Contester's Rate Sheet for May 31, 2006
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CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
31 May 2006
Edited by Ward Silver N0AX
Published by the American Radio Relay League
Free to ARRL members!
(Subscription info at the end of newsletter)
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SUMMARY
o Rovers, Start Your Engines - ARRL VHF QSO Party
o K3LR and W4AN (SK) Enter CQ Contest Hall of Fame
o AO-51 in Kid-Friendly Mode During Kids Day
o Don Wallace W6AM's Rhombic Farm Photos
o WRTC Raffle Winners W0MU and G3LZQ
o W4PA Looking for ARRL DX CW Stories
o Antenna Work and Gamma Tuning Tips
o Kid Power
BULLETINS
o No bulletins this issue
BUSTED QSOS
o The Very Large Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory,
while photogenic, is not associated with NASA's Deep Space Network
(http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn). It is for radio astronomy only.
(Thanks, Bruce WW1M)
CONTEST SUMMARY
So as not to completely relegate contest listing to the back of the
Rate Sheet, a summary will remain "up front." Thanks to Leroy N7EIE
for sparking the idea.
Jun 3-4
QRP TAC Sprint
SEANET Contest
IARU Region 1 Field Day -- CW
Look Around In the Field Contest
Jun 10-12
ARRL June VHF QSO Party
ANARTS WW RTTY
Asia-Pacific Sprint -- SSB
Portugal Day -- SSB
GACW WWSA CW DX
Bill Windle QSO Party
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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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ARRL CONTEST NEWS
After polling the EME community, the dates for the 2006 ARRL EME
contest will be:
September 9--10, ARRL EME 2304 MHz and Above
October 14-15, ARRL EME 50 MHz through 1296 MHz
November 11-12, ARRL EME 50 MHz through 1296 MHz
We realize that the EME microwave weekend is also the same weekend as
the ARRL September VHF QSO party. Before finalizing that date, we
polled the EME community a second time pointing that out to them.
After their discussions the majority of EMEers that responded still
selected that weekend. (Thanks, Dan N1ND)
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Congratulations to Tim K3LR for his selection to the CQ Contest Hall
of Fame. Inducted at Dayton's 2006 Contest Dinner along with the
late Bill W4AN, this was an overdue and welcome selection -- I'm
sorry not to have been in attendance to see it! Always looking for
new ways of bringing contesters into the sport, Tim also reports
that, "I am in initial discussions with the PVRC to bring their
highly successful Contest University program to Dayton for 2007. It
would have beginner and intermediate tracks and would be taught by
experienced members of the PVRC and other contest clubs. If you are
interested in attending, please send me an email ASAP. We have
already received 20 applications from interested contesters who want
to attend The Dayton Contest University 2007. You can visit
http://www.contestuniversity.com/.
I will soon post the application there for you to email back to
k3lr@k3lr.com."; Ticket sales for the 2007 Contest dinner will be
completely on-line for next year. Thanks to Craig K1QX and the Radio
Bookstore for handling tickets so well for the past years.
Down East Microwave (http://downeastmicrowave.com/) is again
supporting the Fall Sprints (sponsored by the Southeast VHF Society)
by sponsoring two participation award drawings. The drawings will be
made at the SVHFS Conference from the stations that turn in logs
showing contacts in the 222 MHz Sprint and/or the Microwave Sprint.
The two drawing winners will receive $100 gift certificates for DEMI
products. You do not have to be present to win. The awards are being
sponsored to encourage amateurs to get active on 222 MHz and the
Microwave bands. (Thanks, Bruce WD4JQV - Fall Sprint Chairman)
Relayed from the AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
(http://www.amsat.org/) -- During the Kids Day event
(http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html) AO-51 will be
configured in the easy-to-use voice mode on the normal AO-51 uplink
frequency. Remember the PL tone will be turned ON.
Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM voice 67 Hz PL Tone
Downlink: 435.300 mhz FM voice
The digital transponder on 435.150 will be turned off during the
event. How cool would it be for a kid to make a contact through a
ham satellite? Plus, it's a great Field Day warm-up for your younger
operators!
Have you heard about the new auto-tune, solid-state amps developed by
Elecraft? Most known for their excellent line of QRP rigs, Elecraft
has entered the top-of-the-line amplifier market with a pair of
Serious Amplifiers. They're available both as kits and as finished
products. Watch the Elecraft Web site (http://www.elecraft.com/) for
details.
We all KNOW we're supposed to do it, but while the spirit may be
willing, the flesh is often weak. Thus, this welcome news from Jim
AD1C -- "I learned of two new on-line backup services in the past
couple of days at http://www.mozy.com/ and http://www.carbonite.com/.
Both services install a small utility that runs in the background to
back up your files. Mozy.com provides 2GB of backup space FREE.
Carbonite.com provides UNLIMITED backup space for $5/month
($60/year). I have been looking into these services for the last
year and that's the best deal around." That removes our last excuse!
The rhombic occupies an almost mythical place in ham radio mythology,
inspiring the diamond-shaped outline of the ARRL logo and that of
other national radio societies. At the recent urging of a few
SCCCers, Dennis NE6I posted pictures on his Web site
(http://www.qsl.net/ne6i/w6am) from a 1986 tour of the legendary Don
Wallace W6AM super station. There were 14 rhombics on Don's antenna
farm at the time. Can you imagine that? If not, the photos will
help.
Jim WX3B, Potomac Valley Radio Club President announces that, "You
are cordially invited to join PVRC in our 60th anniversary
on-the-air-reunion on June 3rd and 4th. In addition to certificates
to highest scoring stations, PVRC is offering a PVRC-60 award that
begins with our reunion on June 3 - and runs thru the end of our 2007
reunion." See http://www.pvrc.org/ for more details.
Don W7WLL contributed a link to some fascinating reading on the
history of radio in the ELF and VLF regions. The article can be
found at
http://www.borderlands.com/newstuff/research/ground-myst.htm. At the
other end of the spectrum, but equally fascinating, Tree N6TR finds
that he is "rather awed by the performance of the two Voyager
Spacecraft. They were launched in 1977 and are still ticking.
Getting signals to and from these little specks in the sky is a very
challenging task. I found this article that talks a little about how
it is done: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/news/profiles_dsn.html."
While Logbook Of the World is the electronic method-of-choice for
contact confirmation, there are millions of paper QSLs out there
still to be checked. In advertising that card checking will be
available at the BRATS Maryland Hamfest in August
(http://www.bratsatv.org/hamfest.html), Neil W3ZQI reminds me to
point you to the ARRL Hamfest Calendar in QST and on the Web at
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html. Plan ahead and take advantage of
the card checking services provided by local DXCC Field Checkers and
the occasional visit by ARRL HQ card checkers, too.
The ARI (Italian national radio society) section in Perugia is
honoring recent Silent Key, the well-known Francesco I0FLY, with the
special call IQ0PG during the upcoming IARU Region I CW Field Day,
June 3rd and 4th. (Thanks, Andy IK0EFR)
WRTC News - The WRTC 2006 Organizing Committee is very pleased to
announce the grand prize winners of the WRTC 2006 raffles. W0MU, Mike
Fatchett won the ACOM 1010 HF amplifier donated by ACOM USA
and K1LZ, Krassy Petkov, President. G3LZQ, John Dunnington was drawn
as the winner of the grand prize for the Free Trip to WRTC 2006 in
Florianopolis, Brazil July 7-10 - . Congratulations! (Thanks, Jeff
K1ZM)
This is the last issue in which the Babel Fish Translator from Alta
Vista (http://babelfish.altavista.com/) will appear. The next two
issues that precede WRTC will review important contest Portuguese
(hand gestures not included):
What happened to the frequency? - Que aconteceu à freqüência?
That is a good operator! - Aquele é um operador bom!
Thank you for the snack! - Obrigado para o snack!
I think we can repair it. - Eu penso que nós podemos o reparar.
Why did we bring this? - Por que nós trouxemos este?
URL OF THE WEEK -- If you're interested in giving WSJT software a
spin during this summer's VHF+ contests and E-skip season, there's an
excellent Yahoo Group dedicated to WSJT moderated by software author
K1JT and several very knowledgeable others. Everything to do with
WSJT is discussed. Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/ and search for
"wsjtgroup." (Thanks, Ken VE3HLS)
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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ARRL CONTEST RESULTS NEWS
Scott W4PA writes that, "I am writing the summary article for ARRL DX
CW 2006 for August QST and the ARRL Web. I am asking for your contest
anecdotes or stories. If you'd be interested in writing a few
hundred words on your ARRL CW experience as a sidebar to the article,
please let me know. While I am always interested in hearing from
category Top Ten finishers, some of the most interesting tales often
come from those who have not spent all weekend sitting in the chair -
do not hesitate to speak up! This would also be a good time to submit
photos. Email them to w4pa@yahoo.com.";
Similarly, your obt. editor is also writing up the 2006 ARRL DX Phone
results and will happily forward your stories and photos to the
appropriate writer for the ever-popular regional analyses.
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The final scores for the April 2006 Georgia QSO Party have been
posted on http://gqp.contesting.com/Rules.htm. Special
congratulations are in order to NE4S, who using scoring software he
developed, has completed the scoring and posted to the Web site less
than two weeks after the cut off date for log submission. (Thanks,
Tom W4BQF)
The results of the UBA Contest 2006 SSB are available at the UBA Web
site: http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/results/2006/uba_2006_ssb.html
along with a link to the rules for 2007. Cabrillo logs will be
accepted for the 2007 contest. (Thanks, Marc ON7SS & OO9O)
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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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During this year's antenna-fixin' season, many skyhooks will be given
a good cleaning. While steel wool and elbow grease are the
traditional "solvents", it has been pointed out by many that
Scotch-Brite(tm) pads do the job better than steel wool and leave no
tiny steel slivers in the antenna or your skin to rust or itch,
respectively. When you put it all back together, don't forget to use
the anti-oxidation compound!
Another antenna tip -- if you have two nested sections of tubing that
are not coming apart easily, squirt a little penetrating oil (such as
Liquid Wrench or Kroil) into any slots or screw holes. Then try to
get the inner section turning in one direction. Keep turning it in
the same direction as you pull it out. The burrs or obstructions
that are binding will wear down or flatten if the direction of
turning is consistent. If you need to grip the section with pliers
or other mechanical device, insert a wooden dowel first to keep the
tube from being deformed.
I have not heard of this problem before. It sounds like DX4WIN might
be stealing focus when spots come in. I don't have this problem, but
I'm using a PowerToy from Microsoft called TweakUI. I have it set up
so that whatever window the mouse pointer is in has focus. You can
download TweakUI from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
Thanks, Jim AD1C
Brett VR2BG contributes a simple assemble-and-test method for
constructing gamma matches:
1) Strip sheath & shield off length of RG-8 (start longer than
predicted at approximately 20 pF/ft)
2) Shove into gamma tube - tube ID should be very close to OD of
insulation.
3) Gradually trim the length.
4) Waterproof both ends of the tubing.
For calculating the expected length, try the calculator program at
http://www.ve3sqb.com/. (Scroll down to the "for the experimenter"
section or do an in-page search for the word "gamma.") The calculator
provides spacing, gamma tube length, tap point on the driven element,
and insertion length. The app suggests that the gamma tube (outer
tube) be 1/4 the driven element size. Tom W8JI has also published
info about the gamma match and how length and diameter affect the
network. http://www.w8ji.com/omega_and_gama_matching.htm. (Thanks,
Aaron NN6O)
Everybody uses them, but not many know about the genesis of the
ubiquitous SWR meters found in shacks worldwide. For the original
article, download and enjoy Warren Bruene's original article, "An
Inside Picture of Directional Wattmeters" from April 1959 QST. It is
on the ARRL Web site at http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/5904024.pdf.
(Thanks, Larry N8LP)
TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- D-STAR technology is often
mis-identified as "just digital voice" but the standard has a lot
more to offer, particularly for high-speed data transmission. The
Texas Interconnect Team (http://www.k5tit.org/) is working on some
advanced D-STAR applications that may surprise you!
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CONVERSATION
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Kid Power
On Thursdays, I am one of three hams (including K6AJT and KE7HCA)
that oversee a collective bundle of energy and enthusiasm known as
the Technology Club. It's held at our local middle school, hosted by
science teacher (and probable ham) Evan Justin, and is open to kids
from 5th through 10th grades. During its first quarter, the topic
was software and programming, hosted by N7LKL and K6AJT. In this
final quarter of the year, the focus is on electronics and radio.
I am pleased to report that kids are just as enthusiastic and nuts
about Doing Something as they ever were! In a nutshell, all twenty
kids (boys AND girls) ordered a learn-to-solder kit that includes
their very own soldering iron and a simple flashing siren kit. After
practicing their soldering (they got pretty good at it, too) on a
practice board, they launched into the kit. Quickly, every single
person had a working board that Did Something and was just the right
amount of flashy and annoying for everyone to have fun. A roomful of
these things is a sight and sound to behold...
Working around the year-end exams and supported by the PTSA, the kids
also ordered more simple kits from a list and continued to build.
Some chose a "voice changer" and others a 1-watt stereo amplifier or
LED dice kit. Each Thursday, they boil in after school, ready to
open their 3-lb coffee can that serves as a locker and get to work.
After everyone is present, there is a short presentation by one of
the hams on some aspect of radio or electronics. K6AJT has presented
Ohm's Law and made sure that everybody understood the relationship
between volts, amps, and ohms, even though algebra is a year or more
off for some of the students. I have been explaining how radio works
and getting them to prowl the AM bands at night for distant stations.
(Many kids have never had the opportunity to really tune an AM radio
with all the snazzy digital technology that makes radio so reliable
now.)
Then it's back to building and the noise level goes way, way up. The
more experienced kids are tasked with Elmering the others to get
everybody's kits working. Did I mention that we all learned not to
grab for a soldering iron that's falling off the table?
Just a week ago, Principal Allison came in for a visit. The air bore
the sweet scent of melted polyethylene parts bag that became intimate
with a hot iron. One kid was showing another how to put a wet paper
towel on a small soldering iron burn -- "It won't hurt in a
minute...look at mine!" Yet another, intoxicated with the success of
his voice changer kit, was marching around the room yelling into the
microphone and waving the speaker around. Two brothers were hassling
each other about who was the better builder and who was going to get
done first. In short, it was technology at its best. We may grow up
and get better tools, but it doesn't get any better than that chaotic
room.
Needless to say, a blanket invitation to participate in Field Day has
been extended and we are planning a full-blown effort next fall for a
licensing program. The goal is to create not only a radio club, but
give the students an opportunity to become "Radio Officers" for the
school during emergencies when the teachers and staff will all be
busy. Some will become hams and others will just play around before
heading off in whatever direction they prefer. We obviously have no
shortage of enthusiasm!
Those of you that are parents out there might want to explore having
your own PTSA or PTA support a Technology Club. It doesn't take much
-- the total outlay per student was $50, including the
learn-to-solder kit (available in several versions from various
vendors) and two "fun" kits. It needn't be too ham-centric. Just
light the spark that makes kids want to "open the hood" and find out
what makes things go!
73, Ward N0AX
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CONTESTS -- 31 MAY TO 14 JUNE 2006
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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
QRP TAC Sprint Contest--CW, sponsored by EPA QRP Club, from 1800 -
2359Z Jun 3. Frequencies: 80-10 meters. Categories: QRP, QRPp (<1 W),
Tactical (portable with temporary antennas), Homebrew, Classic
(pre-1985 radios). Exchange: RST, name, and telephone area code
(TAC), DX send area code or prefix. PA stations send X after the area
code. QSO Points: 4 pts/QSO. For more information:
http://www.n3epa.org/. Logs due Jul 12 to tac@n3epa.org or EPA QRP
Club, c/o Ron Polityka, 3050 Elm Road, Reading, PA 19605-2343.
SEANET Contest--CW/SSB/Digital, sponsored by the SEANET Convention,
1200Z Jun 3 - 1200Z Jun 4. Frequencies (MHz): CW -- 160m, 3.525,
7.025, 14.025, 21.025, 28.025, SSB -- 7.090, 14.320, 21.320, 28.320.
Categories: SO, MS, AB, SB, Mixed and Single Mode combinations.
Exchange: RS(T) and serial number. QSO Points: SEANET-SEANET--10 pts
(5 pts if same country), SEANET--World -- 10pts. Score: QSO points x
DXCC entities for SEANET entrants, QSO points x SEANET entities for
non-SEANET entrants, counted once per band and mode. For more
information and list of SEANET countries:
http://www.qsl.net/seanet2006/contest.htm. Logs due Jun 30 to
tzn2@aol.com or SEANET CONTEST 2006, Tetsuo Yamamoto JA3PYC,
3-2-39-1414 Yasunaka-cho, Yao, Osaka, 581-0085, Japan.
IARU Region 1 Field Day--CW, sponsored by IARU Societies, from 1500Z
Jun 3 - 1459Z Jun 4 (SSB--Sep 2 - 3). Frequencies: 160 - 10 meters.
Categories: SOAB (LP, QRP), MS (HP, LP). Exchange: RST and serial
number. QSO Points: EU to EU fixed stations - 2 pts, non-EU to EU - 3
pts, with portable EU stations - 4 pts. Score: QSO points x DXCC and
WAE entities counted once/band. See IARU Region 1 society Web sites
for more information. Send logs to the appropriate national societies
- not ARRL. NA hams to nfd.logs@rsgbhfcc.org or RSGB G3UFY, 77
Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF, England.
Look Around In the Field Contest--CW & SSB, managed by NJ2OM from
1600Z Jun 3 - 2200Z Jun 3. Frequencies: 160-10 meters. Categories:
Home QRP, Home QRO, Field QRP, Field QRO. Exchange: Call + RS(T) +
S/P/C + Op name + wildlife name. QSO Points: CW -- 2 pts, SSB -- 1
pt. Score: QSO points × wildlife sent or received (see Web site) x
S/P/C x category multiplier + bonus points. For more information:
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7v384/nj2om/index.html. Logs due Jun 17
to mikekopacki@verizon.net.
ANARTS WW RTTY / Digital Contest--sponsored by Australian National
Amateur Radio Teleprinter Society (ANARTS), from 0000Z Jun 10 - 2400Z
Jun 11. Frequencies: 80 - 10 meters. Categories: SO, MS, and SWL, SO
and SWL only operate 30 hours. Exchange RST, CQ zone and Time (UTC).
QSO Points are determined by an exchange table available from ANARTS.
Score is QSO points x DXCC entities + VK, JA, VE, and W call
districts + continents (counted only once, not incl. Antarctica). For
more information: http://www.users.bigpond.com/ctdavies. Logs due Sep
1 to ctdavies@bigpond.net.au or Contest Manager-Colin Davies VK2CTD,
PO Box 93, Toongabbie, NSW 2146, Australia.
Asia-Pacific Sprint--SSB, sponsored by the AP Sprint Contest
Committee from 1100Z to 1300Z Jun 10. Frequencies: 20 and 15 meters
only, NA stations work Asia-Pacific countries only. Categories: SO
only, 150 watts max. Exchange: RST and serial number. Score: total
QSOs x WPX prefixes (counted once). For more information:
http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt. Logs due 7 days after the
contest to apsprint@kkn.net (no paper logs).
Portugal Day Contest--SSB, sponsored by Rede dos Emissores
Portugueses (REP), from 0000Z -- 2400Z Jun 11. Frequencies: 80 -- 10
meters. Categories: SOAB only. Exchange: RS + serial number or CT
district abbreviation. QSO Points: different country--3 pts, CT
stations--6 pts. Score: QSO points x CT districts counted once per
band. For more information: http://www.rep.pt/concursos.htm. Logs due
1 Sep to REP - Rede dos Emissores Portugueses, Award/Contest Manager,
Rua D. Pedro V, Nº.7 - 4º, 1250-092 Lisboa, Portugal.
GACW WWSA CW DX Contest --sponsored by Grupo Argentino de
Radiotelegrafia (GACW), from 1500Z Jun 10 - 1500Z Jun 11.
Frequencies: 80 - 10 meters. Categories: SOAB and SOSB (QRP, LP, HP),
MS, MM. Exchange: RST and CQ Zone. QSO Points: own country--0 pt
(mult credit only), different country--1 pts, diff. continent--3 pts,
non-SA to SA--5 pts. Score is QSO points x zone + countries from
DXCC/WAE/GACW lists. For more information: http://gacw.no-ip.org/.
Logs due 15 Jul to auranito@speedy.com.ar or GACW DX Contest, PO Box
9, B1875ZAA Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Bill Windle QSO Party--CW, sponsored by the First-Class Operators
Club from 0000Z -- 2359Z Jun 10. Frequencies: 160-10 meters, between
15 and 40 kHz from the bottom of the band. Exchange: RST and name
(FOC members will also send their membership number). For more
information: http://firstclasscw.org/. There are no points or awards,
but email your log to KZ5D@aol.com by June 17 - .
VHF+ CONTESTS
ARRL June VHF QSO Party--from 1800Z Jun 10 - 0300Z Jun 12.
Frequencies: all bands 50 MHz and higher. Categories: SO-LP, SO-HP,
SO-Portable, Rover, MO, Limited-MO. Exchange: 4-digit grid square
locator. QSO Points: 50 & 144 MHz -- 1 pt, 222 & 432 MHz -- 2 pts,
906 & 1296 MHz -- 3 pts, 2.3 GHz and higher -- 4 pts. Total score:
QSO Points x grid squares (counted once per band). For Rovers: QSO
Points x unique grid squares + grids activated with at least one QSO.
For more information -
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2005/june-vhf.html. Logs due 12
Jul to JuneVHF@arrl.org (Cabrillo format only) or June VHF, ARRL, 225
Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
Amateur Television Quarterly is again sponsoring the summer-long ATV
Contest from 1 Jun through 1 Sep. For complete details, see
http://www.hampubs.com/.
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LOG DUE DATES - 31 MAY TO 14 JUNE 2006
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May 31 - ARLHS Annual Spring Lites QSO Party, email logs to: (none),
paper logs and diskettes to: Dave Ruch, NF0J, PO Box 20696,
Bloomington, MN 55420-0696, USA. Find rules at:
http://arlhs.com/SL-2006-guidelines.html.
May 31 - Montana QSO Party, email logs to:
normsclassicradio@yahoo.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Norm Palin
K7NCR, 68 Silver Leaf Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.fvarc.org/Events/events.htm.
May 31 - JIDX CW Contest, email logs to: cw@jidx.org, paper logs and
diskettes to: JIDX CW Contest, c/o Five-Nine Magazine, PO Box 59,
Kamata, Tokyo 144-8691, Japan. Find rules at:
http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html.
May 31 - Ontario QSO Party, email logs to: ve3agc@rac.ca, paper logs
and diskettes to: Ontario QSO Party, Ontario DX Association, 155 Main
Street North, Unit 313, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 8C2, Canada. Find
rules at: http://cco.ve3xd.com/oqp/oqprules.htm.
May 31 - Helvetia Contest, email logs to: contest@uska.ch, paper logs
and diskettes to: Dominik Bugmann, HB9CZF, Im Geeren 27a, 8112
Otelfingen, Switzerland. Find rules at:
http://www.uska.ch/contest/hf/reglement_2005_e.pdf
May 31 - AGCW QRP/QRP Party, email logs to: qrp-party@agcw.de, paper
logs and diskettes to: Manager, Werner Hennig, DF5DD, Am Cappeler
Freistuhl 33, D-59556 Lippstadt, Germany. Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.de/english/contest/agcw-dl_e.htm.
May 31 - Holyland DX Contest, email logs to: 4Z4KX@iarc.org, paper
logs and diskettes to: Contest Manager 4Z4KX, Israel Amateur Radio
Club, Box 17600, Tel Aviv 61176, Israel. Find rules at:
http://hamradio.iarc.org/contests/holy2006rules.html.
May 31 - Nebraska QSO Party, email logs to: nqp@alltel.net, paper
logs and diskettes to: Nebraska QSO Party, c/o Steve Rasmussen N0WY,
312 N 6th Street, Plattsmouth, NE 68048-1302, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.qsl.net/hdxa/neqso/neqso.htm.
June 3 - Microwave Spring Sprint, email logs to:
springsprints@etdxa.org, paper logs and diskettes to: Microwave
Spring Sprint, ETDXA/WU4O, Jeff J Baker, 2012 Hinds Creek Road,
Heiskell, Tennessee 37754, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.etdxa.org/2006_spring_sprint%20rules.htm.
June 6 - ARI International DX Contest, email logs to:
aricontest@ari.it, paper logs and diskettes to: ARI DX Contest, c/o
ARI, Via Scarlatti 31, 20124 Milano, Italy. Find rules at:
http://www.ari.it/hf/contests/ari/DX_rul_ing_new.html.
June 6 - New England QSO Party, email logs to: logs@neqp.org, paper
logs and diskettes to: NEQP, PO Box 3005, Framingham, MA 01705-3005,
USA. Find rules at: http://www.neqp.org/rules.html.
June 7 - VK/Trans-Tasman 80m Contest, Phone, email logs to:
vktasman@hotmail.com, paper logs and diskettes to: VK/trans-Tasman
Contest, 28 Crampton Crescent, Rosanna, VIC 3084, Australia. Find
rules at: http://home.iprimus.com.au/vktasman/RULES.HTM.
June 8 - QRP Minimal Art Session, email logs to: dj7st@darc.de, paper
logs and diskettes to: DJ7ST, Dr. Hartmut Weber, Schlesierweg 13,
D-38228 SALZGITTER, Germany. Find rules at:
http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/mas/qrpmasr-e.html.
June 9 - MARAC County Hunter Contest, CW, email logs to:
aa8r@aol.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Randy Hatt, AA8R, 7878 W.
County Line Rd., Howard City, MI 49239, USA. Find rules at:
http://marac.org/2006cwcontest.htm.
June 10 - 50 MHz Spring Sprint, email logs to:
springsprints@etdxa.org, paper logs and diskettes to: 50 MHz Spring
Sprint, ETDXA/WU4O, Jeff J Baker, 2012 Hinds Creek Road, Heiskell,
Tennessee 37754, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.etdxa.org/2006_spring_sprint%20rules.htm.
June 10 - 7th Call Area QSO Party, email logs to: 7qplogs@codxc.org,
paper logs and diskettes to: 7th Call Area QSO Party, c/o CODXC,
61255 Ferguson Rd, Bend, OR 97702, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.codxc.org/new/Page.asp?Content=DRYLAND7S&Page=2.
June 11 - NA High Speed Meteor Scatter Spring Rally, email logs to:
mph@swcp.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Mike, WB2FKO, 3209 Cagua
Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.sportscliche.com/wb2fko/s06/rules_s06.html.
June 12 - FISTS Spring Sprint, email logs to: W8PIG@yahoo.com, paper
logs and diskettes to: Dan Shepherd, N8IE, 1900 Pittsfield St.,
Kettering, Oh 45420, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.fists.org/sprints.html.
June 13 - Mid-Atlantic QSO Party, email logs to: logs@maqp.info,
paper logs and diskettes to: Mid-Atlantic QSO Party (MAQP), PO Box
4922, Clinton, NJ 08809, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.maqp.info/rules.htm
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