THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

April 6 - 13, 2009 Edition

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This e-mail is divided into three sections:
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- List of following week's contests
- Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests

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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 6
Mode: CW
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: April 13, 2009
E-mail logs to: cccw[dot]logs[at]rsgbhfcc[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/rules/2009/r80mcc.shtml

144 MHz Spring Sprint: 1900 local - 2300 local, Apr 6
Mode: (not specified)
Bands: 2m Only
Classes: Single Op
Rover
Rookie
Exchange: 4-character grid square (6-character grid square optional)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each 4-character grid square
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 21, 2009
E-mail logs to: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: 2009 Spring Sprints
c/o Chuck Towner, W9KQJ
PO BOX 73
PALATINE, IL 60078-0073
USA
Find rules at: http://www.sysadnet.com/vhfsprintrules.htm

ARS Spartan Sprint: 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 7
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Skinny
Tubby
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Power
Work stations: Once per band
Submit logs by: April 9, 2009
E-mail logs to: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com/Spartan+Sprints

ARLHS Annual Spring Lites QSO Party: 0001Z, Apr 9 to 2359Z, Apr 19
Mode: Any
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Members: Member No. + name + (state/province/country)
Non-Members: Serial No. + name + (state/province/country)
Lighthouse/Lightship: ARHLS No. + name + (state/province/country)
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
2 additional points per QSO with member
3 additional points per QSO with lighthouse/lightship
Bonus: x2 multiplier for all points if participant
activated a lighthouse/lightship
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: May 19, 2009
E-mail logs to: (none)
Mail logs to: Dave Ruch, NF0J
P.O. Box 20696
Bloomington, MN 55420-0696
USA
Find rules at: http://arlhs.com/SL-2009-guidelines.html

NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 10
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op
Max power: 100 watts
Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] +
[name] + [your state/province/country]
Work stations: Dupes allowed after at least one intervening QSO
QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
Multipliers: Each US state (including KL7 and KH6) once per band
Each VE province once per band
Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 12, 2009
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.htm

URE 60th Anniversary Contest: 0000Z, Apr 11 to 2359Z, Apr 12
Mode: Any
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Multi-Band
Exchange: EA: RST + province
non-EA: RST + Serial No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each EA province once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: April 30, 2009
E-mail logs to: 60aniversario[at]ure[dot]es
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://www.ure.es/contest/1232-ure-60-anniversary-contest-.html

JIDX CW Contest: 0700Z, Apr 11 to 1300Z, Apr 12
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
Multi-Single
Maritime Mobile
Max power: HP: >100W
LP: 100W
Exchange: JA: RST + Prefecture No.
non-JA: RST + CQ Zone No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 4 points per JA-DX QSO on 160m
2 points per JA-DX QSO on 80m
1 points per JA-DX QSO on 40, 20, 15m
2 points per JA-DX QSO on 10m
Multipliers: JA Stations: DXCC countries and CQ zones once per band
non-JA Stations: JA prefectures plus JD1/O, JD1/MT,
JD1/OT once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 31, 2009
E-mail logs to: cw[at]jidx[dot]org
Mail logs to: JIDX CW Contest
c/o Five-Nine Magazine
P.O. Box 59, Kamata
Tokyo 144-8691
Japan
Find rules at: http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html

PODXS 070 Club PSK 31 Flavors Contest: 1200-1800 local, Apr 11
Mode: BPSK31, QPSK31, BPSK63, QPSK63, BPSK125
Bands: 20m Only
Classes: QRP
Low
Medium
Max power: Medium: 100 watts
Low: 20 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: 070 members: (state/province/country) + member no.
Non-members: (state/province/country) + name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each state, province and DXCC country once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 11, 2009
E-mail logs to: pskflavors[at]excite[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at:
http://harvey.licht.home.sprynet.com/PSKFlavors/2009/2009RulesPost.htm

Radio Maritime Day: 1200Z, Apr 11 to 1200Z, Apr 12
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Coastal Station
Single Op Former Radio Officers
Single Op Radio Amateur
Multi-Op Former Radio Officers
Multi-Op Radio Amateurs
Max power: 100 watts, except Coastal Stations
Exchange: Radio Officers: QSA + call of last ship/aircraft
Radio Amateurs: QSA + Serial No.
QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with Coastal Station
3 points per QSO ship to ship
2 points per QSO ship to amateur or amateur to ship
1 point per QSO between Radio Amateurs
Multipliers: Each maritime nation once
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 1, 2009
E-mail logs to: F6DGU[at]cyberelec[dot]fr
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.radiomaritimeday.org/

EU Spring Sprint, CW: 1600Z-1959Z, Apr 11
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op (Low/High)
Max power: HP: >100W
LP: 100W
Exchange: [your call sign] + [other station's call sign] + Serial No. + Name
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: April 26, 2009
E-mail logs to: eusprint[at]kkn[dot]net
Mail logs 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

Georgia QSO Party: 1800Z, Apr 11 to 0359Z, Apr 12 and 1400Z-2359Z, Apr 12
Mode: CW/Digital, Phone
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Multi (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Rover Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Rover Multi-Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: >150W
LP: 150W
QRP: 5W
Exchange: GA: RST + county
non-GA: RST + (state/province/"DX")
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO
2 points per CW QSO
Multipliers: GA Stations: Each state and VE region once per mode
non-GA Stations: each GA county once per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 15, 2009
E-mail logs to: gqp[at]iham[dot]us
Mail logs to: John Laney, K4BAI
PO Box 421
Columbus, GA 31902-0421
USA
Find rules at: http://gqp.contesting.com/Rules.htm

Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest: 2100Z, Apr 11 to 2100Z, Apr 12
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, Satellites
Classes: Single Op Multi-Band
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Single
SWL
Exchange: RST + ITU Zone No.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with same country
3 points per QSO with different country on same continent
4 points per QSO with different continent
3x QSO points on 160/80m, 2x QSO points on 40m
Multipliers: ITU zones once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 10, 2009
E-mail logs to: gc09[at]qst[dot]ru
Mail logs to: GC Contest Committee
P.O.Box 2020
Moscow, 101000
Russia
Find rules at: http://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32

SKCC Weekend Sprint: 0000Z-2400Z, Apr 12
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + (SKCC No./"NONE")
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Bonus Points: 5 points per Centurion member QSO per band
Bonus Points: 10 points per Tribune member QSO per band
Bonus Points: 25 points per QSO with SKCC club call per band
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults)
+ bonus points
Submit logs by: April 17, 2009
Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/wes-submit.html
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/

UBA Spring Contest, SSB: 0600Z-1000Z, Apr 12
Mode: SSB
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: Single
SWL
Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: ON: RS + Serial No. + UBA Section
non-ON: RS + Serial No.
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with Belgian station
Multipliers: Each UBA Section
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 3, 2009
E-mail logs to: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail logs to: Michel Gertis, ON4CAQ
Mommestraat 69
B-3550 Heusden Zolder
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/vhf/contest/spring2009_GB.pdf

Low Power Spring Sprint: 1400Z-2000Z, Apr 13
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op Single Band
Single Op Two/Three Band
Single Op All Band
Max power: A: 1 watt
C: 5 watts
Q: 25 watts
X: 50 watts
Y: 100 watts
Exchange: RST + 4-character grid square + power category (A/C/Q/X/Y)
QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with same continent
9 points per QSO with different continent
18 points per QSO with OM station
Multipliers: Each grid square once per band
Each prefix once per band
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: May 13, 2009
E-mail logs to: om3kfv[at]zoznam[dot]sk
Mail logs to: Radioklub OM3KFV
P.O.Box 3
038 61 Vrutky
Slovakia
Find rules at:
http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/lowpowerspringsprint2008.pdf


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARLHS Annual Spring Lites QSO Party 0001Z, Apr 9 to
2359Z, Apr 19
222 MHz Spring Sprint 1900 local -
2300 local, Apr 14
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, Apr 15
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 15
NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 17
Holyland DX Contest 0000Z-2359Z, Apr 18
TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest 0000Z-2400Z, Apr 18
ES Open HF Championship 0500Z-0559Z, Apr 18
0600Z-0659Z, Apr 18
0700Z-0759Z, Apr 18
0800Z-0859Z, Apr 18
Feld Hell Sprint 1200Z-1800Z, Apr 18
Michigan QSO Party 1600Z, Apr 18 to
0400Z, Apr 19
EU Spring Sprint, SSB 1600Z-1959Z, Apr 18
EA-QRP CW Contest 1700Z-2000Z, Apr
18 (20-10m)
2000Z-2300Z,
Apr 18 (80m)
0700Z-1100Z,
Apr 19 (40m)
1100Z-1300Z,
Apr 19 (20-10m)
Ontario QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 18 to
0500Z, Apr 19
1200Z-1800Z, Apr 19
YU DX Contest 2100Z, Apr 18 to
0500Z, Apr 19
0900Z-1700Z, Apr 19
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 20


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CONTEST LOG SUBMITTAL DEADLINES FOR RECENT CONTESTS
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Please consult the individual contest rules to determine what log
documentation must be submitted (i.e. summary sheet, dupe sheets, etc.).
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Open Ukraine RTTY Championship: April 8, 2009
E-mail: krs[at]model[dot]poltava[dot]ua
Mail: George Ignatov (UT1HT)
P.O. Box 87
Kremenchug-21 39621
UKRAINE
Find rules at: http://www.ucc.zp.ua/rtty2009rules_eng.htm

NSARA Contest: April 8, 2009
E-mail: ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail: Peter J. Surette, VE1JPS
55 Edgewood Drive
Turo, Nova Scotia B2N 1P1
Canada
Find rules at: http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/nsaracst.htm

ARS Spartan Sprint: April 9, 2009
E-mail: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com/Spartan+Sprints

Elecraft QSO Party: April 10, 2009
E-mail: EQP2009[at]elecraft[dot]com
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.elecraft.com/Awards/eqp_2009.htm

UBA Spring Contest, 2m: April 12, 2009
E-mail: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be
Mail: Michel Gertis, ON4CAQ
Mommestraat 69
B-3550 Heusden Zolder
Belgium
Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/vhf/contest/spring2009_GB.pdf

RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: April 13, 2009
E-mail: cccw[dot]logs[at]rsgbhfcc[dot]org
Upload log at: http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/rules/2009/r80mcc.shtml

SOC Marathon Sprint: April 13, 2009
E-mail: n4bp[at]bellsouth[dot]net
Mail: Bob Patten, N4BP
2841 N.W. 112 Terrace
Plantation, FL 33323
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/soc/090314.htm

Idaho QSO Party: April 14, 2009
E-mail: idqplogs[at]msn[dot]com
Mail: Edward Campbell, NX7TT
157 N 3300 E
Rigby, ID 83442
USA
Find rules at: http://www.nx7tt.com/main_page_link/rules.htm

CLARA HF Contest: April 14, 2009
E-mail: ve7ony[at]rac[dot]ca
Mail: Leona, VE7ONY
PO Box 266
2475 Dobbin Road #22
Westbank, BC V4T2E9
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.clara.comm.sfu.ca/contest.html

Virginia QSO Party: April 15, 2009
E-mail: vqp[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail: VA QSO Party
Call Box 599
Sterling, VA 20167
USA
Find rules at:
http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2009_VQP/2009_VQP_Rules.html

RSGB Commonwealth Contest: April 15, 2009
E-mail: commonwealth[dot]contest[at]rsgbhfcc[dot]org
Mail: RSGB-G3UFY
77 Bensham Manor Road
Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF
England
Find rules at: http://www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/rules/2009/rberu.shtml

Wisconsin QSO Party: April 17, 2009
E-mail: k9kr[at]tds[dot]net
Mail: Wisconsin QSO Party
West Allis Radio Amateur Club
P. O. Box 1072
Milwaukee, WI 53201
USA
Find rules at: http://www.warac.org/wqp/2009/wiqp_rules.htm

RSGB RoPoCo 1: April 21, 2009
E-mail: ropoco1[dot]logs[at]rsgbhfcc[dot]org
Mail: RSGB G3UFY
77 Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath
Surrey CR7 7AF
England
Find rules at: http://www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/rules/2009/rropoco.shtml

9K 15-Meter Contest: April 21, 2009
E-mail: 9k2rr[at]9kcc[dot]com
Mail: Faisal N. Al-Ajmi, 9K2RR
P.O.Box 1124
Alfarwanya 80000
Kuwait
Find rules at: http://www.9k2hn.com/9kcc/9KCCRule.htm

144 MHz Spring Sprint: April 21, 2009
E-mail: springsprintlogs[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail: 2009 Spring Sprints
c/o Chuck Towner, W9KQJ
PO BOX 73
PALATINE, IL 60078-0073
USA
Find rules at: http://www.sysadnet.com/vhfsprintrules.htm

QRP Homebrewer Sprint: April 21, 2009
E-mail: w2lj[at]verizon[dot]net
Mail: Larry Makoski, W2LJ
327 Clinton Place
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
USA
Find rules at: http://www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html

EA RTTY Contest: April 25, 2009
E-mail: rttycontest[at]ure[dot]es
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ure.es/contest/430-ea-rtty-contest.html

Oklahoma QSO Party: April 30, 2009
E-mail: logs[at]okdxa[dot]org
Mail: Oklahoma QSO Party
OK DX Association
P.O. Box 2591
Claremore, OK 74018-2591
USA
Find rules at: http://okdxa.org/web/html/rules09.htm

SP DX Contest: April 30, 2009
E-mail: spdxc-logs[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl
Mail: Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow
SPDX Contest Committee
P. O. Box 320
00-950 WARSZAWA
POLAND
Find rules at: http://www.spdxcontest.info/reg/reg_g.html

North Dakota QSO Party: May 1, 2009
E-mail: K0LN[at]srt[dot]com
Mail: NDRA
c/o Lynn Nelson, K0LN
6940 4th St. SW
Minot, ND 58701
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/svarc/ndqso09.htm

BARTG HF RTTY Contest: May 1, 2009
E-mail: ska[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
Mail: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.bartg.org.uk/contests/HF%20Rules%202009.pdf

CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB: May 1, 2009
E-mail: ssb[at]cqwpx[dot]com
Mail: SSB WPX Contest
CQ Magazine
25 Newbridge Rd, Suite 405
Hicksville NY 11801
USA
Find rules at: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm

LZ Open 40m Sprint Contest: May 4, 2009
E-mail: LZ1GL[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: LZ Open 40m Sprint Contest
P.O. Box 830
Sofia 1000
Bulgaria
Find rules at: http://www.lzopen.com/lzocc40/indexF.htm

Missouri QSO Party: May 5, 2009
E-mail: moqp[at]w0ma[dot]org
Mail: K2DP, S. David Propper
7488 Cornell Ave.
University City, MO 63130
USA
Find rules at: http://www.w0ma.org/mo_qso_party.htm

ARCI Spring QSO Party: May 5, 2009
E-mail: va3jff[at]yahoo[dot]ca
Mail: ARCI Spring QSO Party
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3
Canada
Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8347/118/

QCWA Spring QSO Party: May 5, 2009
E-mail: w2od[at]aol[dot]com
Mail: W2OD, Robert Buus
8 Donner Street
HOLMDEL N.J. 07733-2004
USA
Find rules at: http://www.qcwa.org/2009-qso-party-rules.htm

Russian DX Contest: May 7, 2009
E-mail: rdxc[at]srr[dot]ru
Mail: Russian DX Contest
P.O. Box 88
119311 Moscow
Russia
Find rules at: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/rulesg.asp

Montana QSO Party: May 31, 2009
E-mail: normsclassicradio[at]yahoo[dot]com
Mail: Norm Palin K7NCR
68 Silver Leaf Drive
Kalispell, MT 59901
USA
Find rules at: http://www.fvarc.org/Events/events.htm
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