THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
February 15 - 22, 2016 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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Classic Exchange, Phone: 1400Z, Feb 14 to 0800Z, Feb 15 and 1400Z, Feb 16 to
0800Z, Feb 17
Mode: AM, SSB, FM
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Name + RS + (state/province/country) + rcvr/xmtr manuf/model
Work stations: Once per band per mode per rcr/xmtr manuf/model
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = sum(total mode QSO points x total mode
mults) + Bonus Points
Submit logs by: November 30, 2016
E-mail logs to: wq8u[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan16/jan16ann.html
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 17
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 18, 2016
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 17
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country)
non-NA: Name
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 KH6/KL7) once per band
Each VE province/territory 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: 0300Z February 19, 2016
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Feb 17 and 1900Z-2000Z, Feb 17 and
0300Z-0400Z, Feb 18
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 20, 2016
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening: 1900Z-2030Z, Feb 17
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
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: March 15, 2016
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 18
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 25, 2016
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2016/r80mcc.shtml
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Feb 19
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 21, 2016
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 19
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 20, 2016
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 19
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
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 21, 2016
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 20 to 2400Z, Feb 21
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 22, 2016
E-mail logs to: DXCW[at]arrl[dot]org
Upload log at: contest-log-submission.arrl.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
SARL Youth Day Sprint: 0800Z-1000Z, Feb 20
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 27, 2016
E-mail logs to: youthsprint[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=20151130131559djqp8afPgb.PDF
Russian PSK WW Contest: 1200Z, Feb 20 to 1159Z, Feb 21
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 26, 2016
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
Feld Hell Sprint: 2000Z-2159Z, Feb 20
Mode: Feld Hell
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
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 27, 2016
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
AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party: 2300Z, Feb 20 to 2300Z, Feb 21
Mode: AM, 160
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: Power>100W: 1 point per QSO
Power<=100W: 2 points per QSO
5 points per QSO on 20m
10 points for first QSO with W2AN or W1HRX
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: March 10, 2016
E-mail logs to: AB2RA[at]HTVA[dot]NET
Mail logs to: AB2RA Janis Carson
61 Rothermich Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850-9323
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-amplitude-modulation-qso-party.html
CQC Winter QSO Party: 0100Z-0259Z, Feb 22
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: RST + (state/province/country) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus: 5 points per QSO with W0CQC or N0CQC
Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 23, 2016
E-mail logs to: vkumagai[at]q[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.coloradoqrpclub.org/contests/winter16.htm
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Feb 22
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 28, 2016
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/
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Feb 24
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 24
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 24
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Feb 24
1900Z-2000Z, Feb 24
0300Z-0400Z, Feb 25
UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Feb 24
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Feb 26
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 26
NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 26
CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB 2200Z, Feb 26 to 2200Z,
Feb 28
REF Contest, SSB 0600Z, Feb 27 to 1800Z,
Feb 28
UBA DX Contest, CW 1300Z, Feb 27 to 1300Z,
Feb 28
South Carolina QSO Party 1400Z, Feb 27 to 0059Z,
Feb 28
North American QSO Party, RTTY 1800Z, Feb 27 to 0559Z,
Feb 28
High Speed Club CW Contest 0900Z-1100Z, Feb 28
1500Z-1700Z, Feb 28
SARL Digital Contest 1300Z-1600Z, Feb 28
North Carolina QSO Party 1500Z, Feb 28 to 0059Z,
Feb 29
AGCW YL-CW Party 1900Z-2100Z, Mar 1
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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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REF Contest, CW: February 15, 2016
E-mail: cdfcw[at]ref-union[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhf_dx.pdf
Black Sea Cup International: February 17, 2016
E-mail: bs_cup[at]ukr[dot]net
Mail: BSCI
Box 4
KERCH 98319
UKRAINE
Find rules at: http://bscc.ucoz.ru/index/0-21
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: February 17, 2016
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2016/r80mcc.shtml
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: February 18, 2016
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 19, 2016
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 20, 2016
E-mail: apsprint[at]jsfc[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt
RSGB 1st 1.8 MHz Contest: February 20, 2016
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/2016/r1st-160m.shtml
SARL Field Day Contest: February 21, 2016
E-mail: contest[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/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=20151130131559djqp8afPgb.PDF
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: February 21, 2016
Post web summary:
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/submit-display.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/
Balkan HF Contest: February 21, 2016
E-mail: logs[at]hamradio[dot]ro
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://balkan-hf.hamradio.ro/rules
10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB: February 22, 2016
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
ARRL School Club Roundup: February 27, 2016
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
AGCW Straight Key Party: February 28, 2016
E-mail: htp[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Friedrich W. Fabri, DF1OY
Birnheck 2
D-65779 Kelkheim
Germany
Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/straight-key-party-htp
PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint: February 28, 2016
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
Triathlon DX Contest: February 29, 2016
E-mail: dxtriathlon[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://triathlon-dx-contest.gr/contest/index.php/rules
Winter Field Day: March 1, 2016
E-mail: wfda[at]winterfieldday[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.winterfieldday.com/rules.html
OMISS QSO Party: March 1, 2016
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
ARRL January VHF Contest: March 2, 2016
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
YL-ISSB QSO Party, CW/SSB: March 4, 2016
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
YLRL YL-OM Contest: March 6, 2016
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
British Columbia QSO Party: March 7, 2016
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
FISTS Winter Slow Speed Sprint: March 7, 2016
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: c/o Ed Wlodarski N2ED
3 Shore Rd.
Andover, NJ 07821-2240
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
FYBO Winter QRP Sprint: March 7, 2016
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
Vermont QSO Party: March 7, 2016
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
F9AA Cup, CW: March 8, 2016
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
Mexico RTTY International Contest: March 10, 2016
E-mail: rtty[at]fmre[dot]mx
Mail: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.rtty.fmre.mx/FMRE_RTTY_International_contest/Rules.html
FISTS Winter Unlimited Sprint: March 14, 2016
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: c/o Ed Wlodarski N2ED
3 Shore Rd.
Andover, NJ 07821-2240
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
KCJ Topband Contest: March 14, 2016
E-mail: 2016toptest[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/16_toptest_rules_e.pdf
Dutch PACC Contest: March 15, 2016
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/
Minnesota QSO Party: March 15, 2016
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
Classic Exchange, CW: April 30, 2016
E-mail: wq8u[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan16/jan16ann.html
Iranian Ham Radio Contest: May 11, 2016
E-mail: epcontest[dot]2016[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://hamcontest.ir/contest/
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