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The ARRL Contest Update

Published by the American Radio Relay League
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December 23, 2009

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

==> IN THIS ISSUE

- Taste the Stew - Perry, That Is
- Ride Herd On the ARRL RTTY Roundup
- New - ARRL Antenna Designer's Notebook
- What's Your Favorite Color?
- 2009 ARRL Radiosport Wrap-up by KX9X
- ARRL 160 Multi-Op - A Dead Heat!
- RRTC-2009 - With English Subtitles
- USB-to-Serial Adapters for RTTY
- Oh, Spirit!

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

If you are hesitant to try your CW skills during a full-blown contest,
how about a relaxed evening of straight key brass pounding? Before you
head out for the night's jollity, fire up the rig and try a slow-speed
CW QSO in the ARRL's annual Straight Key Night.

BULLETINS

I've received a few submissions for the Creative Compendium issue -
keep those pencils sharp and to the point! See the 9 Dec issue for
complete details!

BUSTED QSOS

In last week's item on ham radio license totals, the graph by WB0OEW
was based on data from AH0A.org, not from the data in the eham.net
article.

CONTEST SUMMARY

Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section

Dec 26-27

- South Dakota QSO Party
- RAEM Contest--CW
- DARC Christmas Contest
- Stew Perry Top Band Distance Challenge--CW
- 070 Club QRP DX Scramble

Jan 1

- ARRL Straight-Key Night
- New Years Snowball Contest
- SARTG New Year RTTY Contest
- AGCW Happy New Year Contest--CW

Jan 2-3

- ARRL RTTY Roundup
- Kid's Day--Phone
- Original QRP Contest--CW
- EUCW 160 Meter Contest--CW
- ARS Spartan Sprint--CW

==> NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

THE C-POLE, THE FZ ELEMENT, LINEAR LOADING THEORY - THESE AND OTHER
TOPICS ARE ALL IN THIS NEW BOOK BY BRIAN CAKE, KF2YN.

The ARRL has just published a new book on antennas by Brian Cake KF2YN,
called "The ARRL Antenna Designer's Notebook -- An Exploration of the
Art of Antenna Design <http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?item=1479#top>".
Your editor had the privilege of working as Brian's editor - I found
the book fascinating not only because of interesting new designs, but
because the whole story of development is presented, not just the final
product. There are designs for HF as well as VHF+ opeation. An EZNEC
<http://eznec.com/> model is presented for every antenna in the book on
a companion CD, giving complete dimensions for the builder. Enjoy!

Don't forget Kid's Day <http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html>
is coming on 3 Jan! If you want an extra challenge, why not try to make
a satellite QSO? AMSAT-NA and the AO-51 Operations Group will have
AO-51 configured with the straightforward FM voice 145.880 MHz uplink
and 435.300 MHz downlink. Remember that the passes are short, but
wouldn't a QSO though a "bird" be a memorable experience? AO-51 will
also be available during Straight Key Night
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/skn.html> using 145.880 MHz
USB for the uplink and 435.150 MHz FM for the downlink.

While Saturday was a dull day in the ARRL's 10 Meter contest, Sunday
was the opposite for many. Larry N7DF seems to have found an answer.
"The surprising propagation that occurred on Sunday afternoon appears
to have been the result of a major shift in the interplanetary magnetic
field. All day Saturday the Earth-Sun flux path (Bz) was positive or
north-oriented but it shifted about 0300Z allowing the solar wind to
penetrate the northern hemisphere until about 2000Z when it began to
"ring" creating sporadic bursts of high energy areas in the ionosphere.
This was evidenced by the "spotlight" opening that many enjoyed with
good runs into limited areas. This was one of the most clear-cut
cause-and-effect examples I have ever seen. It probably would not have
been evident if it had not been for all the contest activity." His
closing point is especially good - if we just tune through the band and
don't call CQ, we'll never know if something interesting is happening!

"Early bird" registration is now open for the 4th Dayton ConTest
University <http://www.contestuniversity.com/> ("CTU") 2010. This will
be the only Contest University held in the USA during 2010. CTU USA
will be held in Dayton, Ohio on Thursday May 13, 2010 (classes last all
day), just before the Dayton Hamvention. CTU is supported by flagship
sponsor Icom America, as well as CQ Magazine, DX Engineering,
Superbertha, International Radio, and Dave, W9ZRX. Based upon the
tremendous attendance at Dayton CTU 2009, 2010 student registration
slots are expected to fill up fast and space is limited. CTU will be
held in the United Kingdom
<http://www.contestuniversity.com/main/page_uk.html> and Italy
<http://contestuniversityitaly.wordpress.com/gallery-contest-university-italy>
again in 2010. Watch for future announcements of additional European
CTU locations. Thanks to Scott, KA9FOX and QTH.com for his hosting of
the Contest University Web site! (Thanks, CTU Chairman Tim K3LR)

Guy N7ZG has made all CQ World Wide contest logs
<http://www.4shared.com/account/dir/24102710/4b1d0f15/sharing.html?rnd=66>
from the last three years available as CSV spreadsheet files. Guy
instructs, "There are two files. The first (CQWWCW-ENTRIES.txt.zip)
consists of one row per submitted log. It contains the submitter's
category of entry, claimed score, location, etc. The second file
(CQWWCW-CONTACTS.txt.zip) contains the QSO data (10 million plus
rows)."

Trippy AC8EP writes about CQ100 <http://www.qsonet.com/> Internet-based
contest simulations. The next contest runs from 2300Z Jan 1 to 2300Z
Jan 3 on the software's 80 through 10 meter bands, both voice and CW.
CQ100's W/VE contest will run on Jan 29 - 31.

The life of a maritime radio officer sounds pretty good - lots of
operating, spare time, fresh air - until you read a story like "A Ham
Without a Country
<http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/12/11/11244/?nc=1>" on the ARRL
Web site. I'm sure that one had a few of the old salts nodding in
recognition!

Web Site of the Week - You may have used the Vaisala Lightning
Detection Network <http://thunderstorm.vaisala.com/explorer.html>, but
there is a new service online. David K1TTT recommends the new World
Wide Lightning Location Network <http://www.wwlln.org/> with automatic
updates every 10 minutes and data viewed via Google Earth. (Thanks,
Randy K5ZD)

WORD TO THE WISE

Soapbox - comments about the contest sent along with the log for the
contest sponsors to read and publish. The ARRL has an online Soapbox
<http://arrl.org/contest/soapbox> page that can accept not only your
stories, but your photos, too! Writeup authors often look through your
comments and photos to get ideas and interesting stories for the
results articles. If you report your Claimed Score via the 3830 Web
site <http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score>, you can also contribute
soapbox comments there. If you choose to add comments to your
Cabrillo-formatted log <http://www.kkn.net/%7Etrey/cabrillo>, use the
SOAPBOX: tag - there is no limit on how much you can say. For some good
reading, check out VK8AA's entry for the just-finished ARRL 10 Meter
contest!

==> SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

You may have seen the RRTC-2009 video <http://www.blip.tv/file/2964399>
taken at this summer's Russian Radiosport Team Championship, but if you
don't speak Russian, it's been subtitled in English. Thanks to Alex
RX3AEX, Roger G3SXW and Nodir EY8MM for their efforts and translation!
(Thanks, WRTC-2010 Committee, Harry RA3AUU)

The next time you are working on the tower, fully clipped in and
lanyarded, think of these fellows putting on a high-wire act on the
high-tension lines <http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=85> and
towers <http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=46258>! (Thanks,
David K1TTT)

Wow - this Web site has quite a collection of images of old radios and
tubes! You can spend hours at Jim Tripp's Antique Radio Museum
<http://www.antiqueradiomuseum.org/> looking for that "special" radio!
The tube photos <http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_raretubeimages.cfm> are
particularly interesting. (Thanks, Tim W7TRH)

I saw a bit of these videos on a recent newscast and I know my readers
will find them fascinating. The University of Nottingham has produced a
series called "The Periodic Table of Videos
<http://www.periodicvideos.com/>" with a feature on each and every one.
Yes, there are explosions and vapors and fumes, but it's great
education, too!

==> 2009 CONTEST WRAP-UP BY SEAN KX9X, ARRL CONTEST BRANCH MANAGER

Wow, what a great year this has been for Radiosport here at the ARRL!
Going with the premise that "more is better," we should all be quite
happy with the numbers. Participation in ARRL events - and Radiosport
in general - has been trending upward for over three years now. As
Warner Wolf used to say, "Let's go to the videotape!" In this case, the
spreadsheet:

With a 36% increase in participation in the November Sweepstakes, 66%
increase in the RTTY Roundup and a 25% increase in the ARRL DX contest
over the last five years, the increase in interest is nothing short of
phenomenal, especially when you factor in the prolonged lack of
sunspots!

I still see those numbers slipping in the VHF+ events, except for the
June VHF QSO Party when 6 meters generally rules the roost. The August
UHF Contest received an infusion of life, thanks to the inclusion of
Club Competition in the event. I'll keep saying it: if you're not
trying VHF+ contesting, you're missing out on some serious fun.

Contesting continues to be educational, practical and fun for all
levels of competitor. It also is one of the finest and open communities
of people I've ever encountered. As a whole we share our knowledge and
skills with both the newcomer and even our competitors in an effort to
make our sport as rewarding as it can possibly be for all involved. How
many other communities can say that?

What will 2010 bring from the Contest Branch? Hopefully some sunspots,
but we've got some things up our sleeves, so stay tuned for a couple of
interesting developments.

Thanks for your participation in ARRL contests; I'll see you on the
bands in 2010. If you ever have a question or problem, call or email me
anytime and I'll take care of it as best I can.

==> RESULTS AND RECORDS

The referees will be in the replay booth a long time to sort this out:
the claimed scores in the ARRL 160 Meter contest for W2GD and KC1XX are
an identical 645,270 points!
- W2GD: 1819 Qsos, 79 Sec, and 42 Countries
- KC1XX: 1890 Qsos, 79 Sec, and 58 Countries
Let the log checking begin! (Thanks, Alfredo WP3C/NP4DX)

Thanks to the troupe of volunteer typists that hand-entered 17,693 QSOs
from 118 paper logs submitted for the ARRL Sweepstakes. The most
prolific was Larry K5OT's 34 logs with 6741 QSOs. No, he doesn't get to
count any of them toward his score next year, but we do owe the whole
team a round of applause. Please help your club members submit
electronic logs and put these folks out of business!

Preliminary results for the 2009 Illinois QSO Party
<http://www.w9awe.org/2009%20ILQP%20PRELIMINARY%20SCORES.pdf> are
available for viewing. Danny NG9R notes that the quick turnaround was
almost a one man effort. Jim N9JF, reported that being home with the
flu let him find the time to do the log checking in such a timely
fashion.

The results from the October PreStew
<http://web.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html> warmup contest have been posted.
The real Stew Perry Top Band Distance challenge is this coming weekend.
Contest Manager Tree N6TR notes that conditions on 160 meters have been
very good all month and hopes you can join the fun.

How good have conditions been on 160 meters, lately? Many stations are
reported to have worked WAS the first night of the ARRL 160 Meter
Contest this year. If you have exceptional stories or photos, the
contest's results author, Gary K9AY, would like to hear from you at
k9...@k9ay.com.

Yuri K3BU has updated his compilation of CQ World Wide 160 Meter
Contest records <http://www.k3bu.us/cq_160_m.htm> for both CW and SSB.
The new Assisted category has resulted in an "avalanche" of new
records. Multi-operator call sign lists are not available. He is also
tracking WAS and DXCC accomplishments during a single contest.

OPERATING TIP

Here's a motivational idea that's particularly good for teams - make a
chart showing the previous year's score for the contest, hour by hour,
and post it where it can be seen from the operating position. Update
the team's progress every hour with the goal to keep the new line above
the old line!

==> TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

If you are the recipient of a new computer, you are probably still
looking for the RS-232 serial ports! Never fear, Rick WW3DE has used
Prolific and Belden serial to USB adapters without problems for RTTY
and rig control. Don Hill, AA5AU, has information about this on his
excellent RTTY contesting
<http://www.aa5au.com/gettingstarted/rtty_start8.htm> Web site.

Safety first - before starting work on that amplifier, make SURE that
all high-voltages are completely discharged. The usual technique is to
use an insulated grounding stick to short all HV points to ground. The
2010 ARRL Handbook has a design for one you can make yourself.
Commercial sources include Salisbury
<http://www.whsalisbury.com/additional_grounding/index.htm> and Ross
Engineering <http://www.rossengineeringcorp.com/grounding_rods.htm>.
(Thanks, John K5PRO)

Ian GM3SEK posted a link to a Web site with lots of information on
capacitor testing, replacement, and selection
<http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/captest.htm#ctcds>. If you repair
equipment or rebuild older radios, this might be a good Web site to
bookmark.

Consumer electronics connectors may be all around us, but finding one
or two for a project can be a problem. In addition, their small size
makes a chore out of soldering to them - if you can find a solderable
version. Roger K8RI reminds us that it may be a better and cheaper idea
to find the connector you need already attached to a mass-produced
cable. Cut the cable in half and you have two cables. A bit of work
with an ohmmeter to correlate pins and wires and you're ready to go. If
you can find those connectors, keep them plugged into a mating
connector when soldering to act as a heat sink and keep those tiny pins
aligned in the plastic body. (Thanks also, Mike K6BR)

Mike W5EGO has found breakout boxes to be a handy test bench aid for
multi-conductor cables and connectors. Wire each connector to a
separate BNC, RCA, or banana jack - even a terminal strip will do. This
gives you instant access to each signal without a jumble of bare wires.

Reading a lot of email reflectors as I do, I note that new appliances
with motors and/or speed controllers are a frequent source of EMI. One
pro-active strategy is to notify the salesman and write on the sales
invoice that if the appliance causes interference, you will return it.
This may or may not give you some leverage if you get a noisy model.
Once the appliance is installed, if it's found to cause interference,
the company may have a service bulletin on the subject. Repairs could
be covered under a warranty if you report them promptly. If the changes
don't completely suppress the noise, the directions may point out noise
sources that might respond to additional ferrite cores (the newer type
61 mix works well at HF).

Building an antenna library? Want to know the Real Deal behind all the
variations of design? Here are a few classic titles from the QRP email
reflector's conversation on the subject. Most are available used or can
be borrowed from the library:
Krause, "Antennas", McGraw-Hill, 1950
Jasik, "Antenna Engineering Handbook", 1961
Terman, "Radio Engineers Handbook", 1943
Griffith, "Radio-Electronic Transmission Fundamentals", 1962
Nahin, "The Science of Radio", 1996
Kuecken, "Antennas and Transmission Lines", 1969
Balanus, "Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 1st ed.," 1982

Lee K7TJR has published his design for a three-element, shortened
vertical receiving array <http://www.k7tjr.com/lees_radio_page.htm> for
160 meters. It uses high-impedance amplifiers for each element and can
work in a small triangle of 40 feet per side.

Here's an assignment for those curious about log periodic -or "log" -
antennas. Browse to the ARRL home page <http://www.arrl.org/> and log
in. Then use the QST Archive Search tool to find "Practical High
Performance HF Log Periodic Antennas" by Bill Jones K8CU in the
September 2002 issue. Tasty! (Thanks, Dino KX6D)

If you saw the sides off a log, does that make it a beam? That's a joke
from timber country...

Here's a tool name I didn't know - Spudger -- a general-purpose
wiring/electronics tool, basically a nylon or wooden stick, frequently
with a hook on one end, used for grabbing wires, prying parts or
plastic cases open, setting DIP switches, and other common electronics
and telecom functions. (from Make <http://makezine.com>: December 2009
newsletter)

Technical Web Site of the Week - A recent webinar hosted by Microwave
Journal may be of interest to Contest Update readers. "RF Board Design
- Understanding Radiation and Coupling
<http://www.mwjournal.com/Resources/Webinars.asp>" covers topics such
as:
* Coupling and Radiation- what is the root cause?
* Shielding- "Design in" vs. "fix, if broken".
* Grounding- Where is ground?
* Bypassing- Some good and bad ideas.
These are all hard to learn on your own!

==> CONVERSATION

Oh, Spirit!

You may have missed this small item in ARRL Propagation Bulletin
ARLP052 <http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html>: The NOAA solar
indices tracking data <http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/indices/DSD.txt>
shows how many millionths of the visible solar hemisphere are occupied
by sunspots. As long as the trend under "Sunspot Area 10E-6 Hemis"
keeps rising, so does the MUF. As of Monday, 20 Dec, we've had at least
one spot on the solar disk for nearly two straight weeks! O frabjous
day! What a great holiday present this is! I'm sure some wag will soon
concoct a story pointing out that we are now technically at the peak of
Cycle 24.

Is this new sunspot enough to complete the visitations foretold to
us by the ghost of old Jacob Maunderly, dragging his chain of
three-and-twenty solar cycle record books behind him? As the clock
strikes one, the Spirit of Cycles Past visits us first in the guise of
Straight Key Night, tap-tap-tapping at a Victorian instrument Samuel
Morse would recognize. The ritual greeting of RST, QTH, name, and
weather swells and fades in our headphones between static crackles and
heterodynes. Our vision complete, we sign with shave-and-a-haircut as
the filaments fade to dull red and meter needles fall to the left-hand
peg.

Two sonorous chimes summon the Spirit of Technology Present, greatly
advanced since even 2002's glory days of the previous cycle. Solar
observation has taken great strides with a bevy of satellites on duty
and new ones headed out. Terrestrially, propagation modeling just keeps
getting better. We have desktop PC software for digital modes that put
meteor scatter, moonbounce, and QRPPP communications within reach of
any ham. Our receivers and antennas do more for us than ever before.
The visiting spirit fades away into the winter night as we sit
transfixed in our wondrous shacks that sport cornucopic wireless wealth
and knowledge...talking about the weather.

Once again tossing amongst the bedclothes, we dream of the spectral
serenade's last note. What lies ahead as 15 and 12 and 10 meters slowly
raise sleepy heads from their long dormancies? Primed with history and
armed with technology, anticipation is more intense than ever. I know
this seems improbable to some of our newer compatriots, but during "the
majors" not so many years ago, stations from every Zone and continent
teemed shoulder to shoulder, filling ten meters like fish in the sea.
Perhaps there will be a flood of new calls from different lands -
India, China, or maybe a surprise!

I can only wonder - when the ionosphere starts returning those signals
back to Earth, who will we hear and what will they say? As the
automated receivers harvest and publish calls and frequencies from all
around the globe, how will that change contesting and DXing? Will
fluttery wisps of antipodal signals still echo their way along the gray
line at dawn? Will the thrill of an unexpected contact still make hams
jump up and raise their arms in elation and surprise? Will we still
await 0000Z on Friday afternoon with the same nervous excitement? Will
we talk about the weather?

Listen! The clock is striking three...

73, Ward N0AX

==> CONTESTS

23 December 2009 to 5 January 2010

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

South Dakota QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Dec 26, 0000Z to Dec 26,
2400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Frequencies: CW: 1.805, 3.550, 7.050,
14.050; Phone: 1.890, 3.890, 7.230, 14.290, 21.350, 28.400. Exchange:
RS(T) and SD county or S/P/C. Logs due: Jan 28. Rules
<http://www.w0blk.org/>

RAEM Contest--CW, from Dec 26, 0200Z to Dec 26, 0959Z. Bands (MHz):
3.5-28. Exchange: Serial and lat/long in degrees. Logs due: Jan 8.
Rules <http://www.srr.ru/CONTEST/cup_raem_engl_07.php>

DARC Christmas Contest--Phone,CW, from Dec 26, 0830Z to Dec 26, 1100Z.
Bands (MHz): 3.5-7. Exchange: RS(T) and DOK or special station code.
Logs due: 3 weeks. Rules <http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcx.htm>

Stew Perry Top Band Distance Challenge--CW, from Dec 26, 1500Z to Dec
27, 1500Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8. Exchange: Grid square. Logs due: Jan 31.
Rules <http://jzap.com/k7rat/stew.rules.txt>

070 Club QRP DX Scramble--Digital, from Dec 27, 0000Z to Dec 27, 2400Z.
Bands (MHz): 14. Exchange: Call sign, first name, WR 100 entity. Logs
due: Jan 28. Rules <http://www.podxs070.com/>

ARRL Straight-Key Night--CW, from Jan 1, 0000Z to Jan 1, 2400Z. Bands
(MHz): 3.5-28, 50+. Exchange: General QSO. Logs due: Jan 31. Rules
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/skn.html>

New Years Snowball Contest--Phone,CW, from Jan 1, 0000Z to Jan 1,
0100Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5. Exchange: RST, serial, AGB number. Logs due: 3
weeks. Rules <http://ev5agb.com/index.htm>

SARTG New Year RTTY Contest--Digital, from Jan 1, 0800Z to Jan 1,
1100Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-7. Exchange: RST, serial, Happy New Year in
your language. Logs due: Jan 31. Rules <http://www.sartg.com/>

AGCW Happy New Year Contest--CW, from Jan 1, 0900Z to Jan 1, 1200Z.
Bands (MHz): 3.5-14. Exchange: RST, serial, AGCW number. Rules
<http://www.agcw.org/>

Original QRP Contest--CW, from Jan 2, 1500Z to Jan 3, 1500Z. Bands
(MHz): 3.5-14. Exchange: RST, serial, and category. Logs due: Jan 31.
Rules <http://www.qrpcc.de/>

ARRL RTTY Roundup--Digital, from Jan 2, 1800Z to Jan 3, 2400Z. Bands
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST, state/province/serial. Logs due: Feb 2.
Rules <http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/skn.html>

EUCW 160 Meter Contest--CW, from Jan 2, 2000Z to Jan 2, 2300Z and Jan
3, 0400Z to Jan 4, 0700Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8. Exchange: RST, serial, club
name, member nr or "NR". Logs due: Feb 15. Rules <http://www.uft.net/>

Kid's Day--Phone, from Jan 3, 1800Z to Jan 3, 2400Z. Bands (MHz):
3.5-28. Exchange: Name, age, location, favorite color. Rules
<http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html>

ARS Spartan Sprint--CW, from Jan 5, 0200Z to Jan 5, 0400Z. Bands (MHz):
3.5-28. Frequencies: Monthly on the first Monday evening. Exchange:
RST, S/P/C, and power. Logs due: 2 days. Rules
<http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/>

VHF+ CONTESTS

ARRL Straight-Key Night--CW, from Jan 1, 0000Z to Jan 1, 2400Z. Bands
(MHz): 3.5-28, 50+. Exchange: General QSO. Logs due: Jan 31. Rules
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/skn.html>

==> LOG DUE DATES

23 December 2009 to 5 January 2010

December 24 - MDXA PSK DeathMatch, email log summary to:
chuc...@comcast.net, paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Rules
<http://www.mdxa1.org/deathmatch.html>

December 27 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, paper logs and diskettes
to: (none), upload log at: http://www.fpqrp.com/autolog.php, paper logs
and diskettes to: (none). Rules <http://www.fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.php>

December 31 - Kentucky QSO Party, paper logs and diskettes to:
k4...@aol.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Western Kentucky DX
Association, P.O. Box 73, Alvaton, KY 42122, USA. Rules
<http://www.wkdxa.com/mainsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=35&Itemid=56>

December 31 - JIDX Phone Contest, paper logs and diskettes to:
p...@jidx.org, paper logs and diskettes to: JIDX Phone Contest, c/o
Five-Nine Magazine, P.O. Box 59, Kamata, Tokyo 144-8691, Japan. Rules
<http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html>

December 31 - All Austrian 160-Meter Contest, paper logs and diskettes
to: hf-co...@oevsv.at, upload log at:
http://contestrobot.aoec160m.oevsv.at, paper logs and diskettes to:
OEVSV-HQ, HF-Contest Manager, Eisvogelgasse 4/1, A-1060 Vienna,
Austria. Rules
<http://www.oevsv.at/export/oevsv/download/AOEC/Rules_AOEC_160m.pdf>

December 31 - IPARC Contest, CW, paper logs and diskettes to:
dj...@darc.de, paper logs and diskettes to: Uwe Greggersen, DL6QQ,
Hurststr 9, D-51645 Gummersbach, Germany. Rules
<http://www.ipa-rc.de/cont-e.htm>

December 31 - IPARC Contest, SSB, paper logs and diskettes to:
dj...@darc.de, paper logs and diskettes to: Uwe Greggersen, DJ6QQ,
Hurststr 9, D-51645 Gummersbach, Germany. Rules
<http://www.ipa-rc.de/cont-e.htm>

December 31 - TOPS Activity Contest, paper logs and diskettes to:
yo...@clicknet.ro, paper logs and diskettes to: Ioan Branga YO2RR, Str.
Imparatul Traian nr.2, RO-305500 LUGOJ, ROMANIA. Rules
<http://www.procwclub.yo6ex.ro/TOP%20OF%20OPERATORS%20ACTIVITY%20CONTEST.pdf>

December 31 - Mongolian DX Contest, CW/SSB, paper logs and diskettes
to: jtdxc...@gmail.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Mongolian DX
Contest, CW/SSB, P.O. Box 830, Ulaanbaatar-24, Mongolia. Rules
<http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/mongoliandxcwssb2009.pdf>

January 1 - Feld Hell Sprint, paper logs and diskettes to: (none), post
log summary at: http://www.emailmeform.com/fid.php?formid=202397, paper
logs and diskettes to: (none). Rules
<http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests>

January 2 - TARA RTTY Melee, paper logs and diskettes to: (none), post
log summary at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_score.html,
paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Rules
<http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_rules.html>

January 3 - ARCI Topband Sprint, paper logs and diskettes to:
con...@qrparci.org, paper logs and diskettes to: ARCI Top Band Sprint,
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St. W., Welland, Ontario
L3C 4M3, Canada. Rules <http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/5267/118/>

January 5 - ARRL 160-Meter Contest, paper logs and diskettes to:
160m...@arrl.org, paper logs and diskettes to: 160 Meter Contest,
ARRL, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111, USA. Rules
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/160-meters.html>

January 5 - ARRL EME Contest, paper logs and diskettes to:
EMEco...@arrl.org, paper logs and diskettes to: EME Contest, ARRL,
225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111, USA. Rules
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/eme.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>.

The ARRL Contest Update is published every other Wednesday (26 times
each year). ARRL members may subscribe at no cost or unsubscribe by
editing their Member Data Page as described at
http://www.arrl.org/contests/update/.

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