[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: August 2009

[Ken Newman]

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR 
August 2009
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Worked All ARCI Challenge (CW/Dig/Ph) QRP Event!
Aug 1 thru Dec 31
Info: http://www.qrparci.org/waac
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Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW... QRP Contest!
EDT: Each Tue, 9 PM  to 1029 PM
UTC: Each Wed, 0100z to 0229z 
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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Ten-Ten QSO Party (PH) ... QRP Category
Aug 1, 0001z to Aug 2, 2359z
Rules: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSOPartyRulesRevised.pdf
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TARA "Grid Dip" Contest  (PSK/RTTY) ... QRP Category
Aug 1, 0000z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_grid_rules.html
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EUROPEAN HF CHAMPIONSHIP (PH/CW) (EU work EU) Low Power Category
Aug 1, 1200z to 2359z
Rules: http://lea.hamradio.si/~scc/euhf/euhfcrules.htm
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ARRL UHF Contest ... Low Power Category
Aug 1, 1800z to Aug 2, 1800z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/uhf.html
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North American QSO Party (CW) ... 100W Max.  (/QRP noted on entry)
Aug 1, 1800z to Aug 2, 0600z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) *** QRP Event! ***
Aug 4, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT)
Info: 
http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Spartan_Sprints
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Worked All Europe DX Contest (CW) ... 100W category
Aug 8, 0000z to Aug 9, 2359z
Rules: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcwr.htm
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Maryland/DC QSO Party (SSB/CW) ... QRP Category
Aug 8, 1600z to Aug 9, 0400z
Aug 9, 1600z to Aug 9, 2359z
Rules: http://www.w3cwc.org/2009rules.htm
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Aug 9, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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FPqrp - 10 Year Anniversary Contest (CW/SSB/Digital) ... QRP
Aug 9, 0001 to Aug 15, 2359
Rules: http://qrpcontests.com/fpqrp/
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
EDT: Aug 11, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Aug 12, 0030Z to 0230Z
Rules: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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SARTG WW RTTY Contest ... Low Power Category
Aug 15, 0000z to 0800z
Aug 15, 1600z to 2400z
Aug 16, 0800z to 1600z
Rules: http://www.sartg.com/contest/wwrules.htm
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QRP ARCI Silent Key Memorial Contest (CW) *** QRP CONTEST! ***
Aug 15, 1500z to 1800z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org
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North American QSO Party (SSB) ... 100W Max.  (/QRP noted on entry)
Aug 15, 1800z to Aug 16, 0600z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
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NJ QSO Party (CW/SSB)  
Aug 15, 2000z to Aug 16, 0700z
Aug 16, 1300z to Aug 17, 0200z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/w2rj/
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EDT: Aug 16, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Aug 17, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://www.fpqrp.com/
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Russian Euro. PSK Club Contest (PSK63) 
Aug 22, 0300z to Aug 23, 0300z
Rules: http://eu.srars.org/index.php?
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Hawaii QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital) ... QRP Category   
Aug 22, 0700z to Aug 23, 2200z
Rules: http://www.karc.net/NewWebLayout/
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Ohio QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Aug 22, 1600z to Aug 23, 0400z
Rules: http://www.oqp.us/
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
Aug 26, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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SLOVENIA CONTEST CLUB RTTY Championship .. 100W Category
Aug 29, 1200z to Aug 30, 1159z
Rules: http://lea.hamradio.si/~scc/rtty/htmlrules.htm
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Kansas QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digi) ... QRP Category
Aug 29, 1400z to Aug 30, 0200z and
Aug 30, 1400z to Aug 30, 2000z
Rules: http://www.ksqsoparty.org/
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital) *** QRP Contest ***
Aug 29, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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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/