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8-Day Contest Calendar Compiled by WA7BNM

May 8 - 15, 2008

(April 30 - May 7, 2008 Calendar Available)

NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, May 9
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m
  Classes: Single Op
  Max power: 100 watts
  Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [name] + [your state/province/country]
  Work stations: Dupes allowed after at least one intervening QSO
  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 and KH6) once per band
Each VE province 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:May 11, 2008
  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.htm
Nevada Mustang Roundup: 2300Z, May 9 to 2300Z, May 10
  Mode: CW, SSB, RTTY
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
  Classes: Single Op Fixed (High/Low)
Multi-Op Fixed (High/Low)
Single Op Portable
Multi-Op Portable
  Exchange: NV: county + RS(T)
non-NV: (state/province/country) + RS(T)
  Work stations: Once per band per mode
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
  Multipliers: NV Stations: Each state, province, country once
non-NV Stations: Each NV county once
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by:June 15, 2008
  E-mail logs to: w7gk_1[at]yahoo[dot]com
  Mail logs to: Nevada Mustange Roundup 2008
Elko Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 5607
Elko, Nevada 89802
USA
  Find rules at: http://nv.arrl.org/NQP/
SBMS 2 GHz and Up WW Club Contest: 0600 local, May 10 to 2000 local, May 11
  Mode: Any
  Bands: 2 GHz and up
  Classes: (none)
  Exchange: 6-character Maidenhead locator
  Work stations: Once per path per band
  QSO Points: Distance points: 1 point per km
QSO points: 100 points per QSO per band with a unique call
Bonus: 1000 points for each band you activate
  Multipliers: 1x=2GHz-10GHz, 2x=24GHz, 4x=47GHz, 8x=76GHz and up
  Score Calculation: Total score = total of (QSO points x power mult) for each band plus bonus points
  Submit logs by:July 10, 2008
  E-mail logs to: (none)
  Mail logs to: SBMS Contest Committee
Pat Coker, N6RMJ
40916 179th Street
Lancaster CA 93535
USA
  Find rules at: http://www.ham-radio.com/sbms/club_test/2ghz_up_test.html
VK/Trans-Tasman 80m Contest, Phone: 0800Z-1400Z, May 10
  Mode: Phone
  Bands: 80m Only
  Classes: Single Op
Single Op QRP
SWL
  Max power: non-QRP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
  Exchange: Serial No.
  Work stations: Once per hour
  Score Calculation: (see rules)
  Submit logs by:June 2, 2008
  E-mail logs to: VK: vktasman[at]hotmail[dot]com
ZL: vktasman[at]robglassey[dot]com
  Mail logs to: VK:
VK/trans-Tasman Contest
28 Crampton Crescent
Rosanna, VIC 3084
Australia
ZL:
VK/trans-Tasman Contest
P.O. Box 21-363
Christchurch 8143
New Zealand
  Find rules at: http://home.iprimus.com.au/vktasman/RULES.HTM
EUCW Fraternizing CW QSO Party: 1000Z-1200Z, May 10 and 1800Z-2000Z, May 11
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: A: EUCW Member Club QRP
B: EUCW Member Club Low Power
C: Non-members QRP
D: Non-members Low Power
E: SWL
  Max power: LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
  Exchange: A/B: RST + QTH + Name + Club + Member No.
C/D: RST + QTH + Name + "NM"
  Work stations: Once per day per band
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
  Multipliers: Each EUCW club once per day per band
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by:June 30, 2008
  E-mail logs to: eucwfp[at]agcw[dot]de
  Mail logs to: Werner Jochem, DK7VW
Wendelsborn 34
D-66606 St.Wendel
Germany
  Find rules at: http://www.agcw.de/eucw/eucwp.html
CQ-M International DX Contest: 1200Z, May 10 to 1159Z, May 11
  Mode: CW, SSB
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, satellites
  Classes: Single Op Single Band (CW/SSB/Mixed)
Single Op All Band (CW/SSB/Mixed/QRP Mixed/LP Mixed)
Multi-Single
SWL
World War II Veteran
Pobeda Mem Spec Stn (Single-Op/Multi-Op)
  Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
  Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No.
  QSO Points: 2 points per QSO for EU/Asia station with Russia
1 point per QSO with same country
2 points per QSO with different country, same continent
3 points per QSO with different continent
  Multipliers: Each RS-150-S country once per band, EU Russia and Asia Russia treated as separate mults
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by:June 15, 2008
  E-mail logs to: CQM[at]SRR[dot]RU
  Mail logs to: CQ-M CONTEST COMMITTEE
P.O. BOX 25464
KRASNOYARSK 660049
RUSSIA
  Find rules at: http://www.cq-m.andys.ru/rules_eng.html
VOLTA WW RTTY Contest: 1200Z, May 10 to 1200Z, May 11
  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
Each country on a different continent worked on at least 4 bands once (extra mult)
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x total QSOs
  Submit logs by:July 31, 2008
  E-mail logs to: log2008[at]contestvolta[dot]it
  Mail logs to: Francesco Di Michele, I2DMI
P.O. Box 55
22063 Cantu
Italy
  Find rules at: http://www.contestvolta.com/rules2.htm
FISTS Spring Sprint: 1700Z-2100Z, May 10
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: QRP
QRO
Club
  Max power: QRO: >5 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 9, 2008
  E-mail logs to: W8PIG[at]yahoo[dot]com
  Mail logs to: Dan Shepherd, N8IE
1900 Pittsfield St.
Kettering, Oh 45420
USA
  Find rules at: http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
50 MHz Spring Sprint: 2300Z, May 10 to 0300Z, May 11
  Mode: not specified
  Bands: 6m Only
  Classes: Single Op
Rover
Rookie
  Exchange: 4-character grid square (6-character grid square optional)
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
  Multipliers: Each 4-character grid square
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by:May 27, 2008
  E-mail logs to: springvhfsprints[at]sysadnet[dot]com
  Mail logs to: 50 MHz Spring Sprint
Steve Gilmore, W4SHG
11 Ryan Way
Stafford, VA 22554
USA
  Find rules at: http://www.sysadnet.com/vhfsprintrules.htm
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 0000Z-2400Z, May 11
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: (none)
  Exchange: Name + (state/province/country) + (SKCC No./power)
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus Points: 5 points per Centurion member QSO per band
Bonus Points: 10 points per Tribune member QSO per band
Bonus Points: 25 points per QSO with SKCC club call per band
  Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
  Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
  Submit logs by:May 18, 2008
  Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/sf.html
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/wknd-sprint-rules.html


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