Friday, May 11, 2018

This Weeks Contests by WA7BNM

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           May 7 - 14, 2018 Edition

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73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn@hornucopia.com)

This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- List of following week's contests
- Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests

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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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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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