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The ARRL Contest Update
Published by the American Radio Relay League
********************************************
February 28, 2024
Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE <contest-update@arrl.org>
In this Issue: IN THIS ISSUE
- Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
- Contest Summary
- Results and Records
- Conversation
- Contests
- Log Due Dates
==> UPCOMING CONTESTS - THINGS TO DO
ARRL International DX SSB Contest
The ARRL International DX SSB Contest <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>,
gets underway this weekend at 0000 UTC on Saturday, March 2, and
concludes at 2359 UTC on Sunday, March 3. This is a great contest to
work some DX and to add to your DXCC totals.
The contest exchange for stations in the U.S. (with the exception of
Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions) and Canada is a
signal report and your state or Canadian province. This differs from
contests like ARRL November Sweepstakes, and operating events like
Field Day, where the sent exchange is your ARRL or Radio Amateurs of
Canada Section abbreviation. Please refer to the appropriate ARRL
contest multiplier lists below:
- United States
<https://contests.arrl.org/contestmultipliers.php?a=usa>
- Canadian Provinces and Territories
<https://contests.arrl.org/contestmultipliers.php?a=ve>
The exchange for DX stations located outside of the lower 48 states and
Canada is a signal report and transmitter power output.
For complete rules and more information, visit www.arrl.org/arrl-dx/
<https://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>.
Upcoming State QSO Parties
For those of you who enjoy state QSO parties, here are some upcoming
events that might be of interest to you. More details can also be found
in the Contests section.
March 9:
- Oklahoma QSO Party <http://k5cm.com/okqp.htm>
- Idaho QSO Party <http://www.pocatelloarc.org/idahoqsoparty/>
March 10:
- Wisconsin QSO Party <http://www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm>
North American RTTYSprint
The North American RTTY Sprint <http://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf>
takes place next weekend, starting at 0000 UTC on Sunday, March 10
(Saturday evening in North America), and concluding at 0359 UTC. Full
rules and contest details are available at
https://ncjweb.com/north-american-sprint/.
Round One of the YOTA Contest
The first round of the Youngsters On The Air
<https://www.ham-yota.com/contest/> (YOTA) Contest begins at 1000 UTC
on Sunday, March 10, and concludes at 2159 UTC. The objective of the
event is to increase the amount of ham radio youth activities. The
contest is organized by the IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group, in
cooperation with the Hungarian Radio Amateur Society. For more
information, visit the YOTA website at www.ham-yota.com/contest/
<https://www.ham-yota.com/contest/>.
==> CONTEST SUMMARY
See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.
February 29
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
March 1
- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- Weekly RTTY Test <https://radiosport.world/wrt.html>
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- NCCC Sprint Ladder <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
March 2
- ARRL International DX Contest, SSB <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>
- Novice Rig Roundup <http://www.novicerigroundup.org/>
- Wake-Up! QRP Sprint <http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng>
March 3
- UBA Spring Contest, CW
<https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest-dst>
- NSARA Contest <http://nsara.ca>
- SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emergency Contest
<http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>
- WAB 3.5 MHz Phone <http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php>
March 4
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80mcc.shtml>
March 5
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- ARS Spartan Sprint
<http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- AGCW YL-CW Party <https://www.agcw.de/contest/yl-cw-party/>
March 6
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>
- Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>
March 7
- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- NRAU 10m Activity Contest
<https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/>
- SKCC Sprint Europe
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>
March 8
- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- Weekly RTTY Test <https://radiosport.world/wrt.html>
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
March 9
- YB DX RTTY Contest <https://rtty.ybdxcontest.com/>
- SARL VHF/UHF FM Contest
<http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>
- SARL Field Day Contest
<http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>
- RSGB Commonwealth (BERU) Contest
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rcwc.shtml>
- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- EA PSK63 Contest <https://concursos.ure.es/en/eapsk63/bases/>
- South America 10 Meter Contest <http://sa10m.com.ar/wp/rules/>
- DIG QSO Party, SSB
<https://diplom-interessen-gruppe.info/downloads/dig-qso-party-en/>
- AGCW QRP Contest <https://www.agcw.de/contest/qrp/>
- Stew Perry Topband Challenge <http://www.kkn.net/stew/>
- Oklahoma QSO Party <http://k5cm.com/okqp.htm>
- TESLA Memorial HF CW Contest
<http://www.radiosport.yu1srs.org.rs/HFTeslaMemorial/index.php/rules>
- Idaho QSO Party <https://www.idahoqsoparty.org/>
March 10
- North American Sprint, RTTY <http://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf>
- UBA Spring Contest, 2m
<https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest-dst>
- FIRAC HF Contest <http://www.firac.de/FIRAC_HF_CONTEST_E.pdf>
- YOTA Contest <https://www.ham-yota.com/contest/>
- Wisconsin QSO Party <http://www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm>
March 11
- 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint
<http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>
March 12
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
March 13
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>
- Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80mcc.shtml>
- AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest
<https://www.antiquewireless.org/homepage/event-details-for-rollins-dx-event/>
==> RESULTS AND RECORDS
February North American CW Sprint Preliminary Results
The preliminary results for the February, 2024 North American CW Sprint
are available at https://ncjweb.com/north-american-sprint/. The
organizers report that there was a nice bump in activity this year,
with lots of active multipliers, resulting in some great scores.
The full results will be available in a couple of weeks.
- Thanks to Ward Silver, N0AX.
2023 FT Roundup Results
The 2023 FT Roundup results have been posted to
https://www.rttycontesting.com/ft-roundup/2023-results/.
- Thanks to Don Hill, AA5AU and Ed Muns, W0YK.
2024 CQ WPX RTTY Raw Scores
CQ WPX RTTY Contest Director Ed Muns, W0YK, has announced that the raw
scores for the 2024 CQ WPX RTTY contest are now available at
https://cqwpxrtty.com/raw.htm. Participants are reminded that the
scores are computed prior to any score deductions in the log checking
process.
==> CONVERSATION
With the ARRL International DX SSB Contest coming up this weekend, I'd
like to remind participants to be mindful of band edges. If you're
operating near the upper or lower edges of the band, or of your
operating privileges, be aware that your signal's bandwidth may extend
beyond what the frequency display on your radio is reading. For
example, when operating lower sideband phone, if your radio dial reads
7.125 MHz, your signal extends outside of the phone privileges for US
amateurs and into the CW portion of the 40-meter band.
The ARRL website has a handy, printable US Amateur Radio Allocations
Chart
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Band%20Chart%20-%2011X17%20Color.pdf>
for those who wish to have one for quick reference.
That's all for this time. Remember to send contesting-related stories,
book reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, schematics,
club information, pictures, stories, blog links, and predictions to
contest-update@arrl.org.
73, Paul, N1SFE
==> CONTESTS
February 29, 2024 - March 13, 2024
An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral
<http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar> is available as a PDF. Check the
sponsors' website for information on operating time restrictions and
other instructions.
HF CONTESTS
CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Feb 29, 0300z to Feb
29, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
2.
CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Feb 29, 0700z to Feb
29, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
2.
NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>, Mar 1, 0100z
to Mar 1, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs
due: Mar 3.
Weekly RTTY Test <https://radiosport.world/wrt.html>, Mar 1, 0145z to
Mar 1, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
(state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 3.
QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>, Mar 1, 0200z
to Mar 1, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name +
power output; Logs due: Mar 2.
NCCC Sprint Ladder <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Mar 1, 0230z to
Mar 1, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; Serial No. + Name + QTH;
Logs due: Mar 3.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Mar 1, 2000z to
Mar 1, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 3.
ARRL International DX Contest, SSB <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>, Mar
2, 0000z to Mar 3, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; W/VE: RS
+ (state/province), non-W/VE: RS + power; Logs due: Mar 10.
Novice Rig Roundup <http://www.novicerigroundup.org/>, Mar 2, 0000z to
Mar 10, 2359z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 15, 10, 2; Name + QTH + Optional
(Rig, NRR number); Logs due: Apr 9.
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint <http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng>, Mar
2, 0600z to Mar 2, 0800z; CW; Bands: 40, 20; RST + Serial No. + suffix
of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO); Logs due: Mar 9.
UBA Spring Contest, CW
<https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest-dst>, Mar 3,
0700z to Mar 3, 1100z; CW; Bands: 80; ON: RST + Serial No. + UBA
Section, non-ON: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 17.
NSARA Contest <http://nsara.ca>, Mar 3, 1200z to Mar 3, 2200z; CW, SSB,
Digital; Bands: 80; Nova Scotia: RS(T) + county, non-NS: RS(T) + QSO
No.; Logs due: Apr 2.
SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emergency Contest
<http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>, Mar 3, 1200z
to Mar 3, 1400z; SSB; Bands: 40; Class A: RS + Serial No. (starting
with 201), Class B: RS + Serial No. (starting with 401), Class C: RS +
Serial No. (starting with 601), Class D: RS + Serial No. (starting with
801), Non-participants: RS + Serial No. (starting with 001); Logs due:
Mar 8.
WAB 3.5 MHz Phone <http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php>, Mar 3, 1800z
to Mar 3, 2200z; SSB; Bands: 80; British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB
square, Other: RS + serial no. + country; Logs due: Mar 13.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Mar 4, 0000z to
Mar 4, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 6.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Mar 4, 1300z to Mar
4, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due:
Mar 7.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Mar 4, 1630z to Mar
4, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 8.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Mar 4, 1900z to Mar
4, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due:
Mar 7.
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80mcc.shtml>, Mar 4, 2000z to
Mar 4, 2130z; RTTY, PSK; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 5.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Mar
5, 0100z to Mar 5, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS +
age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Mar 6.
ARS Spartan Sprint
<http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html>,
Mar 5, 0200z to Mar 5, 0400z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST +
(state/province/country) + Power; Logs due: Mar 7.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Mar 5, 0300z to Mar
5, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due:
Mar 7.
AGCW YL-CW Party <https://www.agcw.de/contest/yl-cw-party/>, Mar 5,
1900z to Mar 5, 2100z; CW; Bands: 80; YL: RST + Serial No. + "/YL/" +
name, OM: RST + Serial No. + "/" + name; Logs due: Mar 19.
QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>, Mar 6, 0200z
to Mar 6, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name +
power output; Logs due: Mar 7.
Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Mar 6, 0230z to
Mar 6, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name +
(state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Mar 8.
A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Mar 6, 1200z to Mar 6,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Mar 11.
CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 6, 1300z to Mar
6, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
9.
Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Mar 6, 1700z to Mar 6, 1759z;
CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 8.
Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Mar 6, 1800z to Mar 6, 1859z;
CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 8.
CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 6, 1900z to Mar
6, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
9.
UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>, Mar 6, 2000z
to Mar 6, 2100z; SSB; Bands: 80; 6-Character grid square; Logs due: Mar
6.
Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/>, Mar
7, 0000z to Mar 8, 0300z; CW; Bands: 40; Maximum 13 wpm, RST +
(state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Mar 14.
CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 7, 0300z to Mar
7, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
9.
CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 7, 0700z to Mar
7, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
9.
NRAU 10m Activity Contest <https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/>,
Mar 7, 1800z to Mar 7, 2200z; CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10; RS(T) +
6-character grid square; Logs due: Mar 21.
SKCC Sprint Europe
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>, Mar 7, 2000z to
Mar 7, 2200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST +
(state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Mar 14.
NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>, Mar 8, 0100z
to Mar 8, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs
due: Mar 10.
Weekly RTTY Test <https://radiosport.world/wrt.html>, Mar 8, 0145z to
Mar 8, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
(state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 10.
QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>, Mar 8, 0200z
to Mar 8, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name +
power output; Logs due: Mar 9.
NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Mar 8, 0230z to Mar 8,
0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Mar
10.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Mar 8, 2000z to
Mar 8, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 10.
YB DX RTTY Contest <https://rtty.ybdxcontest.com/>, Mar 9, 0000z to Mar
9, 2359z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Serial No.; Logs due:
Mar 16.
SARL Field Day Contest
<http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>, Mar 9, 0800z
to Mar 10, 1000z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10;
RS(T) + Number of transmitters + Category (see rules) + Province (or
"DX"); Logs due: Mar 15.
RSGB Commonwealth (BERU) Contest
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rcwc.shtml>, Mar 9, 1000z to Mar
10, 1000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Serial No.; Logs due:
Mar 15.
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>,
Mar 9, 1200z to Mar 10, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6;
RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due:
Mar 17.
EA PSK63 Contest <https://concursos.ure.es/en/eapsk63/bases/>, Mar 9,
1200z to Mar 10, 1200z; PSK63; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; EA: RSQ +
province code, non-EA: RSQ + Serial no.; Logs due: Mar 25.
South America 10 Meter Contest <http://sa10m.com.ar/wp/rules/>, Mar 9,
1200z to Mar 10, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 10; RS(T) + CQ zone; Logs due:
Mar 17.
DIG QSO Party, SSB
<https://diplom-interessen-gruppe.info/downloads/dig-qso-party-en/>,
Mar 9, 1200z to Mar 10, 1100z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; DIG
Member: RS + Member No., non-Member: RS; Logs due: May 31.
AGCW QRP Contest <https://www.agcw.de/contest/qrp/>, Mar 9, 1400z to
Mar 9, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + QSO No. + class(pwr)
+ (AGCW Member No./"NM" if not member); Logs due: Mar 23.
Stew Perry Topband Challenge <http://www.kkn.net/stew/>, Mar 9, 1500z
to Mar 10, 1500z; CW; Bands: 160; 4-Character grid square; Logs due:
Mar 25.
Oklahoma QSO Party <http://k5cm.com/okqp.htm>, Mar 9, 1500z to Mar 10,
2100z; CW, Phone, Digital (no FT8); Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; OK:
RS(T) + County, non-OK: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr
6.
TESLA Memorial HF CW Contest
<http://www.radiosport.yu1srs.org.rs/HFTeslaMemorial/index.php/rules>,
Mar 9, 1800z to Mar 10, 0559z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No. +
4-character grid square; Logs due: Mar 15.
Idaho QSO Party <https://www.idahoqsoparty.org/>, Mar 9, 1900z to Mar
10, 1900z; CW, Phone, Digital (no FT8); Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10;
ID: County, non-ID: (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 20.
North American Sprint, RTTY <http://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf>, Mar
10, 0000z to Mar 10, 0359z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's
call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] + [your
state/DC/province/country]; Logs due: Mar 17.
FIRAC HF Contest <http://www.firac.de/FIRAC_HF_CONTEST_E.pdf>, Mar 10,
0700z to Mar 10, 1700z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RS(T) +
Serial No. + "F", Non-member: RS(T); Logs due: Mar 24.
YOTA Contest <https://www.ham-yota.com/contest/>, Mar 10, 1000z to Mar
10, 2159z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Single Op: RS(T) + age
(on Jan 1 of year of contest), Multi-Op: RS(T) + average age of ops (on
Jan 1 of year of contest); Logs due: Mar 15.
Wisconsin QSO Party <http://www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm>, Mar 10, 1800z
to Mar 11, 0100z; CW, Phone, Digital (no FT4/8); Bands: All, except
WARC; WI: county, non-WI: (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 24.
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint
<http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf>, Mar 11, 0000z to Mar 11,
0200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RS(T) +
(State/Province/Country) + Member No., Non-member: RS(T) +
(State/Province/Country) + Power; Logs due: Mar 13.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Mar 11, 0000z to
Mar 11, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 13.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Mar 11, 1300z to Mar
11, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Mar 14.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Mar 11, 1630z to
Mar 11, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 15.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Mar 11, 1900z to Mar
11, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Mar 14.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Mar
12, 0100z to Mar 12, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Mar 13.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Mar 12, 0300z to Mar
12, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Mar 14.
QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>, Mar 13,
0200z to Mar 13, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) +
name + power output; Logs due: Mar 14.
Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Mar 13, 0230z to
Mar 13, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name +
(state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Mar 15.
A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Mar 13, 1200z to Mar 13,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Mar 18.
CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 13, 1300z to Mar
13, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
16.
Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Mar 13, 1700z to Mar 13,
1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 15.
Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Mar 13, 1800z to Mar 13,
1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 15.
CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 13, 1900z to Mar
13, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
16.
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80mcc.shtml>, Mar 13, 2000z to
Mar 13, 2130z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 14.
AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest
<https://www.antiquewireless.org/homepage/event-details-for-rollins-dx-event/>,
Mar 13, 2300z to Mar 17, 2300z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + Eqpt Type
+ Eqpt Year; Logs due: Apr 1.
VHF+ CONTESTS
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest <http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>,
Mar 6, 1700z to Mar 6, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 144 MHz; 4-character grid
square; Logs due: Mar 11.
SARL VHF/UHF FM Contest
<http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>, Mar 9, 0800z
to Mar 10, 1000z; SSB; Bands: 50 MHz, 144 MHz, 432 MHz; RS(T) +
6-character grid locator; Logs due: Mar 15.
UBA Spring Contest, 2m
<https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest-dst>, Mar 10,
0700z to Mar 10, 1100z; CW, Phone; Bands: 2; ON: RS(T) + Serial No. +
UBA Section, non-ON: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 24.
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest <http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>,
Mar 13, 1700z to Mar 13, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 432 MHz; 4-character grid
square; Logs due: Mar 18.
See also: SKCC Sprint Europe
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>, SKCC Weekend
Sprintathon
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>,
Oklahoma QSO Party <http://k5cm.com/okqp.htm>, Wisconsin QSO Party
<http://www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm>, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest
<https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
==> LOG DUE DATES
February 29
- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
March 1
- Classic Exchange, CW <http://www.classicexchange.org/>
- OMISS QSO Party <http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoparty.php>
- Classic Exchange, Phone <http://www.classicexchange.org/>
- Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>
- Winter Field Day <https://www.winterfieldday.com/>
March 2
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB <http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm>
March 3
- REF Contest, SSB
<https://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhfdx.pdf>
- F9AA Cup, CW
<https://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/om-yl/concours/trophee-f9aa>
- NCCC Sprint Ladder <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- Weekly RTTY Test <https://radiosport.world/wrt.html>
- QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>
- North American QSO Party, RTTY <http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf>
- NA Collegiate Championship, RTTY <http://www.w9smc.com/nacc/>
- ARRL School Club Roundup <http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup>
- UBA DX Contest, CW
<https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- World Wide Patagonia DX Contest <https://wwpatagonia-arg-dx.com.ar/>
- SKCC Sprint
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/>
March 4
- FYBO Winter QRP Sprint <https://azscqrpions.org/>
- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
March 5
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80mcc.shtml>
March 6
- AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening <https://www.agcw.de/contest/sta/>
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- LABRE-RS Digi Contest
<https://labre-rs.org.br/labre-rs-digi-contest/>
- UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
March 7
- ARS Spartan Sprint
<http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html>
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
March 8
- AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest
<https://www.antiquewireless.org/homepage/linc-cundall-memorial-cw-contest/>
- Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>
- SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emerg Contest
<http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>
March 9
- Wake-Up! QRP Sprint <http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng>
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
March 10
- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- High Speed Club CW Contest <http://www.highspeedclub.org/>
- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- Weekly RTTY Test <https://radiosport.world/wrt.html>
- ARRL International DX Contest, SSB <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
March 11
- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>
March 12
- North Carolina QSO Party <http://ncqsoparty.org/rules/>
March 13
- WAB 3.5 MHz Phone <http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php>
- 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint
<http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf>
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
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