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8-Day Contest Calendar Compiled by WA7BNM

January 18 - 25, 2010

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 18
  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:January 24, 2010
  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
AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest: 2300Z, Jan 20 to 2300Z, Jan 21 and 2300Z, Jan 23 to 2300Z, Jan 24
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 160, 80, 40m
  Classes: (none)
  Exchange: RST + Eqpt Year + Input Power (see rules for format)
  QSO Points: (see rules)
  Multipliers: (see rules)
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
  Submit logs by:March 1, 2010
  E-mail logs to: mjmurphy45[at]comcast[dot]net
  Mail logs to: Mike Murphy
38 North Reading St.
Manchester, NH 03104
USA
  Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/pdf/cundall_add_comments.pdf
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint: 0130Z-0330Z, Jan 21
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 80, 40, 20m
  Classes: (none)
  Max power: 5 watts
  Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power)
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
2 points per QSO with member
  Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Key Type Mult: 2x if straight key, 1.5x if bug, 1x if other
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x key type mult
  Submit logs by:January 24, 2010
  E-mail logs to: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
  Post log summary at: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/sprint_submit_log.html
  Mail logs to: John Shannon, K3WWP
478 E. High St.
Kittanning, PA 16201
USA
  Find rules at: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/sprint201001.html
Locust QSO Party: 0200Z-0227Z, Jan 21 (40m) and 0227Z-0253Z, Jan 21 (80m)
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 80, 40m
  Classes: Single Op
  Max power: 100 watts for single element antennas less than 40 feet AGL
80 watts for single element antennas greater than 40 feet AGL
45 watts for two element yagis or phased arrays of any number of elements
30 watts for single 3 or 4 element yagis
15 watts for stacked 3 or 4 element yagis
  Exchange: Name + (state/province/country)
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: 1000 points per QSO
5000 bonus points for at least one QSO with K6VVA
5000 bonus points each for at least one QSO with Secret Swarmer station (name=Locust)
  Multipliers: (none)
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points + bonus points
  Submit logs by:February 1, 2010
  E-mail logs to: lqp53logs[at]k6vva[dot]com
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: http://www.k6vva.com/lqp/lqp53rules2010.pdf
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 2000Z-2130Z, Jan 21
  Mode: RTTY, PSK
  Bands: 80m Only
  Classes: (none)
  Exchange: RST + Serial No.
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
  Multipliers: (none)
  Score Calculation: (see rules)
  Submit logs by:January 28, 2010
  E-mail logs to: ccdata[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.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2010/r80mcc.shtml
NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 22
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m
  Classes: Single Op
  Max power: 100 watts
  Exchange: (see rules)
  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:January 24, 2010
  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
YL-ISSB QSO Party, SSB: 0000Z, Jan 23 to 2359Z, Jan 24
  Mode: SSB
  Bands: All
  Classes: (none)
  Exchange: RS(T) + name + (state/province/country) + YLISSB No.
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with YLISSB member
3 points per QSO with non-member
  Multipliers: (see rules)
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by:March 19, 2010
  E-mail logs to: ve1jim[at]ns[dot]sympatico[dot]ca
  Mail logs to: Jim Flowers, VE1JIM
13 Rufus Ave
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3N 2L4
Canada
  Find rules at: http://www.ylsystem.org/qsoparty/qsodates.htm
BARTG RTTY Sprint: 1200Z, Jan 23 to 1200Z, Jan 24
  Mode: RTTY
  Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: Single Op Expert
Single Op
Multi-Op
SWL
  Exchange: Serial No.
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
  Multipliers: DXCC countries once regardless of band
JA, W, VE and VK areas once regardless of band
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x continents
  Submit logs by:March 1, 2010
  E-mail logs to: ska[at]bartg[dot]org[dot]uk
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: http://www.bartg.org.uk/documents/Contests/Sprint/BARTG%20Sprint%20Rules%202010.pdf
ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes: 1900Z, Jan 23 to 0400Z, Jan 25
  Mode: Any
  Bands: 50 MHz and up
  Classes: Single Op (Low/High)
Single Op Portable
Rover
Limited Rover
Unlimited Rover
Multi-Op
Limited Multi-Op
  Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 200 watts PEP 50/144 MHz
LP: 100 watts PEP 222/432 MHz
LP: 10 watts PEP 902 MHz and above
  Exchange: 4-character grid square
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: 1 point per 50 or 144 MHz QSO
2 points per 222 or 432 MHz QSO
4 points per 902 or 1296 MHz QSO
8 points per 2.3 GHz or higher QSO
  Multipliers: Grid squares once per band
Rovers: grid squares operated from once regardless of band
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by:February 25, 2010
  E-mail logs to: JanuaryVHF[at]arrl[dot]org
  Mail logs to: January VHF
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
USA
  Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/jan-vhf-ss.html


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