THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
July 24 - 31, 2017 Edition
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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, Jul 26
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 July 28, 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, Jul 26
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 July 28, 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, Jul 26 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 26 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jul 27
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 29, 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, Data: 1900Z-2030Z, Jul 27
Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: United Kingdom
Mode: RTTY, PSK
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 28, 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, Jul 28
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 29, 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, Jul 28
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 30, 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, Jul 28
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 30, 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
Feld Hell Sprint: 0000Z-2359Z, Jul 29
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Feld Hell
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: (none)
Max power: Standard: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: (see rules)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Bonus Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: August 2, 2017
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/full-day-of-hell-sprint
RSGB IOTA Contest: 1200Z, Jul 29 to 1200Z, Jul 30
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op 12 hrs (Island/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
Single Op 24 hrs (Island/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted 12 hrs (Island/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted 24 hrs (Island/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single Island (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Two Island (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No. + IOTA No.(if applicable)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each IOTA reference once per band per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: August 4, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
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/riota.shtml
ARS Flight of the Bumblebees: 1700Z-2100Z, Jul 30
Mode: CW
Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Home-Based
Bumblebee
Max power: 5 Watts
Exchange: Home: RST + (state/province/country) + Power
Bumblebee: RST + (state/province/country) + Bumblebee no.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total Bumblebees x 3
Submit logs by: August 13, 2017
E-mail logs to: ARSBumblebees[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Aug 2
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Aug 2
1900Z-2000Z, Aug 2
0300Z-0400Z, Aug 3
NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1700Z-1800Z, Aug 3 (CW)
1800Z-1900Z, Aug 3 (SSB)
1900Z-2000Z, Aug 3 (FM)
2000Z-2100Z, Aug 3 (Dig)
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Aug 4
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Aug 4
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Aug 4
10-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB 0001Z, Aug 5 to 2359Z, Aug 6
European HF Championship 1200Z-2359Z, Aug 5
WAB 144 MHz Low Power Phone 1400Z-1800Z, Aug 5
North American QSO Party, CW 1800Z, Aug 5 to 0559Z, Aug 6
ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest 1800Z, Aug 5 to 1800Z, Aug 6
SARL HF Phone Contest 1300Z-1630Z, Aug 6
ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Aug 8
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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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NCCC Sprint: July 23, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint: July 23, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: July 23, 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: July 23, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html
IQRP Quarterly Marathon: July 23, 2017
E-mail: iqrpclub[at]arimontebelluna[dot]it
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arimontebelluna.it/news/news_maratona_uk.htm
10-10 Int. Spirit of 76 QSO Party: July 24, 2017
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T
3162 Covington Way
Lenoir, NC 28645
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/Spirit.pdf
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
NAQCC CW Sprint: July 24, 2017
E-mail: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
jcoreyc[at]gmail[dot]com
Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprint_submit_log.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint201707.html
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
SA Sprint Contest: July 28, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://sa-sprint.com/submit-log/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://sa-sprint.com/rules/
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
RAC Canada Day Contest: July 31, 2017
E-mail: canadaday[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail: 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/
CQ Worldwide VHF Contest: July 31, 2017
E-mail: cqvhf[at]cqww-vhf[dot]com
Mail: Paper Logs
P.O. Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqww-vhf.com/
Original QRP Contest: July 31, 2017
E-mail: oqrpc[at]qrpcc[dot]de
Mail: Lutz Gutheil, DL1RNN
Bergstrasse 17
D-38446 Wolfsburg
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html
Cookie Crumble QRP Contest: July 31, 2017
E-mail: KB3VVE[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://w3atb.com/cookie-crumble/
FISTS Summer Slow Speed Sprint: July 31, 2017
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
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
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: July 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
Scottish DX Contest: August 6, 2017
E-mail: scottishdxc[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://scottishdxc.wixsite.com/contest/rules
FISTS Summer Unlimited Sprint: August 7, 2017
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush: August 8, 2017
E-mail: vkumagai[at]q[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.coloradoqrpclub.org/contests/gold.htm
IARU HF World Championship: August 8, 2017
E-mail: IARUHF[at]arrl[dot]org
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/
Mail: IARU HF Championship
IARU International Secretariat
Box 310905
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship
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
DMC RTTY Contest: August 16, 2017
E-mail: rtty2017[at]digital-modes-club[dot]org
Mail: DMC Contest Commitee
C/o Andreas Lukasczyk
Am Hochhaus 61
04552 Borna
Germany
Find rules at: http://digital-modes-club.org/index.php/en/dmc-rtty-contest
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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Propagation de K7RA
22 July, 2017Average daily sunspot number this week declined just 1.7 to 26.6, even though there were two days in the reporting week with no sunspots, July 18 and 19. The blank sun condition continued at least one more day on Thursday, July 20 which lands it on the first day of the next reporting week, July 20 to 26.
Average daily solar flux was 85.9, down 1.1 from the previous week.
Average planetary A index rose 3.9 points to 13, average mid-latitude A index rose from 9.6 to 10.9.
A coronal mass ejection (CME) on July 16 struck at 0545 UTC driving the planetary A index to 41, and 27 the following day.
Predicted solar flux is 70 on July 21 to 27, 75 on July 28, 90 on July 29 through August 11, 85 on August 12 and 13, 80 on August 14, 74 on August 15 to 19, 75 on August 20 to 24, and 90 on August 25 to September 3.
Predicted planetary A index is 8, 12 and 8 on July 21 to 23, 5 on July 24 through August 4, then 25, 10 and 8 on August 5 to 7, 5 on August 8 to 14, 8 on August 15 and 16, then 15 and 12 on August 17 and 18, 5 on August 19 to 31, and 25, 10 and 8 on September 1 to 3.
F. K. Janda, OK1HH of the Czech Propagation Interest Group sent us this geomagnetic activity forecast for the period July 21 to August 8, 2017
"Geomagnetic field will be:
Quiet on July 25 and 26, August 1 and 2 Mostly quiet on July 24, 27, 30 and 31, August 4, 8 Quiet to unsettled July 23, August 3 Quiet to active on July 21 and 22, 28 and 29, August 7 Active to disturbed on August 5 and 6
Amplifications of the solar wind from coronal holes are expected on July 21, (23 and 24, 28 and 29), August 6 to 8
Remark:
- Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement and/or lower reliability of prediction."
David Moore sent a link to an excellent NY Times science article titled "Unlocking Mysteries in the Sun's 11-Year Cycle."
http://nyti.ms/2tdddgv
Another interesting article:
https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/studying-the-solar-cycle
And the latest from Tamitha Skov:
http://bit.ly/2uOPeob
http://bit.ly/2vqusbs
If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers, email the author at k7ra@arrl.net.
For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL Technical Information Service at http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. For an explanation of numbers used in this bulletin, see http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere.
An archive of past propagation bulletins is at http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation. More good information and tutorials on propagation are at http://k9la.us/.
Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at http://arrl.org/propagation.
Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins.
Sunspot numbers for July 13 through 19, 2017 were 55, 58, 34, 26, 13, 0, and 0, with a mean of 26.6. 10.7 cm flux was 92.3, 93.9, 91.6, 86.5, 85.6, 78.2, and 73.1, with a mean of 85.9. Estimated planetary A indices were 4, 4, 4, 41, 27, 7, and 4, with a mean of 13. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 5, 3, 4, 29, 23, 7, and 5, with a mean of 10.9.
• All propagation reports can be found at:
http://www.southgatearc.org/propa