[SFDXA] The ARRL Contest Update for May 8, 2013

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The ARRL Contest Update

May 8, 2013
Editor: Ward Silver, NØAX <mailto:rate-sheet at arrl.org>
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IN THIS ISSUE

  * That's Amore! - International EME Contest <#Contests>
  * Uniform Signal Strength - Armed Forces Comm Test <#Contests>
  * CQ WW CW Scores for 2012 Hit the Mailboxes <#News>
  * A Truly Boring Website <#Newsweek>
  * Ready for Some Improvement? <#Sights>
  * ARRL 160, Phone Sweeps, and Rookie Roundup Online <#Results>
  * RF Simulators - How They Do It <#Tech>
  * A Lofty Look at Batteries <#Techweek>
  * Calling Any QP <#Conversation>

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

Just outside the ham bands this weekend, listen for the military 
stations calling CQ and listening somewhere inside the ham bands. This 
might be a /real good/ time to learn how to operate split since QRMing a 
station with a call sign like WAR - outside the ham bands, to boot - 
doesn't sound like a really great idea. However, all of those stations 
will QSL automatically - don't worry, of course they know where you live!

BULLETINS

There are no bulletins in this issue.

BUSTED QSOS

The photo of W6KH in the previous issue should be credited to Bob N6TV 
and the drone video link was contributed by Tim K3HX.

CONTEST SUMMARY

Complete information <#Contests> for all contests follows the 
Conversation <#Conversation> section

*May 11-12*

  * CWops Monthly Mini-CWT Test (May 8)
  * NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint--CW (May 9)
  * Worldwide EME Contest.
  * EUCW Fraternizing CW QSO Party
  * Alessandro Volta RTTY DX Contest
  * Armed Forces Communications Test
  * CQ-M International DX Contest
  * Portuguese Navy Day
  * Nevada Mustang Roundup
  * FISTS Spring Sprint--CW
  * 50 MHz Spring Sprint
  * Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon

*May 18-19*

  * Worldwide EME Contest
  * Portuguese Navy Day--Digital
  * EU PSK DX Contest
  * His Majesty King of Spain Contest--CW
  * Feld-Hell Hamvention Sprint
  * Baltic Contest.
  * Run For the Bacon--CW (May 20)

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

The May issue of /CQ/ magazine is hitting mailboxes with the results 
from CQ WW CW 2012. This is considerably earlier than in past years - 
thanks, CQ! Updated WRTC-2014 Event Scores 
<http://www.wrtc2014.org/qualifying/qualification-standings> are now 
posted and in addition, a handful of other corrections/updates were 
posted for 4Z4DX, 9A3A and the ops at KH7X. Official results for 48 of 
the 55 qualifying events are now included, awaiting only the official 
results from Oceania DX, January's NAQP January, the February NA Sprint 
(Feb), and both modes of ARRL DX. (Thanks, WRTC-2014 Team Selection 
Director, Dan K1TO)

Those days of yesteryear - they seemed to have a pretty good sense of humor!

Online registration for the 2013 Central States VHF Society Conference 
<http://www.csvhfs.org/> is now open. The 2013 Conference will be held 
near Chicago at the Elk Grove Village, IL, Holiday Inn from Thursday 
July 25th until Sunday July 28. There will be Antenna Range (144 MHz-24 
GHz) measurements, Rover Row, Dish Display, and a Noise Figure 
Measurement Contest. This year will see the return of the free-admission 
"VHF-101" introductory session on Saturday morning. The banquet speaker 
will be ARRL CEO, Dave Sumner K1ZZ. (Thanks, Kermit W9XA)

The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Contest Group announces the 2013 DFW Contest 
Forum to be held on Friday, June 7 in conjunction with Ham Com at the 
Plano Center in Plano, Texas. Tickets to the kickoff luncheon, featuring 
speaker Doug Grant K1DG, may be purchased in advance either via Ham Com 
<http://www.hamcom.org/>, or the DFW Contest Group 
<http://www.dfwcontest.com/index.html>. The W5DXCC Dinner will follow in 
the evening and tickets for that are also available via Ham Com. 
(Thanks, Jim WØUO)

Do you need the up-to-date information on Dayton contest events? Try the 
K3LR web page (www.k3lr.com <http://www.k3lr.com>) for information on 
Contest University, Topband Dinner, Contest Dinner, and the four-night 
Contest SuperSuite. Links are at the bottom of the page. A free webinar 
<http://wwrof.org/webinar-archive/contest-university-and-dayton-contester-activities-by-tim-duffy-k3lr/> 
on Dayton contest activities is available, too!

A new NASA project is getting ready to learn a lot more about the 
ionosphere and its effects on communications and satellite services like 
GPS. The ICON (Ionospheric Connection) 
<http://icon.ssl.berkeley.edu/icon-selected-to-be-nasas-next-explorer-mission/> 
satellite will be launched in 2017 as part of the ongoing Heliophysics 
Explorer program. You can read more about one Minnesota professor 
<http://www.twincities.com/minnesota/ci_23062424/st-cloud-state-professor-is-part-nasa-project> 
who will be participating. If ICON can do for the ionosphere what SODO 
and STEREO have done for the solar side of propagation predictions, it 
will eventually have a huge impact. (Thanks, Lance W7GJ)

The National Voice Of America Museum of Broadcasting and Bethany Relay 
Station - a.k.a. the VOA museum <http://www.voamuseum.org/%E2%80%8E> - 
is holding their second annual Voice of America BBQ Bash on May 17 and 
18. The event is sponsored by the West Chester Rotary Club and a portion 
of festival proceeds will benefit the VOA museum. The VOA museum is 
located in the historic Bethany Relay Station building at 8070 
Tylersville Road in West Chester, Ohio, not far south of Dayton. The 
museum consists of collections and exhibits from the VOA-Bethany 
station; Media Heritage's Greater Cincinnati Museum of Broadcast 
History; the Gray History of Wireless Museum; and the control for the 
West Chester Amateur Radio Associatio 
<http://www.wc8voa.org/%E2%80%8E>n, best known as WC8VOA on the air. 
(Thanks, Eric W3DQ)

Matt WX5S operates regularly at W7RN - running up some solid scores in 
spite of significant health challenges. You can't keep a good ham off 
the air! (Photo by K5RC)

Bob WA1Z announces the release of a new version of the Super Check 
Partial <http://www.supercheckpartial.com/> database files this coming 
evening on (May 8) While it's too late to get your logs into this 
release, Bob is always collecting logs. Please attach your 
Cabrillo-formatted log to an email addressed to 
logs at supercheckpartial.com <mailto:logs at supercheckpartial.com>. Logs 
from any contest during the last 24 months are always appreciated.

Version 5.0 of Jim AD1C's ADIF County Conversion 
<http://software.ad1c.us/ADIF_County/> tool is now available. This 
program takes an ADIF file from a contest logger like WriteLog or N1MM, 
and converts the contest-specific county abbreviations into real ADIF 
field values which can be imported into a general-purpose logging program.

After four years of running the gang, the founders of the Arizona 
Outlaws Contest Club are turning the reins over to new leaders, 
effective June 1:

  * President - Mike Fulcher, KC7V
  * North Region VP - Bud Semon, N7CW
  * Central Region VP - Andy Warycka, NY7N
  * South Region VP - Bill Straw, KO7AA
  * Secretary/Treasurer - Larry Reader, KE2VB

The outgoing bunch of banditos - K8IA, W7ZR, AB7E, and N7RQ - did a 
great job during the first four years of the club! (Thanks, Bob K8IA)

Contest Update readers might want to browse to Chris, W2PA's history 
blog's most recent series <http://w2pa.net/HRH/crossingsi-aquitania> - a 
three-part posting on the Transatlantic Tests in 1921, originally billed 
as a "contest," and probably the first DX contest - maybe the first 
on-air contest of any kind.

Mike VE3GFN and Stan VE3TW operated as VE3RAC from Stan's station in the 
recent Ontario QSO Party. (Photo by VE3GFN)

The W9DXCC convention <http://www.w9dxcc.com/> committee has announced 
it will offer a six session class on Friday, September 20th, 2013, to 
help inform all hams interested in DX'ing" about general topics of 
interest to the DX community. The class will be held the day before the 
W9DXCC convention and has been designed for both new and experienced 
DX'ers. Each session will cover a different aspect of DX'ing and 
features speakers NN1N, K9LA, K9AJ, K9EL, K9NU and W9MU. Please contact 
W9MU <mailto:jack at w9mu.net> for additional details and information.

Yes, this clock certainly makes everything in the room seem ever so much 
more official. Why? It's a Morse Code clock 
<http://gizmodo.com/a-morse-code-clock-makes-everything-seem-more-official-492110395>! 
(Thanks, Chris KL9A)

Is it worth the trouble? This XKCD cartoon <http://www.xkcd.com/1205/> 
will answer the question!

*Web Site of the Week* - From the "Well Now You Know Department" - you 
have surely wondered where you would emerge having dug completely 
through the Earth below your feet. Now there is no question - find out 
using the Tunnel to the Other Side of the Earth 
<http://www.freemaptools.com/> web tool! (Thanks, Sean KX9X)

WORD TO THE WISE

Practice the way you play 
<http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3504-you-play-like-you-practice> - 
(Thanks, George K5TR)

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

CQ World Wide Contest Director, Randy K5ZD gave this presentation on 
"How Can You Improve As a Single Operator? 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VFYjRfBVwo>" at the recent Norsk 
Hammeeting. (Thanks, Bob K8IA)

Members of the band OK Go and a team of collaborators joined forces to 
capture the Sound of the Northern Lights 
<http://www.wired.com/design/2013/04/okgo-aurora-borealis/> in the 
northern village of Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. Not only did they listen, but 
they played along, including using a Swedish instrument called a 
nykelharpa. Good, good, good...good vibrations! (Thanks, Tim K3HX)

RESULTS AND RECORDS

Results like crazy - the extended results 
<http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles> for both the ARRL 160 
Meter Contest (by K9AY) and the November Phone Sweepstakes (by N2IC) are 
now online. Also take a look at the brand-new format for quick 
turnaround results of the April (Phone) Rookie Roundup 
<http://www.b4h.net/arrlrr/rr_scores201304.php> created by Bruce WA7BNM. 
Not only that, ARRL Contest Branch Manager, Sean KX9X reports that 
certificates for the 2012 ARRL DX Phone Single-Operator entries are 
hitting the mailboxes. From all reports, the new format and layout are 
worth the delay!

Looks like tough duty as Adam FO/K7ST gets on the air from a restaurant 
somewhere in the Marquesas. Looks like they keep a stock of cold 807s, 
too! Ah, but oui! Listen for Adam the occasional contest as he and Cindi 
FO/KF7UPI sail around the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by K7ST and KF7UPI)

Preliminary results for the February 2013 running of the North American 
QSO Party on RTTY are now on the /National Contest Journal 
<http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprttyprelim.php>/ website. If you see any 
problems, please contact contest manager, Mark K6UFO 
<mailto:k6ufo at arrl.net>. Final results will be published in the 
July/August 2012 issue of the NCJ. NAQP SSB manager, Bill ACØW 
<mailto:ssbnaqpmgr at ncjweb.com>, reports that revised preliminary results 
for the 2013 January NAQP SSB contest have been posted on the NCJ web 
site, too. Please let Bill know if you see any errors.

If you worked all seven of the record-setting Florida QSO Party's 
<http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/> special 1x1 call signs, and it is 
reported that at least 494 stations did so, there is no need for you to 
request a certificate. It will be automatically emailed to you in the 
coming weeks as a PDF file if your Cabrillo-formatted log contained your 
email address. If you did not include your email address, resubmit your 
log or contact the organizers at logs at floridaqsoparty.org 
<mailto:logs at floridaqsoparty.org>. (Thanks, Chris WF3C and Dan K1TO)

The 2013 Minnesota QSO Party results 
<http://www.w0aa.org/docs/mnqp/MNQP_2013_RESULTS.pdf> are now posted for 
all to enjoy along with brand-new and colorful MNQP certificates. 
Contest committee member, Mark WAØMHJ, extends appreciation and thanks 
to both the faithful and the newcomer participants who helped set 
another participation record.

OPERATING TIP

You may have read the DX Code of Conduct that is directed at DXers, 
presenting guidelines for operating in a way that could bring order and 
make pileups more civil. Less widely known is that "The DX Code of 
Conduct" Web pages also contain a set of guidelines for DXpeditioners or 
DXpeditioner's Code. To clarify this situation, DX University 
<http://www.dxuniversity.com/> offers clearly delineated guidelines for 
both DXpeditioners and DXers. They are referred to separately as "Best 
Practices for DXpedition Operating" and "Best Practices for Courteous 
and Efficient DXing" on the DX University web site. This might be a real 
good time to read both!

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TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

For the interested reader with some technical background, the online 
paper "Introduction to RF Simulation and its Application 
<icslwebs.ee.ucla.edu/dejan/researchwiki/images/3/30/Rf-sim.pdf>" by Ken 
Kundert provides an introduction to RF simulation methods and how they 
account for the characteristics of RF circuits and components when 
performing simulations at RF.

Getting ready for some QSOs, Adam FO/K7ST and Cindi FO/KF7UPI are 
putting up the Bravo-5 portable vertical dipole to add you to the log 
from the Marquesas. (Photo from K7ST)

What's the difference between RS-232 and RS-485? The former is quite 
common in the radio shack as a serial interface. Sometimes characterized 
as "Party-line RS-232", the latter is occasionally found in 
"daisy-chained" serial interfaces. The two standards are cousins but do 
you know the difference? Louis Frenzel W5LEF explains in this 
/Electronic Design/ article 
<http://electronicdesign.com/what-s-difference-between/what-s-difference-between-rs-232-and-rs-485-serial-interfaces>.

The /ARRL Handbook/ and numerous other references that used graphics 
from Amphenol have an error in the step-by-step procedure to install 
Type N connectors. The procedure omits the washer between the nut and 
gasket at the back of the shell. The instructions 
<http://www.amphenolrf.com/products/AssemblyInstructions/typen.pdf> have 
been corrected in the online version. (Thanks, Bruce WA3SWJ)

 From the weekly Make: Newsletter <newsletter.makezine.com> comes a 
handy tip for gluers: "After using Shoe Goo or contact cement in those 
toothpaste-type tubes, first wipe the threaded neck after use, then 
apply a thin coat of petroleum jelly on the threads only. You'll be able 
to twist the cap off with ease every time. --Matthew Gryczan"

Made from three strips of foam-core board, some handy screws and nuts, 
and whatever carpenter's level is at hand, this inexpensive clinometer 
only does two angles - 30 and 45 degrees. That keeps the math simple and 
the price is right! (Photo by NØAX)

How high is that thing, anyway? Trees, towers, antennas, buildings - 
they all yield their secrets to the proper use of a clinometer. You can 
learn how to make and use one in this Instructables article 
<http://www.instructables.com/id/Using-a-clinometer-to-measure-height/>.

Here's another handy project - a mobile-phone charger 
<http://electronicdesign.com/power/adapters-charge-cell-phones-using-standard-aa-batteries> 
that uses standard AA batteries! A little soldering and a few parts 
create this power converter that plugs into the USB port of your phone. 
This could be terrifically useful gadget when your usual power 
source...doesn't.

Hams are inventive and like to "repurpose" stuff. My personal vice is 
acquiring jars and plastic bins for putting parts in...but let's not 
talk about that. Check out the 99 Life Hacks 
<http://siriuslymeg.tumblr.com/post/33738057928/99-life-hacks-to-make-your-life-easier> 
website for good ideas in general and many will immediately be seen to 
have applications around the shack and workbench! (Thanks, Joanna W6YL)

*Technical Web Site of the Week* - So why did that 787 Dreamliner 
battery catch on fire, anyway? And what changes were made to recertify 
the battery? Here's an /Electronic Design article 
<http://electronicdesign.com/blog/dreamliner-battery-fire-solutions-and-concerns?NL=ED-03&Issue=ED-03_20130424_ED-03_457&[email protected]&YM_MID=1389241&sfvc4enews=42>/ 
about the whole affair. You might also find the Electropaedia 
<http://www.mpoweruk.com/index.htm> website on batteries and energy 
references useful, too! (Thanks, Rich KZ9K)

CONVERSATION

Calling Any QP

While rambling around the wilds of south-central Missouri in the 2013 MO 
QSO Party, I made QSOs with stations in the QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party as 
well as the SP DX Contest. After some minor confusion, we managed to 
exchange all of the necessary information. Everybody went away happy and 
with their logs a little longer.

A couple of weekends later the North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska 
QSO Parties lined up to create the High Plains QSO Parties (still 
separate contests). Just this last weekend, the annual /collision 
grande/ found the airwaves full of regional adventures: Seventh District 
QSO Party or 7QP (seven states), New England QSO Party (six more 
states), and just to be different, the single-state Indiana QSO Party. 
That's 28 percent of the way to Worked All States right there!

The editor's rural Missouri QTH is so high ("How high is it, Mr 
Editor?") that you drive through the Elayer to get there! Well, I only 
do it sporadically. (Photo by KDØPES)

So just how do you go about calling CQ on that kind of weekend, anyway? 
Sean KX9X was out doing a mobile run for the NEQP and decided he would 
call CQ for "Any QSO Party". What the heck - all comers welcome - what 
do you need? I've got it! It's like an on-the-air baseball card 
convention - everybody has something for everybody else.

Well. Why not make this official and create the AnyQP, a contest made up 
of contests? I can hear the logging software authors groaning and 
reaching for the Bayer bottle now. Here are my proposed rules:

  * Enter all of the State or Province QSO parties during a single weekend.
  * All QSOs must be made in accordance with the rules of each QSO
    party, including time limits.
  * Complete information must be exchanged during the QSO for all QSO
    Parties in which each station is participating.
  * Logs *MUST* be submitted for all QSO parties for which you exchange
    information - yes, even the little ones must get your log.
  * Your final score starts with the sum of all multipliers times the
    sum of all QSO points, then add bonus points awarded by any QSO
    party multiplied by the number of QSO parties you enter.
  * The prize? A QP doll, of course!

Checking the contest calendar, the last weekend of August looks 
promising with the Hawaii, Ohio, and Kansas QSO Parties all in play. And 
why limit ourselves to just state QSO parties? Every weekend has several 
contests going full bore from /somewhere/! What would you do if on the 
Worked All Europe weekend, some station asked for QTC? Add 'em up, 
multiply 'em out, and have fun! CQ AnyQP!

73, Ward NØAX

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CONTESTS

*8 May through 21 May*

An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral in PDF format 
<http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar> is available. Check the sponsor's 
Web site for information on operating time restrictions and other 
instructions.

*HF CONTESTS*

CWops Monthly Mini-CWT Test--CW, from May 8, 1300Z - See website. 
Multiple time periods. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Twice monthly on 2nd and 4th 
Wed, 18 to 28 kHz above band edge. Exchange: Name, member number or 
S/P/C. Logs due: 2 days. Rules <http://www.cwops.org/onair.html>

NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint--CW, from May 9, 0030Z to May 9, 0230Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-14. Monthly on 2nd Tuesday or 3rd Wednesday local time 
(alternating). Exchange: RST, S/P/C, and NAQCC mbr nr or power. Logs 
due: 4 days. Rules <http://naqcc.info/sprint201305.html>

EUCW Fraternizing CW QSO Party--CW, from May 11, 1000Z - See website. 
Multiple time periods. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST, name, club, 
member number. Logs due: Jun 30. Rules <http://www.eucw.org/>

Alessandro Volta RTTY DX Contest--Digital, from May 11, 1200Z to May 12, 
1200Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST, serial, CQ zone. Logs due: 
Jun 30. Rules <http://www.contestvolta.com/>

Armed Forces Comm'ns Test--Phone,Digital, from May 11, 1200Z to May 12, 
2400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. See website for specific station schedules. 
Exchange: RS(T). Logs due: no logs. Rules <http://www.netcom.army.mil/mars>

CQ-M International DX Contest--Phone,CW, from May 11, 1200Z to May 12, 
1200Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS(T) and serial. Logs due: 30 
days. Rules <http://www.cq-m.andys.ru/>

Portuguese Navy Day--Phone,CW, from May 11, 1500Z to May 12, 1500Z. 
Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T), serial, CQ zone. Logs due: 20 
days. Rules <http://www.nra.pt/>

Nevada Mustang Roundup--Phone,CW,Digital, from May 11, 1700Z to May 12, 
1700Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RS(T) and S/P/C or NV county. 
Logs due: Jun 15. Rules <http://www.nvqsoparty.info/>

FISTS Spring Sprint--CW, from May 11, 1700Z to May 11, 2100Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T), S/P/C, name, FISTS nr or power. Logs 
due: 30 days. Rules <http://www.fists.org/operating.html#sprints>

Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon--CW, from May 12, 1200Z to May 12, 
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RST, QTH, name, member nr if 
member. Logs due: 5 days. Rules <http://www.skccgroup.com/>

Portuguese Navy Day--Digital, from May 18, 0800Z to May 18, 1500Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST, serial, CQ zone. Logs due: 20 days. Rules 
<http://www.nra.pt/>

EU PSK DX Contest--Digital, from May 18, 1200Z to May 19, 1200Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and EU area code or serial. Logs due: 30 
days. Rules <http://www.eu.srars.org/>

His Majesty King of Spain Contest--CW, from May 18, 1200Z to May 19, 
1200Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST and serial or EA province. 
Logs due: Jun 10. Rules <http://www.ure.es/>

Feld-Hell Hamvention Sprint--Digital, from May 18, 1500Z - See website. 
Multiple time periods. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Monthly on 3rd Saturday. 
Exchange: RST, S/P/C, Feld-Hell member nr. Logs due: 7 days. Rules 
<http://www.feldhellclub.org/>

Baltic Contest--Phone,CW, from May 18, 2100Z to May 19, 0200Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5. Exchange: RS(T) and serial. Logs due: Jul 1. Rules 
<http://www.lrsf.lt/bcontest/english/rules_html.htm>

Run For the Bacon--CW, from May 20, 0200Z to May 20, 0400Z. Bands (MHz): 
1.8-28. Monthly on 3rd Sunday night (local). Exchange: RST, S/P/C, 
Flying Pig nr or power. Rules <http://www.fpqrp.org/>

*VHF+ CONTESTS*

Worldwide EME Contest--Phone,CW, from May 11, 0000Z to May 12, 2400Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.2G. Exchange: TMO/RS(T) and "R". Logs due: Jun 25. Rules 
<http://www.dubus.org/>

50 MHz Spring Sprint--Phone,CW,Digital, from May 11, 2300Z to May 12, 
0300Z. Bands (MHz): 50. Exchange: Grid square (6-character preferred). 
Logs due: 14 days. Rules <http://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints>

Worldwide EME Contest--Phone,CW, from May 18, 0000Z to May 19, 2400Z. 
Bands (MHz): 5.7G. Exchange: TMO/RS(T) and "R". Logs due: Jun 25. Rules 
<http://www.dubus.org/>

Nevada Mustang Roundup--Phone,CW,Digital, from May 11, 1700Z to May 12, 
1700Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RS(T) and S/P/C or NV county. 
Logs due: Jun 15. Rules <http://www.nvqsoparty.info/>

Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon--CW, from May 12, 1200Z to May 12, 
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RST, QTH, name, member nr if 
member. Logs due: 5 days. Rules <http://www.skccgroup.com/>

LOG DUE DATES

*May 8 through May 21*

  * May 9 - ARS Spartan Sprint <http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/>
  * May 9 - 432 MHz Spring Sprint
    <https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2013-announcement-rules>
  * May 10 - ES Open HF Championship
    <http://www.erau.ee/index.php?Itemid=94>
  * May 10 - SP DX RTTY Contest <http://www.pkrvg.org/zbior.html>
  * May 10 - ARI International DX Contest
    <http://www.ari.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1981%3Aari-international-dx-contest-2013-&catid=250%3Aari-international&Itemid=270&lang=en>
  * May 11 - CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/onair.html>
  * May 11 - NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint
    <http://naqcc-eu.org/sprints/rules/current.pdf>
  * May 12 - NCCC Sprint Ladder <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
  * May 12 - NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint
    <http://naqcc.info/sprint201305.html>
  * May 13 - 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital
    <http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSO%20Party%20Rules.pdf>
  * May 13 - Helvetia Contest
    <http://uska.ch/fileadmin/download/Contest/KW/1-static/KW120101e.pdf>
  * May 13 - RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB
    <http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/r80mcc.shtml>
  * May 14 - JIDX CW Contest <http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html>
  * May 14 - Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest
    <http://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32>
  * May 15 - Araucaria VHF Contest <http://www.avhfc.com/rules/avhfc_ee.pdf>
  * May 15 - North Dakota QSO Party <http://www.k0ln.com/ndqsop13.pdf>
  * May 15 - Georgia QSO Party <http://www.georgiaqsoparty.org/>
  * May 15 - Nebraska QSO Party
    <http://www.qcwa.org/chapter025-rules-ne-qsl-party.pdf>
  * May 18 - Ontario QSO Party <http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm>
  * May 18 - TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest
    <http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_rules.html>
  * May 19 - SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
    <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
  * May 20 - 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW
    <http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSO%20Party%20Rules.pdf>
  * May 20 - Microwave Spring Sprint
    <https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2013-announcement-rules>
  * May 20 - Michigan QSO Party <http://www.miqp.org/Rules.htm>
  * May 21 - CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest
    <http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf/Regulamento_Ing.pdf>
  * May 21 - EA-QRP CW Contest
    <http://www.eaqrp.com/index.php/actividades/concurso/2-uncategorised/149-concurso-de-telegrafia-2013>

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