Tuesday, January 22, 2019

This Weeks Contests by WA7BNM

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           January 21 - 28, 2019 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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ARRL January VHF Contest: 1900Z, Jan 19 to 0359Z, Jan 21
 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 January 31, 2019
 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

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 21
 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 27, 2019
 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/

SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Jan 23
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: (none)
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./power)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO 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: 2359Z January 25, 2019
 E-mail log summary to: (none)
 Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/submit-display.php
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/

NAQCC CW Sprint: 0130Z-0330Z, Jan 23
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160m Only
 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 26, 2019
 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/sprint201901_160.html

QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 23
 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 24, 2019
 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 23
 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 25, 2019
 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 23 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jan 23 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jan 24
 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 26, 2019
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Jan 25
 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 27, 2019
 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 25
 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 26, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (see rules)
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm

NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 25
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: Single Op
 Max power: 100 watts
 Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
 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 KL7 and KH6) once per band
              Each VE province 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: January 27, 2019
 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

CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW: 2200Z, Jan 25 to 2200Z, Jan 27
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160m Only
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Assisted (High)
          Multi-Op (High)
 Max operating hours: Single Op: 30 hours
                      Multi-Op: 40 hours
 Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: W/VE: RST + (state/province)
           DX: RST + CQ Zone
 QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with own country
             5 points per QSO with other countries on same continent
             10 points per QSO with other continents
             5 points per QSO with maritime mobile
 Multipliers: Each US state + DC (excluding KH6/KL7)
              Each VE province
              Each DXCC+WAE country (including KH6/KL7)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 2200Z February 1, 2019
 E-mail logs to: 160cw[at]cq160[dot]com
 Upload log at: https://www.cq160.com/logcheck/
 Mail logs to: CQ 160 Meter Contest
               c/o N2NT
               PO Box 25
               Dayton, NJ 08810
               USA
 Find rules at: http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm

REF Contest, CW: 0600Z, Jan 26 to 1800Z, Jan 27
 Geographic Focus: France + overseas territories
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band
          Single Op Single Band
          Multi-Single
          Club
          SWL
 Max operating hours: Single Op: 28 hours in no more than 3 increments of at least 1 hour each
 Max power: HP: >100 Watts
            LP: 100 Watts
            QRP: 5 Watts
 Exchange: French: RST + Department/Prefix
           non-French: RST + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: French: 6 points per QSO with French station same continent
             French: 15 points per QSO with French station on different continent
             French: 1 point per QSO with non-French station same continent
             French: 2 points per QSO with non-French station on different continent
             non-French: 1 point per QSO with French station same continent
             non-French: 3 points per QSO with French station on different continent
 Multipliers: French/Corsica departments once per band
              French overseas prefixes once per band
              non-French DXCC countries once per band (available only to French stations)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: February 4, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://concours.r-e-f.org/contest/logs/upload-form
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhf_dx.pdf

BARTG RTTY Sprint: 1200Z, Jan 26 to 1200Z, Jan 27
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op Expert
          Single Op (High/Low/QRP)
          Multi-Op
          SWL
 Max power: HP: >100W
            LP: 100W
            QRP: 5W
 Exchange: Serial No. (no signal report)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: DXCC countries once regardless of band
              JA, W, VE and VK areas once regardless of band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x continents
 Submit logs by: February 3, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://bartg.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://bartg.org.uk/wp/bartg-sprint-contest-2017/

UBA DX Contest, SSB: 1300Z, Jan 26 to 1300Z, Jan 27
 Geographic Focus: Belgium
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Europe
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
          Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
          Single Op QRP
          Multi-Op
          SWL
 Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 10 watts
 Exchange: ON: RST + Serial No. + province
           non-ON: RST + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with Belgian station
             3 points per QSO with other EU stations
             1 point per QSO with non-EU stations
 Multipliers: Each Belgian province once per band
              Each Belgian prefix once per band
              Each EU DXCC country once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 2359Z February 10, 2019
 E-mail logs to: ubassb[at]uba[dot]be
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest-rules

Winter Field Day: 1900Z, Jan 26 to 1900Z, Jan 27
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: Any (see rules for exceptions)
 Bands: All, except WARC
 Classes: Max Simultaneous Xmtrs + Site (Indoor/Outdoor/Home)
 Max power: HP: >100W
            LP: 100W
            QRP: 5W
 Exchange: Category + ARRL Section (or DX)
 QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
             2 points per CW/digital QSO
             Bonus: 1500 points if commercial power not used
             Bonus: 1500 points if outdoors
             Bonus: 1500 points if not at home
             Bonus: 1500 points for at least satellite QSO
 Multipliers: One for each mode operated per band
              Power: QRP:4x, LP:2x, HP:1x
 Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x band/mode mults x power mult) + bonus points
 Submit logs by: 2359Z February 28, 2019
 E-mail logs to: wfda[at]winterfieldday[dot]com
 Post log summary at: (see rules)
 Mail logs to: Tom Phelps, WD8MBE
               235 Leonard Ave NW
               Massillon, OH 44646
               USA
 Find rules at: https://www.winterfieldday.com/rules/


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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QRP Fox Hunt                                         0200Z-0330Z, Jan 30
Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, Jan 30
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, Jan 30
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Jan 30
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, Jan 31
UKEICC 80m Contest                                   2000Z-2100Z, Jan 30
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, Feb 1
QRP Fox Hunt                                         0200Z-0330Z, Feb 1
NCCC Sprint Ladder                                   0230Z-0300Z, Feb 1
Vermont QSO Party                                    0000Z, Feb 2 to 2400Z, Feb 3
10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB                       0001Z, Feb 2 to 2359Z, Feb 3
Mexico RTTY International Contest                    1200Z, Feb 2 to 2359Z, Feb 3
Black Sea Cup International                          1200Z, Feb 2 to 1159Z, Feb 3
F9AA Cup, CW                                         1200Z, Feb 2 to 1200Z, Feb 3
Minnesota QSO Party                                  1400Z-2400Z, Feb 2
FYBO Winter QRP Sprint                               1400Z-2400Z, Feb 2
AGCW Straight Key Party                              1600Z-1900Z, Feb 2
British Columbia QSO Party                           1600Z, Feb 2 to 0400Z, Feb 3
                                                      1600Z-2400Z, Feb 3
FISTS Winter Slow Speed Sprint                       1700Z-2100Z, Feb 2
North American Sprint, CW                            0000Z-0400Z, Feb 3
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB                      2000Z-2130Z, Feb 4
ARS Spartan Sprint                                   0200Z-0400Z, Feb 5


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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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RAEM Contest:   January 22, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://ua9qcq.com/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://raem.srr.ru/en/main/

AGB New Year Snowball Contest:   January 22, 2019
 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

Feld Hell Sprint:   January 24, 2019
 Upload log at:  https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/low-down-sprint

North American QSO Party, SSB:   January 25, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit/
 Mail:  Bill Lippert, AC0W
        2013 6th Avenue SE
        Austin, MN 55912-4321
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf

NA Collegiate Championship, SSB:   January 25, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit/
 Mail:  Bill Lippert, AC0W
        2013 6th Avenue SE
        Austin, MN 55912-4321
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.w9smc.com/nacc/

Old New Year Contest:   January 27, 2019
 E-mail:  contest[at]radio[dot]ru
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule-results/index7.shtml

IQRP Quarterly Marathon:   January 27, 2019
 E-mail:  iqrpclub[at]arimontebelluna[dot]it
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.arimontebelluna.it/news/news_maratona_uk.htm

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest:   January 27, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/

LZ Open Contest:   January 28, 2019
 E-mail:  LZ1GL[at]yahoo[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.lzopen.com/lz-open-contest/rules/rulesF.htm

Bogor Old and New Contest:   January 31, 2019
 E-mail:  log[at]orari-bogor[dot]org
 Upload log at:  http://contest.orari-bogor.org/log-submission
 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, 2019
 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: https://wp.rac.ca/rac-canada-winter-contest-rules-2018/

SARTG New Year RTTY Contest:   January 31, 2019
 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, 2019
 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

ARRL January VHF Contest:   January 31, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
 Mail:  January VHF
        ARRL
        225 Main St.
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf

AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest:   February 1, 2019
 E-mail:  W1GIG[at]att[dot]net
 Mail:  Tim Walker
        309 Harvest Commons
        Westport, CT 06880
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/event-details-for-lc-cw-contest.html

Hungarian DX Contest:   February 3, 2019
 E-mail:  hadx[at]mrasz[dot]hu
 Upload log at:  http://www.ha-dx.com/HADX/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ha-dx.com/HADX/html/rules_en.html

ARRL Kids Day:   February 4, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Mail:  (see rules)
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/kids-day

EUCW 160m Contest:   February 7, 2019
 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

WAB 1.8 MHz Phone/CW:   February 9, 2019
 E-mail:  aebbooks[at]ntlworld[dot]com
 Mail:  Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
        14 York Avenue
        Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
        United Kingdom
 Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules

Classic Exchange, CW:   April 30, 2019
 E-mail:  k2rp[at]arrl[dot]net
 Mail:  K2RP
        659 Shanas Lane
        Encinitas, CA 92024
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan19/Winter_2019_CX_Rules.pdf
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