[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: Feb 9 - Mar 11, 2010

[Ken Newman]

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR
February 9 - March 11, 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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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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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Event!
EST: Mar 1, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Mar 2, 0200z to 0400z 
Info: http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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ARRL International DX Contest (SSB) ... QRP Category
Mar 6, 0000z to Mar 7, 2400z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/intldx.html
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Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Mar 6, 0600z to 0800z
Rules: 
http://qrp.ru/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1
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UBA (Belgian) Spring Contest (CW-80m) ... QRP Category
Mar 7, 0700z to 1100z
Rules: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules 
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CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW) ... QRP Category
Mar 10, 1100z to 1200z and
Mar 10, 1900z to 2000z and
Mar 11, 0300z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.cwops.org/onair.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/