[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: Aug 14 - Sep 15, 2010

[Ken Newman]

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR 
August 14 to September 15, 2010  
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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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Worked All Europe DX Contest (CW) ... 100W category
Aug 14, 0000z to Aug 15, 2359z
Rules: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcwr.htm
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Maryland/DC QSO Party (SSB/CW) ... QRP Category
Aug 14, 1600z to Aug 15, 0400z
Aug 15, 1600z to Aug 15, 2359z
Rules: http://mdcqsoparty.w3vpr.org/
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Feld Hell Club Sprint (Feld Hell) ... QRP Category
Aug 14, 2000z to 2200z
Rules: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home
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Rookie Rounup (SSB) 100W max
Aug 15, 1800Z to 2359z 
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EDT: Aug 15, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Aug 16, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://www.fpqrp.com/
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SARTG WW RTTY Contest ... Low Power Category
Aug 21, 0000z to 0800z
Aug 21, 1600z to 2400z
Aug 22, 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 21, 1500z to 1800z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org
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North American QSO Party (SSB) ... 100W Max.  (/QRP noted on entry)
Aug 21, 1800z to Aug 22, 0600z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
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NJ QSO Party (CW/SSB)  
Aug 21, 2000z to Aug 22, 0700z
Aug 22, 1300z to Aug 23, 0200z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/w2rj/
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
Aug 25, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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Hawaii QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital) ... QRP Category   
Aug 28, 0700z to Aug 29, 2200z
Rules: 
http://karc.net/OperatingEvents/HawaiiQSOParty/HIQSOPartyRules.html
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SLOVENIA CONTEST CLUB RTTY Championship .. 100W Category
Aug 28, 1200z to Aug 29, 1159z
Rules: http://lea.hamradio.si/~scc/rtty/htmlrules.htm
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Kansas QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digi) ... QRP Category
Aug 28, 1400z to Aug 29, 0200z and
Aug 29, 1400z to Aug 29, 2000z
Rules: http://www.ksqsoparty.org/
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Ohio QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Aug 28, 1600z to Aug 29, 0400z
Rules: http://www.ohqp.org
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Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW... QRP Contest!
Aug 31, EDT: 9 PM  to 1029 PM
Sept 1, UTC: 0100z to 0229z 
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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FISTS G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest ... QRP Category
Sep 03, 2300z to Sep 05, 2300z
Rules: http://www.fists.org/straightkey.html
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Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 04, 0600z to 0800z
Rules: 
http://qrp.ru/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1
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Brazil Independence Day (PSK31) ... 10W Category
Sep 04, 1200z to Sep 05, 1200z
Rules: http://brcontest.com/modules/tinyd0/content/index.php?id=13
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Colorado QSO Party (SSB/CW/Digital) ... QRP Category
Sep 04, 1200z to Sep 05, 0400z
Rules: http://www.ppraa.org/coqp/
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RSGB Region 1 Fieldday (SSB)... QRP Category
Sep 04, 1300z to Sep 05, 1259z
Rules: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2010/rssbfd.shtml
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AGCW Straight Key Party (CW - 40 Meters) ... QRP Category
Sep 05, 1300z to 1600z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Straight_Key_Party
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Tennessee QSO Party (SSB/CW/Dig) ... QRP Category
Sep 05, 1800z to Sep 06, 0300z
Rules: http://www.tnqp.org/
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Michigan QRP Labor Day Sprint (CW) *** QRP CONTEST! ***
Sep 06, 2300z to Sep 07, 0300z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) *** QRP EVENT ***
Sep 07, 0100z to 0300z  (First Monday 9 PM EDT)
Info: http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Pages
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Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW... QRP Contest!
Sept 7, EDT: 9 PM  to 1029 PM
Sept 8, UTC: 0100z to 0229z 
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW) ... QRP Category
Sep 08, 1100z to 1200z and
Sep 08, 1900z to 2000z and
Sep 09, 0300z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html
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FISTS: Get Your Feet Wet Weekend ... QRP Category
Sep 10, 0000z to Sep 13, 0000z
Rules: http://www.fists.org/getfeetwet.html
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JAY HUDAK MEMORIAL 80M SPRINT (PSK31) ... QRP Category
Sep 10, 2000 Local to 0200 Local
Rules: http://www.podxs070.com/80-meter-jay-hudak-memorial-sprint
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Worked All Europe DX Contest (SSB)   100W Power Category
Sep 11, 0000z to Sep 12, 2359z
Rules: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcwr.htm
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Swiss HTC QRP Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 11, 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/Ph/Dig) ... QRP Category
Sep 11, 1300z to Sep 12, 0100z
Rules: http://www.arkanhams.org/ARQsoparty2010.pdf
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Ohio State Parks On The Air (All) ... QRP Category
Sep 11, 1600z to 2400z
Rules: http://parks.portcars.org/
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ARRL September VHF QSO Party (All)  Low Power Category
Sep 11, 1800z to Sep 13, 0259z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/september-vhf-qso-party
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Second Class Operator Club Marathon (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 11, 1800z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/soc/contests.htm#top
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QRP ARCI VHF Contest *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 11, 1900z to Sep 12, 0400z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Sep 12, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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NA Sprint (CW)... QRP Category
Sep 12, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint *** QRP CONTEST! ***
EDT: Sep 15, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Sep 16, 0030z to 0230z
Rules: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/contests.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/