THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
February 17 - 24, 2020 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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Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Feb 17
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: February 23, 2020
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/
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 19
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 February 20, 2020
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 19
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 February 21, 2020
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, Feb 19 and 1900Z-2000Z, Feb 19 and 0300Z-0400Z, Feb 20
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 February 22, 2020
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening: 1900Z-2030Z, Feb 19
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + "/" + 2-digit year first used a bug
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: March 14, 2020
E-mail logs to: semiautomatic[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: Volker Enderlein, DJ9BM
Gottfried Keller Str. 7a
D53757 Sankt Augustin
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/semi-automatic-key-evening
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Feb 21
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: February 23, 2020
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, Feb 21
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 February 22, 2020
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 21
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: February 23, 2020
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, SSB: 2200Z, Feb 21 to 2200Z, Feb 23
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single Op (Low/High)
Single Op Assisted (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Op (High)
Max operating hours: Single Op: 30 hours
Multi-Op: 40 hours
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: W/VE: RS + (state/province)
DX: RS + 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 28, 2020
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: https://www.cq160.com/logcheck/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm
REF Contest, SSB: 0600Z, Feb 22 to 1800Z, Feb 23
Geographic Focus: France + overseas territories
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
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: RS + Department/Prefix
non-French: RS + 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: March 2, 2020
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
UK/EI DX Contest, CW: 1200Z, Feb 22 to 1200Z, Feb 23
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Unconnected (24/12)(QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Connected (24/12)(QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Overlay: (Single-Element-Antenna)
Multi-Single (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100W
LP: 100W
QRP: 5W
Exchange: UK/EI: RST + Serial No. + District Code
DX: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band
Each UK/EI district once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 1400Z February 23, 2020
Upload log at: http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.ukeicc.com/dx-contest-rules.php
SARL Digital Contest: 1400Z-1700Z, Feb 23
Geographic Focus: Southern Africa
Participation: Southern Africa
Awards: Southern Africa
Mode: PSK, RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + QSO No.
Work stations: Once per mode per band
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 2, 2020
E-mail logs to: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=20191211183027qzNhzFo0EI.PDF
High Speed Club CW Contest: 1500Z-1800Z, Feb 23
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: HSC Members
Non-Members
QRP
SWL
Max power: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Members: RST + HSC No.
non-Members: RST + "NM"
Work stations: Once per band per period
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with a HSC member
1 points per QSO with a non-member
Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band per contest period (only QSOs with members)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: March 8, 2020
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/view/hsc-contest
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.highspeedclub.org/
QCX Challenge: 1300Z-1400Z, Feb 24 and 1900Z-2000Z, Feb 24 and 0300Z-0400Z, Feb 25
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: HP: >5 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with QCX station
1 point per QSO with non-QCX station
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0400Z February 27, 2020
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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QCX Challenge 1300Z-1400Z, Feb 24
1900Z-2000Z, Feb 24
0300Z-0400Z, Feb 25
SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Feb 26
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 26
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 26
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Feb 26
1900Z-2000Z, Feb 26
0300Z-0400Z, Feb 27
UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Feb 26
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW 2000Z-2130Z, Feb 27
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Feb 28
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 28
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 28
Feld Hell Sprint 0000Z-2359Z, Feb 29
FTn DX Contest 1200Z, Feb 29 to 1200Z, Mar 1
UBA DX Contest, CW 1300Z, Feb 29 to 1300Z, Mar 1
South Carolina QSO Party 1500Z, Feb 29 to 0159Z, Mar 1
North American QSO Party, RTTY 1800Z, Feb 29 to 0559Z, Mar 1
NA Collegiate Championship, RTTY 1800Z, Feb 29 to 0559Z, Mar 1
NSARA Contest 1200Z-1600Z, Mar 1
1800Z-2200Z, Mar 1
SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emerg Contest 1200Z-1400Z, Mar 1
North Carolina QSO Party 1500Z, Mar 1 to 0059Z, Mar 2
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 2
ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Mar 3
AGCW YL-CW Party 1900Z-2100Z, Mar 3
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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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SARL Field Day Contest: February 17, 2020
E-mail: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail: SARL Field Day Contest
PO Box 12104
Brandhof, 9324
South Africa
Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=20191211183027qzNhzFo0EI.PDF
British Columbia QSO Party: February 17, 2020
E-mail: va7bec[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail: BCQP Log Submissions
371 56th Street
Delta, BC V4L 1Z4
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html
Feld Hell Sprint: February 19, 2020
Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/bingo-sprint
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: February 20, 2020
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
PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint: February 21, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://hamclubs.info/scorer/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/valentine-sprint
Russian PSK WW Contest: February 21, 2020
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/russian-ww-psk-contest/49-rus-ww-psk-rules
FISTS Winter Unlimited Sprint: February 22, 2020
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
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: February 23, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW: February 23, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
Mail: ARRL Intl DX Contest, CW
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx
AGCW Straight Key Party: February 28, 2020
E-mail: htp[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail: Friedrich W. Fabri, DF1OY
Birnheck 2
D-65779 Kelkheim
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/straight-key-party-htp
KCJ Topband Contest: February 29, 2020
E-mail: 2020toptest[at]kcj-cw[dot]com
Mail: T. Nakamura
Shinden-Nakamachi 4-7
Daito city,nOsaka 574-0056
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/20_toptest_rules_e.pdf
ARRL School Club Roundup: February 29, 2020
Post web summary: http://contests.arrl.org/arrlscrscoresubmission.php
Mail: School Club Roundup
c/o LIMARC
PO Box 392
Levittown, NY 11756
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup
Winter Field Day: February 29, 2020
E-mail: wfda[at]winterfieldday[dot]com
Mail: Tom Phelps, WD8MBE
235 Leonard Ave NW
Massillon, OH 44646
USA
Find rules at: https://www.winterfieldday.com/
Vermont QSO Party: March 1, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.b4h.net/vtqp/vtqpsubmitlog.php
Mail: Vermont QSO Party
PO Box 9392
South Burlington, VT 05403-9392
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ranv.org/vtqso.html
Dutch PACC Contest: March 1, 2020
E-mail: pacc[at]dutchpacc[dot]com
Upload log at: http://server4.veronict.nl:81/WebEditor/app
Mail: PACC Contest Manager
c/o VERON Central Bureau
PO Box 1166
6801 BD Arnhem
The Netherlands
Find rules at: http://pacc.veron.nl/
OMISS QSO Party: March 1, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoElectronic.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoparty.php
F9AA Cup, CW: March 2, 2020
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
FYBO Winter QRP Sprint: March 2, 2020
E-mail: fybo[at]azscorpions[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com/
Mail: Mike Baker, K7DD
8845 W. Diana Ave.
Peoria, AZ 85345
USA
Find rules at: http://arizonascqrpions.apps-1and1.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/FYBO_General-Near-Forever-Rules.pdf
Mexico RTTY International Contest: March 10, 2020
E-mail: rtty[at]fmre[dot]mx
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rtty.fmre.mx/FMRE_RTTY_International_contest/Rules.html
CQC Winter QSO Party: March 11, 2020
E-mail: vkumagai[at]q[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.coloradoqrpclub.org/contests/winter.htm
YLRL YL-OM Contest: March 11, 2020
E-mail: vicepresident[at]ylrl[dot]org
Mail: Rita McConnell, NE0DB
131 N Blythe Dr
Pueblo West, CO 81007
USA
Find rules at: https://ylrl.org/wp/yl-om-contest/
AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party: March 13, 2020
E-mail: skipperfam[at]gondtc[dot]com
Mail: Ron Skipper - W8ACR
6466 41st Ave NE
Knox ND 58343
USA
Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/event-details-for-am-qso-party.html
Classic Exchange, CW: March 18, 2020
E-mail: k2rp[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: K2RP
659 Shanas Lane
Encinitas, CA 92024
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/
Classic Exchange, Phone: March 18, 2020
E-mail: k2rp[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: K2RP
659 Shanas Lane
Encinitas, CA 92024
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/
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