[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: Feb 2010

Mon Feb 1 10:12:42 EST 2010

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR
February 2010
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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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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest!
EST: Feb 1, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Feb 2, 0200z to 0400z 
Rules: http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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Vermont QSO Party (CW/PH/Dig) ... QRP Category
Feb 6, 0000z to Feb 7, 2400z
Rules: http://vtqsoparty.westriverradio.org/
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10-10 Int. Winter Phone QSO Party ... QRP Category
Feb 6, 0001z to Feb 7, 2359z
Rules: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSOPartyRulesRevised.pdf
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Black Sea Cup International (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Feb 6, 1200z to Feb 7, 1200z
Rules: http://bscc.ucoz.ru/index/0-21
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Minnesota QSO Party (All) ... QRP Category
Feb 6, 1400z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.w0aa.org/
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FYBO Winter QRP Field Day (CW/SSB) ... QRP Contest!
Feb 6, 1400z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.azscqrpions.org
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AGCW Straight Key QSO Party (CW 80M) ... QRP Category
Feb 6, 1600z to  1900z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Straight_Key_Party
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British Columbia QSO Party (CW/PH/Dig) ... QRP Category
Feb 6, 1600z to Feb 7, 0759z
Rules: 
http://www.deltaamateurradio.com/bcqsoparty/Delta_Amateur_Radio/Rules.html
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Delaware QSO Party (All) ... QRP Category
Feb 6, 1700z to Feb 7, 2359z
Rules: http://www.fsarc.org/DEQSO.html
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North American Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category
Feb 7, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php 
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New Mexico QSO Party (CW/PH/Dig) ... QRP Category
Feb 7, 1500z to Feb 8, 0300z
Rules: http://pages.swcp.com/~n5zgt/nmqsoparty/index.html
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QRP ARCI Fireside Sprint (SSB) ...QRP Contest!
Feb 7, 2000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org/
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
EST: Feb 9, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Feb 10, 0130Z to 0330Z
Rules: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/contests.html
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CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW) ... QRP Category
Feb 10, 1100z to 1200z and
Feb 10, 1900z to 2000z and
Feb 11, 0300z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html
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Valentine Sprint (PODXS) (PSK-31) ... QRP Category
Feb 12, 8 PM to Feb 13, 2 AM LOCAL TIME
Rules: http://www.podxs070.com/valentine-sprint
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CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest ... Low Power Category
Feb 13, 0000z to Feb 14, 2359z
Rules: http://www.cqwpxrtty.com/
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Dutch PACC Contest (SSB/CW) ... QRP Category
Feb 13, 1200z to Feb 14, 1200z
Rules: http://pacc.veron.nl/
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Louisiana QSO Party (Ph/CW) 
Feb 13, 1500z to Feb 14, 0300z 
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/kd5wdy/LAQSO_/laqso_.html
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OMISS QSO PARTY (SSB) ... QRP Category
Feb 13, 1500z to Feb 14, 1500z
Rules: http://omiss.net/qsoparty.html
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FISTS Winter Sprint (CW of course) ...QRP Category
Feb 13, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Feb 14, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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North American Sprint (SSB) ... QRP Category
Feb 14, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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Russian PSK WW Contest 
Feb 19, 2100z to Feb 20, 2100z
Rules: http://www.digitalrus.ru/Files/RusWW.htm
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ARRL International DX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Feb 20, 0000z to Feb 21, 2400z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/intldx.html
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Feld Hell Club Sprint (Feld Hell) ... QRP Category
Feb 20, 2000z to 2200z
Rules: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EST: Feb 21, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Feb 22, 0200z 0400z
Rules: http://www.fpqrp.com/
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
Feb 24, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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CQ WW 160-Meter DX Contest (SSB) ... QRP Category
Feb 26, 2200z to Feb 28, 2200z
Rules: http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm
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REF (French) SSB Contest 
Feb 27, 0600z to Feb 28, 1800z
Rules: 
http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhfdx.pdf
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EPC WW DX Contest (BPSK125) ... 10W LP
Feb 27, 1200z to Feb 28, 1200z
Rules: http://www.epcwwdx.srars.org/index.php/contest-rules.html
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UBA DX Contest - Belgium (CW) ... QRP Category
Feb 27, 1300z to Feb 28, 1300z
Rules: 
http://www.uba.be/sites/default/files/uploads/hf_contests/ubatest_dx.pdf
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Mississippi QSO Party (Ph/CW)
Feb 27, 1500z to Feb 28,0300
Rules: http://www.arrlmiss.org
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North American QSO Party (RTTY) 
Feb 27, 1800z to Feb 28, 0600z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
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Colorado QRP Club Winter QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Contest!
Feb 28, 0100z to Mar 1, 0259z
Rules: http://www.cqc.org/contests/winter10.htm
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High Speed CW Club Contest ... QRP Category
Feb 28, 0900z to 1100z and 1500z to 1700z
Rules: http://www.fmcnet.de/hsc/en/contests.html
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North Carolina QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Feb 28, 1700z to Mar 1, 0300z
Rules: http://www.w4nc.com/2010ncqsoparty.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/