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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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DARC Christmas Contest: 0830Z-1059Z, Dec 26
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op Mixed (Low/High)
Single Op CW (Low/High)
Max operating hours: 2.5 hours
Max power: HP: >100W
LP: <=100W
Exchange: DL: RS(T) + DOK (or Special Station abbreviation)
non-DL: RS(T) + QSO No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point
Multipliers: DOK/Special Stations, once per band
Prefixes, once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x (total DOK/Special Station mults + total prefix mults)
Submit logs by: January 15, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/weihnachtswettbewerb/logupload/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/?id=820
SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Dec 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 December 29, 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/
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 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 December 28, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 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 December 29, 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, Dec 27 and 1900Z-2000Z, Dec 27 and 0300Z-0400Z, Dec 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 December 30, 2017
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Dec 29
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: December 31, 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
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 29
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 December 30, 2017
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 29
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: December 31, 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
RAC Winter Contest: 0000Z-2359Z, Dec 30
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op CW
Single Op Phone
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Multi-Multi
Max operating hours: 24 hours
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: VE: RS(T) + (province/territory)
non-VE and VE0: RS(T) + Serial No.
QSO Points: VE/VE0: 10 points
non-VE/VE0: 2 points
RAC official stations: 20 points
Multipliers: VE provinces and territories (13), once per mode per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: canadawinter[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail logs to: Radio Amateurs of Canada
720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5
Canada
Find rules at: http://wp.rac.ca/rac-canada-winter-contest-rules/
Stew Perry Topband Challenge: 1500Z, Dec 30 to 1500Z, Dec 31
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160m Only
Classes: Single Op
Multi-Op
Max operating hours: 14 hours
Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 5-100 watts
QRP: <5 watts
Exchange: 4-Character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO plus 1 point per 500 km
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 x power multiplier
Submit logs by: January 15, 2018
E-mail logs to: tbdc[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail logs to: BARC
15125 SE Bartell Rd
Boring, OR 97009
USA
Find rules at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/
Original QRP Contest: 1500Z, Dec 30 to 1500Z, Dec 31
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op (VLP/QRP/MP)(Handmade/Open)
Max operating hours: 15 hours
Max power: VLP: 1W
QRP: 5W
MP: 20W
Exchange: RST + Serial No. + "/" + Power category
QSO Points: QSO with station who submits log: 4 points
QSO with station that does not submit log: 1 point
15% bonus for use of TR/TRX assembled from kit
30% bonus for use of unique handmade TR/TRX
Multipliers: DXCC Countries: 2 mult points if station submits log, 1 mult point if no log
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mult points
Submit logs by: January 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: oqrpc[at]qrpcc[dot]de
Mail logs to: Lutz Gutheil, DL1RNN
Bergstrasse 17
D-38446 Wolfsburg
Germany
Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html
Bogor Old and New Contest: 1200Z-2359Z, Dec 31
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op
Exchange: RS + operator age
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country
3 points per QSO with same continent
5 points per QSO with different continent
11 points per QSO with YC1ZAL or YE1ZAL
5 points per QSO with committees
Multipliers: Each prefix once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: yc1zal[at]orari-bogor[dot]org
Mail logs to: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
10th BOGOR OLD AND NEW CONTEST
PO. BOX 376 BOGOR – 16003
WEST JAVA
INDONESIA
Find rules at: http://www.orari-bogor.org/contest/#!/rules
AGB New Year Snowball Contest: 0000Z-0100Z, Jan 1
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)
Single Op Mixed QRP
Multi-Op
Digital
SWL
Exchange: AGB Member: RST + QSO No. + Member No.
non-Member: RST + QSO No.
Work stations: Once per mode per 15-minute period (see rules)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same continent
3 points per QSO with different continent
5 points per QSO with AGB member
Multipliers: Each AGB member once
Each DXCC/WAE country once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 22, 2018
E-mail logs to: eu1eu[at]mail[dot]ru
Mail logs to: Igor "Harry" Getmann, EU1EU
P.O.Box 143
Minsk 220005
BELARUS
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/eu1eu/agb_nysb.htm
SARTG New Year RTTY Contest: 0800Z-1100Z, Jan 1
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: One Radio/All Band
Two Radios/All Band
SWL
Max operating hours: 3 hours
Exchange: RST + QSO No. + name + happy new year (native language)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each DXCC country, except Scandinavia, once per band
Each Scandanavian prefix once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 31, 2018
E-mail logs to: contest[at]sartg[dot]com
Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com
Mail logs to: SARTG Contest Manager
Ewe Hakansson, SM7BHM
Pilspetsvagen 4
SE-291 66 KRISTIANSTAD
SWEDEN
Find rules at: http://www.sartg.com/contest/nyrules.htm
IQRP Quarterly Marathon: 0800Z, Jan 1 to 2000Z, Jan 7
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: All
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 5W
Exchange: RS(T)
Work stations: Once per mode
QSO Points: 3 points per CW QSO
2 points per SSB QSO
1 point per digital QSO
Multipliers: km/100 of QSO with maximum distance
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x distance mult
Submit logs by: January 21, 2018
E-mail logs to: iqrpclub[at]arimontebelluna[dot]it
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arimontebelluna.it/news/news_maratona_uk.htm
AGCW Happy New Year Contest: 0900Z-1200Z, Jan 1
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op
SWL
Max operating hours: 3 hours
Max power: 1: >150W
2: 150W
3: 5W
Exchange: AGCW: RST + Serial No. + "/" + Member No.
non-AGCW: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each AGCW member once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: January 14, 2018
E-mail logs to: hnyc[at]agcw[dot]de
Upload log at: http://contest.agcw.de/hnyc/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/happy-new-year-contest
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: 1400Z-1700Z, Jan 1 (144) and 1700Z-1800Z, Jan 1 (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: January 22, 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
QRP ARCI New Years Sprint: 1500Z-1800Z, Jan 1
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: All Band (Antennas: Single/Multi Element)
Single Band (Antennas: Single/Multi Element)
High Bands (Antennas: Single/Multi Element)
Low Bands (Antennas: Single/Multi Element)
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (ARCI number/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 points: 5000 for battery power portable with temporary antenna
Multipliers: Each state, province, country once per band
Power Mult: >5W=1x, 1-5W=7x, 250mW-1W=10x, 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: January 15, 2018
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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IQRP Quarterly Marathon 0800Z, Jan 1 to 2000Z, Jan 7
ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 2
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 3
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 3
1900Z-2000Z, Jan 3
0300Z-0400Z, Jan 4
UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Jan 3
AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest 2300Z, Jan 3 to 2300Z, Jan 4
2300Z, Jan 6 to 2300Z, Jan 7
NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1800Z-1900Z, Jan 4 (CW)
1900Z-2000Z, Jan 4 (SSB)
2000Z-2100Z, Jan 4 (FM)
2100Z-2200Z, Jan 4 (Dig)
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jan 5
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 5
PODXS 070 Club PSKFest 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 6
WW PMC Contest 1200Z, Jan 6 to 1200Z, Jan 7
ARRL RTTY Roundup 1800Z, Jan 6 to 2400Z, Jan 7
Kid's Day Contest 1800Z-2359Z, Jan 6
EUCW 160m Contest 2000Z-2300Z, Jan 6
0400Z-0700Z, Jan 7