THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
January 15 - 22, 2018 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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4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: 0100Z-0300Z, Jan 15
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: January 17, 2018
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
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 17
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 January 18, 2018
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 17
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 January 19, 2018
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, Jan 17 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jan 17 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jan 18
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 January 20, 2018
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, Jan 18
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
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 January 21, 2018
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/sprint201801.html
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Jan 19
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: January 21, 2018
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, Jan 19
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 January 20, 2018
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 19
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: January 21, 2018
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
LZ Open Contest: 1800Z-2200Z, Jan 19
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op (High/Low/QRP)
Multi-Op
Max power: QRP: 5W
Exchange: 3-Digit Serial No. + 3-Digit Serial No. received from last QSO
Work stations: Once each 30 minutes
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: January 29, 2018
E-mail logs to: LZ1GL[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.lzopen.com/lz-open-contest/rules/rulesF.htm
Hungarian DX Contest: 1200Z, Jan 20 to 1159Z, Jan 21
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (CW/SSB)(Low/High)
Single Op All Band Mixed (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (Mixed/CW/SSB)(Low/High)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Multi-Multi
SWL
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: HA: RS(T) + 2-letter county/HA-DXC member no.
non-HA: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
1 point per QSO with different country, same continent
3 points per QSO with different continent
6 points per QSO with HA station
Multipliers: Hungarian counties, once per band
HA-DXC member numbers, once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 4, 2018
E-mail logs to: hadx[at]mrasz[dot]hu
Upload log at: http://www.ha-dx.com/HADX/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ha-dx.com/HADX/html/rules_en.html
RSGB AFS Contest, Data: 1400Z-1800Z, Jan 20
Mode: RTTY, PSK
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op/Multi-Op (Low/Medium/High)
(see rules for team requirements)
Max power: HP: 400 watts (RTTY), 100 watts (PSK)
MP: 100 watts
LP: 10 watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2359Z January 21, 2018
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2018/rafs.shtml
North American QSO Party, SSB: 1800Z, Jan 20 to 0559Z, Jan 21
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 January 26, 2018
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
WAB 1.8 MHz Phone: 1900Z-2300Z, Jan 20
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
Low Power
SWL (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
Max power: non-Low: >10 watts
Low: 10 watts
Exchange: British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square
Other: RS + serial no. + country
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: February 10, 2018
E-mail logs to: aebbooks[at]ntlworld[dot]com
Mail logs to: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
14 York Avenue
Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules
ARRL January VHF Contest: 1900Z, Jan 20 to 0359Z, Jan 22
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Any
Bands: 50 MHz and up
Classes: Single Op (Low/High)
Single Op Portable
Single Op 3 Band
Single Op FM
Rover
Limited Rover
Unlimited Rover
Multi-Op
Limited Multi-Op
Max power: (see rules)
Exchange: 4-character grid square
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per 50 or 144 MHz QSO
2 points per 222 or 432 MHz QSO
4 points per 902 or 1296 MHz QSO
8 points per 2.3 GHz or higher QSO
Multipliers: Grid squares once per band
Rovers: grid squares operated from once regardless of band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0359Z February 1, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
Mail logs to: January VHF
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf
Feld Hell Sprint: 2000Z-2359Z, Jan 20 (EU-AF) and 2300Z, Jan 20 to 0259Z, Jan 21 (ENA-ESA) and 0200Z-0559Z, Jan 21 (WNA-OC-AS)
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Feld Hell
Bands: 160, 80, 40m
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: January 25, 2018
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/low-down-sprint
Classic Exchange, CW: 1300Z, Jan 21 to 0800Z, Jan 22 and 1300Z, Jan 23 to 0800Z, Jan 24
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Name + RST + (state/province/country) + rcvr/xmtr manuf/model
Work stations: Once per band per mode per rcr/xmtr manuf/model
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = sum(total mode QSO points x total mode mults) + Bonus Points
Submit logs by: April 30, 2018
E-mail logs to: k2rp[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: K2RP
659 Shanas Lane
Encinitas, CA 92024
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan18/jan18ann.html
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 22
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: January 28, 2018
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/
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Classic Exchange, CW 1300Z, Jan 21 to 0800Z, Jan 22
1300Z, Jan 23 to 0800Z, Jan 24
SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Jan 24
NAQCC CW Sprint 0130Z-0330Z, Jan 24
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 24
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 24
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 24
1900Z-2000Z, Jan 24
0300Z-0400Z, Jan 25
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jan 26
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 26
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 26
CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW 2200Z, Jan 26 to 2200Z, Jan 28
Montana QSO Party 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 27
REF Contest, CW 0600Z, Jan 27 to 1800Z, Jan 28
BARTG RTTY Sprint 1200Z, Jan 27 to 1200Z, Jan 28
UBA DX Contest, SSB 1300Z, Jan 27 to 1300Z, Jan 28
Winter Field Day 1900Z, Jan 27 to 1900Z, Jan 28
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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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Stew Perry Topband Challenge: January 15, 2018
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/
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
DARC Christmas Contest: January 15, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/weihnachtswettbewerb/logupload/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/?id=820
QRP ARCI New Years Sprint: January 15, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: January 17, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://qrpcontest.com/4sqrp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: January 18, 2018
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
North American QSO Party, CW: January 19, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit/
Mail: Chris Hurlbut, KL9A
1733 E. Broad Ave.
Spokane, WA 99207
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: January 21, 2018
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/
NRAU-Baltic Contest, CW: January 21, 2018
E-mail: nrau-baltic-cw[at]ssa[dot]se
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/nrau-baltic-contest/rules/23-nrau-baltic-contest-rules.html
NRAU-Baltic Contest, SSB: January 21, 2018
E-mail: nrau-baltic-ssb[at]ssa[dot]se
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/nrau-baltic-contest/rules/23-nrau-baltic-contest-rules.html
UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest: January 21, 2018
E-mail: ubapsk63[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-psk63-prefix-contest-rules
IQRP Quarterly Marathon: January 21, 2018
E-mail: iqrpclub[at]arimontebelluna[dot]it
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arimontebelluna.it/news/news_maratona_uk.htm
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: January 22, 2018
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
AGB New Year Snowball Contest: January 22, 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.qsl.net/eu1eu/agb_nysb.htm
RAEM Contest: January 25, 2018
E-mail: raem[at]srr[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://raem.srr.ru/en/main/
Old New Year Contest: January 28, 2018
E-mail: contest[at]radio[dot]ru
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule-results/index7.shtml
DARC 10-Meter Contest: January 29, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/darc-10m-contest/logupload/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/darc-10m-contest/regeln/
Bogor Old and New Contest: January 31, 2018
E-mail: yc1zal[at]orari-bogor[dot]org
Mail: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
10th BOGOR OLD AND NEW CONTEST
PO. BOX 376 BOGOR – 16003
WEST JAVA
INDONESIA
Find rules at: http://www.orari-bogor.org/contest/#!/rules
RAC Winter Contest: January 31, 2018
E-mail: canadawinter[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-winter-contest-rules/
SARTG New Year RTTY Contest: January 31, 2018
E-mail: contest[at]sartg[dot]com
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com
Mail: SARTG Contest Manager
Ewe Hakansson, SM7BHM
Pilspetsvagen 4
SE-291 66 KRISTIANSTAD
SWEDEN
Find rules at: http://www.sartg.com/contest/nyrules.htm
Original QRP Contest: January 31, 2018
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
AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest: February 4, 2018
E-mail: W1GIG[at]att[dot]net
Mail: Tim Walker
19 Woodside Ave.
Westport, CT 06880
USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-linc-cundall-memorial-cw-contest.html
Kid's Day Contest: February 5, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Mail: (see rules)
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/kids-day
EUCW 160m Contest: February 8, 2018
E-mail: f6cel[at]orange[dot]fr
Mail: Ghislain BARBASON
5 rue de l'Ecluse
F-02190 PIGNICOURT
France
Find rules at: http://www.eucw.org/eu160.html
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