[SFDXA] The ARRL Contest Update for October 22, 2014

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The ARRL Contest Update

October 22, 2014
Editor: Ward Silver, NØAX <mailto:rate-sheet at arrl.org>
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IN THIS ISSUE

  * Why Is My S-Meter Pinned? - CQ World Wide SSB <#Contests>
  * Check Your Check! Check? - ARRL November Sweepstakes CW <#Contests>
  * Clean Sweep Mugs and Pins <#News>
  * Engineers of Mystery and Intrigue <#Newsweek>
  * DXing Intro by KØIR <#Sights>
  * Sweepstakes Club Competition Records from K5OT <#Results>
  * When Distortion is a Good Thing <#Tech>
  * Fingering RF Connectors <#Techweek>
  * Only Radio Waves Need to Be Polarized <#Conversation>

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

"The most fun you can have on the radio" is often applied to one's 
favorite contest but you would be hard-pressed to find a more popular 
contest in radiosport than the CQ World Wide DX Contest. This weekend is 
the SSB weekend - look for stations from all over the world to be piling 
in loud and fast. To participate, give out a signal report ("Five nine" 
will do) and your CQ Worked All Zones program zone 
<http://www.cqww.com/resources.htm>. And don't forget the School Club 
Roundup going on this week through Friday afternoon.

BULLETINS

CQ Communications <http://cq-amateur-radio.com> has reconsidered its 
initial policy on stations operating in Crimea for the CQ World Wide 
<http://cqww.com/> contest. Logs will be accepted and counted for the 
country indicated by the call sign of the station. This aligns CQ policy 
with DXCC policy. See the CQ website for complete details.

BUSTED QSOS

Contest dates for the October EU Sprint are the first and /second/ 
Saturdays. The April EU Sprints are on the first and third Saturdays. 
(Thanks, Tom WB8ZRL)

/EMC Blog/ author Ken Wyatt's call sign is WA6TTY. Thanks, Bob KØNR

CONTEST SUMMARY

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

*October 25-26*

  * SKCC Straight Key Sprint
  * CQ World Wide SSB Contest

*November 1-2*

  * */ARRL November Sweepstakes--CW /*
  * Haunted Lighthouse QSO Party
  * IPA Contest
  * Ukrainian DX Contest
  * Himalayan Contest
  * Radio Club of America QSO Party--Phone
  * Collegiate ARC Championship--CW
  * DARC 10-Meter Digital "Corona"
  * OK1WC Memorial Contest
  * ARS Spartan Sprint--CW

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

As we approach November and the ARRL Sweepstakes, don't forget the Clean 
Sweep mugs for working at least one station in all 83 ARRL/RAC sections. 
Sweepstakes Participation Pins are also available for anyone completing 
more than 100 contacts on CW or Phone during Sweepstakes. Each pin 
displays the year and mode and has become a popular tradition in the 
November Sweepstakes event. You can find complete ordering instructions 
and prices on the ARRL Sweepstakes <http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes> web 
page. (Thanks, ARRL Contest Branch Manager, Matt W1MSW)

Eric W3DQ sent this photo of Art K3KU operating W1AW/3 from Washington, 
DC at W3DQ. "BIG pileups, lots of fun, 13K QSOs in all from the three 
stations." Looks like fun, eh?

Alright all you Sweepstakes veterans, here's your assignment - help 
anyone logging on paper get their log converted to Cabrillo format and 
submitted electronically! I'm sure there are new contesters in your club 
who are just getting started and aren't ready for contest logging 
software. They may use a general-purpose logging program and not be 
aware of how to export a Cabrillo-formatted contest log - help them out! 
How about others using paper logs who need a hand? You can help there, 
too, and WA7BNM's Cabrillo converter web service 
<http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/> is the way to go! By getting logs 
submitted electronically, the quality of the log checking process is 
improved and the provisional results can be published more quickly.

Jim AD1C reports that the country (CTY) files 
<http://www.country-files.com/cty-2410-13-October-2014/>, used by 
logging software to cross-reference call signs and countries, were 
updated on 13 October 2014. If you are interested in a bigger CTY.DAT 
for everyday logging, you can download 
<http://www.country-files.com/big-cty/> that, too. Please do that 
/before/ CQ WW SSB begins!

The CWops group will be featuring a Very Special Slow-Speed CWops Test 
<http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html> on 12 November. The 20 wpm-and-under 
event is targeted at the new and enthusiastic CW Academy graduates -- 
help make them feel welcome and eager to come back for more.

InnovAntennas America <http://www.innovantennas.us/> announces North 
American availability of the G/T - Optimized Wideband Low-impedance High 
Gain Yagi Antennas, or OWL G/T for short. OWL G/T antennas are optimized 
for weak signal VHF applications including EME (moonbounce), meteor 
scatter, and other demanding modes; applications where both antenna gain 
and control of side and rear lobes are critical to lower the antenna's 
equivalent temperature by reducing received noise, hence the 'G/T' model 
suffix.

Is this you at your rig seen in infra-red? Nope - it's a DX Heat "Band 
Activity" map! Browse the the DX Heat website <http://dxheat.com>to find 
out what it means!

If you haven't checked out the DX Heat <http://dxheat.com/> website 
lately, you might want to take a look at the various interesting 
displays and presentations of "what's happening now" on the bands. 
(Scroll down on the home page to see the information below the large 
photo.) The site features a simple-to-use but flexible incoming spot 
filter interface, a band activity map, the ability to listen to any spot 
on a Web-based SDR, and more.

The November 2014 issue of /Popular Science <http://www.popsci.com/>/ 
includes "Dawn of the Data Age," a thought-provoking article about 
visualization of data. The several examples presented are interesting 
and eye-catching. Perhaps one of the /Contest Update/ readers might find 
the techniques inspiring to try building some radiosport data 
visualizations.

It was sixty years ago today that transistors began to play! Well, sixty 
years from October 18^th , the day on which Texas Instruments announced 
the first transistorized radio 
<http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4398895/TI-announces-1st-transistor-radio--October-18--1954>.

*Web Site of the Week* - Who are these "lesser known but important 
engineers 
<http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/serious-fun/4436117/11-lesser-known--but-important--engineers>"? 
It's a good bet that at least one of the names will be familiar to many 
hams. You might be surprised at these tales of invention and 
accomplishment from /EDN/ magazine.

WORD TO THE WISE

/*The Golden Age of Ham Radio*/ -- the five-year period centered on when 
you got your license: Everything before then was a primitive wasteland 
and everything after that has been going to h**l in a handbasket!

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

Ralph Fedor KØIR has posted a very interesting video 
<http://youtu.be/k4dJcK-WVRw> to YouTube that introduces newcomers to 
DXing, DXpeditions, and Amateur Radio in general. (Thanks, Daily DX 
<http://dailydx.com>)

An example of the ordeals Cubesats must go through to qualify for 
launch, this video <http://aprs.org/psat/Vibe-coil-test1724.MOV> (it's a 
1Mb file) shows a vibration test on a power supply board. It failed 
before getting to the 22G requirement! The editor would probably fail at 
the 22G requirement, as well. (From Bob WB4APR via AMSAT 
<http://amsat.org/> bulletin ANS-292)

Wow - Sunday's X-class solar flare 
<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMDIwLjM3MjE5NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTAyMC4zNzIxOTcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTc0OTE5JmVtYWlsaWQ9aHdhcmRzaWxAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1od2FyZHNpbEBnbWFpbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://www.nasa.gov/content/extreme-ultraviolet-image-of-a-significant-solar-flare> 
was captured in extreme ultra-violet by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. 
Hope the satellite had the sunglasses on! (Image courtesy of NASA)

Paul WØRW found a website <http://www.americanradiohistory.com/> for 
searching old radio magazines with two million pages for your browsing 
pleasure!

Hams might appreciate this map of the WOM HF-transmit antenna farm 
<http://rightime.com/HF/P1030367aa.JPG> operated by AT&T for many years 
in Pennsuco, Florida, west of Miami. This was one of three high-seas 
ship-to-shore and island telephone service stations 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_High_Seas_Service>. WOM's 
corresponding receive site was in Plantation, near Fort Lauderdale. When 
it was decommissioned the transmission facility 
<http://rightime.com/HF/PennsucoList.pdf> sported 38 log-periodics, 
rhombics and omni verticals over a half-square-mile of Everglades, each 
of which could handle 10kW from any of 20 or so mostly-Collins 
transmitters. (Thanks, Tom Becker, ex-KN3URO)

RESULTS AND RECORDS

The ARRL's Sweepstakes contest manager, Larry K5OT, has just completed 
researching the history of the Affiliated Club competition for a 
comprehensive article that will be published in early 2015. Until 1978, 
all ARRL-affiliated clubs competed in one group and the large clubs 
dominated the standings. In early 1978, the ARRL Board of Directors 
approved a three-tiered competition to allow clubs of about the same 
size to compete against each other. These revised rules were first used 
in the 1978 Sweepstakes. For this 36-year 'modern era' from 1978-2013, 
the SS affiliated-club record holders are:

/Unlimited Category/ (51 or more logs)

  * 2009 Potomac Valley Radio Club 24,356,974 points from 302 logs

/Medium Category/ (11 through 50 logs)

  * 1992 North Texas Contest Club 6,292,620 points from 40 logs

/Local Category /(3 through 10 logs)

  * 1991 River City Contesters 1,926,066 points from 10 logs

Maybe your club would like to take a run at these records? Anyone with 
interesting stories about past club activities in Sweepstakes should 
contact K5OT <mailto:k5ohtee at gmail.com>.

What a great shot of the K8GP rover in the June VHF Contest! Read the 
online results <http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles> to find 
out how they did! (Photo by K1RA)

The full-sized results writeup 
<http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles>of the ARRL June VHF 
Contest by Bob K2DRH is now online - thanks, Bob! Line scores are being 
worked on and should be available soon.

Check your mailbox because ARRL certificates and plaques 
<http://www.arrl.org/plaques-and-certificates> for the 2013 November 
Sweepstakes are arriving just in time to whet your contest whistle. 
Plaques for the 2013 International DX contest are headed out, as well, 
catching up with the participation pins mailed out last month. Awards 
for last year's Phone Sweepstakes and IARU HF Championship are next on 
the list. (Thanks, ARRL Contest Branch Manager, Matt W1MSW)

Official results for the 2014 EU HF Championship 
<http://lea.hamradio.si/scc/euhf/euhfc.htm> are now ready, verified by 
the SCC Contest Committee, and published on the SCC web page. All UBN 
reports are publicly available as usual and downloadable certificates 
are also ready. (Thanks, SCC Contest Manager, Robert S57AW)

The results for the 2014 Summer Stew 
<http://www.kkn.net/stew/2014SummerStew.txt> are now online. Congrats to 
NO3M on submitting a golden log (no errors) and just edging out KV4FZ 
for top high power honors. K1LT led the way for the low power scores and 
AC8AP led the list of six brave souls who showed up with QRP. (Thanks, 
Tree N6TR)

Raw scores for the 2014 CQ World Wide RTTY Contest 
<http://www.cqwwrtty.com/raw.htm> are now posted online. (Thanks, Mark N2QT)

OPERATING TIP

To save your voice during a 48-hour phone contest, set up your 
transceiver and speech processing to work at low volume levels, then 
discipline yourself to speak softly - even in those nasty 
Sunday-afternoon pileups! Also try to minimize sound levels in the 
shack, such as from fans or blowers, that will be picked up by a speech 
processor and their noise added to your voice.

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TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

Winner of the 2014 ARRL Technical Innovation Award, Warren NRØV, has 
posted a presentation 
<http://video.openhpsdr.org/HRF2014/PureSignal1.2.mp4> on Digital 
Predistortion he gave at Ham Radio Friedrichshafen this year. Author of 
the openHPSDR program's pre-distortion software, he hopes that bringing 
this commercial wireless ability to the ham bands will help clean up our 
signals. As he notes, "(It's) no problem to correct an entire amplifier 
chain at legal limit. No extra hardware or software is required -- one 
just feeds back a sample of the output from the last stage to calculate 
the correction." As we move beyond our purely analog, 13.8 V transceiver 
output amplifiers, adapting this technology provides some clear benefits 
at relatively little expense. Who knows - maybe someday we'll be able to 
hear all that receiver performance we pay for!

Gary K9AY checks in with an update of his popular low-band receiving 
loop <http://www.aytechnologies.com/TechData/HowToBuild.pdf>. "I've done 
a lot of analysis and experiments over the past couple years that are 
not yet published. Among the results is a better understanding of the 
role of ground. I now recommend a few radials for all installations: a 
minimum of (4) and preferably (8) radials that are twice as long as the 
loop's footprint. If you add them to an existing system, remember that 
the resistor should be readjusted for deepest null."

Pete N6ZE found this online site <http://no.nonsense.ee/qth/map.html> 
that calculates Grid Locators to ten characters and also provides the 
distance and bearing between them.

/EDN/ magazine published this collection 
<http://www.edn.com/collections/4435740/Capacitors> of articles about 
capacitors - don't bypass it! Capacitors can be surprisingly complex and 
there are more types of them than ever, with each having a special set 
of characteristics. While you're at the /EDN/ website, read this blog 
entry about an engineer (re)discovering superheterodyne image response 
<http://edn.com/electronics-blogs/living-analog/4435612/Superheterodyne-image-response>!

If you need an outdoor grease that won't attract dust and grit, Mike 
KD5KC recommends Super Lube <http://www.super-lube.com/>. This 
silicone-based, Teflon-impregnated lubricant might be just the thing for 
tower winches, bearings, and other exposed uses.

How many feet? 140 feet! That's the supporting side of N6TR atop one of 
N9RV's towers. This is why Pat will be nice and loud in the ARRL 
Sweepstakes. (Photo by N6TR)

You think you're an Excel power user? While searching for an Excel 
spreadsheet to perform FFT calculations - without using the built-in 
Fourier analysis capability - Brian K1LI happened onto Excel Unusual 
<http://www.excelunusual.com/>, "A Blog for Applied Science, Engineering 
and Games in Excel." The list of topics applicable to ham radio is too 
long to repeat here, but it's a treasure trove of helpful tools.

Robert Dehoney found this useful collection 
<http://www.electronicproducts.com/Student_Resource_Download_Center.aspx> of 
downloadable graph paper images (such as Smith Charts and lin-log axes) 
and "cheat sheets" for algebra, trigonometry, geometry -- even calculus.

Check out this cross-section of a serious cable 
<http://www.boredlion.com/50-objects-from-the-past-present-and-future-that-will-turn-your-world-upside-down-pics/43/> 
- do you think it's rated for direct burial? (Thanks, Dennis N6KI)

*Technical Web Site of the Week* - What connector *is* that, anyway? The 
wireless world has moved quite beyond the UHF/BNC/N world so Pasternak 
has prepared this connector identifier chart 
<https://www.pasternack.com/images/pdf/7%20Connector%20Identifier.pdf>. 
Be flummoxed no more!

CONVERSATION

Only Radio Waves Need to Be Polarized

*/(Note that the following is the author's personal opinion, as are all 
Contest Update editorials.)/*

Lots of discussion has followed CQ Communications' 
<http://cq-amateur-radio.com/> announcement that logs would not be 
accepted from stations in the Crimea for the upcoming CQ World Wide 
Phone Contest if they used Russian-issued call signs. As of publication 
time for this newsletter, the policy has been revised to align with the 
DXCC policy of using the call sign to determine the country for which 
the contact will count.

While I understand the multiple layers of politics involved with the 
original decision, we should all reflect on the introduction of such 
things into Amateur Radio. In whatever form, basing our policies on 
political considerations is a Bad Thing and will only lead to more Bad 
Things, especially if it initiates a destructive tit-for-tat escalation. 
It is a Good Thing that CQ reconsidered and CQ World Wide will run as it 
always has - everybody works everybody.

Ham radio organizations and contest sponsors should always do their 
utmost to insure that /all /amateurs are /fully /welcome to participate 
in ham radio events and achievement programs, regardless of political 
issues of the day. This is one of Amateur Radio's great strengths, the 
fifth pillar of our Basis and Purpose as stated in FCC Part 97.1(e) - 
"Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to enhance 
international goodwill."

Consider that throughout the Cold War, hams communicated across the Iron 
Curtain as DXers, ragchewers, contesters, and above all, friends. One of 
the great delights we all experienced at the first WRTC in 1990 was that 
of long friendships developed through Amateur Radio finally turning into 
face-to-face greetings, overcoming decades of political isolation. 
Having personally helped make those meetings possible, I hope we 
continue to avoid placing obstacles in the way of amateurs contacting 
each other.

How much juice do we consume pursuing our favorite sport? At a big 
station like W7RN, quite a bit. And the W1AW-Nevada operation in its 
upcoming second week will add another bump at the right of this chart 
showing Tom's energy consumption throughout the year.

Crimean hams will, of course, operate with whatever call sign they feel 
appropriate - whether it begins with U or R. Those of us outside the 
Crimea should work them just like any other station, neither seeking or 
shunning them. A QSO is a QSO is a QSO.

Hams should act as we always have and ignore the politics. As long as we 
are licensed, and not legally prohibited from doing so, work each other 
enthusiastically and often. We'll worry about the point-counting and 
award programs later. Leave the politics at the power switch, whether 
it's on your VHF/UHF handheld or a full-gallon HF linear. Our radio 
waves may be polarized but hams don't have to be.

73, Ward NØAX

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CONTESTS

*October 22 through November 4*

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*/--CW, from Nov 1, 2100Z to Nov 3, 0300Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: Serial, category, call, check, ARRL/RAC 
sec. Logs due: Nov 18. Rules <http://www.arrl.org/contests>

SKCC Straight Key Sprint--CW, from Oct 22, 0000Z to Oct 22, 0200Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8-28, 50, Monthly on the 4th Wednesday UTC. Exchange: RST, 
S/P/C, name, SKCC number. Logs due: 5 days. Rules 
<http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/>

CQ World Wide SSB Contest--Phone, from Oct 25, 0000Z to Oct 26, 2359Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS and CQ zone. Logs due: 5 days. Rules 
<http://www.cqww.com/>

Haunted Lighthouse QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Oct 31, 0000Z to 
Nov 2, 2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144. Exchange: Serial or ARLHS 
number. Rules <http://arlhs.com/>

IPA Contest--Phone,CW, from Nov 1, 0600Z - See website. Multiple time 
periods. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and serial or "IPA" and 
state. Logs due: Dec 31. Rules <http://www.iparc.de/>

Ukranian DX Contest--Phone,CW, from Nov 1, 1200Z to Nov 2, 1200Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST and serial or Ukraine oblast. Logs due: 30 
days. Rules <http://urdxc.org/>

Himalayan Contest--Phone,CW, from Nov 1, 1200Z to Nov 2, 1200Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T) and Indian state or power. Logs due: Nov 
30. Rules <http://www.arsi.info/contests/himalayan>

Radio Club of America QSO Party--Phone, from Nov 1, 1700Z to Nov 2, 
0500Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-21. Exchange: RST, QTH, name, equipment. Rules 
<http://www.radioclubofamerica.org/>

Collegiate ARC Championship--CW, from Nov 1, 2100Z to Nov 3, 0300Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: See ARRL Sweepstakes. Rules 
<http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/>

DARC 10-Meter Digital "Corona"--Digital, from Nov 2, 1100Z to Nov 2, 
1700Z. Bands (MHz): 28. Exchange: RST and serial. Logs due: 2 weeks. 
Rules <http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport>

OK1WC Memorial Contest--Phone,CW, from Nov 3, 1630Z to Nov 3, 1730Z. 
Bands (MHz): 3.5, 7. Weekly on Monday, see website for bands. Exchange: 
RS(T) and serial. Logs due: 5 days. Rules <http://www.memorial-ok1wc.cz/>

ARS Spartan Sprint--CW, from Nov 4, 0200Z to Nov 4, 0400Z. Bands (MHz): 
3.5-28. Monthly on the first Monday evening local time. Exchange: RST, 
S/P/C, and power. Logs due: 2 days. Rules <http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/>

*VHF+ CONTESTS*

Haunted Lighthouse QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Oct 31, 0000Z to 
Nov 2, 2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144. Exchange: Serial or ARLHS 
number. Rules <http://arlhs.com/>

LOG DUE DATES

*October 22 through November 4*

  * October 22 - 432 MHz Fall Sprint
    <http://svhfs.org/2014_Fall_Sprint_Rules_Rev01.pdf>
  * October 24 - SKCC Sprint <http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/>
  * October 25 - New Jersey QSO Party
    <http://www.k2td-bcrc.org/njqp/njqp_rules.html>
  * October 25 - 10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint
    <http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSO%20Party%20Rules.pdf>
  * October 25 - PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint
    <http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/160m-great-pumpkin-sprint>
  * October 25 - Feld Hell Sprint
    <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/spooky-sprint>
  * October 25 - CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>
  * October 26 - Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW
    <http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt>
  * October 26 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/>
  * October 26 - UBA ON Contest, SSB
    <http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest>
  * October 26 - WAB HF Phone
    <http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#HFRules>
  * October 26 - EU Autumn Sprint, CW
    <http://www.eu-sprint.com/index.php?page=140&lang=g>
  * October 26 - NCCC Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
  * October 26 - NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
  * October 28 - QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party
    <http://www.qrparci.org/contests/qrp-arci-contests/137-fall-qso-party>
  * October 30 - RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB
    <http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2014/rsprint.shtml>
  * October 30 - GTC CW Cup
    <http://www.raag.org/displayITM1.asp?ITMID=786&LANG=EN>
  * October 31 - All Asian DX Contest, Phone
    <https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2014AA_rule.htm>
  * October 31 - Texas QSO Party <http://www.txqp.net/>
  * October 31 - Arizona QSO Party <http://www.azqsoparty.org/rules.html>
  * October 31 - California QSO Party <http://www.cqp.org/Rules.html>
  * October 31 - German Telegraphy Contest
    <http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/german-telegraphy-contest-dtc>
  * October 31 - Oceania DX Contest, Phone
    <http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/rules.pdf>
  * October 31 - Oceania DX Contest, CW
    <http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/rules.pdf>
  * October 31 - JARTS WW RTTY Contest <http://jarts.jp/rules2014.html>
  * October 31 - CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
    <http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm>
  * November 1 - Microwave Fall Sprint
    <http://svhfs.org/2014_Fall_Sprint_Rules_Rev01.pdf>
  * November 1 - TARA PSK Rumble Contest
    <http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_rules.html>
  * November 1 - New York QSO Party
    <http://nyqp.org/wordpress/nyqp/2014/NY_QSO_Party_Rules_2014.pdf>
  * November 2 - UBA ON Contest, CW
    <http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest>
  * November 3 - YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest
    <http://ylrl.org/index.php/contests-and-dx-awards>
  * November 3 - Stew Perry Topband Challenge <http://www.kkn.net/stew/>
  * November 3 - 10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW
    <http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules>
  * November 3 - Worked All Germany Contest
    <http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/wag/en/rules/>

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