Contester's Rate Sheet for February 20, 2008
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CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
20 February 2008
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 Talk Till Ya Drop - ARRL DX Phone
o Digital Delights - NA QSO Party, Open Ukraine, DARC Corona
o CQ 160 & ARRL CAC Leadership Changes
o VHF Weak Signal Group, Four Days In May, TAPR Conference
o Silent Keys - K5WP and AC6V
o Updated SO2R Web Page by K8ND
o WA1ZMS Sets Another Record
o Tribander TLC and Google Sketchup
o Have a Good Time!
NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
o If you tried the ARRL DX CW, give the Phone version a try. Remember
that you can't work mainland US and VE stations, but KL7 and KH6
count as DX multipliers in this one.
BULLETINS
o Until the DXCC Desk rules on the matter, YU8/YT8 QSOs still count
for Yugoslavia. Don't count YU8/YT8 QSOs as a multiplier in the ARRL
DX contest until a ruling has been posted. If those QSOs will result
in a new multiplier, it will be correctly noted by the log checking
software.
BUSTED QSOS
o Several pointed me to the correct URL for TK5EP's "soft-start"
circuit: <http://tk5ep.free.fr/tech/PA2m/datas/HV%20supply.gif>.
Merci beaucoups.
CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)
February 23-24
- CQC Winter QSO Party
- CQ WW 160 Meter SSB
- UBA Contest, CW
- REF Contest, Phone
- Mississippi QSO Party
- North American QSO Party, Digital
- North Carolina QSO Party
- High Speed CW Contest
March 1-2
- ARRL DX Contest, Phone
- Open Ukraine RTTY Championship
- DARC 10-Meter Digital Corona
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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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From John Dorr, K1AR - "I am writing to inform you of a significant
change in the CQ WW 160M Contest. Effective immediately, Dave
Thompson, K4JRB, is retiring from his leadership position as contest
director. Taking over the reigns will be Andy Blank, N2NT. Dave has
been director of CQ's 160M contest for 16 years, stepping up and
taking charge after former director, Don McClennon, N4IN (formerly
W3EIS and W3IN), passed away. During Dave's watch, the contest has
grown by over 300% in terms of entries, but more importantly has
become one of contesting's top tier competitions. The task of contest
director is a tiring and sometimes thankless job. Over the years,
Dave has performed his job with quiet reserve and a smile on his
face. His reliability in delivering the results to CQ and to the
contest community at large will always be appreciated. As we move
forward, Andy, N2NT, has some big shoes to fill. However, his
contesting experience and organizational skills will prevail--we can
all count on it. I encourage you to take the time to thank Dave for
his faithful, 16 years of service. We wish both Dave and Andy the
best. Dave will continue to support the contest behind the scenes as
the transition to Andy takes place. In the meantime, I want to
personally thank Dave for his commitment and dedication to our sport.
Well done, OM, 73"
The ARRL Contest Advisory Committee (CAC) has a new seat in the Chair
- Dick Green WC1M, New England Division representative. Dick has
accepted the position following the end of the two-year term of
outgoing Chair, Ward Silver N0AX, Northwestern Division
representative. Please congratulate Dick on accepting the position!
If you don't know your CAC representative, check the list at
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/cac.html>. They are there to hear from
you.
Tony WA8RJF, Tom WA8WZG and the VHF Weak Signal Group would like to
invite all Weak Signal VHF, UHF and Microwave enthusiasts to the 15th
Annual VHF Weak Signal Group banquet to be held on Friday evening May
16th - at the Holiday Inn Dayton North, 2301 Wagner Ford Road, Dayton
OH 45415. Reservations are required. Cost per person is $35.00 and
includes dinner and prize ticket. Seating is limited to 125 and
spouses are welcome to join us and are eligible for the prize
drawing. For tickets please send $35.00 per person and an SASE to:
Tony Emanuele WA8RJF, 7156 Kory Court, Concord, Ohio 44077-2221.
Please include the names and calls of all attendees as well as an
email address. For more information contact Tony at wa8rjf@arrl.net.
Steve G4GLF reports that the Four Days in May Web site
<http://fdim.qrparci.org/> is open and ready for business. This event
runs on Thursday before the Dayton Hamvention and includes a lot of
topics that QRP contesters will find interesting.
Thomas KN4LF has founded a new radiowave propagation email reflector,
"LF/MF/HF/VHF Frequency Radiowave Propagation". You can sign up at
<http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/kn4lf>. It is hosted
by Risto Kotolampi W6RK founder of the HC-DX website and more. This
reflector is a vehicle for hams and SWL's to be able to ask questions
about and become better educated concerning solar, space and
geomagnetic weather, as well as radiowave propagation. Posts on any
topic that involves Radiowave Propagation from DC to daylight are
welcome. He will also be posting the free KN4LF Daily LF/MF/HF/6M
Frequency Radiowave Propagation Forecast here.
The Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Corporation (TAPR) has announced that
the 2008 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference will take place
September 26-28 at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Elk Grove Village,
Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, near O'Hare airport. The conference is
an international forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work
and present new ideas and techniques. Presenters and attendees will
have the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about recent
hardware and software advances, theories, experimental results and
practical applications. Forums will feature the latest developments
in Amateur Radio digital communications, as well as demonstrations of
emerging digital technology. More information is available on the
ARRL/TAPR DCC Web site, http://www.tapr.org/dcc.html
Two Silent Keys to report. First, Lanny K5WP - a long time member of
the Lone Star DX Association and an active amateur radio contester,
he was also an ARRL Volunteer Counsel with particular expertise in
PRB-1. Many Texas hams owe him a debt of gratitude for his efforts on
their behalf. Second, Rod AC6V, whose great Web site
<http://www.ac6v.com/> is the "Google" of Ham Radio, passed away, as
well. Both of these gentlemen contributed a lot to amateur radio.
(Thanks, Tom WW5L and Dennis N6KI)
The next issue of "PileUP!" by Contesting Club - Finland (CCF) will
see daylight around March 15. Please send any contributions you might
have to oh1wz@sral.fi. (Thanks, Ilkka OH1WZ)
In the 15 February edition of the ARRL Propagation Bulletin
<http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/2008-arlp007.html>, editor Tad K7RA
follows up on a rather alarming article suggesting another Maunder
Minimum <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunder_minimum> is imminent.
Tad finds that while conditions may be execrable, our purgatory isn't
expected to be perdurable, pestiferous prognostications to the
contrary.
It won't be long before the thoughts of radiosport turn to Moscow in
2010 for the World Radiosport Team Championship. In the meantime,
Carl N4AA sent a link to "Russian Phrases for Amateur Radio", created
in the 1980's by W6JHK to help radio colleagues communicate citizen
to citizen across political borders and help build a world beyond
war. The 20-page booklet and audio pronunciation examples are now
offered on-line <http://traubman.igc.org/russian.htm> and free of
charge by the author.
URL of the Week - Those that dawdle amongst the illustrations in math
books will enjoy the Exhibition of Mathematical Art
<http://www.bridgesmathart.org/art-exhibits/jmm08>. It's not all
cardioids and limacons, either, Bub! There is some amazing beauty
that arises from the simplest of equations married to the imagination
of the human mind!
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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
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Aficionados of historic QST style should be thrilled to learn that
the "Gil Cartoon Book", out of print for years, is once again
available from the ARRL Bookstore <http://www.arrl.org/catalog> -
select "What's New" to find it. Phil Gildersleeve W1CJD's cartoons
certainly captured the spirit of ham radio - if we ever had a Norman
Rockwell, he was it.
Jeff K8ND reports, "I've cleaned up the SO2R Resources Web page
<http://www.k8nd.com/Radio/SO2R/K8ND_SO2R.htm> and made it quicker to
load and more user friendly. Photos have been presented as
thumbnails, and large photos and links to more information (where
known) available by clicking. There are currently 73 station
operating desks represented. Additional photos are welcomed, 800x600
sized images are preferred.
For those of you that participated in the Freeze Your Butt Off (FYBO)
contest (http://www.azscqrpions.org/FYBO2008.htm) you can find more
fun with QRP in the field at <http://n7un.blogspot.com/> or with John
N0HJ and his QRP pack animals
<http://www.angelfire.com/planet/goatman>.
Speaking of freezing - bundle up before you watch some ham radio from
the coldest places on the planet at
<http://www.waponline.it/Default.aspx?tabid=138>. (Thanks, Tim K3LR)
John K6MM has a nice online QSL menagerie, searchable by prefix at
<http://www.k6mm.com/pages/gallery-prefix.html> and by DXCC Entity at
<http://www.k6mm.com/pages/gallery-entity.html>. There are over 1,000
QSL cards, including many from DXpeditions during the last 12 months.
(Thanks, Bob N6TV)
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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All 2007 ARRL DX award certificates have been mailed. Thanks again to
all the envelope stuffers! Final totals for 2007 Sweepstakes pins and
mugs have been determined and the orders have been placed, including
extras to help cover the inevitable late requests. They should be in
stock in about 3 weeks and we will begin sending them out upon their
arrival. The ARRL had the pleasure of hosting the Yankee Clipper
Contest Club on Feb 9. About 70 YCCC members were in attendance.
(Thanks, Sean KX9X, ARRL Contest Branch Manager)
In the February 2008 edition of the Mt Airy VHF Club's "Cheese Bits",
Brian WA1ZMS reports on his single QSO during the ARRL January VHF
Sweepstakes. And a World DX record-breaker, too, covering 114.4 km on
the 241 GHz band! The QSO between WA1ZMS/4 and W4WWQ/4 used CW. (The
former DX record was 79km.) Way to go, Brian!
The current Digests of 3830 Soapbox comments at
<http://www.eskimo.com/~mwdink/3830> now include:
ARRL DX CW Soapbox Feb 17 2008.txt
CQWW WPX RTTY Soapbox Feb 17 2008.txt
CQ160 CW Soapbox Feb 17 2008.txt
(Thanks, Dink N7WA)
And the next time you encounter someone that thinks radiosport is
strange, point them in the direction of "Speedcabling" at
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7240939.stm>. (Thanks,
Bob N6TV)
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OPERATING TIP
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Many new contesters, HF or VHF+, are looking for those elusive
secrets of the Big Guns that will magically propel them into the Top
Ten boxes. What is it that makes these stations stand out? George
K5TR contributes a few simple observations:
- They stay in the chair.
- They tune the bands.
- They move or switch between antennas for different directions.
- They call a lot of CQs.
- They have better antennas and signals.
- They have operated many many contests and learned from their
experiences and gained knowledge of callsigns and operating
habits of the other stations.
- Much of what they have learned has become second nature to them.
Don't be seduced by the latest gadget or short-change the honing of
your own skills in favor of relying on the Internet. If the magic of
radio happens between the headphones, the achievement of that magic
must be done there, too.
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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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I asked a leading question about methods of waterproofing coax
pigtails for outdoors connections. I got many useful suggestions,
for which the ham radio community is known. Mark K6UFO says "pigtails
require barrier waterproofing to the open end and connector "after
the fact" by sticky mastics like rubber tape or "coax seal" or liquid
applications to flow in/on like liquid electrical tape, Scotchkote,
non-conductive silcone sealant or dielectric grease as described at
<http://tinyurl.com/yvf85v> or
<http://www.paigewire.com/wireconnectors.htm>. More information is
available from the experts at
<http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3Melectrical>, an
interesting article "WATERPROOFING 101" at
<http://www.directivesystems.com/waterproofing%20tips.htm>, and a
nice set of pictures at
<http://www.groundcontrol.com/galileo/ch3-waterproofing.htm>."
At the risk of doing a little self-promotion, your editor is pleased
as punch to tell you about the ARRL's release of the "Hands-On Radio
Anthology", a collection of the first 61 experiments from the QST
column. The book is available via the ARRL Bookstore at
<http://www.arrl.org/catalog> by selecting "What's New".
Nelson KU0A recommends another coax connector sealing option --
ComfortSeal Rope Caulk manufactured by Dennis & Company for coax
connectors and coax pass-throughs. It's hydrophobic, easy to work at
temperature ranges above 50 degrees F, won't stick to your fingers,
is easy to remove after years of service. Nelson finds it at home
supply stores.
If you're confronted with an old tribander that needs some TLC, you
should browse through this project of refurbishing a TA-33 that had
been on the ground 15 years. The photos and text
<http://www.mindspring.com/~vibroplex/FD/fd1.html> show one group's
step-by-step restoration of the beam including cleaning the aluminum
tubing/trap covers, etc. Nice job, including putting up the tower!
(Thanks, Derek WB0TUA)
I'm sure we've all imagined using a balloon antenna on Top Band.
George K8GG points us to the Web site of Hans, PA1HR who used such an
antenna for 160 meters in the Dutch PACC-Contest. You can see the
antenna at <http://www.remeeus.eu/> by clicking on "Ballonantenne:".
The feed line is window line and the balloons are each about 1.5
meters diameter - 5 feet. The antenna is about 82 meters tall with an
end feed at the bottom.
The long-out-of-print, highly-recommended, and hard-to-find "Radio
Antenna Engineering Handbook" by Edmund Laport is now available from
the print-on-demand publisher LuLu (http://www.lulu.com/> for under
$20 -- almost 600 pages! Other downloadable versions (not printed and
bound) are available on-line from other sources. (Thanks, Warren
KH6WM)
Bob W6RJC sent this handy link on the right way to do things with the
standard international (SI) units -
<http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/correct.htm>. This should make
your technical documents look better by avoiding grammatical errors.
Paul WA1GHZ reports (also in the Feb 2008 issue of "Cheese Bits"
referenced above) that all of his QEX articles on microwave operating
and technical topics are now available on-line at
<http://www.w1ghz.org/10g/QEX_articles.htm>.
If you have an antenna analyzer that displays reactance, but without
a positive or negative sign, Bob N7XY handed out a handy and simple
tip: "Change the frequency slightly. If the reactance goes up with
frequency, it is inductive. If it goes down, it is capacitive."
Digital communications often uses "quadrature" modulation and
demodulation. For the technical among us, RF Design magazine has
published a tutorial on the subject at <http://tinyurl.com/yv76ht>.
(Thanks, Steve NU5D)
Words to live by on the tower on in the electrical box - "safety",
"quality of work" and "quantity of work" in that order. (Tnanks, John
KE7JGB)
TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- While there are many excellent CAD
(Computer-Aided Drafting) programs out there, many of us just need a
convenient way to make a few straight line and shape drawings on a
computer. Terry KK6T recommends Google Sketchup
<http://sketchup.google.com/> as easy to learn and it's free. Another
of Google's many useful service applications.
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CONVERSATION
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Have A Good Time!
By now you've heard an earful or more from the irascible operators
that slogged through the solar-ly mimimal conditions on the HF bands
during the ARRL DX CW contest last weekend. Your editor was amongst
those a-laboring, holding down one end of 15 meter duties at K3LR
with N6MJ. As Dan and I struggled through the ennui of
200-and-change QSOs at one of radiosport's premier stations, I was
tempted at times to question my sanity!
But why didn't we just pack it in and wait for the sunspots? Well,
it's too much fun to go to Tim's and slug it out with the crew,
that's why! As the 3830 post-contest report
<http://tinyurl.com/2y7jbj> should indicate, the team pulled
together. Led by station-master Tim's positive mien and drive, it
was just too much fun not to have a good time. Even on a dead band,
as 10 meter scouts N3GJ and N3SD can attest, every weekend has its
moments!
You don't have to be operating at a huge multi-multi to have a good
time, either. Just put together a crew, keep the filaments on, and
enjoy operating for the sine qua non of radio; the thrill of the hunt
in the magical land of radio. Listen to the world turning as only HF
operators can. Somebody will do something amazing, you'll work
something unexpected, at some point a joke will be made and take over
the conversation for the weekend.
When confronted with aberrant conditions, there's no sense in
caterwauling - extemporize! Just do the best you can with what
you've got. Leave as little on the table as possible. Learn for
yourself and congratulate others on their successes. Help the
neophyte learn the ropes. Take a moment to just listen to the
canorous tones of a particularly good signal or to the rhythmic
excellence of a top operator. Consider why bean-less chili is
preferred at team stations.
Like fishing is not always about fishing, team operating is not
always just about operating. Wherever you finish in the results and
whether the station is grand or modest, you will find it time
well-spent, especially the next time you find yourself "in the chair"
at home by yourself or with your compadres, spinning the dials and
heating the antennas.
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CONTESTS -- 20 FEBRUARY THROUGH 4 MARCH 2008
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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)
An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral in PDF
format is available at <http://www.arrl.org/contest>.
HF CONTESTS
CQC Winter QSO Party, Phone, CW, 2200Z Feb 23 - 0359Z Feb 24,
Frequencies: 160-10, CW
1.825,3.56,3.71,7.04,7.11,14.06,21.06,21.11,28.06,28.11; Exchange:
RST, S/P/C, name, CQC nr or power, Logs due: 30 days, Web site:
http://www.cqc.org/
CQ WW 160 Meter SSB, 0000Z Feb 23 - 2400Z Feb 24, Frequencies: 160,
Exchange: RST and S/P/C, Logs due: 31-Mar, Web site:
http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/
UBA Contest, CW, 1300Z Feb 23 -- 1300Z Feb 24, Frequencies: 80-10,
Exchange: RST, serial, and ON province, Logs due: 30 days, Web site:
http://www.uba.be/
REF Contest, Phone, 0600Z Feb 23 -- 1800Z Feb 24, Frequencies: 80-10,
Exchange: RS, serial, and F dept, Logs due: 30 days, Web site:
http://www.ref-union.org/concours
Mississippi QSO Party, Phone, CW, 1500Z Feb 23 - 0300Z Feb 24,
Frequencies: 80-10, 50-432, CW 3.545,7.045,14.045,21.045, 28.045;
Phone 3.857,3.862,3.867,7.238,14.275,21.375,28.375; VHF
50.130,144.220,146.55,446.00, Exchange: RS(T) and MS county or S/P/C,
Logs due: 31 days, For more information: w5xx@vicksburg.com
North American QSO Party, Digital, 1800Z Feb 23 - 0600Z Feb 24,
Frequencies: 80-10, Exchange: Name and S/P/C, Logs due: 14 days, Web
site: http://www.ncjweb.com/
North Carolina QSO Party, Phone, CW, 1700Z Feb 24 -- 0300Z Feb 25,
Frequencies: 80-10, CW
3.54,3.74,7.04,7.14,14.04,21.04,21.14,28.04,28.14, Phone
3.86,7.26,14.26,21.36,28.36, Exchange: RS(T) and NC county or S/P/C,
Logs due: 1-Apr, Web site: http://www.w4nc.com/
High Speed CW Contest, CW, 0900Z - 1100Z and 1500Z - 1700Z Feb 24,
Frequencies: 80-10, Exchange: RST and HSC nr or NM, Logs due: 6
weeks, For more information: hsccontest@gmail.com
ARRL International DX, Phone, 0000Z Mar 1 - 2400Z Mar 2, Frequencies:
1.8-28, Exchange: RS and state, province, or power, Logs due: 1-Apr,
Web site: http://www.arrl.org/contest
Open Ukraine RTTY Championship, 2200Z Mar 1 - 1200Z Mar 2,
Frequencies: 1.8-28, Exchange: Regional abbreviation and serial, Logs
due: 2-Apr, Web site: http://www.ucc.zp.ua/
DARC 10-Meter Digital "Corona", 1100Z Mar 1 - 1700Z Mar 1,
Frequencies: 28, Web site:
http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/cqdlcont/fgdcc.htm
VHF+ CONTESTS
No VHF+ contests are scheduled.
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LOG DUE DATES - 20 FEBRUARY THROUGH 4 MARCH 2008
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February 20 - ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes, email logs to:
JanuaryVHF@arrl.org, paper logs and diskettes to: January VHF, ARRL,
225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/jan-vhf-ss.html
February 25 - RSGB 1st 1.8 MHz Contest, CW, email logs to:
1st160.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/2008/r18mhz.shtml
February 25 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, email logs to: (none),
Upload log at: http://www.gentzow.com/fpqrp/autolog.php, paper logs
and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://www.gentzow.com/fpqrp/fpqrprun.php
February 26 - REF Contest, CW, email logs to: cdfcw@ref-union.org,
paper logs and diskettes to: F6CTT, Joseph Cornee, 31, rue des
EcoButs, 44230 St Sebastien Sur Loire, France. Find rules at:
http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhf_fr_0610.pdf
February 26 - UBA DX Contest, SSB, email logs to: ubassb@uba.be,
paper logs and diskettes to: Francis Bauweraerts, ON6LY,
Lokerenstraat 110 bus 5, B-2300 Turnhout, Belgium. Find rules at:
http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/pdf/ubatest_dx.pdf
February 28 - CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW, email logs to: 160cw@kkn.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: CQ 160-Meter Contest, 25 Newbridge Road,
Hicksville, NY 11801, USA. Find rules at:
http://cq-amateur-radio.com/NEW160_CntRules_200810207.pdf
February 28 - AGCW Straight Key Party, email logs to: htp@agcw.de,
paper logs and diskettes to: Friedrich W. Fabri, DF1OY, Moselstrasse
17b, D-63322 Roedermark-Urberach, Germany. Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2007/Englisch/htp_e.htm
February 29 - SPAR Winter Field Day, email logs to:
winterfd@spar-hams.org, paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find
rules at: http://www.spar-hams.org/contests/winterfd/index.php?pg=2
March 1 - BARTG RTTY Sprint, email logs to: ska@bartg.demon.co.uk,
paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://www.bartg.org.uk/contests/08sprintrules.htm
March 1 - Feld Hell Sprint, email logs to: (none), post log summary
at: http://www.wa6l.com/contests/autolog.html, paper logs and
diskettes to: John Graf, WA6L, 23085 Old Ranch Rd, Alpine, CA 91901,
USA. Find rules at:
http://feldhellclub.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=71
March 1 - Vermont QSO Party, email logs to: tinker@madriver.com,
paper logs and diskettes to: Allen Tinker, W1AAT, Vermont QSO Party
Coordinator, PO Box 888, Waitsfield, VT 05673, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.w1bd.org/
March 1 - YL-ISSB QSO Party, SSB, email logs to:
ve1jim@ns.sympatico.ca, paper logs and diskettes to: Jim Flowers,
VE1JIM, 13 Rufus Ave, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3N 2L4, Canada. Find
rules at: http://www.ylsystem.org/qsoparty/qsodates.htm
March 1 - YL-ISSB QSO Party, CW/RTTY, email logs to:
ve1jim@ns.sympatico.ca, paper logs and diskettes to: Jim Flowers,
VE1JIM, 13 Rufus Ave, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3N 2L4, Canada. Find
rules at: http://www.ylsystem.org/qsoparty/qsodates.htm
March 3 - ARCI Fireside SSB Sprint, email logs to:
contest@qrparci.org, paper logs and diskettes to: Jeff Hetherington,
VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W, Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3, Canada. Find
rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/
March 3 - FYBO Winter QRP Sprint, post log summary at:
http://www.azscqrpions.org/FYBO_Entry_Form_Instructions.htm, paper
logs and diskettes to: Mike Baker, K7DD, Attn: FYBO, 8845 W. Diana
Ave, Peoria AZ 85345, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.azscqrpions.org/FYBO2008.htm
March 4 - Mexico RTTY International Contest, email logs to:
xe1j@ucol.mx, paper logs and diskettes to: Jose Levy, XE1J, Dirección
de Concursos FMRE, Clavel 333, Colima, Col. 28030, Mexico. Find rules
at:
http://www.fmre.org.mx/concursos/2008/rtty/rules-rtty-2008-english.doc
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following sources:
WA7BNM's Contest Calendar Web page -
<http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal>
SM3CER's Web site - <http://www.sk3bg.se/contest>
ARRL members may subscribe at no cost by editing their Member Data
Page as described at <http://www.arrl.org/contests/rate-sheet>.
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