THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
July 15 - 22, 2019 Edition
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This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- List of following week's contests
- Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests
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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Jul 15
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op
Exchange: Member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Member No.
Non-member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Power
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
2 points per QSO with member
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: July 17, 2019
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
Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 17
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country)
non-NA: Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
Multipliers: Each US state (including KH6/KL7) once per band
Each VE province/territory once per band
Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0300Z July 19, 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, Jul 17 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 17 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jul 18
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Member: Name + Member No.
non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each call once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0400Z July 20, 2019
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
NAQCC CW Sprint: 0030Z-0230Z, Jul 18
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
2 points per QSO with member
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Key Type Mult: 2x if straight key, 1.5x if bug, 1x if other
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x key type mult
Submit logs by: 2359Z July 21, 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/sprint201907.html
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Jul 19
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 20m 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: 0230Z July 20, 2019
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Jul 19
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: July 21, 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
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 19
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: July 21, 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
Russian Radio Team Championship: 0700Z-1459Z, Jul 20
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed) (Low/High)
Multi-Op
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
Exchange: RRTC: RS(T) + 3-character code
Non-RRTC: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with RRTC stations
2 points per QSO with non-RRTC station in same zone
3 points per QSO with different zone
Multipliers: Each ITU zone once per band
Each RRTC 3-character code once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 1900Z July 20, 2019
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/
Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge: 0800Z-1400Z, Jul 20
Geographic Focus: Australia/New Zealand
Participation: Australia/New Zealand
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: 160, 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single
Multi-Multi
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No.
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: July 27, 2019
E-mail logs to: ttlogs[at]wia[dot]org[dot]au
Upload log at: https://contester.azurewebsites.net/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/
Feld Hell Sprint: 1200Z-1359Z, Jul 20
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Feld Hell
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: (none)
Max power: Standard: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: (see rules)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Bonus Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: July 24, 2019
Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint
CQ Worldwide VHF Contest: 1800Z, Jul 20 to 2100Z, Jul 21
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Any
Bands: 6, 2m
Classes: Single Op All Band
Single Op All Band QRP
Single Op Single Band
Hilltopper: Single Op QRP Portable (6hrs)
Multi-Op
Rover
Exchange: 4-character grid square
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per 6m QSO
2 points per 2m QSO
Multipliers: Each grid square once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: July 26, 2019
E-mail logs to: cqvhf[at]cqww-vhf[dot]com
Mail logs to: CQ VHF Paper Logs
c/o Charles Towner
P.O. Box 73
Palatine, IL 60078
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqww-vhf.com/
North American QSO Party, RTTY: 1800Z, Jul 20 to 0559Z, Jul 21
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: North America
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low)
Multi-Two (Low)
Max operating hours: Single Op: 10 hours
Multi-Two: 12 hours
Max power: LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: NA: Name + (state/DC/province/country)
non-NA: Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
Multipliers: Each US state/DC (including KH6/KL7) once per band
Each VE province/territory once per band
Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0559Z July 26, 2019
Upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit/
Mail logs to: Mark Aaker, K6UFO
300 Berry St., Unit 1009
San Francisco, CA 94158-1668
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf
RSGB Low Power Contest: 0900Z-1200Z and 1300Z-1600Z, Jul 21
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Portable) 10W
Single Op (Fixed/Portable) 3W
Multi-Op (Fixed/Portable) 10W
Multi-Op (Fixed/Portable) 3W
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + Power
QSO Points: 15 points per QSO with QRP portable/mobile station
10 points per QSO with QRP fixed station
5 points per QSO with non-QRP station
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2359Z July 22, 2019
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2019/rqrp.shtml
CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush: 2000Z-2159Z, Jul 21
Mode: CW
Bands: 20m Only
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
5 points for QSO with W0CQC or N0CQC
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: August 20, 2019
E-mail logs to: vkumagai[at]q[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.coloradoqrpclub.org/contests/gold.htm
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Jul 22
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Band
All Band
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
3 points per QSO with member on same continent
5 points per QSO with member on different continent
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Multiply mults by 2 if >50 members worked
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: July 28, 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/
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Jul 24
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 24
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jul 24
1900Z-2000Z, Jul 24
0300Z-0400Z, Jul 25
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data 1900Z-2030Z, Jul 25
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Jul 26
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jul 26
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 26
RSGB IOTA Contest 1200Z, Jul 27 to 1200Z, Jul 28
ARS Flight of the Bumblebees 1700Z-2100Z, Jul 28
QCX Challenge 1300Z-1400Z, Jul 29
1900Z-2000Z, Jul 29
0300Z-0400Z, Jul 30
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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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PODXS 070 Club 40m Firecracker Sprint: July 14, 2019
Upload log at: http://hamclubs.info/scorer
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/40m-firecracker-sprint
NCCC Sprint: July 14, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
DL-DX RTTY Contest: July 14, 2019
E-mail: logs[at]drcg[dot]de
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.drcg.de/dldxrtty/dl-dx-rtty-english.html
NCCC RTTY Sprint: July 14, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html
YBDXC 80m Contest: July 14, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://80m.ybdxcontest.com/logs/log-submission/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://80m.ybdxcontest.com/
10-10 Int. Spirit of 76 QSO Party: July 15, 2019
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/Forms/Spirit.pdf
ARRL Kids Day: July 15, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Mail: (see rules)
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/kids-day
Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest: July 16, 2019
E-mail: contestyv[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Radio Club Venezolano
Concurso Independencia de Venezuela
P.O. Box 20285
Caracas 1020-A
Venezuela
Find rules at: http://yv5rcv.org/reglasindep.aspx
ARR BPSK63 Contest: July 16, 2019
E-mail: bpsk63[at]ct1arr[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://ct1arr.org/concursos/concurso-de-bpsk63/
All Asian DX Contest, CW: July 17, 2019
E-mail: aacw[at]jarl[dot]org
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/aadxcw_cab3.php
Mail: JARL, All Asian DX Contest, CW
170-8073
Japan
Find rules at: https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2019AA_rule.htm
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: July 17, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://qrpcontest.com/4sqrp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: July 18, 2019
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
IARU HF World Championship: July 19, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/
Mail: ARRL Contest Logs
IARU HF World Championship
Box 310905
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: July 21, 2019
Post web summary: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/submit-display.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/
IQRP Quarterly Marathon: July 21, 2019
E-mail: iqrpclub[at]arimontebelluna[dot]it
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arimontebelluna.it/news/news_maratona_uk.htm
Marconi Memorial HF Contest: July 21, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.arifano.it/uplog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arifano.it/contest_marconi.html
Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest: July 23, 2019
E-mail: urdigi[at]izmail-dx[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.izmail-dx.com/
ARRL Field Day: July 23, 2019
Post web summary: field-day.arrl.org
Mail: Field Day Entries
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/field-day
QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint: July 28, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrparci.org/contests/2019%20Summer%20Homebrew%20Sprint.txt
UFT QRP Contest: July 29, 2019
E-mail: f6cel[at]orange[dot]fr
Mail: Ghislain Barbasson
5, rue de l'Ecluse
F-02190 Pignancourt
France
Find rules at: http://www.uft.net/reglement/eng.pdf
RAC Canada Day Contest: July 31, 2019
E-mail: canadaday[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-day-contest-rules-2019/
Cookie Crumble QRP Contest: July 31, 2019
E-mail: KB3VVE[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://w3atb.com/cookie-crumble/
Original QRP Contest: July 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
Battle of Carabobo International Contest: July 31, 2019
E-mail: contestbatalladecarabobo[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.qrz.com/db/YV4VV
FISTS Summer Slow Speed Sprint: August 5, 2019
E-mail: w2dab[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: FISTS Sprint Log
c/o Dave Bamford W2DAB
444 East 75 Street, 16F
New York, NY 10021
USA
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
FISTS Summer Unlimited Sprint: August 12, 2019
E-mail: w2dab[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: FISTS Sprint Log
c/o Dave Bamford W2DAB
444 East 75 Street, 16F
New York, NY 10021
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
SMIRK Contest: August 18, 2019
E-mail: mickpdm[at]hotmail[dot]com
Mail: Paul McBride, W3FJ
10 Longview Dr.
Williamsport, PA 17701
USA
Find rules at: http://www.smirk.org/contest.html
Portugal Day Contest: September 1, 2019
E-mail: rep-concursos[at]rep[dot]pt
Mail: REP – Rede dos Emissores Portugueses
Manager de Concursos e Diplomas
Avenida Yasser Arafar nº 4 A
2770-375 Amadora
Portugal
Find rules at: http://www.rep.pt/portugal_day_contest/rules.html
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