[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: March 29 - April 30, 2008

[Ken Newman]

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR
March 29 - April 30, 2008
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CQ World-Wide WPX Contest (SSB) ... QRP Category
Mar 29, 0000z to Mar 30, 2359z
Rules: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/awards.html
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital) *** QRP Contest ***
Mar 29, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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LZOCC 40m CW Sprint ... QRP Category
Apr 5, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.linkove.com/lzocc40/
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QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party (CW) ......QRP Contest!!!
Apr 5, 1200z to Apr 6, 2359z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org
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SP DX Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Apr 5, 1500z to Apr 6, 1500z
Rules:  http://www.spdxcontest.info/reg/spdxc_g.pdf
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EA RTTY Contest
Apr 5, 1600z to Apr 6, 1600z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/pdf/eartty.pdf
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Missouri QSO Party (ALL) 
Apr 5, 1800z to Apr 6, 0500z 
Apr 6, 1800z to Apr 6, 2400z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/w0ma/contests.htm
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Event!
EDT: Apr 7, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Apr 8, 0100z to 0300z 
Info: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com:80/Spartan+Sprints
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UBA Spring Sprint (80m SSB) ... QRP Entries Noted
Apr 13, 0600z to 1000z
Rules: http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules_en.html#
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
Apr 9, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://skccgroup.com/sprint/sprint-rules.htm
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
EDT: Apr 8, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Apr 9, 0030Z to 0230Z
Rules: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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PSK Flavors Contest ... QRP Category
Apr 12, 12:00 to 18:00 YOUR LOCAL TIME
Rules: http://www.podxs070.com/
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Georgia QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Apr 12, 1800z to Apr 13, 0359z
Apr 13, 1400z to Apr 13, 2359z 
Rules: http://gqp.contesting.com
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SKCC Weekend Sprint (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Apr 13, 0000z to 0000z
Rules: http://www.iglou.com/sonic//skcc/wknd-sprint-rules.html
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The HOLYLAND DX CONTEST (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Apr 19, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.iarc.org/
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TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest ... QRP Category
Apr 19, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_seasons.html
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Michigan QSO Party (CW/SSB)  ...QRP Category
Apr 19, 1600z to Apr 20, 0400z
Rules: http://www.miqp.org/
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EA-QRP Contest (CW) ... QRP Contest!
Apr 19, 1700z to 2000z (10, 15 & 20 Mtrs)
Apr 19, 2000z to 2300z (80 Mtrs)
Apr 20, 0700z to 1100z (40 Mtrs)
Apr 20, 1100z to 1300z (10, 15 & 20 Mtrs)
Rules: http://www.eaqrp.com/concurso/test_eaqrp_cw-en.htm
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Ontario QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Apr 19, 1800z to Apr 20, 0500z
Apr 20, 1200z to Apr 20, 1800z
Rules: http://cco.ve3xd.com/oqp/
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EDT: Apr 20, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Apr 21, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://fpqrp.net:80/fpqrprun.php
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital) *** QRP Contest ***
Apr 26, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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SP DX RTTY Contest
Apr 26, 1200z to Apr 27, 1200z
Rules: http://www.pkrvg.org/zbior.html
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Florida QSO Party (CW/Phone) ...QRP Category
Apr 26, 1600z to Apr 27, 0159z and
Apr 27, 1200z to 2159z
Rules: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
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Nebraska QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital) ... QRP Category
Apr 26, 1700z to Apr 27, 1700z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/hdxa/neqso/index.htm
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FISTS/EUCW CW QRS Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Apr 28, 0001z to May 2, 2359z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/?Contests
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Helvetia Contest (CW/SSB) (Swiss) ...QRP Category
Apr 26, 1300z to Apr 27, 1259z
Rules: http://www.uska.ch/e_index.htm
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QRP To The Field (CW)  ...QRP Contest!!
Apr 26, 1500z to Apr 27,0300z 
Rules: http://www.zianet.com/QRP
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QRP BARBERSHOP QUARTET CONTEST (CW QRP)... QRP Contest!
Apr 30, 9PM to 11PM EDT  
Rules: http://www.io.com/~n5fc/barbershop_contest.htm
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Thanks to SM3CER, WA7BNM, N0AX(ARRL), N2APB, WB3AAL and others 
for assistance in compiling this calendar.

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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