsylvania QSO Party: November 15, 2013
E-mail: paqsolog[at]nittany-arc[dot]net
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/paqp_cab3.php
Mail: PA QSO Party 2012
c/o NARC
P.O. Box 614
State College, PA 16804-0614
USA
Find rules at: http://www.nittany-arc.net/pqppdf/2013rules.pdf
Iowa QSO Party: November 16, 2013
Upload log at: http://www.wa0dx.org/IAQSO/SummaryEntryForm.php
Mail: Iowa QSO Party
c/o Marshall Dias W0OTM
614 North Court
Ottumwa, IA 52501
USA
Find rules at: http://www.wa0dx.org/IAQSO/
Illinois QSO Party: November 20, 2013
E-mail: n9jf[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: WIARC
P.O. Box 3132
Quincy IL 62305-3132
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP%202013%20Rules.pdf
W/VE Islands QSO Party: November 30, 2013
E-mail: CM[at]usislands[dot]org
Mail: John Almon, WA4JA
1411 Oak Leaf Dr.
Columbia, TN 38401
USA
Find rules at: http://www.usislands.org/contest_rules.html
ARRL EME Contest: January 1, 2014
E-mail: EMEcontest[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
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