THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
May 7 - 14, 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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RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: 1900Z-2030Z, May 7
Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: United Kingdom
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RS + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: 2359Z May 8, 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, May 8
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: May 10, 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, May 9
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 May 11, 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, May 9 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 9 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 10
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 May 12, 2018
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, May 11
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: May 13, 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, May 11
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: May 13, 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
VOLTA WW RTTY Contest: 1200Z, May 12 to 1200Z, May 13
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Op
SWL
Exchange: RST + QSO No. + CQ Zone
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: See rules
Multipliers: Each country and VK/VE/JA/ZL/W call area (see rules) once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x total QSOs
Submit logs by: May 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: log2018[at]contestvolta[dot]it
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.contestvolta.com/rules.pdf
CQ-M International DX Contest: 1200Z, May 12 to 1159Z, May 13
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Single Band (CW/SSB/Mixed)
Single Op All Band (CW/SSB/Mixed)(Low/High))
Single Op All Band QRP
Multi-Single
SWL
World War II Veteran
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No.
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each RS-150-C country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 13, 2018
E-mail logs to: cqm[at]srr[dot]ru
Upload log at: www.ua9qcq.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://cqm.srr.ru/en-rules/
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 1200Z, May 12 to 2400Z, May 13
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: May 20, 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/
Arkansas QSO Party: 1400Z, May 12 to 0200Z, May 13
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Single Op CW (Low/High)
RTTY/PSK Only
Multi-Single
Multi-Multi
Single Op Mobile
Multi-Op Mobile
Single Op Portable
Multi-Op Portable
Single Op Rover
Multi-Op Rover
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 10 watts
Exchange: AR: RS(T) + County
non-AR: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX")
Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
QSO Points: 1 point per SSB QSO
2 points per CW QSO
3 points per digital QSO
Bonus: 200 points per WR5P or W5AHS QSO
Multipliers: AR: Each AR county/state/province once + one "DX"
non-AR: Each AR county once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
Submit logs by: May 26, 2018
E-mail logs to: arkqp[at]cox[dot]net
Mail logs to: Arkansas QSO Party
c/o Don Banta, K5DB
3407 Diana St.
Springdate, AR 72764
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arkqp.com/
FISTS Spring Unlimited Sprint: 1700Z-2100Z, May 12
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: United States/Canada
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: QRP
QRO
Club
Max power: QRO: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + FISTS No.
non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with FIST member
FIST members: 2 points per QSO with non-FIST member
Multipliers: Each US state and VE province once
Each DXCC country once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: June 11, 2018
E-mail logs to: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
50 MHz Spring Sprint: 2300Z, May 12 to 0300Z, May 13
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: North America
Mode: not specified
Bands: 6m 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: May 26, 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
WAB 7 MHz Phone: 1000Z-1400Z, May 13
Mode: SSB
Bands: 40m 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: June 3, 2018
E-mail logs to: g3xkt[at]worked-all-britain[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail logs to: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
14 York Avenue
Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
United Kingdom
Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, May 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: May 16, 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
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, May 16
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 16
1900Z-2000Z, May 16
0300Z-0400Z, May 17
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data 1900Z-2030Z, May 16
NAQCC CW Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, May 17
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, May 18
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 18
Portuguese Navy Day Contest 0900Z, May 18 to 1700Z, May 20
Slobozhansky Sprint Contest 1800Z-1959Z, May 18 (SSB)
2000Z-2159Z, May 18 (CW)
UN DX Contest 0600Z-2100Z, May 19
NZART Sangster Shield Contest 0800Z-1100Z, May 19
0800Z-1100Z, May 20
His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW 1200Z, May 19 to 1200Z, May 20
EU PSK DX Contest 1200Z, May 19 to 1200Z, May 20
Aegean RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 19 to 1200Z, May 20
Feld Hell Sprint 1600Z-1759Z, May 19
2000Z-2159Z, May 19
Baltic Contest 2100Z, May 19 to 0200Z, May 20
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, May 21
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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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Helvetia Contest: May 7, 2018
E-mail: contest[at]uska[dot]ch
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.uska.ch/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/02-HF_Contest_Rules_2017_English_20161107czf.pdf
Nebraska QSO Party: May 7, 2018
E-mail: KB0LF[at]Windstream[dot]net
Mail: Frank Eriken, KB0LF
500 West Read Street
Murray, NE 68409
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/chapter025-rules-ne-qso-party-2018.pdf
10-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital: May 7, 2018
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.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
Missouri QSO Party: May 8, 2018
E-mail: moqsoparty[at]w0ma[dot]org
Mail: 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
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: May 8, 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
JIDX CW Contest: May 9, 2018
E-mail: cw[at]jidx[dot]org
Mail: JIDX CW Contest
c/o Five-Nine Magazine
P.O. Box 59, Kamata
Tokyo 144-8691
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html
432 MHz Spring Sprint: May 9, 2018
E-mail: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
2752 Monument Road
Jasper, GA 30143
USA
Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2018-information
Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest: May 9, 2018
E-mail: gc18[at]bk[dot]ru
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32
ARS Spartan Sprint: May 10, 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
SKCC Sprint Europe: May 10, 2018
E-mail summary: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/submit-display.php?submit_id=165
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/
Araucaria World Wide VHF Contest: May 11, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: https://www.avhfc.com/sendlog
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.avhfc.com/rules/en.pdf
ARI International DX Contest: May 11, 2018
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.ari.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4974&Itemid=335&lang=it
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ari.it/
SP DX RTTY Contest: May 13, 2018
E-mail: sprtty[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Upload log at: http://www.pkrvg.org/spdxrtty_import.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.pkrvg.org/strona,spdxrttyen.html
Florida QSO Party: May 13, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]floridaqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: Florida QSO Party
c/o Ron Harps, K8NZ
1997 Willow Glen Ln
Columbus, OH 43229-1550
USA
Find rules at: http://floridaqsoparty.org/rules/
10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW: May 14, 2018
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.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
F9AA Cup, PSK: May 15, 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
North Dakota QSO Party: May 15, 2018
E-mail: kg0yl[at]arrl[dot]org
Mail: KG0YL,
c/o Nancy Yoshida
1079 Harvest LN NE
Thompson, ND 58278
USA
Find rules at: http://www.kg0yl.net/QSO.html
7th Call Area QSO Party: May 16, 2018
E-mail: 7qplogs[at]codxc[dot]org
Mail: 7th Call Area QSO Party
c/o CODXC
61255 Ferguson Rd
Bend, OR 97702
USA
Find rules at: http://ws7n.net/7QP/new/Page.asp?content=rules
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: May 17, 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
Microwave Spring Sprint: May 19, 2018
E-mail: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
2752 Monument Road
Jasper, GA 30143
USA
Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2018-information
AGCW QRP/QRP Party: May 20, 2018
E-mail: qrp-party[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Manager
Udo Witte, DJ4FV
Sandbreite 7
D-49134 Wallenhorst
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/qrp-qrp-party
Michigan QSO Party: May 21, 2018
Upload log at: http://www.miqp.org/submitLogFileMiQP.html
Mail: Mad River Radio Club
c/o Dave Pruett
2727 Harris Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
USA
Find rules at: http://www.miqp.org/Rules.htm
CQMM DX Contest: May 22, 2018
E-mail: cwjf[at]cqmmdx[dot]com
Mail: CWJF Group
Rua Dr. Edgard Quinet 35/401
36036-080 Juiz de Fora - MG
Brazil
Find rules at: http://www.cqmmdx.com/rules/
EA-QRP CW Contest: May 22, 2018
E-mail: eaqrp_test[at]yahoo[dot]es
Mail: Vocalia de concursos EA-QRP (Concurso CW)
PO Box 17
E-16080 Cuenca
Spain
Find rules at: http://www.eaqrp.com/index.php/actividades/concurso?id=216
Ontario QSO Party: May 23, 2018
Upload log at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/submitlog.htm
Mail: Contest Club Ontario
9 White Crest Court
St Catharines, ON L2N 6Y1
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm
MIE 33 Contest: May 31, 2018
E-mail: log-contest[at]jarl-mie[dot]com
Mail: JARL Mie Branch
c/o T.Okada
1155-299 Uninaka, Meiwa
Taki, Mie 515-0316,
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.ztv.ne.jp/isoda/33/annual/41/41rule-e.html
Holyland DX Contest: May 31, 2018
E-mail: 4Z4KX[at]iarc[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#LogUpload
Mail: Contest Manager 4Z4KX
Israel Amateur Radio Club
Box 17600
Tel Aviv 61176
Israel
Find rules at: http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#HolylandContest
Texas State Parks on the Air: May 31, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]tspota[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.tspota.org/rules
Indiana QSO Party: June 1, 2018
E-mail: inqp[at]hdxcc[dot]org
Mail: HDXCC
c/o Tim Gardner
332 S28th St.
Lafayette, IN 47904
USA
Find rules at: http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp/rules.html
QRP to the Field: June 1, 2018
E-mail: na5n[at]zianet[dot]com
Mail: Paul Harden, NA5N
QRPTTF 2015
P.O. Box 757
Socorro, NM 87801
USA
Find rules at: http://www.zianet.com/qrp/qrpttf/2018/ttf.htm
FISTS Spring Slow Speed Sprint: June 4, 2018
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
New England QSO Party: June 5, 2018
E-mail: logs[at]neqp[dot]org
Mail: NEQP
PO Box J
West Suffield, CT 06093
USA
Find rules at: http://www.neqp.org/rules.html
Delaware QSO Party: June 5, 2018
E-mail: qsoparty[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: DE QSO Party
PO Box 1050
Newark, DE 19715-1050
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fsarc.org/qsoparty/rules.htm
SBMS 2.3 GHz and Up Contest and Club Challenge: June 5, 2018
E-mail: bburns[at]mediacombb[dot]net
Mail: Bill Burns, WA6QYR
247 Rebel Road
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
USA
Find rules at: http://www.n6nb.com/sbmsrules.htm
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