THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
December 2 - 9, 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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ARS Spartan Sprint: 0200Z-0400Z, Dec 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: December 5, 2019
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
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 4
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 December 5, 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, Dec 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 December 6, 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, Dec 4 and 1900Z-2000Z, Dec 4 and 0300Z-0400Z, Dec 5
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 December 7, 2019
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
QRP ARCI Topband Sprint: 0000Z-0300Z, Dec 5
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single-Op
Max operating hours: 3 hours
Exchange: ARCI: RST + (state/province/country) + ARCI No.
non-ARCI: RST + (state/province/country) + power out
Work stations: Once per mode
QSO Points: ARCI Member: 5 points
Non-Member Different Continent: 4 points
Non-Member Same Continent: 2 points
Multipliers: States, once regardless of mode
VE Provinces, once regardless of mode
Countries, once regardless of mode
CW Power Mult: x1 >5W, x7 1-5W, x10 250mW-1W, 15x 55-250mW, 20x <55mw br=""> SSB Power Mult: x1 >10W, x7 2-10W, x10 500mW-2W, 15x 100-500mW, 20x <100mw br=""> Mixed Power Mult: smaller of CW or SSB power multiplier
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x (state mults + province mults + country mults) x power mult
Submit logs by: December 19, 2019
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrparci.org/contests/2019%20Top%20Band%20Sprint.txt
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1800Z-1900Z, Dec 5 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Dec 5 (SSB) and 2000Z-2100Z, Dec 5 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Dec 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: December 19, 2019
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
SKCC Sprint Europe: 2000Z-2200Z, Dec 5
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
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: December 12, 2019
E-mail log summary to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/submit-display.php?submit_id=165
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Dec 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: December 8, 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, Dec 6
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 December 7, 2019
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 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: December 8, 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
ARRL 160-Meter Contest: 2200Z, Dec 6 to 1600Z, Dec 8
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Unlimited (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Max operating hours: 42 hours
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: W/VE: RST + ARRL/RAC Section
DX: RST
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with ARRL/RAC Section
W/VE Station: 5 points per DX QSO
Multipliers: Each ARRL/RAC Sections
Each DXCC Country (W/VE only)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x (total section mults + total country mults)
Submit logs by: 1600Z December 15, 2019
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
Mail logs to: 160 Meter Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/160-meter
UFT Contest: 0500Z-0800Z, Dec 7 and 1500Z-1800Z, Dec 7 and 0700Z-1000Z, Dec 8
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op
Multi-Op
QRP
SWL
Max power: QRP: 5 Watts
Exchange: Member: RST + Member No.
non-Member: RST + "NM"
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
5 points per QSO with same continent
10 points per QSO with different continent
20 points per QSO with F8UFT
Multipliers: Each UFT member/F8UFT once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 15, 2020
E-mail logs to: f6cel[at]orange[dot]fr
Mail logs to: Ghislain BARBASON
5, rue de l'écluse
F-02190 PIGNICOURT
France
Find rules at: http://www.uft.net/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=116&mnuid=105&tconfig=0
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint: 0600Z-0629Z, Dec 7 and 0630Z-0659Z, Dec 7 and 0700Z-0729Z, Dec 7 and 0730Z-0800Z, Dec 7
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + suffix of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO)
Work stations: Once per band per period
QSO Points: 1 point per km
Multipliers: 1 point per new station worked on each band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total multiplier points
Submit logs by: December 14, 2019
E-mail logs to: ru-qrp-club[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 1200Z, Dec 7 to 2400Z, Dec 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: December 15, 2019
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/
International Naval Contest: 1600Z, Dec 7 to 1559Z, Dec 8
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Naval Single Op All Band (CW/SSB/Mixed)
Naval Club Station
non-Naval
SWL
Max operating hours: 24 hours
Exchange: Naval Club Member: RS(T) + Club + Member No.
non-Naval Club Member: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: Naval Club Members: 10 points
non-Naval Club Members: 1 point
Multipliers: Naval Club Members, once regardless of band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 31, 2019
E-mail logs to: df8ld[at]darc[dot]de
Mail logs to: Albert Homrighausen, DF8LD
Am Fliederbogen 2
D-24980 Schafflund
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.rnars.org.uk/documents/Regulations%20INC2019_E.pdf
PRO CW Contest: 1600Z, Dec 7 to 1559Z, Dec 8
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Op
CW Club Member (see rules)
SWL
Max power: High: >100 watts
Low: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: CW Club Member: RST + Serial No. + "/M"
non-Members: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: QSO with own country: 1 point
QSO with own continent or other continents: 2 points
QSO with CW club member: 2 bonus points
QSO between CW club members: 6 bonus points
Multipliers: Each prefix outside of entrant's country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z December 12, 2019
E-mail logs to: cw[at]procontestclub[dot]ro
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.procontestclub.ro/PCC%20Rules.html
FT Roundup: 1800Z, Dec 7 to 2359Z, Dec 8
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: FT8/FT4
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Unlimited
Multi-Op
Max operating hours: 24 with at least 30 minute off times
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: W (except KH6/KL7): RST + state
VE: RST + province/territory
non-W/VE: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each US state (excluding KH6/KL7) and DC once
Each VE province/territory once
Each DXCC country (excluding W/VE) once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z December 15, 2019
E-mail logs to: ft8-ru[at]cqww[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rttycontesting.com/ft8-roundup/rules/
EPC Ukraine DX Contest: 2000Z, Dec 7 to 1959Z, Dec 8
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: BPSK63
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (12 hour/24 hour)
Single Op Low Band
Single Op High Band
Multi-Single
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: Ukraine: RSQ + Ukr Admin Region
non-Ukraine: RSQ + QSO No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
2 points per QSO with same continent, different country
5 points per QSO with different continent
non-Ukraine: 10 points per QSO with Ukrainian station
Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band
Each Ukrainian administrative region once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: December 22, 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: https://epc-ukraina.ucoz.com/
QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint: 2000Z-2300Z, Dec 8
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: All Bands
Single Band
High Bands
Low Bands
Multi-Op
DX
Max operating hours: 4 hours
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (ARCI number/power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: ARCI Member: 5 points
Non-Member Different Continent: 4 points
Non-Member Same Continent: 2 points
Bonus points per band: 2000 for HB xmtr, 3000 for HB rcvr, 5000 for HB transcvr
Bonus points: 5000 for battery power portable with temporary antenna (not once per band)
Multipliers: States, once per band
VE Provinces, once per band
Countries, once per band
Power Mult: x1 >5W, x7 1-5W, x10 250mW-1W, 15x 55-250mW, 20x <55mw br=""> Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x (state mults + province mults + country mults) x power mult) + bonus points
Submit logs by: December 22, 2019
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrparci.org/contests/2019%20Holiday%20Spirits.txt
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: 0100Z-0300Z, Dec 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: December 11, 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
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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NAQCC CW Sprint 0130Z-0330Z, Dec 11
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 11
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 11
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Dec 11
1900Z-2000Z, Dec 11
0300Z-0400Z, Dec 12
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Dec 13
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 13
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 13
ARRL 10-Meter Contest 0000Z, Dec 14 to 2400Z, Dec 15
PODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint 0000Z, Dec 14 to 2359Z, Dec 16
TRC Digi Contest 0600Z, Dec 14 to 1800Z, Dec 15
CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run 2100Z-2259Z, Dec 15
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0200Z-0400Z, Dec 16
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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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NCCC Sprint: December 1, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
NCCC RTTY Sprint: December 1, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html
REF 160-Meter Contest: December 1, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://concours.r-e-f.org/contest/logs/upload-form
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_ref160_en_201812.pdf
CQ-WE Contest: December 1, 2019
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (see rules)
Find rules at: http://cqwe.cboh.org/rules.html
Silent Key Memorial Contest: December 1, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.skmc.hu/en/log-upload.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skmc.hu/en/rules.html
RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW: December 1, 2019
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2019/rautumn.shtml
SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest: December 2, 2019
E-mail: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=201812141215058LWc1oCc5X.PDF
LZ DX Contest: December 2, 2019
E-mail: lzdxc[at]bfra[dot]bg
Upload log at: http://bfra.bg:8080/WebEditor/
Mail: BFRA
P.O. Box 830
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
Find rules at: http://lzdx.bfra.org/rulesen.html
Ukrainian DX Contest: December 3, 2019
E-mail: urdxc[at]ukr[dot]net
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/ukrainiandx_cab.php
Mail: Ukrainian Contest Club HQ
P.O. Box 4850
Zaporozhye 69118
Ukraine
Find rules at: http://urdxc.org/rules.php?english
Russian WW MultiMode Contest: December 6, 2019
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
JIDX Phone Contest: December 10, 2019
E-mail: ph[at]jidx[dot]org
Mail: JIDX Phone Contest
P.O.Box 22,
Mitaka,
Tokyo 181-8799
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html
Telephone Pioneers QSO Party: December 10, 2019
E-mail: n6tpjim[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Jim Muiter
4233 Wooster Ave.
San Mateo, CA, 94403
USA
Find rules at: http://www.tpqso.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TPQSO-Announcement-2019.pdf
ARRL EME Contest: December 17, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://contests.arrl.org/arrlemescoresubmission.php
Mail: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
ARRL EME Contest: December 17, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://contests.arrl.org/arrlemescoresubmission.php
Mail: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
ARRL EME Contest: December 17, 2019
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://contests.arrl.org/arrlemescoresubmission.php
Mail: EME Contest
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party: December 20, 2019
E-mail: hot[at]qrpcc[dot]de
Mail: Lutz Gutheil, DL1RNN
Bergstr. 17
D-38446 Wolfsburg
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/hotr.html
IPARC Contest, CW: December 31, 2019
E-mail: ipa-contest[at]online[dot]de
Mail: Christiane Ruething, DL4CR
Gauszstr. 55
63071 Offenbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.iparc.de
IPARC Contest, SSB: December 31, 2019
E-mail: ipa-contest[at]online[dot]de
Mail: Christiane Ruething, DL4CR
Gauszstr. 55
63071 Offenbach
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.iparc.de
http://www.iparc.de
AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party: January 1, 2020
E-mail: dgparker2[at]wisc[dot]edu
Mail: Dave Parker
PO Box 6
Prairie du Sac, WI 53578
USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/bruce-kelley-memorial-cw-qso-party.html
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