Wednesday, August 16, 2017

DX INFO 11 Aug 2017

12 August 2017                                            A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1371
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

7P     - Look for  Vaughan, 7P8VRR (QSL  via ZS2VR  and LoTW)  and  Quintus,
         7P8QM (QSL via ZS2KU and LoTW) to be  active from Lesotho  on 18-21
         August. They will be QRV on 40, 20 and 15 metres SSB.
9G     - A team of seven (S54W, S57GM, S57SU,  S57UN, S59A, S59ZZ and OZ7AM)
         will be active as 9G5W  from  Kokrobite, Ghana  on  21-29 November,
         including  participation  in  the  CQ WW  DX CW Contest.  They will
         operate SSB, CW, RTTY on 160-10 metres with  up  to  four stations.
         QSL via Club Log's OQRS; traditional cards via S59ZZ.  The log will
         be uploaded to LoTW after six months.
A2     - Alex, IW5ELA will be active holiday  style as  A25AL from different
         locations  while  visiting  Botswana  on 7-15  September.  He  will
         operate mainly CW. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the
         bureau; send an email  to  iw5ela[@]gmail.com is you need  a direct
         card. Logsearch on Club Log.
CO     - Moses CM2YV, Bob CO2KL, Amed CO2AME  and others  will be  active as
         T45FM from the lighthouse  at  Punta Maya during the  International
         Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) on 19-20 August. QSL via RW6HS.
         [TNX RW6HS]
DU     - Dale, KE0BRZ  will  be  active  holiday  style  as  DU1/KE0BRZ from
         Palawan Island (OC-128) on 18-22 August. He will operate QRP SSB on
         20m. QSL via KE0BRZ (direct), LoTW and eQSL. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
E5_sc  - Doug, W6HB will be active again as E51DLD from Rarotonga  (OC-013),
         South Cook Islands from 27 August to 8 September. He will be  guest
         operating from the shacks of E51AND and E51JD.  QSL via W6HB.  [TNX
         DX World]
EA     - Rene, DL2JRM  will  be  active  as  EA1/DL2JRM  from  Arosa  Island
         (EU-080) on 16-18 August He will operate mainly CW on 80-10 metres.
         QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
EI     - The Lagan Valley Amateur Radio Society will be active again as EJ0L
         from  the lighthouse on Arranmore Island  (EU-121) on 17-21 August,
         including participation in the International Lighthouse & Lightship
         Weekend. QSL direct only to MI0BPB. [TNX The Daily DX]
ES     - Look  for  ES/RX3AMI  to  be  active  on  15-31 August  during  the
         "expedition of  the  Russian  Lighthouse  Society to  the  Estonian
         islands and lighthouses" in  the Baltic Sea.  The planned itinerary
         includes all of the three IOTA groups allocated to Estonia (EU-034,
         EU-149 and  EU-178)  -  see  https://www.qrz.com/db/RX3AMI. QSL via
         RX3AMI, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
FY     - Christian, F5UII will  be  active  again  as  FY/F5UII  from French
         Guiana on 14-18 August.  In is spare time  he will operate  SSB and
         RTTY from the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou's station.  QSL via home
         call, direct or bureau; logsearch https://www.f5uii.net.
G      - The Northumberland Special  Events Group  will be active  as GB0BLH
         from the  Berwick Lighthouse  on  14-21 August, including  activity
         during the  International  Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend.  QSL via
         the bureau or eQSL.
OJ0    - Weather  permitting, Martti OH2BH (OJ0BH) and  Henri  OH3JR (OJ0JR)
         will be active from Market Reef (EU-053) on 12-19 August. They will
         operate the new  FT8 mode - "already a major breakthrough on the HF
         bands", it offers "sensitivity down to -20 dB on the AWGN channel,"
         and contacts "4 times faster than JT65 or JT9". They will also hand
         out the OJ0 multiplier in the  Worked All Europe DX Contest (WAEDC)
         and "appear on a variety of traditional  modes in  the event of any
         available audible propagation". [TNX OH2BH]
OX     - Bo, OZ1DJJ (http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped) will  be
         active  again  as  OX3LX  from  Simiutaq Island (NA-220)  on  18-24
         August. Bo is QRV in his  spare  time, typically  "around lunch and
         after dinner". QSL via OZ0J, Club Log's  OQRS and LoTW.
OZ     - Special  callsigns  5P90EDR,   OV90EDR,   OZ90EDR,   OX90EDR  (from
         Greenland) and OZ7D (on JT modes only) are being used [425DXN 1339]
         to  celebrate  the  90th anniversary  of  the  Danish IARU society,
         Eksperimenterende Danske Radioamatorer (EDR).  On  15 and 19 August
         the Headquarter station will join the  celebrations as OZ90HQ.  All
         QSOs are uploaded to  LoTW and eQSL on  a  regular basis.  QSLs via
         Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau);  traditional cards via OZ1ACB.
         See www.oz90edr.dk for information about the award programme.
S2     - A team of  six  operators (Axel DL6KVA,  Derek G3KHZ,  Steve G4EDG,
         Tuhin S21ED, Anup S21TV and Hans SM6CVX) will be active  (callsigns
         TBA) from the  islands of  Bhola (AS-140) and  St Martin's (AS-127)
         during the  second  half of October.  Approximate dates, subject to
         variation  depending  on  local  conditions, are 15-18 October  for
         AS-140, and 21-25 October for AS-127.  They will operate CW and SSB
         on 40-15 metres using vertical dipoles. QSL via SM6CVX (for AS-127)
         and via G3KHZ (for AS-140), direct or bureau.  More information and
         updates on http://s21iota.weebly.com/. [TNX G3KHZ]
TK     - Frans, DJ0TP will be active holiday styel as TK/DJ0TP from  Corsica
         (EU-014) from 15 August to 8 September. QSL va home call, direct or
         bureau, and LoTW. [TNX DJ0TP]
UA     - The RI0LI  team  was  active  from  the  Medvezh'i Islands (AS-022)
         [425DXN 1370] on 6-10 August  and made about 5,000 QSOs.  The three
         operators now expect to be QRV as RA70AA from GUSMP Island (AS-070)
         for a couple  of days, depending on  local and  weather conditions.
         QSLs  via  Club Log's OQRS, or via R7AA (direct or bureau).
V6     - JA6REX (http://v63.webcrow.jp/index.html) will be active  as  V63KS
         from Chuuk (OC-011), Micronesia from  28 August to 4 September.  He
         will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on  160-10 metres.  QSL via home call
         (direct or bureau) and LoTW; logsearch on Club Log.
VE    -  VY2PLH  is  a  special   callsign  dedicated  to   operations  from
         lighthouses on  Prince Edward Island (NA-029).  Next activity  will
         take place on 19-20 August from East Point Lighthouse.  VY2PLH will
         operate SSB, PSK31 and some CW on the HF bands. QSL via VY2GF. [TNX
         Southgate ARC]
W      - The Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will be active as  W2T  from  the
         Tucker's Island Lighthouse in the Tuckerton Seaport  (mainland  New
         Jersey) on 19 August, and possibly also  on the 20th, from about 13
         UTC  to  21  UTC.  They will operate  SSB and some  CW mainly on 40
         and 20 metres. QSL VIA N2OO. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
YJ     - Tony, KQ2I  will  be  active  holiday  style  as  YJ0AT from  Efate
         (OC-035), Vanuatu from  28 August to 13 September.  He will operate
         CW on  40-10 metres, with  an  emphasis on 40m.  He should like  to
         receive "real RST signal reports". QSL via NR6M and LoTW; logsearch
         and OQRS on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]
ZS     - "Due to a series of unexpected complications", the  ZS9V DXpedition
         to  Robben Island  (AF-064, http://zs9v.org.za/) [425DXN 1369]  has
         been  moved  to  18-20 August.  Also, the team  now  includes  four
         operators  only (ZS1V,  ZS1VDV,  ZS1AN  and ZS1A),  with   expected
         activity on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres  SSB only. QSL via M0OXO's
         OQRS.

BALKANS TOUR ---> Costa, IZ7GXB (https://balkanstour-iz7gxb.jimdo.com/) will
be  active  from  Macedonia  as Z38/IZ7GXB (21-25 August),  from  Albania as
ZA/IZ7GXB  (25-29 August)  and  from  Montenegro  as   4O7GXB   (29 August-3
September). His main focus will  be on  6 metres SSB (50150 kHz),  with some
activity on the HF bands (SSB, possibly  some CW and RTTY).  QSL via LoTW or
home call, logsearch on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]

INDIAN OCEAN TRIP ---> Lance, W7GJ will be  active  as  VK9CGJ  from  Cocos/
Keeling (OC-003) between 12 and 28 September, and as  VK9XGJ  from Christmas
Island (OC-002) between 2 and 18 October.  This will be a 6m EME DXpedition:
"I urge you to gain experience with JT65A", he says,  "and especially review
the QSO procedure that  I use most  effectively  on these DXpeditions".  QSL
direct  only  to  home  call.  See  www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/  for  planned
operating schedules and other information.

PACIFIC TRIP ---> Bert, CX3AN will be  active  as  5W0HA  from  Upolu, Samoa
(OC-097) on 19-26 August, and as YJ0CX from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu on 26-30
August. He will operate holiday style with  100 watts and dipoles.  QSLs via
CX3AN. [TNX CX3AN]

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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HAMS WITH HEARTS ---> In  January  2016, the  International  DX  Association
(INDEXA) announced the formation of a new fund within the organization  that
specifically supports humanitarian projects carried out by Dxpeditions.  Bob
Schenck, N2OO  gave  an  excellent  description  of  the  "Hams  with Heart"
programme in the June issue of CQ Magazine.  The article includes  specifics
on aid provided by members of the  March 2017 S21ZED/S21ZEE DXpedition team.
The article is now available on http://indexa.org/newsitems.html. [TNX W3OA]

ILLW ---> The 20th annual International  Lighthouse/Lightship  Weekend  will
take place from 00.01 UTC  on  19  August  until  23.59  UTC  on  the  20th.
Complete information on this popular event, including a  list  of  announced
participating stations, can be found at http://illw.net/.

NCDXF & 3Y0Z ---> The Northern California DX Foundation  (www.ncdxf.org) has
announced a  grant  of  USD 100,000  to  the 3Y0Z  Bouvet Island  DXpedition
planned for January 2018. This is the largest contribution in the history of
NCDXF.  The  Foundations' primary  purpose is  to  help fund  well-organized
DXpeditions to rare, difficult and  expensive entities, like Bouvet.  During
the last 45 years, NCDXF has granted over one million dollars to hundreds of
DXpeditions. [TNX W0GJ]

R24RRC ---> Some 3900 QSOs were  made from  Bol'shoy Shantar Island (AS-044)
from 31 July to 3 August. The log has been uploaded to  Club Log (search for
R24RRC_AS044) and  the OQRS has been activated.  Traditional cards  via R7AL
(direct).

+ SILENT KEYS + Jean J. Lewuillon, ON8RA/5T0JL passed away on 8 August. Born
in 1928 and first licenced  in  1960  as F3JL, he was also  active as  9Q5LJ
(1965-1967) and 9X5AB (1980-1983). Special callsigns in Mauritania  included
5T0ITU,  5T1FOC,  5T1MM,  5T2MM  and  5T3MM.  A top-notch  CW  operator,  he
conducted his personal campaign against split operating: "simplex CW is  not
a disease, nor a mental defect",  he said,  "it's the lifestyle  of the real
telegrapher who does not need subtleties to exercise his art!"
Recently reported Silent Keys also include Heinz Marhoff (DK8DY), Anatoly L.
Shikov (ER5AL) and  Relen  V. Osmolovsky (R6KO, ex UU5JO and UB5JO), one  of
the doyens of amateur radio in Crimea.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3D2AG/p, 3DA0FA, 3W9FU/p (AS-157),
4O/KC0W, 5C28UA,  5W0COW,  6V1IS (AF-045),  7Q7BP,  9G5X,  A35JP/p (OC-123),
A71AM, A92GE, C6ADX, C6AJR, C6AKQ, CX2AQ, CX4SS, DU6/JA1PBV (OC-125),  E31A,
E51DWC, E51WL,  EX7MK,  FO5RH,  FP/KV1J,  FW5JJ,  HD2RRC (SA-034),  HD2RRC/4
(SA-033), JR1LZK/6, JW2US, KG4XP, KH8/KC0W, N2OO/VP9,  NP2X,  PJ2BR,  RI1C/p
(EU-133),  S21ZED,   S21ZEE,  SV8DTD,  T2COW,  TA0/DL7UCX   (AS-201),  TE8DX
(NA-116), TG7/KC0W, TI5/N5BEK, TU7C, VU4YC,  VY2SS,  YJ0COW,  YN2WL,  YS1AG,
Z35M, Z81D.

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DX Calendar August 11 2017

12 August 2017                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1371
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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  12/08      DK0DFF: World Flora and Fauna sites                   1370
till  12/08      GB17YOTA: special event station (England)             1369
till  12/08      GB8YA: special callsign (England)                     1369
till  12/08      PA38EU: Terschelling Island (EU-038)                  1364
till  13/08      4L0GF: Georgia                                        1367
till  13/08      JD1BOI: Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara                1369
till  14/08      CP1XRM: Bolivia                                       1364
till  15/08      4O/IK4LZH and 4O/IU4ICT: Montenegro                   1369
till  15/08      5W0RR: Samoa (OC-097)                                 1368
till  15/08      AL3/AA7CH: Hinchinbrook Island (NA-042)               1369
till  16/08      DU1/PG5V: Philippines (OC-042)                        1367
till  16/08      E51GHS: Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cook Islands         1367
till  17/08      YB72RI/#: special callsigns                           1370
till  19/08      9A/IK1WEG: Rab Island (EU-136)                        1363
till  20/08      IM0/I0PNM: San Pietro Island (EU-165)                 1365
till  20/08      R870K: special callsign                               1369
till  30/08      ZY158CAT: special callsign                            1370
till  31/08      HG17EYOF: special callsign                            1339
till  31/08      LZ55UPB: special callsign                             1339
till  12/09      HG14HST: special callsign                             1342
till  29/09      SV9/WB2GAI/p: Crete (EU-015)                          1364
till  30/09      VI4ALARA: special callsign                            1364
till  03/10      SN1944W and SN0MPW: special stations                  1370
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      II2FIST special callsign                              1364
till  31/12      II2XC: special callsign                               1368
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  Mar   2018 RI1ANO: Bellinghausen, South Shetlands (AN-010)       1347
till  Apr   2018 VP8DPJ: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica          1331
till  30/06/2018 VR20: special prefix (Hong Kong)                      1364
till  Aug   2018 RI1FJ: Heiss Island (EU-019), Franz Josef Land        1365
12/08-14/08      GM3USR/p: Orkney Islands (EU-009)                     1370
12/08-19/08      OJ0BH and OJ0JR: Market Reef (EU-053)                 1371
13/08-19/08      4A2MAX: special station                               1370
14/08-17/08      SV8/TA3J: Lesvos Island (EU-049)                      1369
14/08-18/08      FY/F5UII: French Guiana                               1371
14/08-21/08      GB0BLH: Berwick Lighthouse                            1371
15/08            OZ90HQ: special callsign                              1371
15/08-05/09      TX5EG Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia               1357
15/08-08/09      TK/DJ0TP: Corsica (EU-014)                            1371
15/08-31/08      ES/RX3AMI: EU-034, EU-149, EU-178                     1371
15/08-15/11      OX90EDR: special callsign (Greenland)                 1339
15/08-15/11      OZ90EDR and 5P90EDR: special callsigns                1339
16/08-18/08      EA1/DL2JRM: Arosa Island (EU-080)                     1371
16/08-25/08      E51GHS: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands        1367
17/08            WW6RG/KH9: Wake Island (OC-053)                       1367
17/08-21/08      EJ0L: Arranmore Island (EU-121)                       1371
17/08-21/08      ES0HAM: Hiiumaa Island (EU-034)                       1369
17/08-22/08      A35JP/p: Niuatoputapu (OC-191)                        1365
18/08-20/08      ZS9V: Robben Island (AF-064)                          1371
18/08-21/08      7P8VRR and 7P8QM: Lesotho                             1371
18/08-22/08      DU1/KE0BRZ: Palawan Island (OC-128)                   1371
18/08-24/08      OX3LX: Simiutaq Island (NA-220)                       1371
18/08-28/08      NL6/AA7CH: Kayak Island (NA-157)                      1369
19/08            OZ90HQ: special callsign                              1371
19/08            W2T: Tucker's Island Lighthouse                       1371
19/08-20/08      International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend            1371
19/08-20/08      T45FM: Punta Maya Lighthouse                          1371
19/08-20/08      VY2PLH: East Point Lighthouse, PEI (NA-029)           1371
19/08-20/08      XF2L: Isla de Sacrificios (NA-224)                    1340
19/08-26/08      5W0HA: Samoa (OC-097)                                 1371
20/08-27/08      YB67JTG: special callsign                             1369
21/08-25/08      Z38/IZ7GXB: Macedonia                                 1371
21/08-31/08      R1382M: special callsign                              1369
22/08            V73/WW6RG: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands       1367
24/08            V73/WW6RG: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands       1367
25/08-29/08      ZA/IZ7GXB: Albania                                    1371
26/08-30/08      YJ0CX: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu                        1371
27/08-08/11      E51DLD: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands        1371
28/08-04/09      V63KS: Chuuk (OC-011), Micronesia                     1371
28/08-13/09      YJ0AT: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu                        1371
29/08-03/09      4O7GXB: Montenegro                                    1371
August           B7/BD7IHN: Hainan Island (AS-094)                     1370
August           RA70AA: GUSMP Island (AS-070)                         1371
31/08-19/09      SV8/GM0LVI/p: Zakynthos Island (EU-052)               1362
01/09-30/09      LZ100SK: special callsign                             1339
07/09-15/09      A25AL: Botswana                                       1371
08/09-18/09      4Z70ARNON: special callsign                           1365
12/09-28/09      VK9CGJ: Cocos/Keeling (OC-003)                        1371
14/09-25/09      E6AG: Niue (OC-040)                                   1366
16/09-28/09      5T5OK: Mauritania                                     1361
17/09-18/09      4X70EXODUS: special callsign                          1365
30/09-01/10      VU3NPI and others: St Mary Isles (AS-096)             1369
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)                      1369
02/10-18/10      VK9XGJ: Christmas Island (OC-002)                     1371
03/10-17/10      H40GC: Nendo (OC-100), Temotu Province                1343
10/10-17/10      VK9CI: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)               1369
12/10-16/10      VK5CE/8: North Island (OC-198)                        1367
15/10-18/10      S2: Bhola Island (AS-140)                             1371
21/10-25/10      S2: St Martin's Island (AS-127)                       1371
23/10-06/11      VK9CZ: Cocos-Keeling (OC-003)                         1353
31/10-03/11      5L3BI: Baiyah Island (AF-111)                         1367
01/11-30/11      LZ307MU: special callsign                             1339
03/11-16/11      VK9MA: Mellish Reef (OC-072)                          1361
06/11-17/11      9U4M: Burundi                                         1360
06/11-20/11      VP2MDL: Montserrat (NA-103)                           1363
07/11-10/11      VK9AR: Ashmore Reef (OC-216)                          1370
13/11-25/11      J5T: Bijagos Archipelago (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau      1370
16/11-30/11      TO2SP: St. Barthelemy (NA-146)                        1353
21/11-29/11      9G5W: Ghana                                           1371
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
April       2018 3B7: Saint Brandon Islands (AF-015)                   1361
dates TBA   2018 D2TI: Tigres Island (AF-108)                          1360

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This Weeks Contests by WA7BNM Aug 14-21 2017

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           August 14 - 21, 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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4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Aug 14
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op
 Exchange: Member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Member No.
           Non-member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Power
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
             2 points per QSO with member
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: August 31, 2017
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Post log summary at: http://qrpcontest.com/4sqrp
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Aug 16
 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 August 18, 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, Aug 16 and 1900Z-2000Z, Aug 16 and 0300Z-0400Z, Aug 17
 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 August 19, 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, Aug 18
 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 August 19, 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, Aug 18
 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: August 20, 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 Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Aug 18
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: Single Op
 Max power: 100 watts
 Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
             non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
 Multipliers: Each US state (including KL7 and KH6) once per band
              Each VE province once per band
              Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: August 20, 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

SARTG WW RTTY Contest: 0000Z-0800Z, Aug 19 and 1600Z-2400Z, Aug 19 and 0800Z-1600Z, Aug 20
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band
          Single Op All Band Low Power
          Single Op Single Band
          Multi-Single
          SWL
 Max power: HP: >100 Watts
            LP: 100 Watts
 Exchange: RST + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with same country
             10 points per QSO with same continent
             15 points per QSO with different continent
 Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band
              Each VK, VE, JA, W call area once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: September 12, 2017
 E-mail logs to: contest[at]sartg[dot]com
 Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php
 Mail logs to: SARTG Contest Manager
               Ewe Hakansson, SM7BHM
               Pilspetsvagen 4
               SE-29166 Kristianstad
               Sweden
 Find rules at: http://www.sartg.com/contest/wwrules.htm

ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest: 0600 local, Aug 19 to 2400 local, Aug 20
 Mode: Any
 Bands: 10 GHz to light
 Classes: 10 GHz Only
          10 GHz and Up
 Max operating hours: 24 hours
 Exchange: 6-Character Maidenhead Locator
 Work stations: Once per location (see rules)
 QSO Points: 100 points per QSO with unique call sign per band
             1 point per km distance per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: October 17, 2017
 E-mail logs to: 10GHZ[at]arrl[dot]org
 Mail logs to: 10 GHz Contest
               ARRL Contest Branch
               225 Main St.
               Newington, CT 06111
               USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up

Russian District Award Contest: 0800Z, Aug 19 to 0800Z, Aug 20
 Mode: CW, SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: SOAB Mixed Mode (High/Low)
          SOAB Mixed Mode Field
          SOAB CW (High/Low)
          SOAB CW Field
          SOAB SSB (High/Low)
          SOAB SSB Field
          Multi-Single Mixed Mode
          Multi-Single Mixed Mode Field
          SWL
 Exchange: RU: RS(T) + District code
           non-RU: RS(T) + QSO No.
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: RU: 1 point per QSO with same country
             RU: 2 points per QSO with same country, different continent
             RU: 3 points per QSO with different country, same continent
             RU: 5 points per QSO with different country, different continent
             RU: 10 points per QSO between Field entrants
             non-RU: 10 points per QSO with RU station
 Multipliers: RU Stations: Each DXCC country once per band and each RDA district once only
              non-RU Stations: Each RDA district once only
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: August 31, 2017
 E-mail logs to: rx3rc[at]rdaward[dot]org
 Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://rdaward.org/rdac1.htm

Keyman's Club of Japan Contest: 1200Z, Aug 19 to 1200Z, Aug 20
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: Single Op Multiband
          Single Op Single Band (JA Only)
          SWL
 Exchange: JA: RST + prefecture/district code
           non-JA: RST + continent code
 QSO Points: JA Station: 1 point per QSO with JA station
             JA Station: 5 points per QSO with DX station
             DX Station: 1 point per QSO with JA station
 Multipliers: Each JA prefecture once per band
              JA Station: Each continent once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: September 20, 2017
 E-mail logs to: 2017kcjtest[at]kcj−cw[dot]com
 Mail logs to: Takayuki Mori JI1XSE
               Saida 556-36
               Tamamura machi, Sawa gun, Gunma 370-1131
               Japan

 Find rules at: http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/17_kcj_contest_rule_e.pdf

Feld Hell Sprint: 1600Z-1759Z, Aug 19
 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 23, 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/gridlocsprint

North American QSO Party, SSB: 1800Z, Aug 19 to 0559Z, Aug 20
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: North America
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low)
          Multi-Two (Low)
 Max operating hours: Single Op: 10 hours
                      Multi-Two: 12 hours
 Max power: LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: NA: Name + (state/DC/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/DC (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: 0559Z August 25, 2017
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit/
 Mail logs to: Bill Lippert, AC0W
               2013 6th Avenue SE
               Austin, MN 55912-4321
               USA
 Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf

CVA DX Contest, CW: 2100Z, Aug 19 to 2100Z, Aug 20
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
          Multi-Single (Low/High)
          Multi-Two
          Headquarters
          Teen Single Op
          YL Single Op
 Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + type/UF(see rules)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: Each UF once per band
              Each country once only
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: September 15, 2017
 E-mail logs to: cw[at]craec[dot]org
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://glauberviana2009.wixsite.com/cva3-dx-html/regulamento

SARL HF Digital Contest: 1300Z-1630Z, Aug 20
 Geographic Focus: Southern Africa
 Participation: Southern Africa
 Mode: RTTY, PSK31
 Bands: 80, 40, 20m
 Classes: Single Op All Band
          Single Op Single Band
          Multi-Op All Band
          Multi-Op Single Band
 Exchange: RST + Serial No.
 Score Calculation: (see rules)
 Submit logs by: August 27, 2017
 E-mail logs to: contest[at]netactive[dot]co[dot]za
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=20161222085537waqSliCvbT.PDF

ARRL Rookie Roundup, RTTY: 1800Z-2359Z, Aug 20
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: Single Op Rookie
          Multi-Op Rookie
          Non-Rookies
 Max power: 100 watts
 Exchange: NA: Name + 2-digit year first licensed + (state/province/XE area/DX)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-rookie
             2 points per QSO with rookie
 Multipliers: Each US state and DC once
              Each VE province once
              Each XE call area once
              One DX once
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 2359Z August 23, 2017
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Post log summary at: http://www.b4h.net/arrlrr/rr_scoresubmission.php
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Aug 21
 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: August 27, 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/

Solar Eclipse QSO Party: 1400Z-2200Z, Aug 21
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: Single Op
          Multi-Multi
 Exchange: [other station's call] + [RS(T)] + [6-character grid square] + [your call]
 Work stations: (see rules)
 QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
             2 points per CW/digital QSO
             Bonus: (see rules)
 Multipliers: Each 4-character grid square once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults + bonus points
 Submit logs by: September 30, 2017
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://hamsci.org/seqp
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://hamsci.org/seqp


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint                                          0000Z-0200Z, Aug 23
Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, Aug 23
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, Aug 23
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Aug 23
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, Aug 24
QRP Fox Hunt                                         0100Z-0230Z, Aug 25
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, Aug 25
NCCC Sprint Ladder                                   0230Z-0300Z, Aug 25
Hawaii QSO Party                                     0400Z, Aug 26 to 0400Z, Aug 28
ALARA Contest                                        0600Z Aug 26 to 0559Z, Aug 27
YO DX HF Contest                                     1200Z, Aug 26 to 1200Z, Aug 27
SCC RTTY Championship                                1200Z, Aug 26 to 1159Z, Aug 27
W/VE Islands QSO Party                               1200Z, Aug 26 to 0300Z, Aug 27
Kansas QSO Party                                     1400Z, Aug 26 to 0200Z, Aug 27
                                                      1400Z-2000Z, Aug 27
Ohio QSO Party                                       1600Z, Aug 26 to 0400Z, Aug 27
CVA DX Contest, SSB                                  2100Z, Aug 26 to 2100Z, Aug 27
50 MHz Fall Sprint                                   2300Z, Aug 26 to 0300Z, Aug 27
SARL HF CW Contest                                   1300Z-1630Z, Aug 27


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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:   August 13, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html

ARS Flight of the Bumblebees:   August 13, 2017
 E-mail:  ARSBumblebees[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/

SARL HF Phone Contest:   August 13, 2017
 E-mail:  contest[at]netactive[dot]co[dot]za
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=20161222085537waqSliCvbT.PDF

NCCC RTTY Sprint:   August 13, 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:   August 13, 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/sprint201708.html

10-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB:   August 14, 2017
 E-mail:  tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
 Upload log at:  http://hamclubs.info/scorer/
 Mail:  Dan Morris, KZ3T
        3162 Covington Way
        Lenoir, NC 28645
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules

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

NRAU 10m Activity Contest:   August 17, 2017
 Upload log at:  http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon:   August 20, 2017
 Post web summary: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/submit-display.php
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/

ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest:   August 20, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/222-mhz-and-up-distance-contest

WAB 144 MHz Low Power Phone:   August 26, 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

WAE DX Contest, CW:   August 28, 2017
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/worked-all-europe-dx-contest/logupload/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/referat-conteste/worked-all-europe-dx-contest/en/

4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint:   August 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

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

Maryland-DC QSO Party:   September 12, 2017
 E-mail:  MDQSOP[at]w3vpr[dot]org
 Upload log at:  http://www.w3vpr.org/node/162
 Mail:  MDC QSO Party
        P.O. Box 308
        Davidsonville, MD 21035
        USA
 Find rules at: http://mdcqsoparty.w3vpr.org/Documents/Maryland_QSO_Party_Rules_2014.pdf

MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest:   September 15, 2017
 E-mail:  mssprint[at]mmmonvhf[dot]de
 Mail:  A.F. Veldhuijsen, PA4EME
        Westlandstraat 9
        6137 KE  Sittard
        The Netherlands
 Find rules at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ctestinfo.php
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