[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: May 5 - June 8, 2010

[Ken Newman]

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR
May 5 to June 8, 2010 
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AGCW Activity Week (CW) ... QRP Category
May 5, 0000z to May 9, 2400z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Activity_Week
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VK/trans-Tasman Contests (80 M Ph) ... QRP Category
May 8, 0800z to 1400z
Rules: http://home.iprimus.com.au/vktasman/RULES.HTM
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CQM International DX Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
May 8, 1200z to May 9, 1159z
Rules: http://www.cq-m.andys.ru/
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FISTS Spring Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category
May 8, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
May 9, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW) ... QRP Category
May 12, 1100z to 1200z and
May 12, 1900z to 2000z and
May 13, 0300z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html
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[North American "Minimal Art Session"]
MAS "Minimal Art Session" (80M CW) *** QRP Homebrew Only! ***
May 13, 9 PM to 1 AM ** LOCAL TIME **
North American Rules:  http://tinyurl.com/MAS-QRPedia
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Dayton Hamvention (QRP Event - FDIM)
May 14-16
Info: http://www.hamvention.org/
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HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN CONTEST (CW)
May 15, 1200z to May 16, 1200z
Rules: 
http://www.ure.es/contest/431-sm-el-rey-contest-english-version.html
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Feld Hell Club Sprint (Feld Hell) ... QRP Category
May 15, 1600z to 1800z and 2000z to 2200z
Rules: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EDT: May 16, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: May 17, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://www.fpqrp.com/
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint *** QRP CONTEST! ***
EDT: May 19, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: May 20, 0030z to 0230z
Rules: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/contests.html
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EU PSK DX Contest  ... Low Power (10W) Category
May 22, 1200z to May 23, 1200z
Rules: http://www.eu.srars.org/
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All America Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
May 22, 1500z to May 23, 2359z
Rules: http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf/Regulamento_Ing.pdf
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Baltic Contest (CW/SSB) (80 Meters)
May 22, 2100z to May 23, 0200z
Rules: http://www.lrsf.lt/bcontest/english/rules_html.htm
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
May 26, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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CQWW WPX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
May 29, 0000z to May 30, 2359z
Rules: http://www.cqwpx.com/
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QRP ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest!
May 30, 2000 to 2400 LOCAL TIME
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org
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Michigan QRP Memorial Day Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest!
May 31, 2300z to June 1, 0300z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
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Digital Pentathlon (PSK) 50W Max
June 5, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://mixw.net/misc/DigiFest/
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Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
June 5, 0600z to 0800z
Rules: 
http://qrp.ru/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1
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IARU Region 1 Fieldday (CW) ... QRP Category
June 5, 1500z to June 7, 1459z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/iarur1fd.htm
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Alabama QSO Party (Ph/CW) ... QRP Category
June 5, 1600z to June 6, 0400z
Rules: http://www.alabamaqsoparty.org/2010/2010Rules.pdf
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Event!
June 8 , 0100z to 0300z  (First Monday 9 PM EDT)
Info: http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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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/