[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: March 21 - April 22, 2009

Sat Mar 21 09:37:28 EDT 2009

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR
March 21 - April 22, 2009  
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80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Each Tuesday to 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 to March 26
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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Ten-Ten Mobile QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Mar 21, 0001z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.ten-ten.org/calendar.html
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BARTG Spring RTTY Contest 
Mar 21, 0200z to Mar 23, 0200z
Rules: http://www.bartg.org.uk/contests.htm
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Russian DX Contest (SSB/CW) ... QRP Category
Mar 21, 1200z to Mar 22, 1200z
Rules: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/rulesg.asp
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Oklahoma QSO Party (CW/Digital/Phone) ... QRP Category
Mar 21, 1300z to Mar 22, 0100z and
Mar 22, 1300z to Mar 22, 1900z
Rules: http://www.okdxa.org
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AGCW VHF-UHF Contest (CW)...QRP Category
Mar 21, 1600z to 2100z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:VHF-UHF_Contest
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North Dakota QSO Party (CW/PH) ... QRP Category
Mar 21, 1700z to Mar 22, 0100z
Rules: http://k0ln.com:80/
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Virginia QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig) ... QRP Category
Mar 21, 1800z to Mar 23, 0100z
Rules: 
http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2009_VQP/2009_VQP_Rules.html
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Spring QRP Homebrewer Sprint (CW/PSK31) ... QRP Contest!!!!
UTC: Mar 23, 0000z to 0400z
EDT: Mar 22, 8PM to Midnight EDT)
Rules: http://www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
Mar 25, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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CQ World-Wide WPX Contest (SSB) ... QRP Category
Mar 28, 0000z to Mar 29, 2359z
Rules: http://www.cqwpx.com/index.htm
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital) *** QRP Contest ***
Mar 28, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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LZOCC 40m CW Sprint ... QRP Category
Apr 4, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.lzopen.com/lzocc40/indexF.htm
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QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party (CW) ......QRP Contest!!!
Apr 4, 1200z to Apr 5, 2359z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org
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SP DX Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Apr 4, 1500z to Apr 5, 1500z
Rules: http://www.spdxcontest.info/reg/spdxc_g.pdf
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EA RTTY Contest
Apr 4, 1600z to Apr 5, 1600z
Rules: http://www.ure.es/contest/430-ea-rtty-contest.html
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Missouri QSO Party (ALL) 
Apr 4, 1800z to Apr 5, 0500z 
Apr 5, 1800z to Apr 5, 2400z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/w0ma/contests.htm
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Event!
EDT: Apr 6, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Apr 7, 0100z to 0300z 
Info: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com:80/Spartan+Sprints
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PSK Flavors Contest ... QRP Category
Apr 11, 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 11, 1800z to Apr 12, 0359z
Apr 12, 1400z to Apr 12, 2359z 
Rules: http://gqp.contesting.com
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Apr 12, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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UBA Spring Sprint (80m SSB) ... QRP Entries Noted
Apr 12, 0600z to 1000z
Rules: http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/calendar_en.html#
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Low Power Spring Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category
Apr 13, 1400z to 2000z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/pdf/lpsprspr.pdf
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
EDT: Apr 14, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Apr 15, 0030Z to 0230Z
Rules: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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The HOLYLAND DX CONTEST (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Apr 18, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.iarc.org/
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TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest ... QRP Category
Apr 18, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_seasons.html
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Michigan QSO Party (CW/SSB)  ...QRP Category
Apr 18, 1600z to Apr 19, 0400z
Rules: http://www.miqp.org/
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EA-QRP Contest (CW) ... QRP Contest!
Apr 18, 1700z to 2000z (10, 15 & 20 Mtrs)
Apr 18, 2000z to 2300z (80 Mtrs)
Apr 19, 0700z to 1100z (40 Mtrs)
Apr 19, 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 18, 1800z to Apr 19, 0500z
Apr 19, 1200z to Apr 19, 1800z
Rules: http://cco.ve3xd.com/oqp/
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YU DX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Apr 18, 2100z to Apr 20, 0500z and
Apr 19, 0900z to 1700z
Rules: http://yudx.net/
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EDT: Apr 19, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Apr 20, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://www.fpqrp.com/
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
Apr 22, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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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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Ken Newman - N2CQ 

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