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8-Day Contest Calendar Compiled by WA7BNM
March 9 - 17, 2010
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March 9 - 17, 2010
| CLARA HF Contest: 1700Z, Mar 9 to 1700Z, Mar 10 and 1700Z, Mar 13 to 1700Z, Mar 14 | ||
| Mode: | CW, Phone | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op (Low/High) | |
| Max operating hours: | 24 | |
| Max power: |
HP: >200W LP: 200W | |
| Exchange: | Name + QTH + (CLARA member/family member/non-member YL/OM) | |
| Work stations: | Once per band per mode | |
| QSO Points: |
5 points per QSO with CLARA member 2 points per QSO with CLARA family member 3 points per QSO with non-member YL 1 point per QSO with OM Bonus Points: (see rules) | |
| Multipliers: |
Each Canadian call area once Each DXCC country (must be YL QSO) once | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | April 15, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | va1yl[at]ns[dot]sympatico[dot]ca | |
| Mail logs to: |
Helen Archibald, VA1YL
25 Canard Street RR#1 Port Williams, NS V0P 1T0 Canada | |
| Find rules at: | http://groups.google.ca/group/clara-clarion/web/clara-contest | |
| CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1100Z-1200Z, Mar 10 and 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 10 and 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 11 | ||
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20m | |
| 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 13, 2010 | |
| E-mail log summary to: | kz5d[at]aol[dot]com | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.cwops.org/onair.html | |
| NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 12 | ||
| Mode: | (see rules) | |
| Bands: | (see rules) | |
| Classes: | (none) | |
| Exchange: | (see rules) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | March 14, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Post log summary at: | http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/ | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html | |
| HA3NS Sprint Memorial Contest: 1830Z-1900Z, Mar 12 (80m) and 1900Z-1930Z, Mar 12 (40m) | ||
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 80, 40m | |
| Classes: | Single Op | |
| Exchange: |
HACWG Members: RST + Membership No. non-Members: RST + NM | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
| Multipliers: | (none) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
| Submit logs by: | March 27, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | ha3kna[at]tolna[dot]net | |
| Mail logs to: |
Radio Club
7100 Szekszard Rakoczi u. 16. Hungary | |
| Find rules at: | http://radioamator.honlapepites.hu/?PHPSESSID=e57dd37c356355de9489e83e42&p=1280 | |
| RSGB Commonwealth Contest: 1000Z, Mar 13 to 1000Z, Mar 14 | ||
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: |
Open (12/24) Restricted (12/24) Multi-Op | |
| Exchange: | RST + Serial No. | |
| QSO Points: |
5 points per QSO 20 additional points for each of first three QSOs with a Commonwealth Area or HQ station per band | |
| Multipliers: | (none) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
| Submit logs by: | April 14, 2010 | |
| Upload log at: | http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl | |
| Mail logs to: |
RSGB-G3UFY
77 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF England | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2010/rberu.shtml | |
| AGCW QRP Contest: 1400Z-2000Z, Mar 13 | ||
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op Only | |
| Max power: |
VLP: 1 watt or less QRP: 5 watts or less MP: 25 watts or less QRO: >25 watts | |
| Exchange: | RST + QSO No. + class(pwr) + (AGCW Member No./"NM" if not member) | |
| QSO Points: |
0 points/QSO for QRO-QRO 3 points/QSO for QRP-VLP,VLP-QRP,VLP-VLP,QRP-QRP 2 points/QSO for all others | |
| Multipliers: | 1 per AGCW member per band | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | March 31, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | qrp-test[at]agcw[dot]de | |
| Mail logs to: |
Edmund Ramm, DK3UZ
Anderheitsallee 24, Bramfeld D-22175 Hamburg Germany | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:QRP-Contest | |
| ARCI HF Grid Square Sprint: 1500Z-1800Z, Mar 13 | ||
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: |
All Band Single Band High Bands Low Bands | |
| Exchange: | RST + grid square + (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: |
Grids, once per band Power Mult: >5W=x1, 1-5W=x7, 250mW-1W=x10, 55-250mW=15x, <55mW=20x | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = (total QSO points x total grid squares x power mult) + bonus points | |
| Submit logs by: | April 13, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | contest[at]qrparci[dot]org | |
| Mail logs to: |
ARCI Spring QSO Party
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF 139 Elizabeth St. W. Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3 Canada | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8346/118/ | |
| Feld Hell Sprint: 1600Z-1800Z, Mar 13 | ||
| Mode: | Feld Hell | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | (none) | |
| Max power: | 100 watts | |
| Exchange: | (see rules) | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: |
(see rules) Bonus Points: (see rules) | |
| Multipliers: | Each state, province and country once only | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points | |
| Submit logs by: | April 1, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Post log summary at: | http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests | |
| EA PSK31 Contest: 1600Z, Mar 13 to 1600Z, Mar 14 | ||
| Mode: | PSK31 | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: |
Single Op All Band Single Op Single Band Multi-Op | |
| Exchange: |
EA: RST + province code non-EA: RST + Serial no. | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: |
1 point/QSO with same continent on 20-10m 2 points/QSO with different continent on 20-10m 3 points/QSO with same continent on 80-40m 6 points/QSO with different continent on 80-40m | |
| Multipliers: | Once each band (see rules) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | March 31, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | psk31[at]ure[dot]es | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.ure.es/contest/428-ea-psk31-contest-english-version.html | |
| Elecraft QSO Party: 1800Z, Mar 13 to 1800Z, Mar 14 | ||
| Mode: | CW, SSB, Digital | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | (none) | |
| Max power: | 100 watts | |
| Exchange: |
Elecraft Users: RS(T) + (state/province/country) + rig ID (see rules) non-Users: RS(T) + (state/province/country) + power | |
| Work stations: | Once per band per mode | |
| QSO Points: |
5 points per QSO with Elecraft user 3 points per QSO with non-user | |
| Multipliers: |
Each US state, province, country once per band per mode Power mult: (see rules) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults x power mult | |
| Submit logs by: | April 10, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | EQP2010[at]elecraft[dot]com | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.elecraft.com/Awards/eqp_2010.htm | |
| SOC Marathon Sprint: 1800Z-2400Z, Mar 13 | ||
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | (none) | |
| Exchange: |
Member: RST + (state/province/country) + SOC No. non-Member: RST + (state/province/country) + power | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: |
5 points per QSO with member 4 points per QSO with non-member, different continent 2 points per QSO with non-member, same continent | |
| Multipliers: |
Each state, province, country once per band Power mult: 0-250mW x15, 250mW-1W x10, 1-5W x7, >5W x1 Key mult: x1.5 for use of homebrew paddle | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults x power mult x key mult | |
| Submit logs by: | April 12, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | n4bp[at]bellsouth[dot]net | |
| Mail logs to: |
Bob Patten, N4BP
2841 N.W. 112 Terrace Plantation, FL 33323 USA | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.qsl.net/soc/090314.htm | |
| Idaho QSO Party: 1900Z, Mar 13 to 1900Z, Mar 14 | ||
| Mode: | CW, Phone, Digital | |
| Bands: | All, except WARC | |
| Classes: |
Single Op (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) Multi-Single (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) Multi-Multi (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) Mobile/Rover (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) School (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) | |
| Max power: |
HP: >150 watts LP: 150 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
| Exchange: |
ID: RS(T) + County non-ID: RS(T) + (state/province/country) | |
| Work stations: | Once per mode per band | |
| QSO Points: |
1 point per SSB QSO 2 points per CW/digital QSO | |
| Multipliers: |
ID: Each state, province and country once per mode non-ID: Each ID county once per mode | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | April 13, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | idqplogs[at]msn[dot]com | |
| Mail logs to: |
Edward Campbell, NX7TT
157 N 3300 E Rigby, ID 83442 USA | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.nx7tt.com/main_page_link/rules.htm | |
| North American Sprint, RTTY: 0000Z-0400Z, Mar 14 | ||
| Mode: | RTTY | |
| 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 (including KL7) 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: | March 20, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (see rules, web upload preferred) | |
| Upload log at: | http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit.php | |
| Mail logs to: |
Ed Muns, W0YK
P.O. Box 1877 Los Gatos, CA 95031-1877 USA | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php | |
| SKCC Weekend Sprint: 0000Z-2400Z, Mar 14 | ||
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m | |
| Classes: | (none) | |
| Exchange: | RST + Name + (state/province/country) + (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: | March 19, 2010 | |
| Post log summary at: | http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/wes-submit.html | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/ | |
| UBA Spring Contest, 6m: 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 14 | ||
| 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 4, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be | |
| Mail logs to: |
Michel Gerits, ON4CAQ
Mommestraat 69 B-3550 Heusden Zolder Belgium | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.uba.be/sites/default/files/uploads/hf_contests/uba_spring_en.pdf | |
| NSARA Contest: 1100Z-1500Z, Mar 14 and 1700Z-2100Z, Mar 14 | ||
| Mode: | CW, Phone | |
| Bands: | 80m Only | |
| Classes: | Single Transmitter | |
| Exchange: |
Nova Scotia: RS(T) + county non-NS: RS(T) | |
| Work stations: | Once per mode | |
| QSO Points: |
1 point per Phone QSO 2 points per CW QSO | |
| Multipliers: | Nova Scotia counties once | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | April 14, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca | |
| Mail logs to: |
Peter J. Surette, VE1JPS
55 Edgewood Drive Turo, Nova Scotia B2N 1P1 Canada | |
| Find rules at: | http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/nsaracst.htm | |
| Wisconsin QSO Party: 1800Z, Mar 14 to 0100Z, Mar 15 | ||
| Mode: | CW, Phone | |
| Bands: | All, except WARC | |
| Classes: |
Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Tech)(QRP/Low/High) Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile/Tech)(QRP/Low/High) M/M (Fixed/Mobile)(QRP/Low/High) Beginner (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 QSO Bonus Points: 500 points for mobiles for each county from which you make at least 12 QSOs | |
| 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: | April 14, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | k9kr[at]tds[dot]net | |
| 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/2010/wiqp_rules.htm | |
| Bucharest Contest: 1600Z-1729Z, Mar 15 and 1730Z-1859Z, Mar 15 | ||
| Mode: | CW, SSB | |
| Bands: | 80m Only | |
| Classes: |
Single Op QRP Single Low Power (LPI) Multi-Op (LPC) SWL | |
| Max power: |
LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
| Exchange: |
YO3: RS(T) + QSO No. + Sector non-YO: RS(T) + QSO No. + "AA" | |
| Work stations: | Once per mode | |
| QSO Points: |
2 points per QSO: YO3-YO3 or YO-YO/AA 4 points per QSO: YO3-YO/AA | |
| Multipliers: |
Each YO area once per contest segment Each YO3 sector Each AA once | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total score of each segment(total QSO points x total mults) | |
| Submit logs by: | March 25, 2010 | |
| E-mail logs to: | fenyo3jw[at]yahoo[dot]com | |
| Mail logs to: |
Bucharest Contest
Fenyo Stefan Pit CP 19-43 033210 Bucuresti 19 Romania | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.bucuresti.110mb.com/Regulament%20Bucuresti%20engleza.pdf | |