[South Florida DX Association] The ARRL Contest Update for January 21, 2009
Bill
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January 21, 2009
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IN THIS ISSUE
* Is It Dark Yet? CQ WW 160 CW <>
* Dayton Contest Dinner 2009 <>
* W6EEN - Silent Key <>
* Eddy Current Suppression Ring <>
* 2008 CQ 160 Results Available <>
* Safe Mobile Installations <>
* It's Our Turn <>
NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
If you haven't yet tried Top Band (160 meters) thinking there's no way your
antenna can be effective on that band, think again! Clip on some extra wire,
change your feed line length, fiddle with that antenna tuner and be amazed
at what Top Band is like during a contest. There's no better time to start
working on that 160 meter WAS.
BULLETINS
Watch for weekend changes in February contests due to the odd weekend
structure of February this year.
BUSTED QSOS
The Southeast VHF Society Conference will be held Charlotte, NORTH Carolina,
and not SOUTH Carolina as reported.
CONTEST SUMMARY
Complete <> information for all contests follows the Commentary section
January 24-25
* NAQCC Monthly Straight Key Sprint, CW (Jan 22)
* CQ WW 160 Meter Contest, CW
* YLISSB QSO Party, Phone
* REF French Contest, CW
* BARTG RTTY Sprint
* Winter Field Day
* UBA Contest, Phone
* Classic Exchange, CW
January 31-February 1
* WAB Top Band Phone Contest
* QRP Winter Fireside SSB Sprint
* ARS Monthly Spartan Sprint, CW (Feb 3)
NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
The North Coast Contesters are proud to announce the 17th Annual Dayton
Contest Dinner! 2009 Contest Dinner <http://www.contestdinner.com/> tickets
are on sale now exclusively via the Web again this year, thanks to Scott
KA9FOX and QTH.com. The Contest Dinner will be held on Saturday night, May
16, 2009 at 6:30 PM in the Van Cleve Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel at
5th and Jefferson Streets (next to the Convention Center) in Dayton, Ohio.
(Thanks, Tim K3LR)
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Is this the last thing a bug sees at the K4RO QTH? Kirk K4RO (r) is a fine
musician along with being a hot contest operator and columnist. Your editor
(l) attempts to keep up with him at times. (Photo N0AX)
NAQP Contest Manager, Bruce WA7BNM reports that he has received a large
number of e-mailed NAQP CW logs and would like to remind us that the
preferred method of submitting NCJ-sponsored contest logs is via the Web
form upload <http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.php> . There is no NAQP
e-mail log robot.
The CQ WW 160 contest rules <http://cq160.com/> no longer mention a DX
window and the window will not be in force during the contest. The reason
for the change is discussed by CQ 160 Contest Director, Andy N2NT. "The
activity in the contest has become so large that 5 kHz reserved for DX QSOs
is just not practical. I would much rather see more of the band used,
especially the region above 1875 kHz. The window cannot be used fairly and
it is better to make use of the whole spectrum available. Even though many
stations are using bandwidth-limited antennas, you would be surprised how
much easier it can be higher in the band. Try it!"
Speaking of the 160, while amateur allocations on Top Band are becoming
wider and more uniform, there is still a lot of variation around the world.
Jeff K8ND has prepared a table of 160 meter amateur allocations
<http://www.k8nd.com/Radio/Planning/CQWW160/160FrequencyAllocation.pdf> for
download and handy reference in the contest this coming weekend.
EI8IC's unique (and free) Contest Log Mapping Tool, LogView
<http://www.mapability.com/ei8ic/logview> , has just been updated with the
results of 35 new contests. It works from an online database of about
970,000 W/VE call signs past and present to plot the QSOs in a
Cabrillo-format contest-log on one of eight different maps of North America.
You can step through the log manually, or animate the contest at a range of
speeds and watch QSOs build up. Each spot can be annotated with a call sign
label, and you can keep a running check of multipliers worked with
position-distance-bearing information for each QSO. All the maps you create
can be saved for offline viewing and detailed future analysis. (Thanks, Tim
EI8IC)
Writing on PCMag.com John Dvorak pans the effects of Visicalc's invention in
The <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2338796,00.asp> 30th Anniversary
of the (No Good) Spreadsheet App. As a frequent user (and over-user) of
spreadsheets, I was simultaneously amused, horrified, and enlightened by the
article.
CQ Magazine announced a new e-mail list
<http://mailman.sunserver.com/mailman/listinfo/WorldRadio-L> has been
established to notify readers of the availability of each new issue of
WorldRadio magazine, which is converting to a free online-only publication.
SatMagazine <http://www.satmagazine.com/cgi-bin/display_edition.cgi> , a
free Web-based magazine is also available on-line and this month's issue is
dedicated to Cubesats. AMSAT and Amateur Radio are mentioned, as well. The
first English issue of the free electronic Amateur Radio magazine Ham-Mag
<http://www.ham-mag.com/> is also available. The first issue can be
downloaded and if you subscribe (subscriptions are free) the magazine will
be emailed to you each month. (From AMSAT News Service Bulletin 011.05)
The sad news regarding Don Doughty W6EEN reached me following his passing on
the evening of 16 January. Don had suffered a stroke earlier in the week.
His highly capable and impressive station was a beacon from Southern
California on the HF bands and he hosted numerous guest operators, many of
whom have posted testimonials to the hospitality of Don and Phyllis. Don
supported many ham radio organizations; ARRL, QCWA, NCDXC and others. We'll
all regret not hearing "dit dit dah-dit" in the coming contest season.
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Check out the great articles from Finland in CCF's online magazine,
"Pileup"!
Contest Club Finland's PileUP! <http://www.helsinki.fi/~korpela/PU/PU.html>
52-page PDF magazine is available for downloading. The next issue is
scheduled to be available in mid-March. (Thanks, Ilkka OH1WZ)
Web Site of the Week- Wired Magazine's Web site <http://www.wired.com/>
offers a useful page called "Jargon Watch". Hams love jargon, but sometimes
even we are stumped by the new words and word-like-objects finding their way
into our daily information stream. Becoming a jargo-naut for a few minutes
will rub a new wrinkle into your cerebral cortex in the time it takes to
say, "Wack!"
WORD TO THE WISE
Robot--the automated email system by which electronic contest logs are
submitted. While the word conjures the vision of old W1ICD cartoons with a
frazzled contest editor sorting through stacks of paper, the new robot is
really a program. It watches those log submission Inboxes and is quick to
scan through your log, making it ready for the log checking process that
begins later. While the robot is occasionally implacable or obtuse, it would
be hard to imagine contest sponsors dealing with the old regimen of paper
and diskettes.
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
Here's a band I'll bet you haven't worked--they're called Eddy
<http://www.myspace.com/eddycurrentsuppressionring> Current Suppression
Ring after an element of a power transformer. The band hails from Zone 30
and the Melbourne lads will be coming to the US next year for a fuse-blowing
tour.
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Once upon a time, mechanical pencils were considered to be an operating
advantage. This image of an ARRL Operating Aid No. 6 shows why. (Thanks,
Phil K3UA)
As radio amateurs, we tend to be aware of seasonal variations in the
ionosphere invisible to the non-ham, but the remarkable Astronomy Picture of
the Day <http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090115.html> for 15 January
shows a very visible variation observed with the barest minimum of
equipment.
Ramon XE1KK went on a short trip to NA-124 and has published a presentation
about his <http://files.xe1kk.com/XE1KK-XF1.pdf> "lunch time" expedition.
It is quite interesting, especially considering the very simple setup and
the short time on the islands. Joaquin, XE1R, made a video
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGaatmYRCL8&feature=email> that is on
Youtube, recording several QSOs from his home.
Many new contesters that got started in the Age of Computer Logging may have
never experienced the pleasure of using an Op Aid 6 for 48 hours. Phil K3UA
dug out this beauty <http://www.k5tr.net/misc/2007_10_03_21_36_38.pdf> ,
scanned it, and made it available on line. So when the software asks if you
want to use the "visible dupe sheet", this is what it's referring to.
I don't think it will be showing up in Tim K3LR's multi-multi stations any
time soon, but here's a neat video about making a simple
<http://www.wimp.com/radiofun/> receiver. I love the thumbtacks and paper
clips as connectors! (Thanks, Tim K3LR)
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
The results for the 2008 CQ 160 contest <http://cq160.com/> are now
available on the Web. You will find a copy of the article, along with
scores, expanded soapbox and operator lists. The 2007 results are posted, as
well. (Thanks, CQ 160 Contest Director, Andy N2NT)
2008 Worked All Europe (WAE) CW results <http://waedc.de/> are now
available on the WAE Web site. (Thanks, WAE DX Contest Manager, Joerg,
DL8WPX)
Updated <http://wrtc.radio-sport.net/US_ranks0109.htm> WRTC Results have
been compiled and posted on NS3T's radio-sport.net. As we close in on the
final qualifying event for WRTC-2010, the competition is really exciting to
watch.
These folks wouldn't stand a chance against a seasoned contester--or would
they? Check out the Couch Potato Contest!
<http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2009-01/04/content_7363935.htm> (Thanks,
Bruce AA5B)
OPERATING TIP
You can't have a new year without a resolution, so resolve to make 2009 the
year in which you learn a new trick--operating or technical. I'll bet you're
already on the way to making that happen!
TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION
Alan K0BG has released another good eham article on safe mobile
installations <http://www.eham.net/articles/20723> . This should be of
particular interest to the VHF+ rovers and HF mobile contesters. We make
more intensive use of our equipment while in motion and often have lots of
extra gear installed on a temporary basis. Consider your safety when gearing
up for the next road trip!
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Alan K0BG has written a LOT about mobile operating and installation. His Web
site has tons of useful photos. (Photo K0BG)
The use of braided strap as an RF grounding conductor has largely been
discontinued by commercial and military station builders, particularly
outside. How come? Frank W3LPL answers the question, "Braid works well when
it's under pressure and protected from corrosion, for example in coax cable
where it's under pressure and protected by the jacket. It's fine for dc, as
well, because there's no RF skin effect. However, braid is a poor performer
for indoor RF applications and an extremely bad performer outdoors because
the skin effect forces the RF to jump from wire to wire each time at each
braided overlap. The joints aren't under pressure, so the quality of the
connections is poor. Outdoors the joints corrode and the connections are
terrible. In both cases the resistance of the braid joints is poor. So, for
RF connections use copper wire or strap. You can use stainless steel as a
buffer between copper and galvanize to avoid galvanic action (except in a
salt spray environment)."
If you are rebuilding or modifying an amplifier and the new tubes require a
higher or lower voltage, a new filament transformer can be hard to find and
expensive. A less expensive way to get the new voltage is to add a small 1
or 2 amp Variac in the primary connection to the existing filament
transformer. These are often available at low prices on eBay or other
e-commerce Web sites. (Thanks, Carl KM1H)
Here's a device that was science fiction not so long ago. Analog Devices has
just announced the release of the ADF4350 integrated synthesizer chip
<http://pentonelectronicinfo.net/r/?ZXU=764383&ZXD=145177> . It's a single,
low phase-noise synthesizer with continuous tuning range from 137.5 MHz to
4.4 GHz. I can certainly see a lot of interesting uses for this in the VHF+
contester's technical toolbox.
Technical Web Site of the Week--What IS my grid square, anyway? We all
generally know the grid square of our home QTH, but what it you are on
vacation or just traveling (roving) and need to know? Here are four Web
sites that will help you find out:
ARRLWeb: Grid Locators <http://www.arrl.org/locate/gridinfo.html> and Grid
Squares
ARRLWeb: Calculate Grid <http://www.arrl.org/locate/grid.html> Square
F6FVY's GoogleMaps grid <http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/> calculator
QTH or grid square <http://qth.map.googlepages.com/> locator with a
distance calculator
(Thanks, Larry RW4WZ)
CONVERSATION
It's Our Turn
Rhetoric is swirling like the snowflakes as a new President is
inaugurated--a time at which our country pauses to consider the future and
the steady march of history as a nation. Parallels can be drawn between the
challenges writ large across an entire society and the challenges that face
amateur radio. In the previous issue of the Contest Update, I wrote about
another golden age of amateur radio. I didn't say how it would come or even
that we would know when it had arrived. But I do know this: It is up to all
of us--from the newest Technician to the DXCC lifetime total's
last-man-standing winner--to make sure that there will be a fertile amateur
radio in which the seeds of that golden age can germinate and flourish.
As we are challenged to put a shoulder to our country's wheel at large, we
should not neglect the comparatively diminutive wheel of amateur radio, also
in need of its many shoulders. To be sure, amateur radio is an activity in
which we choose to participate, or not, depending on our circumstances and
inclinations. By and large, it does not directly put bread on our tables or
raise our children, but it is an activity with many benefits to its
practitioners and to the public at large. Thus, it is surely a worthy goal
to insure amateur radio's continued vitality in the years ahead.
The readers of this newsletter are predominately interested the competitive
wheels of amateur radio--contesting, DX-ing, chasing awards, or just
extending their own abilities and skills in competition with themselves. We
can take pride in the many advances to which our shoulders have been bent.
But what of amateur radio, the service? Amateur radio, the community? How
can we, who seek and understand the power of multipliers, multiply our own
efforts to keep the wheel of amateur radio turning free and true? There are
many ways.
Know your vision for amateur radio! Ask those that head your organizations
and societies to share their vision. Articulate your vision and ask others
to do the same. Engage others and grow. Find common purpose where you can
and learn from the vision of others where you do not. Amateur radio has
never remained static, always changing, steered by those with vision for the
future. The amateur radio we experience today is the amalgamation of the
many visions of the past.
Take action! It is not enough to make wishes for amateur radio. Neither is
it acceptable to wait for others to do the work of turning the wheel.
Amateur radio is, and always has been, a work in progress and each of us has
a job to do in that great enterprise, one hundred years of age and counting.
The ARRL and every club and contest and award were started by a handful of
amateurs that took action when action was called for.
Lead by example. Be the amateur radio that you wish it to be. By its very
nature, amateur radio is a public activity. Your conduct on the air, at
meetings, on the Internet--all make a statement about you and make amateur
radio what it is today. Make known your principles and then live by them not
only in the calm between contests, but in the din of a crowded band and
changing propagation.
Lead by instruction. Teach others what they need to know. Knowledge is
useless if not given to others where it can be turned into information, then
to wisdom, and beyond. We are awash in the Information Age. There have never
been so many opportunities, venues, and technologies for spreading and
multiplying knowledge. If you see the need to instruct, then take it upon
yourself to do so or help others in doing so.
Find a wheel and push it. All around you are opportunities crying out for a
shoulder to help roll the wheel along; a contest sponsor's committee, an
unfilled club leadership position, a work day to help raise an antenna, a
training class or licensing exam session. If you are pushing a wheel, keep
pushing, and let us all know at the satisfaction you feel in doing so.
Build a wheel. Every wheel added to the engine of amateur radio propels it
faster, farther, smoother. That great idea will count for naught, should it
stay out of sight on a notebook page, in a computer file, on your workbench,
or in your mind. Drill that hole, solder that component, write that code,
raise that antenna and start a new wheel turning.
Tell others about the wheel by rolling it out into the light of day so that
others will appreciate your wheel and come to help you get it turning
faster, perhaps adding their own ideas and vision. Every powerful wheel of
amateur radio turning today started as a little wheel, stopping and
starting, getting stuck, slipping and sliding, only to be propelled forward
by the shoulders of individual amateurs, just like you.
Help the newcomer as you asked for help from the old-timer. It is impossible
to go forward if we do not welcome and encourage and lift up those new to
our ranks. Respect every other ham for what they bring to amateur radio and
listen for the skills and experience they possess, even if, especially if,
they are different from your own. Remember that amateur radio is a process,
a journey, in which we are all engaged. There is always one more ham ahead
of us, no matter how many are behind.
Capture the stories. Write your own story. Sing your own song. Amateur radio
has many fascinating and exciting stories to tell; of technology, of
operating, of competition, of failures and of successes. Our stories are
what bind us together and help us remain an "us"--and not a disconnected
collection of "thems". The stories of yesterday, today, and tomorrow are all
of equal importance in the growing story of amateur radio.
Be amateur radio. Get on the air outside of your regular bands and modes and
activities. Take some time to mingle with the great crowd of thousands and
thousands of hams engaging in their own amateur radio. Learn, grow, and make
amateur radio bigger and better with every contact and every meeting. Take
the story and excitement of amateur radio outside our borders to those who
may have forgotten or never known of our existence.
Take joy in amateur radio and the magic that springs to life every time the
power switch is pressed. Don't let amateur radio become a chore. Don't let
doubts and doubters darken your enjoyment. Take pleasure in the experiences
and accomplishments of other hams and it will return to you many times over.
And never forget that there can be no "last ham". For there to be an amateur
radio, there must be more than one for amateur radio is bigger than any of
us could be by ourselves, transmitting alone without a responding signal to
decipher and wrestle from the static, and no sibling ham to greet. Together,
all of us must push that wheel along to the future where other shoulders
will surely be waiting for us to deliver amateur radio to them.
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CONTESTS
21 January through 3 February
An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral
<http://www.arrl.org/contest> in PDF format is available. Check the
sponsor's Web site for information on operating time restrictions and other
instructions.
HF CONTESTS
NAQCC Monthly Straight Key Sprint--CW, from Jan 22 0130Z to Jan 22 0330Z.
Bands (MHz):3.5-14, Monthly on 2nd or 3rd Wednesday. Exchange: RST, S/P/C,
and NAQCC member number or power. Logs due: 4 days. Rules
<http://www.usatek.net/~yoel/>
CQ WW 160 Meter Contest--CW, from Jan 23 2200Z to Jan 25 2200Z. Bands
(MHz):1.8 Exchange: RST and S/P/C. Logs due: Feb 26. Rules
<http://www.cq160.com/>
YLISSB QSO Party--Phone, from Jan 24 0000Z to Jan 25 2359Z. Bands
(MHz):1.8-28 Exchange: Call sign, RS(T), ISSB number. Logs due: Mar 20.
Rules <http://www.ylsystem.org/>
REF French Contest--CW, from Jan 24 0600Z to Jan 25 1800Z. Bands
(MHz):3.5-28 Exchange: RST and serial or department ID. Logs due: 30 days.
Rules <http://www.ref-union.org/concours>
BARTG RTTY Sprint--Digital, from Jan 24 1200Z to Jan 25 1200Z. Bands
(MHz):3.5-28 Exchange: Serial. Logs due: Mar 1. Rules
<http://www.bartg.org.uk/>
Winter Field Day--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jan 24 1200Z to Jan 25 1200Z. Bands
(MHz):1.8-28, 50+ Exchange: Call sign, RS(T), category, local temp. Logs
due: Mar 1. Rules <http://www.spar-hams.org/>
UBA Contest--Phone, from Jan 24 1300Z to Jan 25 1300Z. Bands (MHz):3.5-28
Exchange: RS and serial. Logs due: 30 days. Rules <http://www.uba.be/>
Classic Exchange--CW, from Jan 25 1400Z to Jan 26 0800Z. Bands (MHz):1.8-28,
50, 144: CW 1.810, 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.135, 28.050, 50.100, 144.100 .
Exchange: RST, QTH, Receiver, Transmitter. Rules
<http://www.qsl.asti.com/CX>
WAB Top Band Phone Contest--Phone, from Jan 31 1900Z to Jan 31 2300Z. Bands
(MHz):1.8 Exchange: See Web site. Logs due: Feb 21. Rules
<http://www.worked-all-britain.co.uk/contest>
QRP Winter Fireside SSB Sprint--Phone, from Feb 1 2000Z to Feb 1 2359Z.
Bands (MHz):3.5-28: 3.865, 7.285, 14.285, 21.385, 28.385. Exchange: RS,
S/P/C, QRP ARCI number or power. Logs due: Mar 8. Rules
<http://www.qrparci.org/>
Spartan Sprint--CW, from Feb 3 0200Z to Feb 3 0400Z. Bands (MHz):3.5-28
Monthly on first Monday. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, power. Logs due: Thurs. Rules
<http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com/>
VHF+ CONTESTS
Winter Field Day--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jan 24 1200Z to Jan 25 1200Z. Bands
(MHz):1.8-28 50+ Exchange: Call sign, RS(T), category, local temp. Logs due:
Mar 1. Rules <http://www.spar-hams.org/>
Classic Exchange--CW, from Jan 25 1400Z to Jan 26 0800Z. Bands (MHz):1.8-28,
50, 144: CW 1.810, 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.135, 28.050, 50.100, 144.100 .
Exchange: RST, QTH, Receiver, Transmitter. Rules
<http://www.qsl.asti.com/CX>
LOG DUE DATES
21 January through 3 February
January 21 - ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint, email logs to:
contest at qrparci.org, paper logs and diskettes to: ARCI Holiday Spirits, c/o
Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St. W, Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3,
Canada. Rules
<http://www.qrparci.org/component/option,com_extcalendar/Itemid,/extmode,vie
w/extid,65/lang,en/>
January 22 - AGB New Year Snowball Contest, email logs to: eu1eu at qsl.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: Igor "Harry" Getmann, EU1EU, PO Box 143, Minsk
220005, BELARUS. Rules <http://www.qsl.net/eu1eu/agb_nysb.htm>
January 24 - North American QSO Party, CW, email logs to: (see rules, web
upload preferred), upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.php,
paper logs and diskettes to: Bruce Horn, WA7BNM, 4225 Farmdale Avenue,
Studio City, CA 91604, USA. Rules <http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php>
January 26 - DARC 10-Meter Contest, email logs to: 10m at dxhf.darc.de, paper
logs and diskettes to: (none). Rules
<http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedczr.htm>
January 26 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, email logs to: (none), upload
log at: http://www.fpqrp.com/autolog.php, paper logs and diskettes to:
(none). Rules <http://www.fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.php>
January 28 - PODXS 070 Club QRP DX Scramble, email logs to: n3dqu at yahoo.com,
paper logs and diskettes to: Jay Budzowski, N3DQU, 070 Club QRP DX Scramble,
109 S Northview Ave, New Castle, PA 16102-1633, USA. Rules
<http://www.podxs070.com/contests/qrp_dx_scramble_rules2008.htm>
January 30 - Fall Classic Country Uncle DX Event, email logs to:
sid at countryuncledx.com, paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Rules
<http://www.countryuncledx.com/contests.html>
January 31 - Stew Perry Topband Challenge, email logs to:
tbdc at contesting.com, paper logs and diskettes to: BARC, 15125 SE Bartell Rd,
Boring, OR 97009, USA. Rules <http://jzap.com/k7rat/stew.rules.txt>
January 31 - Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party, email logs to: (none),
paper logs and diskettes to: Dave Ruch, NF0J, PO Box 20696, Bloomington, MN
55420-0696, USA. Rules <http://arlhs.com/LCL-2008-guidelines.html>
January 31 - RAC Winter Contest, email logs to: canadawinter at rac.ca, paper
logs and diskettes to: Radio Amateurs of Canada, 720 Belfast Road, Suite
217, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5, Canada. Rules
<http://www.rac.ca/service/contesting/files/2008%20Rules%20-%20French-Englis
h%20with%20Entry%20Form.pdf>
January 31 - SARTG New Year RTTY Contest, email logs to: contest at sartg.com,
paper logs and diskettes to: SARTG Contest Manager, Ewe Hakansson, SM7BHM,
Pilspetsvagen 4, SE-291 66 KRISTIANSTAD, SWEDEN. Rules
<http://www.sartg.com/contest/nyrules.htm>
January 31 - AGCW Happy New Year Contest, email logs to: hnyc at agcw.de, paper
logs and diskettes to: Daniel Schirmer, DL5SE, Am Teich 15, 25917 Stadum,
Germany. Rules <http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Happy_New_Year_Contest>
January 31 - NRAU-Baltic Contest, CW, email logs to: oh6rx at sral.fi, paper
logs and diskettes to: NRAU-Baltic Contest, Jussi-Pekka Sampola, Tolbyn
niittytie 23B, FI-65460 Tolby, Finland. Rules
<http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/nrau.htm>
January 31 - NRAU-Baltic Contest, SSB, email logs to: oh6rx at sral.fi, paper
logs and diskettes to: NRAU-Baltic Contest, Jussi-Pekka Sampola, Tolbyn
niittytie 23B, FI-65460 Tolby, Finland. Rules
<http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/nrau.htm>
January 31 - North American QSO Party, SSB, email logs to: (see rules, web
upload preferred), upload log at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.php,
paper logs and diskettes to: Bruce Horn, WA7BNM, 4225 Farmdale Avenue,
Studio City, CA 91604, USA. Rules <http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php>
January 31 - Original QRP Contest, email logs to: oqrpc at qrpcc.de, paper logs
and diskettes to: Dr.Hartmut Weber, DJ7ST, Schlesierweg 13, D-38228
SALZGITTER, Germany. Rules <http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html>
February 1 - International Naval Contest, email logs to:
mick_g3lik at ntlworld.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Mick Puttick, G3LIK,
21 Sandyfield Crescent, Cowplain, Waterlooville, Hants, PO8 8SQ, UK. Rules
<http://www.marinefunker.de/eng/show.php3?pos=18>
February 2 - ARRL RTTY Roundup, email logs to: RTTYRU at arrl.org, paper logs
and diskettes to: RTTY Roundup, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA.
Rules <http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/rtty.html>
February 3 - Kid's Day Contest, email logs to: (none), paper logs and
diskettes to: (see rules). Rules
<http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html>
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ARRL Contest Update wishes to acknowledge information from WA7BNM's Contest
Calendar <http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal> and SM3CER's Contest
Calendar <http://www.sk3bg.se/contest> .
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