Thursday, November 15, 2012

DX CONTEST CALENDER

Here is the latest DX contest infoCompiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

CQ-WE Contest: 1900Z-2300Z, Nov 10 (CW/Digital) and 0100Z-0500Z, Nov 11 (Phone) and 1900Z-2300Z, Nov 11 (Phone) and 0100Z-0500Z, Nov 12 (CW/Digital)
 Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2, 432 MHz
 Classes: Single Op
 Exchange: Name + Location Code (see rules) + Years of Service (see rules)
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: Points equal to years of service received in exchange for each QSO
 Multipliers: Each location code once per mode
 Score Calculation: Total score = sum of (total QSO points x total mults) for each mode
 Submit logs by: December 1, 2012
 E-mail logs to: (see rules)
 Mail logs to: (see rules)
 Find rules at: http://cqwe.cboh.org/rules.html







YO International PSK31 Contest: 1600Z-2200Z, Nov 16
 Mode: PSK31
 Bands: 80m Only
 Classes: Single Op
 Max power: 50 watts
 Exchange: YO: RST + Serial No. + County
           non-YO: RST + Serial No. + Country
 QSO Points: 4 points per QSO with YO station
             1 point per QSO with non-YO station
 Multipliers: Each YO county and each country
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: December 1, 2012
 E-mail logs to: pskyo[at]yo5crq[dot]ro
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.yo5crq.ro/Rules2012EN.htm

CQ SA SSB Contest: 0000Z-2400Z, Nov 17
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
          Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
          Multi-Single
          Multi-Multi
 Max power: HP: 1000 watts
            LP: 100 watts
 Exchange: RS + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
             2 points per QSO with different country same continent
             3 points per QSO with different continent
             non-SA only: 10 points per QSO with SA
 Multipliers: Each continent once per band
              Each country once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: December 17, 2012
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://www.brcontest.com/cqsa/up/
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://brcontest.com/resultado/cqsa/2012/cqsa_ssb_us-en2012.pdf
SARL Field Day Contest: 1000Z, Nov 17 to 1000Z, Nov 18
 Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single-Op Field (QRP/High)
          Multi-Op Field (QRP/High)
          General
 Max power: QRP: 5 watts
            non-QRP: >5 watts
 Exchange: Number of transmitters + Category (see rules) + Province (or "DX")
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: (see rules)
 Score Calculation: (see rules)
 Submit logs by: November 25, 2012
 E-mail logs to: zs4bfn[at]netactive[dot]co[dot]za
 Mail logs to: SARL Field Day Contest
               PO Box 12104
               Brandhof, 9324
               South Africa
 Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL_2012_Contest_Manual_issue_10.pdf

LZ DX Contest: 1200Z, Nov 17 to 1200Z, Nov 18
 Mode: CW, SSB
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band (Mixed/CW/SSB)
          Single Op All Band Mixed QRP
          Single Op Single Band Mixed
          Multi-Single Mixed
          SWL
 Max power: Non-QRP: >10 watts
            QRP: 10 watts
 Exchange: LZ: RS(T) + 2-letter district
           non-LZ: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with LZ station
             3 points per QSO with different continent
             1 point per QSO with same continent
 Multipliers: Each ITU zone and each district once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: December 18, 2012
 E-mail logs to: lzdxc[at]yahoo[dot]com
 Mail logs to: BFRA
               P.O. Box 830
               1000 Sofia
               Bulgaria
 Find rules at: http://lzdx.bfra.org/rulesen.html

All Austrian 160-Meter Contest: 1600Z, Nov 17 to 0700Z, Nov 18
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160m Only
 Classes: Single Op
          Multi-Single
          SWL
 Exchange: OE: RST + Serial No. + District Code
           non-OE: RST + Serial No.
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: Each district code and each DXCC/WAE country
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: December 31, 2012
 E-mail logs to: hf-contest[at]oevsv[dot]at
 Upload log at: http://contestrobot.aoec160m.oevsv.at
 Mail logs to: OEVSV-HQ
               HF-Contest Manager
               Eisvogelgasse 4/1
               A-1060 Vienna
               Austria
 Find rules at: http://www.oevsv.at/export/oevsv/download/AOEC/Rules_AOEC_160m.pdf
RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz Contest, CW: 2100Z, Nov 17 to 0100Z, Nov 18
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160m Only
 Classes: Single Op (UK/Europe/Outside Europe)
 Exchange: UK: RST + Serial No. + District Code
           non-UK: RST + Serial No.
 QSO Points: 2 points per QSO
             5 additional points for first QSO with each UK district
             5 additional points for first QSO with each country outside of UK
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: December 3, 2012
 Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
 Mail logs to: RSGB-G3UFY
               77 Bensham Manor Road
               Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF
               England
 Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2012/r2nd-160m-2012.shtml