K7RA Solar Update

The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: We only saw sunspots on 2 days of the reporting week, on March 30 and 31, when the daily sunspot numbers were 11 and 12. No sunspots appeared during the previous week, so the average daily sunspot number rose from 0 to 3.3. Average daily solar flux inched upward from 68.2 to 68.6.

Geomagnetic indicators were quiet, with average daily planetary A index declining from 10.6 to 5, and average mid-latitude A index dipping from 8.9 to 4.

Predicted solar flux is 69 on April 5-11; 68 on April 12-22; 69 on April 23-May 6, and 68 from May 7-19.

Predicted planetary A index is 10 and 8 on April 5-6; 5 on April 7-9; 10, 15, and 20 on April 10-12; 18 on April 13-14; 15, 10, 5, and 8 on April 15-18; 15 on April 19-21; 12 and 10 on April 22-23; 5 on April 24-May 6; 10, 15, and 20 on May 7-9; 18 on May 10-11; 15, 10, 5, and 10 on May 12-15; 15 on May 16-18, and 12 on May 19.

Sunspot numbers for March 29 through April 4, 2018 were 0, 11, 12, 0, 0, 0, and 0, with a mean of 3.3. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 69, 68.8, 69, 69, 68.4, 67.8, and 68.5, with a mean of 68.6. Estimated planetary A indices were 4, 5, 7, 5, 5, 4, and 5, with a mean of 5. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 3, 4, 6, 4, 4, 3, and 4, with a mean of 4.

In Friday's bulletin look for an updated forecast and reports from readers, including one from K3MSB on difficulties working Australia from Pennsylvania on 160 meters. Send me your reports or observations. 

TNX ARRL

LOTW NOW SUPPORTS WAZ

FUNALLY LOTW supports the WAZ Award...That was quick...It only has taken YEARS for this support....

 

LoTW Support for CQ Worked All Zones (WAZ) Award Goes Live

ARRL and CQ magazine have announced the launch of Logbook of The World (LoTW) support for CQ's Worked All Zones (WAZ) Award program, effective immediately. The goal of the project, under way since last year, has been to create the proper technical support system so that radio amateurs can submit LoTW confirmations for WAZ credit, and that has been accomplished, CQ and ARRL said in a joint statement.

LoTW -- ARRL's electronic confirmation system for Amateur Radio contacts --provides contact confirmation when both stations upload their logs to the system, and a match between the logs is confirmed. LoTW has already supported the CQ WPX Award program since 2012.

"We are very pleased that participants in CQ's WAZ award program will now be able to use their LoTW confirmations for award credit," CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, said. "CQ WPX Award participants have found it very helpful, and we are sure it will be equally helpful for those pursuing WAZ and its many variations."

ARRL First Vice President Greg Widin, K0GW, concurred. "Users of LoTW have been telling us for some time that they would like to use QSLs from LoTW to apply for the WAZ award," he said. "They will now be able to select confirmations to be used for WAZ credit." Read more.

Get Out Your Tinfoil Hats...HAARP RESUMES

HAARP Facility to Resume Ionospheric Research this Week

Alaska's super-power High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) transmitters in Gakona, Alaska, will fire up again for the spring research campaign April 6 - 14. University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Space Physics Group researcher and HAARP Chief Scientist Chris Fallen, KL3WX, told ARRL that more than 40 hours of "externally funded" experiments are in the queue.
"Scientists from US universities and government labs will explore the physics of scintillations, magnetic field-aligned plasma irregularities, artificial and natural atmospheric airglow, stimulated electromagnetic emissions, plasma waves, and radio-enhanced ionization," Fallen said. "The HAARP transmitter is still at 80% net power, but by summer we expect to have the final 'column' of transmitters restored, bringing the array back to 100%."
For his part, Fallen said he still has some time remaining on his National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study artificial airglow, but added that this is "a tough time of year in a tough year of the solar cycle" for such experiments. "It will not be dark enough in Gakona to observe artificial airglow emissions until 10 PM at the beginning of the campaign and 10:30 PM at the end of the campaign, due to the rapidly lengthening days in the Land of Midnight Sun."

Kona, the HAARP dog.

Fallen said that due to weakening solar activity, the critical frequency of the ionosphere's F2 layer (foF2) is relatively low during the day, peaking at a little more than 4 MHz above Gakona in the late afternoon, and falling rapidly in the evening, limiting the time available for experiments.

Fallen may continue his past practice of "bundling" amplitude modulated content of interest to hams in the airglow experiments. His previous airglow experiments were accompanied by tones and music to illustrate the Luxembourg effect and slow-scan television (SSTV) images in Scottie 1 format.
Fallen plans to tweet selected transmitter frequencies and other information throughout the campaign from his personal Twitter page. HAARP's official Twitter page will share photos and other information of general interest, "such as what the HAARP dog is up to," Fallen said.
Operation of the HAARP research facility was transferred from the US Air Force to UAF in 2015.

See ARRL website for further info.

ARRL DX NEWS

DX News from the ARRL

6 April, 2018

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by UR4NWW, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.
Thanks to all.
AGALEGA AND ST. BRANDON ISLANDS, 3B6,7. A large group of operators are QRV as 3B7A from Saint Brandon Island, IOTA AF-015, until April 17. Activity is on the HF bands with five stations active using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via F5CWU.
KENYA, 5Z. Kees, 5Z4ZC is QRV on 40 to 10 meters using PSK31, JT65 and FT8. QSL via PA3CPK.
CROATIA, 9A. Dusan, S52DG will be QRV as 9A/S52DG/p from Krk Island, IOTA EU-136, from April 12 to 15. Activity will be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call.
BHUTAN, A5. Zorro, JH1AJT, Jin, JF1IST and Champ, E21EIC are QRV as A5A until April 11 while meeting with an official from the ministry of health, sports federations and the BOC National Olympic Committee. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via JH1AJT.
THE GAMBIA, C5. C5WP is QRV until April 13 while performing charity work. Activity is in his spare time on the HF bands using SSB and FT8, with some activity on 60 meters a well, and listening for sporadic-E openings on 10 meters. QSL via ON7WP.
CAPE VERDE, D4. Mike, CT1IUA is QRV as D4IA from Sal Island, IOTA AF-086, until April 9. Activity is on the various HF bands using mostly CW. QSL to home call.
LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Operators PA2HGJ, PA2RDK, PA3CNO, PA3DRF, PE0MGB and PE1FLO will be QRV as HB0/home calls from April 7 to 14. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using mostly CW with some SSB and various digital modes. QSL all calls via PE1FLO.
OGASAWARA, JD1. JN2AMD is QRV as JN2AMD/JD1. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call.
SABA, ST. EUSTATIUS, PJ5/6. Rick, AI5P will be QRV as PJ5/AI5P from April 9 to 16. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL to home call.
FRANZ JOSEF LAND, R1/F. Eugeny, UA4RX is QRV as RI1FJ from Heiss Island until September 2018. Activity is generally on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via UA2FM.
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, S9. Helio, CT1ENW is QRV as S92HP from Sao Tome City, and is here until January 31, 2019. Activity is on the HF bands, and 6 meters, using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call.
TUVALU, T2. Antoine, 3D2AG will be QRV as T2AR from Funafuti, IOTA OC-015, from April 8 to 15. Activity will be in his spare time on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, JT65 and FT8. QSL to home call.
EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Special event stations UE57G, UE12APR, R12APR, and R108M are QRV until April 15 to commemorate Yuri Gagarin's first flight. QSL UE12APR and R12APR via R3LO, R108M via RK3LC, and UE57G via R3LD.
UKRAINE, UR. Special event call EM30N is QRV until December 31, 2018 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the International Radioamateur Club WW. QSL via UR4NWW.
AUSTRALIA, VK. Andy, VK5MAV will be QRV as VK5MAV/9 from Cato Reef, IOTA OC-265, from April 9 to 18. QSL via RN3RQ.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The North American SSB Sprint Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, LZ Open 40-Meter CW Sprint Contest, PODXS 070 Club 20-Meter PSK 31 Flavors Contest, SARL VHF/UHF Digital Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, Mississippi QSO Party, Missouri QSO Party, Texas State Parks on the Air, Florida State Parks on the Air, SP DX Contest and the EA RTTY Contest are all on tap for this upcoming weekend.
The 144 MHz Spring Sprint and 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint are scheduled for April 9.
The CWops Mini-CWT CW Test, RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Championship, Phone Fray and NAQCC CW Sprint are scheduled for April 11.
The ARRL International Grid Chase runs during all of 2018.
Please see April QST, page 84, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details
 
TNX Southgate

Radio Romania Newsletter #134

RRI Contest: Alba Iulia-The City of the Union

 

Dear friends, RRI invites you to participate in a new prize winning contest, entitled "Alba Iulia – the City of the Union" devoted to the celebration of 100 years since the territories with a predominantly Romanian population united in a nation state.

The Grand National Assembly of Alba Iulia (central Romania), held on December 1, 1918, sealed the union of the provinces of Bessarabia, Bukovina, Transylvania, Banat, Crisana, Maramures and Satmar with the Kingdom of Romania. December 1 is Romania’s National Day, celebrated every year on this day, since 1990.

On March 27, 1918, the union of Bessarabia with the Kingdom of Romania was the first moment in a series of similar acts, completed on December 1, 1918 with the union of Transylvania, which sealed the creation of Greater Romania. In 1918, new states, among which Greater Romania, emerged on the map of Central and Eastern Europe. The new map was the result of the rearrangement of political structures based on national criteria. National self-determination based on ethnic majority was the underlying principle in the process of setting up the new state entities, a principle which is still functioning in international relations. 

We invite you to follow RRI’s broadcasts, our site www.rri.ro and our Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn profiles and give correct answers, in writing, to the contest questions. The contest ends on June 30, 2018, mailing date (June 30, at midnight, Romania’s time, for the online participants).

The two Grand Prizes will consist in two trips with accommodation and full-board, between September 10-18, sponsored by the Transilvania Hotel in Alba Iulia and the “Casa Motului” guesthouse in Arieseni, Alba County. As usual, the winners will have to cover the costs of the foreign travel expenses to and from Romania, and, if necessary, the cost of a Romanian visa. We will also offer prizes consisting in objects, particularly cultural promotion products. The contest is organised jointly with the Alba County Council, the City Hall of Alba Iulia, the Alba Iulia Branch of the Fine Artists Union, the Alba Iulia Orthodox Archbishopric and the Apulum SA Porcelain Factory in Alba Iulia.

And now the questions:

-What does Romania celebrate on December 1 and what is the significance of this celebration?

-What is the city  which hosted the Grand National Assembly of December 1, 1918?

-In what part of Romania is Alba Iulia located?

Please tell us what prompted you to participate in the contest and why you listen to RRI’s broadcasts and follow RRI’s content online. Our address is: Radio Romania International, 60-64 G-ral Berthelot Street, District 1, Bucharest, PO Box 111, postal code 010165, fax 00.40.21.319.05.62, e-mail: engl@rri.ro. Please send your answers by June 30, 2018, mailing date (by June 30, at 24.00 Romania’s time for the online participants). Good luck! 

 

Rules of the ''Alba Iulia-the City of the Union'' Contest

1. Organizer

The Romanian Broadcasting Corporation, headquartered in 60-64 General Berthelot Street, fiscal code RO8296093, organizes a prize winning contest titled “Alba Iulia-the City of the Union”, through Radio Romania International (RRI).

The Organizer reserves the right to change the contest's concept and format any time it deems necessary, or to discontinue the contest at any moment for its duration, informing the public of the changes before they come into effect, by posting them on the website www.rri.ro, as well as through announcements on air on Radio Romania International.

2. Running period

The contest runs between 1 April – 30 June, 2018, mailing date,  (namely 30 June 2018, 24:00 hours Romanian time, for online contributions), held in all of RRI's broadcast languages.

3. Rights and conditions for participation

The contest is addressed to all individuals who are 18 years of age by the date of 1 April 2018. Individuals who do not have the right to take part in the contest are employees, contractors of Partners, and relatives up to the second degree of individuals working at, or collaborating with, the Romanian Broadcasting Corporation.

4. Concept

a) The contest runs between 1 April- 30 June 2018, held in all of RRI's broadcast languages.

b) One listener or user may win a single prize.

c) The contest questions will be broadcast periodically on RRI, as well as posted on the RRI website, www.rri.ro, and on RRI social profiles (Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn).

d) Participants have to answer all questions in the contest in writing, by any means: e-mail, on the addresses specified on the website of the Section to which the answers are being sent, on the Section's Facebook profile, by letter sent to the address The Romanian Broadcasting Corporation, headquartered in. 60-64General Berthelot Street, sector 1, Bucharest, PO Box 111, cod 010165, on the Google+ or LinkedIn profiles, or by fax, 00.40.21.319.05.62. We encourage participants to add what determined them to take part in the competition, and especially why they listen to RRI broadcasts or follow RRI on-line.

e) Answers sent by the same listener or user to several RRI Sections shall be taken into consideration only by the first Section to which they were sent.

f) The prizes shall consist of trips to Romania or cultural promotional materials (for instance, CDs, albums, brochures, DVDs); the money value of prizes cannot be claimed or be granted.

5. Validation of winners and reception of prizes

a) The listener or user who takes part in the contest is kindly asked to send to RRI, by letter or e-mail, their complete identification data and their mailing address (and home address, if different), in order to be able to receive a possible prize.

b) Only correct and complete answers, sent on time, qualify for getting a prize.

c) The winners of the Grand Prizes (trips to Romania) will cover their foreign travel expenses to and from Romania and, if necessary, the cost of the Romanian visa. Prizes consisting of objects shall be sent by mail, postage paid by RRI, within the limit of funds allocated from the state budget, in the shortest time possible.

d) Upon reception of the prizes, winners cannot refuse or return the package, except for objective reasons, justified in writing, in order to avoid generating additional costs for RRI. Refusing or returning the prize without a clear justification, accepted in writing by RRI, leads to that person being excluded from the list of participants eligible for prizes at the following contest organized by RBC through RRI. The same provisions apply to errors in communicating a home address, for which the participants are responsible.

e) Winners are kindly asked to inform RRI in writing, by any means, about receiving the package and prize contents, in order to verify the integrity of postal delivery.

6. Liability

By sending in answers for the contest, all participants agree and take on the obligation to comply with the requirements and conditions imposed by the Organizer under these Rules.

7. Private data protection

In line with legislation in force, the Organizer is obligated to make public the name of winners and list of prizes granted as part of this contest. The organizer is also obligated to comply with the provisions of Law nr. 667/2001 on the protection of private data stored for the duration of the contest. To this end, the Organizer commits to ensure the confidentiality of private data of participants in this context. By simply taking part in the contest and providing private data, the participants agree for that data to be entered into the Organizer's database. Upon specific written request by the participants, the Organizer shall not use private data upon ending of the contest.

8. Force majeure

In the understanding of these Rules, force majeure means any event that cannot be controlled, remedied or foreseen by the Organizer, and whose occurrence makes them unable to fulfill obligations under the Rules, including, but not limited to: war, fires, flooding, labor strikes and blockades, earthquakes, powerful storms, other catastrophes of any kind. If a force majeure situation prevents totally or partially the good running of the contest in accordance with the conditions laid out in these Rules, the Organizer shall be exempt of responsibility for the duration of the force majeure.

9. Litigation

Any possible litigation between the Organizer and participants in the contest shall be settled amicably. If amicable settlement is impossible, the litigation shall be referred for settlement to the competent courts in Bucharest.

10. Publication of the Rules

The Rules of the contest shall be published on the www.rri.ro website and on RRI’s Facebook profiles.  The reference version shall be the version in the English language.

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This Weeks Contests by WA7BNM

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           April 2 - 9, 2018 Edition

NOTICE: The WA7BNM Contest Calendar has permanently moved to: http://www.contestcalendar.com/ Please update any links to the calendar.

The web versions of this contest calendar can be found at: http://www.contestcalendar.com/  You can also access a text version of the weekly calendar at: http://www.contestcalendar.com/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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IQRP Quarterly Marathon: 0800Z, Apr 2 to 2000Z, Apr 8
 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: 3 points per CW QSO
             2 points per SSB QSO
             1 point per digital QSO
 Multipliers: km/100 of QSO with maximum distance
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x distance mult
 Submit logs by: April 22, 2018
 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, Apr 2
 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 April 3, 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/r80mcc.shtml

ARS Spartan Sprint: 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 3
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Skinny
          Tubby
 Max power: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Power
 Work stations: Once per band
 Submit logs by: April 5, 2018
 E-mail logs to: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 4
 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 April 6, 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, Apr 4 and 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 4 and 0300Z-0400Z, Apr 4
 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 April 7, 2018
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html

UKEICC 80m Contest: 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 4
 Geographic Focus: Europe
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 80m Only
 Classes: Single Op Connected (High/Low/QRP)
          Single Op Unconnected (High/Low/QRP)
 Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: 4-Character grid square
 QSO Points: 1 point per 500 km
             multiply QSO points by 2 if low power station
             multiply QSO points by 4 if QRP station
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: 2100Z April 4, 2018
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ukeicc.com/which-contest/which-contest-ukeicc-80m-contests-rules

SARL 80m QSO Party: 1700Z-2000Z, Apr 5
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 80m Only
 Classes: Single Op
 Exchange: RS + Serial No. + Grid Locator or QTH
 QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with South African station
             15 points per QSO with non-South African station
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: April 12, 2018
 E-mail logs to: zs5lp[at]vodamail[dot]co[dot]za
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=201712180812348XdiUz5yFy.PDF

NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1700Z-1800Z, Apr 5 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, Apr 5 (SSB) and 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 5 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, Apr 5 (Dig)
 Geographic Focus: Nordic Europe
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital
 Bands: 10m Only
 Classes: (none)
 Exchange: RS(T) + 6-character grid square
 QSO Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: April 19, 2018
 Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Apr 6
 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: April 8, 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

NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 6
 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: April 8, 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 40m Sprint Contest: 0400Z-0800Z, Apr 7
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 40m Only
 Classes: Single Op (High/Low/QRP)
          Multi-Op
          Straight Key
          Lady Ops
 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: April 17, 2018
 E-mail logs to: LZ1GL[at]yahoo[dot]com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.lzopen.com/lzocc40/indexF.htm

PODXS 070 Club PSK 31 Flavors Contest: 1000Z, Apr 7 to 0400Z, Apr 8
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: BPSK31, QPSK31, BPSK63, QPSK63, BPSK125, QPSK125
 Bands: 20m Only
 Classes: QRP
          Low
          Medium
 Max operating hours: 6 hours
 Max power: Medium: 50 watts
            Low: 20 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: 070 members: (state/province/country) + member no.
           Non-members: (state/province/country) + name
 Work stations: Once per PSK variant
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: Each state, province and DXCC country once per mode
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: April 15, 2018
 Upload log at: http://hamclubs.info/scorer
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/31-flavors

SARL VHF/UHF Digital Contest: 1000Z, Apr 7 to 1000Z, Apr 8
 Mode: Digital
 Bands: 50 MHz, 70 MHz, 144 MHz, 432 MHz, 1296 MHz
 Classes: Single Operator
          Multi-Op
          Portable/Field
          4-Hour Limited
 Exchange: RST + 6-character grid locator
 Work stations: Once per band
 Score Calculation: (see rules)
 Submit logs by: April 30, 2018
 E-mail logs to: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=201712180812348XdiUz5yFy.PDF

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 1200Z, Apr 7 to 2400Z, Apr 8
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: (none)
 Max operating hours: 24
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE")
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
             Bonus 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: April 15, 2018
 Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/submit-display.php
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/

Mississippi QSO Party: 1400Z, Apr 7 to 0200Z, Apr 8
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF
 Classes: Single Op
          Multi-Op
          Mobile
          Mobile+Driver
          Portable Single Op
          Portable Multi-Op
 Exchange: MS: RS(T) + county
           non-MS: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
             2 points per CW/digital QSO
 Multipliers: MS stations: Each MS county, state, province, and DXCC country once
              Non-MS stations: Each MS county once
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: April 30, 2018
 E-mail logs to: w5xx[at]vicksburg[dot]com
 Mail logs to: Vicksburg ARC
               64 Lake Circle Drive
               Vicksburg, MS 39180
               USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrlmiss.org/2018_-_2018_MSQP_Rules.pdf

Missouri QSO Party: 1400Z, Apr 7 to 0400Z, Apr 8 and 1400Z-2000Z, Apr 8
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF
 Classes: Missouri Fixed (Single Op (QRP/Low/High)/Multi-Op)
          Missouri Expedition (Single Op (QRP/Low/High)/Multi-Op)
          Missouri Rover (Single Op LP (CW/SSB/Mixed)/Mutli-Multi Unlimited/Multi-Op LP)
          Non-Missouri (Single Op (QRP/Low/High)/Multi-Op/Canada)
          DX
 Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: MO: RS(T) + county
           non-MO W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province/territory)
           DX: RS(T) + "DX"
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
             2 points per CW/digital QSO
             Bonus: 100 points for at least one QSO with a special event station (W0MA, K0H
             Bonus: 100 points for submitting a Cabrillo log electronically
 Multipliers: MO: Each MO county, state, province and territory once
              MO: Maximum of one DXCC country once
              Non-MO: Each MO county once
 Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus
 Submit logs by: May 8, 2018
 E-mail logs to: moqsoparty[at]w0ma[dot]org
 Mail logs to: Boeing Employees' Amateur Radio Society W0MA
               c/o George Mackus, AB0RX
               11841 Wexford Place Drive
               Maryland Heights, MO 63043
               USA
 Find rules at: http://www.w0ma.org/index.php/missouri-qso-party

Texas State Parks on the Air: 1400Z, Apr 7 to 0200Z, Apr 8 and 1400Z-2000Z, Apr 8
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: All
 Bands: All, except WARC
 Classes: Single Op TX Park (QRP/Low)
          Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single TX Park (QRP/Low)
          Multi-Multi TX Park (QRP/Low)
 Max power: QRP: 5 watts CW, 10 watts phone
            LP: 150 watts
            HP: >150 watts
 Exchange: TX Park: RS(T) + park abbreviation)
           W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province)
           DX: RS(T) + "DX"
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 2 points per CW/digital QSO
             1 points per phone QSO
             5 points for at least one QSO with K5LRK
 Multipliers: Each TX park once
              Power: QRP: 3X, Low: 2X, High: 1X
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x power mult
 Submit logs by: May 31, 2018
 E-mail logs to: logs[at]tspota[dot]com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.tspota.org/rules

Florida State Parks on the Air: 1400Z-2200Z, Apr 7 and 1400Z-2200Z, Apr 8
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op (FL Park/FL/non-FL)(QRP/Low/High)(CW/SSB/Digital/Mixed)
          Multi-Single (FL Park/FL/non-FL)(QRP/Low/High)(CW/SSB/Digital/Mixed)
          Multi-Multi (FL Park/FL/non-FL)(QRP/Low/High)(CW/SSB/Digital/Mixed)
 Max power: QRP: 5 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            HP: >100 watts
 Exchange: FL Park: park ID)
           non-FL Park: (state/province)
           DX: RS(T) + "DX"
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
             Bonus: 10 points per QSO with K4LKL
             Bonus: 35 points for at least one QSO via satellite
 Multipliers: Each FL park once per band per mode
 Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
 Submit logs by: April 22, 2018
 E-mail logs to: logs[at]flspota[dot]org
 Mail logs to: Matthew Stevens, KK4FEM
               210 Lena Vista Blvd
               Auburndale, FL 33823
               USA
 Find rules at: http://flspota.org/rules/

SP DX Contest: 1500Z, Apr 7 to 1500Z, Apr 8
 Geographic Focus: Poland
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band Mixed (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Three Band Mixed
          Single Op All Band Phone (Low/High)
          Single Op All Band CW (Low/High)
          Single Op Single Band Phone
          Single Op Single Band CW
          Multi-Op All Band Mixed
          SWL Mixed
 Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: SP: RS(T) + 1-character province
           non-SP: RS(T) + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: SP: 3 points per QSO outside of Europe
             SP: 1 point per QSO with non-SP Europe
             non-SP: 3 points per QSO with SP
 Multipliers: SP: Each DXCC country once per band regardless of mode
              non-SP: Each SP province once per band regardless of mode
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: April 30, 2018
 E-mail logs to: spdxc-logs[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
 Upload log at: https://spdxcontest-2018.pzk.org.pl/2018/sendlog.php
 Mail logs to: Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow
               SPDX Contest Committee
               P. O. Box 320
               00-950 WARSZAWA
               POLAND
 Find rules at: https://spdxcontest-2018.pzk.org.pl/2018/rules.php

EA RTTY Contest: 1600Z, Apr 7 to 1600Z, Apr 8
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Single Band
          Multi-Op
 Max power: High: >100 watts
            Low: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: EA: RSQ + province
           non-EA: RSQ + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: EA: 2 points per QSO with EA
             EA: 1 point per QSO with non-EA
             non-EA: 3 points per QSO with EA
             non-EA: 1 point per QSO with non-EA
 Multipliers: Each EADX100 entity once per band
              Each EA province once per band
              Each QSO with EA4URE once per band
              Each USA, VE, JA or VK call area once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: April 23, 2018
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/logs/
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/eartty/bases/

North American SSB Sprint Contest: 0000Z-0400Z, Apr 8
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: North America
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 80, 40, 20m
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
 Max operating hours: 4 hours
 Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] + [your state/province/country]
 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 KL7 and KH6) once
              Each VE province once
              Each North American country (except W/VE) once
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 0400Z April 15, 2018
 E-mail logs to: (see rules, web upload preferred)
 Upload log at: http://ssbsprint.com/submit-log/
 Mail logs to: Robert Hayes, KW8N
               9192 Bender Rd
               N. Ridgeville, OH 44039
               USA
 Find rules at: http://ssbsprint.com/rules/

4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Apr 9
 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: April 11, 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

144 MHz Spring Sprint: 1900 local - 2300 local, Apr 9
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: North America
 Mode: (not specified)
 Bands: 2m Only
 Classes: Single Op
          Rover
 Exchange: 4-character grid square
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: Each grid square
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: April 23, 2018
 E-mail logs to: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
               2752 Monument Road
               Jasper, GA 30143
               USA
 Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2018-information


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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NAQCC CW Sprint                                      0030Z-0230Z, Apr 11
Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, Apr 11
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, Apr 11
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Apr 11
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, Apr 12
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB                      1900Z-2030Z, Apr 11
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, Apr 13
NCCC Sprint                                          0230Z-0300Z, Apr 13
QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party                            0000Z-2359Z, Apr 14
JIDX CW Contest                                      0700Z, Apr 14 to 1300Z, Apr 15
OK/OM DX Contest, SSB                                1200Z, Apr 14 to 1200Z, Apr 15
F9AA Cup, PSK                                        1200Z, Apr 14 to 1200Z, Apr 15
New Mexico QSO Party                                 1400Z, Apr 14 to 0200Z, Apr 15
Georgia QSO Party                                    1800Z, Apr 14 to 0359Z, Apr 15
                                                      1400Z-2359Z, Apr 15
North Dakota QSO Party                               1800Z, Apr 15 to 1800Z, Apr 16
Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest                2100Z, Apr 14 to 2100Z, Apr 15
International Vintage Contest HF                     1200Z-1800Z, Apr 15
WAB 3.5/7/14 MHz Data Modes                          1200Z-1400Z, Apr 15 (RTTY)
                                                      1400Z-1600Z, Apr 15 (PSK)
                                                      1800Z-2000Z, Apr 15 (RTTY)
                                                      2000Z-2200Z, Apr 15 (PSK)
Hungarian Straight Key Contest                       1500Z-1700Z, Apr 15
ARRL Rookie Roundup, SSB                             1800Z-2359Z, Apr 15
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest                        0100Z-0300Z, Apr 16
222 MHz Spring Sprint                                1900 local - 2300 local, Apr 17


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SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest:   April 2, 2018
 E-mail:  contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=201712180812348XdiUz5yFy.PDF

AGCW VHF/UHF Contest:   April 2, 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

UK/EI DX Contest, CW:   April 2, 2018
 Upload log at:  http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl?Contest=DX%20CW%20Contest
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ukeicc.com/which-contest/uk-ei-dx-contest-rules

RSGB RoLo SSB:   April 2, 2018
 Upload log at:  http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2018/rolo.shtml

NSARA Contest:   April 3, 2018
 E-mail:  ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca
 Mail:  Peter J. Surette, VE1PJS
        48 Birch St.
        Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 4X2
        Canada
 Find rules at: http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/?page_id=82

RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW:   April 3, 2018
 Upload log at:  http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2018/r80mcc.shtml

Feld Hell Sprint:   April 4, 2018
 Upload log at:  https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/waaaeo-sprint

ARS Spartan Sprint:   April 5, 2018
 E-mail:  spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html

Russian WW MultiMode Contest:   April 6, 2018
 E-mail:  rusww[at]rdrclub[dot]ru
 Upload log at:  http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.rdrclub.ru/news-radio/russian-ww-mm-contest/159-rus-ww-multimode-contest

FOC QSO Party:   April 7, 2018
 E-mail summary:  kz5d[at]aol[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://g4foc.org/qsoparty/

UBA Spring Contest, 6m:   April 8, 2018
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://springcontest.on4dst.be/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest

Novice Rig Roundup:   April 9, 2018
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://novicerigroundup.com/nrrLog2018/login1.php
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://novicerigroundup.com/

Idaho QSO Party:   April 10, 2018
 E-mail:  idqplogs[at]msn[dot]com
 Mail:  KARS - IDQP Logs
        PO Box 1765
        Hayden, ID 83835-1765
        USA
 Find rules at: http://idahoarrl.info/qsoparty/rules.htm

F9AA Cup, SSB:   April 10, 2018
 E-mail:  concoursf9aa[at]urc[dot]asso[dot]fr
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/urchaut-6/om-6/131-trophee-f9aa

QCWA QSO Party:   April 10, 2018
 E-mail:  w2od[at]aol[dot]com
 Mail:  W2OD, Robert Buus
        8 Donner Street
        HOLMDEL N.J. 07733-2004
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/2018-qso-party-rules.pdf

Oklahoma QSO Party:   April 13, 2018
 E-mail:  okqplogs[at]suddenlink[dot]net
 Mail:  Oklahoma QSO Party
        Connie Marshall, K5CM
        2991 S. Woodland Rd.
        Muskogee, OK 74403
        USA
 Find rules at: http://k5cm.com/okqp2018rules.pdf

CLARA Chatter Party:   April 14, 2018
 E-mail:  ve5aq[at]sasktel[dot]net
 Mail:  Val Lemko, VE5ACJ
        1125 Iroquois St. W.
        Moose Jaw
        Sask. S6H 5C1
        Canada
 Find rules at: http://www.clarayl.ca/index.php/awards-certificates-to-work-for/clara-chatter-party-rules

Virginia QSO Party:   April 15, 2018
 E-mail:  vqp[at]verizon[dot]net
 Mail:  VA QSO Party
        Call Box 599
        Sterling, VA 20167
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2018_VQP/2018_VQP_Main.html

Louisiana QSO Party:   April 17, 2018
 E-mail:  logs[at]laqp[dot]org
 Mail:  LAQP
        Robert Baker
        136 Northwood Drive
        West Monroe, LA 71291
        USA
 Find rules at: http://laqp.louisianacontestclub.org/laqso_rules.htm

Classic Exchange, CW:   April 30, 2018
 E-mail:  k2rp[at]arrl[dot]net
 Mail:  K2RP
        659 Shanas Lane
        Encinitas, CA 92024
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan18/jan18ann.html

Classic Exchange, Phone:   April 30, 2018
 E-mail:  k2rp[at]arrl[dot]net
 Mail:  K2RP
        659 Shanas Lane
        Encinitas, CA 92024
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan18/jan18ann.html
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