[HBQRP] FW: Dec 4-11 Contest Calendar

[Piatt, Darwin]

Here is some weekly contest info. The big one is the ARRL 10 meter one
this weekend.  Check it out, with all the solar activity the last few
days, the high bands (15 & 10) and even 6 or 2 might just be hopping.

Darwin (Dar) Piatt - W9HZC
Midwest HomeBrewer's and QRP Group
http://www.qsl.net/hbqrp  
Polar Bear #9 - QCWA # 31632 
Flying Pigs # 936 - Zombie #826
GQRP - Iowa QRP Group
QRP ARCI # 11966
10-10 Webmaster (#73090)

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Horn [mailto:bhorn at hornucopia.com] 
Subject: Dec 4-11 Contest Calendar


                               THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                          Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                          December 4 - 11, 2006 Edition

The web versions of this weekly calendar and of the WA7BNM 13-Month 
Calendar can be found at: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal
73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn at hornucopia.com)

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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARRL 10-Meter Contest: 0000Z, Dec 9 to 2400Z, Dec 10
   Mode: CW, Phone
   Bands: 10m Only
   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)(CW/Phone/Mixed)
            Multi-Single
   Max operating hours: 36 hours
   Max power: HP: 1500 watts
              LP: 150 watts
              QRP: 5 watts
   Exchange: W/VE: RST + State/Province
             DX: RST + Serial No.
             MM: RST + ITU Region
             US Novice/Tech Plus sign call with /N or /T on CW
   QSO Points: Phone QSO: 2 points
               CW QSO: 4 points
               Novice/Tech Plus CW QSO: 8 points
   Multipliers: States + DC, once per mode
                Provinces/Territories, once per mode
                DXCC Countries, once per mode
                ITU Regions (MM only), once per mode
   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x (State mults + 
Province mults + DXCC mults + ITU mults)
   Submit logs by: January 10, 2007
   E-mail logs to: 10meter[at]arrl[dot]org
   Mail logs to: 10 Meter Contest
                 ARRL
                 225 Main St.
                 Newington, CT 06111
                 USA
   Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2006/10-meters.html

NA High Speed Meteor Scatter Winter Rally: 0000Z, Dec 10 to 0700Z, Dec
18
   Mode: Any
   Bands: 6, 2, 222, 432
   Classes: Assisted
            Unassisted
            Rover
   Exchange: 4-character grid square
   Work stations: Once per band regardless of mode
   QSO Points: Unassisted: 6m: 2 points, 2m: 4 points, 222: 12 points,
432: 
30 points
               Assisted: 6m: 1 point, 2m: 2 points, 222: 4 points, 432:
10 
points
   Multipliers: Each grid square once per band
   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points * total mults
   Submit logs by: January 19, 2007
   E-mail logs to: wa5ufh[at]ykc[dot]com
   Mail logs to: (none)
   Find rules at: http://www.ykc.com/wa5ufh/Rally/NewRules.htm


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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NA High Speed Meteor Scatter Winter Rally   0000Z, Dec 10 to 0700Z, Dec
18
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint               0130Z-0330Z, Dec 13
Russian 160-Meter Contest                   2100Z-2300Z, Dec 15
OK DX RTTY Contest                          0000Z-2400Z, Dec 16
MDXA PSK DeathMatch                         0000Z, Dec 16 to 2400Z, Dec
17
Croatian CW Contest                         1400Z, Dec 16 to 1400Z,Dec
17
International Naval Contest                 1600Z, Dec 16 to 1559Z, Dec
17
ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint        2000Z-2400Z, Dec 17
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest               0100Z-0300Z, Dec 18