THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
 November 19 - 26, 2018 Edition 
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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB: 2100Z, Nov 17 to 0300Z, Nov 19
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
 Participation: United States/Canada
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
 Single Op Unlimited (Low/High)
 Multi-Single (Low/High)
 School Club (College/Technical/Secondary)
 Max operating hours: 24 with at least 30 minute off times
 Max power: HP: >150 watts
 LP: 150 watts
 QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: Serial No. + Precedence (Q/A/B/U/M/S) + [your call sign] + Check + ARRL/RAC Section
 Work stations: Once only
 QSO Points: 2 points per QSO
 Multipliers: Each ARRL/RAC section and VE NT once
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 0300Z November 26, 2018
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
 Mail logs to: November SS Phone
 ARRL
 225 Main St.
 Newington, CT 06111
 USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Nov 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: November 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/

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 21
 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 November 23, 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, Nov 21 and 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 21 and 0300Z-0400Z, Nov 22
 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 November 24, 2018
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/

RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB: 2000Z-2130Z, Nov 21
 Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 80m Only
 Classes: 100W
 10W
 Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: 2359Z November 24, 2018
 Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2018/rautumn.shtml

NAQCC CW Sprint: 0130Z-0330Z, Nov 22
 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 November 25, 2018
 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/sprint201811.html

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Nov 23
 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: November 25, 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, Nov 23
 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: November 25, 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

ARRL EME Contest: 0000Z, Nov 24 to 2359Z, Nov 25
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
 Bands: 50-1296 MHz
 Classes: (see rules)
 Exchange: Signal report
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 100 points per QSO
 Multipliers: Each US state, VE province and DXCC country once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 2359Z December 25, 2018
 E-mail logs to: (upload preferred)
 Upload log at: http://contests.arrl.org/arrlemescoresubmission.php
 Mail logs to: EME Contest
 ARRL
 225 Main St.
 Newington, CT 06111
 USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest

CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW: 0000Z, Nov 24 to 2400Z, Nov 25
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
 Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
 Single Op Assisted All Band (QRP/Low/High)
 Single Op Assisted Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
 Single Op Overlays: (Classic/Rookie)
 Multi-Single (Low/High)
 Multi-Two
 Multi-Multi
 Max power: HP: 1500 watts
 LP: 100 watts
 QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + CQ Zone No.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 0 points per QSO with same country (counts as mult)
 1 point per QSO with different country same continent
 2 points per QSO with different country same continent (NA)
 3 points per QSO with different continent
 Multipliers: Each CQ zone once per band
 Each country once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 2359Z November 30, 2018
 E-mail logs to: (web upload preferred)
 Upload log at: http://www.cqww.com/logcheck/
 Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/cqwwcw_cab.php
 Mail logs to: CQ WW DX Contest
 Box 481
 New Carlisle, OH 45344
 USA
 Find rules at: http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Nov 28
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Nov 28
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 28
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Nov 28
 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 28
 0300Z-0400Z, Nov 29
UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 28
RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW 2000Z-2130Z, Nov 29
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Nov 30
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Nov 30
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 30
ARRL 160-Meter Contest 2200Z, Nov 30 to 1600Z, Dec 2
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint 0600Z-0629Z, Dec 1
 0630Z-0659Z, Dec 1
 0700Z-0729Z, Dec 1
 0730Z-0800Z, Dec 1
YARC QSO Party 1400Z, Dec 1 to 0259Z, Dec 2
TOPS Activity Contest 1600Z, Dec 1 to 1559Z, Dec 2
FT8 Roundup 1800Z, Dec 1 to 2359Z, Dec 2
EPC Ukraine DX Contest 2000Z, Dec 1 to 1959Z, Dec 2
ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Dec 4