THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
December 1 - 8, 2014 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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ARS Spartan Sprint: 0200Z-0400Z, Dec 2
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Skinny
Tubby
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Power
Work stations: Once per band
Submit logs by: December 4, 2014
E-mail logs to: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 3
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 4, 2014
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Dec 3 and 1900Z-2000Z, Dec 3 and 0300Z-0400Z,
Dec 4
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 December 6, 2014
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1800Z-1900Z, Dec 4 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Dec 4 (SSB)
and 2000Z-2100Z, Dec 4 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Dec 4 (Dig)
Mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RS(T) + 6-character grid square
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: December 18, 2014
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Dec 5
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 7, 2014
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 5
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 6, 2014
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 5
Mode: (see rules)
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 7, 2014
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 160-Meter Contest: 2200Z, Dec 5 to 1600Z, Dec 7
Mode: CW
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Unlimited (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single
Max operating hours: 42 hours
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: W/VE: RST + ARRL/RAC Section
DX: RST
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with ARRL/RAC Section
W/VE Station: 5 points per DX QSO
Multipliers: Each ARRL/RAC Sections
Each DXCC Country (W/VE only)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x (total section mults +
total country mults)
Submit logs by: 1600Z January 6, 2015
E-mail logs to: 160meter[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail logs to: 160 Meter Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/160-meter
ARRL EME Contest: 0000Z, Dec 6 to 2359Z, Dec 7
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, 2015
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
TARA RTTY Melee: 0000Z-2400Z, Dec 6
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (Low/High)
Multi-Op (Low/High)
SWL
Max operating hours: 16 hours, offtime in no more than 2 blocks
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 150 watts
Exchange: W/VE: RST + (state/province)
DX: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each state once only
Each VE province/territory once only
Each DXCC country once only
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x (total state mults +
total province mults + total country mults)
Submit logs by: December 31, 2014
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_score.html
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_rules.html
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint: 0600Z-0629Z, Dec 6 and 0630Z-0659Z, Dec 6 and 0700Z-0729Z,
Dec 6 and 0730Z-0800Z, Dec 6
Mode: CW
Bands: 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + suffix of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO)
Work stations: Once per band per period
QSO Points: 1 point per km
Multipliers: 1 point per new station worked on each band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total multiplier points
Submit logs by: December 13, 2014
E-mail logs to: ru-qrp-club[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng
VU International DX Contest: 1200Z, Dec 6 to 1200Z, Dec 7
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single (CW/SSB/Mixed)
Multi-Multi (CW/SSB/Mixed)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 10 watts
Exchange: VU: RS(T) + Indian state
non-VU: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 6 points per QSO between VU and other countries
3 points per QSO between Asian countries and non-Asian countries
Multipliers: VU: Each country once per band
Asia: Each VU state and each DXCC country once per band
DX: Each VU state and Asian country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 20, 2014
E-mail logs to: logs[at]arsi[dot]info
Mail logs to: Prasad Rajagopal
PO Box 7523
Bangalore, 560075
India
Find rules at: http://arsi.info/contests/international/rules
TOPS Activity Contest: 1600Z, Dec 6 to 1559Z, Dec 7
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Single
Max power: High: >100 watts
Low: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: TOPS/PRO-CW Members: RST + Serial No. + Club Abbreviation
non-Members: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: QSO with own country: 1 point
QSO with own continent or other continents: 2 points
QSO with TOPS/PRO-CW member: 2 bonus points
QSO between TOPS/PRO-CW members: 6 bonus points
Multipliers: Each prefix once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 18, 2014
E-mail logs to: contest[at]procwclub[dot]ro
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.yo2rr.ro/TAC%20Rules.html
EPC Ukraine DX Contest: 2000Z, Dec 6 to 1959Z, Dec 7
Mode: BPSK63
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (12 hour/24 hour)
Single Op Low Band
Single Op High Band
Multi-Single
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: Ukraine: RSQ + Ukr Admin Region
non-Ukraine: RSQ + QSO No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
2 points per QSO with same continent, different country
5 points per QSO with different continent
non-Ukraine: 10 points per QSO with Ukrainian station
Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band
Each Ukrainian administrative region once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 24, 2014
E-mail logs to: contest[at]ut7fp[dot]kiev[dot]ua
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/contests/robot.php/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://ut7fp.kiev.ua/2010epc-ukr-dx/EPC%20Ukraine_eng.html
AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party: 2300Z, Dec 6 to 2300Z, Dec 7 and 2300Z, Dec 13
to 2300Z, Dec 14
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Name + QTH + Eqpt Year + Transmitter Type (see rules for
format)
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: January 15, 2015
E-mail logs to: wa9wfa[at]comcast[dot]net
Mail logs to: Scott Freeberg WA9WFA
327 Wildwood Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55110
USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-on-the-air.html
Ten-Meter RTTY Contest: 0000Z-2400Z, Dec 7
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: Single Op
Multi-Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: W: RST + state
VE: RST + province/territory
non-W/VE: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each US state (excluding KH6/KL7) and DC once
Each VE province/territory once
Each DXCC country (excluding W/VE)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z December 15, 2014
E-mail logs to: ten-rtty[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rttycontesting.com/ten-meter-rtty-contest/rules/
SARL Digital Contest: 1300Z-1600Z, Dec 7
Mode: PSK, RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + QSO No.
Work stations: Once per mode per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 14, 2014
E-mail logs to: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/Document_Store/CONT_20140101_SARL_Contest_Manual_2014.pdf
CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run: 2100Z-2259Z, Dec 7
Mode: CW
Bands: 20m Only
Classes: W: single element wire antenna
V: vertical antenna
B: multi-element arrays/beams
P: portable
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Antenna Class + (CQC Memmber
No./power)
Work stations: Same station up to 3 times, at least 30 minutes between QSOs
QSO Points: 1st QSO with station: 3 points
2nd QSO with same station: 2 points
3rd QSO with same station: 1 point
Bonus: 100 points for first QSO with W0CQC
Multipliers: Each state, province, country, CQC member once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x (state mults + province
mults + country mults) x CQC members
Submit logs by: January 6, 2015
E-mail logs to: ki0rb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cqc.org/contests/snow2014.htm
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party 2300Z, Dec 6 to 2300Z, Dec
7
2300Z, Dec 13 to 2300Z,
Dec 14
NAQCC CW Sprint 0130Z-0330Z, Dec 10
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 10
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Dec 10
1900Z-2000Z, Dec 10
0300Z-0400Z, Dec 11
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Dec 12
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 12
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 12
ARRL 10-Meter Contest 0000Z, Dec 13 to 2400Z,
Dec 14
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Dec 13 to 2400Z,
Dec 14
International Naval Contest 1600Z, Dec 13 to 1559Z,
Dec 14
QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint 2000Z-2359Z, Dec 14
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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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CQ-WE Contest: December 1, 2014
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (see rules)
Find rules at: http://cqwe.cboh.org/rules.html
RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz Contest, CW: December 1, 2014
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/2014/r2nd-160m-2014.shtml
Ukrainian DX Contest: December 2, 2014
E-mail: urdxc[at]ukr[dot]net
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/ukrainiandx_cab.php
Mail: Ukrainian Contest Club HQ
P.O. Box 4850
Zaporozhye 69118
Ukraine
Find rules at: http://urdxc.org/rules.php?english
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB: December 2, 2014
E-mail: SSPhone[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: November SS Phone
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes
NA Collegiate ARC Championship, SSB: December 2, 2014
E-mail: SSPhone[at]arrl[dot]org
E-mail summary: wm5r[at]wm5r[dot]org
Mail: November SS Phone
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/rules/
ARS Spartan Sprint: December 4, 2014
E-mail: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
RSGB 80m Club Sprint, CW: December 4, 2014
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2014/rsprint.shtml
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW: December 5, 2014
E-mail: cw[at]cqww[dot]com
Upload log at: http://www.cqww.com/logcheck/
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/cqwwcw_cab.php
Mail: Paper Logs
Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm
YO International PSK31 Contest: December 6, 2014
E-mail: pskyo[at]yo5crq[dot]ro
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.yo5crq.ro/Rules2014EN.htm
JIDX Phone Contest: December 10, 2014
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
QRP ARCI Topband Sprint: December 14, 2014
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/contests/qrp-arci-contests/138-topbandsprint
Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party: December 21, 2014
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
LZ DX Contest: December 23, 2014
E-mail: lzdxc[at]yahoo[dot]com
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail: BFRA
P.O. Box 830
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
Find rules at: http://lzdx.bfra.org/rulesen.html
Kentucky QSO Party: December 31, 2014
E-mail: k4cms[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: Larry R. Smith, K4CMS
623 Shady Lane
Alvaton, KY 42122
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.wkdxa.com/mainsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:wkdxa&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=63
IPARC Contest, CW: December 31, 2014
E-mail: dj6qq[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Uwe Greggersen, DL6QQ
Hurststr 9
D-51645 Gummersbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.mydarc.de/dl0ipa/
IPARC Contest, SSB: December 31, 2014
E-mail: dj6qq[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Uwe Greggersen, DJ6QQ
Hurststr 9
D-51645 Gummersbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.mydarc.de/dl0ipa/
All Austrian 160-Meter Contest: December 31, 2014
E-mail: hf-contest[at]oevsv[dot]at
Upload log at: http://aoec-auswertung.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/regeln/Regeln_Aoec_160m_2014.pdf
ARRL EME Contest: January 1, 2015
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
ARRL EME Contest: January 1, 2015
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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