THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
February 16 - 23, 2015 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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Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Feb 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: February 22, 2015
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/
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 18
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 February 19, 2015
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, Feb 18 and 1900Z-2000Z, Feb 18 and
0300Z-0400Z, Feb 19
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 February 21, 2015
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening: 1900Z-2030Z, Feb 18
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + "/" + 2-digit year first used a bug
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus: Any participant having at least 10 QSOs can give a bonus
of 5 points to another op for excellent usage of his bug
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: March 15, 2015
E-mail logs to: semiautomatic[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: Manager:
Ulf-Dietmar Ernst, DK9KR
Elbstrasse 60
D-28199 Bremen
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/semi-automatic-key-evening
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: 2000Z-2130Z, Feb 19
Mode: CW
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 February 26, 2015
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/r80mcc.shtml
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Feb 20
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 22, 2015
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, Feb 20
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 February 21, 2015
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, Feb 20
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
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: February 22, 2015
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 Inter. DX Contest, CW: 0000Z, Feb 21 to 2400Z, Feb 22
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band
Single Op Unlimited (Low/High)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Multi-Two
Multi-Multi
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: W/VE: RST + (state/province)
non-W/VE: RST + power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO
Multipliers: W/VE: Each DXCC country once per band
Non-W/VE: Each state, District of Columbia, VE
province/territory once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z March 25, 2015
E-mail logs to: DXCW[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail logs to: ARRL Intl DX Contest, CW
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
REF Contest, SSB: 0600Z, Feb 21 to 1800Z, Feb 22
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single (QRP/Low/High)
Club
SWL
Max operating hours: Single Op: 28 hours in no more than 3 increments of at
least 1 hour each
Max power: HP: >100 Watts
LP: 100 Watts
QRP: 5 Watts
Exchange: French: RS + Department/Prefix
non-French: RS + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: French: 6 points per QSO with French station same continent
French: 15 points per QSO with French station on different
continent
French: 1 point per QSO with non-French station same continent
French: 2 points per QSO with non-French station on different
continent
non-French: 1 point per QSO with French station same continent
non-French: 3 points per QSO with French station on different
continent
Multipliers: French/Corsica departments once per band
French overseas prefixes once per band
non-French DXCC countries once per band (available only to
French stations)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 9, 2015
E-mail logs to: cdfssb[at]ref-union[dot]org
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhf_dx.pdf
SARL Youth Day Sprint: 0800Z-1000Z, Feb 21
Mode: SSB
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RS + age
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO between operators 25 or younger
2 points per QSO between 25 or younger operator and a 26 or older
operator
1 point per QSO between operators 26 or older
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: February 28, 2015
E-mail logs to: youthsprint[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/Document_Store/CONT_20150101_SARL_Contest_Manual_2015.pdf
Feld Hell Sprint: 2000Z-2159Z, Feb 21
Mode: Feld Hell
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: (none)
Max power: Standard: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: (see rules)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Bonus Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: February 28, 2015
Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/bingo-sprint
Russian PSK WW Contest: 2100Z, Feb 21 to 2100Z, Feb 22
Mode: BPSK31, BPSK63, BPSK125
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Op All Band
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: RU: RST + 2-letter oblast
non-RU: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country on 20,15,10m
3 points per QSO with different country same continent on
20,15,10m
5 points per QSO with different continent on 20,15,10m
2 point per QSO with same country on 160,80,40m
6 points per QSO with different country same continent on
160,80,40m
10 points per QSO with different continent on 160,80,40m
Multipliers: Each country once per band
Each oblast once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z February 27, 2015
E-mail logs to: rusww[at]rdrclub[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.rdrclub.ru/russian-ww-psk-contest/49-rus-ww-psk-rules
High Speed Club CW Contest: 0900Z-1100Z, Feb 22 and 1500Z-1700Z, Feb 22
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: HSC Members
Non-Members
QRP
SWL
Max power: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Members: RST + HSC No.
non-Members: RST + "NM"
Work stations: Once per band per period
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with a HSC member
1 points per QSO with a non-member
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: March 15, 2015
E-mail logs to: joe[at]dl4cf[dot]com
Mail logs to: Joe Vollbrecht, DL4CF
HSC Contest Manager
Steingasse 3
D-06642 Nebra
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.highspeedclub.org/
SARL Digital Contest: 1300Z-1600Z, Feb 22
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: March 1, 2015
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_20150101_SARL_Contest_Manual_2015.pdf
CQC Winter QSO Sprint: 0100Z-0259Z, Feb 23
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: RST + (state/province/country) + name + CQC member no.
non-Member: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 4 points per QSO with non-member
6 points per QSO with member
Bonus: 1000 points for one or more QSOs with W0CQC or N0CQC
Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
points
Submit logs by: March 25, 2015
E-mail logs to: ki0rb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cqc.org/contests/winter15.htm
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Feb 25
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 25
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Feb 25
1900Z-2000Z, Feb 25
0300Z-0400Z, Feb 26
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Feb 27
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 27
CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB 2200Z, Feb 27 to 2200Z,
Mar 1
UBA DX Contest, CW 1300Z, Feb 28 to 1300Z,
Mar 1
North American QSO Party, RTTY 1800Z, Feb 28 to 0559Z,
Mar 1
NSARA Contest 1200Z-1600Z, Mar 1
1800Z-2200Z, Mar 1
SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emerg Contest 1200Z-1400Z, Mar 1
North Carolina QSO Party 1500Z, Mar 1 to 0059Z, Mar
2
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 2
ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Mar 3
AGCW YL-CW Party 1900Z-2100Z, Mar 3
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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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Hungarian DX Contest: February 17, 2015
E-mail: hadx[at]mrasz[dot]axelero[dot]net
Upload log at: http://www.ha-dx.com/HADX/
Mail: MRASZ
1400 Budapest
P.O. Box 11
Hungary
Find rules at: http://www.ha-dx.com/HADX/html/rules_en.html
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: February 18, 2015
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/r80mcc.shtml
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: February 19, 2015
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html
CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest: February 20, 2015
E-mail: rtty[at]cqwpx[dot]com
Upload log at: http://www.cqwpx.com/logcheck/
Mail: CQ WPX RTTY Contest
P.O. Box 1877
Los Gatos, CA 95031-1877
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqwpxrtty.com/rules.htm
Asia-Pacific Spring Sprint, CW: February 21, 2015
E-mail: apsprint[at]jsfc[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: February 22, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/
SARL Field Day Contest: February 22, 2015
E-mail: zs4bfn[at]netactive[dot]co[dot]za
Mail: SARL Field Day Contest
PO Box 12104
Brandhof, 9324
South Africa
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/Document_Store/CONT_20150101_SARL_Contest_Manual_2015.pdf
10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB: February 23, 2015
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.hamclubs.info/scorer/
Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T
3162 Covington Way
Lenoir, NC 28645
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules
BARTG RTTY Sprint: February 24, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://bartg.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://s3.spanglefish.com/s/7850/documents/contests/sprint/rules/current/bartg%20sprint%20rules.pdf
ARRL January VHF Contest: February 25, 2015
E-mail: JanuaryVHF[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: January VHF
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf
AGCW Straight Key Party: February 28, 2015
E-mail: htp[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Friedrich W. Fabri, DF1OY
Hermann-Bahner-Strasse 1
D-63225 Langen
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/straight-key-party-htp
Triathlon DX Contest: February 28, 2015
E-mail: dxtriathlon[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://triathlon-dx-contest.gr/contest/index.php/rules
PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint: February 28, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://hamclubs.info/scorer/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/valentine-sprint
SPAR Winter Field Day: March 1, 2015
E-mail: winterfd[at]spar-hams[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.spar-hams.org/contests/winterfd/index.php?pg=2
OMISS QSO Party: March 1, 2015
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoElectronic.php
Mail: OMISS QSO PARTY
John Dean, K0JDD
4118 Woodlane Drive
Woodbury, MN 55129
USA
Find rules at: http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoparty.php
F9AA Cup, CW: March 3, 2015
E-mail: concoursf9aa[at]urc[dot]asso[dot]fr
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.site.urc.asso.fr/urchaut-6/om-6/131-trophee-f9aa.html
RSGB 1st 1.8 MHz Contest: March 3, 2015
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/2015/r1st-160m.shtml
British Columbia QSO Party: March 8, 2015
E-mail: bcqp[at]orcadxcc[dot]org
Mail: Orca DX and Contest Club
444 - 604 Columbia St.
New Westminster, BC V3M 1A5
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html
Vermont QSO Party: March 8, 2015
E-mail: ranv[at]sover[dot]net
Mail: Vermont QSO Party
PO Box 9392
South Burlington, VT 05403-9392
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ranv.org/vtqso.html
YLRL YL-OM Contest: March 8, 2015
E-mail: w1jx[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Roberta Donohue, W1JX
103 Surry Rd
Ellsworth, ME 04605
USA
Find rules at: http://ylrl.org/index.php/contests-and-dx-awards
FYBO Winter QRP Sprint: March 9, 2015
E-mail: FYBO2012[at]azscorpions[dot]org
Mail: Mike Baker, K7DD
8845 W. Diana Ave.
Peoria, AZ 85345
USA
Find rules at: http://www.azscqrpions.com/fybo2009rules.html
AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party: March 10, 2015
E-mail: lbisha[at]rochester[dot]rr[dot]com
Mail: Lynn Bisha, W2BSN
83 Parkwood Lane
Penfield, NY 14526-1307
USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-on-the-air.html
Black Sea Cup International: March 10, 2015
E-mail: bs_cup[at]ukr[dot]net
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail: BSCI
Box 4
KERCH 98319
UKRAINE
Find rules at: http://bscc.ucoz.ru/index/0-21
Dutch PACC Contest: March 10, 2015
E-mail: pacc[at]dutchpacc[dot]com
Upload log at: http://server4.veronict.nl:81/WebEditor/app
Mail: PACC Contest Manager
c/o VERON Central Bureau
PO Box 1166
6801 BD Arnhem
The Netherlands
Find rules at: http://pacc.veron.nl/
Mexico RTTY International Contest: March 10, 2015
E-mail: rtty[at]fmre[dot]mx
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rtty.fmre.mx/english/RTTY%202015%20Ing.pdf
KCJ Topband Contest: March 15, 2015
E-mail: 2015toptest[at]kcj-cw[dot]com
Mail: T. Mori JH6IEK
Saida 556-36, Tamamura machi, Sawa gun
Gunma 370-1131
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/15_toptest_rules_e.pdf
Minnesota QSO Party: March 15, 2015
E-mail: mnqp[at]w0aa[dot]org
Mail: MNQP
4745-170th Lane NE
Ham Lake, MN 55304-5233
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0aa.org/docs/mnqp/MNQP%20Contest%20Rules.pdf
FISTS Winter Unlimited Sprint: March 16, 2015
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: Ed Wlodarski N2ED
3 Shore Rd
Andover, NJ 07821
USA
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
ARRL School Club Roundup: March 17, 2015
Post web summary: http://www.b4h.net/arrlscr/
Mail: School Club Roundup
c/o LIMARC
PO Box 392
Levittown, NY 11756
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup
YL-ISSB QSO Party, SSB: March 21, 2015
E-mail: ve1jim[at]ns[dot]sympatico[dot]ca
Mail: Jim Flowers, VE1JIM
13 Rufus Ave
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3N 2L4
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.ylsystem.org/qsoparty/qsodates.htm
YL-ISSB QSO Party, CW: March 21, 2015
E-mail: ve1jim[at]ns[dot]sympatico[dot]ca
Mail: Jim Flowers, VE1JIM
13 Rufus Ave
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3N 2L4
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.ylsystem.org/qsoparty/qsodates.htm
New Hampshire QSO Party: March 31, 2015
E-mail: n1ix[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Dave LeDuc
26 Tanglewood Dr.
Newton, NH 03858
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w1wqm.org/nhqso/NEW_HAMPSHIRE_QSO_PARTY_RULES.pdf
Classic Exchange, CW: April 30, 2015
E-mail: WQ8U[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan15ann.html
Classic Exchange, Phone: April 30, 2015
E-mail: WQ8U[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan15ann.html
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