Contester's Rate Sheet for October 18, 2006
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CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
18 October 2006
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 Prepare the Photon Torpedos - CQ WW SSB
o QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party & IL QSO Party
o NCJ News by K9LA
o Real-Time Contest Score Web Site
o 160 Meter Allocations by ITU Regions
o CQ WW 2005 Results On-Line
o Switched Dipole System
o ARRL Homebrew Challenge
o Share the Wealth
BULLETINS
o FCC Releases Omnibus Report and Order (see below)
BUSTED QSOS
o Apologies for improperly including the obsolete listing for the CW
portion of the RSGB 21/28 MHz contest in the previous issue.
CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)
October 21-22
IL QSO Party
USI W/VE Islands QSO Party
QRP ARCI QSO Party
Worked All Germany
JARTS WW RTTY
Delaware Valley 2m FM Simplex
October 28-29
CQ WW SSB
Coast to Coast
Ten-Ten CW/Digital
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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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NCJ News by Editor, Carl Luetzelschwab K9LA
The November/December NCJ continues WRTC2006 coverage with Part 2 of
K3NA's play-by-play analysis, NF4A's story of his refereeing duties
in PY-land, a feature about the W1AW/4 effort by K4RO, and Part 1 of
N6BV's terrain analysis of several of the WRTC2006 stations. Also in
this issue is a follow up by K3NA on his adjusting transmit audio
feature with a feature about adjusting receive audio, KA1R and K1DG
remember W2PV, a product review of W5BIG's AIM4160 antenna analyzer,
several other short features, several columns from the NCJ
columnists, and the results of the July 2006 NAQP RTTY event.
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The FCC has released the long-awaited "Omnibus" Report & Order and it
includes the equally long-awaited Novice band refarming. Phone
allocations are increased substantially, particularly on the 80 meter
band. Read all about it at http://tinyurl.com/y7z8wu. The R&O does
not take effect until 30 days after print publication, so this will
not affect CQ WW SSB. (awwww...) The ARRL is soliciting comments on
the new rules - you can read the summarizing article at
http://www.arrl.org/?artid=6864.
Please take a moment to look at http://www.getscores.org/, W1VE's new
live contest score reporting Web site. Over the past few weeks, the
development team has been getting the site ready for CQ WW SSB. So
far, the N1MMLogger and Win-Test (via 5B4WN) programs have
implemented the software necessary to automatically update the site
during a contest. Hopefully, other loggers will add this capability.
This site is a first step towards being able to view the contest
action in nearly real-time, letting the general public and other
interested individuals join the fun. It will also add another facet
to the competition angle. The interface is based on an XML
specification for contest score data developed by a group led by
WA7BNM, K1TTT, and others. (Thanks, Gerry W1VE)
Ken WM5R has been busy doing some investigation into whether contest
participation is declining. I'll let Ken tell the story: "I have run
some queries on the Contest Score Database
(http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr/scoredb/), that now has over 340,000 line
scores from over 50 contests, and pulled out the high QSO total for
each contest for each year (for which there is line score data).
Charts and a discussion of the numbers appear in this new article,
http://www.contesting.com/articles/736 ...I fail to see anything that
would convince me that HF contesting is approaching extinction. I've
heard all the usual anecdotal concerns before, but the facts remain
that log submissions are increasing and the high QSO totals have kept
growing, even as the sunspots were declining."
AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew KO4MA announced, "AO-51 has
been switched to the dual repeater mode, with the QRP repeater on
435.150 reserved for JOTA contacts during this coming weekend. The
AO-51 Operations Group strongly supports the JOTA activities and we
ask that all users of the QRP repeater yield to JOTA stations during
the weekend." Watch for those JOTA stations! For more information on
JOTA, see http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/ideas.html and for AMSAT,
http://amsat.org/ .
The Alabama Contest Group (ACG) has been created as of September 12th
- with its primary purpose to enjoy and promote contesting to ham
radio stations in Alabama. Additionally, the Alabama Contest Group
will be the sponsoring organization for the Alabama QSO Party (AQP).
ACG officers are: President: Jim/KC4HW; Vice President: Tim/KY5R;
Secretary: Cort/K4WI; and Treasurer: Tom/K4ZGB. We have 21 members
thus far. We invite any Alabama ham interested in contesting to visit
our web site at http://www.AlabamaContestGroup.org/ for additional
information regarding membership or contact Jim at
kc4hw@alabamacontestgroup.org. The first meeting will be held at the
Montgomery Hamfest on 11 Nov 2006. (Thanks, Jim KC4HW)
Eric K3NA contributes the 160 meter band allocations by ITU region
from the International Radio Regulations, which are summarized as
follows:
1800-1810:
Region 1: No amateur use
Region 2: Exclusively amateurs.
Region 3: Shared by Amateurs, Fixed, Mobile (except aeronautical
mobile) and Radio-Navigation. Radio-location is a secondary user.
1810-1830:
Region 1: No amateur use in D2, EK, OE, 4K, UW, ON, LZ, TJ, 9Q, OZ,
SU, E3, EA, ET, EK, SV, I, UN, OD, LY, UR, PA, YK, EX, UA, T5, EY,
3V, EZ, TA, UT, 9U, 7P. Shared with Fixed and Mobile (except
aeronautical mobile) in HZ, T9, YI, 5A, UJ, OM, OK, YO, S5, TT, 5V,
YU. Otherwise, exclusively amateurs.
Region 2: Exclusively amateurs.
Region 3: Shared by Amateurs, Fixed, Mobile (except aeronautical
mobile) and Radio-Navigation. Radio-location is a secondary user.
LORAN on 1825-1875 & 1925-1975 is protected.
1830-1850:
Region 1: Exclusively amateurs, except no amateur use in 9U and 7P.
Region 2: Exclusively amateurs.
Region 3: Shared by Amateurs, Fixed, Mobile (except aeronautical
mobile) and Radio-Navigation. Radio-location is a secondary user.
LORAN on 1825-1875 & 1925-1975 is protected.
Version 3.3 of AD1C's ADIF County Conversion program is now available
and can be downloaded from http://software.ad1c.us/#County . This
version adds the new abbreviations for the California QSO Party.
(Thanks, Jim AD1C)
Jeff K8ND has changed ISPs and so the "SO2R Resources" Web page has
moved to http://www.k8nd.com/Radio/SO2R/K8ND_SO2R.htm . The page
contains a popular collection of photos of how 63 different SO2R
operators have set up their stations. He is adding photos as they are
sent, so if your station is not represented, send him one at
jmaass@k8nd.com.
The May-June 2006 issue of the RAC magazine "Canadian Amateur"
contains a handy new Q-signal courtesy of ZL1AN.
QHK - How many knobs does your radio have?
QHK 31 7 - My radio has 31 knobs, but I only understand 7 of them
He also quotes Louise Ramsey Moreau, a notes Morse historian, as
saying that the prosign SK derives from the number 30 in American
Morse. The "3" was didididahdit and "0" was an extra long dash, so
"30" was sent as didididahditdahhhhh. In the International Morse
code, this sounded like SK or VA. You learn something new every day,
like it or not.
After reading the editorial in the last issue, Steve K7LXC suggests
donating old equipment boxes to the Original Carton Museum. Hmmm,
could that be tax-deductible?
URL of the Week - Michael VE3TIX recommends the tinkerers among us
check out Make magazine (http://www.makezine.com/), particularly to
anyone who wants to teach children / students science and technology.
(Thanks, Michael VE3TIX)
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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ARRL Contest Results
The lists of logs received for the 2006 IARU HF Championships and the
August UHF Contest are now posted on the ARRL Web at
http://www.arrl.org/contests/claimed/ . Please report any errors or
omissions to kc1j@arrl.org. If you submitted electronically, please
include your receipt number. (Thanks, Tom KC1J)
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The 2005 CQ WW Contest results are now available on-line. You can
find them at: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cqwwpastresults.html .
(Thanks, John K1AR)
Provisional results for the 2006 IOTA Contest have been posted at
http://iotacontest.com/contest/iota/2006/finalScore.php . They will,
in due course, be available on the RSGB HFCC Web page, but entrants
are being given a period of grace to appeal if they think there are
any errors. Photos may still be submitted - the easiest way is to
send them directly to the IOTA Contest Manager at don@g3xtt.com.
(Thanks, Don G3XTT)
The final results of the 2006 ARI International DX Contest have been
posted at http://www.qsl.net/contest_ari . Awards and certificates
will be shipped before the end of 2006. (Thanks, Joe IT9BLB)
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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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Halos and Squalos do not actually have an omnidirectional pattern,
Alex KR1ST finds. His tests indicate that in order for a halo to
approach the gain of a single dipole in the directions of least
radiation requires a stack of at least 4 halos. His simpler solution
is a pair of dipoles at 90-degree angles, claiming that it
outperforms a 4-bay halo stack. You can use either a pair of feed
lines and a switch at the shack, or switch at the antennas using
lightweight reed relays. Skeleton slot or dipole groups can be used
at much higher gain with similar coverage. A useful innovation on any
multiple receive antenna setup is that he's added a 555 timer circuit
to switch between the dipoles every 1/2 second or so. An override or
"hold" switch allows the operator to relax instead of constantly
switching between the antennas. (Thanks, Alex KR1ST)
Ed W1AAZ notes that the 28 Sep edition of EDN magazine's on-line
version contains three good radio-electronics articles:
Five questions about resistors - http://tinyurl.com/yc8dyt
Circulating currents - the warnings are out (a.k.a. Ground loops)
- http://tinyurl.com/ycy3b4
Modeling skin effect in Spice - http://tinyurl.com/yfdbae
All are good discussions on topics of concern to radio designers.
Oops! You dropped the antenna and now the elements are no longer
examples of the straight and narrow? Dan N5AR suggests filling the
affected tubing with sand before manually straightening it. This
prevents the tubing from collapsing. However, if the element is
kinked, it won't be possible to straighten it.
Bob VE3OSZ contributed a nice tip for soldering taps onto a
closely-spaced coil. He recommends cutting a piece of aluminum foil
about 3 cm by 3 cm, folding it in half, then sliding the halves
through the coil from the inside with one half to each side of the
to-be-tapped turn. Fold the foil back and away from the soldering
area to shield the other turns. It's easy to remove once the tap is
soldered since the solder won't stick to the aluminum foil. (Courtesy
the May-June 2006 issue of the RAC magazine "Canadian Amateur")
Now here's a neat product for that prototype circuit board -
http://www.circuitshell.com/ . This should help you through the test
and troubleshooting phase before having to design the enclosure, too.
(Thanks, Larry N8LP)
Are you aware of the ARRL Homebrew Challenge? Read all about it at
http://www.arrl.org/qst/hbc ! Basically, the challenge is to submit a
homebrew rig design that meets all the FCC specs, works on at least
the 40 meter band, and does both CW and voice (SSB,DSBSC or AM), and
can be built easily using hand tools. How about a nice, little
contest-capable portable radio? (Thanks, Glenn AC7ZN)
For those interested in programming, Borland makes available free
copies of it's 2006 Version of development tools: Delphi Explorer,
C++ Builder, and C# Builder. Take a look at:
http://www.borland.com/downloads/download_turbo.html . Microsoft also
has free versions of its developer tools at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express for users running Windows
XP SP2. (Thanks, Cecil KD5NWA and Dave NK0E)
TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- If you teach licensing courses or even
just try to explain radio waves to a layperson, getting over the
frequency-wavelength-velocity of propagation hurdle can be a
challenge. I've tried a lot of visual aids - you ought to see my
flashlight technique as I simulate a wave in the dark - but the best
on-line illustration I've found are the animations at
http://tinyurl.com/c7eo6.
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CONVERSATION
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Share the Wealth
With more and more of us getting to the point in our lives where
rugged individualism and multiple towers become, shall we say, a pain
in the butt, a slow migration to smaller homes in more densely
populated areas is growing. That often means restrictions on
antennas, either legally through covenants, or politically through
trying to get along with the neighbors.
Does such a move have to mean the end of our HF careers? One
intriguing suggestion seen recently on the 'net was to develop ham
radio communities not unlike the golf course developments that are
quite popular amongst aficionados of "Scotland's Revenge." On the
surface, this seems reasonable. There would be no antenna covenants
(maybe antennas would be REQUIRED!) and you wouldn't have an angry
mob outside your house with pitchforks after the UPS man brings that
heavy amplifier box.
Don't start reaching for the For Sale sign quite yet. What would
happen if a whole bunch of contesters moved into that ham radio
subdivision? I think radio designers everywhere would vie to use the
resulting environment as a test facility for receiver overload and
transmitter spurious signal generation. In short, it would be
untenable - worse than CCRs. "Hey, I was on 20 first!" "Turn off
that amplifier!"
OK, maybe there should be one big ham station shared by all the
residents. Oh, right. Fifty "alpha hams" all trying to run the
show. And of course, nobody wants to climb the tower! That would
last about a week.
A few years ago, I penciled out what it would cost to build
subscription-based, multi-user stations that could be operated over a
phone line or the Internet. There would have to be separate
transmitting and receiving sites, just like the commercial and
military services discovered. Technically, it could easily be
accomplished. Financially, it was a big question as to whether or not
enough subscribers could be guaranteed access to provide a sufficient
quality-of-service. After all, everybody wants to be on 14000.3 at
the starting bell or putting out the Beeg Seegnal on 3800 long-path
at sunrise.
Technology is on the march however, and a solution may be at hand.
If you take a good look at the specs for new radios coming out,
you'll find several models that are Internet-ready right out of the
box! No fancy computer drivers or software required! This is clearly
the wave of the future, no pun intended. (Well, maybe...)
Best of all, these radios are being sold to individuals, distributed
around the world, many of whom have broadband connections right in
the shack. It is pretty unlikely that the stations are all going to
be on the air continuously, so why not make them available to other
hams while the owners aren't on the air?
Every one of us knows a DXer that sold their gear and moved to a
smaller home, sans radio, reduced to chatting on the local repeater
and sitting on the sidelines at club meetings. The technology of
remote operation has the potential to return them (and soon, us) to
the airwaves! It is not difficult to configure a station so that a
remote user can use the rig, point the antennas, and make
high-quality QSOs.
More and more of these remote stations are on the air every day. More
and more hams are being put off the air every day. Is a picture
developing here? We should be putting on our thinking caps and
connecting these two big dots! Why not put the many, mostly-idle,
remote-capable stations to work while their owners are off doing
something else? Like playing golf.
73, Ward N0AX
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CONTESTS -- 18 OCTOBER TO 31 OCTOBER 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
Illinois QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by the Western Illinois ARC
from 1700Z Oct 22 - 0100Z Oct 23. Frequencies (MHz): 160-2 meters,
CW--50 kHz above band edge, Phone--3.890, 7.290, 14.290, 21.390,
28.390. Categories: IL-Fixed, IL-Portable, IL-Mobile, Non-IL. Work
stations in each county, county line contacts count for 1 QSO from
each county. Exchange: RS(T) and S/P/C (IL stations send county). QSO
Points: Phone--1 pt/QSO, CW--2 pts. Score: QSO points x IL counties
(IL stations use states + IL counties + VE provinces + up to 5 DXCC
entities). Count additional DX for points, but not multipliers. For
more information: http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP2006.html . Logs due Nov
22 to jfunk@arrl.net (Cabrillo format) or WIARC, PO Box 3132, Quincy
IL 62306.
USI W/VE Islands QSO Party---CW/Digital/SSB, sponsored by the US
Islands Awards Program from 1600Z Oct 21 to 2359Z Oct 22.
Frequencies: 160 -- 6 meters. Categories: W/VE-phone,
W/VE-CW/Digital, as Non-Island, Island, or Island Rover, plus DX and
SWL. Exchange: RS(T), island name and USI or CISA number (S/P/C for
non-island stations). Non-island stations work island stations only.
Work stations once per island per mode. QSO Points: island - 5 pts,
non-island -- 1 pt. Score: QSO Points x states + provinces. For more
information: http://members.cox.net/usi1/contest_rules.html . Logs
due Nov 30 to wa4ja@arrl.net or to WA4JA, John Almon, 105 Flintlock
Drive, Franklin, TN 37064-2351.
QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party--CW, sponsored by QRP ARC International from
1200Z Oct 21 - 2400Z Oct 22, operate 24 hrs max. Frequencies (MHz):
1.810, 3.560, 3.710, 7.040, 14.060, 21.060, 28.060. Categories: SOAB,
SO-High Band (20-6), SO-Low Band (160-40). QSO Points: member QSOs--5
pts, non-member on same cont--2 pts, non-members on diff cont--4 pts.
Score: QSO points x S/P/C x Power Multiplier (< 55 mW x 20, <250 mW
×15, <1 W ×10, <5 W output ×7, >5 W ×1). For more information:
http://www.qrparci.org/ . Submit entry via contest Web site. Logs due
22 Nov to contest@qrparci.org or ARCI Fall QSO Party, c/o Jeff
Hetherington VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W, Welland, Ontario, Canada L3C
4M3.
Worked All Germany--CW/SSB, sponsored by The Deutscher Amateur Radio
Club from 1500Z Oct 21 - 1459Z Oct 22. Frequencies: 80 - 10 meters,
work German stations only. Categories: SOAB (HP >100W , LP, QRP <5W
in Mixed only) CW or Mixed Mode, MS, SWL, packet spotting allowed for
all classes. Exchange: RS(T) and serial number or DOK code. QSO
Points: 3 pts/QSO. Germans count DXCC/WAE countries per band. Score:
QSO points x first letters of DOK codes (Germans use DXCC entities or
WAE countries) counted once per band and mode. For more information:
http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcg.htm . Logs due Nov 20 to
k.voigt@gmx.de or to WAG Contestmanager, Klaus Voigt, DL1DTL, Am
Jaegerpark 75, D-01099 Dresden.
JARTS WW RTTY Contest, sponsored by the Japanese Amateur Radio
Teleprinter Society from 0000Z Oct 21 - 2400Z Oct 22. Frequencies: 80
- 10 meters. Categories: SOAB (HP >100W, LP), MO, SWL. Exchange: RST
and age (Multiop sends 99, YL may send 00). QSO Points: own
continent--2 pts, diff cont--3 pts per QSO. Score: QSO points x DXCC
entities + JA, W, VE and VK call areas counted once per band. For
more information: http://www.edsoftz.com/JARTS . Logs in Cabrillo
format due Nov 30 via Web form at
http://www.kiznax.com/p/jarts/submit_form.html .
CQ Worldwide DX Contest--SSB, sponsored by CQ Magazine, 0000Z Oct 28
- 2400Z Oct 29. (CW is 0000Z Nov 25 - 2400Z Nov 26). Frequencies:
160-10 meters. Categories: SOAB and SOSB (HP, LP, QRP), MS, M2 (new),
MM. MS has 10 minute rule. Exchange RS(T) and CQ zone. QSO Points:
same cont--1 pts (NA stations count 2 pts), diff cont--3 pts.
Stations in the same country may be worked for zone credit only.
Score: QSO points x CQ Zones + DXCC entities and WAE countries
counted once per band. For more information: http://www.cqww.com/ .
Logs due Dec 1 (Jan 15 for CW) to ssb@cqww.com (CW logs to
cw@cqww.com) or to CQ Magazine, 25 Newbridge Rd, Hicksville, NY
11801.
Coast to Coast Contest--CW, sponsored by FISTS Northwest Club K7FFF,
1800Z -- Sep 30 -- 1800Z Oct 1. Frequencies: 80-10 meters.
Categories: SOAB, MS, (QRP/QRO). Exchange: RST, name, state or DXCC
entity, and FISTS number or power. QSO Points and scoring depends on
number of times club is worked, for more information:
http://www.tomochka.com/k7fff/fnw_c2c06.html . No logs required, send
total score and list of clubs/bands contacted to FistsC2C@yahoo.com
within 30 days of the contest or to Paul Beringer NG7Z, 4702 200th St
SE, Bothell WA 98012.
Ten-Ten International CW/Digital Contest -- sponsored by Ten-Ten
International from 0001Z Oct 28 - 2359Z Oct 29, 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 13
Nov to tentencontest@alltel.net or Steve Rasmussen N0WY, 312 N 6th
Street, Plattsmouth, NE 68048-1302.
VHF+ CONTESTS
Delaware Valley VHF FM Simplex Contest--sponsored by the Holmesburg
Amateur Radio Club of Philadelphia from 10 AM - 2 PM local Oct 21.
Frequencies (MHz): 144, 220, 440 simplex frequencies (do not use
national calling frequencies). Categories: Base, Rover, Portable with
10-watt max power. Exchange: call sign, serial number, zip code. QSO
Points: 2 pts/QSO plus 2 pts if club plus 1 pts if youth operator.
Score: QSO Points x zip codes (rovers add zip codes activated). For
more information: http://harcnet.org/ . Logs due 21 Nov to
wm3pen@harcnet.org or Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 6253,
Philadelphia, PA 19136.
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LOG DUE DATES - 18 OCTOBER TO 31 OCTOBER 2006
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October 18 - South Carolina QSO Party, email logs to:
SCQP@kf4ghc.net, paper logs and diskettes to: CARC - SC QSO Party
Entry, PO Box 595, Columbia, SC 29202-0595, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.kf4ghc.net/scqsoweb2006.shtml .
October 20 - SARL 80m QSO Party, email logs to:
zs5lp@sharksden.co.za, paper logs and diskettes to: Durban Amateur
Radio Club, 17 Brownlee Place, Bluff, Durban, 4052, South Africa.
Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL_Contest_Manual.pdf .
October 21 - North American Sprint, RTTY, email logs to: (see rules,
web upload preferred), upload log at:
http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit.php, paper logs and diskettes
to: Ed Muns, W0YK, PO Box 1877, Los Gatos, CA 95031-1877, USA. Find
rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php .
October 22 - EU Autumn Sprint, SSB, email logs to: eusprint@kkn.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: Paolo Cortese, I2UIY, PO Box 14, 27043
Broni(PV), Italy. Find rules at:
http://www.eusprint.com/index.php?page=140&lang=g .
October 22 - Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW, email logs to:
apsprint@jsfc.org, paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules
at: http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt .
October 22 - International HELL-Contest, email logs to:
dl9gs@darc.de, paper logs and diskettes to: A. Schlendermann, DL9GS,
Postfach 102201, D-44807 Bochum, Germany. Find rules at:
http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/sonder/tei-helk.htm .
October 22 - UBA ON Contest, 6m, email logs to: ubaon@uba.be, paper
logs and diskettes to: Leon Welters, ON5WL, Borgstraat 80, B-2580
Beerzel, Belgium. Find rules at:
http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules/ubateston_en.html .
October 23 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, email logs to:
W2LJ@arrl.net, upload log at: http://partsandkits.com/fp/autolog.asp,
paper logs and diskettes to: Larry Makoski, W2LJ, 327 Clinton Place,
South Plainfield, NJ 07080, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.html .
October 24 - 222 MHz Fall Sprint, email logs to: k4sz@arrl.net, paper
logs and diskettes to: Bob Lear K4SZ, PO Box 1269, Dahlonega, GA
30533, USA. Find rules at: http://svhfs.org/fall_sprint_rules.htm .
October 25 - 10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint, email logs to:
tentencontest@alltel.net, paper 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 .
October 25 - Fall QRP Homebrewer Sprint, email logs to:
n2cq@arrl.net, paper logs and diskettes to: Ken Newman, N2CQ, 81
Holly Drive, Woodbury, NJ 08096, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html .
October 28 - PRO CW Contest, email logs to: yo9cfr@yo9cfr.ro, paper
logs and diskettes to: Romeo Burada YO9CFR, str Independentei, Bl.
T2, Ap 12, RO-145200 Turnu-Magurele, Romania. Find rules at:
http://procwclub.yo9cfr.ro/Contest.html .
October 29 - CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY, email logs to:
rtty@cqww.com, paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/RTTY%20Rules%20200653106.pdf .
October 29 - EU Autumn Sprint, CW, email logs to: eusprint@kkn.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: Karel Karmasin, OK2FD, Gen Svobody 636,
674 01 Trebic, Czech Republic. Find rules at:
http://www.eusprint.com/index.php?page=140&lang=g .
October 29 - UBA ON Contest, SSB, email logs to: ubaon@uba.be, paper
logs and diskettes to: Leon Welters, ON5WL, Borgstraat 80, B-2580
Beerzel, Belgium. Find rules at:
http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules/ubateston_en.html .
October 30 - TARA PSK Rumble Contest, email logs to: (none), post log
summary at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_score.html, paper
logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_rules.html .
October 31 - CIS DX Contest, email logs to: srars@srars.org, paper
logs and diskettes to: CIS DX Contest Committee, PO Box 7469,
Glasgow, G42 0YD, Scotland, UK. Find rules at:
http://www.cisdx.srars.org/cisdxc.pdf .
October 31 - All Asian DX Contest, Phone, email logs to:
aaph@jarl.or.jp, paper logs and diskettes to: JARL, All Asian DX
Contest, Phone, 170-8073, Japan. Find rules at:
http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2006AA_Rule.htm
.
October 31 - FISTS Coast to Coast Contest, e-mail log summary to:
fistsc2c@yahoo.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Paul Beringer NG7Z,
4702 200th St SE, Bothell, WA 98012, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.tomochka.com/k7fff/fnw_c2c06.html .
October 31 - Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW, email logs to:
saclogs@oz5wq.dk, paper logs and diskettes to: SACCW, Peter
Vestergard, OZ5WQ, Vestervej 74, DK-4960 Holeby, Denmark. Find rules
at: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm .
October 31 - Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB, email logs to:
saclogs@oz5wq.dk, paper logs and diskettes to: SACSSB, Peter
Vestergard, OZ5WQ, Vestervej 74, DK-4960 Holeby, Denmark. Find rules
at: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm .
October 31 - Washington State Salmon Run, email logs to:
salmonrun@wwdxc.org, paper logs and diskettes to: Western Washington
DX Club, PO Box 395, Mercer Island, WA 98040, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.wwdxc.org/salmonrun/2006%20Salmon%20Run%20Rules.pdf .
October 31 - Texas QSO Party, email logs to: k5cx@arrl.net, paper
logs and diskettes to: Texas QSO Party Committee, 16880 East Maglitto
Circle, Tomball, TX 77377-8414, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.txqp.org/rules.htm .
October 31 - German Telegraphy Contest, email logs to: dtc@agcw.de,
paper logs and diskettes to: Uwe Hiller, DK3WW, PF 390268, D-14092
Berlin, Germany. Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.de/english/contest/dtc_e.htm .
October 31 - TOEC WW Grid Contest, CW, email logs to:
contest@toec.net, paper logs and diskettes to: TOEC, Box 178, S-831
22 Ostersund, Sweden. Find rules at:
http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/toecwwgc.htm .
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