[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: Jan 2010

[Ken Newman]

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N2CQ QRP CALENDAR
JANUARY 2010  
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80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Each Tuesday Thru Mar 16, 2010
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 18, 2010
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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Straight Key Night (CW) 
UTC: Jan 1, 0000z to 2400z 
Info: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/skn.html
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AGB "New Year SnowBall" Contest (80M CW/SSB) ...QRP Category
Jan 1, 0000z to 0100z 
Rules: http://www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_nysb.htm
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AGCW Happy New Year Contest (CW)...QRP Category
Jan 1, 0900z to 1200z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Happy_New_Year_Contest
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AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest ... QRP Category
Jan 1, 1400z to 1659z (144 Mhz)
Jan 1, 1700z to 1759z (432 Mhz)
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:VHF-UHF_Contest
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Original QRP Contest ... QRP Category
Jan 2, 1500z to Jan 3, 1500z
Rules: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html
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QRPARCI Pet Rock Celebration (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Jan 2, 1500z to 1800z
(Bonus points for rockbound equipment)
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org/
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ARRL RTTY Roundup ... <= 150W Category
Jan 2, 1800z to Jan 3, 2400z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/rtty.html
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EUCW 160 Meter Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Jan 2, 2000z to 2300z and 
Jan 3, 0400z to 0700z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/eucw/eu160.html
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest!
EST: Jan 4, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Jan 5, 0200z to 0400z 
Info: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/
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070 Club PSKFEST Contest  ... QRP Category
Jan 9, 0000z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.podxs070.com//contests/pskfest_rules.htm
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Michigan QRP Club Contest (CW) ... QRP Contest!
Jan 9, 1200z to Jan 10, 2359z 
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
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Worldwide Peace Messenger Cities (CW/SSB)... QRP Category
Jan 9, 1200z to Jan 10, 1200z
Rules: http://www.s59dcd.si/english/
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North American QSO Party (CW) (100w max. QRP Entries Noted)
Jan 9, 1800z to Jan 10, 0600z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Jan 10, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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DARC 10-Meter Contest (CW/SSB)... <=100 W category
Jan 10, 0900Z to 1059Z
Rules: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcz.htm
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LZ OPEN CONTEST (CW 80M/40M) ...QRP Category
Jan 16, 0000z to 0600z
Rules: http://www.lzopen.com/lz-open-contest/rules/rulesF.htm
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Feld Hell Club Sprint (Feld Hell) ... QRP Category
Jan 16, 1600z to 1800z
Rules: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home
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North American QSO Party (SSB) (100w max. QRP Entries Noted)
Jan 16, 1800z to Jan 17, 0600z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
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Run For The Bacon (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
EST: Jan 17, 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
UTC: Jan 18, 0200z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.fpqrp.com/
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint *** QRP CONTEST! ***
EST: Jan 20, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Jan 21, 0130z to 0330z
Rules: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/contests.html
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REF (French) CW Contest 
Jan 23, 0600z to Jan 24, 1800z
Rules: 
http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhfdx.pdf
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BARTG RTTY Sprint Contest 
Jan 23, 1200z to Jan 24, 1200z
Rules: http://www.bartg.org.uk/sprintcontest.asp
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ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes ... Low Power Category
Jan 23, 1900z to Jan 25, 0359z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/jan-vhf-ss.html
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
Jan 27, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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CQ WW 160-Meter DX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Jan 29, 2200z to Jan 31, 2200z
Rules: http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm
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UBA DX Contest (Belgian) (SSB) ... QRP Category
Jan 30, 1300z to Jan 31, 1300z
Rules: 
http://www.uba.be/sites/default/files/uploads/hf_contests/ubatest_dx.pdf
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SPAR Winter Field Day (Any Mode) ... Portable & Battery Points
Jan 30, 1700z to Jan 31, 1700z
Rules: http://www.spar-hams.org/contests/winterfd/index.php?pg=2
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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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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/