Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
March 20 - 27, 2017 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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BARTG HF RTTY Contest: 0200Z, Mar 18 to 0200Z, Mar 20
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Expert All Band
Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op All Band 6 Hours
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Single
Multi-Multi
Max operating hours: Single Op: 30 hours with at least 3 hour rest period
Single Op 6 Hours: 6 hours
Multi-Op: 48 hours
Max power: HP: >100 Watts
LP: 100 Watts
QRP: 5 Watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + 4-digit time (UTC)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: DXCC countries once per band
JA, W, VE and VK areas once per band
Continents once regardless of band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total country/area mults x continents
Submit logs by: 0200Z March 27, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://bartg.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.bartg.org.uk/
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Mar 20
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
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: March 26, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/
Bucharest Contest: 1800Z-2059Z, Mar 20
Geographic Focus: Romania
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Dig/Mixed)(QRP/Low)(2-Band/Single Band)
Multi-Op Low Power (CW/SSB/Dig/Mixed)(2-Band/Single Band)
SWL
Max power: LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: YO: RS(T) + QSO No. + Sector/County
non-YO: RS(T) + QSO No. + Country Code
Work stations: Once per mode
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO: YO3-YO3 or YO-YO or YO-Foreign
4 points per QSO: YO3-YO or YO-YO3 or YO3-Foreign
Multipliers: Each YO county
Each YO3 sector
Each country code
Score Calculation: Total score = total score of each segment(total QSO points x total mults)
Submit logs by: 2359Z March 31, 2017
E-mail logs to: fenyo3jw[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://yo3test201x.blogspot.ro/p/blog-page.html
CLARA Chatter Party: 1700Z, Mar 21 to 1700Z, Mar 22 and 1700Z, Mar 25 to 1700Z, Mar 26
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2m
Classes: Single Op (Low/High)
Max operating hours: 24
Max power: HP: >200W
LP: 200W
Exchange: RS(T) + Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with CLARA member
5 points per QSO with CLARA family member
5 points per QSO with non-member YL
1 point per QSO with OM
Multipliers: Each VE province/territory once per band per mode
Each US state (must be YL QSO) once per band per mode
Each DXCC country (must be YL QSO) once per band per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 16, 2017
E-mail logs to: ve9glf[at]nbnet[dot]nb[dot]ca
Mail logs to: Linda Friars, VE9GLF
35 Upper Quaco Road
Baxter Corner, NB E2S 2S2
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.clarayl.ca/index.php/claracontestrules
SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Mar 22
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (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 March 24, 2017
E-mail log summary to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/submit-display.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 22
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
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: 0230Z March 23, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 22
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
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 March 24, 2017
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, Mar 22 and 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 22 and 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 23
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
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 March 25, 2017
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 23
Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: United Kingdom
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: 2359Z March 24, 2017
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2017/r80mcc.shtml
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 24
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
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: 0230Z March 25, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 24
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
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: March 26, 2017
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
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 24
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 26, 2017
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
CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Mar 25 to 2359Z, Mar 26
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie)
Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie)
Single Op Assisted All Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie)
Single Op Assisted Single Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Multi-Two
Multi-Multi
Max operating hours: Single Op: 36 hours with offtimes of at least 60 minutes
Multi-Op: 48 hours
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 6 points per 160/80/40m QSO with different continent
2 points per 160/80/40m QSO with same continent different country
1 point per 20/15/10m QSO with same continent different country
4 points per 160/80/40m QSO between stations in NA, different country
2 points per 20/15/10m QSO between stations in NA, different country
1 point per QSO with same country
Multipliers: Prefixes once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z March 31, 2017
E-mail logs to: ssb[at]cqwpx[dot]com
Upload log at: http://www.cqwpx.com/logcheck/
Mail logs to: SSB WPX Contest
P.O. Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
FOC QSO Party: 0000Z-2359Z, Mar 25
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF
Classes: Single Op
Exchange: FOC-Member: RST + Name + Member No.
non-Members: RST + Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: FOC-Member: Score = Total QSOs/Total Member QSOs
non-Member: Score = Total Member QSOs
Submit logs by: April 8, 2017
E-mail log summary to: kz5d[at]aol[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://g4foc.org/qsoparty/
UBA Spring Contest, 6m: 0600Z-1000Z, Mar 26
Geographic Focus: Belgium
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 6m Only
Classes: Single
SWL
Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: ON: RS(T) + Serial No. + UBA Section
non-ON: RS(T) + Serial No.
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with Belgian station
Multipliers: Each UBA Section
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 9, 2017
E-mail logs to: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 29
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 29
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 29
1900Z-2000Z, Mar 29
0300Z-0400Z, Mar 30
UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 29
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 31
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 31
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 31
15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest 0000Z, Apr 1 to 2359Z, Apr 2
LZ Open 40m Sprint Contest 0400Z-0800Z, Apr 1
PODXS 070 Club PSK 31 Flavors Contest 1000Z, Apr 1 to 0400Z, Apr 2
Mississippi QSO Party 1400Z, Apr 1 to 0200Z, Apr 2
Missouri QSO Party 1400Z, Apr 1 to 0400Z, Apr 2
1400Z-2000Z, Apr 2
SP DX Contest 1500Z, Apr 1 to 1500Z, Apr 2
EA RTTY Contest 1600Z, Apr 1 to 1600Z, Apr 2
North American SSB Sprint Contest 0000Z-0400Z, Apr 2
RSGB RoLo SSB 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 2
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 3
ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 4
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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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North Carolina QSO Party: March 20, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://rars.org/ncqsoparty/index.php?id=logs
Mail: NC QSO Party
c/o Charles Swindell
10809 Rondeau Woods Ct.
Raleigh, NC 27614
USA
Find rules at: http://rars.org/ncqsoparty/index.php?id=rules
DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest: March 20, 2017
E-mail: do1npf[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Peter Frank, DO1NPF
Postfach 11 19
90515 Altdorf
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/corona/teilnahmebedingungen/
Open Ukraine RTTY Championship: March 20, 2017
E-mail: krs[at]model[dot]poltava[dot]ua
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://krs.ho.ua/openrtty/
NAQCC CW Sprint: March 20, 2017
E-mail: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprintlog.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint201703.html
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW: March 21, 2017
E-mail: DXCW[at]arrl[dot]org
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
Mail: ARRL Intl DX Contest, CW
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
Feld Hell Sprint: March 22, 2017
Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/leprechaun-sprint
QRP ARCI Spring Thaw SSB Sprint: March 25, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/
UBA Spring Contest, 2m: March 26, 2017
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: March 26, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/
South Carolina QSO Party: March 27, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://scqso.com/log-submission/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://scqso.com/rules/
Stew Perry Topband Challenge: March 27, 2017
E-mail: tbdc[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail: BARC
15125 SE Bartell Rd
Boring, OR 97009
USA
Find rules at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/
EA PSK63 Contest: March 27, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/logs/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/eapsk63/bases/
Wisconsin QSO Party: March 27, 2017
E-mail: wiqp-logs[at]warac[dot]org
Mail: Wisconsin QSO Party
West Allis Radio Amateur Club
P. O. Box 1072
Milwaukee, WI 53201
USA
Find rules at: http://www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm
South America 10 Meter Contest: March 27, 2017
E-mail: logs[at]sa10m[dot]com[dot]ar
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://sa10m.com.ar/cqsa10m_rules.html
BARTG HF RTTY Contest: March 27, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://bartg.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.bartg.org.uk/
AGCW YL-CW Party: March 31, 2017
E-mail: dl6kcr[at]web[dot]de
Mail: Dr. Roswitha Otto, DL6KCR
St. Nikolaus Str. 26
D-52396 Heimbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/yl-cw-party
AGCW QRP Contest: March 31, 2017
E-mail: qrptest[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/qrp-contest
Novice Rig Roundup: March 31, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://NoviceRigRoundup.com/logs.htm
Mail: Brian Carling, AF4K
117 Sterling Pine Street
Sanford, FL 32773
USA
Find rules at: http://novicerigroundup.com/
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: March 31, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://qrpcontest.com/4sqrp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf
Bucharest Contest: March 31, 2017
E-mail: fenyo3jw[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://yo3test201x.blogspot.ro/p/blog-page.html
UBA Spring Contest, SSB: April 2, 2017
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest
WAB 3.5 MHz Phone: April 2, 2017
E-mail: g3xkt[at]worked-all-britain[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
14 York Avenue
Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php
Russian DX Contest: April 2, 2017
E-mail: logs[at]rdxc[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/wwwlog.asp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/rulesg.asp
SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest: April 3, 2017
E-mail: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=20161222085537waqSliCvbT.PDF
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: April 3, 2017
E-mail: vhf-uhf[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Manfred Busch, DK7ZH
Ebachstr. 13
D-35716 Dietzhoelztal-Mandeln
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/vhf-uhf-contest
NSARA Contest: April 4, 2017
E-mail: ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail: Peter J. Surette, VE1PJS
48 Birch St.
Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 4X2
Canada
Find rules at: http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/?page_id=82
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB: April 4, 2017
E-mail: DXPhone[at]arrl[dot]org
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
Mail: ARRL Intl DX Contest, Phone
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest: April 9, 2017
E-mail: w1zb[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Jerry Reine, W1ZB
5 Tobey Lane
Andover, MA 01810
USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-john-rollins-memorial-dx-contest.html
Idaho QSO Party: April 11, 2017
E-mail: idqplogs[at]msn[dot]com
Mail: KARS - IDQP Logs
PO Box 1765
Hayden, ID 83835-1765
USA
Find rules at: http://idahoarrl.info/qsoparty/rules.htm
QCWA QSO Party: April 11, 2017
E-mail: w2od[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: W2OD, Robert Buus
8 Donner Street
HOLMDEL N.J. 07733-2004
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/2017-qso-party-rules.pdf
F9AA Cup, SSB: April 11, 2017
E-mail: concoursf9aa[at]urc[dot]asso[dot]fr
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/urchaut-6/om-6/219-f9aa-2016
Oklahoma QSO Party: April 13, 2017
E-mail: okqplogs[at]suddenlink[dot]net
Mail: Oklahoma QSO Party
Connie Marshall, K5CM
2991 S. Woodland Rd.
Muskogee, OK 74403
USA
Find rules at: http://k5cm.com/okqp2017rules.pdf
Virginia QSO Party: April 15, 2017
E-mail: vqp[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail: VA QSO Party
Call Box 599
Sterling, VA 20167
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2017_VQP/2017_VQP_Rules.html
Louisiana QSO Party: April 18, 2017
E-mail: logs[at]laqp[dot]org
Mail: LAQP
Robert Baker
136 Northwood Drive
West Monroe, LA 71291
USA
Find rules at: http://laqp.louisianacontestclub.org/laqso_rules.htm
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