[Elecraft] N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar: Aug 2011

[Ken Newman]

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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR 
August 2011 
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Islands On The Air Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Jul 30, 1200z to Jul 31, 1200z
Rules: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2011/riota.shtml
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Flight of the Bumblebees (CW) ... QRP Contest!
EDT: Jul 31, 1300  to 1700
UTC: Jul 31, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: 
http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Flight_of_the_Bumblebees
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UBA Foxhunt (CW/PSK31/SSB) *** QRP Contest ***
Aug 1, 1930z to 2030z
Rules: http://www.on5ex.be/foxhunt/foxhunt.html
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) *** QRP Event! ***
Aug 2, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT)
Info: http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Spartan_Sprints
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Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW... QRP Contest!
EDT: Aug 4, 9 PM  to 1029 PM
UTC: Aug 5, 0100z to 0229z 
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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Ten-Ten QSO Party (PH) ... QRP Category
Aug 6, 0001z to Aug 7, 2359z
Rules: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSOPartyRules_082710.pdf
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TARA "Grid Dip" Contest  (PSK/RTTY) ... QRP Category
Aug 6, 0000z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_grid_rules.html
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EUROPEAN HF CHAMPIONSHIP (PH/CW) (EU work EU) Low Power Category
Aug 6, 1200z to 2359z
Rules: http://lea.hamradio.si/~scc/euhf/euhfcrules.htm
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ARRL UHF Contest ... Low Power Category
Aug 6, 1800z to Aug 7, 1800z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/august-uhf
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North American QSO Party (CW) ... 100W Max.  (/QRP noted on entry)
Aug 6, 1800z to Aug 7, 0600z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
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UBA Foxhunt (CW/PSK31/SSB) *** QRP Contest ***
Aug 8, 1930z to 2030z
Rules: http://www.on5ex.be/foxhunt/foxhunt.html
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
EDT: Aug 09, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Aug 10, 0030Z to 0230Z
Rules: http://naqcc.info/contests.html
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CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW) ... QRP Category
Aug 10, 1300z to 1400z and
Aug 10, 1900z to 2000z and
Aug 11, 0300z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html
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NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Aug 10, 1800z to 2000z
Rules: http://naqcc-eu.org/sprints
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Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW... QRP Contest!
EDT: Aug 11, 9 PM  to 1029 PM
UTC: Aug 12, 0100z to 0229z 
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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Maryland/DC QSO Party (SSB/CW) ... QRP Category
Aug 13, 1600z to Aug 14, 0400z
Aug 14, 1600z to Aug 14, 2359z
Rules: http://mdcqsoparty.w3vpr.org/
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Aug 14, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/index-wes.html
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UBA Foxhunt (CW/PSK31/SSB) *** QRP Contest ***
Aug 15, 1930z to 2030z
Rules: http://www.on5ex.be/foxhunt/foxhunt.html
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Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW... QRP Contest!
EDT: Aug 18, 9 PM  to 1029 PM
UTC: Aug 19, 0100z to 0229z 
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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SARTG WW RTTY Contest ... Low Power Category
Aug 20, 0000z to 0800z
Aug 20, 1600z to 2400z
Aug 21, 0800z to 1600z
Rules: http://www.sartg.com/contest/wwrules.htm
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CWops - CW OPEN COMPETITION ... QRP Category
Aug 20, 1200z to 1559z
Aug 20, 2000z to 2359z
Aug 21, 0400z to 0759z
Rules: http://www.cwops.org/cwopen.html
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North American QSO Party (SSB) ... 100W Max.  (/QRP noted on entry)
Aug 20, 1800z to Aug 21, 0600z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
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Feld Hell Club Sprint (Feld Hell) ... QRP Category
Aug 20, 2000z to 2200z
Rules: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home
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Rookie Rounup (RTTY) 100W max
Aug 21, 1800Z to 2359z 
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EDT: Aug 21, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Aug 22, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://fpqrp.org/
[9PM-11PM Eastern on Third Sunday]
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UBA Foxhunt (CW/PSK31/SSB) *** QRP Contest ***
Aug 22, 1930z to 2030z
Rules: http://www.on5ex.be/foxhunt/foxhunt.html
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)  ... QRP Awards
Aug 24, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW) ... QRP Category
Aug 24, 1300z to 1200z and
Aug 24, 1900z to 2000z and
Aug 25, 0300z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html
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Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW... QRP Contest!
EDT: Aug 25, 9 PM  to 1029 PM
UTC: Aug 26, 0100z to 0229z 
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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Hawaii QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital) ... QRP Category   
Aug 27, 0400z to Aug 28, 2200z
Rules: 
http://karc.net/OperatingEvents/HawaiiQSOParty/HIQSOPartyRules.html
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SLOVENIA CONTEST CLUB RTTY Championship .. 100W Category
Aug 27, 1200z to Aug 28, 1159z
Rules: http://lea.hamradio.si/~scc/rtty/htmlrules.htm
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Kansas QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digi) ... QRP Category
Aug 27, 1400z to Aug 28, 0200z and
Aug 28, 1400z to Aug 28, 2000z
Rules: http://www.ksqsoparty.org/
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Ohio QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Aug 27, 1600z to Aug 28, 0400z
Rules: http://www.ohqp.org
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UBA Foxhunt (CW/PSK31/SSB) *** QRP Contest ***
Aug 29, 1930z to 2030z
Rules: http://www.on5ex.be/foxhunt/foxhunt.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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Ken Newman - N2CQ 

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