[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar Aug 19 - Sep 30, 2004

Thu Aug 19 08:53:10 EDT 2004

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR 
August 19 - Sept 30, 2004
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Summer FOX Hunt - CW:
August 20 (UTC) 0100z to 0300z 
(9 PM - 11 PM EDT Thurs evening US/Canada)
Info: http://www.cqc.org/fox/

Truffle Hunt - CW:
30 min before CW Fox hunt. 
Info: http://fpqrp.com/struffle.html

Summer SSB Fox Hunts: 
August 20 (UTC) 0000z to 0100z
(8 PM - 9 PM EDT Thurs evening US/Canada) 
Info: http://www.zianet.com/k5di/ssbfox.htm
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SARTG WW RTTY Contest ... Low Power Category
Aug 21, 0000z to 0800z
Aug 21, 1600z to 2400z
Aug 22, 0800z to 1600z
Rules: http://www.sartg.com/contest/wwrules.htm
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BUBBA Summer QRP Sprint *** QRP CONTEST! ***
Aug 21, 1600z to 2200z
Rules: http://www.kkn.net/archives//html/QRP-L/2004-08/msg00456.html
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North American QSO Party (SSB) ... 100W Max.  (/QRP noted on entry)
Aug 21, 1800z to Aug 22, 0600z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
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NJ QSO Party (CW/SSB)  
Aug 21, 2000z to Aug 22, 0700z
Aug 22, 1300z to Aug 23, 0200z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/w2rj/
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The Colorado QRP Club Summer VHF/UHF QSO Party *** QRP Contest ***
Aug 22, 1600z to 2200z (Sunday North America local time) 
Rules: http://www.cqc.org/contests/summer04.htm
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Hawaii QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital) ... QRP Category   
Aug 28, 0700z to Aug 29, 2200z
Rules: http://www.karc.us/hi_qso_party.html
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TOEC WW Grid Contest (CW) ... Low Power category
Aug 28, 1200z to Aug 29, 1200z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/toec/contest.htm
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Ohio QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Aug 28, 1600z to Aug 29, 0400z
Rules: http://www.oqp.us/
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SLOVENIA CONTEST CLUB RTTY Championship .. 100W Category
Aug 28, 1200z to Aug 29, 1159z
Rules: http://lea.hamradio.si/~scc/rtty/htmlrules.htm
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Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 04, 0400z to 0600z
Rules: http://ruqrp.narod.ru/index_e.html
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IARU Region 1 Fieldday (SSB)... QRP Category
Sep 04, 1300z to Sep 05, 1300z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/iarur1fd.htm
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AGCW Straight Key Party (CW - 40 Meters) ... QRP Category
Sep 04, 1300z to 1600z
Rules: http://www.agcw.de/english/contest/htp_e.htm
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Michigan QRP Labor Day Sprint (CW) *** QRP CONTEST! ***
Sep 06, 2300z to Sep 07, 0300z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) *** QRP CONTEST! ***
Sep 07, 0100z to 0300z  (Monday Evening in US/Canada)
Rules: http://www.arsqrp.com/
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Worked All Europe DX Contest (SSB)   100W Power Category
Sep 11, 0000z to Sep 12, 2400z
Rules: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcw.htm
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CIS DX RTTY Contest ... QRP Category
Sep 11, 1200z to Sep 12, 1200z
Rules: http://www.srars.org/cisdxc.htm
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Swiss HTC QRP Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 11, 1300z to 1900z
Rules: http://www.htc.ch/
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Louisiana QSO Party (Ph/CW) ... QRP Category
Sep 11, 1400z to Sep 12, 0200z &
Sep 12, 1400z to sep 12, 2000z
Rules: http://www.tchams.org/users/contest/laqp/laqprules.html
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ARRL September VHF QSO Party (All)  Low Power Category
Sep 11, 1800z to Sep 13, 0300z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html?year=2004
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Second Class Operator Club Marathon (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 11, 1800z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/socms.htm
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NA Sprint (CW)... QRP Category
Sep 12, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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Tennessee QSO Party 
Sep 12, 1800z to Sep 13, 0100z
Rules: http://www.k4ro.net/tcg.html
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End of Summer PSK31 20 Meter Sprint *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 12, 2000z to 2400z
Rules: http://2hams.net/ARCI/index.htm
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Scandinavian  Activity Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Sep 18, 1200z to Sep 19, 1200z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/text/sacnsc.txt
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Collegiate QSO Party (All) ... QRP Category
Sep 18, 1200z to Sep 19, 0400z
Rules: http://www.qth.com/collegiate/qsopartyrules.htm
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South Carolina QSO Party (ALL) ... QRP Category
Sep 18, 1300z to Sep 19, 2100z
Rules: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2695/SCQSOWeb.htm
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QRP Afield (All) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 18, 1500z to Sep 19, 0300z     (Enter your best 6 hours)
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/wq1rp/
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Washington State Salmon Run (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Sep 18, 1600z to Sep 19, 0700z
Sep 19, 1600z to Sep 19, 2400z
Rules: http://www.wwdxc.org/
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NA Sprint (SSB)... QRP Category
Sep 19, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST! ***
Sep 20, 0100z to 0300z
Rules: http://fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.html
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CQWW RTTY DX Contest ... <150w Category
Sep 25, 0000z to Sep 26, 2400z
Rules: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/awards.html
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Tesla Cup  ... QRP Category
Sep 25, 0000z to 2400z  (SSB)
Sep 26, 0000z to 2400z  (CW)
Rules: http://www.computeradio.us/TeslaCup.htm
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Scandinavian  Activity Contest (SSB) ... QRP Category
Sep 25, 1200z to Sep 26, 1200z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/text/sacnsc.txt
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Texas QSO Party (All) ... QRP Category
Sep 25, 1400z to Sep 26, 0200z
Sep 26, 1400z to Sep 26, 2000z
Rules: http://www.txqp.org/
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Arkansas QSO Party (CW/SSB/PSK31)
Sep 25, 1400z to Sep 26, 0600z &
Sep 26, 1800z to Sep 27, 0200z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/months/sep.html
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Alabama QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Sept 25, 1800z to 2400z
Rules: http://web.dbtech.net/~dxcc/
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Fall QRP Homebrewer Sprint (CW/PSK31) ***QRP CONTEST***
Sep 27, 0000z to 0400z 
Rules: http://www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html
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Thanks to SM3CER, WA7BNM, N0AX(ARRL), WB3AAL and others 
for assistance in compiling this calendar. 

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Ken Newman - N2CQ 
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