The ARRL Contest Update for January 6, 2010
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The ARRL Contest Update
Published by the American Radio Relay League
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January 6, 2010
Editor: Ward Silver, N0AX <rate-...@arrl.org>
==> IN THIS ISSUE
- North American QSO Parties - Phone and CW
- HA DX, UK DX RTTY, and LZ Open Contests
- New Sweepstakes Manager - K1TO
- Yasme Excellence Awards for 2009
- Marking LI2B's Passage
- DX Contest Results - EU HF, UBA, and UY
- Losing Dits Due To Contact Pits
- Creative Compendium
NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
The upcoming North American QSO Parties are great contests for
operators new to HF or contesting. All stations are limited to 100
watts (although you'll hear big signals from some of the larger antenna
farms!) and 10 hours of operation during the contest's 12-hour period.
The exchange is simple - your name and state, province, or DXCC entity.
BULLETINS
The QST version of Contest Corral shows the CQ WW 160 Contest starting
on 30 Jan - the correct start date is 29 Jan. Don't get started late!
BUSTED QSOS
It may have come as news that Belden was making USB-to-serial adapters.
They aren't - the manufacturer should have been Belkin. W8JK's last
name was Kraus, not Krause, and to complete the trip-up triad, this is
the direct link <http://www.ve7cc.net/> to VE7CC's "CC Cluster"
software. (Thanks, Tom N0SS, Mike N6MZ, and Jim AD1C)
==> CONTEST SUMMARY
Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section
January 9-10
- 070 PSKFest
- Hunting Lions In the Air
- MI QRP Club Jan QRP Contest--CW
- Midwinter Contest
- North American QSO Party--CW
- DARC 10 Meter Contest
January 16-17
- LZ Open Contest--CW
- UK DX RTTY Contest
- HA DX Contest
- North American QSO Party--Phone
- Feld-Hell Simpson's Sprint
- International United Teenager Contest
==> NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
Following the untimely passing of ARRL Sweepstakes Manager, Ken Adams
K5KA, there is good news to report. Dan Street K1TO has volunteered to
take the reins of the oldest domestic contest. Experienced contesters
know his call sign well, especially his World Radiosport Championship
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Radiosport_Team_Championship>
three-peat with teammate N5TJ and two Sweepstakes wins from the "White
House" QTH of W1YL, W1CW (SK), and K4OJ (SK). Over the next few months,
he'll be getting ready for the 2010 edition. Perhaps some information
about Dan is in order. "The contest bug bit hard early on as a teenager
and continues to afflict me today. I've enjoyed a wide variety of
contesting -- domestic and foreign, CW and SSB, long and short, 160
thru 10, guest operating and at home. Contesting has been a wonderful
way to meet most of my life-long friends and to see a good bit of the
world. Other than the Novice Roundup, SS was my first contest back in
the early 1970s and I remember it well. Operating CW at the station of
my Elmer, I took an off-time to announce my best ever rate of 7 QSOs in
a 10 minute stretch!" He's the current president and a founder of the
Florida Contest Group <http://www.floridacontestgroup.org/>, working to
promote and administer the Florida QSO Party. Regarding the future of
Sweepstakes, "SS has a steep tradition that has developed over its 75+
years and it must be preserved and honored. As the first Contest
Manager, K5KA contributed heavily to an increased growth rate in
activity and to a shortened log deadline this year that will lead to
results being published more quickly. Ken's shoes are impossible to
fill, but I will certainly carry the torch for those goals and to
continue to preserve the integrity of the competition which seems to
get tighter each year." Welcome aboard, Dan!
The Yasme Foundation's <http://www.yasme.org/> Yasme Excellence Awards
for 2009 have been given to the following amateurs --
- Jamie Dupree, NS3T - For his creation of the Radiosport
<http://www.radio-sport.net/> Web site, taking contest reporting into a
new genre - the sports reporter. Jamie also created the Radio-Sport.Net
World Rankings database that has been used by many contesters around
the world.
- Bob Bruninga, WB4APR - For the invention of APRS <http://aprs.org/>
and the continuing enhancement of its capabilities. Recently, Bob has
expanded the messaging ability of the system to allow sending
information in support of emcomm and other activities. Since APRS
doesn't require the complexity of other systems, such as Winlink, APRS
is a valuable addition to the amateur's tool kit.
- George Wallner, AA7JV and Tomi Pekarik HA7RY (award divided equally)
- In 2009, George and Tomi completed DXpeditions to Mellish Reef,
VK9GMW and the Chesterfield Islands, TX3A. These expeditions represent
a somewhat unique and refreshing approach to DXpeditioning. They show
that a small group can exchange time for equipment and mega-funds and
come out ahead. By focusing on fewer bands for a longer period, they
have been able to log more unique calls from smaller stations.
- Don Hill, AA5AU - Don has been a leader in RTTY contesting
<http://aa5au.com/rtty.html> for many years. His persistent efforts
have finally borne fruit as in recent years, RTTY/Digital contesting
has grown at the fastest rate of any contest activity. His Web page is
the first stop for all RTTY contesters, and he is well-known as the
"RTTY Elmer" in digital contesting circles.
- Tursoon-Zadeh, EY8MM - Nodir has been a beacon from Central Asia on
Topband as well as 6 meters. Not only technically and operationally
skilled, Nodir has worked to establish a QSL Bureau for Tajikistan and
is the Vice President of the Amateur Radio Society of Tajikistan.
- Rich Strand, KL7RA - Rich was the driving force behind the highly
successful W1AW/KL7 and KL5O operations, both of which highlighted a
resurgence in Alaskan contesting and DX activity over the past couple
of years. Rich works hard to promote operating standards and educate
the new contest and DX operators about good operating practices.
On behalf of The Yasme Foundation, congratulations to the 2009 winners!
(Thanks, Yasme President, Wayne Mills N7NG)
The Potomac Valley Radio Club announces another pair of its popular
Webinar <http://www.pvrc.org/webinar/quick_ref.pdf> series: Jan 14 at 8
PM EST - K3LR on Contest University
<https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/760900987> and Jan 20 at 10 PM
EST - K9LA on 160 Meter Propagation
<https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/579577611>. The hyperlinks will
take you to the registration page for each free event. (Thanks, Ken
K4ZW)
The Southeastern VHF Society is calling for the submission of papers
and presentations for the upcoming 14th Annual Southeastern VHF Society
Conference <http://www.svhfs.org/> to be held at Morehead State
University in Morehead, KY on April 23rd and 24th, 2010. Papers and
presentations are solicited on both the technical and operational
aspects of VHF, UHF and Microwave weak signal amateur radio. Topics of
interest to readers will include Station Design And Construction,
Contesting, and Roving, plus many more. The submission deadline is 5
Feb 2010. (Thanks, Robin K4IDC)
The annual CCF/OHDXF Contest and DX Contest
<http://contestclubfinland.com/CCF> will be held in Riga, Latvia this
year on the 22nd-24th of January 2010. The program includes the CCF
RTTY Contesting School and a focus on contesting in the Baltic
countries. While you're visiting the site, read the latest edition of
Pileup! Magazine.
Doug, KR2Q, did some data mining in the CQ WPX survey results
<http://www.cqwpx.com/blog/?p=52> and the results are surprising! Would
you believe your preferences might be determined by how many years of
contesting experience you have? (Thanks, CQ WPX Director, Randy K5ZD)
>From the tunnels of a nearby data mine, the Contest Corral database for
2009, there were 328 different contests listed. Of those contests, 71%
featured only HF activity, 9% only VHF+ activity, and 20% both HF and
VHF+. 40% of contests allowed digital mode contacts, 56% phone, and 70%
CW - not bad for a "dead" mode!
Web Site of the Week - Fabian DJ1YFK is not only a hot contest
operator, but a prolific programmer. Try his "Learn CW Online
<http://lcwo.net/>" program from the Web. It will teach to go a lot
faster than you think you can! (Thanks, Dave NN1N)
WORD TO THE WISE
Ten - it's how far you should count before getting into an argument
during a contest about operating techniques or frequency occupation.
Life's too short and contests are even shorter! Instead of wasting
calories, put them to work elsewhere on the bands to fill your log.
==> SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
KNUT HAUGLAND AND TORSTEIN RAABY WORKING THE RADIOS ON BOARD THE
KON-TIKI. (FROM THE ARRL WEB)
As a boy, I read and re-read the tale of "Kon-Tiki" by Thor Heyerdahl
-- perhaps my first exposure to ham radio was Knut Haugland's tiny
radio transmitter in one corner of the raft's hut. Later I read more
about Knut's contacts as LI2B with a cinematographer in Los Angeles to
help the Kon-Tiki's crew develop their film in salt water. The story of
Knut's accomplishments are nicely summarized in this New York Times
article <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/world/04haugland.html>
following his recent death and in an ARRL Web
<http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/12/28/11269/?nc=1> article.
(Thanks, Diane NH6HE)
Here's an opportunity to listen in as an X-class (X4.0) solar flare
collides with an HF contest in full swing - the 2000 CW WW Contest from
P40E. Jose CT1BOH was recording the contest
<http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh/propagation2.htm> and has placed the audio
online for us to listen-and-learn.
Radio telescope dishes - an antenna to warm the cockles of any ham's
heart! Take a tour of the world-famous Jodrell Bank
<http://www.nsarc.ca/hf/jbtour.pdf> facility by Adam VA7OJ in this PDF
slide show. (Thanks, Tim K3LR)
In case you were wondering about taking a really long trip, this
cartoon <http://xkcd.com/681/> about gravity wells will give you some
ideas.
Here's another way to get your antenna support line over a tree. Or a
castle wall. Bring on the mighty trebuchet
<http://brainwagon.org/2009/12/28/the-hila-trebuchet/>!
==> RESULTS AND RECORDS
The EU HF Championship 2009 results are now verified by the Slovenia
Contest Club's Contest Committee and published on the SCC Web page
<http://lea.hamradio.si/scc/>. (Thanks, Robert S57AW)
Thanks to the help of W3KM and his program CabEvaluator, along with
ON7TK spending lots of time in writing scripts to process Cabrillo
logs, and several other OM's from Belgium, the results of the 2009 UBA
DX Contest are now online for both ON
<http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-results/contest-results-selection?year=2009&vid=3110>
and DX
<http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-results/contest-results-selection?year=2009&vid=3107>
stations. Downloadable certificates are next! (Thanks, UBA HF Contest
Manager, Marc ON7SS - OO9O)
Results for the 2009 Ukrainian DX Contest
<http://www.urdxc.org/results2009> are now online, as well. (Thanks,
Leonid UT7CL)
The results for the October 2009 W / VE Islands QSO Party
<http://www.usislands.org/> are posted online. NM5RC/p won the Island
Rover category with five islands activated in New Mexico -- and you
thought NM was mostly a desert! (Thanks, John WA4JA)
OPERATING TIP
Expect the unexpected - Following the Contest Update's 23 Dec issue,
additional suggestions for the good propagation on the ARRL 10 Meter
contest's second day came from Jon N0JK (primarily sporadic-E) and Paul
K7CW (meteor scatter during the Geminids shower). There's a lot of
interesting propagation on 10 meters, even at the solar minimum. Keep
your eyes and ears open on the bands as there are a lot of propagation
opportunities missed by the solar propagation prediction software!
==> TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION
HERE'S SOME OF THE W3LPL CQ WW CW 2009 CREW HARD AT WORK - CCW FROM
K1DQV IN THE FOREGROUND ARE ND3A, W3RZ, K3RV, WX3B, N3KS, KD4D, AC6WI
(PHOTO BY K1HTV)
Larry W8VVG noticed loud clicks on the on the first "dit" of a
transmission and discovered a TR relay going bad on the amp. After
replacing the TR relay he discovered the transceiver was generating RF
before the relay had completely switching, causing "hot switching" and
damaging the relay contacts. This can cause the first dit to be
distorted or missing. Increasing the "key closure to RF" delay in the
radio avoids this problem, which plagues older amps with open-frame
relays that switch slowly. Paul W9AC cautions that adjusting the delay
may also require some adjustment of keying weight to restore proper
element duration. Use an oscilloscope to get a clear view of the output
waveform - a truncated or distorted first dit should be obvious. "A CW
Keying Interface" authored by W6OWP in QST, April 1987, Page 51, is
highly recommended by Charlie, N0TT, as well. Getting rid of key-clicks
has been suggested as an excellent New Year's Resolution.
The new issue of WorldRadio Online
<http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/WorldRadio.html> is out - check pages
22-24 for Carl K9LA's excellent monthly propagation feature. The title
this month is "Is There a Most Advantageous Band and Time?" That's a
question most of us can identify with. (Thanks, Jim K9YC)
Be wary of the service ratings for surplus high-voltage capacitors.
Those marked "K-film" are usually intended for defibrillator or
pulse-discharge applications and may not be suitable for use as filter
capacitors in HV power supplies. Significant de-rating of 50% or more
is required for reliable performance. (Thanks, Karl SM0AOM and Carl
KM1H)
Pete N4ZR writes on the subject of USB-to-serial adapters, "Whether a
given USB-to-serial adapter will "work" seems to be a fairly complex
issue, with the operating system, the specific application, and the
specific software all being significant variables. One aspect of it has
been reported to be a bug in the Visual BASIC compiler, which seems to
be widely used in the building of ham radio applications. The problem
is complex enough that we've concluded that the best approach is to
include in our new N1MM Logger wiki manual <http://n1mm.hamdocs.com/> a
table of adapters that have been reported to work for specific
applications under N1MM Logger."
Maxwell's equations lie at the foundation of radio and are widely
referenced - but what do they mean? Unless you've taken a course in
Electromagnetics, their interpretation may not have been conveyed.
After seeing a review, I decided to order a copy of "A Student's Guide
to Maxwell's Equations" by Daniel Fleisch. This slim paperback steps
the reader through the equations, to the extent of pointing out each
aspect of every symbol in the equation, and relates them to their
physical meaning. The book does assume some experience with calculus,
but was very readable and organized in easy-to-digest sections. I am
glad I took the time to read it and had several questions answered. At
about the same time, a good biography of the multi-talented Maxwell
appeared in the August 2009 issue of IEEE Antennas and Propagation
Magazine - "Who Was James Clerk Maxwell and What Was and Is His
Electromagnetic Theory?" by Sakar, Salazar-Palma, and Sengupta. There
is far more to the man than his most famous equations!
Thomas AC7A recommends the circuit simulator program TINA-TI
<http://www.tina.com/> as easy to learn and intuitive. The Quick-start
guide will get you up to speed and you can give the demo version a try.
Why do solder joints exposed to the weather eventually fall apart?
Dave AB7E has the answer -- "The lead in lead-tin solder will react
with moisture to form a white crumbly oxide. Exposed to the elements,
the entire joint will eventually become porous and brittle. That's why
plumbing solder is lead-free, and that is what I use (otherwise
unprotected) for all my outdoor solder connections."
If you have noise problems at your location - and who doesn't - Pete
W2PM recommends the Zelscope <http://www.zelscope.com/> software. You
can download a 30-day free demo and the full license only costs $10.00.
The program's Oscilloscope and Spectrum Analyzer functions allow you to
capture waveforms and save to files. Pete simultaneously records .WAV
files of the noise to go along with the waveform snapshots, and you can
Zelscope to watch the sound files in playback.
When wiring up a variable autotransformer be careful not to connect the
120 VAC input voltage between the wiper and one end of the winding. The
voltage out will vary, but as you rotate the shaft the input voltage
appears across fewer and fewer turns until smoke is released. Repair is
reported to be possible by replacing the burnt winding if you are
careful. (Thanks, Gerald K5GW)
Everybody has heard of a burnisher for cleaning relay contacts, but
they aren't to be found at the local home-improvement emporium. Dave
K6XYZ has located them at McMaster
<http://www.mcmaster.com/#4610a15/=53uazy>. This might be a good item
to have in the toolbox.
Spoof data sheets are a staple of the semiconductor industry and the
Write-Only Memory (WOM)
<http://www.national.com/rap/Story/WOMorigin.html> was one of the best.
Technical Web Site of the Week - Dave Kirkby published a link to a Web
site with plenty of tube info <http://www.g8wrb.org/>. It might be just
the thing for that hollow-state building or repair project.
==> CONVERSATION
Creative Compendium #1
I thought I might get some interesting submissions and the Contest
Update readership did not disappoint, even when bound by a draconian
and arbitrary editor-imposed 128-word limit. Perhaps we'll do this
again, some time. For now, enjoy the works of your peers and Happy New
Year!
73, Ward N0AX
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Barry Shackleford W6YE contributed a code conundrum to this creative
compendium - "The name of what food has the most consecutive dits in
Continental Morse code <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code>?" Look
for the answer in the next issue!
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"Blue Minimum"
by Chris Codella W2PA
Right hand taps a keyer paddle,
Tuning knob does left one straddle.
Phones up loud, my hearing wrecks;
I strain to work some rare DX.
Half a world from there to here,
Arrives, just barely to my ear,
What started out one kilowatt,
And died for lack of solar spot.
The bands alive but five years past,
Now lonely silence on them cast.
Will signals loud be heard no more?
I yearn for cycle twenty four.
*****************
"CQ Test"
by Jeff VE3FRX
(To the tune of "Jingle Bells")
CQ Test CQ Test
Running all night long
Oh what fun it is to hear
DX in Morse Code's song
Doh....
CQ Test CQ Test
Searching up the band
What a thrill to pounce and have
Another mult in hand!
Dash and dits I throw
Up the ladder line
Out the wire they go
To far receivers fine
Hoping they'll be heard
By DX ops who send
TU 599
Then off I go again....
Doh....
CQ Test CQ Test
Running all night long
Oh what fun it is to hear
DX in Morse Code's song
K!
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"A Contester's Lament"
By Mark ZL3AB
Deep in the south and far, far away
Is a group of contesters who come what may
Try to give out their exchange with great care
But the beams of EU and NA point elsewhere
Call and call they do till they're hoarse
Unfortunately it seems to be par for the course
So remember VK/ZL and where they are
By pointing your beam there your score will go far.
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==> CONTESTS
6 February to 19 February
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
070 PSKFest--Digital, from Jan 9, 0000Z to Jan 9, 2400Z. Bands (MHz):
3.5-28. Exchange: Call sign, RST, S/P/C . Logs due: Feb 9. Rules
<http://www.podxs070.com/>
Hunting Lions In the Air--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jan 9, 0000Z to Jan
10, 2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS(T), serial or name, club
name, district. Logs due: Feb 28. Rules
<http://lionshuntingintheair.lionwap.org/>
MI QRP Club Jan QRP Contest--CW, from Jan 9, 1200Z to Jan 10, 2359Z.
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, MI QRP number or power.
Logs due: Feb 11. Rules <http://www.miqrp.org/>
Midwinter Contest--Phone,CW, from Jan 9, 1400Z to Jan 9, 1800Z and Jan
10, 1400Z to Jan 10, 1800Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T) and
serial. Logs due: Feb 15. Rules <http://trafficbureau.veron.nl/>
North American QSO Party--CW, from Jan 9, 1800Z to Jan 10, 0600Z. Bands
(MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: Name and S/P/C. Logs due: 14 days. Rules
<http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php>
DARC 10 Meter Contest--Phone,CW, from Jan 10, 0900Z to Jan 10, 1059Z.
Bands (MHz): 28. Exchange: RS(T), serial, DOK code. Logs due: 3 weeks.
Rules <http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcz.htm>
LZ Open Contest--CW, from Jan 16, 0000Z to Jan 16, 0600Z. Bands (MHz):
3.5, 7. Exchange: 6-digit serial and serial from previous QSO. Logs
due: 30 days. Rules <http://www.lzopen.com/>
UK DX RTTY Contest--Digital, from Jan 16, 1200Z to Jan 17, 1200Z. Bands
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and serial. Logs due: 30 days. Rules
<http://www.ukdx.srars.org/>
HA DX Contest--Phone,CW, from Jan 16, 1200Z to Jan 17, 1200Z. Bands
(MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS(T) and serial. Logs due: 30 days. Rules
<http://www.ha-dx.com/>
North American QSO Party--Phone, from Jan 16, 1800Z to Jan 17, 0600Z.
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: Name and S/P/C. Logs due: 14 days. Rules
<http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php>
Feld-Hell Simpson's Sprint--Digital, from Jan 16, 1600Z to Jan 16,
1800Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Frequencies: Monthly on 3rd Saturday.
Exchange: RST, QTH, Feld-Hell number. Rules
<http://www.feldhellclub.org/>
International United Teenager Contest--Phone,CW, from Jan 17, 0900Z to
Jan 17, 1500Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28, 144/432/1.2G. Exchange: RS(T) and
age or "RT". Logs due: 30 days. Rules
<http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/140.html>
VHF+ CONTESTS
MI QRP Club Jan QRP Contest--CW, from Jan 9, 1200Z to Jan 10, 2359Z.
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, MI QRP number or power.
Logs due: Feb 11. Rules <http://www.miqrp.org/>
==> LOG DUE DATES
6 February to 19 February
January 7 - ARS Spartan Sprint, email logs to: sparta...@yahoo.com,
paper logs to: (none). Rules
<http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Spartan_Sprint_Rules>
January 8 - AGB-Party Contest, email logs to: eu...@mail.ru, paper logs
to: Igor "Harry" Getmann, EU1EU, P.O.Box 143, Minsk 220005, BELARUS.
Rules <http://www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_party.htm>
January 11 - RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW, upload log at:
http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl, paper logs to: (none). Rules
<http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2010/r80mcc.shtml>
January 12 - ARRL 10-Meter Contest, email logs to: 10m...@arrl.org,
paper logs to: 10 Meter Contest, ARRL, 225 Main St., Newington, CT
06111, USA. Rules
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/10-meters.html>
January 12 - CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run, email logs to:
ki...@arrl.net, paper logs to: (none). Rules
<http://www.cqc.org/contests/snow2009.htm>
January 12 - DARC Christmas Contest, email logs to: xm...@dxhf.darc.de,
paper logs to: (none). Rules
<http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcxr.htm>
January 15 - CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW, email logs to: c...@cqww.com,
paper logs to: CQWW CW, CQ Magazine, 25 Newbridge Road, Hicksville, NY
11801, USA. Rules <http://www.cqww.com/2009_Rules_cqww.pdf>
January 15 - NA High Speed Meteor Scatter Winter Rally, email logs to:
wa5...@ykc.com, paper logs to: (none). Rules
<http://www.sportscliche.com/wb2fko/w09/rules_w09.pdf>
January 15 - OK DX RTTY Contest, email logs to: okr...@crk.cz, paper
logs to: Czech Radio Club, OK DX RTTY Contest, P.O.Box 69, 113 27 Praha
1, Czech Republic. Rules <http://www.crk.cz/ENG/DXCONTE.HTM>
January 18 - AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, email logs to: vhf...@agcw.de,
paper logs to: Manfred Busch, DK7ZH, Ebachstr. 13, D-35716
Dietzhoelztal-Mandeln, Germany. Rules
<http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:VHF-UHF_Contest>
January 19 - Croatian CW Contest, email logs to: 9a...@9acw.org, paper
logs to: Hrvatski RadioAmaterski Savez, for Croatian CW Contest,
Dalmatinska 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. Rules
<http://www.9acw.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:rules-2009&catid=39:english&Itemid=66>
January 19 - Russian 160-Meter Contest, email logs to:
con...@radio.ru, paper logs to: Radio Magazine, 10 Seliverstov per.,
107045 Moscow, Russia. Rules <http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/90.html>
==> ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ARRL Contest Update wishes to acknowledge information from WA7BNM's
Contest Calendar <http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal> and SM3CER's
Contest Calendar <http://www.sk3bg.se/contest>.
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