[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: Oct 13 - Nov 15, 2009

[Ken Newman]

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR  
October 13 - November 15, 2009 
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Worked All ARCI Challenge (CW/Dig/Ph) QRP Event!
thru Dec 31
Info: http://www.qrparci.org/waac
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
EDT: Oct 13, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Oct 14, 0030Z to 0230Z
Rules: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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LZ Open 80m Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category
Oct 17, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.lzopen.com/lzocc80/index.htm
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QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Oct 17, 1200z to Oct 18, 2400z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org
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Iowa QSO Party (CW/Ph/Dig)  
Oct 17, 1400z to 2300z
Rules: http://www.wa0dx.org/iaqsoparty.html
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STEW PERRY TOPBAND DISTANCE CHALLENGE WARMUP - QRP CATEGORY
Oct 17, 1500z to Oct 18, 1500z
Rules: http://web.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html
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Worked All Germany Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Oct 17, 1500z  to Oct 18, 1459z
Rules: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcgr.htm
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New York QSO Party (Ph/CW/Dig) ... QRP Category
Oct 17, 1800z to Oct 18, 0600z
Rules: http://www.nyqp.org/rules.php
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070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint (PSK) ... QRP Category
Oct 17, 2000 to Oct 18, 0200 (Local Time)
Rules: 
http://www.podxs070.com/contests/160m_sprint_rules09.htm
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Illinois QSO Party (CW/PH)... QRP Category  
Oct 18, 1700z to Oct 19, 0100z
Rules: http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP2009.html
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EDT: Oct 18, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Oct 19, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://www.fpqrp.com/
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Ten-Ten QSO Party (CW/Digital) ... QRP Category
Oct 24, 0001z to Oct 25, 2359z
Rules: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSOPartyRulesRevised.pdf
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CQ WW DX Contest (SSB)  ... QRP Category
Oct 24, 0000z to Oct 25, 2359z
Rules: http://www.cqww.com/2009_Rules_cqww.pdf
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital) *** QRP Contest ***
Oct 24, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
Oct 28, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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Zombie Shuffle (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
Oct 30, Local Sundown to Local Midnight (Any 4 hour period)
Rules: http://www.zianet.com/QRP/
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HA-QRP Contest (CW - 80 Meters) *** QRP Contest***
Nov 1, 0000z to Nov 7, 2400z
Rules: http://www.radiovilag.hu/haqrp2.htm
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Daylight Savings Time Ends Nov 1, 0200 AM 
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High Speed Club Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Nov 1, 0900z to 1100z and 1500z to 1700z
Rules: http://www.dl3bzz.de/html/hscconte.html
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) *** QRP Event! ***
Nov 2, 0200z to 0400z (First Monday 9 PM EST)
Rules:
http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Spartan_Sprints
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Ukrainian DX Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Nov 7, 1200z to Nov 8, 1200z
Rules: http://www.ucc.zp.ua/urdxc2009rules_eng.htm
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ARRL Sweepstakes (CW) ... QRP Category 
Nov 7, 2100z to Nov 9, 0300z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/novss.html
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NA Collegiate ARC Championship (CW) .. QRP Category
Nov 7, 2100z to Nov 9, 0300z
Rules: http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/rules/
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Nov 8, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Each Tuesday Begining Nov 10 Thru Mar 23
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 Begining Nov 12 Thru March 25
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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WAE RTTY Contest ... 100W Category
Nov 14, 0000z to Nov 15, 2359z
Rules: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcwr.htm
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Japan International DX Contest (phone)... 100w category
Nov 14, 0700z to Nov 15, 1300z
Rules: http://jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html
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OK/OM DX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category!
Nov 14, 1200z to Nov 15, 1200z 
Rules: http://okomdx.crk.cz/g.html
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Kentucky QSO Party (CW/Ph) 
Nov 14, 1400z to Nov 15, 0200z
Rules: http://www.wkdxa.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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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/