[SFDXA] The ARRL Contest Update for November 20, 2013

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The ARRL Contest Update

November 20, 2013
Editor: Ward Silver, NØAX <mailto:rate-sheet at arrl.org>
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IN THIS ISSUE

  * Code-a-palooza - CQ World Wide CW Contest <#Contests>
  * Unlimited Category in ARRL Contests <#News>
  * Pacific NW VHF Conference Proceedings Online <#Newsweek>
  * Engines Of A Different Sort <#Sights>
  * August UHF Results Online <#Results>
  * UHF Connectors - Revealed! <#Tech>
  * A Spitfire On the Airwaves <#Techweek>
  * Sweepstakes Abroad <#Conversation>

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

If you have a modest station, would like to put some DX in your log, and 
can handle a key or paddle, the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest is the only 
game in town this weekend. WW CW is usually on Thanksgiving weekend but 
due to the first of November falling on Friday this year, the contest 
comes /before/ the holiday. If contesting on a holiday weekend (in the 
U.S.) cramps your style, this is the once-every-few-years opportunity to 
have your turkey and contest, too!

BULLETINS

Received from Jojo DU1VHF, NTS Chairman and CFO for the Philippine 
Anateur Radio Association - please read and heed. "The much-awaited CQ 
WW CW Contest is nigh and everyone is chomping at the bit. However, here 
in the Philippines, our enthusiasm is a bit tempered by the recent 
events of a catastrophic typhoon which took thousands of lives and 
destroyed much of a region in the Southeastern portion of the country. 
As such, hams in the Philippines are using the frequencies 7.095, 7.119 
and 7.151 MHz for emergency operations. We hope that this could be given 
notice in order that QRM might be minimized and not hinder emergency 
operations." The subject is also addressed in this issue's Conversation 
section.

BUSTED QSOS

Perhaps characterizing the previous W5 win in CQ WW SSB as "never" was a 
bit strong! Rick K3OO recalls Jeff N5TJ winning SOHP in that contest 
around 1993 and coming in second with both scores in the range of 6 
million points. Jeff recalls there being a couple of other wins from the 
fifth district back in the 1960s, as well.

CONTEST SUMMARY

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

*23-24 November*

  * CQ World Wide CW Contest

*30-31 November*

  * SKCC Straight Key Sprint (Nov 27)
  * Top Band Sprint (Nov 28)
  * Full Day of Hell--Digital
  * SARL Digital Contest

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

Those awho asked for Single-Op Unlimited (SOU) categories in all ARRL 
contests are getting their wish. Beginning with the RTTY Roundup in 
January, SOU will be part of all ARRL HF contests. Watch for each 
contest's announcement as the details are worked out to add the 
category. The major contest logging software packages already do or will 
support SOU in RTTY Roundup but be sure you have upgraded to the latest 
version that supports submitting the log as an SOU entry.

If you had a good time in the Sweepstakes contest, jot down a note on 
the ARRL Soapbox <http://arrl.org/soapbox> web page and leave a photo or 
two. We'd love to hear your story!

One part of the special activities for the 80^th Sweepstakes is 
recognizing the octogenarian contesters among us - and there are more 
than you might expect. If you know one who made any QSOs in either 
weekend of Sweepstakes, make sure the ARRL knows about it at 
contests at arrl.org <mailto:contests at arrl.org>. After the contest, the 
soapbox and stories received will be totaled up on the Sweepstakes 
website <http://arrl.org/sweepstakes>. The honoree can have been 
licensed for a year, a decade, or longer - just be sure we get a chance 
to tip the Sweepstakes cap in their direction! While you're there, don't 
forget to download your 80^th Sweepstakes certificate and stickers.

A tip from the Volunteer Examiner community alerting us to be sure the 
study guides of our students are up to date. Hand-me-down copies and 
out-of-date books in libraries and stores can cause a lot of problems. 
The question pools <http://ncvec.org> are updated every four years. The 
dates for which the material is valid are usually printed on the cover - 
why not check what's available in your library and offer to update it if 
necessary?

Here's another anniversary - the WLS tower in Illinois has reached the 
advanced age of 75 years as described in this story from Radio World 
<http://www.radioworld.com/default.aspx?tabid=75&entryid=971>. Given the 
number of ice storms, such longevity is pretty amazing! (Thanks, Eric W3DQ)

The assembled Easy Rotor Control <http://easy-rotor-control.com/>card 
looks packs a lot of circuit onto a small board. Use it to build your 
station's automation capability.

Rotator control has another option with the products from 
Easy-Rotor-Control <http://easy-rotor-control.com/>. The controllers are 
standalone microprocessor-based products available with either RS-232 or 
USB interfaces. You can buy them as a kit or completely assembled. These 
interface with most rotators and look handy for remote control and 
automated station building.

With the invaluable help of Terry AB5K, Jose CT1BOH/CR3E reports that 
the algorithm behind the dynamic error-free RBN-Skimmer 
<http://lists.contesting.com/archives/html/CQ-Contest/2013-07/msg00138.html%3chttp:/lists.contesting.com/archives/html/CQ-Contest/2013-07/msg00138.html> 
is now in place at selected AR cluster nodes and the RBN AR-Cluster node 
found at arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000. This is a great tool 
for to confirm that the spotted calls are OK and not busted or fake, and 
may also prevent some of the busted call pile-ups that generate a lot of 
dupes for running stations. This system tries to identify and flag 
busted spots, non-existent calls spotted on a particular frequency, and 
spots with unstable frequencies. The tool might also encourage Assisted 
users to confirm the call before calling blind - what a concept! Each 
spot sent out by an AR cluster or RBN cluster now has a spot quality tag 
next to it in the comment field to indicate whether the call sign has 
been judged valid or not and why. Jose shows how to use this feature in 
a series of online images <http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh/rbn/1.png> 
(substitute 2, 3, 4, etc for the number preceding ".png" in the URL to 
progress through all 8 images.)

Part 1 of an excellent article about amateur participation in the 
International Geophysical Year (1957-1958) was recently published by 
Phil K9PL in the /K9YA Telegraph 
<http://www.k9ya.org/articles/K9YA%20Telegraph%202013%20IGY_reprint.pdf>/. 
Amateurs were involved in a number of programs that supported scientific 
research around the world and still are, on occasion. As long as we're 
covering history, check out this IEEE story 
<http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-focus/technology-topic/the-four-incarnations-of-britains-royal-research-ship-discovery> 
about the four incarnations of Britain's royal research vessel, /Discovery/.

Your editor just received a renewal notice for his "Spot the Station 
<http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/index.cfm>" NASA alerting service to 
when the International Space Station will be visible. You can sign up 
for this free service and never miss another pass!

*Web Site of the Week* - Proceedings for the recent Pacific Northwest 
VHF Conference <http://www.pnwvhfs.org/conference/2013/proceedings.html> 
are available online instead of publishing a CD or printed book. 
Presentations on expeditions are available by W7GJ and K5QE along with 
noise measurement by N6OCN and solid-state amplifiers by W6PQL. (Thanks, 
PNW VHF Society Webmaster, Barry K7BWH)

WORD TO THE WISE

Lana Ctrelkova-Cerga operated as UR5NCC in a the United Teenager Contest 
<http://www.uarl.com.ua/tlum/index.htm> last January.

The motto of January's United Teenager Contest 
<http://www.uarl.com.ua/tlum/index.htm> is: "Participation is more 
important than the victory, and friendship is worth more than prizes." 
That link includes numerous enjoyable photos of young operators having 
fun in the contest. Rules in English are at the bottom of the page.

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

Here is an interesting "cross-implementation 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhYEdD94vH0>" of a regular internal 
combustion engine that uses electronic components. A tutorial for a very 
simple "one-cylinder" equivalent solenoid engine 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISZ_iVWcqeI> is also available.

Not quite the DXCC List set to Gilbert & Sullivan, but this geographical 
aria <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoaLSUKeGWw> will do. (Thanks, Norm 
W9VQ)

RESULTS AND RECORDS

ARRL Contest Branch Manager, Mike N1TA reports that the Extended Version 
of the results article for the August UHF Contest by K9JK is now online 
<http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles>.

CQ World Wide Director, Randy K5ZD reports a very small error in the raw 
score calculations for CQ WW SSB. Updated scores are now online 
<http://www.cqww.com/claimed.htm?mode=ph>.

Claimed scores for the 2013 Worked All Germany Contest 
<http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/wag/archiv/2013/> are now 
published on the WAG website. Please check whether you are grouped into 
the correct category and whether your score differs much from what your 
software calculated. "We hope to have the results ready at the end of 
the year, but log checking will be a bigger workload than usual as we 
have a record number of >1900 logs." (Thanks, WAG Contest Manager, Chris 
DL8MBS)

Here are some of your Missouri multipliers enjoying themselves at the 
recent Midwest Division Convention in Lebanon, MO. Left to right are 
Bill KØDEQ, Paul KØJPL, and John K2VV. (Photo from KØJPL)

Extending the how-remote-is-remote list, Hal W1NN operated his home 
station in Medina, OH in this year's CW Sweepstakes remotely from Tokyo, 
Japan. Bob K8GL notes that Google Earth reports the distance as 6525 
miles city to city. That's quite a long keyer cable! We seemed to have 
reached the point at which there is sufficient network bandwidth to 
operate stations located nearly anywhere from nearly anywhere. Don't 
forget that local regulations apply and that contest and award rules 
require you to conduct the operation and submit the entry based on the 
location of the station.

OPERATING TIP

With CQ WW CW upon us, the subject of cut numbers ("N" for "9", "A" for 
"1", etc.) will no doubt come up. While K9NW refers to ARRL DX CW 
exchanges here, there is plenty that applies to WW and other contests.

Every time there's a "number" contest, the topic of cut numbers comes 
up, i.e., what you should log, etc. You can rest assured that the log 
checking team operates the contest and they know what this stuff means - 
and they have software that also knows what this stuff means. The 
easiest way to deal with cut numbers is to just learn them. There are 
only a few that are in regular use. You don't have to use them, you 
don't even have to like them. But you might as well accept that they're 
going to be used by others. No need to over-think this.

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TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

Following some recent discussion about the performance of UHF-series 
connectors at VHF and UHF, Larry WØQE made some VNA measurements and has 
published them online 
<http://www.w0qe.com/Technical_Topics/uhf_connector_compensation.html>. 
He went further to determine how to compensate the observed impedance 
mismatches in the 500 MHz region verified them using the SimSmith 
software <http://www.ae6ty.com/Smith_Charts.html> by AE6TY.

Larry WØQE takes a /really/ close look at our favorite connectors in his 
online article 
<http://www.w0qe.com/Technical_Topics/uhf_connector_compensation.html>. 
(Photo by WØQE)

John N2NC reminds us of the nice weekly report available from NOAA's 
Space Weather Prediction Center, "The Preliminary Report and Forecast of 
Solar Geophysical Data, called "The Weekly 
<http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly/index.html>", summarizes a week of 
space weather activity and provides outlooks for solar and geophysical 
activity for the next solar rotation -- 27 days." And the price is 
certainly right!

Over the summer, Jim K9YC did extensive modeling (NEC) of vertical 
quarter-wave and vertical dipole antennas, comparing performance on the 
ground and at typical roof heights. A report 
<http://k9yc.com/publish.htm> on that work is available online in the 
form of PDF slides from the PowerPoint presentation Jim gave at the 
Pacificon convention in October. He notes in summary, "for all vertical 
antenna types and almost all soil quality, roof mounting outperforms 
ground mounting. The advantage of roof mounting is greatest for the 
poorest soil, varying from as much as 8 dB for very poor soil to a dB or 
so for extremely good soil."

The return of the vacuum tube 
<http://news.sciencemag.org/physics/2012/05/return-vacuum-tube> is 
making some news lately. While your stock of 807s and UV-201 is unlikely 
to suddenly fund your retirement, "field-emission devices" have their 
strong points and a hybrid of semiconductor and tube technology is 
attractive in certain applications. (Thanks, Art WØKG)

Roger K8RI notes, "when you see a white insulator in connectors, it is 
often High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and not Teflon. HDPE has very 
poor thermal characteristics and has a hot oil-like smell when heated." 
To test for HDPE, "Put the tip of a small, hot, soldering iron on Teflon 
and nothing happens, but on HDPE it quickly leaves a dent. Held side by 
side the Teflon is a whiter white while the HDPE is slightly darker and 
very smooth, almost slippery, to the touch."

Dan AC6LA has released TLDetails <http://ac6la.com/> to to plot Velocity 
Factor (VF) vs frequency for any of about a hundred different types of 
feed lines, including Bury-Flex. Sample plots 
<http://ac6la.com/tldplot2.png> show that the higher the loss, the more 
the VF drops off at lower frequencies. Jim K9YC notes that before 
cutting stubs for filters or matching, "determine VF for the coax you're 
using and don't count on the published value being right. Most solid 
dielectric coax is close to 0.66 and most foam is in the range of 0.75 - 
0.85."

VK4DD has created this amplifier control module display, showing it off 
along with several other interesting designs on his website 
<http://vk4dd.com/>.

Solid-state amp builders may be interested in the microprocessor-based 
amplifer controller from VK4DD <http://vk4dd.com/> Software is available 
for modification, too. The controller uses a PIC microprocessor and has 
a serial-interface LCD display. There are several other great projects 
on the site, as well. (Thanks Don K9AQ)

This "Rarely Asked Questions 
<http://www.analog.com/library/analogdialogue/archives/47-10/RAQ_98.html>" 
article from Analog Devices lists quite a number of online design tools 
and their associated support communities. These are useful to amateurs 
and professionals alike!

Matt KM5VI relays the important point about taking time to confirm the 
polarity of baluns in arrays. It is not unknown for two baluns from the 
same manufacturer with identical part numbers wired with the load side 
connections internally reversed with respect to the casing of the unit. 
A reversed connection would greatly alter the antenna's performance.

Wouldn't we all like to have this kind of control on our low-band 
antennas? Read how at DF9OX's Spitfire array website 
<http://www.df9ox.com/e_afu80mtxant_spitfire.html>.

*Technical Web Site of the Week* - Andrè DF9OX reports that "I am using 
the spitfire array now for 10 years on 80 meters, with a single center 
tower and 4 directional wires, switched as director/reflector. The array 
is ok, giving some dB gain, f/s and f/b mostly OK" He notes that the 
performance is a bit below a 4-square, but likes the performance of this 
wire array. Peter DF3KV has provided an online description 
<http://www.df9ox.com/e_afu80mtxant_spitfire.html> of the array, which 
will be updated as the array is used this winter.

CONVERSATION

Sweepstakes Abroad

What bombastic pageant
Plays beyond my night horizon
Distant artillery lighting up the sky

A grand chorus sings the exchange
Number, precedence, check, and section
The entire band's their stage resplendent

Voices great and small
Echoing ocean to ocean
Over the poles and beyond

I wonder at the multitude
In teeming competition
Unknowing of my distant presence

In listening to busy contests from other continents, I have often 
wondered what our truly large domestic contests sound like from far 
away. Sweepstakes doesn't stop at the North American continental shelf, 
of course, and I'm sure our friends around the world chafe a bit during 
these band-filling exercises. Fortunately for all, the "other" bands and 
modes are available if one is willing to make use of them.

Our Philippine friends need a bit of breathing room as described in the 
Bulletin section at the beginning of this newsletter. While their 
published emergency communications frequencies of 7.095, 7.119, and 
7.151 MHz are not right in the thick of the CW action during the CQ 
World Wide CW contest but 'phone and digital operators displaced by the 
high activity on CW might find themselves unintentionally interfering 
with operations on those frequencies.

This all comes about because of the unique nature of the shortwave bands 
that makes them planetary water holes at times. Most of the time, it's a 
feature, but when signals from the antipodes interfere with relief 
efforts, it's a bug. FCC rules are clear in that intentionally 
interfering with someone else's communications is not allowed but the 
FCC rules stop (mostly) at the border. That's where basic good operating 
practices have to be employed. Always. Not just on contest weekends.

I bet we'll be hearing this up-and-coming team of operators from the 
Ukraine's United Teenager Contest 
<http://www.uarl.com.ua/tlum/index.htm> on the air for many years to come!

Amateur radio is unique among the radio services in its flexibility. 
Let's put that to work. On the transmitting end, listen first and make 
sure you're not clobbering somebody before calling CQ, especially 
operating split from outside the US and listening in the US bands. Be 
willing to slide up a little or down a little as the need arises. And 
make sure your signal is clean by backing off the Mic Gain or 
compression and slowing your keying waveform rise and fall times.

Over on the receiving end, be prepared. If you have a regularly 
scheduled activity such as a net or a schedule, have a "plan B" with an 
alternate frequency, time, or even mode. Take a look at online calendars 
that list upcoming activities such as DXpeditions, contests, and special 
events. Know how to use your receiver to minimize overloading and noise 
- turn off preamps and noise blankers, for example. Back off the RF Gain 
just as you expect the "other guy" to back off the Mic Gain. You might 
be surprised at how much cleaner the band sounds under all circumstances.

Regardless of our best efforts, there will be QRM at times but don't let 
it get to you. I may be frustrated that a festival at my favorite park 
brings the crowds but I know next weekend they'll be gone and calm will 
return. In turn, I can also recognize that my own gatherings and games 
may crowd my neighbors a bit as well. But on the air I am willing to 
adjust, use my know-how, and make the most of things, even in the midst 
of bombastic pageants near and far.

*73, Ward NØAX*

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CONTESTS

*20 November through 3 December 2013*

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*

CQ World Wide CW Contest--CW, from Nov 23, 0000Z to Nov 24, 2359Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST and CQ zone. Logs due: Nov 29. Rules 
<http://www.cqww.com>

SKCC Straight Key Sprint--CW, from Nov 27, 0000Z to Nov 27, 0200Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8-28, 50, Monthly on the fourth Wednesday UTC. Exchange: RST, 
S/P/C, name, SKCC nr or power. Logs due: 5 days. Rules 
<http://www.skccgroup.com>

Top Band Sprint--Phone,CW, from Nov 28, 0000Z to Nov 28, 0600Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, ARCI number or Power. Logs due: 14 
days. Rules <http://www.qrparci.org/contests>

Full Day of Hell--Digital, from Nov 30, 0000Z to Nov 30, 2359Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, Feld-Hell mbr nr, 4-char grid 
square. Logs due: 7 days. Rules <http://www.feldhellclub.org>

SARL Digital Contest--Digital, from Dec 1, 1300Z to Dec 1, 1600Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-14. Exchange: RST and serial. Logs due: 7 days. Rules 
<http://www.sarl.org.za/Documents/SARL_Contest_Manual_2013_Issue_11.pdf>

*VHF+ CONTESTS*

SKCC Straight Key Sprint--CW, from Nov 27, 0000Z to Nov 27, 0200Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8-28, 50, Monthly on the fourth Wednesday UTC. Exchange: RST, 
S/P/C, name, SKCC nr or power. Logs due: 5 days. Rules 
<http://www.skccgroup.com>

LOG DUE DATES

*20 November through 3 December 2013*

  * November 20 - Illinois QSO Party
    <http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP%202013%20Rules.pdf>
  * November 21 - NRAU 10m Activity Contest
    <http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html>
  * November 21 - QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
  * November 22 - EPC PSK63 QSO Party
    <http://www.epc-ru.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1434&Itemid=83>
  * November 23 - Feld Hell Sprint
    <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprint-rules>
  * November 23 - QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
  * November 24 - High Speed Club CW Contest <http://www.highspeedclub.org/>
  * November 24 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/>
  * November 24 - NCCC Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
  * November 24 - EANET Sprint <http://www.fediea.org/news/?news=20131110>
  * November 24 - OK/OM DX Contest, CW
    <http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=english>
  * November 24 - NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint
    <http://naqcc.info/sprint201311.html>
  * November 25 - ARRL School Club Roundup
    <http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup>
  * November 25 - 10-10 Int. Fall Contest, Digital
    <http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSO%20Party%20Rules.pdf>
  * November 25 - SARL Field Day Contest
    <http://www.sarl.org.za/Documents/SARL_Contest_Manual_2013_Issue_11.pdf>
  * November 25 - WAE DX Contest, RTTY
    <http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/waedc/en/rules/>
  * November 30 - W/VE Islands QSO Party
    <http://www.usislands.org/contest_rules.html>
  * November 30 - Himalayan Contest
    <http://arsi.info/contests/himalayan/rules>
  * November 30 - YO International PSK31 Contest
    <http://www.yo5crq.ro/Rules2013EN.htm>
  * December 1 - CQ-WE Contest <http://cqwe.cboh.org/rules.html>
  * December 2 - RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz Contest, CW
    <http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/r2nd-160m-2013.shtml>
  * December 3 - Ukrainian DX Contest <http://urdxc.org/rules.php?english>
  * December 3 - ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
    <http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes>
  * December 3 - NA Collegiate ARC Championship, SSB
    <http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/rules/>

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