Contester's Rate Sheet for October 3, 2007
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CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
3 OCTOBER 2007
Edited by Ward Silver N0AX
Published by the American Radio Relay League
Free to ARRL members - tell your friends!
(Subscription info at the end of newsletter)
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SUMMARY
o School Club Roundup - First Fall Running
o California and Pennsylvania QSO Parties
o NA RTTY Sprint and PSK Rumble
o New Products from Microham and Array Solutions
o WWYC Founder LZ5AZ - Silent Key
o ARRL DX Phone Web Results Available
o Freeware CAD and Simulation Programs
o ESD Tutorial
o Values
NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
o The School Club Roundup and two of the biggest state QSO parties -
CA and PA - are happening in the next two weeks. Get on and enjoy
the improved fall HF conditions!
BULLETINS
o The email address for logs in the VHF 2-Meter Sprint rules
(http://www.svhfs.org/) was wrong. The correct email address is
ottf@wbia.net. (Thanks, Jim W4KXY)
BUSTED QSOS
o Sharp-eyed Steve K7AWB notes that the electro-compatibility note in
last issue's Technical Tips column should have referred to
aluminum-copper connections.
CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)
October 6 - 7
- RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest
- Classic Exchange, CW
- EU Autumn Sprint, SSB
- California QSO Party
- Oceania DX Contest, Phone
- YLRL Annivesary Party, CW
- PSK Rumble
- PRO CW Contest
- VHF Fall Sprints, 432 MHz (Oct 3)
- 10-10 Day Sprint
October 13 - 14
- Worked All Britain, Phone
- Straight Key Sprint
- Pennsylvania QSO Party
- North American RTTY Sprint
- YLRL Anniversary Party, SSB
- EU Autumn Sprint, CW
- Oceania DX Contest, CW
- FISTS Fall Sprint, CW
- Bill Windle QSO Party, CW
- VHF Fall Sprints, Microwave (Oct 13)
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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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This coming week is the first fall running of the School Club
Roundup. You can take advantage of the improved fall conditions to
work some of our potential future contesters and welcome new hams to
Amateur Radio. Complete information about School Club Roundup is
online (http://www.arrl.org/SCR) on the ARRL Web site. (Thanks, Lew
N2RQ)
Joe W4TV writes to say that microKEYER II
(www.microham-usa.com/Products/MKII.html) is now shipping. It
provides all the operating features and modes of the original
microKEYER with a high performance USB sound system for single radio
operation. Also, microHAM USB Device Router 5.0.1 has been released
for all microHAM interfaces. This is important to Vista users and
there are other improvements, as well.
Don't forget the on-line listing of planned contest operations
(http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqr2007.html) maintained by NG3K. This can
be very helpful in maximizing your multiplier count! (Thanks, Tim
K3LR)
K7LXC notes that the Rohn push-up masts that seem to be hard to find
in retail outlets are still available at http://www.tessco.com/.
(Tessco sells to business customers only, but the resourceful ham can
find a friendly ear to place an order, I'm sure.) Tessco shows the
H20, H30, H40, and H50 in stock.
In looking for a source of portable (wearable) audio mixers, you'll
find that the motorcycle industry has tackled this problem pretty
well. For example, check out http://www.starcom1.com/ and take a look
at the many products they have. Some might be pretty useful at a
multi-op station. (Thanks, Rick Wallace)
The Klein Tools catalog is a wonderful thing for browsing. You can
download (http://www.kleintools.com/ToolCatalog/index.html) a copy
for yourself if you can wait for the full 45 Mbytes. Printed pages
can be strategically left around the house during shopping seasons
and before birthdays.
Ace Hardware has a comprehensive introduction to many common tool
types on their Web site at http://www.acehardware.com/. Click
"Projects and Solutions" and then "Learning Guides" to access the
directory of informative pages.
Stein LA6FJA sends sad news from Bulgaria that the co-founder of
World Wide Young Contesters, Dimitar LZ5AZ passed away yesterday at
young age of 23. Dimi was very active on the air and with the WWYC as
the site's Webmaster.
URL of the Week - The radio site of ZL6QH (http://www.zl6qh.com/), a
beacon to DX contesters for the past 10 years, is to close down after
this weekends CQ WW RTTY DX Contest, while a large wind farm called
West Wind (http://www.meridianenergy.co.nz/OurProjects/WestWind) is
built. The construction will take about two years and the hope is to
rebuild the radio site and be back on air in about three
years.(Thanks, Bob ZL2AMI/ZM2A)
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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
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You'll never think about meteor scatter in quite the same way -
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=719635&fr=&cache=1 (Thanks, Gil
Newcomb)
If you're nostalgic for the smell of teleprinter oil, ribbon ink, and
rolls of yellowed paper, fret no more. Bob N6TV found this video of
a Model 28 teletype doing its thing (http://tinyurl.com/2cm7rr) to be
wonderfully evocative. Make the sound track into a looped MP3 and
start it up during CQ WW RTTY!
In the "Don't You Just Hate When That Happens?" category, take a look
at ham radio's favorite star interacting with a comet in a painful
way. Earlier this year, Comet Encke was passing a little too close to
the Sun when a coronal mass ejection hit the comet and ripped off its
tail while NASA's STEREO spacecraft was watching
(http://tinyurl.com/22xemp). I guess you can't blame THAT one on the
dog! (Thanks, Rush K2UA)
JK K9JK inquires, "Does the QRS song mean we should start referring
to "Who Are You?" by The Who as the QRA song?"
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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At long last, the 2007 ARRL DX Phone Web results writeup
(http://www.arrl.org/contest/results) is available to ARRL members.
There were some significant difficulties with this year's results
including, but not limited to, some egregious mixups in the QST
version and a scoring problem for DX stations. Explanatory notes are
present in the writeup and I believe we'll be able to avoid these
problems next year. On the brighter side, the Divisional Analysis is
the best ever!
The 2006 Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge results are now posted
(http://web.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.htm) on the Stew Perry Web page.
Don't forget the "warm-up Stew" on October 20th - details and rules
are also available on the same Web site. (Thanks, Tree N6TR)
Tack JE1CKA reports that the JIDX 2007 CW contest results are now
available on the Web at http://jidx.org/jidx2007cw.html. 2006 JIDX
Phone awards are to be airmailed within the next month.
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OPERATING TIP
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If you'd like to get a sneak preview of propagation before a big
contest, tune the bands 27 days ahead of time. The Sun rotates on
its axis once in that time, so features that affect HF propagation
such as sunspots (remember them?) and coronal holes are again
positioned towards Earth. No guarantees, of course, since the Sun
changes all the time, but there is some merit in using the 27-day
lookahead as an indicator.
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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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A good reminder - when taping over a vertical connection, have the
last
layer of tape winding up. That way it overlaps like shingles on the
roof. Winding the wrap downward will result in the tape channeling
the water flowing down right into the connection. (Thanks, Steve
K7LXC)
Art W6KY recommends http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/ for both students
and hobbyists who are looking to expand their knowledge in
electricity and electronics. It's a series of online textbooks
suitable for the newcomer and more experienced reader.
The empty cylinders that hold pre-moistened hand wipes have been
observed to work well for holding plastic wire ties. Wal-Mart sells
their own brand in cylinders that are fully 8" tall and have a wide
but easily sealed opening that can be made to suit storage needs with
a few deft minutes with a pocket knife. (Thanks, Tim K3HX)
If you do a lot of tower work and need a "one stop shop", you could
do a lot worse than http://www.sitepro1.com/. They have equipment for
the professional side of tower work and an extensive catalog.
(Thanks, Ralph K9ZO)
Another useful schematic capture and PCB layout program with a
freeware version (250 pin limit, non-commercial designs) is Dip Trace
(http://www.diptrace.com/). It can import libraries from other
software and integrates well with the free version of the electronic
simulator program LTSpice from Linear Technology
(http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/index.jsp). Upgrades to
versions with additional capabilities are reasonably priced, too.
(Thanks, Larry N8LP)
If switching or switchmode power supplies are something about which
you'd like to know more, the National Semiconductor Application Note
556 and others (available at
http://www.national.com/apnotes/NegativeStandardLinear.html) provide
a introduction to them. Beginning with a review of linear supplies,
App Note 556 gives a good survey of the common "switchmode"
topologies.
If you are looking for a source of traps for a dipole or sloper,
George K8GG points out that pairs of Reyco Traps by Unadilla
(http://www.unadilla.com/traps.htm) are available from AES
(http://www.aesham.com/) and HRO (http://www.hamradio.com/).
TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- We hear a lot about static discharge and
ESD protection for electronics. Workbench ESD mats and clips are
used by every manufacturer. What's ESD and ESD protection all about?
The ESD Association has published a good overview and introduction
to ESD at http://www.esda.org/basics/part1.cfm If you do a lot of
building or repair work, this might be a good read!
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CONVERSATION
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Values
Recently, I wrote a Hands-On Radio column in QST about design
sensitivities. In the column, I discussed some ways of referring to
component values that are of importance to circuit designers:
Nominal Value - the specified value of a component
Standard Value - a series of nominal values commonly used for
components
Actual Value - the measured value of a component
Ideal Value - an exact value resulting from a design calculation
Typical Value - a common value exhibited by components of the
specified type
Perhaps there are equivalent types of contest scores?
Raw Score - the value reported by your software, including all the
typos and the old CTY file you forgot to upgrade.
Reported Score - What you typed into 3830 after 48 hours of chair
time while the giant rabbits and auditory hallucinations are still
fighting it out in your head.
Claimed Score - What you actually sent in with the Cabrillo file,
hopefully kept secret by the sponsors for as long as possible.
Rumored Score - What your arch rival is telling everybody you made.
Denied Score - See "Rumored Score"
Just Among Friends Score - What you whisper to your buddies over
pizza.
Sure, Right Score - Reported scores of known cheaters and guys
claiming to have a world record QRP score, but they're only using a
dipole.
Actual Score - What comes out in the results after everybody has
forgotten all the above scores. You hope.
73, Ward N0AX
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CONTESTS -- 3 OCTOBER THROUGH 16 OCTOBER 2007
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Note that the following abbreviations are used to condense the
contest rules summaries: SO - Single-Op; M2 - Multi-Op - 2
Transmitters; MO - Multi-Op; MS - Multi-Op, Single Transmitter; MM -
Multi-Op, Multiple Transmitters; AB - All Band; SB - Single Band;
S/P/C - State/Province/DXCC Entity; HP - High Power (>100 W); LP -
Low Power; QRP (5W or less)
HF CONTESTS
RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest--SSB/CW, sponsored by the RSGB, 0700Z - 1900Z
Oct 7. Frequencies: 15 and 10 meters (see Web site for band plan),
work UK stations only. Categories: UK and DX SO or MS (Open,
Restricted, QRP <10W) and SWL (Open and Restricted). Exchange: serial
number and UK district. QSO Points: 3 pts/QSO. Score QSO points x UK
districts (UK stations use DXCC entities plus JA, W, VE, VK, ZL and
ZS call areas) counted once per band. For more information:
http://www.rsgbhfcc.org/. Logs due Oct 22 to 2128.logs@rsgb.org.uk or
to RSGB--G3UFY, 77 Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7
7AF, England.
Classic Exchange--CW, from 1300Z Oct 7 - 0700Z Oct 8. Frequencies:
1.810, 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.135, 28.050, 50.100, 144.100 Mc.
Score: QSOs on all bands x equipment age multiplier. For more
information: http://qsl.asti.com/CX. Logs to WQ8U, 104 W Queen St,
Hillsborough, NC 27278.
EU Autumn Sprint--SSB, sponsored by the EU Sprint Gang, 1600Z - 1959Z
Oct 6 (CW is 1600Z - 1959Z Oct 13). Frequencies: 80-20 meters,
stations outside EU work EU stations only. SOAB category only.
Exchange: your call, serial number, name, other station's call.
Special QSY rule--see Web site. Score is number of QSOs. For more
information: http://www.eusprint.com/. Logs due 15 days after the
contest to eusprint@kkn.net or Paolo Cortese, I2UIY, PO Box 14,
I-27043 Broni (PV), Italy (CW logs to Karel Karmasin, OK2FD, Gen
Svobody 636, CZ-674 01 Trebic, Czech Republic).
California QSO Party -- CW/SSB, sponsored by the Northern California
Contest Club, 1600Z Oct 6 - 2159Z Oct 7. Frequencies: 160-2 meters.
Categories: SOAB (HP >200 W, LP, QRP), MS, MM, CA County Expedition,
Mobile, Club, School. SO work 24 hours only. CW QSOs in CW subbands,
except 160/6/2 meters. Stations on a county line count as a single
contact for QSO points, but both counties may be claimed as
multipliers. Exchange: serial number and state/province (DX send DX)
or CA county. QSO points: CW--3 pts, Phone--2 pts. Score: QSO points
× CA counties (max 58) or CA stations multiply by states and VE call
areas (max 58). For more information: http://www.cqp.org/ or
info@cqp.org. Logs due by Nov 15 via Web form at logs.cqp.org
(preferred), email to logs@cqp.org, or NCCC c/o Kevin Rowett K6TD,
21906 Monte Ct, Cupertino, CA 95014-1144.
Oceania DX Contest--primary sponsorship by Wireless Institute of
Australia (WIA) and New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters
(NZART), Phone 0800Z Oct 6 - 0800Z Oct 7 (CW is 0800Z Oct 13 - 0800Z
Oct 14). Frequencies: 160-10 meters, work VK/ZL/Oceania stations
only. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, MS, MM, SWL. Exchange: RS(T) and serial
number. QSO Points: 160--20 pts, 80--10 pts, 40--5 pts, 20--1 pt,
15--2 pts, 10--3 pts. Score: QSO points × WPX prefixes counted once
per band. For more information: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/. Logs
due Nov 11 in Cabrillo format (required for logs with more than 50
QSOs) to ph@oceaniadxcontest.com (CW to cw@oceaniadxcontest.com) or
paper logs (if less than 50 QSOs) to Oceania DX Contest, c/o
Wellington Amateur Radio Club Inc., PO Box 6464, Wellington 6030, New
Zealand.
YLRL Anniversary Party--CW, sponsored by the YLRL, 1400Z Oct 2 -
0200Z Oct 4. (phone Oct 9 - Oct 11) Frequencies: 160 - 10 meters.
Exchange: serial number, RS(T), and ARRL section/VE province/country.
QSO Points: US or VE YL's--1 pt, DX YLs--2 pts. Score: QSO points x
S/P/C. For more information: http://www.ylrl.org/. Logs due 30 days
after the contest to kc4iyd@yahoo.com or to Nancy Rabel Hall, KC4IYD,
PO Box 775,
North Olmsted, OH 44070.
PSK Rumble (The Fall Classic)--sponsored by Troy ARA, 0000Z - 2400Z
Oct 6. Frequencies: 160-6 meters. Exchange: Name and S/P/C.
Categories: Normal (>100 W), Great (<20 W), Super (<5 W), SWL, and
Team Challenge. Score: QSO's x (W/VE/JA/VK call areas + DXCC entities
counted once per band). For more information:
http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_rules.html. Logs due 29 Oct
via online score submission form at
www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_score.html.
PRO CW Contest, from 1600Z -- 1800Z Oct 6 and 0600Z -- 0800Z Oct 7.
Frequencies: 7 MHz. Categories: SO (YO and non-YO), QRP, MO, PRO CW
member. Exchange: RST and serial number or PRO CW member number. QSO
Points: 4 pts/QSO outside EU, double for PRO CW member. QTC may also
be exchanged (see Web site). Score: QSO Points x DXCC and WAE
entities + YO call districts. For more information:
http://www.procwclub.yo6ex.ro/. Logs due 20 days after the contest to
yo2rr@clicknet.ro or Ioan Brange YO2RR, Str Imparatul Traian nr 2,
RO-30550 Lugoj, Romania.
10-10 Day Sprint--Phone/CW/Digital, 0001Z - 2359Z, Oct 10. One QSO
per station, regardless of mode. 10-meters only. Exchange: call,
name, state and 10-10 number (if available). QSO Points:
nonmembers--1 pt, members--2 pts. Total score: sum of QSO points. For
more information: http://www.ten-ten.org/. Logs due Oct 25 to
tentencontest@alltel.net or Steve Rasmussen N0WY, 312 N 6th Street,
Plattsmouth, NE 68048-1302.
Worked All Britain HF Contest--Phone, from 1200Z Oct 13 - 1200Z Oct
14. Frequencies: 20 - 10 meters. Categories: SOAB, MO, QRP
(10 W), SWL, Fixed, Mobile, Portable all categories.
Exchange: RS(T), serial number, and DXCC entity or WAB area. QSO
Points: 5 pts/QSO. Total score: QSO points x WAB multipliers (see Web
site) + DXCC entities. For more information:
http://www.worked-all-britain.co.uk/. Logs due Nov 4 to
g0bfj@worked-all-britain.co.uk or Brian Stocks G0BFJ, 96 North
Street, Lockwood Huddersfield, HD1 3SL, England.
Straight Key Sprint--sponsored by the Straight Key Century Club from
0000Z - 0200Z Oct 10 (WES Weekend Sprint, 0000Z Oct 28 - 0000Z Oct
29). Frequencies (MHz): 3.550, 7.055, 14.050, 21.050, 28.050.
Categories: SKCC Member, Non-Member. Exchange S/P/C + SKCC number or
power. QSO Points: 1 pt/per QSO. Score: QSO points x S/P/C. (see Web
site for bonus points). For more information:
http://www.usatek.net/~yoel/contests.html and
http://nt9k.com/skcc/wes.
Pennsylvania QSO Party--CW, Phone, PSK31, RTTY. sponsored by the
Nittany ARC from 1600Z Oct 13 - 0500Z Oct 14 and 1300Z - 2200Z Oct
14. Frequencies (MHz): CW-1.810 and 40 kHz above band edge;
Phone-1.850, 3.980, 7.280, 14.280, 21.380, 28.480; mobiles 5 kHz
below the listed frequencies; PSK31 on 28.120, 24.920,21.070, 14.070,
7.080, 3.580. Categories: SO (HP >150W, LP, QRP), MS, MM, SO or MS
Portable, Novice/Tech/TechPlus, Mobile, Rover. Exchange: serial
number and ARRL/RAC section (PA stations send PA county). QSO Points:
CW-2 pts on 160 and 80, 1.5 pts on other bands; Phone-1 pt., PSK31
and RTTY-2 points. Score: QSO points x PA counties (PA stations use
PA counties + ARRL/RAC sections + 1 DX) x 2 if QRP or x 3 if
Novice/Tech. Add 200 points for each QSO with the bonus station (see
Web site). PA mobiles and rovers add 500 points for each county with
10 or more QSOs. For more information:
http://www.nittany-arc.net/paqso.html. Logs due Nov 14 to
paqsolog@nittany-arc.net or PA QSO Party, c/o NARC, PO Box 614, State
College, PA 16804-0614.
North American RTTY Sprint--sponsored by the National Contest
Journal, 0000Z - 0400Z Oct 14. Frequencies 80 -- 20 meters. North
American stations work everyone; others work NA stations only.
Exchange both callsigns, serial number, name, and S/P/C. The same
station can be worked multiple times provided 3 contacts separate the
contact in both logs, regardless of band. QSY rule: Stations calling
CQ, QRZ, etc, may only work one station in response to that call;
they must then move at least 1 kHz before working another station or
5 kHz before soliciting another call. Once you are required to QSY,
you may not make a new QSO on the previous frequency until you have
made a contact at least 1 or 5 kHz (as required) away. For more
information: www.ncjweb.com. Logs due 7 days after the contest via
Web form at http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit.php,
rttysprint@ncjweb.com or Ed Muns, W0YK, PO Box 1877, Los Gatos, CA
95031-1877.
YLRL Anniversary Party--SSB, 1400Z Oct 9 - 0200Z Oct 11 (see Oct 6-7)
EU Autumn Sprint--CW, 1500Z - 1859Z Oct 13 (see Oct 6-7)
Oceania DX Contest--CW, 0800Z Oct 13 - 0800Z Oct 14 (see Oct 6-7)
FISTS Fall Sprint--CW, sponsored by FISTS CW Club from 1700Z - 2100Z
Oct 13. Frequencies: 80-10 meters. Categories: SOAB (QRP and QRO),
Club. Exchange: RST, QTH (S/P/C), Name, FISTS number if member,
nonmembers send power output. QSO points: member - 5 pts, nonmembers
- 2 pts. Score: QSO points x S/P/C (count S/P only once, count DXCC
each time). For more information: http://www.fists.org/. Logs due 30
days after the contest to w8pig@yahoo.com or Dan Shepherd N8IE, 1900
Pittsfield St, Kettering, OH 45420
Bill Windle QSO Party--CW, sponsored by First Class Operator's Club
(FOC), from 0000Z -- 2359Z Oct 13. Frequencies: 160 -- 10 meters, 6 &
2 meters. Call "CQ BW" from 15 to 45 kHz above band edge, open to all
hams, not just FOC members. Exchange: RST and name or FOC number, if
member. Report total QSOs with FOC members, counted once per band,
FOC members report total QSOs and total FOC QSOs. For more
information: http://www.firstclasscw.org.uk/. QSO totals due 7 days
after the contest to KZ5D@aol.com.
VHF+ CONTESTS
VHF Fall Sprints--CW/Phone/Digital, 432 MHz, 7-11 PM local Oct 3 and
Microwave (902 MHz and higher) 6 AM-12 PM local Oct 13. Categories:
Fixed and Rover. Exchange: Grid Square. QSO Points: 1 pt/QSO. Score
is QSO Points x Grid Squares, score each sprint separately. Rovers
add all grids worked from each grid. For more information:
http://www.svhfs.org/. Logs must be emailed or postmarked within four
weeks of the contest. 432 MHz logs to w4kxy@arrl.net or Jim Worsham
W4KXY, 1915 Oak Wind Lane, Buford, GA 30519-6766. Microwave logs to
w4dex@arrl.net or Dexter McIntyre W4DEX, 16164 Pless Mill Rd,
Stanfield, NC 28163.
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LOG DUE DATES - 3 OCTOBER THROUGH 16 OCTOBER 2007
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October 3 - ARS Spartan Sprint, emai logs to: hjohnc@adelphia.net,
post log summary at: http://www.arsqrp.com/ars/ss_log.html, paper
logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://www.arsqrp.com/ars/pages/spartan_sprints/ss_rules_new.html
October 3 - MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint, emai logs to: k8nwd@arrl.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: Tim Pepper, K8NWD, 4391 Clintonville
Rd., Waterford, MI 48329, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
October 8 - AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, emai logs to: vhf-uhf@agcw.de,
paper logs and diskettes to: Manfred Busch, DK7ZH, Ebachstr. 13,
D-35716 Dietzhoelztal-Mandeln, Germany. Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2007/Englisch/agcw-dl0_e.htm
October 8 - Swiss HTC QRP Sprint, emai logs to: HB9BQB@uska.ch, paper
logs and diskettes to: Guido Giannini, HB9BQB, Kleinzelglistrasse 6,
CH-8952 Schlieren, Switzerland. Find rules at:
http://www.htc.ch/de/Swiss%20HTC%20QRP%20Sprint%20E%20Ver_2006.pdf
October 8 - SOC Marathon Sprint, emai logs to: n4bp@arrl.net, paper
logs and diskettes to: Bob Patten, N4BP, 2841 N.W. 112 Terrace,
Plantation, FL 33323, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.qsl.net/soc/070908.htm
October 9 - ARCI End of Summer Digital Sprint, emai logs to:
contest@qrparci.org, paper logs and diskettes to: End Of Summer
PSK-31 Sprint, c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St. W.,
Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3, Canada. Find rules at:
http://www.qrparci.org/component/option,com_extcalendar/Itemid,/extmode,view/extid,49/lang,en/
October 9 - International G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest, emai
logs to: hallinl@lanecc.edu, paper logs and diskettes to: Lee Hallin
N7NU, 3413 Walton Ln, Eugene OR 97408, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.fists.org/straightkey.html
October 10 - ARRL September VHF QSO Party, emai logs to:
SeptemberVHF@arrl.org, paper logs and diskettes to: September VHF,
ARRL, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/sepvhf.html
October 10 - SARTG WW RTTY Contest, emai logs to: contest@sartg.com,
paper logs and diskettes to: SARTG Contest Manager, Ewe Hakansson,
SM7BHM, Pilspetsvagen 4, SE-29166 Kristianstad, Sweden. Find rules
at: http://www.sartg.com/contest/wwrules.htm
October 11 - Tennessee QSO Party, emai logs to: logs@tnqp.org, paper
logs and diskettes to: Tennessee QSO Party, c/o Doug Smith, W9WI,
1389 Old Clarksville Pike, Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098, USA. Find
rules at: http://www.tnqp.org/html/rules.htm
October 12 - YLRL Howdy Days, emai logs to: kc4iyd@yahoo.com, paper
logs and diskettes to: Nancy Rabel Hall, KC4IYD, PO Box 775, North
Olmsted, OH 44070, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.ylrl.org/ylcontests.html
October 15 - WAE DX Contest, SSB, emai logs to: waessb@dxhf.darc.de,
paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcwr.htm
October 15 - 144 MHz Fall Sprint, emai logs to:
svhfs-beacons@svhfs.org, paper logs and diskettes to: Ottmar Fiebel
W4WSR, PO Box 957, Hayesville, NC 28904, USA. Find rules at:
http://svhfs.org/fall_sprint_rules.htm
October 15 - QRP Afield, emai logs to: k1cl@arrl.net, paper logs and
diskettes to: Chuck Ludinsky, K1CL, 6 Pracing Rd., Chelmsford, MA
01824-1922, USA. Find rules at: http://newenglandqrp.org/afield
October 16 - ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, emai logs to:
10GHZ@arrl.org, paper logs and diskettes to: 10 GHz Contest, ARRL
Contest Branch, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111, USA. Find rules
at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/10-GHz.html
October 16 - ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, emai logs to:
10GHZ@arrl.org, paper logs and diskettes to: 10 GHz Contest, ARRL
Contest Branch, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111, USA. Find rules
at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/10-GHz.html
October 16 - QCWA Fall QSO Party, emai logs to: w2od@aol.com, paper
logs and diskettes to: W2OD, Robert Buus, 8 Donner Street, HOLMDEL
N.J. 07733-2004, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.qcwa.org/2007-qso-party-rules.htm
October 16 - FISTS Get Your Feet Wet Weekend, emai logs to:
hallinl@lanecc.edu, paper logs and diskettes to: Lee Hallin N7NU,
3413 Walton Ln, Eugene OR 97408, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.fists.org/getfeetwet.html
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