[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: December 2008

[Ken Newman]

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR
December 2008
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80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Each Tuesday Thru Mar 24
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org
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40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Each Thursday Thru Mar 26
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Dec 2, 0200z to 0400z  (First Monday 9 PM EST)
Rules: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com/Spartan+Sprints
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QRP ARCI Topband CW & SSB Sprint *** QRP CONTEST ***
Dec 4, 0000z to 0600z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org/
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ARRL 160 meter Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Dec 5, 2200z to Dec 7, 1600z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/160-meters.html
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TARA RTTY Mêlée ... 150W category
Dec 6, 0000z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_rules.html
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Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Dec 6, 0600z to 0800z
Rules:
http://qrp.ru/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1
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TOPS Activity 80 Meter Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Dec 6, 1800z to Dec 7, 1800z
Rules: http://procwclub.yo6ex.ro/tacrules.pdf
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
EST: Dec 9, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Dec 10, 0130Z to 0330Z
Rules: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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ARRL 10 Meter Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Dec 13, 0000z to Dec 14, 2400z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/10-meters.html
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MDXA PSK-31/63 DeathMatch  ... QRP Category
Dec 13, 0000z to Dec 14, 2400z
Rules: http://www.mdxa1.org/deathmatch.html
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Croatian CW Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Dec 13, 1400z to Dec 14, 1400z
Rules: http://www.hamradio.hr/index.php?
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UBA Low Band Winter Contest (CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK) .. QRP Category
Dec 13, 1700z to 2100z and
Dec 14, 0600z to 1000z
Rules: http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/pdf/uba_winter_en.pdf
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Dec 14, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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The Great Colorado Snowshoe Run (20M CW) *** QRP Contest ***
MST: Dec 14. 1400 to 1559
UTC: Dec 14, 2100z to 2259z
Rules: http://www.cqc.org/contests/snow2008.htm
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Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Dec 21, 2000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EST: Dec 21, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Dec 22, 0200z 0400z
Rules: http://www.fpqrp.com/
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
Dec 24, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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RAC Canada Winter Contest (All) ... QRP Category
Dec 27, 0000z to  2359z
Rules: http://www.rac.ca/service/contesting/
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R A E M Contest .. Low Power category
Dec 27, 0200z to 0959z
Rules: http://www.srr.ru/CONTEST/cup_raem_engl_07.php
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Stew Perry (W1BB)
Topband Distance Challenge (CW) ... QRP Category
Dec 27, 1500z to Dec 28, 1500z
Rules: http://web.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital) *** QRP Contest ***
Dec 27, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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070 CLUB QRP DX SCRAMBLE (PSK31) ... QRP Contest!
Dec 28,0000z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.podxs070.com
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Thanks to SM3CER, WA7BNM, N0AX(ARRL), VA3JFF & G4GXL (QRPARCI)
N2APB (AmQRP), WB3AAL (EPAQRP) and others
for assistance in compiling this calendar.

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send an e-mail to N2CQ at ARRL.Net

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72 de
Ken Newman - N2CQ

N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar Links:
http://www.n3epa.org/Pages/Contest/contest.htm
http://www.amqrp.org/contesting/contesting.html
http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/6134/130/lang,en/