THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM April 22 - 29, 2019 Edition NOTICE: The WA7BNM Contest Calendar has permanently moved to: http://www.contestcalendar.com/ Please update any links to the calendar. The web versions of this contest calendar can be found at: http://www.contestcalendar.com/ You can also access a text version of the weekly calendar at: http://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycal.txt Please send corrections and additions directly to me. The web calendars are 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, Apr 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: April 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/ SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Apr 24 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Awards: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m 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: 2359Z April 26, 2019 E-mail log summary to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/submit-display.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/ Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 24 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 April 26, 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, Apr 24 and 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 24 and 0300Z-0400Z, Apr 25 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 April 27, 2019 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ 432 MHz Spring Sprint: 1900 local - 2300 local, Apr 24 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: North America Mode: (not specified) Bands: 432 Only Classes: Single Op Rover 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: May 8, 2019 E-mail logs to: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM 2752 Monument Road Jasper, GA 30143 USA Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2019-information UKEICC 80m Contest: 2000Z-2100Z, Apr 24 Geographic Focus: Europe Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80m Only Classes: Single Op Connected (High/Low/QRP) Single Op Unconnected (High/Low/QRP) Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: 4-Character grid square QSO Points: 1 point per 500 km (10 pts max) 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 Submit logs by: 2200Z April 24, 2019 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.ukeicc.com/which-contest/which-contest-ukeicc-80m-contests-rules RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 25 Geographic Focus: United Kingdom Participation: Worldwide Awards: United Kingdom Mode: RTTY, PSK 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 April 26, 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/r80mcc.shtml NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Apr 26 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: April 28, 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, Apr 26 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: April 28, 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 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital: 0001Z, Apr 27 to 2359Z, Apr 28 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: Digital Bands: 10m Only Classes: Individual Club QRP Max power: non-QRP: >5 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: May 6, 2019 E-mail logs to: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org Upload log at: http://www.hamclubs.info/scorer/ 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 SP DX RTTY Contest: 1200Z, Apr 27 to 1200Z, Apr 28 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: RTTY Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High) Multi-Single Multi-Multi Novice SWL Max power: HP: >100W LP: 100W QRP: 5W Exchange: SP: RST + 1-letter province Non-SP: RST + QSO No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with same country 5 points per QSO with different country same continent 10 points per QSO with different continent Multipliers: Each SP province once per band Each DXCC country once per band Each continent once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total DXCC/province mults x continent mults Submit logs by: May 12, 2019 E-mail logs to: sprtty[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl Upload log at: http://www.pkrvg.org/spdxrtty_import.html Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.pkrvg.org/strona,spdxrttyen.html Helvetia Contest: 1300Z, Apr 27 to 1259Z, Apr 28 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW, SSB, Digital Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB) High Single Op Mixed (QRP/Low/High) Multi-Op (CW/SSB/Mixed) High SWL Max operating hours: 18 with a maximum of two rest periods of any length Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts (CW/Digital) or 10 watts (SSB) Exchange: HB: RS(T) + 2-letter canton non-HB: RS(T) + Serial No. Work stations: Once per band per mode QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with HB 1 point per QSO with same continent 3 points per QSO with different continent Multipliers: Each canton once per band Each DXCC country once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: May 6, 2019 E-mail logs to: contest[at]uska[dot]ch Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.uska.ch/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/HF_Contest_Rules_2018_EN.pdf Florida QSO Party: 1600Z, Apr 27 to 0159Z, Apr 28 and 1200Z-2159Z, Apr 28 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW, Phone Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) Single Op Assisted (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) Multi-Single (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) Multi-Multi (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) Mobile Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) Mobile Single Op + Driver (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) Mobile Multi-Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) Expedition School(CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) Novice/Technician SWL Max power: HP: >150 watts LP: 150 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: FL: RS(T) + county W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province) DX: RS(T) + DXCC prefix Work stations: Once per band per mode per FL county QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO 2 points per CW QSO Multipliers: FL Stations: Each state, VE province/territory, DXCC country, maritime region once per mode Non-FL: Each county once per mode Power: High: x1, Low: x2, QRP: x3 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x power mult Submit logs by: May 12, 2019 E-mail logs to: logs[at]floridaqsoparty[dot]org Mail logs to: Florida QSO Party c/o Ron Harps, K8NZ 1997 Willow Glen Ln Columbus, OH 43229-1550 USA Find rules at: http://floridaqsoparty.org/rules/ BARTG Sprint 75: 1700Z-2059Z, Apr 28 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: 75 Baud RTTY Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op Expert Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100W LP: 100W QRP: 5W Exchange: Serial No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: DXCC countries once regardless of band JA, W, VE and VK areas once regardless of band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x continents Submit logs by: May 5, 2019 Upload log at: http://bartg.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://bartg.org.uk/wp/bartg-sprint75-contests-2018/ QCX Challenge: 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 29 and 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 29 and 0300Z-0400Z, Apr 30 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: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each QSO with a QCX station once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0400Z May 7, 2019 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QCX Challenge 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 29 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 29 0300Z-0400Z, Apr 30 Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, May 1 AGCW QRP/QRP Party 1300Z-1900Z, May 1 CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 1 1900Z-2000Z, May 1 0300Z-0400Z, May 2 NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1700Z-1800Z, May 2 (CW) 1800Z-1900Z, May 2 (SSB) 1900Z-2000Z, May 2 (FM) 2000Z-2100Z, May 2 (Dig) SKCC Sprint Europe 1900Z-2100Z, May 2 NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, May 3 NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 3 Araucaria World Wide VHF Contest 0000Z, May 4 to 1600Z, May 5 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW 0001Z, May 4 to 2359Z, May 5 SBMS 2.3 GHz and Up Contest and Club Challenge 0600 local, May 4 to 2359 local, May 5 Microwave Spring Sprint 0800-1400 local, May 4 ARI International DX Contest 1200Z, May 4 to 1159Z, May 5 7th Call Area QSO Party 1300Z, May 4 to 0700Z, May 5 Indiana QSO Party 1500Z, May 4 to 0300Z, May 5 Delaware QSO Party 1700Z, May 4 to 2359Z, May 5 FISTS Spring Slow Speed Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, May 4 New England QSO Party 2000Z, May 4 to 0500Z, May 5 1300Z-2400Z, May 5 MIE 33 Contest 2300Z, May 4 to 0300Z, May 5 ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, May 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CWops Mini-CWT Test: April 20, 2019 Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: April 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/ NCCC Sprint: April 21, 2019 E-mail: (none) Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html OK/OM DX Contest, SSB: April 21, 2019 Upload log at: http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=send-log Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=englis NCCC RTTY Sprint: April 21, 2019 E-mail: (none) Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html IQRP Quarterly Marathon: April 21, 2019 E-mail: iqrpclub[at]arimontebelluna[dot]it Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.arimontebelluna.it/news/news_maratona_uk.htm Florida State Parks on the Air: April 21, 2019 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: http://flspota.org/logs/submit-log/ Mail: Florida State Parks on the Air c/o LARC PO Box 90853 Lakeland, FL 33804-0853 USA Find rules at: http://flspota.org/rules/ 144 MHz Spring Sprint: April 22, 2019 E-mail: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com Mail: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM 2752 Monument Road Jasper, GA 30143 USA Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2019-information EA RTTY Contest: April 22, 2019 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/logs/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://concursos.ure.es/en/eartty/bases/ Feld Hell Sprint: April 23, 2019 Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/something-old-something-new-sprint International Vintage Contest HF: April 24, 2019 E-mail: contest[dot]log[at]iv3ehh[dot]it Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.contestvintage.beepworld.it/rules-2012.htm New Mexico QSO Party: April 27, 2019 E-mail: logs[at]newmexicoqsoparty[dot]org Mail: New Mexico QSO Party c/o Valencia County Amateur Radio Association P.O. Box 268 Peralta, NM 87042 USA Find rules at: http://www.newmexicoqsoparty.org/ Georgia QSO Party: April 28, 2019 E-mail: gqpadmin[at]ku8e[dot]com Upload log at: http://www.ku8e.com/GQP/gqplogsub.php Mail: John Laney, K4BAI PO Box 421 Columbus, GA 31902-0421 USA Find rules at: http://www.georgiaqsoparty.org/ FT8 DX Contest: April 28, 2019 E-mail: europeanft8club[at]gmx[dot]com Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://europeanft8club.wordpress.com/ Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest: April 28, 2019 E-mail: mulandxc[at]gmail[dot]com Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.mulandxc.org/582#more-582 Hungarian Straight Key Contest: April 29, 2019 E-mail: hskc[at]ha8kux[dot]com Mail: Provics Ferenc P.O. Box 620 Szeged-1 H-6701 Hungary Find rules at: http://hskc.ha8kux.com/ SARL VHF/UHF Digital Contest: April 29, 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 222 MHz Spring Sprint: April 30, 2019 E-mail: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com Mail: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM 2752 Monument Road Jasper, GA 30143 USA Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2019-information Mississippi QSO Party: April 30, 2019 E-mail: w5xx[at]vicksburg[dot]com Mail: Vicksburg ARC 64 Lake Circle Drive Vicksburg, MS 39180 USA Find rules at: http://www.arrlmiss.org/2019_Mississippi_QSO_Party_Rules.pdf SP DX Contest: April 30, 2019 E-mail: spdxc-logs[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl Upload log at: https://spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl/2019/ Mail: Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow SPDX Contest Committee P. O. Box 320 00-950 WARSZAWA POLAND Find rules at: https://spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl/2019/rules.php ES Open HF Championship: May 1, 2019 E-mail: esopen[at]erau[dot]ee Upload log at: http://www.ESOPEN.EU/upload Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.erau.ee/images/LL/ES-Open_rules.pdf YU DX Contest: May 1, 2019 E-mail: yudx[at]yu1rs[dot]org[dot]rs Upload log at: http://89.216.109.67:82/HF-Robot/index-HF.jsp Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.yudx.yu1srs.org.rs/ WAB 3.5/7/14 MHz Data Modes: May 5, 2019 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/Contests.php Missouri QSO Party: May 7, 2019 E-mail: moqsoparty[at]w0ma[dot]org Mail: Boeing Employees' Amateur Radio Society W0MA c/o George Mackus, AB0RX 11841 Wexford Place Drive Maryland Heights, MO 63043 USA Find rules at: http://www.w0ma.org/index.php/missouri-qso-party Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest: May 9, 2019 E-mail: gc_19[at]bk[dot]ru Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32 QRP to the Field: May 10, 2019 E-mail: na5n[at]zianet[dot]com Mail: Paul Harden, NA5N QRPTTF 2019 P.O. Box 757 Socorro, NM 87801 USA Find rules at: http://www.zianet.com/qrp/qrpttf/2018/ttf.htm JIDX CW Contest: May 14, 2019 E-mail: cw[at]jidx[dot]org Mail: JIDX CW Contest c/o Five-Nine Magazine P.O. Box 59, Kamata Tokyo 144-8691 Japan Find rules at: http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html F9AA Cup, PSK: May 14, 2019 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 North Dakota QSO Party: May 14, 2019 E-mail: kg0yl[at]arrl[dot]org Mail: KG0YL, c/o Nancy Yoshida 1079 Harvest LN NE Thompson, ND 58278 USA Find rules at: http://ndarrlsec.com Michigan QSO Party: May 20, 2019 Upload log at: http://www.miqp.org/submitLogFileMiQP.html 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 Holyland DX Contest: May 31, 2019 E-mail: 4Z4KX[at]iarc[dot]org Upload log at: http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#LogUpload Mail: Contest Manager 4Z4KX Israel Amateur Radio Club Box 17600 Tel Aviv 61176 Israel Find rules at: http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#HolylandContest Texas State Parks on the Air: May 31, 2019 E-mail: logs[at]tspota[dot]com Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.tspota.org/rules ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- /NNNN