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8-Day Contest Calendar Compiled by WA7BNM

December 15 - 22, 2009

(December 7 - 14, 2009 Calendar Available)

NA High Speed Meteor Scatter Winter Rally: 0000Z, Dec 12 to 0200Z, Dec 16
  Mode: Any
  Bands: 6, 2, 222
  Classes: Assisted
Random Only
Assisted Rover
Random Only Rover
  Exchange: 4-character grid square
  Work stations: Once per band regardless of mode
  QSO Points: (see rules)
  Multipliers: (none)
  Score Calculation: Total score = total points
  Submit logs by:January 15, 2010
  E-mail logs to: wa5ufh[at]ykc[dot]com
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: http://www.sportscliche.com/wb2fko/w09/rules_w09.pdf
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 18
  Mode: (see rules)
  Bands: (see rules)
  Classes: (none)
  Exchange: (see rules)
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by:December 20, 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.html
AGB-Party Contest: 2100Z-2400Z, Dec 18
  Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
  Bands: 80m Only
  Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)
Multi-Op
Digital
SWL
  Exchange: AGB Member: RST + QSO No. + Member No.
non-Member: RST + QSO No.
  Work stations: Once per mode per 15-minute period (see rules)
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same continent
3 points per QSO with different continent
  Multipliers: Each AGB member once
Each DXCC/WAE country once
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by:January 8, 2010
  E-mail logs to: eu1eu[at]mail[dot]ru
  Mail logs to: Igor "Harry" Getmann, EU1EU
P.O.Box 143
Minsk 220005
BELARUS
  Find rules at: http://www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_party.htm
Russian 160-Meter Contest: 2100Z-2300Z, Dec 18
  Mode: CW, Phone
  Bands: 160m Only
  Classes: Single Op (Youth: born 1989 or later) (CW/Mixed)
Single Op (Other) (CW/Mixed)
Multi-Op (Youth: born 1989 or later) (CW/Mixed)
Multi-Op (Other) (CW/Mixed)
  Max operating hours: 2 hours
  Exchange: RST + Serial No. + "/" + locator
  Work stations: Once per hour, once per mode
  QSO Points: Same locator square: 1 point
Adjacent locator square: 2 points
Other locator squares: 3 points
  Multipliers: (none)
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
  Submit logs by:January 19, 2010
  E-mail logs to: contest[at]radio[dot]ru
  Mail logs to: Radio Magazine
10 Seliverstov per.
107045 Moscow
Russia
  Find rules at: http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/90.html
OK DX RTTY Contest: 0000Z-2400Z, Dec 19
  Mode: RTTY
  Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: Single Op All Band (Low/High)
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Op
SWL
  Max operating hours: 24 hours
  Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
  Exchange: RST + CQ Zone
  QSO Points: 10-20m: 1 point same continent, 2 points different continent
40-80m: 3 points same continent, 6 points different continent
  Multipliers: DXCC Countries, once per band
OK stations, once per band
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x (DXCC mults + OK mults)
  Submit logs by:January 15, 2010
  E-mail logs to: okrtty[at]crk[dot]cz
  Mail logs to: Czech Radio Club
OK DX RTTY Contest
P.O.Box 69
113 27 Praha 1
Czech Republic
  Find rules at: http://www.crk.cz/ENG/DXCONTE.HTM
RAC Winter Contest: 0000Z-2359Z, Dec 19
  Mode: CW, Phone
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m
  Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op CW
Single Op Phone
Single Op Single Band
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Multi-Multi
  Max operating hours: 24 hours
  Max power: HP: >100 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
  Exchange: VE: RS(T) + (province/territory)
non-VE and VE0: RS(T) + Serial No.
  QSO Points: VE/VE0: 10 points
non-VE/VE0: 2 points
RAC official stations: 20 points
  Multipliers: VE provinces and territories (13), once per mode per band
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by:January 31, 2010
  E-mail logs to: canadawinter[at]rac[dot]ca
  Mail logs to: Radio Amateurs of Canada
720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5
Canada
  Find rules at: http://www.rac.ca/en/rac/programmes/contests/files/2009_Canada_Winter_Contest_Rules-FrenchandEnglish.PDF
Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party: 0001Z, Dec 19 to 2359Z, Jan 3
  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:January 31, 2010
  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/LCL-2009-guidelines.html
Croatian CW Contest: 1400Z, Dec 19 to 1400Z, Dec 20
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (Low/High)
Multi-Single
SWL
  Max operating hours: 24 hours
  Max power: HP: 100 or more watts
LP: <100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
  Exchange: W/VE: RST + Serial No.
  QSO Points: Own continent: 2 points 40-160m, 1 point 10-20m
Other continents: 6 points 40-160m, 3 points 10-20m
9A stations: 10 points 40-160m, 6 points 10-20m
  Multipliers: DXCC/WAE Countries, once per band
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x country mults
  Submit logs by:January 19, 2010
  E-mail logs to: 9acw[at]9acw[dot]org
  Mail logs to: Hrvatski RadioAmaterski Savez
for Croatian CW Contest
Dalmatinska 12
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
  Find rules at: http://www.9acw.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:rules-2009&catid=39:english&Itemid=66
ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint: 2000Z-2400Z, Dec 20
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: All Bands
Single Band
High Bands
Low Bands
Multi-Op
DX
  Max operating hours: 4 hours
  Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (ARCI number/power)
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: ARCI Member: 5 points
Non-Member Different Continent: 4 points
Non-Member Same Continent: 2 points
Bonus points per band: 2000 for HB xmtr, 3000 for HB rcvr, 5000 for HB transcvr
Bonus points: 5000 for battery power portable with temporary antenna (not once per band)
  Multipliers: States, once per band
VE Provinces, once per band
Countries, once per band
Power Mult: x1 >5W, x7 1-5W, x10 250mW-1W, 15x 55-250mW, 20x <55mW
  Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x (state mults + province mults + country mults) x power mult) + bonus points
  Submit logs by:January 20, 2010
  E-mail logs to: contest[at]qrparci[dot]org
  Mail logs to: ARCI Holiday Spirits
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3
Canada
  Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8108/118/
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Dec 21
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: Single Band
All Band
  Max power: 5 watts
  Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power)
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
3 points per QSO with member on same continent
5 points per QSO with member on different continent
  Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Multiply mults by 2 if >50 members worked
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by:December 27, 2009
  E-mail logs to: (none)
  Upload log at: http://www.fpqrp.com/autolog.php
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: http://www.fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.php


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