THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
March 12 - 19, 2018 Edition
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This e-mail is divided into three sections:
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- 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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Wisconsin QSO Party: 1800Z, Mar 11 to 0100Z, Mar 12
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW/Digital, Phone
Bands: All, except WARC
Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Rookie)(QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile)(QRP/Low/High)
Multi/Multi (Fixed/Mobile)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: WI: county
non-WI: (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per Phone QSO
2 points per CW/Digital QSO
Bonus Points: 500 points for mobiles for each county from which you make at least 12 QSOs
Bonus Points: 100 points for each band/mode QSO with W9FK
Multipliers: WI Stations: WI counties, states, provinces once
Non-WI Stations: WI counties once
Power mults: HP x1.0, LP x1.5, QRP x2.0
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x power mult x total mults) + bonus points
Submit logs by: March 25, 2018
E-mail logs to: wiqp-logs[at]warac[dot]org
Mail logs to: Wisconsin QSO Party
West Allis Radio Amateur Club
P. O. Box 1072
Milwaukee, WI 53201
USA
Find rules at: http://www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Mar 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: March 14, 2018
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
CLARA Chatter Party: 1700Z, Mar 13 to 1700Z, Mar 14 and 1700Z, Mar 17 to 1700Z, Mar 18
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2m
Classes: Single Op (Low/High)
Max operating hours: 24
Max power: HP: >200W
LP: 200W
Exchange: RS(T) + Name + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with CLARA member
5 points per QSO with CLARA family member
5 points per QSO with non-member YL
1 point per QSO with OM
Multipliers: Each VE province/territory once per band per mode
Each US state (must be YL QSO) once per band per mode
Each DXCC country (must be YL QSO) once per band per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 14, 2018
E-mail logs to: ve5aq[at]sasktel[dot]net
Mail logs to: Val Lemko, VE5ACJ
1125 Iroquois St. W.
Moose Jaw
Sask. S6H 5C1
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.clarayl.ca/index.php/awards-certificates-to-work-for/clara-
chatter-party-rules
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 14
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 March 15, 2018
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 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 March 16, 2018
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, Mar 14 and 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 14 and 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 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 March 17, 2018
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, CW: 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 14
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 15, 2018
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2018/r80mcc.shtml
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 16
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 17, 2018
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 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: March 18, 2018
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, Mar 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: March 18, 2018
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
BARTG HF RTTY Contest: 0200Z, Mar 17 to 0200Z, Mar 19
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Expert All Band
Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op All Band 6 Hours
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Single
Multi-Multi
Max operating hours: Single Op: 30 hours with at least 3 hour rest period
Single Op 6 Hours: 6 hours
Multi-Op: 48 hours
Max power: HP: >100 Watts
LP: 100 Watts
QRP: 5 Watts
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + 4-digit time (UTC)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: DXCC countries once per band
JA, W, VE and VK areas once per band
Continents once regardless of band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total country/area mults x continents
Submit logs by: 0200Z March 26, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://bartg.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.bartg.org.uk/
Russian DX Contest: 1200Z, Mar 17 to 1200Z, Mar 18
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band Mixed (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op All Band CW (Low/High)
Single Op All Band SSB (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band Mixed
Multi-Single
Multi-Two
SWL
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: Ru: RS(T) + 2-character oblast
non-Ru: RS(T) + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: Ru Stations: 2 points per QSO with same country same continent
Ru Stations: 5 points per QSO with same country different continent
Ru Stations: 3 points per QSO with different country same continent
Ru Stations: 5 points per QSO with different continent
non-Ru Stations: 10 points per QSO with Ru station
non-Ru Stations: 2 points per QSO with same country
non-Ru Stations: 3 points per QSO with different country same continent
non-Ru Stations: 5 points per QSO with different continent
5 points per QSO with /MM
Multipliers: Each oblast once per band
Each country once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 1200Z April 1, 2018
E-mail logs to: logs[at]rdxc[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/wwwlog.asp
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/rulesg.asp
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: 1400Z-1700Z, Mar 17 (144) and 1700Z-1800Z, Mar 17 (432)
Geographic Focus: Europe
Participation: Europe
Mode: CW
Bands: 144 MHz, 432 MHz
Classes: Single Op
Max operating hours: 3 hours: 144 MHz
2 hours: 432 MHz
Max power: A: 5W
B: 5-50W
C: >50W
Exchange: RST + "/" + Serial No. + "/" Power class + "/" + 6-character grid locator
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per km per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 2, 2018
E-mail logs to: vhf-uhf[at]agcw[dot]de
Mail logs to: Manfred Busch, DK7ZH
Ebachstr. 13
D-35716 Dietzhoelztal-Mandeln
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/vhf-uhf-contest
Louisiana QSO Party: 1400Z, Mar 17 to 0200Z, Mar 18
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: CW/Digital (QRP/Low/High)
Phone (QRP/Low/High)
Mixed Mode (QRP/Low/High)
Rover (CW-Digital/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: LA: RS(T) + Parish
non-LA: RS(T) + (state/province/country)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 2 points per phone QSO
4 points per CW/Digital QSO
LA Rovers: add 50 points to score for each parish activated
Bonus: add 100 points to score for working N5LCC at least once
Multipliers: LA stations: Each LA parish, state, province, country once per band per mode
Non-LA stations: Each LA parish once per band per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
Submit logs by: April 17, 2018
E-mail logs to: logs[at]laqp[dot]org
Mail logs to: LAQP
Robert Baker
136 Northwood Drive
West Monroe, LA 71291
USA
Find rules at: http://laqp.louisianacontestclub.org/laqso_rules.htm
Virginia QSO Party: 1400Z, Mar 17 to 0400Z, Mar 18 and 1200Z-2400Z, Mar 18
Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
Bands: All, except WARC
Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Expedition)(High/Low/QRP)(Multi-Band/Single-Band)(CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)
Multi-Single (Fixed/Mobile/Expedition)(High/Low/QRP)(Multi-Band/Single-Band)(CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)
Multi-Multi (Fixed/Mobile/Expedition)(High/Low/QRP)(Multi-Band/Single-Band)(CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)
Max power: HP: >150 watts
LP: 150 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: VA: Serial No. + county
non-VA: Serial No. + (state/province/"DX")
Work stations: Once per band per mode
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: April 15, 2018
E-mail logs to: vqp[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail logs to: VA QSO Party
Call Box 599
Sterling, VA 20167
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2018_VQP/2018_VQP_Main.html
Feld Hell Sprint: 2000Z-2159Z, Mar 17
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: Feld Hell
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
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: March 21, 2018
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/leprechaun-sprint
UBA Spring Contest, SSB: 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 18
Geographic Focus: Belgium
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single
SWL
Max power: non-QRP: >10 watts
QRP: 10 watts
Exchange: ON: RS + Serial No. + UBA Section
non-ON: RS + 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: April 1, 2018
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
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Mar 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: March 25, 2018
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/
Bucharest Contest: 1800Z-2059Z, Mar 19
Geographic Focus: Romania
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Dig/Mixed)(QRP/Low)(2-Band/Single Band)
Multi-Op Low Power (CW/SSB/Dig/Mixed)(2-Band/Single Band)
SWL
Max power: LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: YO: RS(T) + QSO No. + Sector/County
non-YO: RS(T) + QSO No. + Country Code
Work stations: Once per mode
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO: YO3-YO3 or YO-YO or YO-Foreign
4 points per QSO: YO3-YO or YO-YO3 or YO3-Foreign
Multipliers: Each YO county
Each YO3 sector
Each country code
Score Calculation: Total score = total score of each segment(total QSO points x total mults)
Submit logs by: 2359Z March 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: fenyo3jw[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://yo3test201x.blogspot.ro/p/blog-page.html
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 21
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 21
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 21
1900Z-2000Z, Mar 21
0300Z-0400Z, Mar 22
NAQCC CW Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, Mar 22
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 22
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 23
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 23
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 23
CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Mar 24 to 2359Z, Mar 25
FOC QSO Party 0000Z-2359Z, Mar 24
UBA Spring Contest, 6m 0600Z-1000Z, Mar 25
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