THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
 Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

 May 7 - 14, 2018 Edition

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This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- 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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RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: 1900Z-2030Z, May 7
 Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: United Kingdom
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 80m Only
 Classes: (none)
 Exchange: RS + Serial No.
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: (see rules)
 Submit logs by: 2359Z May 8, 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

ARS Spartan Sprint: 0100Z-0300Z, May 8
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Skinny
 Tubby
 Max power: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Power
 Work stations: Once per band
 Submit logs by: May 10, 2018
 E-mail logs to: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, May 9
 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 May 11, 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, May 9 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 9 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 10
 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 May 12, 2018
 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, May 11
 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: May 13, 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, May 11
 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: May 13, 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

VOLTA WW RTTY Contest: 1200Z, May 12 to 1200Z, May 13
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band
 Single Op Single Band
 Multi-Op
 SWL
 Exchange: RST + QSO No. + CQ Zone
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: See rules
 Multipliers: Each country and VK/VE/JA/ZL/W call area (see rules) once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x total QSOs
 Submit logs by: May 31, 2018
 E-mail logs to: log2018[at]contestvolta[dot]it
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.contestvolta.com/rules.pdf

CQ-M International DX Contest: 1200Z, May 12 to 1159Z, May 13
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op Single Band (CW/SSB/Mixed)
 Single Op All Band (CW/SSB/Mixed)(Low/High))
 Single Op All Band QRP
 Multi-Single
 SWL
 World War II Veteran
 Max power: HP: >100 watts
 LP: 100 watts
 QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No.
 QSO Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: Each RS-150-C country once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: June 13, 2018
 E-mail logs to: cqm[at]srr[dot]ru
 Upload log at: www.ua9qcq.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://cqm.srr.ru/en-rules/

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 1200Z, May 12 to 2400Z, May 13
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: (none)
 Max operating hours: 24
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE")
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Bonus 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: May 20, 2018
 Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/submit-display.php
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/

Arkansas QSO Party: 1400Z, May 12 to 0200Z, May 13
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op (SSB/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
 Single Op CW (Low/High)
 RTTY/PSK Only
 Multi-Single
 Multi-Multi
 Single Op Mobile
 Multi-Op Mobile
 Single Op Portable
 Multi-Op Portable
 Single Op Rover
 Multi-Op Rover
 Max power: HP: >150 watts
 LP: 150 watts
 QRP: 10 watts
 Exchange: AR: RS(T) + County
 non-AR: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX")
 Work stations: Once per band per mode per county
 QSO Points: 1 point per SSB QSO
 2 points per CW QSO
 3 points per digital QSO
 Bonus: 200 points per WR5P or W5AHS QSO
 Multipliers: AR: Each AR county/state/province once + one "DX"
 non-AR: Each AR county once
 Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
 Submit logs by: May 26, 2018
 E-mail logs to: arkqp[at]cox[dot]net
 Mail logs to: Arkansas QSO Party
 c/o Don Banta, K5DB
 3407 Diana St.
 Springdate, AR 72764
 USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arkqp.com/

FISTS Spring Unlimited Sprint: 1700Z-2100Z, May 12
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: United States/Canada
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: QRP
 QRO
 Club
 Max power: QRO: 100 watts
 QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + FISTS No.
 non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + power
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with FIST member
 FIST members: 2 points per QSO with non-FIST member
 Multipliers: Each US state and VE province once
 Each DXCC country once
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: June 11, 2018
 E-mail logs to: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints

50 MHz Spring Sprint: 2300Z, May 12 to 0300Z, May 13
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: North America
 Mode: not specified
 Bands: 6m Only
 Classes: Single Op
 Rover
 Exchange: 4-character grid square
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: Each grid square
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: May 26, 2018
 E-mail logs to: kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
 2752 Monument Road
 Jasper, GA 30143
 USA
 Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2018-information

WAB 7 MHz Phone: 1000Z-1400Z, May 13
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 40m Only
 Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
 Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
 Low Power
 SWL (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)
 Max power: non-Low: >10 watts
 Low: 10 watts
 Exchange: British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square
 Other: RS + serial no. + country
 QSO Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: (see rules)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: June 3, 2018
 E-mail logs to: g3xkt[at]worked-all-britain[dot]org[dot]uk
 Mail logs to: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
 14 York Avenue
 Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
 United Kingdom
 Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php

4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, May 14
 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: May 16, 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


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, May 16
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 16
 1900Z-2000Z, May 16
 0300Z-0400Z, May 17
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data 1900Z-2030Z, May 16
NAQCC CW Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, May 17
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, May 18
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 18
Portuguese Navy Day Contest 0900Z, May 18 to 1700Z, May 20
Slobozhansky Sprint Contest 1800Z-1959Z, May 18 (SSB)
 2000Z-2159Z, May 18 (CW)
UN DX Contest 0600Z-2100Z, May 19
NZART Sangster Shield Contest 0800Z-1100Z, May 19
 0800Z-1100Z, May 20
His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW 1200Z, May 19 to 1200Z, May 20
EU PSK DX Contest 1200Z, May 19 to 1200Z, May 20
Aegean RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 19 to 1200Z, May 20
Feld Hell Sprint 1600Z-1759Z, May 19
 2000Z-2159Z, May 19
Baltic Contest 2100Z, May 19 to 0200Z, May 20
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, May 21