[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: Sep 11 - Oct 11, 2009

Fri Sep 11 09:07:21 EDT 2009

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR 
September 11 - October 11, 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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JAY HUDAK MEMORIAL 80M SPRINT (PSK31) ... QRP Category
Sep 11, 2000 Local to 0200 Local
Rules: 
http://www.podxs070.com/contests/80m_sprint_rules09.htm
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Ohio State Parks On The Air (All) ... QRP Category
Sep 12, 1600z to 2400z
Rules: http://parks.portcars.org/
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Worked All Europe DX Contest (SSB)   100W Power Category
Sep 12, 0000z to Sep 13, 2400z
Rules: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcwr.htm
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Swiss HTC QRP Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 12, 1300z to 1859z
Rules: http://www.htc.ch/de/htc_sprint_contest.htm
or: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/htcqrpsp.htm
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Arkansas QSO Party (CW/SSB/PSK31) ... QRP Category
Sep 12, 1400z to Sep 13, 0600z and
Sep 13, 1500z to Sep 13, 2400z
Rules: http://www.arkan.us/
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ARRL September VHF QSO Party (All)  Low Power Category
Sep 12, 1800z to Sep 14, 0300z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/sepvhf.html
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Second Class Operator Club Marathon (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 12, 1800z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/soc/contests.htm#top
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QRP ARCI VHF Contest *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 12, 1900z to Sep 13, 0400z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org
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NA Sprint (CW)... QRP Category
Sep 13, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Sep 13, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint *** QRP CONTEST! ***
EDT: Sep 16, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Sep 17, 0030z to 0230z
Rules: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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Scandinavian  Activity Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Sep 19, 1200z to Sep 20, 1200z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm
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South Carolina QSO Party (ALL) ... QRP Category
Sep 19, 1300z to Sep 20, 2100z
Rules: http://carc.ham-radio-op.net/scqp/scqsoweb2009.shtml
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QRP Afield (All) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 19, 1500z to Sep 20, 0300z  
Rules: http://newenglandqrp.org/afield
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Washington State Salmon Run (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Sep 19, 1600z to Sep 20, 0700z
Sep 20, 1600z to Sep 20, 2400z
Rules: http://www.wwdxc.org/
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NA Sprint (SSB)... QRP Category
Sep 20, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EDT: Sep 20, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Sep 21, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://www.fpqrp.com/
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
Sep, 22, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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CQWW RTTY DX Contest ... <150w Category
Sep 26, 0000z to Sep 27, 2400z
Rules: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/RTTYDXContest.html
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Scandinavian  Activity Contest (SSB) ... QRP Category
Sep 26, 1200z to Sep 27, 1200z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm
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Texas QSO Party (All) ... QRP Category
Sep 26, 1400z to Sep 27, 0200z
Sep 27, 1400z to Sep 27, 2000z
Rules: http://www.txqp.org/
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AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest ... QRP Category
Sep 26, 1600z to 2100z 
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:VHF-UHF_Contest
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 27, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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Fall QRP Homebrewer Sprint (CW/PSK31) ***QRP CONTEST***
Sep 28, 0000z to 0400z 
Rules: http://www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html
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TARA PSK31 Rumble (PSK31 only) ... QRP Category
Oct 3, 0000z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_rules.html
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German Telegraphy Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Oct 3, 0700z to 0959z
Rules: http://kontest.de/dtc/DTC-Rules_e.pdf
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EU SPRINT CONTEST - Autumn (SSB) ... 100W category
Oct 3, 1600z to 1959z
Rules: http://www.eusprint.com/index.php?page=140&lang=g
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California QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Oct 3, 1600z to Oct 4, 2159z
Rules: http://www.cqp.org/
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RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Oct 4, 0700z to 1900z
Rules: http://www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/rules/2009/r2128.shtml
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) *** QRP Event! ***
Oct 6, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT)
Info: 
http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Spartan_Sprints
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10-10 Day Sprint (All) ... QRP Category
Oct 10, 0001z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSOPartyRulesRevised.pdf
[http://www.ten-ten.org/calendar.html]
[Oct 10th]
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Worked All Britain HF Contest (Phone) ...QRP Category
Oct 10, 1200z to Oct 11, 1200z
Rules: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php
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Pennsylvania QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital) ... QRP Category
Oct 10, 1600z to Oct 11, 0500z
Oct 11, 1300z to Oct 11, 2200z
Rules: http://www.nittany-arc.net/paqso.html
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EU SPRINT CONTEST - Aytumn (CW) ... 100W category
Oct 10, 1600z to 1959z
Rules: http://www.eusprint.com/index.php?page=140&lang=g
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FISTS Fall Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category
Oct 10, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
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North American Sprint (RTTY) ... QRP Category
Oct 11, 0000Z to 0400Z 
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Oct 11, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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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 

N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar Links:
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http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/6134/130/lang,en/