THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
December 18 - 25, 2017 Edition
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This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- List of following week's contests
- Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests
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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Dec 18
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: December 24, 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/
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 20
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0330Z December 21, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 20
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 December 22, 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, Dec 20 and 1900Z-2000Z, Dec 20 and 0300Z-0400Z, Dec 21
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 December 23, 2017
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
NAQCC CW Sprint: 0130Z-0330Z, Dec 21
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 1 watt
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
2 points per QSO with member
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Key Type Mult: 2x if straight key, 1.5x if bug, 1x if other
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x key type mult
Submit logs by: 2359Z December 24, 2017
E-mail logs to: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
jcoreyc[at]gmail[dot]com
Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprint_submit_log.html
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint201712mw.html
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Dec 22
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: December 24, 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
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 22
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0330Z December 23, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 22
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: December 24, 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
Gedebage CW Contest: 0000Z-2359Z, Dec 23
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
Multi-Op (Low/High)
Max power: HP: 1000 watts
LP: 150 watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with same country
3 points per QSO with different country same continent
4 points per QSO with different continent
5 points per QSO with YC1ZAZ
Multipliers: Each prefix once per band
Each DXCC country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 6, 2018
E-mail logs to: orari[dot]bandung[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://olkb.or.id
RAEM Contest: 0000Z-1159Z, Dec 24
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Single
SWL
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
Exchange: Serial No. + latitude (degs only) + longitude (degs only)
N=North, S=South, W=West, O=East (e.g. 57N 85O)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 50 points + 1 point for every degree difference in geo location, both latitude and longitude
QSO with Polar station: 100 points additional
QSO with RAEM Memorial Station: 300 points additional
Multipliers: Polar stations multiply total QSO points by 1.1
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: January 25, 2018
E-mail logs to: raem[at]srr[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://raem.srr.ru/en/main/
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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DARC Christmas Contest 0830Z-1059Z, Dec 26
SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Dec 27
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 27
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 27
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Dec 27
1900Z-2000Z, Dec 27
0300Z-0400Z, Dec 28
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Dec 29
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 29
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 29
RAC Winter Contest 0000Z-2359Z, Dec 30
Stew Perry Topband Challenge 1500Z, Dec 30 to 1500Z, Dec 31
Original QRP Contest 1500Z, Dec 30 to 1500Z, Dec 31
Bogor Old and New Contest 1200Z-2359Z, Dec 31
AGB New Year Snowball Contest 0000Z-0100Z, Jan 1
SARTG New Year RTTY Contest 0800Z-1100Z, Jan 1
IQRP Quarterly Marathon 0800Z, Jan 1 to 2000Z, Jan 7
AGCW Happy New Year Contest 0900Z-1200Z, Jan 1
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest 1400Z-1700Z, Jan 1 (144)
1700Z-1800Z, Jan 1 (432)
QRP ARCI New Years Sprint 1500Z-1800Z, Jan 1
ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 2
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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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Feld Hell Sprint: December 20, 2017
Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/Happy-Birthday-Rudolph-Sprint
QRP ARCI Topband Sprint: December 20, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com
Mail: ARCI Top Band Sprint
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland,
Ontario
Canada, L3C 4M3
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/
ARRL Rookie Roundup, CW: December 20, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.b4h.net/arrlrr/rr_scoresubmission.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: December 21, 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
Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party: December 21, 2017
E-mail: hot[at]qrpcc[dot]de
Mail: Lutz Gutheil, DL1RNN
Bergstr. 17
D-38446 Wolfsburg
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/hotr.html
OK DX RTTY Contest: December 23, 2017
Upload log at: http://okrtty.crk.cz/index.php?page=send-log
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://okrtty.crk.cz/index.php?page=english
Padang DX Contest: December 23, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://padang.qrzyb.com/log-submission/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://padang.qrzyb.com/2015/11/02/padang-dx-contest-dx-station-rules/
QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint: December 24, 2017
E-mail: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com
Mail: ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint
c/o Jeff Hetherington VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland
Ontario
Canada, L3C 4M3
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: December 24, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/
Croatian CW Contest: December 25, 2017
Upload log at: http://www.hamradio.hr/hfrobot
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://9acw.org/index.php/rules/english/121-rules-2017
Russian 160-Meter Contest: December 30, 2017
E-mail: contest[at]radio[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/contests/robot.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/90.html
UN DIGI Contest: December 30, 2017
E-mail: un-digi-c[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://kfrr.kz/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/UN-DIGI-Contest-2017-ENG-1.pdf
IPARC Contest, CW: December 31, 2017
E-mail: dj6qq[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Uwe Greggersen, DJ6QQ
Hurststr 9
D-51645 Gummersbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.iparc.de
IPARC Contest, SSB: December 31, 2017
E-mail: dj6qq[at]darc[dot]de
Mail: Uwe Greggersen, DJ6QQ
Hurststr 9
D-51645 Gummersbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.iparc.de
All Austrian 160-Meter Contest: December 31, 2017
E-mail: hf-contest[at]oevsv[dot]at
Upload log at: http://aoec-auswertung.oevsv.at/
Mail: OEVSV-HQ
HF-Contest Manager
Industriezentrum NO-Sud, Strasse 14, Objekt 31
2351 Wr Neudorf
Austria
Find rules at: http://www.oevsv.at/export/shared/.content/.galleries/Downloads_Referate/HF-Referat-Downloads/Regeln_Aoec_160m_2017.pdf
Classic Exchange, CW: December 31, 2017
E-mail: wq8u[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/sep17/sep17ann.html
International Naval Contest: December 31, 2017
E-mail: mick_g3lik[at]ntlworld[dot]com
Mail: Mick Puttick - G3LIK
21 Sanyfield Crescent
Cowplain, Waterlooville
Hants, PO8 8SQ
United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://www.marinefunker.de/eng/show.php3?pos=16
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: December 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
Kentucky QSO Party: December 31, 2017
E-mail: k4cms[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: Larry R. Smith, K4CMS
623 Shady Lane
Alvaton, KY 42122
USA
Find rules at: http://www.wkdxa.com/mainsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:wkdxa&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=63
Classic Exchange, Phone: December 31, 2017
E-mail: wq8u[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: WQ8U
104 W. Queen St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/sep17/sep17ann.html
CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run: January 9, 2018
E-mail: vkumagai[at]q[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.coloradoqrpclub.org/contests/snow.htm
AGB-Party Contest: January 12, 2018
E-mail: eu1eu[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail: Igor "Harry" Getmann, EU1EU
P.O.Box 143
Minsk 220005
BELARUS
Find rules at: http://www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_party.htm
AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party: January 15, 2018
E-mail: dgparker2[at]wisc[dot]edu
Mail: Dave Parker
PO Box 6
Prairie du Sac, WI 53578
USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/bruce-kelley-memorial-cw-qso-party.html
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