[PPRAANet] December 2007 Contests
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December 2007 Contests
Dec 1-2
ARRL 160 Meter Contest -- CW, from 2200Z Nov 30-1600Z Dec 2. (See Nov QST p
102, or www.arrl.org/contests.)
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint 0400Z-0429Z, Dec 1 and 0430Z-0459Z, Dec 1 and
0500Z-0529Z, Dec 1 and 0530Z-0600Z, Dec 1
TARA RTTY Mêlée -- sponsored by the Troy Amateur Radio Assn, from
0000Z-2400Z Dec 1. Categories: SOAB-HP (>150 W), SOAB-LP (<150 W), MOAB, SWL, 10 min
band change rule for MO. Frequencies: 160- 10 meters, operate 16 hours max.
Exchange: RS + State/Province or serial number for DX. QSO points: 1 pt/QSO.
Score: QSO points -- S/P/C counted once only (US and VE only count as S/P). For
more information: www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_rules.html. Summary sheets
(no logs) due Dec 31 via online submission form at
www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_score.html.
Top Operators Activity Contest (TAC) -- CW, sponsored by the PRO-CW-CLUB,
from 1600Z Dec 1 to 1800Z Dec 2. Frequencies: 80 meters. Categories: SO (HP,
LP, QRP) MO, PRO-CW-Club and TOPS members. Exchange: RST + serial number (+ PRO
or TOPS if member). QSO points: own entity: 1 point, own continent: 2 pts,
different cont: 6 pts, with MM: 6 pts, with TOPS and PRO members 2 pts,
between TOPS and PRO members 8 pts. Score: QSO points × WPX prefixes. For more
information: www.procwclub.yo6ex.ro. Logs due Dec 31 to yo2rr at clicknet.ro or mail
to Nelu Brange, YO2RR, Str Imparatul Traian nr 2, RO-30500 Lugoj, Romania.
Bruce Kelley Memorial 1929 QSO Party -- CW, sponsored by the Antique
Wireless Association from 2300Z Dec 1-2300Z Dec 2 and 2300Z Dec 8-2300Z Dec 9.
Frequencies (Mcs): 3.550-3.850 and 7.030-7.050. 10 watts plate input power max (20
watts after 0500Z). Exchange: RST, Name, State or QTH, type of transmitter
(TNT, MOPA, TGTP, etc), transmitter year (27, 28, 29, etc), and power. Use
circuits, tubes, and techniques available to hams in 1929. For more information:
www.antiquewireless.org.
Dec 8-9
ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Dec 4
ARRL 10 Meter Contest -- 0000Z Dec 8-2400Z Dec 9. (See Nov QST p 102 or
www.arrl.org/contests.)
28 MHz SWL Contest -- runs at the same time as the ARRL 10 Meter Contest.
Categories: SO-SSB, SO-CW, SO-Mixed (separate logs). Log stations making
contest QSOs. QSO points: first station from S/P/C -- 5 pts, second station -- 3
pts, third station -- 1 pt. Score: QSO points × DX entities. For more
information and logging software: www.veron.nl/cie/nl/swlcontest. Logs due Jan 31 to
NL290 at amsat.org or Ruud Ivens, NL290, Hittekamp 29, 3956 RE Leersum, The
Netherlands.
PSK31 Death Match -- PSK31 and PSK63, sponsored by the Michigan DX
Association, 0000Z Dec 15-2400Z Dec 16. Frequencies: 80-6 meters, PSK31 and PSK63
count as separate "bands." Categories: SO, Class 1 (<100 W), Class 2 (<25 W),
Class 3 (<10 W). Exchange: Name + S/P/C. QSO points: 20 meters -- 1 pt/QSO, 6
meters -- 3 pts/QSO, other bands -- 2 pts/QSO. Bonus points: W8DXI 500 pts
(once) and 100 pts for uploading logs to LoTW within 30 days of contest. Score:
QSO points × total S/P/C + bonus points. For more information:
www.mdxa1.org/deathmatch.html. Logs due Jan 20 to w8vom at sbcglobal.net.
Russian 160-Meter Contest -- CW/SSB. sponsored by Radio Magazine, from
0000Z-0200Z Dec 16. Categories: SO, MO, SO and MO 18 years and younger, Mixed Mode
only. Exchange: RST, serial number, and square ID (see
www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule/map-2.gif for a map showing the squares) QSO points: own square -- 1
pt, adjacent sq -- 2 pts, 1 additional pt each additional square distant.
Score: total QSO points. For more information:
www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule-results/index11.shtml. Logs due Jan 16 to contest at radio.ru or Radio Magazine,
Seliverstov per. 10, Moscow 107045, Russia.
Croatian CW Contest -- sponsored by Hrvatski Radioameterski Savez (HRS),
from 1400Z Dec 15-1400Z Dec 16. Frequencies: 160-10 meters. Categories: SOAB (HP
>100 W, LP, QRP <5 W), SOSB (HP, LP), MO, SWL. Exchange: RST + serial
number. QSO points: 9A stations -- 10 pts on 160-40, 6 pts 20-10; different cont --
6 pts 160-40, 3 pts 20-10; own cont and country -- 2 pts 160-40, 1 pt 20-10.
Score: QSO points × DXCC entities (+ 5 WAE countries) on all bands. For more
information: www.hamradio.hr. Logs due 30 days after the contest to
9acw at hamradio.hr (preferred) or Hrvatski Radioameterski Savez (HRS), Croatian CW
Contest, PO Box 149, 10003 Zagreb, Croatia.
Bruce Kelley Memorial 1929 QSO Party (see QST Dec 1-2).
Dec 13-17
SKCC Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Dec 12
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint 0130Z-0330Z, Dec 12
International Naval Contest 1600Z, Dec 15 to 1559Z, Dec 16
MDXA PSK DeathMatch 0000Z, Dec 15 to 2400Z, Dec 16
Croatian CW Contest 1400Z, Dec 15 to 1400Z, Dec 16
Feld Hell Sprint 1500Z-1700Z, Dec 15
OK DX RTTY Contest -- sponsored by the Czech Radio Club, 0000Z-2400Z Dec 15.
Categories: SOAB (LP, HP >100 W), SOSB, MOAB, SWL. Frequencies: 80-10 meters
according to IARU band plan. Exchange: RST and CQ Zone. QSO points: 80 and
40 -- 3 pts on same continent, 6 pts different cont, 20-10 -- 1 pt same cont,
2 pts different cont. Score: QSO points × DXCC entities and OK stations
(multipliers counted once per band). For information: www.crk.cz/eng/dxcconte.htm.
Logs due Jan 15 to okrtty at crk.cz or Czech Radio Club, OK DX RTTY Contest, PO
Box 69, 113 27 Praha 1, Czech Republic.
North American Meteor Scatter Contest -- sponsored by the WSJTGROUP from
0000Z Dec 13 to 0700Z Dec 17 during the Geminids meteor shower. Frequencies
(MHz): 50, 144, 222, 432, via meteor scatter. Exchange: full call signs, grid
square and QSOs must be acknowledged. For more information:
www.sportscliche.com/wb2fko/w07/rules_w07.html. Logs due Jan 17 to mph at swcp.com.
Holiday Spirits Homebrew CW Sprint -- sponsored by the QRP ARCI, from
2000Z-2400Z Dec 16. Frequencies (MHz) -- 1.810, 3.560, 7.040, 14.060, 21.060,
28.060 kHz. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, SO20-10, SO160-40, MOAB, DX stations are SOAB
only. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, and Power or QRP ARCI number. QSO points: members
-- 5 pts, non-members/different continent -- 4 pts, non-members/same cont --
2 pts. Score: QSO points × S/P/C (counted once per band) × Power multiplier
(<250 mW ×15, 250 mW -- 1 W ×10, 1-5 W ×7, >5 W ×1) + Bonus Points (2000 for
homebrew (HB) xmtr, 3000 HB rcvr, 5000 HB xcvr). For more information:
www.qrparci.org. Logs due 30 days after contest to contest at qrparci.org or ARCI Fall
QSO Party, c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W, Welland, ON
L3C 4M3, Canada.
Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party -- all modes, sponsored by the Amateur
Radio Lighthouse Society, 0001Z Dec 15-2359Z Dec 31. Frequencies (MHz): CW
-- 1.830, 3.530, 7.030, 14.030, 21.030, 28.030, SSB -- 1.970, 3.970, 7.270,
14.270, 21.370, 28.370, plus VHF and repeaters. Exchange: sequential serial
number or ARLHS member number or ARLHS Lighthouse number + name + S/P/C. QSO
points: 1 pt/QSO, add 2 pts for ARLHS member, add 3 pts for lighthouse. Score is
total QSO points. Stations activating light beacons multiply total points by
2. Special logging requirements apply. For more information: arlhs.com or
send SASE to ARLHS, 114 Woodbine Ave, Merchantville, NJ 08109. Logs due Jan 31
to Dave Ruch, NFØJ, PO Box 20696, Bloomington, MN 55420-0696.
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0200Z-0400Z, Dec 17
Dec 23
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 0000Z-2400Z, Dec 23
Dec 26-Jan 6
RAC Winter Contest -- CW/Phone, sponsored by the Radio Amateurs of Canada,
0000Z-2359Z Dec 29. Frequencies (MHz): CW -- 25 kHz up from the band edge
(check on the half hour), Phone -- 1.850, 3.775, 7.075, 7.225, 14.175, 21.250,
28.500, 50 and 144 MHz. Categories: SOAB (QRP, LP, HP), SOAB-CW, SOAB-Phone,
SOSB, MS-LP, MS-HP, and MM. VE stations exchange RST + Province, VEØ and non-VE
stations exchange RST + serial number. QSO points: Outside Canada -- 2 pts,
VE/VEØ stations -- 10 pts, RAC stations -- 20 pts. Score: QSO points × VE
provinces + territories (counted once per band and mode). For information:
www.rac.ca/service/infocont.htm. Logs due Jan 31 to ve5sf at rac.ca or Radio Amateurs
of Canada, 720 Belfast Rd, Ste 217, Ottawa, ON K1G 0Z5, Canada.
Stew Perry Top Band Distance Challenge -- CW, sponsored by the Boring
Amateur Radio Club, 1500Z Dec 29-1500Z Dec 30. Frequencies: 160 meters. Categories:
SO and MS. Operate 14 hours max. Exchange: grid square only. QSO points: 1
pt + 1 pt for every 500 km distance calculated between grid centers (see Web
page for calculation information), QSOs with QRP stations ×2 and LP stations
×4. Score: QSO points × Power mult (<5 W ×4, 5-100 W ×2, >100 W ×1). For more
information: jzap.com/k7rat/stew.rules.txt. Logs due Jan 31 (Cabrillo format
only) to tbdc at contesting.com or Boring Amateur Radio Club, 15125 SE Bartell
Rd, Boring, OR 97009.
DARC Christmas Contest -- CW/SSB, sponsored by the Deutscher Amateur Radio
Club, 0830Z-1100Z Dec 26. Frequencies (MHz): CW -- 3.510-3.560, 7.010-7.040,
SSB -- 3.610-3.650 and 3.700-3.775, 7.040. Categories: SO-Mixed, SO-CW.
Exchange: RS(T) + DOK or Special Station code. QSO points: 1 pt/QSO. The station
calling CQ must QSY after making a QSO. Score: QSO points × DOK codes + WPX
prefixes. For more information: www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcx.htm. Logs due 3
weeks after the contest to xmas at darc.de or Markus van Bergerem, Brandenberg 5,
D-47533 Kleve, Germany.
ARRL Straight Key Night -- from 0000Z-2359Z Jan 1, 2008. (See
www.arrl.org/contests.)
Worked All Britain Christmas Party -- CW/SSB/Digital, from 0000Z Dec 26-2359
Jan 6, 2008. Frequencies: 160 meters-microwave. Categories: SO, MO, SWL
(Fixed, Mobile, Portable), QRP. Exchange: RS(T) + serial number + WAB area or
DXCC entity. For more information and scoring:
www.worked-all-britain.co.uk/Christmas%20Party%20Award.php. Logs due 21 days after the contest to
g4iar at worked-all-britain.co.uk or Dave Brooks, 28 Avon Vale Rd, Loughborough,
Leicestershire, LE11 2AA, England.
Original QRP Contest 1500Z, Dec 29 to 1500Z, Dec 30
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