Contester's Rate Sheet for August 8, 2007
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CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
8 AUGUST 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 On Your Marks - WAE CW Contest
o Get Freckles
o Morse Code Memories
o Field Day Aloft
o Calculator Cornucopia
o Verticals On the Beach
o New Edition of K9YC's RFI Tutorial
o Who's Excited?
NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
o This weekend is the traditional kickoff of fall DX contest season
with the Worked All Europe CW contest This contest has an
interesting feature called "QTC". You can get extra points for
sending a list of contacts to the other station. This is rather
unique among contests, so you should listen to other stations going
at it before jumping in yourself. If you would rather not try, it's
perfectly OK, just respond with "NO" if the other station asks,
"QTC?"
BULLETINS
o There are no bulletins this issue.
BUSTED QSOS
o The URL for DL8MBS' on-time analysis
(http://www.dl8mbs.de/40984/45289.html) was omitted.
o The URL for the Rube Goldberg video apparently got an extra space
in it somewhere along the line - try http://tinyurl.com/36qj7f and
see if that works better. (Thanks, Chuck W1HIS)
CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)
August 11 - 12
- Worked All Europe, CW
- Maryland-DC QSO Party
August 18 - 19
- ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest
- North American QSO Party, SSB
- SARTG WW RTTY Contest
- New Jersey QSO Party
- Keymen's Club of Japan Contest, CW
- Russian District Award Contest
- Silent Key Memorial Sprint, CW
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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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Putting up VHF and UHF antennas quickly just got a lot easier due to
the Connect Quick boom-to-mast system from Paul K1PJM at Ironworks
Design. He has invented a kind of "quick disconnect" for antennas
that looks like a real time-saver. His Web site
(http://www.connectquick.net/) has illustrations and a video showing
how the product works. Ham ingenuity strikes again!
Mike WA8MCQ found a good online resource
(http://www.g3ynh.info/index.html) for technical articles about HF
power transmission. At the top of the page, click on "From
Transmitter to Antenna: HF power transmission theory and practice"
and you'll find an index page with a lot of articles. "Theory and
optimisation of current transformer bridges" is interesting, too.
Alex KR1ST just released (http://www.kr1st.com/freckles.htm) a
Sidebar Gadget for Windows Vista called Freckles. (Vista is required)
Freckles is a small application that will keep you informed of the
current Sunspot Number, Solar Flux, and Interplanetary A and K
indices. These values are continuously updated so you don't have to
go browse the net for the latest numbers or log onto a spotting
network to obtain the latest numbers. It also displays the latest
Extreme Ultraviolet Telescope image of the sun.
In case you hadn't heard, the University of Pittsburgh is using Morse
code to study short-term memory.
(http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_514637.html) This
article features John K3WWP, well-known QRP CW operator, and
discusses how the test is run. John says he'll write up the
experience in a World Radio magazine article after the study.
(Thanks, John AE5X)
Another story, this time about RF interference
(http://news.com.com/2100-1033_3-6199149.html), has a number of
excellent observations about where the fault usually lies. The
context is RF interference from TDMA (such as GSM) mobile phones, but
the information is just as true when applied to interference from HF
equipment. (Thanks, Dan KI6X)
OK already, how much does the ratio of up-and-down to back-and-forth
matter in the construction of an Inverted-L? LB Cebik provides the
REAL answer in the article "Does the Ratio of Vertical Wire to
Horizontal Wire Make a Difference in Performance?" It's part of the
document "Straightening Out the Inverted-L"
(http://www.cebik.com/fdim/fdim10.pdf) (Thanks, Larry N8KU)
If you're interested in the history of the telephone system and the
many standards and convention still used today, the About.com Web
site's "Inventors" section
(http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bltelephone7.htm) has
plenty of good reading.
You can see all of the planned California QSO Party (CQP) operations
at http://www.cqp.org/Counties-Plan-2007.html If you are planning an
adventure during CQP, this is the place to tell us about it! (Thanks,
Marc W6ZZZ)
URL of the Week - While looking for information about residual gas in
transmitting tubes, Pat AA6EG came across the on-line article
http://www.smecc.org/r__m__r__residual_gases.htm and considers it a
very good read. Pat also looked into the root source of the article
and found SMECC (http://www.smecc.org/) whose mission is preserving
Engineering, Communications and Computation History. They are
looking for "the three dimensional artifacts, the papers and thoughts
of those who pioneered the technology." You just might have
something in the junk box to donate!
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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
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The K1WHS station is a force on VHF+ and a lot of that is due to the
extraordinary antenna systems Dave has assembled. You can get an
up-close-and-personal look at the aluminum farm by browsing to
http://www.directivesystems.com/ and clicking "VHF Contest Pictures".
There are over 70 antennas at the site!
For those into both ham radio and flying
http://tinyurl.com/2zphnh is a neat combination with a bonus jazz
sound track. I'll bet this is really impressive on a big-screen
monitor watched from really, really close! (Thanks, Bob N6TV)
Here are some photos (http://tinyurl.com/2zrbtf) of the renovation of
the US/JA 15 meter Yagi at PJ2T. They show what salt air does to
metal and what they have to do down there to combat it.(Thanks, Geoff
W0CG/PJ2DX)
Perhaps you need an antidote to the rather unimpressive ionospheric
conditions as of late? Here it is: http://tinyurl.com/2qbaxl.
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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ARRL Contest Results
The email robot for the ARRL UHF Contest had indigestion for a day
and was not sending out responses, but should have been fixed by the
time of this issue being emailed to you. Try, try again, if
necessary. (Thanks, Gene W3ZZ)
The August UHF Contest Score Rumors Web form is running at
http://www.newsvhf.com/augscores.html and the site is also linked
from the contest page at http://www.newsvhf.com/contests.html But
this isn't for submitting your logs! (Thanks, Ron WZ1V)
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The Top 400 scores for both modes of CQ WW 160 are available at
http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/ the CQ Magazine Web site. Click on
"Contest Rules & Info" then on the contest for which you want to see
the scores. Final 2007 results will be in the December 2007 issue of
CQ. (Thanks, Dave K4JRB)
Booklets with the results of the 2006 RDXC contest
(http://www.rdxc.org/) are showing up in mailboxes around the world.
From all reports, they are a fine piece of work.
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OPERATING TIP
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If the contest in which you're operating counts multipliers on each
band, make it easy to "move a mult" by keeping a set of pass
frequencies in your radio's memories. Then practice changing quickly
from VFO to MEMORY mode (and back again). That way, you'll not be
flustered trying to think of a good frequency on the fly.
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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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Jake K9WN contributes a Web site
(http://www.daycounter.com/Calculators) with lots of different
electronic calculators. It's got everything from Air Core Inductor
design to Z-S-Y parameter conversions!
For information on all types of fusing, download the free Littlefuse
"Electronic Designer's Guide" at http://tinyurl.com/yqzyz6 The guide
covers not only fuses, but resettable PTC fuses and transient and
surge protectors, as well.
A good tutorial on common op-amp circuit mistakes
(http://tinyurl.com/26c4a4) was listed in this month's "Analog
Dialogue" from Analog Devices. If you are an analog electronic
designer, this is a good newsletter, free and emailed monthly.
To drive a dozen ground rods for his tower, Gene AD3F used a 4-inch
long piece of 3/4 inch threaded water pipe (black iron.) He screwed
an iron cap (available from the same sources) onto one end and
slipped the pipe over the ground rod, hammering on the end cap until
the rod was in place. Wrapping a bit of tape on the rod at the open
end of the pipe prevented scratching the copper cladding while
driving each rod. The cap eventually broke after about half the
rods, but the pipe and cap are inexpensively replaced. Remember to
wear eye protection while bashing away!
Where does the term "CAT5" for data cable come from?
http://tinyurl.com/yq73fz has the answer and more!
While researching some telephone wiring questions, I found this very
handy (and aptly named) Web site (http://www.homephonewiring.com/) to
contain excellent information about wiring a home's phone system.
If you are making a rebar cage for the base of your
soon-to-be-installed tower, the rectangular frame may seem pretty
wobbly. Well, it is! Steve K7LXC solves the problem thus, "As a
frame with just verticals and horizontals it has no inherent ability
to stand up by itself. I always add an X (a pair of diagonal pieces)
to each face to strengthen it. Then you can stand on the cage without
it collapsing."
Here's some good stuff about verticals on the beach from Team
Vertical's Jamaica Beach Contest Experiences:
http://www.k2kw.com/verticals/tests.html
http://www.k2kw.com/verticals/whyvert.html
http://www.k2kw.com/verticals/learning.html
I'm still working on the beach part! (Thanks, Pat AA6EG)
TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- Jim K9YC has posted a new version of his
excellent tutorial (http://audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf) on RFI,
Ferrite Chokes, Baluns, and audio for hams. It has the same filename
as the original, but the title shows Rev 1, 25 Jul 07. The new stuff
is primarily about choke baluns wound with big coax (RG8X, RG8).
There is a major update to the Choke Cookbook, based on extensive
measurements of these chokes. There are also some additions to the
appendices, and a few tweaks and typos fixed throughout the document.
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CONVERSATION
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Who's Excited?
Last week I was counseling us curmudgeons to not be such wet blankets
about conditions not being (cue the soft lighting and orchestra) as
good as "back then", whenever "back then" was. This time, I think
I'll turn it around and go the other way. That's the nice thing
about being the editor AND the author - I don't have to be
consistent.
This time, I'm writing about excitement. Maybe that's an oxymoron,
writing about excitement, but I'll give it a try. Are you excited
about something in ham radio? Not something in the past, something
RIGHT NOW! Something that makes you want to run down to the
workshop, fire up the radio, climb up the tower, gallop out into the
back forty, back out of the garage, pedal off down the street, open
the toolbox, throw some line over a branch, fill out a QSL, go to a
meeting. Wait, go to a meeting? Well, yeah, a meeting!
What is it? What is it that makes nearly 2^14th of you read this
newsletter every two weeks? What keeps your filaments hot or your
meters jumping? Surely, there is at least one thing in ham radio
that makes you glad to be alive, just so you can do that thing!
Tell somebody about it! Don't tell ME about it - tell somebody you
don't know about it! Put it on a Web site. Write it up for the
newsletter of a club that does something completely different. Write
a short piece for your local weekly paper. Talk about it at church or
in a social group. Show a new ham and who cares if they've never
done anything like that before. Don't hide your excitement as if it
was something to be embarrassed about! Don't think you'll look
foolish to be excited. Are you kidding? Excited people are
interesting and a welcome relief from the cynics and know-it-alls.
We have viral marketing, viral lyrics, viral videos, viral memes,
viral virals. Why can't ham radio get a little bit of that? Put our
stuff out there! In a world that has more opportunities for
spectators than at any time in the history of civilization, why be a
shrinking violet? And it wouldn't hurt to crack a big, old goofy
grin while you're doing it! Put your hat on backwards and yell,
"WOO-HOO!" into the camera. Hiram won't roll over in the grave if
you let everybody know you're having a good time! Laugh!
I know some excited, spirited hams. They like contesting. They're
good at it and they're excited about being good at it. And nobody
outside of contesting has ever heard of them or their excitement.
You can change that!
73, Ward N0AX
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CONTESTS -- 8 AUGUST THROUGH 21 AUGUST 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
Worked All Europe DX Contest--CW, sponsored by the Deutscher ARC from
0000Z Aug 11 - 2359Z Aug 12, (Phone is Sep 8 - 9; RTTY is Nov 10 -
11). Frequencies: 80-10 meters according to Region I band plan.
Categories: SOHP, SOLP, MS, SWL. Spotting assistance allowed in all
categories. 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/ or waedc-info@dxhf.darc.de. Logs due by Sep 15
(CW to waecw@dxhf.darc.de), Oct 15 (Phone to waessb@dxhf.darc.de) or
Dec 15 (RTTY to waertty@dxhf.darc.de). Please use your call sign as
the subject of the email.
Maryland-DC QSO Party--CW/Phone/Digital, sponsored by the Antietam
Radio Association from 1600Z Aug 11 - 0400Z Aug 12 and 1600Z-2359Z
Aug 12. 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, 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--4 pts, CW or Digital--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 states and DXCC entities) For more
information: http://www.w3cwc.org/funcontest.htm. Logs due Sept 15 to
mdc.logs@verizon.net 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 18 - 0600Z Aug 19. 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 + Provinces + NA DXCC entities (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 18 and
0800Z-1600Z Aug 19. 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 9
to contest@sartg.com or to SARTG Contest Manager, Ewe Håkansson,
SM7BHM, Pilspetsvägen 4, SE-291 66 Kristianstad, Sweden.
New Jersey QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by Englewood ARA from 2000Z
Aug 18 - 0700Z Aug 19 and 1300Z Aug 19 - 0200Z Aug 20. 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 15 to Englewood Amateur Radio
Association, Inc., PO Box 528, Englewood, New Jersey 07631-0528.
Keymen's Club of Japan Contest--CW, sponsored by the Keymen's Club of
Japan from 1200Z Aug 18 - 1200Z Aug 19. Frequencies: 160-6 meters (JA
participation on 160 primarily 1.810- 1.825 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 or
ja8aje@jarl.com. Logs due 20 Sep to kcjlog@kcj&;#8722;cw.com or Akira
Sasaki, JH8CBH, 210−13 Zenikamecho, Hakodate, 042-0922 Japan.
Russian District Award Contest--CW/SSB, sponsored by the Tambov Award
Group from 1400Z Aug 18 - 0800Z Aug 19. 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/rdac1.htm. Logs due 30 days after the contest to
rx3rc@rdaward.org or rx3rc@mail.ru or rx3rc@qsl.net or Roman
A.Novikov, POBox 21, Tambov, 392000, Russia.
Silent Key Memorial Sprint--CW, sponsored by the QRP ARCI from 1500Z
-- 1800Z Aug 18. 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 18 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
ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, 6 AM local Aug 18 -- 12 AM (Midnight)
local Aug 19 (also Sep 15-16). 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 16 to
10GHz@arrl.org or ARRL Contest Branch, 225 Main St, Newington, CT,
06111, USA.
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LOG DUE DATES - 8 AUGUST THROUGH 21 AUGUST 2007
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August 8 - ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint, email logs to:
contest@qrparci.org, paper 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/component/option,com_extcalendar/Itemid,/extmode,view/extid,55/lang,en/
August 10 - DL-DX RTTY Contest, email logs to: logs@drcg.de, paper
logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://drcg.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=36
August 13 - FISTS Summer 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
August 14 - IARU HF World Championship, email logs to:
IARUHF@iaru.org, paper 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/2007/iaru.html
August 15 - VK/Trans-Tasman 160m Contest, CW, 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
August 15 - WLOTA Contest, email logs to: wlota@wlota.com, paper logs
and diskettes to: WLH Award, 18 Allee Roch-Bihen, 44510 Le Pouliguen,
France. Find rules at: http://www.wlota.com/wlota/contest/regtest.htm
August 16 - DIE Contest, email logs to: ea5aen@ure.es, paper logs and
diskettes to: EA5AEN, Apartado 9055 en, 46080 Valencia, Spain. Find
rules at: http://www.ea5ol.net/die/die2007.doc
August 18 - North American QSO Party, CW, email logs to: (see rules,
web upload preferred), Upload log at:
http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.php, paper 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 18 - Quebec QSO Party, email logs to: qso-log@raqi.ca, paper
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 19 - SARL HF Phone Contest, email logs to:
hfcontests@netactive.co.za, paper logs and diskettes to: Bloemfontein
Radio Amateur Club, Box 12104, Brandhof, 9324, South Africa. Find
rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/SARL%20Contest%20Manual%202007.pdf
August 20 - 10-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB, 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
August 21 - RSGB RoPoCo 2, email logs to: ropoco2.logs@rsgbhfcc.org,
paper 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
August 21 - CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush, email logs to:
ki0rb@arrl.net, paper logs and diskettes to: Colorado QRP Club, PO
Box 17174, Golden, CO 80402-6019, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.cqc.org/contests/gold2007.htm
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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