[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: April 15 - May 14, 2006

[Ken Newman]

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR
April 15 - May 14, 2006 
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The HOLYLAND DX CONTEST (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Apr 15, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.iarc.org/
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TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest ... QRP Category
Apr 15, 0000z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_seasons.html
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Michigan QSO Party (CW/SSB)  ...QRP Category
Apr 15, 1600z to Apr 16, 0400z
Rules: http://www.miqp.org/
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EA-QRP Contest (CW) ... QRP Contest!
Apr 15, 1700z to 2000z (10, 15 & 20 Mtrs)
Apr 15, 2000z to 2300z (80 Mtrs)
Apr 16, 0700z to 1000z (40 Mtrs)
Apr 16, 1000z to 1300z (10, 15 & 20 Mtrs)
Rules: http://www.eaqrp.com/concurso.htm
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Ontario QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Apr 15, 1800z to Apr 16, 1800z
Rules: http://cco.ve3xd.com/oqp/
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YU DX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Apr 15, 2100z to Apr 16, 0500z and
Apr 16, 0900z to 1700z
Rules: http://arenaqs.com/yudx/index.htm
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EST: Apr 16, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Apr 17, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://fpqrp.com
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Low Power Spring Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category
Apr 17, 1400z to 2000z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/lpsprspr.htm
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SP DX RTTY Contest
Apr 22, 1200z to Apr 23, 1200z
Rules: http://www.pkrvg.org/zbior.html
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Florida QSO Party (CW/Phone) ...QRP Category
Apr 22, 1600z to Apr 23, 0159z and
Apr 23, 1200z to 2159z
Rules: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
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Nebraska QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital) ... QRP Category
Apr 22, 1700z to Apr 23, 1700z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/hdxa/index.html
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FISTS/EUCW CW QRS Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Apr 24, 0001z to Apr 28, 2359z
Rules: http://www.agcw.de/eucw/euqrs.html
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Helvetia Contest (CW/SSB) (Swiss) ...QRP Category
Apr 29, 1300z to Apr 30, 1259z
Rules: http://www.uska.ch/e_index.htm
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QRP To The Field (CW)  ...QRP Contest!!
Apr 29, 1500z to Apr 30,0300z 
Rules: http://www.zianet.com/QRP
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Alabama QSO Party (CW/PH/Mixed) ... QRP Category
Apr 29, 1700z to Apr 30, 0500z
Rules: http://www.alabamaqsoparty.org/
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AGCW QRP/QRP Party (CW) ... QRP Contest!
May 1, 1300z to 1900z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2006/Englisch/agcw-dl_e.htm
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest!
May 2, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT)
Rules: http://www.arsqrp.com/
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Ten-Ten International Spring QSO Party (CW) ... QRP Category
May 6, 0001z to May 7, 2359z
Rules: http://www.ten-ten.org/calendar.html
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7th Call Area QSO Party (Ph/CW) ... QRP Category
May 6, 1300z to May 7, 0700z
Rules: http://www.7qp.org
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Indiana QSO Party (All) ... QRP Category
May 6, 1600z to May 7, 0400z
Rules: http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp/
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New England QSO Party (Phone/CW) ... QRP Category
May 6, 2000z to May 7, 0500z
May 7, 1300z to May 7, 2400z
Rules: http://www.neqp.org/
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VK/trans-Tasman Contests (80 M Ph) ... QRP Category
May 13, 0800z to 1400z
Rules: http://home.iprimus.com.au/vktasman/RULES.HTM
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Mid-Atlantic QSO Party (CW/SSB/FM) ... QRP Category
May 13, 1200z to May 14, 2359z 
Rules: http://www.maqp.info/
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FISTS Spring Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category
May 13, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
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CQM International DX Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
May 13, 1200z to May 14, 1200z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/cqmidxc.htm
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Thanks to SM3CER, WA7BNM, N0AX(ARRL) and others 
for assistance in compiling this calendar. 

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72 de
Ken Newman - N2CQ 
N2CQ at ARRL.NET
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