THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
 March 18 - 25, 2019 Edition


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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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BARTG HF RTTY Contest: 0200Z, Mar 16 to 0200Z, Mar 18
 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 25, 2019
 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/

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Mar 18
 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 24, 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/

Bucharest Contest: 1800Z-2059Z, Mar 18
 Geographic Focus: Romania
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB, PSK
 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 with all stations, except YO stations in XA-XF
 4 points per QSO with YO stations in XA-XF
 Multipliers: Each YO county
 Each Bucharest sector (XA-XF)
 Each country code
 Score Calculation: Total score = total score of each segment(total QSO points x total mults)
 Submit logs by: 2359Z March 30, 2019
 E-mail logs to: fenyo3jw[at]yahoo[dot]com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://yo3test201x.blogspot.ro/p/blog-page.html

CLARA Chatter Party: 1700Z, Mar 19 to 1700Z, Mar 20 and 1700Z, Mar 23 to 1700Z, Mar 24
 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 20, 2019
 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 20
 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: 0230Z March 21, 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, Mar 20
 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 22, 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, Mar 20 and 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 20 and 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 21
 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 23, 2019
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/

NAQCC CW Sprint: 0030Z-0230Z, Mar 21
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20m
 Classes: (none)
 Max power: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
 2 points per QSO with member
 Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
 Key Type Mult: 2x if straight key, 1.5x if bug, 1x if other
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x key type mult
 Submit logs by: 2359Z March 24, 2019
 E-mail logs to: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
 jcoreyc[at]gmail[dot]com
 Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprint_submit_log.html
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint201903.html

QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 22
 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: 0230Z March 23, 2019
 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 22
 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 24, 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, Mar 22
 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 24, 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

FOC QSO Party: 0000Z-2359Z, Mar 23
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF
 Classes: Single Op
 Exchange: FOC-Member: RST + Name + Member No.
 non-Members: RST + Name
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: FOC-Member: Score = Total QSOs/Total Member QSOs
 non-Member: Score = Total Member QSOs
 Submit logs by: April 6, 2019
 E-mail log summary to: focqp[at]g4foc[dot]org
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://g4foc.org/qsoparty/

UK/EI DX Contest, CW: 1200Z, Mar 23 to 1200Z, Mar 24
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op Unconnected (24/12)(QRP/Low/High)
 Single Op Connected (24/12)(QRP/Low/High)
 Multi-Single (QRP/Low/High)
 Max power: HP: >100W
 LP: 100W
 QRP: 5W
 Exchange: UK/EI: RST + Serial No. + District Code
 DX: RST + Serial No.
 QSO Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band
 Each UK/EI district once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 1200Z March 25, 2019
 Upload log at: http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl?Contest=DX%20CW%20Contest
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ukeicc.com/which-contest/uk-ei-dx-contest-rules

North American SSB Sprint Contest: 0000Z-0400Z, Mar 24
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: North America
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 80, 40, 20m
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
 Max operating hours: 4 hours
 Max power: HP: 1500 watts
 LP: 100 watts
 QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] + [your state/province/country]
 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 + DC (including KL7 and KH6) once
 Each VE province once
 Each North American country (except W/VE) once
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 0400Z March 31, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (see rules, web upload preferred)
 Upload log at: http://ssbsprint.com/submit-log/
 Mail logs to: Robert Hayes, KW8N
 9192 Bender Rd
 N. Ridgeville, OH 44039
 USA
 Find rules at: http://ssbsprint.com/rules/

UBA Spring Contest, 6m: 0600Z-1000Z, Mar 24
 Geographic Focus: Belgium
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, Phone
 Bands: 6m Only
 Classes: Single
 SWL
 Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts
 QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: ON: RS(T) + Serial No. + UBA Section
 non-ON: RS(T) + 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 7, 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


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Mar 27
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 27
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 27
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 27
 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 27
 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 28
UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 27
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 28
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 29
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 29
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 29
Feld Hell Sprint 0000Z-2359Z, Mar 30
CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Mar 30 to 2359Z, Mar 31
IQRP Quarterly Marathon 0800Z, Apr 1 to 2000Z, Apr 7
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 1
ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 2