Friday, June 30, 2017

Plasma Cloud Alert 6 Meter DX by VE7DXW

The Plasma Prediction center at NOAA has detected another relatively slow moving plasma cloud from the sun. The cloud is predicted to hit on July the 2nd. at 17:00 UTC.
This cloud is slow moving but one of the densest one we have seen in a long time. Check the attachment of this e-mail and/or go to the NOAA website.
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction

Make sure you turn on your transceiver for 6m and possibly even higher sporadic E.

All the best and good DX;

Alex - VE7DXW TNX QRZ.Com

ARRL Seeking DX Expedition Logs

ARRL Seeking Additional Vintage DXpedition Logs for Archive: ARRL continues to solicit paper logs of prominent DXpeditions that took place predominantly in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, for inclusion in The DX Log Archive Endowed by JA1BK. The DX Log Archive program was created, thanks to an endowment established by Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK, to obtain, preserve, and utilize paper logs from rare and significant DXpeditions. The archive can include pre-1950 paper logs as well as those from rare operations, and logs kept by longtime residents of very rare entities. All logbooks received to date have been inventoried and are housed at ARRL Headquarters. ARRL Field Services Manager Dave Patton, NN1N, said the archive contains logs “from 3D2 through HZ3 — nothing after the Hs. That’s just the way it has worked out.” Contact the program administrator with information about any logs that are available or known to be available, and ARRL will make a determination on their suitability for the archive.

Just Ahead in Radio Sport

Just Ahead in Radiosport

· July 1 — RAC Canada Day Contest (CW, phone)

· July 1 — FISTS Summer Slow Speed Sprint (CW)

· July 1 — Venezuelan Independence Day Contest (CW, phone, digital)

· July 1-2 — DL-DX RTTY Contest

· July 1-2 — Marconi Memorial HF Contest (CW)

· July 1-2 — Original QRP Contest (CW)

· July 1-2 — PODXS 070 Club 40 Meter Firecracker Sprint

· July 2 — DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest

· July 3 — 10-10 International Spirit of 76 QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)

· July 3 — IQRP Quarterly Marathon (CW, phone, digital)

· July 3 — RSGB 80 Meter Club Championship (CW)

· July 4 — ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)

· July 6 — NRAU 10 Meter Activity Contest (CW, phone)

See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information. For in-depth reporting on Amateur Radio contesting, subscribe to The ARRL Contest Update via your ARRL member profile e-mail preferences.

ARRL Hurricane Season Webinar

ARRL to Sponsor 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Webinar
The ARRL will sponsor a 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Webinar on Monday, July 17, at 8 PM ET (0000 UTC on Tuesday, July 18). The approximately 90-minute session will address the role of Amateur Radio during the 2017 Hurricane Season. Anyone interested in hurricane preparedness and response is invited to take part in this online presentation.
Topics will include a meteorological overview of the current season from the Canadian Hurricane Centre; Amateur Radio station WX4NHC at the National Hurricane Center: Who We Are and What We Do; ARRL Media and Public Relations; the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN); the VoIP Hurricane Net, Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN), and ARRL coordination and interface.
Webinar registration is free and open to all, but this session should be of particular interest to radio amateurs in hurricane-prone areas. The webinar will conclude with a question-and-answer session. For more information, contact ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U.

425 DX Group DX Info 30 June 2017

1 July 2017                                               A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1365
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

4X     - 4Z70ARNON (8-18 September) and 4X70EXODUS (17-18 September) are two
         special callsigns commemorating the 70th anniversary of  the voyage
         of the "Exodus", the ship carrying thousands of Holocaust survivors
         who sought to illegally immigrate into British Mandatory Palestine.
         4X70EXODUS  will  be  operated  from  a  ship   cruising   in   the
         Mediterranean during a commemorative voyage,  while 4Z70ARNON  will
         be based in Tel Aviv.  QSL via LoTW and eQSL.  See qrz.com for more
         information on the event. [TNX 4Z4DX]
8Q     - Philip, G4PWO will be active as  8Q7PW from  the  Maldives (AS-013)
         for two weeks starting on 18 July.  He is likely  to concentrate on
         40, 20, 17 and 15 metres  - "SSB  if conditions are good, digimodes
         if bad".  QSL via home call (bureau), LoTW and  eQSL; logsearch  on
         Club Log.
9M2    - The  Kuala Lumpur DX Team will be  active as  9M4IOTA from  Pangkor
         Island (AS-072), West Malaysia on 22-24 July. They will operate CW,
         SSB and digital modes  on 80-10 metres.  QSL direct to 9M2OOO. [TNX
         rsgbiota.org]
A3     - Masa, JA0RQV  (http://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv) plans to be active  again
         as A35JP/p  from  Niuatoputapu (OC-191)  on  17-22 August.  He will
         operate CW and SSB on 80-6 metres. "Success rate will fully  depend
         on the probability of domestic flight to OC-191 which is  scheduled
         once a week", he says.  QSL  via home call (direct or bureau),  and
         LoTW. Logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX JA0RQV]
BY     - A large team  from  the  Ji Nan  Amateur Radio Association will  be
         active as BY4JN from  Lingshan Island (AS-150)  on 28-31 July.  QSL
         via BI4IIZ. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
DL     - Sven, DO3BST will be active as DO3BST/p from Ruegen Island (EU-057)
         on 1-8 July. He will operate SSB and  JT65 on 15, 10 and  2 metres.
         QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX Newsletter]
DL     - Special callsign DL0SOP will be activated  again  on  1-31 July for
         the Sea Of  Peace  Award  (details on http://dl0sop.darc.de/).  All
         QSOs will be confirmed automatically  via the bureau;  direct cards
         via DL4SVA. [TNX DX Newsletter]
DL     - DB1WA, DL1MRD, DM4DL and DM5HF will be active as DR0F from  Neuwerk
         Island (EU-127) on 28-31 July, including participation in the  IOTA
         Contest. QSL via DM4DL, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
E6     - Grant, VK5GR  will  be  active  holiday style  as  E6AG  from  Niue
         (OC-040) on  14-25 September.  He will be  QRV on  40-6 metres, and
         will concentrate on digital modes (including activity during the CQ
         WW RTTY Contest on  23-24 September), with some  SSB  and  "some CW
         contacts by arrangement". QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.  A website is under
         construction (www.e6ag.net). [TNX M0OXO]
EA8    - Seven operators  from  Grupo DX Teide  will  be  active  as  AM8TID
         (http://am8tid.blogspot.com/)  from  Teide volcano  (3,555m a.s.l.)
         from 30 June to 2 July. The  Teide National Park  (Tenerife, Canary
         Islands) was inscribed to UNESCO World Heritage List ten years ago.
         QSL via LoTW and eQSL; direct cards to EA8NQ.
EI     - Jeremy, EI5GM and Col, MM0NDX will be active  as  EJ3HB  from  Bere
         Island (EU-121) during the IOTA Contest. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX
         DX World]
GD     - Noel, ON4APU will operate SSB and CW  as MD/OO4O from  the  Isle of
         Man (EU-116) on 29-30 July for the IOTA Contest. QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS and LoTW, or via the bureau to ON4APU. [TNX ON4APU]
GM     - Weather premitting, Gert/ON4GS  and Jan/ON4CO (OS5A) will be active
         MM/ON4GS and MM/OS5A from Hirta, the largest island in the St Kilda
         Archipelago (EU-059) on  10-14 July.  The  Outer Hebrides  (EU-010)
         might be activated as well as an alternative  or  during travel  to
         and from the  archipelago.  They will operate  SSB and CW ("digital
         modes optionally")  on  the  HF bands.  QSL via home calls  (bureau
         preferred) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
HS     - E21IZC, E27EK and HS7UCQ will be active as E29AU from  Chang Island
         (AS-125) from 28 July  to 1 August.  They will operate CW only, and
         will  participate  in  the  IOTA Contest  as  E2T.  QSLs direct  to
         E21IZC. [TNX NG3K]
I      - Representing Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (ARI)  in the  IARU
         HF World  Championship (8-9 July) will  be  II1HQ (80m and 20m CW),
         II2HQ  (160m CW),  II5HQ (80m SSB and 40m CW),  II6HQ (160m and 40m
         SSB), II8HQ (15m SSB) and  II9HQ (20m SSB, 15m CW, 10m CW and SSB).
         QSL via the bureau, LoTW and eQSL.
IS0    - Once again Massimo, I0PNM will be  active  as  IM0/I0PNM  from  San
         Pietro Island (EU-165) from 20 July to 20 August. He  will  operate
         SSB and RTTY on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, and will  participate  in
         the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX I0PNM]
LX     - "As a preparation for future DXpeditions", Johannes PA5X and Gerben
         PG5M will be testing their two-station setup and be  active as  LX/
         home calls from Luxembourg  on 6-9 July.  They will operate CW, SSB
         and JT65  on  160-10  metres,  and  "a certain  amount  of  station
         automation will also be  set up  and  tested".  QSL via home calls.
         More information and logsearch on http://www.dx.to/. [TNX PG5M]
OH     - Celebrating Finland's 100th anniversary  as  an  independent state,
         OF100HQ will be the Finnish Amateur Radio League  (SRAL) HQ station
         during the IARU  HF  World Championship  (8-9 July).  The first 100
         stations capturing the highest number of the twelve  available band
         slots, will be awarded the  "Happy Finland 100 Award".  QSL OF100HQ
         via OH2BH. [TNX OH2BH]
PA     - Petro, PH9GFB will be active  as  PA38EU  from  Terschelling Island
         (EU-038) from 22 July to 12 August, including activity  during  the
         IOTA Contest. QSL via PH9GFB, bureau preferred. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
PY     - PS8AB and PS8RV will  be  active  as  ZY8D  from  Ilha das Canarias
         (SA-072) on  28-30 July, IOTA Contest  included.  They will operate
         SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL direct to PS8RV.
PY     - A team from the  Para DX group (https://para-dx-group.com)  will be
         active as PX8I from Ilha Itarana (SA-060) on 28-31 July.  They will
         be QRV on 40-10 metres and will  participate  in the  IOTA Contest.
         QSL via Club Log's OQRS or PY8WW.
RI1F   - Evgenij, UA4RX expects to be active again as RI1FJ while  stationed
         at the Ernst  Krenkel Observatory  on  Heiss Island (EU-019), Franz
         Josef Land starting sometime in  July or August  for one year.  See
         RI1FJ's qrz.com page for updates.  QSL via LoTW or direct to UA2FM;
         logsearch and OQRS on Club Log in due course. [TNX DX World]
SV     - Tony, PY2DY will be active as  SY8APQ  from  Lesvos Island (EU-049)
         between 4 July and 2 August. QSL via PY2DY (direct) and LoTW.  [TNX
         NG3K]
UA     - DL5EBE, R1NU, RD3MX, RN1ON, UA1OC  and  UA1PBA will  be  active  as
         RI1ON  and  UE80AR  from  Solovetskiy Island (EU-066) on  4-9 July.
         Plans are to operate  CW, SSB and  digital  modes on 40-10  metres.
         They might  also  be  QRV as RI1ON/p from other nearby islands. QSL
         via Club Log's OQRS or RN1ON.
UA     - The RI0Z team (R6LGT, R6MG, RX3F, RZ3K, RZ5D and UA3EDQ) expects to
         arrive at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on  30 June.  The planned  dates
         for the team to  be  QRV  from  Beringa, one of  the  Komandorskiye
         Islands (AS-039) were 5-13 July [425DXN 1344], but they are  likely
         to  change  slightly.  Bookmark http://www.ri0z.com/en/plans/   for
         updates.
UA     - The RI0LI team (R7AA, RA7E and UA6EX)  now expects  to be  QRV from
         Leont'yeva, one of the Medvezh'i Islands (AS-022) [425DXN 1346]  on
         23-30 July, IOTA Contest included. On their way back they will stop
         and be active as RA70AA from  GUSMP Island (AS-070) on  1-2 August.
         QSLs via Club Log's OQRS, or via R7AA (direct or bureau).  Bookmark
         http://www.ri0li.com for updates.
V6     - Once again the ship taking the Japanese operators to  Mwokil Island
         (OC-226) [425DXN 1364] has been delayed.  The V6J team now  expects
         to be QRV  from  Mwokil  on  2-6 July.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or
         direct only to JP3AYQ.
VE     - Pierre, VE3KTB hopes to be active again as VY0ERC between  7 and 22
         July. This is the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station located  in the
         environs of the weather station  on  Ellesmere Island (NA-008).  He
         expects to participate in the  IARU HF Championship  (ITU Zone 75).
         QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
VP9    - Bob, N2OO and Steve, KU9C will be active as  N2OO/VP9 and  KU9C/VP9
         from Bermuda (NA-005)  on 6-11 July.  They will operate on  the  HF
         bands,  6 metres  and  satellites.  QSL via home calls.  They  will
         participate in the IARU HF Championship as VP9HQ (QSL via  KU9C for
         this year only). [TNX The Daily DX]
XW     - Bruce, 3W3B will be active again as XW4XR from Laos  on  3-14 July.
         He will operate  CW, RTTY and JT65 on  40-10 metres, hopefully also
         on 6m. QSL via E21EIC and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
YN     - Rafael, NN3RP will be active again as YN2RP from  Nicaragua  from 8
         July to 4 August. He will operate Satellite  as well as  CW, PSK31,
         RTTY and SSB on  40-10 metres.  QSL via NN3RP, LoTW and eQSL.  [TNX
         The Daily DX]
ZF     - Max, N5NHJ (I8NHJ) will be active holiday style as ZF2NH from Grand
         Cayman (NA-016) on 8-15 July.  He will operate mainly CW  with some
         RTTY and PSK31 on 20-6 metres.  QSL  via LoTW, or  direct to N5NHJ;
         logsearch on Club Log. [TNX N5NHJ]

SOUTH AMERICA TRIP ---> Andy, M0VVA will be visiting Peru,  Ecuador  and the
Galapagos Islands (SA-004) on 8-21 July. He will be QRV as M0VVA/OA4 (Lima),
M0VVA/OA7 (Cuzco),  HC1/M0VVA (Quito),  HC2/M0VVA (Guayaquil) and  HC8/M0VVA
(Galapagos), with QRP CW activity on  40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres.  [TNX DX
World]

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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3Y0Z: BOUVET 2018 --- > "In consultation with our new transportation partner
Aerovias DAP", the 3Y0Z team reported on 27 June, "we continue to refine our
plans for our  Bouvet DXpedition".  They expect to depart  from  King George
Island (South Shetlands) on 13 January 2018, and to reach Bouvet after  9-11
days, depending on weather and sea conditions. Plans are to be at Bouvet for
21 days, and to be QRV for 14-16 days. Then they will return to  either King
George Island or Punta Arenas (Chile).
Fund-raising continues. "We are pleased with our progress toward our goal of
740,500 USD.  The team has committed 400,000 USD cash as well as paying  for
their own transportation, food and hotel expenses.  DX Clubs have stepped up
and some have added additional contributions as have  many individual DXers.
However, we are still about  200,000 USD short.  Please help if you can.  We
have a large payment due for the vessel and helicopters in  several months".
See http://www.bouvetdx.org for Press Release #6 and other information.

DXCC NEWS ---> The ARRL Awards Branch has approved the recent E31A operation
(Eritrea, May 2017) for DXCC credit.

MARCONI MEMORIAL CW CONTEST ---> The 21st edition of the Marconi Memorial CW
Contest will be held on from  14 UTC on  1 July  until 13.59 UTC  on 2 July.
See  http://www.arifano.it/contest_marconi.html  for  complete  information.
[TNX IK6BAK]

NCDXF NEWSLETTER ---> The Northern California DX  Foundation's  Spring  2017
Newsletter is now available  at  http://www.ncdxf.org/pages/newsletter.html.
It  contains  articles  on  S9BT & S9WL (Sao Tome 2016),  XX9D (Macau 2017),
H44GC & H40GC (Solomon Islands and Temotu 2016).

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QSLs received direct or through managers:  5K0N,  5V7P,  5Z4/OZ1AA (AF-040),
6W2SC,  9Y4SF,  A25UK,  A35JP/p  (OC-123),  CO8LY,   DL1YAF/VK9,  DU9/SP5APW
(OC-235), E31A, EA9/DL7DF,  EA9EU,  FR4OO,  H44MS (OC-047),  HI1UD (NA-122),
HP3SS, IS0/OM8A, J5UAP, JD1BMH, JY9FC, LX44FF, MD0CCE, MI0SAI, OY1CT, RT9K/9
(AS-005),  RW2F,  S21ZED,  S21ZEE,  T2AQ, T2AR,  TA0/DL7UCX (AS-201), TL8TT,
TU7C, V51WH, VK5CE/7 (OC-233), VP5/K4QPL, YW6X (SA-090).

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                            Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
               Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
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425 DX Group DX Calendar 30 June 2017

1 July 2017                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1365
                          ===========================
                          *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                          *******   CALENDAR  *******
                          ===========================
                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  01/07      CT8/DL9MWG: Sao Miguel (EU-003), Azores               1362
till  01/07      DF8HS: Fehmarn Island (EU-128)                        1361
till  01/07      JW7QIA: Spitsbergen (EU-026), Svalbard                1363
till  01/07      VK9AA: Christmas Island (OC-002)                      1359
till  02/07      9A/DM5JBN: Hvar Island (EU-016)                       1363
till  02/07      AM8TID: Teide National Park                           1365
till  02/07      B7CRA: Yongxing Island (AS-143)                       1363
till  02/07      R17AUS, R17CHL, R17CMR, R17DEU: special callsigns     1363
till  02/07      R17CUP: special callsign                              1363
till  02/07      R17MEX, R17NZL, R17PRT, R17RUS: special callsigns     1363
till  02/07      T88TJ and T88HR: Koror (OC-009), Palau                1364
till  03/07      XM3CARF: special event station                        1359
till  04/07      HI9/F5PLR: Dominican Republic (NA-096)                1361
till  04/07      T32AZ: Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati       1363
till  06/07      4V1G: Haiti                                           1364
till  06/07      8Q7RN: Maldives (AS-013)                              1364
till  06/07      SV8/GM0LVI/p: Zakynthos Island (EU-052)               1362
till  09/07      GD4SKA: Isle of Man (EU-116)                          1363
till  09/07      OM2017WYAC: special callsign                          1364
till  09/07      V4/KE1B and V4/W6NN: Nevis (NA-104)                   1361
till  10/07      VY2/WS5K: Prince Edward Island (NA-029)               1363
till  15/07      JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1358
till  17/07      TX5EG  Huahine (OC-067), French Polynesia             1357
till  31/07      FO/IZ2ZTQ: Marquesas and French Polynesia             1349
till  31/07      R100FNR: special callsign                             1356
till  31/07      R2017F: special callsign                              1356
till  01/08      GM3TTC/p: EU-123 and EU-008                           1363
till  14/08      CP1XRM: Bolivia                                       1364
till  31/08      HG17EYOF: special callsign                            1339
till  12/09      HG14HST: special callsign                             1342
till  12/10      DF0WRTC: special callsign                             1329
till  31/10      8J2016Y: special callsign                             1351
till  31/12      7S1GRK and SK70BL: Gotland Island (EU-020)            1358
till  31/12      9A57AX and 9A1957AA: special callsigns                1339
till  31/12      CF, CG, CH, CI: special prefixes (Canada)             1338
till  31/12      DC500LS, DM5LUTHER, DL500ML: special callsigns        1340
till  31/12      DR500MLE, DR1517LU, DR5LUTHER: special callsigns      1340
till  31/12      EI11WAW, EI22WAW, EI33WAW: special callsigns          1338
till  31/12      EI44WAW, EI55WAW, EI66WAW: special callsigns          1338
till  31/12      EI77WAW, EI88WAW, EI99WAW: special callsigns          1338
till  31/12      EO25P: special callsign (Ukraine)                     1359
till  31/12      H2017PFO: special callsign (Cyprus)                   1343
till  31/12      HB600NVF: special callsign (Switzerland)              1354
till  31/12      LM80REX and LM80Q: special callsigns                  1337
till  31/12      OF100FI/#: special callsigns                          1337
till  31/12      OH100FIN: special callsign                            1339
till  31/12      OZ100DVI: special callsign                            1337
till  31/12      S557E: special callsign                               1337
till  31/12      SC90SM: special callsign (Sweden)                     1354
till  31/12      XO1X : special callsign (Canada)                      1351
till  31/12      ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                          1337
till  20/01 2018 8J1RL and 8J60JARE: Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica 1335
till  30/04 2018 ZS8Z: Marion Island (AF-021)                          1337
till  Feb   2018 DP0GVN: Neumayer III base (Antarctica)                1332
till  Feb   2018 FT3YL: Dumont d'Urville Station (AN-017), Antarctica  1347
till  Feb   2018 RI1ANC: Vostok Station (Antarctica)                   1333
till  March 2018 RI1ANO: Bellinghausen, South Shetlands (AN-010)       1347
till  April 2018 VP8DPJ: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica          1331
till  ??         DU1UD/8: Jolo Sulu (OC-119)                           1362
01/07-05/07      CT8/DC8TM/p and CT8/DF3TS/p: Pico (EU-175)            1363
01/07-06/07      OJ0V: Market Reef (EU-053)                            1357
01/07-07/07      K2A, K2B, K2C, K2D, K2E, K2F: 13 Colonies Event       1363
01/07-07/07      K2G, K2H, K2I, K2J, K2K, K2L, K2M: 13 Colonies Event  1363
01/07-08/07      DO3BST/p: Ruegen Island (EU-057)                      1365
01/07-09/07      SX9VK: Gavdos Island (EU-187)                         1363
01/07-10/07      R1451M: special callsign                              1364
01/07-31/07      DL0SOP: special callsign                              1365
01/07-31/07      II2VALT: special callsign                             1363
01/07-31/07      LZ284SKD: special callsign                            1339
01/07-30/09      VI4ALARA: special callsign                            1364
01/07-31/12      II2FIST special callsign                              1364
01/07-30/06/2018 VR20: special prefix (Hong Kong)                      1364
02/07-06/07      V6J: Mwokil Island (OC-226), Micronesia               1365
02/07-29/09      SV9/WB2GAI/p: Crete (EU-015)                          1364
03/07-14/07      XW4XR: Laos                                           1365
04/07-09/07      9A/DM5JBN: Brac (EU-016)                              1363
04/07-09/07      RI1ON and UE80AR: Solovetskiy Island (EU-066)         1365
04/07-18/07      FP/KV1J: Miquelon Island (NA-032)                     1353
04/07-02/08      SY8APQ: Lesvos Island (EU-049)                        1365
05/07-10/07      TM500LH: special callsign (France)                    1359
06/07-09/07      LX/PA5X and LX/PG5M: Luxembourg                       1365
06/07-10/07      CT8/DC8TM/p and CT8/DF3TS/p: Sao Miguel (EU-003)      1363
06/07-11/07      N2OO/VP9, KU9C/VP9, VP9HQ: Bermuda (NA-005)           1365
06/07-13/07      YJ0GA: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu                        1357
07/07-09/07      4G1L: Palawan Island (OC-128)                         1363
07/07-22/07      VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)                     1365
08/07-09/07      II1HQ, II2HQ, II5HQ: IARU HF World Championship       1365
08/07-09/07      II6HQ, II8HQ, II9HQ: IARU HF World Championship       1365
08/07-09/07      OF100HQ: IARU HF World Championship                   1365
08/07-15/07      ZF2NH: Cayman Islands (NA-016)                        1365
08/07-21/07      HC1/M0VVA and HC2/M0VVA: Ecuador                      1365
08/07-21/07      HC8/M0VVA: Galapagos Islands (SA-004)                 1365
08/07-21/07      M0VVA/OA4 and M0VVA/OA7: Peru                         1365
08/07-04/08      YN2RP: Nicaragua                                      1365
10/07-14/07      MM/ON4GS and MM/OS5A: St Kilda Archipelago (EU-059)   1365
11/07-20/07      R1591M: special callsign                              1364
12/07-05/08      V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104)                             1361
18/07-22/07      RI0C: Iony Island (AS-069)                            1356
18/07-31/07      8Q7PW: Maldives (AS-013)                              1365
20/07-20/08      IM0/I0PNM: San Pietro Island (EU-165)                 1365
21/07-24/07      YC9MLL: Flores Island (OC-151)                        1342
21/07-31/07      R1521M: special callsign                              1364
22/07-24/07      9M4IOTA: Pangkor Island (AS-072)                      1364
22/07-05/08      P40X: Aruba (SA-036)                                  1359
22/07-12/08      PA38EU: Terschelling Island (EU-038)                  1364
23/07-30/07      RI0LI: Medvezh'i Islands (AS-022)                     1365
23/07-04/08      OZ/DF2SD: Fano Island (EU-125)                        1359
25/07-30/07      R66IOTA: Popov Island (AS-066)                        1359
25/07-05/08      SM5CKV/p: Harstena Island (EU-177)                    1357
26/07-31/07      S79NH: Praslin Island (AF-024), Seychelles            1360
27/07-30/07      CG2I: Ile-aux-Coudres (NA-128)                        1355
28/07-30/07      GM2T and MM0CPS: Isle of Tiree (EU-008)               1363
28/07-30/07      IL7P and IO7TA: Pedagna Grande (EU-091)               1362
28/07-30/07      PX8I: Ilha Itarana (SA-060)                           1365
28/07-30/07      ZY8D: Ilha das Canarias (SA-072)                      1365
28/07-31/07      BY4JN: Lingshan Island (AS-150)                       1365
28/07-31/07      DR0F: Neuwerk Island (EU-127)                         1365
28/07-01/08      E29AU and E2T: Chang Island (AS-125)                  1365
28/07-01/08      GM4U/p: Isle of Jura (EU-008)                         1363
28/07-01/08      K5KUA/5: Galveston Island (NA-143)                    1355
28/07-03/08      GB9IOW: Isle of Wight (EU-120)                        1355
29/07-30/07      CR2V: Ilha das Flores (EU-089), Azores                1364
29/07-30/07      CR5CW: Ilha da Culatra (EU-145)                       1364
29/07-30/07      DG5LAC/p: Hooge Island (EU-042)                       1355
29/07-30/07      EJ3HB: Bere Island (EU-121)                           1365
29/07-30/07      MD/OO4O: Isle of Man (EU-116)                         1365
29/07-30/07      XF2L: Isla de Enmedio (NA-224)                        1340
29/07-06/08      TX5EG  Marquesas Islands (OC-027)                     1357
31/07-08/08      4O7GD: Montenegro                                     1362
July             RI0Z: Beringa, Komandorskiye Islands (AS-039)         1365
July             TX5JF: French Polynesia                               1361
July-August 2018 RI1FJ: Heiss Island (EU-019), Franz Josef Land        1365
01/08-02/08      RA70AA: GUSMP Island (AS-070)                         1365
01/08-31/08      LZ55UPB: special callsign                             1339
07/08-19/08      9A/IK1WEG: Rab Island (EU-136)                        1363
09/08-15/08      AL3/VE7ACN: Hinchinbrook Island (NA-042)              1361
15/08-05/09      TX5EG Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia               1357
15/08-15/11      OX90EDR: special callsigns )Greenland)                1339
15/08-15/11      OZ90EDR and 5P90EDR: special callsigns                1339
17/08-22/08      A35JP/p: Niuatoputapu (OC-191)                        1365
18/08-28/08      NL6/VE7ACN: Kayak Island (NA-157)                     1361
19/08-20/08      XF2L: Isla de Sacrificios (NA-224)                    1340
31/08-19/09      SV8/GM0LVI/p: Zakynthos Island (EU-052)               1362
01/09-30/09      LZ100SK: special callsign                             1339
08/09-18/09      4Z70ARNON: special callsign                           1365
14/09-25/09      E6AG: Niue (OC-040)                                   1365
16/09-28/09      5T5OK: Mauritania                                     1361
17/09-18/09      4X70EXODUS: special callsign                          1365
01/10-07/10      RI1F: Victoriya Island (EU-190)                       1363
01/10-31/10      LZ251MKP: special callsign                            1339
02/10-10/10      VK9XI: Christmas Island (OC-002)                      1345
03/10-17/10      H40GC: Nendo (OC-100), Temotu Province                1343
10/10-17/10      VK9CI: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)               1345
12/10-16/10      VK5CE/8: North Island (OC-198)                        1355
23/10-06/11      VK9CZ: Cocos-Keeling (OC-003)                         1353
31/10-03/11      5L3BI: Baiyah Island (AF-111)                         1361
01/11-05/11      VK5CE/9: Rowley Shoals (OC-230)                       1348
01/11-30/11      LZ307MU: special callsign                             1339
03/11-16/11      VK9MA: Mellish Reef (OC-072)                          1361
06/11-12/11      VK5CE/9: Ashmore Reef (OC-216)                        1355
06/11-17/11      9U4M: Burundi                                         1360
06/11-20/11      VP2MDL: Montserrat (NA-103)                           1363
16/11-30/11      TO2SP: St. Barthelemy (NA-146)                        1353
November         J5T: Bijagos Archipelago (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau      1354
November         VK9M: Mellish Reef (OC-072)                           1343
01/12-31/12      LZ710SG: special callsign                             1339
01/12-30/01 2018 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia         1349
Jan-Feb     2018 3Y0Z: Bouvet Island                                   1365
10/03-20/03 2018 9M0W: Spratly Islands (AS-051)                        1354
March       2018 9L1T: Sherbro Island (AF-056), Sierra Leone           1358
April       2018 3B7: Saint Brandon Islands (AF-015)                   1361
dates TBA   2018 D2TI: Tigres Island (AF-108)                          1360

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OF100HQ

OF100HQ Will Celebrate Finland’s Centennial in IARU HF Championship Event: The commemorative call sign OF1ØØHQ will be on the air during the IARU HF Championship event July 8-9 to mark Finland’s 100th anniversary. “Finland has been under Swedish and Russian rule, and has had to fight her way to her own destiny of freedom in securing her identity during World War II,” well-known Finnish radio amateur Martti Laine, OH2BH, pointed out in announcing the HQ multiplier station call sign for the annual event. Laine said Finland has succeeded so well, it now ranks in 5th place in the 2017 World Happiness Report. According to the announcement, OF100HQ will be active on all 12 band slots in the IARU event, via stations across Finland and including the Arctic region. Many well-known operators will helm the operations. Laine said the first 100 stations capturing the greatest number of the 12 available band slots, will be awarded the “Happy Finland 100 Award.” QSL via OH2BH.

The K7RA Solar Report 29 June 2017

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Not much change in the numbers since last week, but all indicators were lower. The average daily sunspot number moved from 29.4 to 20.3, and average daily solar flux went from 74.6 to 73.6.

The average daily planetary A index dipped from 9.4 to 6.9, and the mid-latitude A index from 8.1 to 7.4.

Predicted solar flux is 72 on June 29-July 2; 70, 71, and 72 on July 3-5; 74 on July 6-7; 75 on July 8-14; 76 on July 15-16; 75 on July 17-19; 74 on July 20-22; 72 on July 23-24; 77 on July 25-28; 74, 73 and, 72 on July 29-31; 73 on August 1; 74 on August 2-3, and 75 on August 4-10.

The predicted planetary A index is 10 on June 29-30; 5 on July 1-12; 20, 12, and 10 on July 13-15; 5 on July 16-20; 10, 12, 10, and 5 on July 21-24; 10 on July 25-26; 5 on July 27-August 8, and 20, 12, and 10 on August 9-11.

The ARRL website includes monthly propagation charts between four US regions and 12 overseas locations.

Sunspot numbers for June 22 through 28, 2017 were 23, 22, 28, 20, 19, 17, and 13, with a mean of 20.3. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 73.7, 73.7, 74.1, 73.7, 73.7, 74.1, and 72.1, with a mean of 73.6. Estimated planetary A indices were 6, 5, 9, 11, 7, 5, and 5, with a mean of 6.9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 8, 6, 8, 11, 9, 5, and 5, with a mean of 7.4.

In Friday’s bulletin look for an updated forecast and reports from readers, including 6-meter reports from Rich Zwirko, K1HTV, and Scott Bidstrup, TI3/W7RI. Send me your reports or observations, especially on propagation during ARRL Field Day.

region 1 Intruder Report

Region 1 Intruder Watch Reports the Usual Suspects

06/26/2017 International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) volunteers continue to document many of the same signals intruding on Amateur Radio bands — some of them audible in other parts of the world, according to the latest editions of the IARUMS Region 1 newsletter. IARUMS Region 1 Coordinator Wolf Hadel, DK2OM, reported last month that his own band monitoring activity has been hampered by interference from a neighbor’s LED lamp, and that Germany’s telecoms regulator was not helpful in resolving the situation, which Hadel says affects all bands from 80 through 10 meters. Nonetheless, he has worked around the local interference to document many of the same bad actors that show up in the IARUMS Region 1 newsletter month after month. IARU Region 1 includes Europe and Africa.
These usual suspects include a Russian Navy F1B RTTY signal on 14.180 MHz in Sevastopol in Crimea, “still active, not regarding official complaints.” Last fall IARUMS had reported that complaints were successful in silencing the intruder. Another Russian F1B RTTY signal had been showing up on 7.051 MHz, “mostly idling and every evening,” Hadel reported in May. German telecoms regulators registered an official complaint, apparently successful in that instance. Hadel also reported “daily” transmissions of music on 7.050 MHz (LSB), possibly originating in Russia.
The “mysterious beacon ‘D’” from Asian Russia has been reported on CW on 7.093.3 kHz, with spurious transmissions on 7.078.6, 7.117.9, and 7.157.2 MHz, as well as outside the band.
Broadcaster Radio Hargaysa in Somalia continued to be reported on 7.120 MHz (AM) daily. Hadel indicated that the signal is audible in Australia and Japan, as well as in Europe and Africa. On 7.175 MHz, Radio Eritrea continues to be jammed daily with white noise transmissions attributed to Radio Ethiopia. IARUMS reported jamming of Radio Taiwan on 7.200 MHz, apparently originating in China and audible “every evening” in Europe. The Chinese “foghorn” over-the-horizon radar (OTH-R) continues to intrude on 20 meters, with signals on 14.211 MHz “jumping to 14.290 and 14.302 MHz.” The Russian “Konteyner RLS” OTH-R remains a problem on 14.280 MHz
In late April, DK2OM monitored a Chinese wideband OTH-R on 15 meters between 21.280 and 21.458 MHz. “No woodpecker, as some hams believe,” Hadel noted. Several OFDM transmissions originating in Moscow have been heard on 20 meters.
Brazilian “pirates” again have been observed on 21.000 MHz (USB). “They are abusing this [frequency] like a telephone between Rio and northern Brazil,” Hadel reported in April. “We suppose fishery traffic.” Just below that signal and barely outside 40 meters (6.999 MHz) was USB interference attributed to Spanish fishing interests, splattering up into the low end of the band. An Iranian radar was reported back on 28.960 MHz, heard in Europe via E-skip.

Monday, June 26, 2017

This Weeks Contest Calendar June 26-July 3rd 2017

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           June 26 - July 3, 2017 Edition

The web versions of this contest calendar can be found at: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/  You can also access a text version of the weekly calendar at: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycal.txt

Please send corrections and additions directly to me. The web calendars are updated as new contest information is received. If you wish to unsubscribe, please notify me and you'll be immediately removed from the mailing list.

73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn@hornucopia.com)

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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SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Jun 28
 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: (see rules)
 Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
 Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
 Submit logs by: 2359Z June 30, 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/

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 28
 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 June 30, 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, Jun 28 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 28 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jun 29
 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 July 1, 2017
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html

QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Jun 30
 Geographic Focus: United States
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 20m 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 July 1, 2017
 E-mail logs to: (see rules)
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Jun 30
 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: July 2, 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, Jun 30
 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: July 2, 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

RAC Canada Day Contest: 0000Z-2359Z, Jul 1
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, Phone
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
 Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
          Single Op All Band CW
          Single Op All Band Phone
          Single Op QRP
          Single Op Single Band
          Single Op Single Band QRP
          Multi-Single (Low/High)
          Multi-Multi
 Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: VE: RS(T) + province/territory
           non-VE: RS(T) + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with non-VE stations
             10 points per QSO with VE stations
             20 points per QSO with RAC stations
 Multipliers: Each VE province/territory once per band per mode
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: July 31, 2017
 E-mail logs to: canadaday[at]rac[dot]ca
 Mail logs to: Radio Amateurs of Canada
               720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
               Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5
               Canada
 Find rules at: http://wp.rac.ca/rac-canada-day-contest-rules/

Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest: 0000Z-2359Z, Jul 1
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB, PSK
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band (CW/SSB/PSK/Mixed)
          Single Op Single Band (CW/SSB/PSK/Mixed)
          Multi-Single
          SWL
 Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
             3 points per QSO with different country, same continent
             5 points per QSO with different continent
 Multipliers: Each Venezuelan call area and each DXCC country once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: July 16, 2017
 E-mail logs to: contestyv[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail logs to: Radio Club Venezolano
               Concurso Independencia de Venezuela
               P.O. Box 20285
               Caracas 1020-A
               Venezuela
 Find rules at: http://yv5rcv.org/reglasindep.aspx

FISTS Summer Slow Speed Sprint: 0000Z-0400Z, Jul 1
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: United States/Canada
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: QRP
          QRO
          Club
 Max power: QRO: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + FISTS No.
           non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + power
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with FIST member
             FIST members: 2 points per QSO with non-FIST member
 Multipliers: Each US state and VE province once
              Each DXCC country once
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: July 31, 2017
 E-mail logs to: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints

DL-DX RTTY Contest: 1100Z, Jul 1 to 1059Z, Jul 2
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op Multi-Band Single Radio
          Single Op Multi-Band 6 Hrs Single Radio
          Single Op Multi-Band Dipole Single Radio
          Single Op Multi-Band Dipole 6 Hrs Single Radio
          Single Op Multi-Band
          Multi-Single
          Multi-Multi
 Exchange: RST + QSO No.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with same country
             10 points per QSO with different country same continent
             15 points per QSO with different continent
             EU Stations: Add 3 QSO points for QSO with DL station
             non-EU Stations: Add 5 QSO points for QSO with DL station
 Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band
              Each VK, VE, JA and W call area once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: July 9, 2017
 E-mail logs to: logs[at]drcg[dot]de
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.drcg.de/dldxrtty/dl-dx-rtty-english.html

Marconi Memorial HF Contest: 1400Z, Jul 1 to 1400Z, Jul 2
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Op
 Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + Serial No.
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
             3 points per QSO with different country, same continent
             5 points per QSO with different continent
 Multipliers: Each CQWW country once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 1400Z July 16, 2017
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://www.arifano.it/uplog.php
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.arifano.it/contest_marconi.html

Original QRP Contest: 1500Z, Jul 1 to 1500Z, Jul 2
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20m
 Classes: Single Op (VLP/QRP/MP)(Handmade/Open)
 Max operating hours: 15 hours
 Max power: VLP: 1W
            QRP: 5W
            MP: 20W
 Exchange: RST + Serial No. + "/" + Power category
 QSO Points: QSO with station who submits log: 4 points
             QSO with station that does not submit log: 1 point
             15% bonus for use of TR/TRX assembled from kit
             30% bonus for use of unique handmade TR/TRX
 Multipliers: DXCC Countries: 2 mult points if station submits log, 1 mult point if no log
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mult points
 Submit logs by: July 31, 2017
 E-mail logs to: oqrpc[at]qrpcc[dot]de
 Mail logs to: Lutz Gutheil, DL1RNN
               Bergstrasse 17
               D-38446 Wolfsburg
               Germany
 Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html

PODXS 070 Club 40m Firecracker Sprint: 2000Z, Jul 1 to 2000Z, Jul 2
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: PSK31
 Bands: 40m Only
 Classes: QRP
          Low Power
          Medium Power
 Max operating hours: 6
 Max power: Medium Power: 50 watts
            Low Power: 20 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country)
 QSO Points: 1 point/QSO
 Multipliers: Each state, province and DXCC country once only
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: July 9, 2017
 Upload log at: http://hamclubs.info/scorer
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/40m-firecracker-sprint

10-10 Int. Spirit of 76 QSO Party: 0001Z, Jul 3 to 2400Z, Jul 9
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB, PSK31, RTTY, FM, AM
 Bands: 10m Only
 Classes: Individual
          Club
          QRP
 Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: 10-10 Member: Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country)
           Non-Member: Name + 0 + (state/province/country)
 Work stations: Once per mode
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with a non-member
             2 points per QSO with a 10-10 member
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: July 24, 2017
 E-mail logs to: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
 Mail logs to: Dan Morris, KZ3T
               3162 Covington Way
               Lenoir, NC 28645
               USA
 Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/Spirit.pdf

IQRP Quarterly Marathon: 0800Z, Jul 3 to 2000Z, Jul 9
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
 Bands: All
 Classes: Single Op
 Max power: 5W
 Exchange: RS(T)
 Work stations: Once per mode
 QSO Points: 2 points per CW QSO
             1 point per SSB/Digital QSO
 Multipliers: km/100 of QSO with maximum distance
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x distance mult
 Submit logs by: July 23, 2017
 E-mail logs to: iqrpclub[at]arimontebelluna[dot]it
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.arimontebelluna.it/news/news_maratona_uk.htm

RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: 1900Z-2030Z, Jul 3
 Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: United Kingdom
 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 July 4, 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


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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10-10 Int. Spirit of 76 QSO Party                    0001Z, Jul 3 to 2400Z, Jul 9
IQRP Quarterly Marathon                              0800Z, Jul 3 to 2000Z, Jul 9
ARS Spartan Sprint                                   0100Z-0300Z, Jul 4
Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, Jul 5
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, Jul 5
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Jul 5
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, Jul 6
NRAU 10m Activity Contest                            1700Z-1800Z, Jul 6 (CW)
                                                      1800Z-1900Z, Jul 6 (SSB)
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Jul 6 (FM)
                                                      2000Z-2100Z, Jul 6 (Dig)
QRP Fox Hunt                                         0100Z-0230Z, Jul 7
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, Jul 7
NCCC Sprint                                          0230Z-0300Z, Jul 7
FISTS Summer Unlimited Sprint                        0000Z-0400Z, Jul 8
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon                             1200Z, Jul 8 to 2400Z, Jul 9
IARU HF World Championship                           1200Z, Jul 8 to 1200Z, Jul 9
QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint                      2000Z-2359Z, Jul 9
CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush                         2000Z-2159Z, Jul 10


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NCCC Sprint:   June 25, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest:   June 25, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/

NCCC RTTY Sprint:   June 25, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

NAQCC CW Sprint:   June 26, 2017
 E-mail:  naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
          naqcc[at]siegel[dot]org
 Upload log at:  http://naqcc.info/sprint_submit_log.html
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint201706mw.html

MARAC County Hunters Contest:   June 30, 2017
 E-mail:  nm2lgreg[at]charter[dot]net
 Mail:  Greg Potter, NM2L
        5390 Lexington View Place
        Sugar Hill, GA 30518-7627
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.marac.org/contestrules.htm

4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint:   June 30, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://qrpcontest.com/4sqrp
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf

UKSMG Summer Contest:   July 1, 2017
 E-mail:  contest[at]uksmg[dot]org
 Upload log at:  http://logs.uksmg.org/cgi-bin/vhfenter.pl?Contest=UKSMG%20Summer%20Contest&year=2017
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://uksmg.org/summer-contest-rules.php

VK Shires Contest:   July 1, 2017
 E-mail:  vkshires-logs[at]outlook[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/wavks/

IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest:   July 2, 2017
 E-mail:  (see your national society rules)
 Mail:  (see your national society rules)
 Find rules at: http://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_iaru50_fr_201611.pdf

Alabama QSO Party:   July 3, 2017
 E-mail:  logs[at]alabamaqsoparty[dot]org
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.alabamaqsoparty.org/2017/2017Rules.pdf

Stew Perry Topband Challenge:   July 3, 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/

AGCW VHF/UHF Contest:   July 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

Ukrainian DX Classic RTTY Contest:   July 3, 2017
 E-mail:  urdxcrtty[at]ukr[dot]net
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://urdxc.org/rtty/rules.php?english

SEANET Contest:   July 4, 2017
 E-mail:  KenKH6QJ[at]aol[dot]com
 Mail:  SEANET Contest 2017
        P.O. Box 4628
        Honolulu, Hawaii 96812
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.seanet2017.com/seanet-contest

West Virginia QSO Party:   July 5, 2017
 E-mail:  wvqplogs[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail:  Randy Goff KD8G
        1289 Washington Gardens Cir
        Washington, WV 26181
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/wvqp/wvqp.html

WAB 50 MHz Phone:   July 9, 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/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules

His Maj. King of Spain Contest, SSB:   July 10, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://concursos.ure.es/en/logs/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/s-m-el-rey-de-espana-ssb/bases/

ARRL June VHF Contest:   July 12, 2017
 E-mail:  JuneVHF[at]arrl[dot]org
 Upload log at:  http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
 Mail:  June VHF
        ARRL
        225 Main St.
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf

Kid's Day Contest:   July 18, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Mail:  (see rules)
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/kids-day

ARR BPSK63 Contest:   July 18, 2017
 E-mail:  bpsk63[at]ct1arr[dot]org
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://ct1arr.org/9o-concurso-bpsk63-da-arr/

All Asian DX Contest, CW:   July 19, 2017
 E-mail:  aacw[at]jarl[dot]org
 Web-to-Cab form:  http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/aadxcw_cab3.php
 Mail:  JARL, All Asian DX Contest, CW
        170-8073
        Japan
 Find rules at: https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2017AA_rule.htm

UFT QRP Contest:   July 24, 2017
 E-mail:  f6cel[at]orange[dot]fr
 Mail:  Ghislain Barbasson
        5, rue de l'Ecluse
        F-02190 Pignancourt
        France
 Find rules at: http://www.uft.net/reglement/eng.pdf

Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest:   July 25, 2017
 E-mail:  urdigi[at]izmail-dx[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.izmail-dx.com/

ARRL Field Day:   July 25, 2017
 Post web summary:  http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/fielddayentry.php
 Mail:  Field Day Entries
        225 Main St.
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/field-day

GACW WWSA CW DX Contest:   July 30, 2017
 E-mail:  logs[at]wwsatest[dot]org
 Mail:  GACW DX Contest
        PO Box 9
        B1875ZAA Wilde
        Buenos Aires
        Argentina
 Find rules at: http://www.wwsatest.org/english

Cookie Crumble QRP Contest:   July 31, 2017
 E-mail:  KB3VVE[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://w3atb.com/cookie-crumble/

Battle of Carabobo International Contest:   July 31, 2017
 E-mail:  contestbatalladecarabobo[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://radioclubvalenciaac.org.ve/index.php/concurso-internacional-batalla-de-carabobo

SMIRK Contest:   August 15, 2017
 E-mail:  mickpdm[at]hotmail[dot]com
 Mail:  Paul McBride, W3FJ
        10 Longview Dr.
        Williamsport, PA 17701
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.smirk.org/contest.html

Portugal Day Contest:   September 1, 2017
 E-mail:  rep-concursos[at]rep[dot]pt
 Mail:  REP Award/Contest Manager
        Rua D. Pedro V, No. 7-40
        1250-092 Lisboa
        Portugal
 Find rules at: http://www.rep.pt/portugal_day_contest/rules.html
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