[SFDXA] he ARRL Contest Update for November 5, 2014

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The ARRL Contest Update

November 5, 2014
Editor: Ward Silver, NØAX <mailto:rate-sheet at arrl.org>
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IN THIS ISSUE

  * Sweepstakes the Second Time Around <#Contests>
  * Worked All Europe Finale - RTTY <#Contests>
  * Here Comes Another One! <#News>
  * Tiny Indian Ocean Islands <#Newsweek>
  * Sights But No Sounds <#Sights>
  * A Pileup Of Logs <#Results>
  * Techniques for Tuning <#Tech>
  * Changing Education and Reference Books <#Techweek>
  * What's Next? <#Conversation>

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

A humongous station is not required to have a lot of fun in the 
Sweepstakes - modest antennas and 100 watts will do just fine. Since 
only one contact per station is needed and not one per band, you can 
stay on your best band and work stations that tune by. Give the other 
bands a try, too, and you will probably be surprised at how well you do. 
Here's an Operating Guide for Sweepstakes <http://arrl.org/sweepstakes> 
- try for a Participation Pin and a Clean Sweep mug!

BULLETINS

The brand-new Russian World-Wide Multi-Mode Contest will be active at 
the same time as the Phone weekend of ARRL November Sweepstakes. 
Congestion ahead!

BUSTED QSOS

Log checking has cleared the previous issue.

CONTEST SUMMARY

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

*November 8-9*

  * */ARRL EME Contest/*
  * CWOps Weekly Mini-CWT Tests (Nov 6)
  * NS Weekly RTTY Sprint (Nov 7)
  * NS Weekly CW Sprint (Nov 7)
  * Worked All Europe DX Contest--Digital
  * 10-10 Fall Digital QSO Party
  * Japan International DX Contest--Phone
  * OK-OM DX Contest--CW
  * Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon
  * Kentucky QSO Party
  * CQ WE (Western Electric)

*November 15-16*

  * */ARRL November Sweepstakes--Phone/*
  * Russian WW Multi-Mode Contest
  * Feld-Hell Turkey Shoot Sprint
  * All Austria 160 Meter Contest--CW
  * Collegiate ARC Championship--Phone
  * RSGB Second 1.8 MHz Contest--CW
  * ARS HF Contest
  * Homebrew and Oldtime Contest--CW
  * Run For the Bacon--CW (Nov 17)

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

Spaceweather <http://spaceweather.com/> reports that an active region, 
AR2205, is emerging over the Sun's northeastern limb (photo below), 
producing multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in the past 48 hours. 
So far, Earth is outside the line of fire and the solar storm clouds are 
sailing wide of our planet. This could change, however, as the sunspot 
turns toward Earth in the days ahead, and any blast of charged particles 
would definitely affect the Phone Sweepstakes and other contest action.

Congratulations to the HK1NA team - they are "first in the clubhouse" 
after the CQ World Wide SSB Contest with a nice score of nearly 46 
Mpoints in the Multi-Multi category! Taking care of business, front to 
back, are Charlie K1XX, Esteban LW1DTZ, Mark LU8EOT, Bill K1MM, and Rich 
K1CC. (Photo by KM3T)

Portable power is often a challenge for casual or contest operating but 
how about your own personal portable wind turbine? Omni3D 
<http://omni3d.com/en/> is a Polish company that specializes in 3D 
printing and manufacturing - they have created the AirEnergy 3D turbine 
capable of generating up to 300 watts of power. Funded as a Kickstarter 
<http://www.kickstarter.com> program, the turbine is designed as a kit 
and capable of being transported in a backpack.

Lance VK6DU collected a set of propagation planning resources beginning 
with his favorite, the online version of VOACAP 
<http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html>. "It gives you a good indication 
of events (usually an hour behind the event but you can predict forward 
to some degree). /W6ELPROP <http://www.qsl.net/w6elprop/>/ is 
downloadable software and by doing a Google search for W6EL, you will 
find more information about configuring it. For 6 meters I use NASA's 
and the Jet Propulsion Lab's Real-Time Ionospheric Maps 
<http://iono.jpl.nasa.gov/latest_rti_global.html>. When you are in the 
red, you are cookin'!"

Dave K8CC relays word that the KB6KQ loops are again available from a 
company called Loops-N-More <http://loopsnmore.com/> located in Kansas. 
The company offers a 6 meter model, a 2 meter/70 cm dual-bander, and a 
125 cm (222 MHz) model, all of which have potential for simple, low-cost 
rover use. Another handy VHF+ rover antenna recommended by Marshall K5QE 
is the Efactor <http://efactorantennas.com/>, a dual-band, single-feed 
line, 2 meter/70 cm loop created by David WT4E. "What I liked about 
these antennas is that you get "automatic band switching", since there 
is only one feed line. You just plug the coax into the 2M/432 coax 
outlet on your IC-706/IC-7000/FT-857/FT-897 radio and you are done. Very 
easy to hook up and very easy to use....especially for rookie rover ops."

Ready for some serious VHF+ fun, Mark K2QO (left) and Dick K2ZR are 
ready to rumble in the K2QO Rover during the ARRL September VHF Contest. 
(Photo by K2QO)

You think your Field Day was an adventure? Consider doing a three-month, 
one-man operation from the most remote location on Earth - Bouvet Island 
<http://www.on4ww.be/bouvet2016.html>! (Thanks, Phil K3UA)

The popular DX Summit <http://dxsummit.fi/> website is testing a major 
upgrade to its capabilities and display, including mobile device 
support. New functions include improved filters and call sign 
monitoring, advanced propagation tools, current and previous spot 
viewing, and a DX News section. Radio Arcala 
<mailto:radioarcala at gmail.com>, sponsors of DX Summit, is looking for 
beta-testers to give the new functions thorough exercising before it 
goes live. Contact them by email if you would like to participate. 
(Thanks, Martti OH2BH)

*Web Site of the Week* - With the FT4TA gang tearing it up, you might 
want to read a couple of stories about adventures on Tromelin 
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/shipwrecked-and-abandoned-the-story-of-the-slave-crusoes-435092.html> 
and sister island, Juan de Nova 
<http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/04/mozambique-atolls/warne-text>. For 
National Geographic readers, the FT/J story was in the April 2014 issue 
with the hedgehog on the cover. (Thanks, John N7TK and Jim K9JF)

WORD TO THE WISE

*/Off time/* - Contests like ARRL Sweepstakes and the North American QSO 
Party include a strategic element of /not /allowing full-time operation. 
You have to choose when to "go dark" and that makes a lot of difference 
in the final score. There is no frustration like that of running out of 
operating time and having to listen to the contest going on while you 
are unable to transmit! Know the rules and plan ahead.

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

Perhaps this should be in the "Sights and No Sounds" section? Doug K1DG 
found this animation <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQMS7-0Sp-A> of 
the October 19^th X-class flare's effect on propagation. He recommends 
the simulated global D-layer absorption starting about 8 seconds into 
the video.

Kirk KD5FYD hosts the online program, "This Week in Radio Technology" 
covering broadcasting and recording topics. Your editor was featured in 
a recent program 
<http://thisweekinradiotech.com/twirt-home/2014/10/16/twirt-231-digital-transmission-primer-with-ward-silver.html> 
about digital transmission (also available on the GFQ website 
<http://www.gfqnetwork.com/shows/this-week-in-radio-tech-2/231-digital-transmission-primer-with-ward-silver/>) 
and you can also view the program's Facebook page 
<https://www.facebook.com/pages/TWiRT-This-Week-in-Radio-Tech/154534786156> 
for earlier and ongoing topics.

The November 4th Sun (seen in thisSolar Dynamics Observatory 
<http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/> 335-angstrom image) has more surprises 
with another active region rotating around to face Earth (seen at left). 
The interesting thing about this new spot is its location in the 
northern hemisphere - the previous Big Spot moving out of sight on the 
lower right was on the /other /side of the solar equator. Cycle 24 still 
has some tricks up its sleeve, it seems! (Image courtesy of NASA)

The HamRadioNow program <Youtube.com/HamRadioNow> has begun posting 
talks from the recent TAPR <https://www.tapr.org/> Digital 
Communications Conference. The DCC is a frequent launching pad for new 
ham radio digital technology and you can also find updates on existing 
modes, SDR technology, and other topics of the digisphere.

Bruce AA5B notes that this Astronomy Picture of the Day movie 
<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap141022.html> of the Sun taken in visible 
and ultraviolet light on 22 October really hits the spot!

RESULTS AND RECORDS

Only 24 hours after the contest, the CQ World Wide committee was 
reporting on their Facebook page <https://www.facebook.com/cqwwdx> that 
they had received 4,317 logs. By the log submission deadline, 7,445 logs 
had been received! If you ever wonder why it gets slow at the end, by 
2359Z on Sunday of the contest, CQ WW Director, Randy K5ZD reports they 
already had 981 logs submitted.

In the busy ARRL Contest Branch, 2014 RTTY Roundup Plaques are 
reportedly out the door and headed to mailboxes across the land! 
(Thanks, ARRL Contest Branch Manager, Matt W1MSW)

N2NC and his talented typists have been at it again. The CQ WW DX 
Contest online score database <http://www.cqww.com/score_db.htm> now 
includes all entries from 1961 through 2013. There are 164,905 entries 
in the SSB database and 160,292 in the CW table. It is kind of hard to 
imagine that CQ WW 1961 had only 578 entries for SSB and 1130 for CW! 
How times have changed. Check out the log entries by year 
<http://www.cqww.com/stats.htm>, too. The all-time records are generated 
from the database. See all category records 
<http://www.cqww.com/records.htm> by world, continent, and country, as 
well as zone records <http://www.cqww.com/recordsbyzone.htm>. (Thanks, 
Randy K5ZD)

OPERATING TIP

There is no problem with working and logging duplicates in Sweepstakes - 
they'll be removed from your log without penalty. Dupes only result in 
penalties if they are submitted in paper logs. (See the ARRL's General 
Rules For All ARRL Contests 
<http://www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-all-arrl-contests>, Rule 7.8.) If 
a station calls in as a duplicate, it's far simpler to work and log 
them. Sometimes the first QSO is bad (for them or for you) and this is 
an easy opportunity to correct the error, saving the QSO (and maybe a 
multiplier!) It has also been noted that some stations are also trying 
to fill in band-modes for the Centennial QSO Party. Just work it!

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TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

Getting ready for B category in Sweepstakes? Be a good neighbor and be 
brief when tuning up that amplifier - check your drive and output 
adjustments before the contest. Gary K4FMX contributes a couple of tips: 
"You should always tune your amp for maximum output power for whatever 
drive power you are using...slightly "over tuning" or (setting the) 
loading a little heavier than maximum output so that the output drops 
slightly from maximum is ideal as the amp will not flat-top (saturate) 
as easily if the speech level is driven a little harder." We all know 
that one's voice can get a little louder during a contest for some 
reason! Also, "When looking at your signal with a scope...remember power 
is E^2 /R. When the voltage doubles that is an increase of four times 
the power."

With the blue saltwater of the Caribbean in the background, the HK1NA 
station was plenty loud in the CQ WW SSB as these fellows know. (L-R) 
Rich K1CC, Dave KM3T, and Jorge H K1NA. (Photo from KM3T)

Han N2JFS reminds antenna builders that grounding a coax feed line 
shield anywhere between the feed point and a choke balun will give 
current a path to bypass the choke and defeat its purpose.

If you are looking for flooded or adhesive-lined heat shrink, Don W7WLL 
suggests checking with ship and fishing fleet outfitters and marine 
stores. This is a good reminder that high-volume consumer outlets often 
sell the very same products at a significantly lower cost than in 
specialty electronics stores. He also notes, "If you live near a port, 
these outfitters also typically carry lots of other 'stuff' useful to 
hams such as stainless steel hardware, fixtures, tubing, cable, 
corrosion and washout blocking greases, etc. Many also may have 
qualified riggers who can proficiently create high quality replacement 
crankup tower cables."

Delighted at finding a cool project, Dave KM3T relays a link to this 
portable shortwave SDR <http://hackaday.io/project/1538-portablesdr>. 
No, wait, it's a vector network analyzer! Well, whatever this device 
considers itself, it is described as "highly hackable." Game on!

While the math might be a little stiff for non-engineering students, the 
University of California - Berkeley course, Integrated Circuits for 
Communication <http://rfic.eecs.berkeley.edu/142/index.html>, EECS 
142/242A, covers a lot of familiar territory for hams, and in depth! 
(Thanks, Jim N9GTM)

Remember when our computers started clocking faster than our 
transmitters? Well, the transistors are now switching up in the 
terahertz (a megamegahertz) region as described by this Gizmag story 
<http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-tmic-world-record-thz-circuit/34469/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f398924cb6-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-f398924cb6-91581189>. 
I wonder how many points that will count for in the ARRL VHF+ contests? 
(Thanks, Dennis N6KI)

This is a rare photo - long-time multi-op host, operator, and mentor, 
Rich KL7RA making his first CW Sweepstakes QSOs since 1958! The box of 
tissues comes in handy on the Kenai peninsula in November. (Photo by N6TR)

/Popular Science/ for November 2014 published an article about 
converting an old broadcast radio 
<http://www.popsci.com/article/diy/how-repurpose-your-old-radio-listen-meteor-showers> 
to listen to meteor showers - with a data recorder! The technique of 
listening to distant FM stations as they pop in and out from reflection 
off of burns is time-honored. This new method records signal bursts 
using /Radio-Sky-Pipe II/ computer software.

How many repair projects get tangled up in glue? If you're like me, it's 
pretty easy for strands of the sticky stuff to sneak off to where they 
aren't wanted. It always seems like they're in a visible location, 
doesn't it? At any rate, this Instructables project shows how to make 
disposable nozzles 
<http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-nozzles-for-precise-glue-applications/> 
and put the glue just and only where you want it!

Goodbye to the last vacuum tube consumer product! Solid-state technology 
takes over one more "hollow-state" niche 
<http://electronicdesign.com/blog/say-good-bye-last-vacuum-tube-product> 
but it's not what you might think they've got cooking.

*Technical Web Site of the Week* - We have a pair of /EDN/ magazine 
online articles to share - the first is an interview 
<http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/rowe-s-and-columns/4436498/Professor-wants-to-change-engineering-education> 
with Prof. Mark Somerville of the Olin College of Engineering. He has 
some interesting observations and suggestions on the state of 
engineering education. Some of what he suggests - hands-on 
experimentation, accumulating practical experience, and developing a 
life-long love of learning - sounds an awful lot like ham radio! The 
second article lists some great reference books 
<http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/benchtalk/4436444/Of-books-and-things> 
for electronics enthusiasts - it's never too early to start that holiday 
present list!

CONVERSATION

What's Next?

As the ARRL's Centennial year comes to a close, so does the steady 
stream of "W1AW Portable" operations that have brought so many to the HF 
bands in 2014. Folks who probably didn't see themselves doing a lot of 
HF operating have found themselves watching propagation, building 
antennas, jumping into pileups and generally having a great time! This 
series of events, shining a spotlight around the continent and out into 
the Pacific and Caribbean, has been one of the most popular ARRL 
programs ever.

So what happens on January 1^st when W1AW/something disappears from the 
airwaves and returns to its little brick building at 225 Main Street in 
Newington, Connecticut under the watchful portrait of The Old Man? We'll 
all have pileup withdrawal, that's what! I haven't heard of any 
follow-up program and I think the several million contacts will take 
some time to confirm, but still, mike-button thumbs, keyboard 
fingertips, and key-tapping digits will be eager for activity in 2015.

More from the KL7RA CW Sweepstakes multi-op as Ryan AB8XX (left) gets 
some tutoring from Kris AL2F. This shows the KL7RA Rule in action: 
"Whatever you learn you pass on to the next group of hams coming into 
contesting." Words to live by! (Photo by KL7RA)

This is your opportunity to guide new HF operators in building on their 
success through award programs and contests. These are always available 
and with a year's worth of experience chasing W1AW, our new operators 
will find easy success as they fill their logs with DX, rare counties, 
and hours of contacts. Now is the time to schedule a late-December or 
January club program about operating in contests or chasing awards like 
DXCC or CQ's WPX.

Show them how to keep an envelope on file at the QSL bureau - and maybe 
even volunteer to sort a letter or two. If they're not on Logbook Of the 
World, why not explain how that works. Present a survey of some of the 
awards within their reach. The K1BV Awards Directory 
<http://www.dxawards.com/> is free and lists more the 3,300 awards for 
accomplishments small, large, and...strange!

Those of us who have been around for a while tend to forget how 
thrilling it was to complete Worked All Continents. Or maybe that first 
time you experienced a solid over-the-pole or long-path opening during a 
contest, filling the log with call signs you never expected to hear, 
much less log. Hey, pass it on! Be a radiosport Elmer and have a ready 
answer when asked, "What is there to do now?"

73, Ward NØAX

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CONTESTS

*5 November through 18 November*

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*

*/ARRL November Sweepstakes/*--Phone, from Nov 15, 2100Z to Nov 17, 
0300Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: Serial, category, call, check, 
ARRL/RAC sec. Logs due: Dec 2. Rules <http://www.arrl.org/contests>

CWOps Weekly Mini-CWT Tests--CW, from Nov 6, 1300Z - See website. 
Multiple time periods. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Weekly on Wednesday, 28 to 
38 kHz above band edge. Exchange: Name and member number or S/P/C. Logs 
due: 2 days. Rules <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>

NS Weekly RTTY Sprint--Digital, from Nov 7, 0145Z to Nov 7, 0215Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-14. Weekly on Thursday evenings local time. Exchange: Serial, 
name, and S/P/C. Logs due: 2 days. Rules 
<http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>

NS Weekly CW Sprint--CW, from Nov 7, 0230Z to Nov 7, 0300Z. Bands (MHz): 
1.8-14. Weekly on Thursday evenings local time. Exchange: Serial, name, 
and S/P/C. Logs due: 2 days. Rules <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>

Worked All Europe DX Contest--Digital, from Nov 8, 0000Z to Nov 9, 
2400Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and serial (see web for QTC 
rules). Logs due: 2 weeks. Rules <http://www.waedc.de/>

10-10 Fall Digital QSO Party--Digital, from Nov 8, 0001Z to Nov 9, 
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 28. Exchange: Call, name, 10-10 number, S/P/C. Logs 
due: Nov 25. Rules <http://www.ten-ten.org/>

Japan International DX Contest--Phone, from Nov 8, 0700Z to Nov 9, 
1300Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and JA prefecture or CQ Zone. 
Logs due: 30 days. Rules <http://jidx.org/>

OK-OM DX Contest--CW, from Nov 8, 1200Z to Nov 9, 1200Z. Bands (MHz): 
1.8-28. Exchange: RST and serial or OK/OM district. Logs due: Dec 1. 
Rules <http://okomdx.crk.cz/>

Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon--CW, from Nov 8, 1200Z to Nov 9, 2359Z. 
Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Monthly beginning on the second Saturday local 
time. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, name, SKCC nr or "none". Logs due: 5 days. 
Rules <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>

Kentucky QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Nov 8, 1400Z to Nov 9, 0200Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50, CW--1.815, 3.550, 7.050, 14.050, 21.050, 
28.050, 50.090; SSB--1.855, 3.820, 7.240, 14.280, 21.390, 28.390, 50.190 
MHz. Exchange: RST and KY county or S/P/C. Logs due: Dec 31. Rules 
<http://www.wkdxa.com/>

CQ WE (Western Electric)--Phone,CW,Digital, from Nov 8, 1900Z to Nov 10, 
0500Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50-440, Send "ZZ" for Bell QTH if not a Bell 
System ham. Exchange: Call, name, Bell QTH, yrs of service pt . Logs 
due: Dec 1. Rules <http://cqwe.cboh.org/>

Russian WW Multi-Mode Contest--Phone,CW,Digital, from Nov 15, 1200Z to 
Nov 16, 1159Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST and serial or 2-char 
oblast code. Logs due: 14 days. Rules <http://www.rdrclub.ru/>

Feld-Hell Turkey Shoot Sprint--Digital, from Nov 15, 1600Z to Nov 15, 
1800Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Monthly on 3rd Saturday. Exchange: RST, 
S/P/C, Feld-Hell member nr. Logs due: 7 days. Rules 
<http://www.feldhellclub.org/>

All Austria 160 Meter Contest--CW, from Nov 15, 1600Z to Nov 16, 0700Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8. Exchange: RST, serial, OE district. Logs due: Dec 31. 
Rules <http://www.oevsv.at/>

Collegiate ARC Championship--Phone, from Nov 15, 2100Z to Nov 17, 0300Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: See ARRL Sweepstakes. Rules 
<http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/rules/>

RSGB Second 1.8 MHz Contest--CW, from Nov 15, 2100Z to Nov 16, 0100Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8. Exchange: RST, serial, UK district. Logs due: 16 days. 
Rules <http://www.rsgbcc.org/>

ARS HF Contest--Phone,CW,Digital, from Nov 16, 0000Z to Nov 16, 2359Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS(T). Logs due: 15 days. Rules 
<http://www.arsitalia.it/>

Homebrew and Oldtime Contest--CW, from Nov 16, 1300Z to Nov 16, 1700Z. 
Bands (MHz): 3.5-7. Exchange: RST, serial, and category. Logs due: Dec 
18. Rules <http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/hotr.html>

Run For the Bacon--CW, from Nov 17, 0200Z to Nov 17, 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*

*/ARRL EME Contest/*--Phone,CW,Digital, from Nov 8, 0000Z to Nov 9, 
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 50-1296. Exchange: Call signs, signal report, 
acknowledgement. Logs due: Jan 1. Rules <http://www.arrl.org/contests>

Kentucky QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Nov 8, 1400Z to Nov 9, 0200Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50, CW--1.815, 3.550, 7.050, 14.050, 21.050, 
28.050, 50.090; SSB--1.855, 3.820, 7.240, 14.280, 21.390, 28.390, 50.190 
MHz. Exchange: RST and KY county or S/P/C. Logs due: Dec 31. Rules 
<http://www.wkdxa.com/>

CQ WE (Western Electric)--Phone,CW,Digital, from Nov 8, 1900Z to Nov 10, 
0500Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50-440, Send "ZZ" for Bell QTH if not a Bell 
System ham. Exchange: Call, name, Bell QTH, yrs of service pt . Logs 
due: Dec 1. Rules <http://cqwe.cboh.org/>

LOG DUE DATES

*5 November through 18 November*

  * November 5 - MCG Autumn Sprint
    <http://mcg-club.ru/en/contests/autumn-sprint.html>
  * November 6 - ARS Spartan Sprint <http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/>
  * November 8 - ARRL School Club Roundup
    <http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup>
  * November 8 - CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>
  * November 9 - UBA ON Contest, 2m
    <http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest>
  * November 9 - NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
  * November 10 - FISTS Fall Sprint <http://www.fists.org/operating.html>
  * November 15 - South Dakota QSO Party
    <http://www.kb0wsw.com/SDQP/page_home.html>
  * November 15 - Makrothen RTTY Contest
    <http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch/The_Makrothen_Contest/TMC_Rules.html>
  * November 15 - Pennsylvania QSO Party
    <http://www.nittany-arc.net/pqppdf/paqsorules-14.pdf>
  * November 16 - DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest
    <http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/corona/teilnahmebedingungen/>
  * November 16 - Iowa QSO Party <http://www.wa0dx.org/IAQSO/>
  * November 16 - SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
    <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
  * November 18 - ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
    <http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes>
  * November 18 - NA Collegiate ARC Championship, CW
    <http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/rules/>

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