THIS WEEK'S CONTES February 25 - March 4, 2019 Edition
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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Classic Exchange, Phone: 1300Z, Feb 24 to 0700Z, Feb 25 and 1300Z, Feb 26 to 0700Z, Feb 27
 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: April 2, 2019
 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/jan19/Winter_2019_CX_Rules.pdf

North Carolina QSO Party: 1500Z, Feb 24 to 0059Z, Feb 25
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
 Classes: Single Op (NC/non-NC)(CW/Phone/Digital)(Low)
 Single Op (NC/non-NC) Mixed (QRP/Low/High)
 NC Mobile Mixed (Low)
 NC Club Mixed (Low/High)
 NC Club Phone (Low)
 NC County Expedition Mixed (Low)
 Max power: HP: >150 watts
 LP: 150 watts
 QRP: 5 watts CW or dig/10 watts phone
 Exchange: NC: County
 non-NC: (state/province/country)
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 2 points per phone QSO
 3 points per CW QSO
 5 points per digital QSO
 Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with Clay (CLA) county
 Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with Currituck (CUR) county
 Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with NI4BK
 Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with W4DW
 Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with W1VOA
 Bonus Points: 50 points for at least one QSO with W4MY
 Bonus Points: 200 points if all 6 other bonus points worked
 Bonus Points for NC Mobiles/Expeditions: 100 points for each county activated
 Multipliers: NC stations: Each NC county, state, province, and one DXCC country once
 Non-NC stations: Each NC county once
 Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
 Submit logs by: March 11, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://www.ncqsoparty.org/logs
 Mail logs to: NC QSO Party
 c/o Charles Swindell
 10809 Rondeau Woods Ct.
 Raleigh, NC 27614
 USA
 Find rules at: http://ncqsoparty.org/rules/

SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Feb 27
 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 March 1, 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/

QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 27
 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 28, 2019
 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 27
 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 March 1, 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, Feb 27 and 1900Z-2000Z, Feb 27 and 0300Z-0400Z, Feb 28
 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 March 2, 2019
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/

UKEICC 80m Contest: 2000Z-2100Z, Feb 27
 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 February 27, 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, CW: 2000Z-2130Z, Feb 28
 Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: United Kingdom
 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 March 1, 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, Mar 1
 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: March 3, 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

QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 1
 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 March 2, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (see rules)
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm

NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 1
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: Single Op
 Max power: 100 watts
 Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
 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: March 3, 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

ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Mar 2 to 2400Z, Mar 3
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
 Single Op Single Band
 Single Op Unlimited (Low/High)
 Multi-Single (Low/High)
 Multi-Two
 Multi-Multi
 Max power: HP: 1500 watts
 LP: 150 watts
 QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: W/VE: RS + (state/province)
 non-W/VE: RS + power
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 3 points per QSO
 Multipliers: W/VE: Each DXCC country once per band
 Non-W/VE: Each state, District of Columbia, VE province/territory once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 2359Z March 10, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
 Mail logs to: ARRL Intl DX Contest, Phone
 ARRL
 225 Main St.
 Newington, CT 06111
 USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx

Novice Rig Roundup: 0000Z, Mar 2 to 2359Z, Mar 10
 Geographic Focus: United States
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 15, 10, 2m
 Classes: Novice 1 (xtal control)
 Novice 2 (VFO control)
 Max power: Novice 1: 75 watts input
 Exchange: Name + QTH + Optional (Rig, NRR number)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: Each state, province and country
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: April 9, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://novicerigroundup.com/nrrLog2019/login1.php
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://novicerigroundup.com/

Wake-Up! QRP Sprint: 0600Z-0629Z, Mar 2 and 0630Z-0659Z, Mar 2 and 0700Z-0729Z, Mar 2 and 0730Z-0800Z, Mar 2
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 40, 20m
 Classes: (none)
 Max power: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + Serial No. + suffix of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO)
 Work stations: Once per band per period
 QSO Points: 1 point per km
 Multipliers: 1 point per new station worked on each band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total multiplier points
 Submit logs by: March 9, 2019
 E-mail logs to: ru-qrp-club[at]mail[dot]ru
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng

Open Ukraine RTTY Championship: 1800Z-2059Z, Mar 2 (Low Band) and 2100Z-2359Z, Mar 2 (Low Band) and 0800Z-1059Z, Mar 3 (High Band) and 1100Z-1359Z, Mar 3 (High Band)
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op Multi-Band
 Single Op Single Band
 Multi-Op Multi-Band (includes SO2R)
 Exchange: 2-letter regional abbrev. (state/province/canton, etc.) + Serial No.(restart serial no. for high band)
 Work stations: Once per band per period
 QSO Points: 2 points per QSO
 10 points per new region once per band per period
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total points
 Submit logs by: March 18, 2019
 E-mail logs to: krs[at]model[dot]poltava[dot]ua
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://krs.ho.ua/openrtty/

UBA Spring Contest, CW: 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 3
 Geographic Focus: Belgium
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80m Only
 Classes: Single
 SWL
 Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts
 QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: ON: RST + Serial No. + UBA Section
 non-ON: RST + 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: March 17, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://springcontest.on4dst.be/
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest

NSARA Contest: 1200Z-1600Z, Mar 3 and 1800Z-2200Z, Mar 3
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
 Bands: 80m Only
 Classes: Single Transmitter (CW/SSB/Digital/Mixed)
 Exchange: Nova Scotia: RS(T) + county
 non-NS: RS(T)
 Work stations: Once per mode
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Bonus Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: Nova Scotia counties once per mode
 Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
 Submit logs by: April 2, 2019
 E-mail logs to: ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca
 Mail logs to: Peter J. Surette, VE1PJS
 48 Birch St.
 Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 4X2
 Canada
 Find rules at: http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/?page_id=82

SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emerg Contest: 1200Z-1400Z, Mar 3
 Geographic Focus: Southern Africa
 Participation: Southern Africa
 Awards: Southern Africa
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 40m Only
 Classes: A: Single Op Stationary Mobile
 B: Single Op Portable
 C: Multi-Op Portable
 D: Single Op Base Station
 Exchange: Class A: RS + Serial No. (starting with 201)
 Class B: RS + Serial No. (starting with 401)
 Class C: RS + Serial No. (starting with 601)
 Class D: RS + Serial No. (starting with 801)
 Non-participants: RS + Serial No. (starting with 001)
 Score Calculation: (see rules)
 Submit logs by: March 10, 2019
 E-mail logs to: contest[at]peham[dot]co[dot]za
 Mail logs to: Hamnet Eastern Cape
 Al Akers, ZS2U
 53 Clarence Street
 Westering, Port Elizabeth 6025
 South Africa
 Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=201812141215058LWc1oCc5X.PDF

RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 4
 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 March 5, 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


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Novice Rig Roundup 0000Z, Mar 2 to 2359Z, Mar 10
ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Mar 5
AGCW YL-CW Party 1900Z-2100Z, Mar 5
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 6
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 6
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 6
 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 6
 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 7
UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 6
NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1800Z-1900Z, Mar 7 (CW)
 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 7 (SSB)
 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 7 (FM)
 2100Z-2200Z, Mar 7 (Dig)
SKCC Sprint Europe 2000Z-2200Z, Mar 7
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 8
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 8
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 8
YB DX RTTY Contest 0000Z-2359Z, Mar 9
SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest 1000Z, Mar 9 to 1000Z, Mar 10
RSGB Commonwealth Contest 1000Z, Mar 9 to 1000Z, Mar 10
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Mar 9 to 2400Z, Mar 10
F9AA Cup, SSB 1200Z, Mar 9 to 1200Z, Mar 10
South America 10 Meter Contest 1200Z, Mar 9 to 1200Z, Mar 10
AGCW QRP Contest 1400Z-2000Z, Mar 9
Stew Perry Topband Challenge 1500Z, Mar 9 to 1500Z, Mar 10
Oklahoma QSO Party 1500Z, Mar 9 to 0200Z, Mar 10
 1400Z-2100Z, Mar 10
EA PSK63 Contest 1600Z, Mar 9 to 1600Z, Mar 10
TESLA Memorial HF CW Contest 1800Z, Mar 9 to 0559Z, Mar 10
QCWA QSO Party 1800Z, Mar 9 to 1800Z, Mar 10
Idaho QSO Party 1900Z, Mar 9 to 1900Z, Mar 10
QRP ARCI Spring Thaw SSB Shootout 2200Z-2300Z, Mar 9
North American Sprint, RTTY 0000Z-0400Z, Mar 10
UBA Spring Contest, 2m 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 10
Wisconsin QSO Party 1800Z, Mar 10 to 0100Z, Mar 11
WAB 3.5 MHz Phone/CW 1800Z-2200Z, Mar 10
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Mar 11