Contester's Rate Sheet for August 9, 2006

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          CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
              9 August 2006

        Edited by Ward Silver N0AX

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SUMMARY
o Fall Into Contesting - Worked All Europe Contest
o Worked All Staters, Rejoice - NAQP SSB and the MD & NJ QSO Parties
o CX7BY and EU1MM - Silent Keys
o ARRL DX Phone 2006 Results Available
o Noise Cancelling Headphones + Boom Mike
o Fun With Tubes
o Chatting With Mr. Robot

BULLETINS
o No bulletins this issue

BUSTED QSOS
o A golden issue last time!

CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)

August 12-13
- WAE CW
- Maryland-DC QSO Party
- SWOT Hot-Rock Shootout
August 19-20
- ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest
- NAQP SSB
- SARTG WW RTTY Contest
- Keyman's Club of Japan CW
- NJ QSO Party
- Int'l Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend
- Russian District Award Contest
- Silent Key Memorial Contest

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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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The new Windows version of the Global Overlay Mapper
(http://www.mapability.com/ei8ic) has been released with a number of
new maps, bringing the total to 8 Continental and 29
Sub-Continental maps, each with 12 overlays. The Global Overlay
Mapper now has a new 'Jump-To' feature, which lets you load and
annotate a map to indicate the position of a chosen feature. (Thanks,
Tim EI8IC)

Oms PY5EG and Jorge CX6VM report the passing of Raul CX7BY.  Raul put
the CX multiplier in many of our logs over his many years of ham
radio contesting. I'm also sorry to relay a report from Vladimir
VE3IAE-EU1SA that Valery EU1MM passed away on 31 July after a long
illness. Valery was one of the strongest RTTY contesters worldwide.
These gentlemen will be missed in more ways than one!

This is a highly recommended article by Ron Hashiro regarding Kitashi
Nose, KH6IJ - http://tinyurl.com/z6bo2  "Nose was a super contester
and all-round amateur in his day. He was a professor of physics at
the Univ. of Hawaii and wrote several technical articles in QST,
mostly on  yagi antennas. (Thanks, Duncan W7JEN)
 
The 22 July issue of the AMSAT Weekly Bulletin (http://www.amsat.org/)
alerts sky-watchers that an inflatable spacecraft, Genesis I, was
launched by Bigelow Aerospace.  It is visible to the naked eye and
pass times for your location can be found at
http://www.heavens-above.com/

URL OF THE WEEK -- Another AMSAT bulletin tipped me off to the
High-Performance Software-Defined Radio group, http://hpsdr.org/  This
is an Open Source development group that is changing the face of
receiver technology.  This is what your next rig might have inside! 
Click on the WIKI button at the left-hand side of the home page for
more info.  This is a developing group, so keep an eye on the site as
it expands over time.

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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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ARRL CONTEST RESULTS NEWS 

Both the Web and PDF versions of the 2006 DX Phone QST results have
been posted to the Web and pins for the contest have been shipped, as
well. The contest email robot, which was down for a couple of days,
has been restored and is accepting entries.  If you experienced any
difficulties in submitting a log - try again!

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The preliminary results of the January 2006 NAQP SSB contest are now 
available on the NCJ web site at:
http://www.ncjweb.com/naqpssbprelim.php  An updated version of the
January 2006 NAQP CW preliminary results are also available.  If you
think there may be an error with your score, contact
bhorn@hornucopia.com (Thanks, Bruce WA7BNM)

The Top claimed scores for both CQ 160 WW CW and SSB are now on the
CQ Magazine Web page at http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/  Go to
contests rules and then click on the CQ WW 160 Contest. Contact
contest manager Dave K4JRB at k4jrb@juno.com if you have questions or
see an error.

The correct log submission email address for the Maryland QSO Party
(Aug 10-16) is w3cwc@adelphia.net, not via WA3EOP. (Thanks, Mike
KB3EIA)

For fans of the popular Pennsylvania QSO Party, coming up in October,
John KD8MQ has been compiling PA QSO Party results for the last 20
years. John posted the last few year's results to the Web at
http://www.kd8mq.info/pqp Anyone planning an entry or just curious
will enjoy the information.

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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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Today we usually think "DSP" or "op amps" when figuring out how to
get rid of noise and other "stuff" that we don't want to hear in our
audio.  Well, 'twas not always so!  Passive audio filters still do a
fine job in many areas and you never have to change the batteries. 
One classic reference about these filters is Ed Wetherold W3NQN's
article "Passive Audio Filter for SSB" in the Technical
Correspondence section of Dec 1979 QST, page 50. Another is "The
Crud-O-Ject" by Bob Myers, now W1XT, in the Feb 1972 QST, page 11.
(Thanks, John W0UN)

If you wish your noise-cancelling Bose headphones came with a boom
mike, Doug K1DG shows you how to "make it so" at
http://tinyurl.com/mxl6c  A bit of work with a drill and little, tiny
screws and there you are!

Trying to get stuck hardware apart? Dino K6RIX gives this
wholehearted endorsement to PB Blaster. "Some products are rust
removers and others are penetrants and lubricants.  PB Blaster is
BOTH! No need to climb twice. Take it up with you and get the job
done!" - http://tinyurl.com/bnxsm

In this era of high copper prices, surplus lengths of enameled wire
can often be had for free or a small fee from electric motor
rewinding shops.  Lengths of dozens of feet aren't long enough for
windings in many cases and have to be discarded or carted to the
scrap dealer.  If there is such a shop in your town (and most
mid-sized and larger towns have at least one), it might be worth
stopping in to check. (Thanks, JC K0HPS)

Several folks in the construction business remind tower builders to
keep the surface of a concrete base wet during the first week of the
curing period.  This prevent cracks due to the surface hardening
faster than the inside.  Either keep the surface misted with water or
place old rugs or cloth on top of the concrete and keep them wet. 
Don't be hasty - it takes 28 days for concrete to cure to 90%
strength!

There are a lot of times when we'd like to find out whether two
locations are line-of-sight. With the availability of highly
detailed, accurate mapping data in electronic form, the answer to
this and other similar questions isn't that far away. Kevan NS4T
recommends MicroDEM by Dr. Peter Guth of USNA.  It can do terrain
mapping, overlay road maps, and similar useful tricks.  And the price
is right - free! Get the program at http://tinyurl.com/lche

Fans of "hollow state" technology (i.e. - vacuum tubes) will enjoy
the Fun With Tubes site - http://www.funwithtubes.net/  There are
quite a few schematics, tutorials, projects, old parts catalogs and
more. In addition, Cardwell Condensers now owns the E.F. Johnson
capacitor line with information posted at
http://www.cardwellcondenser.com/PAGES/jcd.html (Thanks, Mike AE6WA
and Jim WA7DUY)

Does the rumble of distant thunder make you nervous? Thomas KN4LF
contributed a couple of Web URLs for information about lightning
protection - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LightningProtection 
http://www.lightningsafety.com/ 

Diamonds are a ham's best friend - L.B. Cebik, W4RNL has a short
article about rhombics on his web page 
(http://www.cebik.com/radio.html) in the series Antennas From The
Ground Up.  L.B. has also started a new series on Long Wire Antennas
(www.cebik.com/wire/lw1.html) which will eventually have a detailed
analysis of the V-beam and rhombic. (Thanks, Henry K4TMC)

TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- Although I typically don't reprint
information from other ARRL bulletins, this item from ARRL
Propagation Bulletin ARLP031 is pretty good stuff: "David Mays, W8UI
of St. Marys, West Virginia sent some big beacon lists for HF and six
meters, put together by G3USF.  See them at
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/28.htm and
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/50.htm"

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CONVERSATION
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Chatting With Mr. Robot

How quickly we adopt a new technology, changing it from a threatening
new disruption to a baseline requirement!  Nowhere is that more
visible than after the contest.  Nowadays, before we even take that
post-contest shower, we fill out our 3830 Web form
(http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score), read the compiled list on
Monday and have a pretty good idea of who won and who didn't by
Friday.  Sure, there is some place-swapping due to log checking and
other surprises, but not much.  If 3830 disappeared tomorrow, that
6-month (or longer) wait for published results would be interminable!
(Thanks, WA7BNM and N7WA!)

The other major innovations are the contest log-handling robot
programs that read and review Cabrillo files we send in.  For some
contests, including the majors, most logs are sent electronically and
the majority of those are received within a few days of the contest!

I remember how this innovation was originally received.  For days
after major contests, the reflectors would run red as email was
posted with subjects like "Cabrillo - An Alien Threat!" and "Robots
are the Death of Contesting."  Nowadays, the shoe is on the other
foot as the reflectors run red with the refrains of "Robot's Down -
Death of Contesting" and "Why Doesn't This Contest Have a Robot?" 
And here we are.

We are now so used to the robots that we have begun to talk to them
by sending little messages in the Subject of the email containing our
logs!  We are trying to be helpful, of course.  Examples include
subject lines such as:
   Subject: N0AX  /my call is not listed on the logs received list/
   Subject: N0AX please make this log a CHECKLOG
   Subject: N0AX I never received my certificate
This is actually counterproductive.  If your log is properly
formatted, no human will ever see your email!  All those notes in the
Subject line will be discarded and you'll never know!

Trey N5KO, author of a number of these valuable programs, also points
out that in order to defeat spam filters, spammers often fill the
Subject with callsigns, such as:
   Subject: ad0lt b2bc0st c1ock c1alis di3t d0se dr0gs d8s"
Seldom do you see spam that has a one-word Subject, such as:
   Subject: header  
So by putting just a single call sign in the subject, your emailed
log avoids the spam bucket.  It's not useful to include other
notations in the Subject line, such as:
   Subject: IARU HF World Championship 2006 log submission for N0AX
   Subject: N0AX Participation in IARU HF World Championship 2006
   Subject: IARU 2006 N0AX SO AB LP LOGFILE
   Subject: N0AX SOAB LOW CW
This is no more effective than:
   Subject: N0AX
Why?  Because the robot does not save or process ANYTHING else than
the single call sign.  That's right, all you should put in the email
subject is your call.  True, that subject won't mean much to *you* in
your Sent Mail folder, but that email will never be read by a human.
Just put the single call sign in the Subject of the email as follows:
   Subject: N0AX

Trey says, "I would like folks to understand that this is truly a
robot operation--the robot does not do anything with the message
subject lines except use them as a spam filter.  Any issue that
requires human attention should be brought to the attention of a
human, presumably via the contests@arrl.org email alias."

So as we head into the fall contest season, remember that the sweet
nothings we murmur to the robot fall on deaf ears.  For a complaint
or compliment to be completely satisfying, a real human has to be on
the receiving end.

73, Ward N0AX

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CONTESTS -- 9 AUGUST TO 22 AUGUST 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

Worked All Europe DX Contest--CW, sponsored by the Deutscher ARC from
0000Z Aug 12 - 2359Z Aug 13, (Phone is Sep 9 - 10; RTTY is Nov 11 -
12). Frequencies: 80-10 meters according to Region I band plan.
Categories: SOHP, SOLP, MS, SWL. Spotting assistance allowed (SO
stations not using spotting assistance will be noted). SO operate 36
hrs max, up to three off periods of 1 hour min. Non-EU work EU only
except RTTY, where everyone works everyone. Exchange: RS(T) and
serial number. Score 1 pt/QSO and 1 pt/QTC. Final score is QSOs +
QTCs x weighted multipliers. Multipliers: non-EU use WAE countries,
EU use DXCC entities plus call districts in W, VE, VK, ZL, ZS, JA, PY
and RA8/9/0. (RTTY use WAE inside EU, DXCC outside EU, plus call
districts.) Mults on 80m count x4, on 40m x3, otherwise x2. A QTC is
a report sent from a non-EU station back to an EU station of QSOs
that took place earlier in the contest (RTTY QTC may only be
exchanged between continents). A QTC contains the time, call sign,
and QSO number of the station being reported (e.g. 1307/DL1AA/346). A
QSO may only be reported once and not back to the originating
station. A maximum of 10 QTCs can be sent to a single station. The
same station can be worked several times to complete this quota, but
only the original QSO has QSO point value. Keep a list of QTCs sent.
For example, QTC 3/7 would indicate that this is the third series of
QTCs sent, and seven QSOs are reported. For more information:
http://www.waedc.de/  Logs due by Sep 15 (CW), Oct 15 (Phone) or Dec
15 (RTTY) to waedc@dxhf.darc.de or to DARC, WAEDC Contest,
Lindenallee 4, 34225 Baunatal, Germany.

Maryland-DC QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by the Antietam Radio
Association from 1600Z Aug 12 - 0400Z Aug 13 and 1600Z-2359Z Aug 13.
Frequencies (MHz): CW -- 3.643, 7.060, 14.060, 21.060, 28.035, Phone
- 1.895, 3.920, 7.230, 14.270, 21.370, 28.370, VHF/UHF - 50.150,
52.525, 144.15, 146.55, 146.580, 432.15, 446.000. Categories: Club,
Mobile, Novice/Tech, QRP, and Standard. Work stations once per
band/mode, portable/mobiles can be worked again in each county.
Exchange: QTH and category. QSO Points: Club--10 pts, Mobile--5 pts,
QRP or Novice/Tech--4 pts, CW or RTTY or ATV--3 pts, all others--1
pt. Highest single point value applies. Score: QSO points x MD
counties + Baltimore City + DC. (MD-DC stations also count S/P/C) 
For more information: http://www.w3cwc.org/rules.html  Logs due Sept
15 to w3cwc@adelphia.net (ASCII format) or Antietam Radio
Association, PO Box 52, Hagerstown, MD 21741-0052

North American QSO Party--SSB, sponsored by the National Contest
Journal from 1800Z Aug 19 - 0600Z Aug 20. Frequencies: 160 -
10-meters. Categories: SOAB and M2, 100 W power limit, operate a
maximum of 10 hours (off times must be at least 30 min and M2 entries
may operate the entire contest). Exchange: Name and S/P/C. Score:
QSOs X States + Province + NA DXCC countries (count each once per
band). For information: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php  Logs due
14 days after the contest via Web entry form at
http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.php to ssbnaqp@ncjweb.com or
Bruce Horn, WA7BNM, 4225 Farmdale Avenue, Studio City, CA 91604.

SARTG WW RTTY Contest, sponsored by the Scandinavian Amateur Radio
Teleprinter Group from 0000Z-0800Z and 1600Z-2400Z Aug 19 and
0800Z-1600Z Aug 20. Frequencies: 80-10 meters. Categories: SOAB (HP,
LP), SOSB, MS, SWL. Exchange: RST and serial number. QSO Points: own
country--5 pts, different country on same continent--10 pts, diff.
cont.--15 pts. Score: QSO points x DXCC entities + W/VE/VK/JA call
districts. For more information: http://www.sartg.com/  Logs due Oct
10 to contest@sartg.com or to SARTG Contest Manager, Ewe Håkansson,
SM7BHM, Pilspetsvägen 4, SE-291 66 Kristianstad, Sweden.

Keymen's Club of Japan Contest--CW, sponsored by the Keymen's Club of
Japan from 1200Z Aug 20-1200Z Aug 21. Frequencies: 160-6 meters (JA
allocations on 160 are 1.810- 1.825, 1.908-1.912 MHz). Categories:
SOAB, SOSB (JA only), SWL. Exchange: RST and JA prefecture/district
or continent. QSO Points: 1 pt/QSO (JA count JA/JA--1 pt and JA/DX--5
pts). Score: QSO points x JA pref/dist from each band (JA also count
continents). For more information: http://www.jarl.com/kcj  Logs due
30 Sep to kcjlog@freeml.com or Masayoshi Namba, JA1FCY, 1420-55
Kibara, Sambu-town, Sambu, Chiba 289-1212 Japan. 

New Jersey QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by Englewood ARA from 2000Z
Aug 19 - 0700Z Aug 20 and 1300Z Aug 20 - 0200Z Aug 21. Frequencies
(MHz): 1.810, 3.535, 7.035, 14.035, 21.100, 28.100, SSB -- 3.950,
7.235, 14.285, 21.355, 28.400, VHF/UHF 50-50.5 and 144-146 MHz.
Exchange: QSO number and S/P/C or NJ county. QSO points: 3 pts/QSO.
Score: QSO points x NJ counties. NJ stations use NJ counties + states
(except NJ) + provinces, max. 83. For more information:
http://www.qsl.net/w2rj  Logs due Sep 16 to Englewood Amateur Radio
Association, Inc., PO Box 528, Englewood, New Jersey 07631-0528.

International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend--CW/SSB/Digital,
sponsored by ILLW from 0001Z Aug 19 - 2359Z Aug 20. Frequencies: CW -
21 kHz above band edge; SSB - 51 kHz above band edge. Exchange:
Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS) number, if at a lighthouse
or lightship. For more information: http://illw.net/index.html

Russian District Award Contest--CW/SSB, sponsored by the Tambov Award
Group and Russian Contest Club from 1400Z 19 Aug - 0800Z 20 Aug.
Frequencies: 160 - 10 meters. Categories: SOAB (CW, SSB, Mixed), MS
(with 10-min rule), SWL, Portable SO and MS - Russian only. Exchange:
RS(T) + serial number or Russian District code. QSO Points: 10
pts/QSO.  Total Score: QSO Points x Russian districts, counted only
once. For more information: http://rdaward.org/rda_contest1.htm  Logs
due 30 days after the contest to rx3rc@rdaward.org or rx3rc@mail.ru
or rx3rc@qsl.net or Roman A.Novikov, P.O.Box 21, Tambov, 392000,
Russia.

Silent Key Memorial Contest--CW, sponsored by the QRP ARCI from 1500Z
-- 1800Z Aug 19.  Frequencies (MHz): 1.810, 3.560, 7.030, 7.040,
14.060, 21.060, 28.060.  Categories: SOAB, SB, High Bands (20-10),
Low Bands (160-40). Exchange: RST + S/P/C + QRP ARCI member number or
power. QSO Points: non-member, same continent--2 pts, non-member
different cont--4 pts, member--5 pts. Score: QSO points x S/P/C x
Power multiplier (<55 mW x 20, <250 mW x 15, <1 W x 10, <5 W x 7, >5
W x 1). Add 5000 points if portable with temporary antenna. For more
information: http://www.qrparci.org/  Logs due 19 Sep to
contest@qrparci.org or Silent Key Memorial Sprint, c/o Jeff
Hetherington, VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W, Welland, Ontario,
Canada L3C 4M3.

VHF+ CONTESTS

SWOT Hot-Rock Shootout--CW/SSB/Digital, sponsored by Sidewinders On
Two Radio Club from 0000Z Aug 10 -- 2359Z Aug 16. Frequencies (MHz):
144 only. Categories: SO-HP (>200 W)/LP/QRP (<30 W), Rover. Exchange:
Grid Square and "Roger." QSO Points: QRP or Rover--5 pts, otherwise 1
pt. Score: QSO Points x total grid squares, Rovers add grids
activated to total grid squares. For more information:
http://www.swotrc.net/  Send logs to johnkm5es@gmail.com or John
Petersen KM5ES, HC64 Box 1007, Eufaula, OK 74432.

ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, 6 AM local Aug 19 -- 12 AM (Midnight)
local Aug 20. Categories: 10 GHz only and 10 GHz and up. Exchange:
Six-digit Maidenhead Locator. Distance Points equals distance in km
between stations. QSO Points: 100 pts for each unique call worked.
Score: Distance points + QSO points. For more information:
http://www.arrl.org/contests  Logs due Oct 18 to 10GHz@arrl.org or
ARRL Contest Branch, 225 Main St, Newington, CT, 06111, USA.

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LOG DUE DATES - 9 AUGUST TO 22 AUGUST 2006
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August 9 - ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint, email logs to:
va3jff@yahoo.capaper logs and diskettes to: ARCI Summer Homebrew
Sprint, c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W, Welland,
Ontario L3C 4M3, Canada. Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/

August 9 - IARU HF World Championship, email logs to:
IARUHF@iaru.orgpaper logs and diskettes to: IARU HF Championship,
IARU International Secretariat, Box 310905, Newington, CT 06111, USA.
Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2006/iaru.html 

August 9 - Great Lakes Sweepstakes, email logs to:
k8khz@yahoo.compaper logs and diskettes to: Sean Fleming, K8KHZ,
27120 Barrington St, Madison Heights, MI 48071, USA. Find rules at:
http://mdxa1.org/GLSWEEPSRULES.html

August 10 - DL-DX RTTY Contest, email logs to: logs@drcg.depaper logs
and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://www.drcg.de/dl-dx/rules_eng.html

August 15 - CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush, email logs to:
ki0rb@arrl.netpaper logs and diskettes to: Colorado QRP Club, PO Box
17174, Golden, CO 80402-6019, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.cqc.org/contests/gold2006.htm 

August 16 - VK/Trans-Tasman 160m Contest, CW, email logs to:
vktasman@hotmail.compaper 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

August 17 - Quebec QSO Party, email logs to: qso-log@raqi.capaper
logs and diskettes to: Radio Amateur du Quebec (QQP), 4545, Av.
Pierre-de-Coubertin, C.P. 1000, Succursale M, Montreal, QC H1V 3R2,
Canada. Find rules at: http://www.raqi.ca/qqp/qqp-e.pdf 

August 17 - DIE Contest, email logs to: ea5aen@ea5ol.netpaper logs
and diskettes to: EA5AEN, PO Box 11055, Valencia, Spain. Find rules
at: http://www.ea5ol.net/die/X%20CONCURSO%20DIE.htm 

August 19 - North American QSO Party, CW, email logs to: (see rules,
web upload preferred), Upload log at:
http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.phppaper logs and diskettes to:
Bruce Horn, WA7BNM, 4225 Farmdale Avenue, Studio City, CA 91604, USA.
Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php

August 20 - SARL HF Phone Contest, email logs to:
zs4bs@netactive.co.zapaper logs and diskettes to: Bloemfontein Radio
Amateur Club, Box 12104, Brandhof, 9324, South Africa. Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL_Contest_Manual.pdf

August 21 - 10-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB, email logs to:
tentencontest@alltel.netpaper logs and diskettes to: Steve Rasmussen,
N0WY, #68684, 312 N. 6th Street, Plattsmouth, NE 68048, USA. Find
rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/rules.html 

August 22 - RSGB RoPoCo 2, email logs to:
ropoco2.logs@rsgbhfcc.orgpaper logs and diskettes to: RSGB G3UFY, 77
Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF, England. Find
rules at: http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/rules/rropoco.shtml

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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following sources:
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<http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal>
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