THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM May 20 - 27, 2013 Edition The web versions of this weekly calendar and of the WA7BNM 13-Month Calendar can be found at: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/ You can also access a text version of the 13-month calendar at: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/contestcal.txt Please send corrections and additions directly to me. The 13-month web calendar is updated as new contest information is received. If you wish to unsubscribe, please notify me and you'll be immediately removed from the mailing list. 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, May 20 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: May 26, 2013 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/autolog.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/ SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, May 22 Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: (none) Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + (SKCC No./power) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Bonus Points: 5 points per Centurion member QSO per band Bonus Points: 10 points per Tribune member QSO per band Bonus Points: 25 points per QSO with SKCC club call (K9SKC) per band Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points Submit logs by: 2359Z May 26, 2013 E-mail log summary to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/sks-submit.html Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/ CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, May 22 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 22 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 23 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 May 25, 2013 Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: 1900Z-2030Z, May 23 Mode: CW Bands: 80m Only Classes: (none) Exchange: RST + Serial No. QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: (see rules) Submit logs by: 2359Z May 30, 2013 Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/r80mcc.shtml NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, May 24 Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m Classes: Single Op Max power: 100 watts Exchange: (see rules) 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: May 26, 2013 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 WW WPX Contest, CW: 0000Z, May 25 to 2359Z, May 26 Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie) Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie) Single Op Assisted All Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie) Single Op Assisted Single Band (Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie) Multi-Single Multi-Two Multi-Multi Max operating hours: Single Op: 36 hours with offtimes of at least 60 minutes Multi-Op: 48 hours Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Serial No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 6 points per 160/80/40m QSO with different continent 3 points per 20/15/10m QSO with different continent 2 points per 160/80/40m QSO with same continent different country 1 point per 20/15/10m QSO with same continent different country 4 points per 160/80/40m QSO between stations in NA 2 points per 20/15/10m QSO between stations in NA 1 point per QSO with same country (except in NA) Multipliers: Prefixes once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: June 1, 2013 E-mail logs to: cw[at]cqwpx[dot]com Upload log at: http://www.cqwpx.com/logcheck/ Mail logs to: SSB WPX Contest 11 Hollis Street Uxbridge, MA 01569 USA Find rules at: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm Portuguese Navy Day Contest, Digital: 0800Z-2000Z, May 25 Mode: Digital Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op Exchange: RST + Serial No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: See rules Multipliers: Each prefix once per band per mode Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: June 15, 2013 E-mail logs to: contest[at]nra[dot]pt Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.nra.pt/navy--contest-2013-in.html QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint: 2000 local - 2359 local, May 25 Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: All Band Single Band High Bands Low Bands Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (ARCI no./power) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with ARCI member 4 points per non-member QSO with different continent 2 points per non-member QSO with same continent Bonus: 5000 points if you operate portable using battery power and a temporary antenna Multipliers: States, once per band VE Provinces, once per band Countries, once per band Power Mult: >5W=x1, 1-5W=x7, 250mW-1W=x10, 55-250mW=15x, <55mW=20x Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x (state mults + province mults + country mults) x power mult) + bonus points Submit logs by: June 9, 2013 E-mail logs to: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org Mail logs to: ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint c/o Brian Campbell P.O. Box 135 46485 Sparta Line Sparta, Ontario N0L 2H0 Canada Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/qrp-arci-contests/121-hoot-owl-sprint-2013 SARL Digital Contest: 1300Z-1600Z, May 26 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: June 2, 2013 E-mail logs to: contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za Mail logs to: West Rand Amateur Radio Club P.O. Box 5344 Weltevredenpark 1725 South Africa Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Documents/SARL_Contest_Manual_2013_Issue_11.pdf MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint: 2300Z, May 27 to 0300Z, May 28 Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m Classes: less 250 mW 250 mW - 1 W 1 - 5 W greater 5W Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (member no./power output) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with members 2 points per QSO with non-member W/VE stations 4 points per QSO with non-member DX stations Multipliers: Each state, province or country, once per band Bonus: multiply total points by 1.25 if xmtr or receiver is homebrew Bonus: multiply total points by 1.5 if both xmtr and receiver are homebrew Score Calculation: Total score = bonus multiplier x total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: June 27, 2013 E-mail logs to: n8xx[at]arrl[dot]org Mail logs to: Hank Greeb, N8XX 5727 11 Mile Rd NE Rockford, MI 49341 USA Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint 2300Z, May 27 to 0300Z, May 28 NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, May 31 10-10 Int. Open Season PSK Contest 0000Z, Jun 1 to 2400Z, Jun 2 Maritimes QSO Party 1200Z-2400Z, Jun 1 Alabama QSO Party 1600Z, Jun 1 to 0400Z, Jun 2 ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Jun 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTEST LOG SUBMITTAL DEADLINES FOR RECENT CONTESTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please consult the individual contest rules to determine what log documentation must be submitted (i.e. summary sheet, dupe sheets, etc.). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ontario QSO Party: May 18, 2013 Upload log at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/submitlog.htm Mail: Contest Club Ontario P.O. Box 93149 Burlington, Ontario L7M 4A3 Canada Find rules at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest: May 18, 2013 E-mail: (none) Post web summary: http://n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_score.html Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_rules.html SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: May 19, 2013 Post web summary: http://wes.m0trn.com/submission.php Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ NCCC RTTY Sprint: May 19, 2013 E-mail: (none) Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html NCCC Sprint: May 19, 2013 E-mail: (none) Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW: May 20, 2013 E-mail: tentencontest[at]roadrunner[dot]com Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T 131 Valencia Lane Statesville, NC 28625 USA Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSO%20Party%20Rules.pdf Microwave Spring Sprint: May 20, 2013 E-mail: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com Mail: 2013 Spring Sprints c/o Chuck Towner, AE9CT PO BOX 73 PALATINE, IL 60078-0073 USA Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2013-announcement-rules Michigan QSO Party: May 20, 2013 E-mail: logs[at]miqp[dot]org Mail: Mad River Radio Club c/o Dave Pruett 2727 Harris Road Ypsilanti, MI 48198 USA Find rules at: http://www.miqp.org/Rules.htm CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest: May 21, 2013 E-mail: cwjf[at]cqmmdx[dot]com Mail: CWJF Group P.O. Box 410 Juiz de Fora - MG 36001-970 Brazil Find rules at: http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf/Regulamento_Ing.pdf EA-QRP CW Contest: May 21, 2013 E-mail: eaqrp_test[at]yahoo[dot]es Mail: EAQRP Contests Investigation Board PO Box No 17 16080 BASIN Spain Find rules at: http://www.eaqrp.com/index.php/actividades/concurso/2-uncategorised/149-concurso-de-telegrafia-2013 RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: May 22, 2013 Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/r80mcc.shtml QRP Minimal Art Session: May 23, 2013 E-mail: mas[at]qrpcc[dot]de Mail: Peter Haensel, DL6CGC Hoetenslebener Str. 15, Barneberg D-39393 Hoetensleben Germany Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/mas/qrpmasr-e.html EU PSK DX Contest: May 24, 2013 Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/contests/submit_log_eng.php Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.epc-ru.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1144&Itemid=79 Feld Hell Sprint: May 25, 2013 E-mail: kj8o[at]wowway[dot]com Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprint-rules WAB LF Phone: May 26, 2013 E-mail: g3xkt[at]worked-all-britain[dot]org[dot]uk Mail: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT 14 York Avenue Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB United Kingdom Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules 50 MHz Spring Sprint: May 28, 2013 E-mail: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com Mail: 2013 Spring Sprints c/o Chuck Towner, AE9CT PO BOX 73 PALATINE, IL 60078-0073 USA Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2013-announcement-rules Florida QSO Party: May 28, 2013 E-mail: logs[at]floridaqsoparty[dot]org Mail: Florida QSO Party c/o Ron Harps, K8NZ 315 Ohio Rd. Lehigh Acres, FL 33936 USA Find rules at: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/rules.html QRP to the Field: May 28, 2013 E-mail: na5n[at]zianet[dot]com Mail: Paul Harden, NA5N QRPTTF 2013 P.O. Box 757 Socorro, NM 87801 USA Find rules at: http://www.zianet.com/qrp/qrpttf/2013.htm International Vintage Contest HF: May 30, 2013 E-mail: iv3ehh[at]iv3ehh[dot]it Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.contestvintage.beepworld.it/rules-2012.htm Holyland DX Contest: May 31, 2013 E-mail: 4Z4KXX[at]gmail[dot]com Mail: Contest Manager 4Z4KX Israel Amateur Radio Club Box 17600 Tel Aviv 61176 Israel Find rules at: http://www.iarc.org/~4z1pf/HOLYLAND%20CONTEST%202012%20RESULTS.pdf AGCW QRP/QRP Party: May 31, 2013 E-mail: qrp-party[at]agcw[dot]de Mail: Manager Jo (Juergen) Mertens, DJ4EY Am Muehlenbruch 32 D-59581 Warstein Germany Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests_and_CW-activities:QRP-QRP-Party MIE 33 Contest: May 31, 2013 E-mail: allmie33[at]gmail[dot]com Mail: JARL Mie Branch c/o T.Tomioka 2033 Hekicho Tsu, Mie 514-1138 Japan Find rules at: http://www.ztv.ne.jp/isoda/33/annual/36/36rule-e.html BARTG Sprint 75: June 1, 2013 E-mail: logs[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/contests/sprint75/rules/BARTG-SPRINT75-Rules-April-2013.pdf South Dakota QSO Party: June 1, 2013 E-mail: SDQP[at]kd0s[dot]com Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.dtdxcc.org/main2/SD_QSO_Party_files/2013SDQP.pdf 7th Call Area QSO Party: June 1, 2013 E-mail: 7qplogs[at]codxc[dot]org Mail: 7th Call Area QSO Party c/o CODXC 61255 Ferguson Rd Bend, OR 97702 USA Find rules at: http://ws7n.net/7QP/new/Page.asp?content=rules Portuguese Navy Day Contest: June 1, 2013 E-mail: nra[at]nra[dot]pt Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.nra.pt/navy--contest-2013-in.html Slobozhansky Sprint Contest: June 1, 2013 E-mail: ut0lwr[at]ukr[dot]net Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://tdr.at.ua/index/rules2012/0-13 New England QSO Party: June 4, 2013 E-mail: logs[at]neqp[dot]org Mail: NEQP PO Box J West Suffield, CT 06093 USA Find rules at: http://www.neqp.org/rules.html VK/Trans-Tasman 80m Contest, Phone: June 8, 2013 E-mail: vktasman[at]hotmail[dot]com Mail: VK/trans-Tasman Contest P.O. Box 21-363 Christchurch 8143 New Zealand Find rules at: http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/ FISTS Spring Sprint: June 10, 2013 E-mail: n2ed[at]fists[dot]org Mail: FISTS Sprint Log c/o Ed Wlodarski N2ED 3 Shore Rd. Andover, NJ 07821-2240 USA Find rules at: http://www.fists.org/operating.html#sprints Baltic Contest: June 10, 2013 E-mail: lrsf[at]lrsf[dot]lt Mail: Baltic Contest P.O. Box 210 LT-44003 Kaunas Lithuania Find rules at: http://www.lrsf.lt/bcontest/english/rules_html.htm His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW: June 10, 2013 E-mail: smreycw[at]ure[dot]es Mail: URE HF Contests P.O. Box 220 28080 Madrid Spain Find rules at: http://www.ure.es/contest/431-sm-el-rey-contest-english-version.html CQ-M International DX Contest: June 12, 2013 E-mail: CQM[at]SRR[dot]RU Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.srr.ru/CONTEST/cq_m_13_eng.php Indiana QSO Party: June 15, 2013 E-mail: inqp[at]hdxcc[dot]org Mail: HDXCC c/o Mike Goode, N9NS 10340 Broadway Indianapolis, IN 46280-1344 USA Find rules at: http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp/rules.html Nevada Mustang Roundup: June 15, 2013 E-mail: logs[at]nvqsoparty[dot]info Mail: Nevada QSO Party 2420 Palora Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada 89121-2157 USA Find rules at: http://www.nvqsoparty.info/nevada-mustang-round-up.html HPC World Wide DX Contest: June 15, 2013 E-mail: contest2013[at]pskclub[dot]gr Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://pskclub.gr/contest Aegean RTTY Contest: June 15, 2013 E-mail: sv8cyr[at]gmail[dot]com Mail: Aegean RTTY Contest P.O. Box 04 83100 Samos Hellas Greece Find rules at: http://www.aegeandxgroup.gr/AEGEAN-RTTY-CONTEST-RULES.php UA2 QSO Party: June 19, 2013 E-mail: ua2ff[at]qrz[dot]ru Mail: Dmitry Gorshkov P.O. Box 73 Kaliningrad 236000 Russia Find rules at: http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/382.html UN DX Contest: June 20, 2013 E-mail: UNDXC2013[at]MAIL[dot]RU Mail: UN DX Contest P.O. Box 88 010000 Astana Kazakhstan Find rules at: http://kw.kfrr.kz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=164%3Aundxc2013e&catid=37&Itemid=64 The Day of YLs: June 26, 2013 E-mail: f5isy[at]orange[dot]fr Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.qrz.com/db/F5ISY EUCW Fraternizing CW QSO Party: June 30, 2013 E-mail: eucwfp[at]agcw[dot]de Mail: Werner Jochem, DK7VW Wendelsborn 34 D-66606 St.Wendel Germany Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/eucw/eucwp.html VOLTA WW RTTY Contest: June 30, 2013 E-mail: log2013[at]contestvolta[dot]it Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.contestvolta.com/47rules.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- /NNNN