THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
October 12 - 19, 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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4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Oct 12
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: October 14, 2020
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
K1USN Slow Speed Test: 0000Z-0100Z, Oct 12
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Maximum 20 wpm
Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with same country
20 points per QSO with different country, same continent
30 points per QSO with different country, different continent
Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z October 14, 2020
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest: 0100Z-0159Z, Oct 13
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Overlay: Youth (26 years old or younger)
Youth YL (female 26 years old or younger)
YL (female older than 26 years
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with OM
5 points per QSO with YL
10 points per QSO with Youth
15 points per QSO with Youth YL
Multipliers: Each DXCC once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 0159Z October 14, 2020
E-mail logs to: logs[at]wwsac[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://wwsac.com/rules.html
RTTYOPS Weeksprint: 1700Z-1900Z, Oct 13
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op
Max operating hours: 2 hours
Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2359Z October 20, 2020
E-mail logs to: rtty-week-tuesday[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no;
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weeksprint/
NAQCC CW Sprint: 0030Z-0230Z, Oct 14
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 October 18, 2020
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/sprint202010.html
Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 14
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 October 16, 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, Oct 14
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 October 17, 2020
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest: 1700Z-2000Z, Oct 14
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Europe
Mode: FT8
Bands: 432 MHz
Classes: Single Op (Low/High)
Multi-Op
Max power: HP: >50 watts
LP: 50 watts
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: 2359Z October 19, 2020
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/upload-log
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/
AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening: 1900Z-2030Z, Oct 14
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: November 1, 2020
E-mail logs to: semiautomatic[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: Manager:
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
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 14
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 October 17, 2020
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data: 1900Z-2030Z, Oct 14
Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY, PSK
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: 100W
10W
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2359Z October 17, 2020
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2020/rautumn.shtml
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 15
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 October 17, 2020
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
RTTYOPS Weeksprint: 1700Z-1900Z, Oct 15
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op
Max operating hours: 2 hours
Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2359Z October 22, 2020
E-mail logs to: rtty-week-thursday[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no;
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weeksprint/
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Oct 16
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: October 18, 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
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 16
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: October 18, 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
JARTS WW RTTY Contest: 0000Z, Oct 17 to 2400Z, Oct 18
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
Multi-Multi
Max power: HP: >100W
LP: 100W
Exchange: RST + age of operator
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with same continent
3 points per QSO with different continent
Multipliers: Each DXCC entity except JA/W/VE/VK once per band
Each JA/W/VE/VK call area once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 31, 2020
E-mail logs to: log[at]jarts[dot]jp
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://jarts.jp/rules2020.html
Araucaria World Wide VHF Contest: 0000Z, Oct 17 to 1600Z, Oct 18
Geographic Focus: South America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB, FM
Bands: 6, 2m
Classes: Single Op All Band
Single Op 6-Meters
Single Op 2-Meters Multi-Mode
Single Op 2-Meters FM
Multi-Op
Exchange: RS(T) + 6-character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per 6m QSO
2 points per 2m QSO
1 point per km per QSO
Multipliers: Each grid square once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + km points
Submit logs by: 1600Z October 23, 2020
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: https://www.avhfc.com/sendlog
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.avhfc.com/rules/en.pdf
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW: 0001Z, Oct 17 to 2359Z, Oct 18
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 10m Only
Classes: QRP
Low Power
High Power
Club
Mobile
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: 10-10 Member: Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country)
Non-Member: Name + 0 + (state/province/country)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with a non-member
2 points per QSO with a 10-10 member
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: October 26, 2020
E-mail logs to: dbmorris315[at]gmail[dot]com[dot]
Mail logs to: 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
New York QSO Party: 1400Z, Oct 17 to 0200Z, Oct 18
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: All, except WARC
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)(QRP/High)
Single Op (CW/SSB/Digital/Mixed)(Low)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Multi-Multi (Low/High)
School (Mixed)(Low)
Mobile Single-Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)(Low/High)
Mobile Multi (CW/SSB/Mixed)(Low/High)
Rookie (Mixed)(Low)
Youth (<13/13-17)(Mixed)(Low)
YL (Mixed)(Low)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: NY: RS(T) + county
non-NY: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX")
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per Phone QSO
2 points per CW QSO
3 points per Digital QSO
Multipliers: NY: Each NY county, US state, VE province/territory once
Non-NY: Each NY county once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 31, 2020
E-mail logs to: logs[at]nyqp[dot]org
Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/nyqp_cab.php
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nyqp.org/
Worked All Germany Contest: 1500Z, Oct 17 to 1459Z, Oct 18
Geographic Focus: Germany
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: (Please observe contest free band segments per the rules), 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op CW (Low/High)
Single Op SSB (Low/High)
Single Op Mixed (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Op
SWL
Max power: HP: >100W
LP: 100W
QRP: 5W
Exchange: DL, DARC-Member: RS(T) + DOK (local area code)
DL, non-DARC: RS(T) + "NM"
non-DL: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: DL Station: 1 point per DL QSO, 3 points per EU QSO, 5 points per DX QSO
non-DL Station: 3 points per DL QSO
Multipliers: DL Station: Each DXCC entity once per band
non-DL Station: Each DL district once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 26, 2020
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: https://www.dxhf.darc.de/~waglog/upload.cgi?form=referat&lang=en
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/worked-all-germany-contest/en/rules/
Stew Perry Topband Challenge: 1500Z, Oct 17 to 1500Z, Oct 18
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max operating hours: 14 hours
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 5-100 watts
QRP: <5 watts
Exchange: 4-Character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO plus 1 point per 500 km
multiply QSO points by 2 if low power station
multiply QSO points by 4 if QRP station
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x power multiplier
Submit logs by: November 2, 2020
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.b4h.net/stew/tbdcsubmitlog.php
Mail logs to: BARC
50335 NW Hayward Rd
Manning, OR 97125
USA
Find rules at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/
Feld Hell Sprint: 2000Z-2359Z, Oct 17
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Feld Hell
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 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: October 21, 2020
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/spooky-sprint
Argentina National 7 MHz Contest: 2130Z-2230Z, Oct 17
Geographic Focus: Argentina
Participation: South America
Mode: SSB
Bands: 40m Only
Classes: Single Op
Radio Club
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: RS + 2-digit year first licensed
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each unique first year licensed once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 17, 2020
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: https://www.lu4aa.org/wp/concursos/envio-de-logs/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.lu4aa.org/wp/concurso-nacional-40m/
Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW: 0000Z-0200Z, Oct 18
Geographic Focus: Asia/Pacific
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 20, 15m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: AP: 150W
non-AP: legal limit
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each prefix once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: October 25, 2020
E-mail logs to: apsprint[at]jsfc[dot]org
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt
UBA ON Contest, 2m: 0700Z-1000Z, Oct 18
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 2m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: ON: RS(T) + Serial No. + ON Section
non-ON: RS(T) + Serial No.
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with Belgian station
Multipliers: Each UBA Section
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 1, 2020
E-mail logs to: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail logs to: Leon Welters, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
Classic Exchange, Phone: 1400Z, Oct 18 to 0800Z, Oct 19 and 1400Z, Oct 20 to 0800Z, Oct 21
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: AM, SSB, FM
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: (see rules)
Exchange: Name + RS + (state/province/country) + rcvr/xmtr manuf/model
Work stations: Once per band per mode per rcr/xmtr manuf/model
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: (see rules)
Score Calculation: Total score = sum(total mode QSO points x total mode mults) + Bonus Points
Submit logs by: January 31, 2021
E-mail logs to: k2rp[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: K2RP
659 Shanas Lane
Encinitas, CA 92024
USA
Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/announcments/Fall_2020_CX_Rules.pdf
Illinois QSO Party: 1700Z, Oct 18 to 0100Z, Oct 19
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW/digital, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: Fixed (High/Low)
Mobile
Portable
Rover
Non-IL (High/Low)
Max power: HP: >200 watts
LP: 200 watts
Exchange: IL: RS(T) + County
non-IL: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW/digital QSO
Multipliers: IL Stations: Each IL county, state, VE province once
IL Stations: Each DXCC country (max of 5) once
non-IL Stations: Each IL county once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 19, 2020
E-mail logs to: n9jf[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail logs to: WIARC
P.O. Box 3132
Quincy IL 62305-3132
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP%202020%20Rules.pdf
RSGB RoLo CW: 1900Z-2030Z, Oct 18
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single-Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: RST + previous 6-character grid square received
QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with UK station
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2359Z October 19, 2020
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2020/rolo.shtml
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 2300Z, Oct 18 to 0100Z, Oct 19
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: October 25, 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/
K1USN Slow Speed Test: 0000Z-0100Z, Oct 19
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Maximum 20 wpm
Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with same country
20 points per QSO with different country, same continent
30 points per QSO with different country, different continent
Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2359Z October 21, 2020
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html
ARRL School Club Roundup: 1300Z, Oct 19 to 2359Z, Oct 23
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone, RTTY/Digital
Bands: All, except 60, 30, 17, 12m
Classes: Single Op (I)
Non-School Club (C)
School Club/Group (S)
Max operating hours: 24 hours total
6 hours out of any 24-hour period with off times of at least 10 minutes
Exchange: RS(T) + Class (I/C/S) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW/RTTY/digital QSO
Multipliers: States + VE provinces + DXCC countries + (2x class C QSOs) + (5x class S QSOs)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: November 7, 2020
Post log summary at: http://contests.arrl.org/arrlscrscoresubmission.php
Mail logs to: School Club Roundup
c/o LIMARC
PO Box 392
Levittown, NY 11756
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup
Telephone Pioneers QSO Party: 1800Z-1900Z, Oct 19 (Digital Only) and 1900Z, Oct 19 to 0300Z, Oct 20 (All Modes)
Mode: CW/Digital, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Members: RS(T) + chapter no. + name
non-Members: RS(T) + name
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Chapter numbers once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = (CW/Dig QSO points x CW/Dig mults) + (Ph QSO points x Ph mults) + bonus points
Submit logs by: December 10, 2020
E-mail logs to: n6tpjim[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: Jim Muiter
4233 Wooster Ave.
San Mateo, CA, 94403
USA
Find rules at: http://www.tpqso.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TPQSO-Announcement-2020.pdf
RSGB FT4 Contest Series: 1900Z-2030Z, Oct 19
Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: FT4
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: 100W
10W
Exchange: 4-character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each large locator square
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2030Z October 20, 2020
Upload log at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2020/r80m_ft4.shtml
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Classic Exchange, Phone 1400Z, Oct 18 to 0800Z, Oct 19
1400Z, Oct 20 to 0800Z, Oct 21
ARRL School Club Roundup 1300Z, Oct 19 to 2359Z, Oct 23
Telephone Pioneers QSO Party 1800Z-1900Z, Oct 19 (Digital Only)
1900Z, Oct 19 to 0300Z, Oct 20 (All Modes)
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest 0100Z-0159Z, Oct 20
RTTYOPS Weeksprint 1700Z-1900Z, Oct 20
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 21
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 21
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 21
CWops Mini-CWT Test 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 22
RTTYOPS Weeksprint 1700Z-1900Z, Oct 22
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Oct 23
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 23
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Oct 24 to 2359Z, Oct 25
Kentucky State Parks on the Air 1400Z-2200Z, Oct 24
RTTYOPS Weekend Sprint 1600Z-1959Z, Oct 24
K1USN Slow Speed Test 0000Z-0100Z, Oct 26
QCX Challenge 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 26
QCX Challenge 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 26
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest 0100Z-0159Z, Oct 27
QCX Challenge 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 27
RTTYOPS Weeksprint 1700Z-1900Z, Oct 27
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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
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NCCC Sprint: October 11, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
TRC DX Contest: October 11, 2020
E-mail: trcdxc[at]trcdx[dot]org
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
Mail: Atanas Kolev
PO Box 49
6100 Kazanlak
Bulgaria
Find rules at: https://trcdx.org/rules-trc-dx/
Texas QSO Party: October 11, 2020
E-mail: logs[at]txqp[dot]net
Mail: TQP Committee
24415 Deep Meadow Dr
Tomball, TX 77375
USA
Find rules at: http://www.txqp.net/
NCCC RTTY Sprint: October 11, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html
SKCC QSO Party: October 11, 2020
Post web summary: https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/QSO_Party/submit-display.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/QSO_Party/
Portable Operations Challenge: October 11, 2020
E-mail: fmhpoc[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://foxmikehotel.com/poc-rules-and-scoring/
IARU Region 1 UHF/Microwaves Contest: October 12, 2020
E-mail: (none
Upload log at: https://iaru.oevsv.at/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/contest-rules-2.pdf
Alabama QSO Party: October 12, 2020
E-mail: logs[at]alabamaqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.alabamaqsoparty.org/
SARL VHF/UHF Digital Contest: October 12, 2020
E-mail: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=20191211183027qzNhzFo0EI.PDF
Maine QSO Party: October 12, 2020
E-mail: maineqsoparty[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: Wireless Society of Southern Maine
Maine QSO Party
c/o Thom Watson
P.O. Box 6833
Scarborough, ME 04074
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ws1sm.com/MEQP.html
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest: October 12, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/upload-log
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/
222 MHz Fall Sprint: October 13, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: Bruce Randall
928 Falls Rd.
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Find rules at: http://svhfs.org/2020FallSprintRules.pdf
RTTYOPS Weeksprint: October 13, 2020
E-mail: rtty-week-tuesday[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no;
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weeksprint/
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: October 14, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://qrpcontest.com/4sqrp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf
K1USN Slow Speed Test: October 14, 2020
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html
Collegiate QSO Party: October 15, 2020
E-mail: (see rules)
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://collegiateqsoparty.com
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: October 15, 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
RTTYOPS Weeksprint: October 15, 2020
E-mail: rtty-week-thursday[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no;
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weeksprint/
Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB: October 16, 2020
Upload log at: http://www.sactest.net/robot/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.sactest.net/blog/rules/
German Telegraphy Contest: October 17, 2020
E-mail: dtc[at]agcw[dot]de
Upload log at: http://contest.agcw.de/dtc/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/german-telegraphy-contest-dtc
FISTS Fall Slow Speed Sprint: October 17, 2020
E-mail: sprintlogs[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: FISTS Sprint Log
4658 Capitan Drive
Fremont, CA 94536-5448
USA
Find rules at: https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint: October 18, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://hamclubs.info/scorer/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/160m-great-pumpkin-sprint
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: October 18, 2020
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/
UBA ON Contest, SSB: October 18, 2020
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Welters Leon, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
International HELL-Contest: October 18, 2020
E-mail: DARC-Hell-Contest[at]mail[dot]de
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/hell-contest/ausschreibung/
AGB NEMIGA Contest: October 18, 2020
E-mail: eu1eu[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail: Igor "Harry" Getmann, EU1EU
P.O.Box 143
Minsk 220005
BELARUS
Find rules at: http://www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_nemiga.htm
Pennsylvania QSO Party: October 18, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: https://paqso.org/log-submission.html
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/paqp_cab3.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://paqso.org/pa-qso-party-rules.html
California QSO Party: October 19, 2020
E-mail: (see rules, web upload preferred)
Upload log at: http://robot.cqp.org/cqp/logsubmit-form.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cqp.org/Rules.html
10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint: October 19, 2020
E-mail: dbmorris315[at]gmail[dot]com[dot]
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
QRP Afield: October 20, 2020
E-mail: mark[at]buttery[dot]org
Mail: Shirley Dulcey, KE1L
24 Kenwood St
Dorchester Center, MA 02124-2212
USA
Find rules at: https://www.newenglandqrp.org/qrp-afield-2018/
ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest: October 20, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://contests.arrl.org/arrl10gscoresubmission.php
Mail: 10 GHz Contest
ARRL Contest Branch
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up
ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest: October 20, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://contests.arrl.org/arrl10gscoresubmission.php
Mail: 10 GHz Contest
ARRL Contest Branch
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up
Arizona QSO Party: October 20, 2020
E-mail: logs[at]azqsoparty[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.azqsoparty.org/
432 MHz Fall Sprint: October 21, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: Bruce Randall
928 Falls Rd.
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Find rules at: http://svhfs.org/2020FallSprintRules.pdf
Makrothen RTTY Contest: October 21, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: https://www.pl259.org/makrothen/log-submission/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.pl259.org/makrothen/makrothen-rules/
Peanut Power QRP Sprint: October 21, 2020
E-mail: pete[at]nogaqrp[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.nogaqrp.org/PeanutPower/rules.pdf
FISTS Fall Unlimited Sprint: October 24, 2020
E-mail: sprintlogs[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: FISTS Sprint Log
4658 Capitan Drive
Fremont, CA 94536-5448
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
Microwave Fall Sprint: October 24, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: Bruce Randall
928 Falls Rd.
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Find rules at: http://svhfs.org/2020FallSprintRules.pdf
UBA ON Contest, 6m: October 25, 2020
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Leon Welters, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
UBA ON Contest, CW: October 25, 2020
E-mail: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Leon Welters, ON5WL
Borgstraat 80
B-2580 Beerzel
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest
Cosack's Honor VHF/UHF Contest: October 25, 2020
E-mail: cshonor-vhf[at]meta[dot]ua
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://cshonor-vhf.ho.ua/eng1.html
QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party: October 26, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrparci.org/contests/2020%20Fall%20QSO%20Party.txt
New Hampshire QSO Party: October 31, 2020
E-mail: NHQP[at]w1wqm[dot]org
Mail: Port City Amateur Radio Club
PO Box 2060
Seabrook, NH 03874-2060
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w1wqm.org/nhqso/NEW_HAMPSHIRE_QSO_PARTY_RULES.pdf
Oceania DX Contest, Phone: October 31, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: https://ocdx.contesting.com/
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/oceaniadxssb_cab.php
Mail: Oceania DX Contest
PO Box 21088
Little Lonsdale Street
Victoria 8011
Australia
Find rules at: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/OCDX-2020-Official-Rules.pdf
Oceania DX Contest, CW: October 31, 2020
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: https://ocdx.contesting.com/
Web-to-Cab form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/oceaniadxcw_cab.php
Mail: Oceania DX Contest
PO Box 21088
Little Lonsdale Street
Victoria 8011
Australia
Find rules at: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/OCDX-2020-Official-Rules.pdf
South Dakota QSO Party: October 31, 2020
E-mail: w0ej[at]arrl[dot]net
Mail: Bill Nixon
30902 Niles School Rd
Springfield, SD 57062-6334
USA
Find rules at: http://www.sdqsoparty.com
Nevada QSO Party: November 1, 2020
E-mail: logs[at]nvqso[dot]com
Mail: Nevada QSO Party
Sierra Nevada Radio Society
PO Box 7727
Reno, Nevada 89510-7727
USA
Find rules at: http://nvqso.com/contest-rules/
YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest: November 3, 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/dx-na-yl-contest/
ARRL EME Contest: December 29, 2020
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 29, 2020
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
Iowa QSO Party: October 20, 2029
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://kc0ede.net/iaqplogs.html
Mail: STORY COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
1124 Roosevelt Ave
Ames, IA 50010
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0yl.com/IAQP
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