Contester's Rate Sheet for April 16, 2008
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CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
16 April 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 QSO Parties Everywhere -- MI, Motorola, VE3, FL, and NE
o TARA Skirmish and SP DX RTTY Digital Dustups
o N0AX, N5EG, and KB9IBW Share Dayton Limelight
o New WRTC Rankings at NS3K's Radiosport Web site
o NASA Science Web Site
o Larsen E Rapp WOIOU Archive -- Or Am I Bluffing?
o WPX Plaque Program Update
o On-Line RF Webinars
o Switchable "Field Day" Stub
o Pi-L Network Calculator by WB6BLD
o Share the Love
NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
o How many QSO Parties can you work in one weekend? You'll have fun
jumping from contest to contest and filling up the log with contacts
from all over.
BULLETINS
o The Kids Roundup contest was originally listed in Contest Corral as
19-20 April, but is actually scheduled for 31 May -- 1 June.
BUSTED (OR AT LEAST DIFFICULT) QSOS
o Marty K1OYB, a long time Fairchild Semiconductor employee,
respectfully reminds us that both TI and Fairchild are 'officially'
credited with invention of the Integrated Circuit. A good historical
article can be found at
<http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa080498.htm>.
o The note about Sherwood Engineering's new presentation should have
been attributed to N8RA and not K8RA. (Thanks, Tom K1KI)
o PAR Electronics, manufacturer of 6 meter Moxon antennas mentioned
in the 2 April issue, is currently not accepting orders for amateur
antennas due to a large backlog. I guess that's the right problem to
have!
o Gene W3ZZ notes that the data on VHF+ antenna stacking was
generated by well-known EME operator Lionel VE7BQH.
CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)
April 19-20
- EU Spring Sprints, Phone
- TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest
- EA QRP Contest, CW
- Michigan QSO Party
- Motorola QSO Party
- Ontario QSO Party
- YU DX Contest, CW
- ES Open Championship
- VHF Spring Sprint, 432 MHz (23 April local time)
April 26-27
- Florida QSO Party
- Helvetia Contest
- Nebraska QSO Party
- Old-Old-Timers Club QSO Party
- SP DX RTTY
- QRP To The Field, CW
Note that the Straight Key Sprint is Wednesday UTC, but actually
Tuesday evening in the States, NOT Wednesday evening. (Thanks, Gene
KL7GLL)
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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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It's now official, veteran contester Andy Blank N2NT is the Director
of the CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest, succeeding the retiring Dave
Thompson, K4JRB as mentioned in the 20 February 2008 issue of this
newsletter. Anyone that reads Top Ten boxes will recognize Andy's
call. His plans for the contest are to build on K4JRB's record of
success and growth by making the log-checking procedures consistent
with those used in other CQ contests, creating a web presence for the
contest and updating some of the rules. The 2009 contest rules will
appear in the November 2008 issue of CQ magazine. (Thanks, Jim AD1C)
Your editor was honored by the Dayton Hamvention
<http://www.hamvention.org/> as this year's "Ham Of The Year"! The
winner of the 2008 Technical Excellence Award is Tom McDermott N5EG
and the Special Achievement Award for 2008 went to Ernie McClendon
KB9IBW. All three of us are honored to be recognized by our fellow
hams and for being selected by the Hamvention committee.
ARRL Contest Branch Manager, Sean KX9X will be speaking at the New
England Weak Signal convention in Enfield, CT this Saturday (April
19) at 9 am. <http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html> His talk will
cover the Fred Fish Memorial Award and discuss the new VHF Rover
rules. Sean will also do VUCC card checking while there.
The 2008 Dayton Hamvention Contest Forum will be held on Saturday,
May 17, from 11:45 AM to 2:15 PM in HARA Arena EDT Room 1. The forum
will be moderated by Doug Grant K1DG. The topics span history to
cutting-edge technology:
"Passing the NCJ torch" by Carl Luetzelschwab K9LA and Alan Dewey
K0AD
"When giants walked the bands - the early days of multi-multi" by
Doug Zwiebel KR2Q
"SDR and Contesting - The Future is Now" by Pete Smith N4ZR and the
CW Skimmer
"Beamforming on 160 Meters" by Victor Kean K1LT
"Contesting with 28 Miles of Feedline" by John Battin K9DX (Remote
station operation)
"The Great 2008 Contest Technology Debate" by Barry Merrill W5GN, and
Bob Naumann W5OV (Thanks, Doug K1DG)
Jamie NS3K has updated the WRTC rankings with some newly published
scores <http://wrtc.radio-sport.net/US_ranks0408.htm> and there has
been some movement in the US regions. Check out Jamie's terrific
radiosporting news site for some good reading and to see who's
zooming by who lately!
Digital contesters may want to put this on their Dayton to-attend
list: Shelby K4WW announces the 2008 Dayton RTTY Forum from 1230 to
1330 on Saturday, May 17 - in Room 2 at Hara Arena. Speakers will be
Ed W0YK and Fred WW4LL. Ed will talk about the history of the NA RTTY
Sprint contest, operating techniques for beginner and seasoned
contesters, and an overview of the log submittal and log checking
process for Sprint. Fred will report on recent WPX M/M operations at
W8JI.
Ham-Com is being held this year on June 13 & 14 in Plano, TX. The
theme of the event is "Not Your Daddy's Ham Radio!". The organizers
would like to see an emphasis on what is new and modern in every area
of the hobby. This can include new features in radios, digital
technologies, updated operating practices, and so on. How about
something on contesting in the 21st century? To submit a presentation
for this year's Ham-Com, please visit the presenters' submission form
at <http://tinyurl.com/4ldv9z>. Program coordinator John N5OOM can be
contacted at n5oom@arrl.net.
There is an article on working the 48 lower states on 2 meters in the
latest edition of the Society of Midwest Contester's "The Black Hole"
newsletter < http://tinyurl.com/3qmfuw> Since there are only 11
people that have confirmed all 48 contiguous states, it's quite an
accomplishment! (Thanks, Kevin W9GKA)
Space science fans (and that includes our propagation pondering
peers) will enjoy the new NASA Web site featuring its own scientific
achievements and programs <http://nasascience.nasa.gov/>. Hams will
find the section on "Heliophysics" of most interest, but there is a
lot of really interesting material that is now a lot easier to
browse. Teachers will find this useful in the classroom, as well!
I just love stories like this. Jeremy W7EME posted a link to "The
First EME QSO from OM on 6m - OM3RRC & OK1TEH" <
http://tinyurl.com/4msbvw> These guys worked and worked and worked,
overcoming one obstacle after another to finally make the round trip
with W7GJ. Highly entertaining! (And watch out for "mummified
misses" in the boom of antennas!)
The new Rover rules for ARRL VHF+ contests can get a little
confusing, but Sean KX9X Contest Branch Manager pointed out a
simplification that might help answer some of the questions about
Family Roving: "A rover vehicle can only transport one station,
whether or not the operators are related. And a radio can only be
associated with one call, unless operators are related to each
other." Hope that helps!
Don NJ2E wrote to recommend the Fetchbook Web site
<http://www.fetchbook.info/> as a source of inexpensive used books.
He also notes that there are International editions of many texts,
fully authorized by the publisher, in paperback form and usually with
black-and-white graphics substituted for color. For example, he was
able to find a copy of "The Art of Electronics" for under $50,
including shipping. Your mileage may vary, of course, but this is
another tool in the book collector's arsenal.
The Potomac Valley Radio Club < http://pvrc.org/> is celebrating their
60th full year in 2008 and have a nice on-the-air reunion scheduled
for June 7th and 8th. Stop by the Web site and check out some of the
terrific photo galleries from past years. This might be a good
project for your club, preserving history that is easily lost.
The Mid-Atlantic QSO Party has come to an end this year. "Thanks to
all participants and everyone who did help along the way. It was a
fun contest, although troubled by pretty bad conditions most years.
We'll be sorry to see it go. Hope to catch you all on the other big
contests! 73 from the Mid-Atlantic QSO Party Committee." (Thanks,
Walter WO2U)
Two very interesting articles about sports and cheating were
published in the April issue of Scientific American; "Let the Games
Begin" <http://tinyurl.com/49pkbr> and "The Doping Dilemma"
<http://tinyurl.com/3t2bns>. These discussions are very relevant to
contesting issues. And while you're trudging through Sunday
afternoon, here's another article on boredom <
http://tinyurl.com/29z52p>. (Thanks, Tom K1KI)
URL of the Week -- How could the complete works of Larsen E Rapp
WOIOU not be this week's featured site?
<http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/Larson> The occasional April QST
article from Larsen was always a great read!
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WORD TO THE WISE
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Daraf - The daraf is the unit of elastance (in volts per coulomb)
which is the ability of an electric potential to charge a capacitor.
Elastance is the reciprocal of capacitance and thus the daraf is the
reciprocal of the farad. This ought to win a few bar bets after the
next club meeting.
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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
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If you missed the "60 Minutes" story about John Kanzias K3TUP's
innovative RF-based approach to cancer treatment, the program is
on-line at <http://tinyurl.com/6lft2n> While the exact words "ham
radio" were not used, they did show him at his rig sending "TEST DE
K3TUP" on the paddles. A television professional, John was also
responsible for this video about WRTC-96 < http://tinyurl.com/k8las>.
(Thanks, Bob N6TV)
"Excuse me!" Watch this movie of a tsunami wave rocketing across the
surface of the Sun after a big explosion.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7326097.stm> At a million
kilometers per hour, this is a humdinger of a tidal wave.
The team at EH8A for the 2008 CQ WW WPX SSB contest have created a
nice video and posted it at <http://tinyurl.com/43ua98>. Comments are
welcome! (Thanks, Edu EA8AUW)
This is fun -- a mathematician and magician doing some amazing things
with numbers. < http://tinyurl.com/2xm5fv> It's good for a little
time off from chores and would really impress the math students in
the family! (Thanks, Randy WB9FSL)
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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Results for the following 2007 ARRL contests are now on-line at the
ARRL Contest Web page <http://www.arrl.org/contest>:
- 2007 CW Sweepstakes by VE4XT
- 2007 EME Contest by W7EME
- 2007 September VHF QSO Party by KX9X
All logs have been received for the ARRL DX Contest. Paper logs are
currently being entered into the Access database. We are well over
2,500 total logs for each contest. We have about 40 Sweepstakes mugs
left over from the initial order. CW pins are reasonably stocked, but
we have only a handful of SSB pins left. 2008 ARRL DX Contest pins
orders are coming in at a steady pace. ARRL Phone Sweepstakes and 160
Meter results are ready for QST. There has been some difficulty with
the database of 2007 EME Contest results. With the help of Dan
Henderson, N1ND, the EME results have been put in order. (Thanks,
Sean KX9X, ARRL Contest Branch Manager)
From Ken K5KA, "On behalf of the CQ WPX Contest volunteer team I
would like to thank the contesting community for their support of the
WPX Plaque program. We now have sponsors for every plaque currently
offered. If you wish to sponsor a plaque that is not listed on the
website at <http://www.cqwpx.com/plaques.htm> please send an email to
awards@cqwpx.com. All 2007 Plaques have been prepared and are in the
mail. If you won one of these awards please send a note of thanks to
the sponsor. Thanks again for your support, and good luck in the
upcoming contests."
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OPERATING TIP
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The tip this time is a tip to some tips at
<http://tinyurl.com/4nmnm2>. We were tipped off by Hector XE2K --
gracias, amigo!
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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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Go mow the yard! Spring is a good time of year to play "Hide the
Ground Radials". If the thought of trenches in the sod raises the
blood pressure of you or your spouse, here's a time-tested,
no-digging procedure. Get out the mower, sharpen its blade, and cut
the grass as short as possible. Yes, that short! Scalp it! Then
lay out the radials and hold them down against the crew-cut blades
with short U-shaped pieces of wire placed every couple of feet or so
along the radial. (Cheap iron wire will do nicely and rusts away
fairly quickly.) In a couple of weeks the grass will have completely
covered the radials and you'll never trip over them or hit them with
the mower! The grass will continue to work the wire down until it
hits the soil. Grass clippings and earthworm activity will contrive
to bury it.
A Lightning Protection Yahoogroups forum
<http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LightningProtection> has been
established. This is a moderated technical forum for all aspects of
power quality so there are plenty of topics that might strike your
fancy! (Thanks, Rick O'Keefe)
A professional-quality Webinar on Impedance Matching in RF and
Microwave Devices is available on-line at the Microwave Journal
magazine Web site <http://www.mwjournal.com/Resources>. The
instructor is Les Besser of Besser Associates and the presentation is
hosted by David Vye of Microwave Journal. The presentation is
sponsored by Maury Microwave. Registration is required, but there is
no charge.
If you are storing gear for more than a few weeks, particularly in an
outside storage facility, moisture is a concern. Responding to a
request on the Amps reflector <http://www.contesting.com/> for
suggestions on how to keep the gear dry, several members recommended
using widely dessicant packets. Wrap the gear in a sturdy plastic
bag, place at least one dessicant packet in the bag, suck out as much
air as you can and seal the bag tightly. If you can put the wrapped
gear in a cardboard box, so much the better. Dessicant packets are
included with most new pieces of electronic gear, too.
Buying plastic feet made specifically for electronics gear can be
pricey because of the low volume in which these parts typically sell.
Howard K2UD points out that hardware stores sell adhesive feet for
furniture and appliances that may do just as well. Craft stores are
always another possible source, carrying a stupendous array of stuff.
Instructions for building a switchable "Field Day" stub that reduces
interference between stations on 40/20/15/10 are on the Hands-On
Radio Web site <http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/Hands-On-Radio>.
(This was originally suggested by K6LL or N2IC.) Download Experiment
#22 on "Stubs". At the 80/75-meter station, attach a 1/4-wave
shorted stub as that will act as a short on 40, 20, 15, and 10 with
varying degrees of attenuation on the higher bands. For the complete
(and I mean COMPLETE) story, get a copy of W2VJN's book "Managing
Interstation Interference" from International Radio
<http://www.qth.com/inrad>.
Relays adapted to RF applications need suitable connections to the
contacts and armatures. Vic K2VCO makes connections to the relays
with thin strips of hobby shop copper foil (0.002" thick, cut to
about 1/8" width). He notes that the connection should have a little
slack in it. Pat AA6EG has used solder wicking braid as a flexible RF
conductor at various places in an HF amp, that needed a small amount
of movement flexibility. (Thanks, Pat AA6EG)
When repairing an electromechanical component, such as a switch or
insulating mounting bracket, if you use epoxy be sure that it does
not contain metal particles. The popular JB Weld, for example, has
metal filler so it would be risky to use when repairing a bandswitch.
The pure resin epoxies (usually clear or translucent) or
cyanoacrylate glue would be a better choice in such an application.
(Thanks, Carl KM1H and others)
Some erroneous design calculations for Pi-L networks are still
circulating in older literature. However, Jim WB6BLD's excellent
free--ware PI-EL program <http://www.tonnesoftware.com/> and the Web
calculator at <http://www.qsl.net/wa2whv/radiocalcs.shtml> give the
correct values. (Thanks, Roger N1RJ)
An occasionally crucial transistor parameter is the thermal
resistance from the junction (where the action is) to the case (where
the heat finally escapes). Symbolized as a "theta" with subscripts
denoting the points between which the resistance is specified, this
is occasionally insufficient for real-world design. So manufacturers
have started using a broader specification, symbolized by "psi". For
an explanation of the difference, check out the article "Psi or
Theta?" <http://tinyurl.com/54vznf> by Roger Stout in the March 2008
issue of Power Electronics Technology magazine.
The IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society magazine for December 2007
(vol 49, no 6) was particularly meaty, containing articles on ground
losses ("Accurate Evaluation of Magnetic- and Electric-Field Losses
in Ground Systems", by Dorado and Trainotti), basic antenna concepts
("The Antenna as a Transducer: Simple Circuit and Electromagnetic
Models" by Sevgi), and analysis of servo mechanisms of those big NASA
Deep-Space dishes by Gawronski. If you have access to a professional
library, it's a good issue to browse.
Mario S56A notes that COM ports implemented via USB generally don't
support the RTTY Baudot standard. As it turns out, there is at least
one known USB adapter that does. Mike NF4L replied that AA5AU's
authoritative RTTY Web site
<http://www.aa5au.com/gettingstarted/rtty_start8.htm> lists the
Belkin F5U103 as being an adapter that will run 5-bit Baudot code.
Little things like this can derail big efforts!
Rooting around on the 'net turned up the URL for National
Semiconductor's App Note 31, a collection of op-amp circuits:
<http://www.national.com/an/AN/AN-31.pdf> This is a handy document
to have in your collection of references. This Cal Tech lab <
http://tinyurl.com/3uclwu> explains a few of those circuits, as well.
TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- Jim W6RMK reported on an excellent
reference handbook -- the "Guide to Low-Voltage and Limited-Energy
Systems" by Mike Holt at <http://www.mikeholt.com/>. Not only is the
low-voltage guide to electrical safety excellent -- and it has
examples of antenna and tower grounding and bonding -- but there is a
huge amount of free information on a whole host of electrical issues
and topics. Look for the "free stuff" link on the home page in the
"Tell A Friend About This Site" area.
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CONVERSATION
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Share the Love
I picked up an interesting phone message late on the evening of March
31st purporting to be from the Dayton Hamvention and letting me know
that I'd been selected as this year's Ham of the Year! Huh? After
listening a couple times, I realized what was actually happening. It
was really April Fool's Day GMT and my "friends" were pulling a good
one. But whose voice could that be? It didn't sound all that
familiar -- somebody really had to be working hard! Not bad guys,
thanks for trying and an 'A' for effort -- ha ha! So I slept on it.
Well, it turned out to be the Real Deal and I am more than honored to
have been selected! As a geeky kid in the basement, reading QST
cover to cover and hammering out the CW on an HW-16, I certainly did
not dare hope that I would one day be in that Dayton Hamvention photo
someday. Yet, here we are. Receiving such an award is a validation
of one's entire amateur career, with its many bumps, diversions, and
plain old goofs. It's got a major "Wow!" factor!
That said, there are a lot of hams out there that work every bit as
hard as any of the Dayton Hamvention award-winners. I'll bet you
know one or two. Why couldn't your group take the time to honor them
in an appropriate way? They don't even have to be a member of your
group, club, or team. You don't even have to be an official group.
Just step up and let them know that you've noticed and appreciate
what they do!
After all, none of us are doing this because the money is so good or
the fame so widespread. Recognition by one's peers is a prime
motivation for many hams, whether for their contest scores, technical
expertise, public service, or simply dedication to the Amateur
service and the magic of radio. They're the "Energizer Bunnies" that
just keep going and going and going behind the scenes to sort contest
logs, run the convention registration or club membership department,
organize the local emergency team, or publish an article about their
new invention.
Does your group have a membership awards program? If not, why not
start one? The Western Washington DX Club created membership awards
with a baseball theme; Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year.
They're given out around the end of baseball season. We also have a
Lifetime Achievement and Member of the Year award. It's fun to award
them and the big smiles on the faces of the recipients confirms that
they're appreciated.
Please consider making the effort to reward those that make Amateur
Radio enjoyable and worthwhile for you. It won't happen unless
somebody takes the first step and that could be you. Hurry up and
get 'er done before the next batch of sunspots are upon us!
73, Ward N0AX
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CONTESTS -- 16 APRIL THROUGH 29 APRIL 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).
Be sure to check the sponsor's Web site for special operating rules,
time limits, bonus stations, etc.
An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral in PDF
format is available at <http://www.arrl.org/contest>.
HF CONTESTS
EU Spring Sprints, Phone, from 19 Apr 1600Z to 19 Apr 1959Z. Bands:
80-20, 3.730,7.050,14.250. Exchange: both callsigns, serial, name.
Logs due: 15 days. Web site: http://www.eusprint.com/
TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest, Digital, from 19 Apr 0000Z to
19 Apr 2400Z. Bands: 160-10, 50. Exchange: Name, prefix. Logs due:
17-May. Web site: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_rules.html
EA QRP Contest, CW, from 19 Apr 1700Z to 20 Apr 1300Z. Bands: 80-10.
Exchange: RST, category, M if EA QRP member. Logs due: 30 days. Web
site: http://www.eaqrp.com/
Michigan QSO Party, Phone/CW, from 19 Apr 1600Z to 20 Apr 0400Z.
Bands: 80-10, CW 45 kHz from band edge, Phone
3.825,7.200,14.250,21.300,28.450. Exchange: Serial and MI county or
S/P/C. Logs due: 30 days. Web site: http://www.miqp.org/
Motorola QSO Party, Phone/CW, from 19 Apr 1700Z to 20 Apr 0300Z.
Bands: 160-10, 50-144, Phone
1.880,3.880,7.180,14.280,21.380,28.380,50.180. Exchange: RS(T), S/P/C
or Motorola office number. Logs due: 31-May. Web site:
http://www.qsl.net/k9mot/motqp.htm
Ontario QSO Party, Phone/CW, from 19 Apr 1800Z to 20 Apr 0500Z and 20
Apr 1200Z to 20 Apr 1800Z. Bands: 160-10, 50-144, CW 30 kHz above
band edge; Phone
1.870,3.735,3.860,7.070,7.260,14.130,14.265,21.260,28.360; VHF-SSB:
50.130,52.540,144.205,146.550,432.105,446.1. Exchange: RS(T), S/P/C
or Ontario QTH. Logs due: 31-May. Web site: http://cco.ve3xd.com/oqp
YU DX Contest, CW, from 19 Apr 2100Z to 20 Apr 0500Z. Bands: 160-10.
Exchange: ITU zone. Logs due: 30 days. Web site: http://yudx.net/
Holyland DX Contest, Phone/CW/Digital, from 19 Apr 0000Z to 21 Apr
2359Z. Bands: 160-10. Exchange: RS(T), serial or Israel district.
Logs due: 31-May. Web site: http://www.iarc.org/
ES Open HF Championship, Phone/CW, from 19 Apr 0500Z to 19 Apr 0859Z.
Bands: 80,40. Exchange: RS(T), serial, dupes OK once/hour. Logs due:
20-May. Web site: http://www.erau.ee/index.php?newlang=eng
Florida QSO Party, Phone/CW, from 26 Apr 1600Z to 27 Apr 0159Z and 27
Apr 1200Z to 27 Apr 2159Z. Bands: 40-10, CW
7.020-7.030,14.040-14.050,21.040-21.050,28.040-28.050; Phone
7.265-7.275,14.265-14.275,21.340-21.350,28.480-28.490. Exchange:
RS(T), FL county or S/P/C. Logs due: 30 days. Web site:
http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/.
Helvetia Contest, Phone/CW/Digital, from 26 Apr 1300Z to 27 Apr
1259Z. Bands: 160-10. Exchange: RS(T), serial or Swiss canton. Logs
due: 31 days. Web site: http://www.uska.ch/e_index.htm
Nebraska QSO Party, Phone/CW/Digital, from 26 Apr 1700Z to 27 Apr
1700Z. Bands: 160-10, 50,144, CW--1.805 and 35 kHz above band edge,
Novices/Technicians--10 kHz above band edge;
Phone--1.915,3.865,7.265,14.265,21.365,28.465,146.460. Exchange:
RS(T), NE county or S/P/C. Logs due: 31-May. Web site:
http://www.qsl.net/hdxa
Old-Old-Timers Club QSO Party, Phone/CW, from 26 Apr 0000Z to 27 Apr
2359Z. Bands: 80-10. Exchange: RS(T), member number or state. Logs
due: 30 days. Web site: http://www.ootc.us/party
SP DX RTTY Contest, Digital, from 26 Apr 1200Z to 27 Apr 1200Z.
Bands: 80-10. Exchange: RST, serial, SP province. Logs due: 19-May.
Web site: http://www.pkrvg.org/zbior.html
QRP To The Field, CW, from 26 Apr 1500Z to 27 Apr 0300. Bands: 40-10.
Exchange: RST, S/P/C. Logs due: 1-Jun. Web site:
http://www.zianet.com/QRP/2008/qttf2008.html
VHF+ CONTESTS
VHF Spring Sprints, Phone/CW, from 23 Apr 1900 local to 23 Apr 2300
local. Bands: 432. Exchange: Grid Square. Web site:
http://www.sysadnet.com/vhfsprintrules.htm
See above for VHF+ bands in the following contests: TARA Skirmish,
Kids Roundup, Motorola QSO Party, Ontario QSO Party, Nebraska QSO
Party
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LOG DUE DATES - 16 APRIL THROUGH 29 APRIL 2008
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April 20 - SKCC Weekend Sprintathon, post log summary at:
http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/sf.html, paper logs and diskettes
to: (none). Find rules at:
http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/wknd-sprint-rules.html
April 22 - RSGB RoPoCo 1, email logs to: ropoco1.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.vhfcc.org/hfcc/rules/2008/rropoco.shtml
April 23 - 144 MHz Spring Sprint, email logs to:
springvhfsprints@sysadnet.com, paper logs and diskettes to: 144 MHz
Spring Sprint, Steve Gilmore, W4SHG, 11 Ryan Way, Stafford, VA 22554,
USA. Find rules at: http://www.sysadnet.com/vhfsprintrules.htm
April 23 - Low Power Spring Sprint, email logs to: om3kfv@zoznam.sk,
paper logs and diskettes to: Radioklub OM3KFV, PO Box 3, 038 61
Vrutky, Slovakia. Find rules at:
http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/lowpowerspringsprint2008.pdf
April 25 - EA RTTY Contest, email logs to: rttycontest@ure.es, paper
logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://www.ure.es/hf/concursos/eartty/basesearttyingles.pdf
April 27 - EU Spring Sprint, CW, email logs to: eusprint@kkn.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: Dave Lawley, G4BUO, Carramore,
Coldharbour Road, Penshurst, Kent TN11 8EX, England. Find rules at:
http://www.eusprint.com/index.php?page=140&lang=g
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