THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
July 24 - 31, 2017 Edition

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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Jul 26
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 July 28, 2017
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, Jul 26
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 July 28, 2017
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, Jul 26 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 26 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jul 27
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 July 29, 2017
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 1900Z-2030Z, Jul 27
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 July 28, 2017
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2017/r80mcc.shtml
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Jul 28
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 20m 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: 0230Z July 29, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Jul 28
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: July 30, 2017
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, Jul 28
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: July 30, 2017
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
Feld Hell Sprint: 0000Z-2359Z, Jul 29
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Feld Hell
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 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: August 2, 2017
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/full-day-of-hell-sprint
RSGB IOTA Contest: 1200Z, Jul 29 to 1200Z, Jul 30
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op 12 hrs (Island/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
Single Op 24 hrs (Island/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted 12 hrs (Island/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted 24 hrs (Island/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single Island (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Two Island (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No. + IOTA No.(if applicable)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each IOTA reference once per band per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: August 4, 2017
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2017/riota.shtml
ARS Flight of the Bumblebees: 1700Z-2100Z, Jul 30
Mode: CW
Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Home-Based
Bumblebee
Max power: 5 Watts
Exchange: Home: RST + (state/province/country) + Power
Bumblebee: RST + (state/province/country) + Bumblebee no.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total Bumblebees x 3
Submit logs by: August 13, 2017
E-mail logs to: ARSBumblebees[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Aug 2
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Aug 2
1900Z-2000Z, Aug 2
0300Z-0400Z, Aug 3
NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1700Z-1800Z, Aug 3 (CW)
1800Z-1900Z, Aug 3 (SSB)
1900Z-2000Z, Aug 3 (FM)
2000Z-2100Z, Aug 3 (Dig)
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Aug 4
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Aug 4
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Aug 4
10-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB 0001Z, Aug 5 to 2359Z, Aug 6
European HF Championship 1200Z-2359Z, Aug 5
WAB 144 MHz Low Power Phone 1400Z-1800Z, Aug 5
North American QSO Party, CW 1800Z, Aug 5 to 0559Z, Aug 6
ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest 1800Z, Aug 5 to 1800Z, Aug 6
SARL HF Phone Contest 1300Z-1630Z, Aug 6
ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Aug 8
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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: July 23, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html
QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint: July 23, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: July 23, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/
NCCC RTTY Sprint: July 23, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html
IQRP Quarterly Marathon: July 23, 2017
E-mail: iqrpclub[at]arimontebelluna[dot]it
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arimontebelluna.it/news/news_maratona_uk.htm
10-10 Int. Spirit of 76 QSO Party: July 24, 2017
E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org
Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T
3162 Covington Way
Lenoir, NC 28645
USA
Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/Spirit.pdf
UFT QRP Contest: July 24, 2017
E-mail: f6cel[at]orange[dot]fr
Mail: Ghislain Barbasson
5, rue de l'Ecluse
F-02190 Pignancourt
France
Find rules at: http://www.uft.net/reglement/eng.pdf
NAQCC CW Sprint: July 24, 2017
E-mail: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
jcoreyc[at]gmail[dot]com
Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprint_submit_log.html
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint201707.html
Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest: July 25, 2017
E-mail: urdigi[at]izmail-dx[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.izmail-dx.com/
ARRL Field Day: July 25, 2017
Post web summary: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/fielddayentry.php
Mail: Field Day Entries
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/field-day
SA Sprint Contest: July 28, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Upload log at: http://sa-sprint.com/submit-log/
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://sa-sprint.com/rules/
GACW WWSA CW DX Contest: July 30, 2017
E-mail: logs[at]wwsatest[dot]org
Mail: GACW DX Contest
PO Box 9
B1875ZAA Wilde
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Find rules at: http://www.wwsatest.org/english
RAC Canada Day Contest: July 31, 2017
E-mail: canadaday[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail: Radio Amateurs of Canada
720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5
Canada
Find rules at: http://wp.rac.ca/rac-canada-day-contest-rules/
CQ Worldwide VHF Contest: July 31, 2017
E-mail: cqvhf[at]cqww-vhf[dot]com
Mail: Paper Logs
P.O. Box 481
New Carlisle, OH 45344
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqww-vhf.com/
Original QRP Contest: July 31, 2017
E-mail: oqrpc[at]qrpcc[dot]de
Mail: Lutz Gutheil, DL1RNN
Bergstrasse 17
D-38446 Wolfsburg
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html
Cookie Crumble QRP Contest: July 31, 2017
E-mail: KB3VVE[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://w3atb.com/cookie-crumble/
FISTS Summer Slow Speed Sprint: July 31, 2017
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
Battle of Carabobo International Contest: July 31, 2017
E-mail: contestbatalladecarabobo[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://radioclubvalenciaac.org.ve/index.php/concurso-internacional-batalla-de-carabobo
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: July 31, 2017
E-mail: (none)
Post web summary: http://qrpcontest.com/4sqrp
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf
Scottish DX Contest: August 6, 2017
E-mail: scottishdxc[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: https://scottishdxc.wixsite.com/contest/rules
FISTS Summer Unlimited Sprint: August 7, 2017
E-mail: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush: August 8, 2017
E-mail: vkumagai[at]q[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.coloradoqrpclub.org/contests/gold.htm
IARU HF World Championship: August 8, 2017
E-mail: IARUHF[at]arrl[dot]org
Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/
Mail: IARU HF Championship
IARU International Secretariat
Box 310905
Newington, CT 06111
USA
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship
SMIRK Contest: August 15, 2017
E-mail: mickpdm[at]hotmail[dot]com
Mail: Paul McBride, W3FJ
10 Longview Dr.
Williamsport, PA 17701
USA
Find rules at: http://www.smirk.org/contest.html
DMC RTTY Contest: August 16, 2017
E-mail: rtty2017[at]digital-modes-club[dot]org
Mail: DMC Contest Commitee
C/o Andreas Lukasczyk
Am Hochhaus 61
04552 Borna
Germany
Find rules at: http://digital-modes-club.org/index.php/en/dmc-rtty-contest
Portugal Day Contest: September 1, 2017
E-mail: rep-concursos[at]rep[dot]pt
Mail: REP Award/Contest Manager
Rua D. Pedro V, No. 7-40
1250-092 Lisboa
Portugal
Find rules at: http://www.rep.pt/portugal_day_contest/rules.html
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