[SFDXA] The ARRL Contest Update for February 11, 2015

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The ARRL Contest Update

February 11, 2015
Editor: Ward Silver, NØAX <mailto:rate-sheet at arrl.org>
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IN THIS ISSUE

  * Fill Your DX Logbook - ARRL DX CW <#Contests>
  * The Shift Is On - CQ WW RTTY WPX <#Contests>
  * Certificates - Be Gone! <#News>
  * Fire Under the Sea <#Newsweek>
  * Solar Weather Report <#Sights>
  * ARRL Awards Are Flying <#Results>
  * Keep It Up There <#Tech>
  * Impedance Measurements from the Masters <#Techweek>
  * Spring Is On the Air <#Conversation>

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

The joys of working CW DX are rarely more available to HF newcomers in 
the US and Canada than in the ARRL's International DX CW Contest. You 
don't have to fight through layers of DX stations - the DX is calling 
you! And the CQ WW RTTY WPX contest is a great way to get your fingers 
wet on the digital modes, too.

BULLETINS

There are no bulletins in this issue.

BUSTED QSOS

Here is the correct link for N4ZR's front-end protector article 
<http://www.pvrc.org/%7En4zr/Articles/Simple%20Protection%20for%20the%20Fledgling%20SO2R%20Station.pdf>. 
Some spurious characters were added to the link in the previous issue. 
(Thanks, Larry W6NWS) And the correct link to the ARRL Contest Results 
page is www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles 
<http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles> (Thanks, Mike VE3GFN)

CONTEST SUMMARY

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

*February 14-15*

  * NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint--CW (Feb 11)
  * PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint--Digital
  * CQ WW RTTY WPX--Digital
  * Asia-Pacific Sprint--CW
  * Dutch PACC Contest,
  * OMISS QSO Party--Phone
  * New Hampshire QSO Party
  * FISTS CW Winter Sprint
  * RSGB - First 1.8 MHz Contest
  * Maine 2m FM Simplex Challenge--Phone
  * Run For the Bacon--CW (Feb 16)

*February 21-22*

  * */ARRL Int'l CW DX Contest /*
  * Semi-Automatic Key Evening (Feb 18)
  * Russian WW PSK Contest (Feb 20)
  * REF Contest--Phone
  * SARL Youth Day Sprint--Phone
  * Feld-Hell Bingo Sprint
  * CQC Winter QSO Party

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

CQ World Wide <http://cqww.com> has added a Cabrillo Opt-Out tag 
<http://wwrof.org/cabrillo/cabrillo-specification-v3/> for certificates. 
After the CERTIFICATE: tag, simply add YES (the default) or NO. Since 
one of the biggest expenses of running a contest is the printing and 
mailing of paper certificates, this will help the contest make better 
use of available resources. Not all sponsors support this tag as yet. 
Downloadable electronic format certificates are not expected to be 
affected by this tag. (Thanks, Randy K5ZD, CQ Worldwide Contest Director)

This is where the big Arecibo EME signal gets its start. By the time it 
hits the feed line, peak power is 2.5 MW and steady-state power is 150 
kW. Yes, I'll bet you /can/ hear them! (Photo by NØAX)

IEEE members should take a look at the February 2015 issue of/IEEE 
Microwave Magazine/ <http://www.mtt.org/magazine.html>for the article 
"RF and Microwave Links: The MTT Society and the Amateur Radio 
Community". Authored primarily by IEEE Fellow Robert Caverly WB4PWZ, he 
was joined by your editor, Al Katz K2UYH, Rick Campbell KK7B, and Marc 
Franco, N2UO/LU6DW. The Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Society's 
MTT-17 committee was very helpful in promoting and contributing to this 
article.

Top Gun among RTTY ops, Ed WØYK was recognized both for his contesting 
and vineyard achievements in this story by the San Jose Mercury News 
<http://www.mercurynews.com/los-gatos/ci_27414546/los-gatos-saratoga-muns-word-among-ham-radio>. 
The well-written article captures the general sense of contesting quite 
well, especially the convergence between vineyard and ham station 
siting. While the article notes the need for younger hams, it is 
balanced with a mention of new technology available and being used by 
hams. (Thanks, Bob N6TV)

What's a SkyPi-40 <http://www.radwav.com/index.html>? Turns out it's a 
Raspberry Pi-based SDR transceiver which supports RTTY, CW, WSPR, and 
other FSK modes with 1 watt of output power! Read all about it in the 
latest issue of the DKARS Magazine 
<http://downloads.dkars.nl/DKARS%20Magazine%20201502.pdf>.

Point-and-click could become point-and-log with this new smart ring 
<http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/tech-edge/4438526/Smart-ring-allows-wearer-to--air-write--messages-with-a-fingertip> 
that allows you to write messages just by waving your finger around!

A new release of the Super Check Partial 
<http://www.supercheckpartial.com/> database files is available from Stu 
K6TU. The number of calls in the file has grown to 45,949! You can send 
your log to Stu when you submit it to the contest sponsor.

Dave G4BUO writes with the news that he is cancelling the EU Sprint 
contests. "It was a great idea of Paolo's (I2UIY - SK), but even while 
he was alive we struggled to get anything like the level of interest 
from European operators (enjoyed) in the NA events." Perhaps someone or 
some group will step up to re-animate this contest - if so, you'll read 
about it here in the /Contest Update/.

*Web Site of the Week* - How did all this "electrical engineering" stuff 
get started? Some claim it was Tesla's multi-phase ac machines, others 
the telephone system, but there is a good story in a fried undersea 
cable 
<http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/designcon-central-/4438499/Fried-cable-sparked-EE-profession> 
and the race to understand and fix the problem.

WORD TO THE WISE

As log checking reports start appearing from the fall contests, the term 
*/Unique+1/* sometimes comes up. A unique+1 is a call that is (a) "one 
off" from a unique call and (b) is a call of someone who was active in 
the contest. If you claimed contact with N9RU, and no one else in the 
contest worked N9RU, it is a unique. If N9RV was active in the contest, 
that is a unique+1. N9RD could also be considered a U+1 if active. (From 
the Contest University Glossary 
<http://contestuniversity.com/attachments/Contesting_Terminology.pdf> by 
Pat N9RV)

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

I know we've all watched the nightly news weather report and thought, 
"How about a weather report for the ionosphere?" Thanks to Dr. Tamitha 
Mulligan Skov and Spaceweather TV <http://spaceweather.tv/>, our wishes 
have been granted! (Thanks, Tim K3LR)

Two fine training courses have been made available by Tech Online. A 
40-minute video on the "Fundamentals of Circuit Protection 
<http://www.techonline.com/electrical-engineers/education-training/courses/4436954/Fundamentals-of-Circuit-Protection--Fuses---PTCs>" 
is available from Arrow Electronics and Littlefuse. The PDF course 
"Introduction to RF Design 
<http://www.techonline.com/electrical-engineers/education-training/tech-papers/4438159/Introduction-to-RF-Design>" 
from Rohde & Schwarz is available for downloading, as well.

More familiar calls were spotted at the KP4 State Convention. Of this 
pair of Carlos', at left is WP4U, host of the NP3U contest station, 
accompanied by WP4N. (Photo by NØAX)

This YouTube video 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MU7jhCPhaM&feature=youtu.be> by Mike 
WB6DJI shows how a noise-canceling system can make a big improvement 
when properly configured and used. He uses the NCC-1 Noise Canceling 
Controller with a TS-990S transceiver. The main antenna is a Hex Beam 
and the noise sensing antenna is a short piece of wire. The waterfall 
display adds a strong visual element to the presentation. He uses the 
system to knock down power-line noise and RFI from a nearby plasma TV.

Climbing a woodpecker? In a way. This 20-minute video 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeLjJXvtmxo> captures the view as the 
climber summits the famous Chernobyl antenna of the Over-The-Horizon 
"woodpecker" radar. (Thanks, Kirk K4RO)

Dave WA8AXF reports a smartphone discovery on his Samsung Galaxy. "The 
settings menu slows the user to customize the vibration pattern for the 
ring tone when the phone is set to vibrate. You customize the pattern by 
tapping on the screen and immediately I thought, "Morse code!" and my 
vibrate ring tone is now "CQ CQ CQ"!"

RESULTS AND RECORDS

 From the ARRL Contest Branch comes news of awards 
<http://www.arrl.org/plaques-and-awards> flying out the door! Envelopes 
with the 2014 January VHF Contest certificates and 2013 EME Contest 
certificates along with boxes containing the Club Gavels through the 
2014 August UHF Contest have all left the building. ARRL DX 
Participation pins <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx> for 2015 are also 
available again this year.

Three more calls you'll want in your log - taking in a Contest 
University presentation are (L-R), Luis NP4KB, Mauricio KP4LE, and Rode 
WP3EF. (Photo by NØAX)

The ARRL DX Contests are upon us and there are plaques available for 
sponsoring - check out the lists for the ARRL DX CW 
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Plaques/2015AvailablePlaquesDXCW.pdf> 
and ARRL DX Phone 
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Plaques/2015AvailablePlaquesDXPH.pdf> 
competitions. If you are interested, drop an email to Contest Branch 
Manager, Matt Wilhelm W1MSW <mailto:w1msw at arrl.org>.

Chris N6WM, chairman of the California QSO Party 
<http://cqp.org/Results.html>, announces the posting of results for the 
2014 contest. Many new records were set with participation at 
near-record levels. Special thanks are extended to John K6MM and Tom 
NS6T for a fantastic results page and to the entire NCCC/CQP scoring 
team for their hard work producing results behind the scenes! The next 
running of CQP will be a special 50^th anniversary edition!

The list of logs received for the 2014 RAC Canada Winter Contest 
<https://www.rac.ca/en/rac/programmes/contests/files/RACW14%20Logs%20Received.pdf> 
has now been posted. (Thanks, RAC Canada Winter Contest Chairman, Sam VE5SF)

OPERATING TIP

The ARRL's Contest Advisory Committee 
<http://www.arrl.org/arrl-staff-cac> has been asked to evaluate HF 
mobile operation in ARRL HF Contests. Specifically, should ARRL's 
Contest Program add a category(ies) for mobile operations and, if yes, 
which ARRL HF contest(s) would be the most appropriate for a mobile 
category? Contact your CAC rep and weigh in!

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TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

The business end of K4RO's halyard-and-pulley system showing the spring 
between the pulley and the tree attachment point. (Photo by K4RO)

Kirk K4RO has learned some rope tricks when it comes to keeping his 40 
meter wire Yagi in the air. "Several years ago I started using the rope 
anchoring method pictured in these photos 
<http://k4ro.net/Tree_Anchors/>. There is a continuous loop to a pulley 
at the top of each tree. The antenna rope is attached to the loop via a 
third pulley, which provides even more flexibility. The springs are 
strong enough to hold the antenna in shape, but have enough stretch to 
survive wind storms. The ropes ride effortlessly along the pulleys. No 
repairs have been necessary since using this system. The expense was 
well worth it to me, as it's has eliminated many hours of frustrating 
repair work every season."

Why is it always the one-of-a-kind mechanical component which breaks? 
Plastic gears can be quite a problem to repair but this Instructables 
project <http://www.instructables.com/id/Broken-Gear-Repair/> shows how 
to replace the missing section with a little epoxy and the mating gear. 
As long as you're on the site, check out how to salvage electronic 
components 
<http://www.instructables.com/id/What-to-salvage-from-energy-saver-light-bulb/> 
from a CFL light bulb!

An effective mobile station can't afford to waste a single volt of 
battery power so as this /EDN Magazine/ blog entry 
<http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/power-points/4438491/Don-t-neglect-the-humble-battery-connector> 
points out, don't neglect the humble battery connector! Also on the 
/EDN/ website, this article 
<http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/brians-brain/4438574/Laundry-detergent--cat-litter--and-Wi-Fi-> 
mulls the effects of laundry detergent and cat litter on the propagation 
of WiFi signals.

If you want some serious reading on the Beverage low-band receiving 
antenna, there is a great list of references at the bottom of the 
antenna's Wikipedia page 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverage_antenna>. This reference 
<http://www.nrcdxas.org/articles/BevAnt0876.pdf> has also provided a 
number of measurements. (Thanks, David K1TTT)

Oscar KP4RF (L) was discussing his university's rocket launch 
capabilities to folks at the KP4 convention's ARRL booth when Juan WP3DN 
brought over his 20 meter SSB conversion of a Uniden CB SSB transceiver. 
Digitally tuned, inexpensive, and easy to modify - nice work! (Photo by 
NØAX)

Manfred XQ6FOD takes some of the bright edge off the LED replacements 
for his pilot lights with a little sandpaper. "I sand (the LED lenses) 
using coarse sandpaper, creating a surface that scatters the light 
broadly in the desired direction. If I want omnidirectional radiation, I 
sand the LED body into a conical shape. If I want the light mostly 
coming out one side of the LED, I sand a flat 45-degree surface onto it. 
Leaving the surface very rough...helps in obtaining excellent light 
distribution.

Super low-power sensors are now available which can glean their power 
from ambient RF energy 
<http://mwrf.com/active-components/ambient-rf-energy-supports-wireless-sensors>. 
No word about whether they can handle be supplied by the near field of a 
big multi-multi station!

Myron WVØH found a concentrated tutorial on impedance matching 
<http://www.qsl.net/va3iul/Impedance_Matching/Impedance_Matching.pdf> 
showing that you can reduce your antenna system to an impedance which 
can then be matched using basic design tools.

Self-repairing, reconfigurable electronic circuits take a step closer to 
reality as described in this Gizmag article 
<http://www.gizmag.com/electronic-circuits-reconfigurable-ferroelectric/35831/>. 
But what will we do on our workbenches? (Thanks, Dennis N6KI)

*Technical Web Site of the Week* - If you want to make precise and 
accurate measurements of resistance, inductance, and capacitance, you'll 
want to read this /Impedance Measurement Handbook/ 
<http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5950-3000.pdf> from 
Agilent. (Thanks, Clemens DL4RAJ)

CONVERSATION

Spring Is On the Air

I am sure I just lost my New England readership with that title! Les 
N1LF posted an evocative musing 
<http://lists.contesting.com/_vhfcontesting/2015-02/msg00016.html> on 
how being a VHF+ operator is a lot like being a baseball fan called "The 
Boys of Summer." That got me thinking and today I notice that the 2015 
ARRL Field Day packet 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-field-day-2015-field-day-packet-now-online> 
is available for downloading - could the coming of the new season be any 
clearer? I can still hear the muttering of W1s shoveling another load of 
picturesque out of the driveway.

On the observing end of the Arecibo radio telescope, you need some 
sophisticated receivers which are shown in these racks along with the 
temporary experimental setup in the foreground. Can you hear the world 
turning now? Yes! (Photo by NØAX)

Well, anyway, pitchers and catchers are packing and heading south to 
Arizona, Florida, Texas - wherever the crack of the bat and the smack of 
brand-new horsehide into a newly-oiled mitt resounds. We are already 
seeing longer daytime openings on the high bands as we move farther from 
the winter solstice. Along with baseball on the MF bands, come the first 
inklings of summertime VHF operating fun.

Every day, I can turn on the radio and listen to our old orb spinning 
under the warming glow of our not-too-distant Sun. Bands open, bands 
close, and I chase the DX across them like the proverbial pot of gold at 
rainbow's end. Sometimes, I catch it! And while I'm busy every day, I 
also notice the slower shifts with the seasons. Twenty meters starts to 
edge a little closer to those nighttime over-the-pole openings. The 
southern hemisphere low-banders come in stronger and hear us better as 
the noise levels and absorption balance out. Not to be left out, the VHF 
bands join the fun on 6 meters.

 From not so cold and snowy Alabama, Les relates, "For me, [the coming 
spring] means the confident voice of August, K5HCT. Nothing heralds the 
arrival of the season like those first faint signals and the familiar 
refrain..."Here Comes Texas!" (His) is nearly always the first call I 
hear in the season and the last remaining on the band at its end."

Icom Amateur Sales Manager, Ray N9JA spotted one of the Icom receivers 
in the rack at left above. Proud poppa! (Photo by NØAX)

Back in Washington state, the violet-green swallows would always return 
around my birthday and so it is on the radio. Regardless of where the 
sunspot count may be - up, down, or sideways - those of us who have been 
through a cycle or two can almost smell propagation changing at this 
time of year. True, on the radio leaves don't fall and the geese don't 
cruise overhead in honking vees, but we experience a unique changing of 
the seasons unknown to non-hams.

Take a little time this week: Before jumping right in to those 
DXpedition pileups or cranking out a contest exchange, look over your 
log and savor what the signals sound like - feel like - as if raising 
your finger to the winds and looking at the clouds to sense a coming 
change. Spring is, indeed, on the air.

73, Ward NØAX

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CONTESTS

*11 February through 24 February*

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 Int'l CW DX Contest*/--CW, from Feb 21, 0000Z to Feb 22, 2359Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST, state/province or power. Logs due: 
Mar 24.Rules <http://www.arrl.org/contests>

NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint--CW, from Feb 11, 0130Z to Feb 11, 0330Z. 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>

PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint--Digital, from Feb 14, 8 PM to Feb 15, 2 
AM. Bands (MHz): 1.8-7. 1.807,3.580,7.070/7.035 EU/7.028 JA (MHz). 
Exchange: Name, OM or YL, S/P/C. Logs due: Feb 28.Rules 
<http://www.podxs070.com>

CQ WW RTTY WPX--Digital, from Feb 14, 0000Z to Feb 15, 2400Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and serial. Logs due: 5 days.Rules 
<http://www.cqwpxrtty.com>

Asia-Pacific Sprint--CW, from Feb 14, 1100Z to Feb 14, 1300Z. Bands 
(MHz): 7,14. Exchange: RST and serial. Logs due: 7 days.Rules 
<http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt>

Dutch PACC Contest--Phone,CW, from Feb 14, 1200Z to Feb 15, 1200Z. Bands 
(MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS(T) and Dutch province or serial. Logs due: 
Mar 15.Rules <http://www.dutchpacc.com>

OMISS QSO Party--Phone, from Feb 14, 1500Z to Feb 15, 1500Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS, S/P/C and OMISS nr or "DX". Logs due: Mar 
30.Rules <http://www.omiss.info>

New Hampshire QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 14, 1600Z to Feb 15, 
0400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. CW - 1.815 and band edge + 45kHz; Phone - 
1.875, 3.935, 3.950, 7.235, 14.280, 21.380, 28.390 MHz. Exchange: RS(T) 
and NH county or S/P or "DX". Logs due: Mar 31.Rules <http://www.w1wqm.org>

FISTS CW Winter Sprint--CW, from Feb 14, 1700Z to Feb 14, 2100Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, first name, FISTS nr or power. Logs 
due: 30 days.Rules <http://www.fists.org/operating.html#sprints>

RSGB - First 1.8 MHz Contest--Phone,CW, from Feb 14, 2100Z to Feb 15, 
0100Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8. Exchange: RST, serial, UK district. Logs due: 
16 days.Rules <http://www.rsgbcc.org>

Run For the Bacon--CW, from Feb 16, 0200Z to Feb 16, 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>

Semi-Automatic Key Evening--CW, from Feb 18, 1900Z to Feb 18, 2030Z. 
Bands (MHz): 3.5. Exchange: RST, serial, first year of bug use. Logs 
due: Mar 15.Rules <http://www.agcw.de>

Russian WW PSK Contest--Digital, from Feb 20, 2100Z to Feb 21, 2100Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST and oblast code or serial. Logs due: 
15 days.Rules <http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/384.html>

REF Contest--Phone, from Feb 21, 0600Z to Feb 22, 1800Z. Bands (MHz): 
3.5-28. Exchange: RS and French dept or serial. Logs due: 15 days.Rules 
<http://concours.ref-union.org/contest>

SARL Youth Day Sprint--Phone, from Feb 21, 0800Z to Feb 21, 1000Z. Bands 
(MHz): 7. Exchange: RS and age. Logs due: 7 days.Rules 
<http://www.sarl.org.za>

Feld-Hell Bingo Sprint--Digital, from Feb 21, 2000Z to Feb 21, 2200Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50, Monthly on 3rd Saturday. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, 
Feld-Hell member nr. Logs due: 7 days.Rules <http://www.feldhellclub.org>

CQC Winter QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Feb 22, 0100Z to Feb 22, 0259Z. 
Bands (MHz): 3.5-14. 3.560, 7.040, 14.060 MHz. Exchange: RS(T), S/P/C, 
name, CQC nr or power. Logs due: 30 days.Rules <http://www.cqc.org>

*VHF+ CONTESTS*

Maine 2m FM Simplex Challenge--Phone, from Feb 15, 12 PM to Feb 15, 4 
PM. Bands (MHz): 144, FM simplex frequencies only. Exchange: Call sign, 
power, city name. Logs due: 15 days.Rules 
<http://www.qsl.net/ws1sm/contest.html>

Feld-Hell Bingo Sprint--Digital, from Feb 21, 2000Z to Feb 21, 2200Z. 
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50, Monthly on 3rd Saturday. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, 
Feld-Hell member nr. Logs due: 7 days.Rules <http://www.feldhellclub.org>

LOG DUE DATES

*11 February through 24 February*

  * February 12 - QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
  * February 14 - WAB 1.8 MHz Phone
    <http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules>
  * February 14 - QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
  * February 14 - CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>
  * February 14 - NAQCC CW Sprint <http://naqcc.info/sprint201502.html>
  * February 15 - NCCC Sprint Ladder <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
  * February 15 - AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest
    <http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-on-the-air.html>
  * February 15 - SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
    <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
  * February 15 - NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
  * February 15 - North American Sprint, CW
    <http://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf>
  * February 15 - UBA DX Contest, SSB
    <http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest-rules>
  * February 17 - Hungarian DX Contest
    <http://www.ha-dx.com/HADX/html/rules_en.html>
  * February 18 - RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data
    <http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/r80mcc.shtml>
  * February 19 - NRAU 10m Activity Contest
    <http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html>
  * February 20 - CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest
    <http://www.cqwpxrtty.com/rules.htm>
  * February 21 - Asia-Pacific Spring Sprint, CW
    <http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt>
  * February 22 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/>
  * February 22 - SARL Field Day Contest
    <http://www.sarl.org.za/Document_Store/CONT_20150101_SARL_Contest_Manual_2015.pdf>
  * February 23 - 10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB
    <http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules>
  * February 24 - BARTG RTTY Sprint
    <http://s3.spanglefish.com/s/7850/documents/contests/sprint/rules/current/bartg%20sprint%20rules.pdf>

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