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The ARRL Contest Update

Published by the American Radio Relay League
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October 14, 2009

Editor: Ward Silver, N0AX <rate-...@arrl.org>

==> IN THIS ISSUE

- One of World's Top Ten Largest Sporting Events - CQ WW SSB
- Iowa, New York, and Illinois QSO Parties
- WRTC-2010 Team Leaders Announced
- JOTA and ARRL School Club Roundup
- PVRC Webinars - A Hit
- Math JW5NM - Silent Key
- CQ WW Records and CQ WPX Surveys
- Measuring Transmitter PEP and Waveforms
- Getting Carded

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

Prepare yourself for a seriously busy weekend on the 24th and 25th of
October as the CQ World Wide Phone contest comes to the HF bands. Even
the little pistol can expect to fill a log with DX from around the
world on multiple bands. Once you turn on the radio, resistance will be
futile!

BULLETINS

There are no bulletins in this issue.

BUSTED QSOS

The caption for the photo of Jim AD4EB in the previous issue
erroneously gave his name as "Jay".

CONTEST SUMMARY

Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section

Oct 17-18

- Fall VHF Sprints--902 MHz
- Great Pumpkin Sprint--Digital
- JARTS WW RTTY Contest
- QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party--CW
- Iowa QSO Party
- Stew Perry Warmup Contest--CW
- Worked All Germany
- W/VE Islands QSO Party
- New York QSO Party
- 10-10-10 Feld-Hell Sprint
- Asia-Pacific Sprint--CW
- Illinois QSO Party
- School Club Roundup (Oct 19-23)

Oct 24-25

- CQ WW SSB Contest--Phone
- 10-10 Fall CW QSO Party
- 10-10 Fall Digital QSO Party
- Fall VHF Sprints--50 MHz

==> NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

WRTC-2010 <http://www.wrtc2010.ru/> continues to take shape with the
announcement of Team Leaders. The new method of selecting team leaders
by compiling contest scores has resulted in a number of new call signs
in the mix. There have been some changes
<http://wrtc.radio-sport.net/wrtc_team.htm> over the past week, so keep
an eye on the WRTC-2010 Web site. Who will the Team Leaders will select
as their partners? Referees are now being nominated and volunteering
their applications. A video of the 2009 Russian Radiosport Team
Championship is also available, showing the same locations and
conditions for WRTC-2010. (Thanks, Harry RA3AUU)

Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)
<http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/jota> is coming up
this weekend. It's a great way to put a contesting station to work
showing ham radio to the scouts. You can contact the local Scout troop
to offer your services or get on the air and if you hear a JOTA group
needing a contact, give them a call! By the way, amateur satellite
AO-51 will be reconfigured to an FM voice 145.880 MHz uplink and
435.150 MHz downlink (no tone requirement) during JOTA. After JOTA, set
aside some time next week to make some QSOs with school radio clubs in
the ARRL School Club Roundup (see the contest listings below).

CQ WPX Director, Randy K5ZD has started another survey
<http://www.cqwpx.com/blog/?p=46> about the contest regarding the rules
for Multioperator, Single-Transmitter (MS) category entries. Anyone
with an interest in MS should take a few minutes and make their
feelings known. The previous survey <http://www.cqwpx.com/blog/?p=45>
on Single-Operator vs Single-Operator, Assisted (Survey #2) is still
active as of this issue's date of publication.

New VHF+ Contest from South America - the Arucaria VHF Contest (AVHFC)
<http://www.avhfc.com/regulamento.html> has added a second weekend
(17-18 October) this year. It's an international contest on 50 and 144
MHz with rules similar to CQ WW VHF. Transequatorial propagation makes
this contest of interest to North American VHF operators!

Another VHF+ contest has re-emerged in a new form - the formerly-North
American High-Speed Meteor Scatter Contest will use distance scoring
(as well as other appropriate rules modifications). Now known as the
North American VHF WSJT Group Geminids Test
<http://www.sportscliche.com/wb2fko/w09/rules_w09.pdf>, it will be held
on December 12 through December 16. (Thanks, Bill W5WVO)

CW Skimmer author VE3NEA has extended his CW decoding software to
new multi-band abilities with SkimmerServer
<http://www.dxatlas.com/SkimServer/>. If you have one of the
open-source QS1R <http://www.philcovington.com/QuickSilver/>
direct-sampling software-defined radios, you will be able to monitor
multiple bands at one time. (Thanks, Wes WZ7I)

W1VE and K1TTT's real-time contest scoreboard
<http://www.getscores.org/> is ready to go for the peak of the fall
contest season: CQ WW SSB, SS CW, SS SSB, and CQ WW CW. Well in advance
of starting the contest, remember to test your logging program to be
sure it uploads your score properly. (Thanks, David K1TTT)

To help with CQWW preparations Stan EI6DX has put together a CQ WW
analysis program <http://www.ei6dx.com/cqww-contest-analysis/> that
parses all last year's logs, calculates QSO rates, and sums it all up
by time, band, zones and other parameters. It runs online using Flash
and javascript. If your browser has trouble with these, there is a
plain HTML format, too.

Here's a thought-provoking science item about "persistent" current
<http://www.physorg.com/news174222765.html> that flows forever, another
interesting phenomenon of the nano-world. Now, if we could just harness
it to call CQ while we tune the second radio. In a related field, the
maximum temperature at which superconductivity has been observed
<http://www.superconductors.org/254K.htm> is now all the way to 254
degrees K (-19 C or -2 F). That's warmer than North Dakota in January!

A press release on the CQ Magazine
<http://newsvc.cq-amateur-radio.com/> Web site announces that one of
the oldest and most familiar brand names in radio, Astatic, is leaving
the scene. A new line of products, CAD Audio, will include the Astatic
line of microphones. (Thanks, Jim AD1C)

The Contest Update is sorry to report the recent and unanticipated
passing of Math Bjerrang, JW5NM <http://home.online.no/%7Epolar-ps/>,
on October 10th. Math was a frequent entry in the results of DX
contests, providing the sought-after double multiplier of Zone 40 and
Svalbard. That CW signal with the heavy auroral flutter will be missed
around the globe. (Thanks, Rich KL7RA)

Web Site of the Week - Hotpaw Software
<http://www.nicholson.com/rhn/hotpaw> has released a Morse code trainer
and a CW decoder application for the iPhone. There's even a straight
key application! Who will be the first to create iLog - a contest
logger application? Hmmm...can you use an iPhone in a CW contest?
(Thanks, Vojtech AB2ZA)

WORD TO THE WISE

Archives - watching as many email reflectors and groups as I do, I see
a lot of needless repetition of topics when the answer is easily found
with a little searching. Most groups and reflectors have searchable
archives on-line. The Web URL is usually included with emails and is
certainly given in the welcome email you received on signing up. Before
you launch another round of "How can I tell true north with a plastic
owl?" on your favorite reflector, browse through the archives! You'll
find many interesting things!

==> SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

The Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC) <http://www.pvrc.org/index.html>
Webinars are becoming quite popular - and all of them are archived for
you to watch at any time. The latest program, certainly of timely
interest, is on the CQ World Wide 2009 Contest. CQ WW DX Contest
Director Bob Cox K3EST and CQ WW Committee members John K1AR and Doug
KR2Q discussed this year's contest
<http://www.radio-sport.net/cqww09_web2.htm>, including questions and
answers from the audience. Upcoming programs include a look at LZ9W by
Wally LZ3CJ on Oct 17 and Propagation Prediction Programs by Carl K9LA.
Registration details are all available by clicking the PVRC Webinars
link at the top of the home page. (Thanks, Ken K4ZW)

>From the October issue of the Packrats VHF Club's "Cheese Bits" we
learn of a photo essay <http://www.k2txb.com/Mv2009/Mv2009.htm> by Russ
K2TXB on his recent trip to Martha's Vineyard for the ARRL 10 GHz and
Up Cumulative Contest. There are plenty of technical photos as well as
scenery on the island. (Thanks, Lenny W2BVH, Cheese Bits Editor)

John K6MM has updated the venerable Web site of the Northern
California Contest Club (NCCC) <http://www.nccc.cc/> and now the Golden
Gate bridge and NCCC logo are together at last.

Here's a YouTube video featuring LP1H
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK8BIHLjCbA>, a brand new contest
station in Cordoba, Argentina. (Thanks, Martin, LU5DX)

Jeff K4BP has posted a great collection of photos
<http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/sedco/K4BP_Photos/index.html> from the recent
SEDCO convention in Tennessee - fun was had by all! (Thanks, Lynn W4NL)

Hewlett-Packard is using ham radio as an example of how their computers
are being used in real-life. A short video
<http://www.hp.com/united-states/reallife/hamradio.html> is followed
with a text description of ham radio and how computers are used by
hams. (Thanks, Allen W1AGP)

Stefan DL7AOS writes, "During the recent IARU Region 1 Field Day we had
much fun using a truck-mounted 18-meter crank-up tower and all homemade
antennas: Moxon monoband beams for 10-20m, 2 element vertical for 40m
and dipoles for 40/80m." You can check out just how much fun by
watching this online video
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgbN2qzYK3Y>!

==> RESULTS AND RECORDS

As everybody gears up for CQ World Wide SSB next week, how about a
peek at the record books to see where to set your sights? They're all
available on the CQ WW Records <http://www.cqww.com/records.htm> page.

There is plenty of time to decide you'd like to sponsor a plaque for
the CQ WPX Contests. There are some categories without sponsored
plaques and you can suggest a new one, if you like! This is a good
opportunity for your club to help keep interest high. Send your
requests or suggestions to the WPX SSB/CW award manager -- Doug, K1DG
<k1...@cqwpx.com>.

Jim AD1C <jjre...@alum.mit.edu> has a new version of ClubScore
<http://software.ad1c.us/Club_Score> - a program for filtering out the
scores for a particular club from the 3830 Score Summary emails. The
program is still be developed and fine-tuned, so if you try it, let Jim
know if you run into any problems.

OPERATING TIP

Twenty meters - the "money band" around the world for DX contesting at
almost any time of the solar cycle. While 15 meters occasionally pokes
its nose ahead at the wire, year in and year out, your score will
benefit from making sure you and your station work well on this
important band.

==> TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

Measuring PEP is a bit of guesswork with the usual analog wattmeter,
but Marv WC6W has developed a flea-powered PEP converter circuit
<http://wc6w.50webs.com/wc6waccy/index.html?fr40.html> that converts a
wattmeter's display to PEP. This particular circuit works with a
conventional Bird 43 wattmeter. Marv's Web site is full of goodies!

Making a tap for your oscilloscope to monitor the output of a
transmitter may be easier than you think! Rob K5UJ recommends using an
antenna switch and letting the position-to-position isolation act as
the attenuator necessary. Start by connecting the output feed line into
the "common" switch connector and a dummy load to one of the "antenna"
connectors. Connect the scope to one of the unused positions. Test the
system on low power first to be sure the antenna switch has enough
isolation to keep from over-stressing the 'scope input.

Not to be left in the Webinar wake, the Top Bander also has a program
to enjoy -- a full presentation discussing the city-lot-sized 160 meter
antenna of John K6MM in the June 2009 QST. This Webinar is scheduled
for the date of this issue (Oct 14) but should be available in the
archives, as well, as described earlier in this issue. Take a look at
the Webinar quick-start guide
<http://www.pvrc.org/webinar/quick_ref.pdf> and get registered
<https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/225094099> or log on later and
watch the program from the archives.

Once on the band, Top Banders (and anyone living close to an AM
broadcast station) quickly learn the need for BC-reject filters. Jeff
F6AOJ has designed several filters
<http://f6aoj.ao-journal.com/crbst_86.html> to reduce interference so
that he can use Beverage antennas on the nearby 160 meter band. (It
will help if you speak French a little bit...)

Soil chemistry is the key to selecting radial wire that does not
deteriorate in the soil, says Red WO0W. Aluminum cannot tolerate
alkaline soil with a pH greater than 7.0. Iron, zinc, and copper cannot
tolerate acidic soil with a pH less than 7.0. You can get a soil pH
testing kit at your local garden center.

Whatever type of wire you choose to use as radials, holding those wires
down leads to some creative solutions. Ross KB8NTY has developed a
useful product called "Antenna Radial Staple Anchor Lawn Pins
<http://radialstaple.wordpress.com/>" that will do the job "just
right". The pins are about 2 inches long and have a special shape at
the top to capture and secure the wire. They look useful for all sorts
of small "hold down" jobs.

Steve NU7T posted a long list of propagation and related resources.
Here are some of the highlights:
Zone-to-zone useable frequencies
<http://www.radiosport.ca/zoneprop/index.php>
The NCDXF beacon network <http://www.ncdxf.org/beacons.html>
Beacon clock software <http://huntting.com/beaconclock/index.html>
160 - 10 meter beacons
<http://highfrequencybeaconsociety.bravehost.com/index.html>
Low band beacons <http://www.mydarc.de/dl8wx/baken_kw.htm>
Real-time MUF map <http://www.spacew.com/www/realtime.php>
Optimum frequency chart <http://www.ips.gov.au/HF_Systems/6/6/1>

If you have an analog meter whose glass face is loose - perhaps from
too much "percussive maintenance" - reattaching it with regular glue
can leave a mess. Carl KM1H has found that automotive mirror glue works
great for reattaching the glass to the housing and is available at most
auto parts stores. Clear aquarium sealant is also popular.

Before starting that tower climb, why not read this useful article
about safety body harnesses
<http://www.elcosh.org/en/document/507/d000494/selecting-a-full-body-fall-protection-harness.html>?
(Thanks, Tom N4NW)

The latest issue of Popular Science features the Motorola Endeavor HX1
<http://www.motorola.com/consumers/US-EN/Motorola-Endeavor-HX1-US-EN.do?vgnextoid=4b442872fcba1210VgnVCM1000008806b00aRCRD>
headset. It's a wireless Bluetooth appliance - nothing new there - but
it uses bone conduction to help reject non-speech acoustic noise. This
might be useful for 'phone multi-operator contesting and for mobiling.

Technical Web Site of the Week - In set after set of VHF+ contest
results, the importance of high-scoring microwave contacts is touted.
Without building or buying dedicated microwave equipment, the usual
solution is transverters. QST columnist and QEX author Paul W1GHZ
<http://www.w1ghz.org/> has designed several "simple and cheap"
transverters <http://www.w1ghz.org/MBT/multiband.htm> for 902 through
3456 MHz, using a 2 meter IF. The PC boards are straightforward to
build and might be a great club project! Paul's site is a gold mine of
microwave know-how.

==> CONVERSATION

Getting Carded

Over the past few years, the contest-that-follows-the-contest (i.e. -
log checking and adjudication) has taken on additional significance.
Beyond log checking's basic mission of insuring that the results have
the proper order of finish, contest scores (and disqualifications) are
now used as qualifiers (and disqualifiers) for international
competitions like WRTC. Thus, what was once a behind-closed-doors
process of turning submitted logs into line scores is now attracting
much more public interest. This is a Good Thing.

Increased awareness of judging should not be taken to mean that
cheating in radiosport contests is widespread or that past top scores
are uniformly tainted. Not at all! However, it doesn't take many bad
signals to ruin a pileup. That's why this week's announcement from the
CQ WW Committee (reproduced below) is so important.

For the first time, there will be public visibility of (and presumably,
accountability for) "problem logs" somewhere between full-blown
cheating and accidental infringement. This has been needed for a long
time, yet there has not been a well-understood process with appropriate
levels of response. Here from CQ WW Director, Bob Cox K3EST, is the CQ
WW Committee's new rule that takes effect immediately - not in 2010,
but in two weeks.

"We would like to take this opportunity to inform you of a change to
rule XII of the CQ WW DX contest. This rule deals with
disqualification. The statement below is to be substituted for rule XII
published in the September issue of CQ magazine. The new [rule] XII
will be in effect for the 2009 CQ WW contests. The new rule will have
*no effect on 99+% of contesters*. If you stay within the category you
have chosen and obey its limitations, rule XII will not affect you. The
new rule below replaces rule XII of the 2009 CQ WW DX Contest rules. It
is also available at cqww.com <http://cqww.com/> along with the full
rules..."

XII. Actions of the CQ WW Contest Committee

YELLOW card = Not eligible for an award in the entered contest. An
entrant or operator issued a yellow card will be listed in the
published results with a number symbol (#) before their call.

Two yellow cards: An entrant or operator receiving two yellow cards in
three consecutive CQ WW DX contests will be ineligible for any
CQ-sponsored contest award for a period of two years beginning with the
publication of the second violation in CQ magazine. If the entrant is
in a multi-operator category, all listed operators are so affected.

RED card = Full Disqualification (DQ). Submitted log is rejected.
Entrants receiving a red card will be listed at the end of the
published results. An entrant or operator receiving a red card will be
ineligible for any CQ-sponsored contest award for a period of one year
beginning with the publication of the violation in CQ magazine.

Two red cards: An entry or operator receiving two red cards within five
consecutive CQ WW DX contests will be ineligible for any CQ-sponsored
contest award for a period of three years beginning with the month of
publication of the second violation in CQ magazine. If the entrant is
in a multi-operator category, all listed operators are so affected.

1. The CQ WW Contest Committee reserves the right to accept or reject
any entry.

2. Violation of the rules of the contest or country of operation makes
the entrant subject to either a red or yellow card at the discretion of
the CQ WW Contest Committee. Reclassification to a category other than
that submitted will result in an automatic yellow card.

3. Unsportsmanlike conduct can be grounds for either a red or yellow
card at the discretion of the CQ WW Contest Committee. Unsportsmanlike
conduct includes but is not limited to ANY use by an entrant of any
non-amateur means in the contest including, but not limited to,
telephones, Internet, instant messaging, chat rooms, VoIP, or the use
of any DX cluster/reflector to SOLICIT, ARRANGE, or CONFIRM any
contacts during the contest (exception see Xtreme category rules).

4. Taking credit for excessive unverifiable QSOs or unverifiable
multipliers may result in a yellow card.

5. An entrant is free to withdraw his/her submitted log for any reason
prior to receiving an official letter from the CQ WW Contest Committee.
The log will then be handled per the entrant's request. If after
receiving an official letter from the CQ WW Contest Committee, an
entrant chooses to withdraw their log, the entrant's call will be
listed at end of the results showing their log as having been
withdrawn.

6. By submitting a CQ WW DX contest log, an entrant agrees that the use
of red cards, yellow cards, log withdrawal and other decisions of the
CQ WW Contest Committee are official and final."

I believe this new way of responding to rules violations is a positive
step for radiosport. The casual reader might wonder whether cheating
must be rampant to warrant such a rule. Cheating is not rampant, but in
several cases has become egregious. As a consequence of this rule,
cheaters are now put on notice that the risk of detection and the
consequences have increased dramatically.

It is also positive because it means that more and more operators are
participating and take their efforts seriously. The "correct order of
finish" is something that all contesters want. We also understand that
log checking is not perfect and never will be. But by taking this step,
the CQ WW committee has told us all that our efforts are important and
worthwhile and appreciated. It is now up to us to act in ways so as to
make our best effort according to the highest standards.

73, Ward N0AX

==> CONTESTS

14 October to 27 October

An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral in PDF format
<http://www.arrl.org/contest> is available. Check the sponsor's Web
site for information on operating time restrictions and other
instructions.

HF CONTESTS

Great Pumpkin Sprint--Digital, from Oct 17, 8 PM to Oct 18, 2 AM. Bands
(MHz): 1.8. Exchange: RST and S/P/C. Logs due: Nov 17. Rules
<http://www.podxs070.com/>

JARTS WW RTTY Contest--Digital, from Oct 17, 0000Z to Oct 18, 2400Z.
Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and age (YL may send '00'). Logs
due: Nov 30. Rules <http://www.edsoftz.com/JARTS/>

QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party--CW, from Oct 17, 1200Z to Oct 18, 2400Z. Bands
(MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS(T), S/P/C, QRP ARCI number or pwr. Logs
due: Nov 19. Rules <http://www.qrparci.org/>

Iowa QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Oct 17, 1400Z to Oct 17, 2300Z.
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+ Exchange: RS(T) and IA county, state/prov, or
"DX". Logs due: Nov 10. Rules <http://www.wa0dx.org/iaqsoparty.html>

Stew Perry Warmup Contest--CW, from Oct 17, 1500Z to Oct 18, 1500Z.
Bands (MHz): 1.8. Exchange: Grid square. Logs due: Nov 18. Rules
<http://web.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.rules.txt>

Worked All Germany--Phone,CW, from Oct 17, 1500Z to Oct 18, 1459Z.
Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T) and serial or DOK code. Logs due:
Nov 20. Rules <http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcg.htm>

W/VE Islands QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Oct 17, 1600Z to Oct 18,
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RS(T) and S/P/C or island
designator. Logs due: Nov 30. Rules <http://www.usislands.org/>

New York QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Oct 17, 1800Z to Oct 18,
0600Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+, Frequencies: CW--1.820, 3.550, 7.050,
14.050, 21.050, 28.050; Phone--1.870, 3.825, 7.200, 14.290, 21.350,
28.400. Exchange: RS(T), NY county, state/prov, or "DX". Logs due: 14
days. Rules <http://www.nyqp.org/>

10-10-10 Feld-Hell Sprint--Digital, from Oct 17, 2200Z to Oct 17,
2400Z. Bands (MHz): 28. Exchange: RST, Feld-Hell nr, S/P/C, and 10-10
nr. Logs due: 2 weeks. Rules <http://www.feldhellclub.org/>

Asia-Pacific Sprint--CW, from Oct 18, 0000Z to Oct 18, 0200Z. Bands
(MHz): 14-21. Exchange: RST and serial. Logs due: 7 days. Rules
<http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt>

Illinois QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Oct 18, 1700Z to Oct 19, 0100Z.
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144. Exchange: RS(T) and IL county or S/P/C.
Logs due: Nov 18. Rules <http://www.w9awe.org/>

School Club Roundup--Phone,CW,Digital, from Oct 19, 1300Z to Oct 23,
2400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+. Exchange: RST, class and S/P/C. Logs
due: 30 days. Rules <http://www.arrl.org/SCR>

CQ WW SSB Contest--Phone, from Oct 24, 0000Z to Oct 25, 2359Z. Bands
(MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS and CQ zone. Logs due: 1 Dec. Rules
<http://www.cqww.com/>

10-10 Fall CW QSO Party--CW, from Oct 24, 0001Z to Oct 24, 2359Z. Bands
(MHz): 28. Exchange: Call, name, 10-10 number, S/P/C. Logs due: 10 Nov.
Rules <http://www.ten-ten.org/>

10-10 Fall Digital QSO Party--Digital, from Oct 24, 0001Z to Oct 24,
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 28. Exchange: Call, name, 10-10 number, S/P/C. Logs
due: 10 Nov. Rules <http://www.ten-ten.org/>

VHF+ CONTESTS

Fall VHF Sprints--Phone,CW,Digital, from Oct 17, 6 AM to Oct 17, 12 PM.
Bands (MHz): 902+. Exchange: Grid square. Logs due: 4 weeks. Rules
<http://www.svhfs.org/>

Illinois QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Oct 18, 1700Z to Oct 19, 0100Z.
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144. Exchange: RS(T) and IL county or S/P/C.
Logs due: Nov 18. Rules <http://www.w9awe.org/>

School Club Roundup--Phone,CW,Digital, from Oct 19, 1300Z to Oct 23,
2400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+. Exchange: RST, class and S/P/C. Logs
due: 30 days. Rules <http://www.arrl.org/SCR>

Fall VHF Sprints--Phone,CW,Digital, from Oct 24, 2300Z to Oct 25,
0300Z. Bands (MHz): 50. Exchange: Grid square. Logs due: 4 weeks. Rules
<http://www.svhfs.org/>

==> LOG DUE DATES

14 October to 27 October

October 15 -- Tennessee QSO Party, email logs to: lo...@tnqp.org, paper
logs and diskettes to: Tennessee QSO Party, c/o Doug Smith, W9WI, 1389
Old Clarksville Pike, Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098, USA. Rules
<http://www.tnqp.org/html/rules.htm>

October 15 -- RSGB 80m Club Sprint, CW, email logs to:
cwspri...@rsgbhfcc.org, Upload log at:
http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfcover.pl, paper logs and diskettes to:
(none). Rules <http://www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/rules/2009/rsprint.shtml>

October 16 -- SKCC Weekend Sprint, Post log summary at:
http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/wes-submit.html, paper logs and
diskettes to: (none). Rules <http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/>

October 16 -- SARL 80m QSO Party, email logs to: zs...@sharksden.co.za,
paper logs and diskettes to: Durban Amateur Radio Club, 17 Brownlee
Place, Bluff, Durban, 4052, South Africa. Rules
<http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL%202009%20Contest%20Manualv3.pdf>

October 17 -- 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, P.O. Box 1877, Los Gatos, CA 95031-1877, USA. Rules
<http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php> d

October 18 -- EU Autumn Sprint, SSB, email logs to: eusp...@kkn.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: Dave Lawley, G4BUO, Carramore, Coldharbour
Road, Penshurst, Kent TN11 8EX, England. Rules
<http://www.eusprint.com/index.php?page=140%E2%8C%A9=g>

October 18 -- UBA ON Contest, 6m, email logs to: ub...@uba.be, paper
logs and diskettes to: Leon Welters, ON5WL, Borgstraat 80, B-2580
Beerzel, Belgium. Rules
<http://www.uba.be/sites/default/files/uploads/hf/other/ontest_en.pdf>

October 18 -- International HELL-Contest, email logs to: dl...@darc.de,
paper logs and diskettes to: A.Schlendermann, DL9GS, Postfach 102201,
D-44807 Bochum, Germany. Rules
<http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/sonder/tei-helk.htm>

October 19 -- RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest, Upload log at:
http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl, paper logs and diskettes to:
RSGB-G3UFY, 77 Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF,
England. Rules <http://www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/rules/2009/r2128.shtml>

October 19 -- QRP Afield, email logs to: k1...@arrl.net, paper logs and
diskettes to: Chuck Ludinsky, K1CL, 6 Pracing Rd., Chelmsford, MA
01824-1922, USA. Rules <http://newenglandqrp.org/afield>

October 20 -- ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, email logs to:
10...@arrl.org, paper logs and diskettes to: 10 GHz Contest, ARRL
Contest Branch, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111, USA. Rules
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/10-GHz.html>

October 20 -- South Carolina QSO Party, email logs to: sc...@w4cae.org,
paper logs and diskettes to: CARC - SC QP Entry, PO Box 595, Columbia,
SC 29202-0595, USA. Rules
<http://carc.ham-radio-op.net/scqp/scqsoweb2009.shtml>

October 20 -- QCWA Fall QSO Party, email logs to: w2...@aol.com, paper
logs and diskettes to: W2OD, Robert Buus, 8 Donner Street, HOLMDEL N.J.
07733-2004, USA. Rules <http://www.qcwa.org/2009-qso-party-rules.htm>

October 20 -- CIS DX QPSK63 Contest, email logs to: ut...@srars.org,
paper logs and diskettes to: CIS DX Contest Committee, P.O. Box 7469,
Glasgow, G42 0YD, Scotland, UK. Rules
<http://www.cisdx.srars.org/cisdxc.pdf>

October 21 -- 144 MHz Fall Sprint, email logs to: ot...@wbia.net, paper
logs and diskettes to: Ottmar Fiebel W4WSR, PO Box 957, Hayesville, NC
28904, USA. Rules <http://svhfs.org/fall_sprint_rules_2009.pdf>

October 25 -- EU Autumn Sprint, CW, email logs to: eusp...@kkn.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: Karel Karmasin, OK2FD, Gen. Svobody 636,
674 01 Trebic, Czech Republic. Rules
<http://www.eusprint.com/index.php?page=140%E2%8C%A9=g>

October 25 -- UBA ON Contest, CW, email logs to: ub...@uba.be, paper
logs and diskettes to: Leon Welters, ON5WL, Borgstraat 80, B-2580
Beerzel, Belgium. Rules
<http://www.uba.be/sites/default/files/uploads/hf/other/ontest_en.pdf>

October 26 -- 10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint, email logs to:
tenten...@roadrunner.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Dan Morris,
KZ3T, 131 Valencia Lane, Statesville, NC 28625, USA. Rules
<http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSOPartyRules_05312009.pdf>

October 26 -- QRP Homebrewer Sprint, email logs to: w2...@verizon.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: Larry Makoski, W2LJ, 327 Clinton Place,
South Plainfield, NJ 07080, USA. Rules
<http://www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html>

==> ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Contest Calendar <http://www.sk3bg.se/contest>.

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