[SFDXA] The ARRL Contest Update for September 11, 2013

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The ARRL Contest Update

September 11, 2013
Editor: Ward Silver, NØAX <mailto:rate-sheet at arrl.org>
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IN THIS ISSUE

  * Kings of the Hilltops - ARRL September VHF and 10 GHz Cumulative
    Contests <#Contests>
  * And They're Off! - Salmon Run and Run for the Bacon <#Contests>
  * VanityHQ Website Bids Adieu <#News>
  * CQ Juno - 10 Meter Flyby <#Newsweek>
  * Teardowns and Tearups <#Sights>
  * NAQP August SSB Preliminary Results <#Results>
  * Online Intermod Calculator <#Tech>
  * Ambient Backscatter <#Techweek>
  * Radiosport to a Spectator <#Conversation>

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

As the fall equinox approaches, new HF operators should be noticing the 
improved conditions over the poles. This is a great time to try out the 
polar paths that have been diminished all summer. To that end, try the 
Scandinavian Activity Contests (CW - 21 Sep and SSB - Oct 12) and put 
some OH/LA/SM/OZ contacts in your log!

BULLETINS

There are no bulletins in this issue.

BUSTED QSOS

No uproarious pratfalls were reported in the previous issue.

CONTEST SUMMARY

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

*Sep 14-15*

  * */ARRL September VHF Contest/*
  * */North American Sprint--Phone/*
  * CWops Monthly Mini-CWT Test (Sep 11)
  * Worked All Europe DX Contest--Phone
  * FOC QSO Party--CW
  * Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon
  * CIS DX PSK Contest
  * Arkansas QSO Party
  * Classic Exchange--Phone
  * Run For the Bacon--CW (Sep 16)

*Sep 21-22*

  * */ARRL 10 GHz Cumulative Contest/*
  * NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint--CW (Sep 19)
  * Scandinavian Activity Contest-- CW
  * South Carolina QSO Party
  * Feld-Hell Hell on Wheels Sprint
  * Washington State Salmon Run
  * Classic Exchange--CW
  * BARTG Sprint 75--Digital
  * 144 MHz Fall VHF Sprint (Sep 23)

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

After providing all of us with 14 years of looking up our favorite 
calls, helping us get new calls, and generally making the vanity-call 
process a whole lot more fun, Michael N4MC has called it a day and site 
operations have been terminated. In the future, the RadioQTH service 
<http://www.radioqth.net/> may provide the call sign lookup service that 
you need. (Thanks, Dick N6AA and the Daily DX <http://dailydx.com>)

Just one of the many graphic outputs of your log statistics from XV4Y's 
new Qscope <http://qscope.org>service.

Yan XV4Y has released version 1.00 of his free online contest log 
analyzer, QScope.org <http://qscope.org/>. The service provides a number 
of statistics on single logs or groups of logs in ADIF or Cabrillo 
format. The chart at right shows a typical pie chart breaking down QSOs 
by band. There are many other statistics available, such as uniques 
(one-time contacts - the service does not validate calls), CQ and ITU 
zones worked, QSO rates, maximum rates, QSO points, etc. There is a 
statistic for every need, it seems. (Thanks, Jim VE7FO and Steve K6AW)

The 2013 USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championships 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/north-carolina-to-host-2013-usa-ardf-championships> 
will be held in North Carolina's Uwharrie Mountains on October 8-13. 
(No, that's not a way of saying, "You Hurry!" which would be appropriate 
for a competition, I admit.) ARDF events take place on the 2 meter and 
80 meter amateur bands but are open to anyone, since no transmitting 
takes place. The courses cover 4 to 10 km and there are various age and 
gender categories making the competition attractive to beginners as well 
as experienced "DF-ers".

WRTC-2014 Co-Chair, Randy K5ZD has broadcase a reminder that all Team 
Leader applications 
<http://www.wrtc2014.org/qualifying/team-leader-application/> must be 
submitted by September 13 - two days from this issue's publication. More 
than 100 applications have been received. Also, a new rules FAQ page 
<http://www.wrtc2014.org/competition/wrtc-rules-faq/> has been posted to 
answer questions that have been received about the rules for the 
WRTC2014 competition. Not everyone who qualifies 
<http://www.wrtc2014.org/qualifying/qualification-standings/> will 
choose to submit an application. If the top qualifier(s) do not apply, 
the next eligible qualifier application that has been received will earn 
the spot. There are also two Wild Card slots that will be selected from 
the remaining applications after the top qualifiers are selected. /*You 
must submit an application to be considered.*/

It's probably safe to say that Scouting introduces Amateur Radio to more 
young people than any other single youth organization. To that the end, 
the K2BSA team <http://www.k2bsa.net/> is doing outstanding service in 
attempting to get 4,000 Scouts on the air during the current BSA 
National Jamboree. In addition, they're taking advantage of the event to 
educate even more Scouts and Scouters across the country about Amateur 
Radio. They even got the editor of /Scouting Magazine/ (which goes to 
all 900,000 registered Scout Leaders across the country ) to blog about 
Foxhunting <http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/>. (Thanks, Gary K2GW)

Do you think this might be the license plate of one of them 
"corn-testers"? If so, you would be right - this is N5QQ's truck as 
photographed by ARRL Sweepstakes Manager, Larry K5OT.

Midwest Mania <http://w9fz.com/midwestmania13/> is coming to the 
"ultra-highs". If you are a VHF/UHF weak-signal op from North Texas 
northward to southern Manitoba or from the Rockies Front Range eastward 
to about the Mississippi River, Bruce W9FZ/R urges you to get on for 
this weekend's September VHF Contest. If you know you'll be on, email 
Bruce <mailto:w9fz at w9fz.com> your call, grid, bands, and plans. He'll 
take what you send and add it to the website. There is also a 
spreadsheet you can edit yourself and tabs on the website for fixed 
stations, rovers, and portables. Bruce's goal is to get every possible 
op on-the-air and turn what can be a sometimes quiet area into a bedlam 
of activity.

 From around the web via the Daily DX <http://dailydx.com/>, we find 
that Michael G7VJR of ClubLog has ascertained how many DXers there are 
<http://g7vjr.org/2013/04/how-many-dxers-are-there-in-the-world/> in the 
world. Elsewhere in the world of DX, Wayne N7NG has updated his popular 
booklet "DXpeditioning Basics - 2013", available from the DX University 
website. <http://www.dxuniversity.com/> With so much overlap between 
DXpeditions and contest expeditions and contesting, this is a must-read!

The Pacific Northwest VHF Conference 
<http://www.pnwvhfs.org/conference.html> is coming up on October 12-13 
in Moses Lake, WA. You can still take advantage of the early bird rates 
and the special hotel rate until September 18th.

Jukka OH6LI has been getting himself in good physical condition for the 
upcoming contest season by climbing his tower! "My training program has 
been to climb minimum 60m (200ft) per day at my home for the past 
two-three weeks, four or five days a week. I carry the safety harness 
and some tools with me to increase the power out through proper load 
setting. I have measured heart rates exceeding 160 before I start to 
feel I should slow down." Tony K4QE points out that with so much 
pointing and clicking during the contest, maybe that mouse finger needs 
a little exercise 
<http://www.ehow.com/how_5514624_exercise-mouse-finger.html>, too!

One good thing about low solar flux is the ability to make contacts 
beyond the ionosphere - like the Juno spacecraft that will fly by Earth 
on Oct 9. (Graphic courtesy of NASA)

*Web Site of the Week* - Does your 10 meter antenna farm have enough 
horsepower to say hello to the Juno spacecraft 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/ham-radio-community-invited-to-say-hi-to-juno-spacecraft>? 
NASA researchers will be listening for ham signals as Juno rockets past 
the Earth on Oct 9 on its way to a Jovian rendezvous in 2016. As HF 
operators well know, due to low solar flux the ionosphere hasn't been 
reflecting 10 meter signals back to Earth very well. Why not take 
advantage of that window to space and sign up to contact an 
interplanetary mission? With humans expected to be traveling to the Moon 
or beyond in the next decades, this could be a good "warm up" for future 
ham radio QSOs with astronauts.

WORD TO THE WISE

*/Catnap/* - while much is made of the 90-minute sleep cycle, a great 
deal of alertness can be restored by a short bit of shut-eye. Or just a 
walk in the fresh air. Or maybe a shower? Take a break!

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

Teardowns, tearaparts, tearing into...all part of workbench fun that 
Brian N9ADG discovered on the YouTube channel Mike's Electric Stuff 
<http://www.youtube.com/user/mikeselectricstuff>. I wonder if he went on 
a tear after watching?

RESULTS AND RECORDS

NAQP SSB Manager, Bill ACØW <mailto:ssbnaqpmgr at ncjweb.com> writes in to 
say, "Thanks to the hard work of the NAQP log checking team we now have 
the August NAQP SSB preliminary results available on the NCJ website 
<http://www.ncjweb.com/naqpssbprelim.php>. Please verify your results, 
especially making sure you are listed in the right category. Remember 
most logging software is now defaulting to High Power and Assisted, 
which will move you out of the Single-Operator category into either the 
Multi-Two category or (being) listed as a check log."

2012 Japan International DX Phone contest results 
<http://jidx.org/2012ph.html> are now available. (Thanks, Tack JE1CKA)

Andy NY7N shows the big smile that keeps him in the game as he receives 
a plaque at the recent Arizona Outlaws Contest Club 
<http://www.arizonaoutlaws.net/%E2%80%8E> meeting. (Photo by N7RQ)

The full result for the 2013 CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest 
<http://www.cqmmdx.com/> are published, including 815 participants from 
95 DXCC entities in all continents, totaling 104,000 QSOs. 94 percent of 
the contacts were cross-checked among the 7000 different call signs. 
(Thanks, CWJF President, Ed PY4WAS)

Valery R5GA is at it again with another analysis package - this time 
showing the best QSO rates during the 2013 CW WPX SSB contest 
<http://rate.pileup.ru/qso.php?contest=CQ-WPX-SSB&year=2013>. (Thanks, 
Randy K5ZD)

The New Jersey QRP Club's "Skeeter Hunt 
<http://www.qsl.net/w2lj/index%20page%205>" was popular this year - the 
results show they were biting! Soapbox comments and photos should be 
posted soon. Along with the Flight of the Bumblebees 
<http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2012/07/adventure-radio-society-2012-flight-of.html> 
and the Locust QSO Party <http://www.k6vva.com/lqp/%E2%80%8E>, what 
insect-themed contest will take wing next - and would I have to use a 
Spider Beam and a bug? (Thanks, Larry W2LJ)

OPERATING TIP

K2AV, Guy, notes there are a lot of changes in the CQ World Wide Contest 
rules <http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm>. With the contest weekends not far 
away (CQ WW RTTY is Sep 28/29) it would be a /good/ idea to make sure 
you have read the current versions of the rules before the starting 
bell! (Thanks, Daily DX <http://dailydx.com/>)

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TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

If you are trying to track down some pesky intermodulation distortion 
(IMD) products, the online intermod calculator 
<http://radiomobile.pe1mew.nl/?RF_Aids:On-Line_calculators:Intermodulation> 
at RadioMobile is a very helpful tool. IMD is by no means just a VHF+ 
problem as multi-transmitter HF contest operators well know!

Maxwell's equations -- which form the foundation of our understanding of 
electromagnetic phenomena -- are often shown as four separate equations 
using the notation of vector calculus. But few know that those equations 
were actually created by Oliver Heaviside who reworked Maxwell's 
original /twenty/ equations into the four we use today. For those 
interested in how this transformation was made, see if you can find a 
copy of the article "The Evolution of Maxwell's equations from 1862 to 
the Present Day" by John Arthur in the June 2013 issue of /IEEE Antennas 
and Propagation Magazine/. Some math is involved! You may be surprised 
at some of the names of those who were involved in the work.

 From the "Why Didn't I Think of This? Department, here is a workbench 
accessory we all need - the workbench Electrical Tape Dispenser 
<http://www.instructables.com/id/Electrical-Tape-Dispencer/>!

Ricardo PU2CLR is developing an Arduino-controlled antenna tuner. You 
can watch his progress in this YouTube video 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwl3G2ET7Jw>. The latest addition is a 
homebrew butterfly-style capacitor. English subtitles are provided for 
better understanding by English speakers.

No foot switch up here! Even though he keeps busy managing the world's 
largest contest, CQ WW Director (and WRTC-2014 Co-Chair) Randy K5ZD has 
to fix bad coax connectors just like everybody else! (Photo by K5ZD)

Where */_IS_/__* that footswitch? They seem to have quite a knack of 
slowly migrating to the most inconvenient possible location during the 
contest. Hans KØHB says his seamstress wife, Colleen KØCKB pointed him 
in the direction of Pedal Sta II 
<http://www.nancysnotions.com/product/pedal+sta+ii.do> to keep that 
switch where it belongs. Solving the same problem, Tad K3TD recommends 
the widely available Linemaster Clipper 642-S. He says "It is heavy and 
heavy-duty and will not move around."

How much basic science do you know? It is reported that only 7% of the 
adult population in the U.S. gets all 13 questions correct on this 
current science quiz <http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/science-knowledge/>.

In discussing how to keep hardware from seizing and corroding, there is 
no end of suggestions. Jon W4ABC, residing between the Gulf of Mexico 
and Tampa Bay, recommends "Never-Seez Regular Grade 
<http://www.bostik-us.com/sites/default/files/NSRegular.pdf>." It comes 
with a brush-on applicator that is a little easier to use for coatings 
than a squeeze tube.

*Technical Web Site of the Week* - A new communication technique 
explored by University of Washington which the researchers call "ambient 
backscatter 
<http://www.washington.edu/news/2013/08/13/wireless-devices-go-battery-free-with-new-communication-technique/>," 
takes advantage of the TV and cellular transmissions already present. 
Two devices communicate with each other by reflecting the existing 
signals to exchange information. Quoted in the online article, "Our 
devices form a network out of thin air," said co-author Joshua Smith 
<http://sensor.cs.washington.edu/jrs.html>, a UW associate professor of 
computer science and engineering and of electrical engineering. "You can 
reflect these signals slightly to create a Morse code of communication 
between battery-free devices." Imagine what it could do in the near 
field of a big multi-multi station!

CONVERSATION

Radiosport to a Spectator

This issue begins a multi-part conversation about visualization and ham 
radio - both contesting and non-contesting and both for hams and 
non-hams. I've been thinking about the "spectator" aspect of ham radio 
ever since being a part of the 1990 WRTC organizing committee. WRTC-1990 
was held in Seattle, WA at the same time as the Goodwill Games 
<http://www.goodwillgames.com/html/past_1990frame.html>, creating a 
great demand for stories in the news. WRTC was fortunate to receive 
quite a bit of coverage from local stations that described radiosport 
and the basics of the competition.

An unexpected question was frequently received from members of the 
public who asked, "This sounds really interesting - where can I watch?" 
We had no answer for them in those days of faxes and phone calls. There 
were no websites or email or cell phone messaging services to use. Folks 
were quite disappointed! In the aftermath of the competition, this 
subject was discussed at length - how can we make the excitement of 
radiosport available to the public? The question remains open.

The thrill of victory! Gary N7IR is receiving his Arizona Outlaws 
Contest Club plaque from Mike KC7V. (Photo by NY7N)

We are not the only sport with a spectator deficit, it turns out. A good 
example is round-the-world yacht races that take place mostly out of 
view. The recent article, "The Annotated America's Cup 
<http://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-electronics/audiovideo/the-augmented-reality-americas-cup>" 
in the September 2013 issue of /IEEE Spectrum/ set me back a little. 
With all that money and all that coverage, they still have a spectator 
problem? Apparently! The article talks about how they put computer 
technology to work on the craft and in the production studio to make the 
race "come alive" for the viewer without requiring an intimate knowledge 
of sailing.

Although we can't match that budget, we can certainly think about how to 
present what we do on contest weekends to the non-ham. They can get the 
basics pretty quickly - we've all explained it before - the goal is to 
make contacts as fast as you can in as many different places as you can 
during the contest period. This is not hard to communicate but it's 
rather dispassionate. One could just as well describe auto racing - the 
cars go as fast as they can for as long as they can and the first car 
over the finish line wins. Whoopee. Where's the excitement?

The excitement is in the skill and the challenges, enabled by 
technology, and described by a master sportscaster who knows the game, 
the players, the history, and the techniques. The successful sports 
program combines coverage of the action with a whole host of other 
content - interviews, diagrams, history and statistics - and strives to 
not let the focus dwell too long on any single aspect.

In this sense, presenting a radio contest would be somewhat like golf. 
In a match, there are many players on different holes taking their shots 
in differing circumstances. Every player has various strengths and 
weaknesses. There are statistics for both the current match and the 
history of the player. But watching just one player (think "web cam in 
the shack") would be quite boring. After all, when watching golf you 
never see more than 30 seconds of anybody actually playing the game. An 
announcer calls the shot and then the director cuts to someplace else on 
the course. Hmmm...with enough announcers...we could do that!

Who's calling the game? NCJ Editor Kirk K4RO (foreground) and Gary K4UU 
are shown working the crowds at K4TCG in the recent Tennessee QSO Party. 
(Photo by WF7T)

"Hiram Maxim here at Radiosport Central, welcome back to World Wide 
Weekend. The contest is about half over as we approach 0000 UTC on 
Sunday. At the turning point, the leaderboard is looking like several 
stations are making their move and...we've got some breaking action at 
W1AW, let's cut to Howard Kyoosell 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Cosell>...Howard?"

"Hiram, I'm here at the W1AW multi-multi, where the 15 meter operator is 
about to attempt busting a HUGE JA pileup - the likes of which I have. 
Never. Heard. Before. He's needs to work XW8KPL in Cambodia for a double 
multiplier. And need I say, ladies and gentlemen, this will be via the 
long path. Let's listen in...

"He's calling, did he make it through? NO, it looks like the XW8 came 
back to JA8RWU. Akira is just awfully tough to beat on 15.

"Here he goes again, he's trying the two-second delay technique 
and...there it goes...did he get through? YES!!! He's done it, he's 
cracked that. Enormous. Pileup. Of. Screaming. Operators! You can hear 
the double mult ringing on the bell and we are happy here in Newington, 
Connecticut.

"This is Howard Kyoosell at W1 Alpha Whiskey, back to you, Hiram..."

We'll be right back after these messages...

73, Ward NØAX

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CONTESTS

*11 September through 24 September*

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*

*/North American Sprint/*/--Phone, from Sep 15, 0000Z to Sep 15, 0400Z. 
Bands (MHz): 3.5-14. Exchange: Call signs, serial, name, and state. Logs 
due: 7 days. Rules <http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php> /

CWops Monthly Mini-CWT Test--CW, from Sep 11, 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 and member number or 
S/P/C. Logs due: 2 days. Rules <http://www.cwops.org/onair.html>

Worked All Europe DX Contest--Phone, from Sep 14, 0000Z to Sep 15, 
2400Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS and serial. Logs due: 2 weeks. 
Rules <http://waedc.de/>

FOC QSO Party--CW, from Sep 14, 0000Z to Sep 14, 2359Z. Bands (MHz): 
1.8-28. Exchange: RST, name, FOC nr if member. Logs due: 7 days. Rules 
<http://www.g4foc.org/>

Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon--CW, from Sep 14, 1200Z to Sep 15, 
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RST, QTH, name, member nr if 
member. Logs due: 5 days. Rules 
<http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>

CIS DX PSK Contest--Digital, from Sep 14, 1200Z to Sep 15, 1200Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST and DXDA code. Logs due: 15 days. Rules 
<http://www.eupsk.com/>

Arkansas QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Sep 14, 1400Z to Sep 15, 
0200Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28, 144, CW--40 kHz above band edge; 
Phone--3.85, 7.18, 14.28, 21.38, 28.38, 146.55; PSK31--3.58, 7.08, 
14.07015, 21.08, 28.08 MHz. Exchange: RS(T), county or S/P or "DX". Logs 
due: Oct 10. Rules <http://www.arkanhams.org/>

Classic Exchange--Phone, from Sep 15, 1300Z to Sep 16, 0700Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144, SSB--1.885, 3.87, 7.28, 14.27, 21.37, 28.39; 
AM--1.89, 3.88, 7.16, 7.29, 14.286, 21.42, 29.0 MHz. Exchange: Name, RS, 
S/P/C, type of equipment. Logs due: 60 days. Rules 
<http://www.classicexchange.org/>

Run For the Bacon--CW, from Sep 16, 0100Z to Sep 16, 0300Z. Bands (MHz): 
1.8-28. Monthly on 3rd Sunday night (local); CW--1.812, 3.562, 7.044, 
7.104. 14.062, 21.062, 27.185, 28.062 MHz. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, Flying 
Pig nr or power. Rules <http://www.fpqrp.org/>

NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint--CW, from Sep 19, 0030Z to Sep 19, 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/>

Scandinavian Activity Contest--CW, from Sep 21, 1200Z to Sep 22, 1159Z. 
Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and serial. Logs due: 2 weeks. Rules 
<http://www.sactest.net/>

South Carolina QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Sep 21, 1400Z to Sep 22, 0300Z. 
Bands (MHz): 3.5-28, 50+, CW--1.815, 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.045, 
28.045, 50.095; Phone--1.865, 3,810, 7.190, 14.250, 21.300, 28.450, 
50.135 MHz. Exchange: RS(T) and county or S/P/C. Logs due: Oct 18. Rules 
<http://scqso.com/>

Feld-Hell Hell on Wheels Sprint--Digital, from Sep 21, 1600Z to Sep 21, 
1800Z. 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/>

Washington State Salmon Run--Phone,CW,Digital, from Sep 21, 1600Z to Sep 
22, 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144, See website. Exchange: RS(T) and 
county or S/P/C. Logs due: 2 weeks. Rules <http://www.wwdxc.org/>

Classic Exchange--CW, from Sep 22, 1300Z to Sep 23, 0700Z. Bands (MHz): 
1.8-28, 50,144, 1.820, 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.135, 28.05, 50.1, 144.1 
MHz. Exchange: Name, RS, S/P/C, type of equipment. Logs due: 60 days. 
Rules <http://www.classicexchange.org/>

BARTG Sprint 75--Digital, from Sep 22, 1700Z to Sep 22, 2100Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: Serial. Logs due: Nov 1. Rules 
<http://www.bartg.org.uk/>

*VHF+ CONTESTS*

*/ARRL September VHF Contest/*/--Phone,CW,Digital, from Sep 14, 1800Z to 
Sep 16, 0259Z. Bands (MHz): 50+. Exchange: Grid square. Logs due: Oct 
10. Rules <http://www.arrl.org/contests> /

*/ARRL 10 GHz Cumulative Contest--/*/Phone,CW,Digital, from Sep 21, 6 AM 
to Sep 22, 12 mid. Bands (MHz): 10G+. Exchange: 6-character grid 
locator. Logs due: Oct 16. Rules <http://www.arrl.org/contests> /

144 MHz Fall VHF Sprint--Phone,CW,Digital, from Sep 23, 7 PM to Sep 23, 
11 PM. Bands (MHz): 144. Exchange: 4-character grid square. Logs due: 4 
weeks. Rules <http://www.svhfs.org/2013fallsprintrulesv1.pdf>

Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon--CW, from Sep 14, 1200Z to Sep 15, 
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RST, QTH, name, member nr if 
member. Logs due: 5 days. Rules 
<http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>

Arkansas QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Sep 14, 1400Z to Sep 15, 
0200Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28, 144, CW--40 kHz above band edge; 
Phone--3.85, 7.18, 14.28, 21.38, 28.38, 146.55; PSK31--3.58, 7.08, 
14.07015, 21.08, 28.08 MHz. Exchange: RS(T), county or S/P or "DX". Logs 
due: Oct 10. Rules <http://www.arkanhams.org/>

Classic Exchange--Phone, from Sep 15, 1300Z to Sep 16, 0700Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144, SSB--1.885, 3.87, 7.28, 14.27, 21.37, 28.39; 
AM--1.89, 3.88, 7.16, 7.29, 14.286, 21.42, 29.0 MHz. Exchange: Name, RS, 
S/P/C, type of equipment. Logs due: 60 days. Rules 
<http://www.classicexchange.org/>

South Carolina QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Sep 21, 1400Z to Sep 22, 0300Z. 
Bands (MHz): 3.5-28, 50+, CW--1.815, 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.045, 
28.045, 50.095; Phone--1.865, 3,810, 7.190, 14.250, 21.300, 28.450, 
50.135 MHz. Exchange: RS(T) and county or S/P/C. Logs due: Oct 18. Rules 
<http://scqso.com/>

Washington State Salmon Run--Phone,CW,Digital, from Sep 21, 1600Z to Sep 
22, 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144, See website. Exchange: RS(T) and 
county or S/P/C. Logs due: 2 weeks. Rules <http://www.wwdxc.org/>

Classic Exchange--CW, from Sep 22, 1300Z to Sep 23, 0700Z. Bands (MHz): 
1.8-28, 50,144, 1.820, 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.135, 28.05, 50.1, 144.1 
MHz. Exchange: Name, RS, S/P/C, type of equipment. Logs due: 60 days. 
Rules <http://www.classicexchange.org/>

LOG DUE DATES

*11 September through 24 September***

  * September 11 - 50 MHz Fall Sprint
    <http://www.svhfs.org/2013fallsprintrulesv1.pdf>
  * September 14 - North American Sprint, CW
    <http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php>
  * September 14 - Wake-Up! QRP Sprint
    <http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng>
  * September 14 - QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm>
  * September 14 - CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/onair.html>
  * September 14 - NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint
    <http://naqcc-eu.org/sprints/rules/current.pdf>
  * September 15 - SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
    <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
  * September 15 - NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder
    <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
  * September 15 - CVA DX Contest <http://www.craec.org/>
  * September 15 - MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest
    <http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ctestinfo.php>
  * September 15 - NCCC Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
  * September 18 - Keyman's Club of Japan Contest
    <http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/13_kcj_contest_rule_e.pdf>
  * September 18 - RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB
    <http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/rsprint.shtml>
  * September 19 - NRAU 10m Activity Contest
    <http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html>
  * September 20 - PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint
    <http://www.podxs070.com/80-meter-jay-hudak-memorial-sprint>
  * September 20 - CWOps CW Open <http://www.cwops.org/cwopen.html>
  * September 20 - CIS DX QPSK63 Contest
    <http://www.epc-ru.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1371&Itemid=282>
  * September 21 - North American Sprint, SSB
    <http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php>
  * September 21 - Ohio State Parks on the Air
    <http://www.ospota.org/ospota/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ospota-rules-13June2013.pdf>
  * September 22 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/>
  * September 23 - DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest
    <http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/corona/teilnahmebedingungen/>
  * September 23 - Ohio QSO Party <http://www.ohqp.org/adminRules.htm>
  * September 24 - YO DX HF Contest <http://www.yodx.ro/en/english>
  * September 24 - RSGB SSB Field Day
    <http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/rssbfd.shtml>

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