[SFDXA] The ARRL Contest Update for May 6, 2015

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The ARRL Contest Update

May 6, 2015
Editor: Ward Silver, NØAX <mailto:rate-sheet at arrl.org>
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IN THIS ISSUE

  * Join the Luna-See - Worldwide EME Contest <#Contests>
  * E-skip Season Starts - 50 MHz Sprint Sprint <#Contests>
  * Hey, There's a New Guy! <#News>
  * RTTY Survey - Get It While It's Hot <#Newsweek>
  * Contest Doin's at Dayton <#Sights>
  * Sweepstakes Phone - Who's on the Braggin' Wagon? <#Results>
  * RF Power - Highly Non-Trivial <#Tech>
  * Disturbed Propagation <#Techweek>
  * A Triangle of Respect <#Conversation>

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

Do you ever wonder what happens just outside our ham bands? The annual 
Armed Forces Communications Test gives you an opportunity to find out! 
Listen outside the bands for military stations calling CQ, announcing a 
listening frequency somewhere in our bands. You'll get a nice QSL in the 
mail if you make contact! Get your radio set for "split 
<http://www.arrl.org/chasing-dx>" operation and check that VFO A/B 
indicator before making a transmission - maybe it's just me but 
accidentally QRMing a station with the call letters WAR doesn't seem 
like such a terrific idea...

BULLETINS

Disaster relief operations are ongoing in earthquake-stricken Nepal with 
frequencies published on a daily basis through various websites. Please 
avoid these frequencies and remember that you may be heard in Nepal even 
though you cannot hear their low power transmitters. Charly 9N7UD/HSØZCW 
reports from Bangkok that "real and vital traffic is definitely on-going."

BUSTED QSOS

It's nice to finish this gig with reporting a golden issue last time!

CONTEST SUMMARY

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

*May 9-10*

  * CWOps Weekly Mini-CWT Tests (May 6)
  * Alessandro Volta RTTY DX Contest
  * Armed Forces Comm'ns Test
  * CQ-M International DX Contest
  * Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon
  * Portuguese Navy Day
  * Nevada Mustang Roundup
  * FISTS Spring Sprint--CW
  * 50 MHz Spring Sprint

*May 16-17*

  * Worldwide EME Contest
  * Portuguese Navy Day--Digital
  * His Majesty King of Spain Contest--CW
  * Feld-Hell Hamvention Sprint
  * Worked All Britain - 7 MHz Phone
  * Run For the Bacon--CW

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

The rumors are, in fact, true, the white smoke is rising above W1AW, and 
the /Contest Update/ has a new editor! Please put your hands together 
and welcome Brian Moran N9ADG who will take the reins with the very next 
issue. I'll let him introduce himself but rest assured he's a smart, 
active ham with great sense of humor - you'll enjoy his take on things! 
 From my perspective, it's been a great ride since that first tentative 
issue in 2002 and I have greatly appreciated the respect shown by the 
readers in allowing me to present my biweekly basket of shiny things 
collected from around cyberspace and elsewhere. Your next assignment? 
Keep supporting the /Update/ and go sign up your club members - they'll 
thank you for it!

Jim K7WA operated portable for 7QP from Jefferson County. "I took the 
7:55 am ferry to Kingston and drove west across the Hood Canal floating 
bridge to Shine Beach, a small day-use state park. I had a great view 
across the water to the east and south - and perfect weather. I watched 
the clam diggers while operating from my car, and couldn't help but get 
out for a couple of walks during the course of the day." Not a bad view 
from the shack, eh? (Photo by K7WA)

The Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference <http://www.packratvhf.com/> will 
be held on the weekend of October 2-4 at the Holiday 
Inn-Bensalem-Philadelphia in Bensalem, PA The tentative schedule 
includes hospitality suites, a big flea market, conference 
presentations, and a banquet buffet with door prizes. (Thanks, Rick K1DS)

The W9DXCC DX Convention and Banquet <http://w9dxcc.com/> will be held 
September 11-12 in Schaumburg, Illinois. One new addition this year is a 
Contest University program that will join the DX University on Friday. 
One more - if you've a mind to visit the British Isles this fall, the 
RSGB Convention is October 9-11, as well. (Thanks, Daily DX 
<http://dailydx.com/>)

If any readers are skilled in working with installation mechanics of 
Windows software, the ARRL has a small project for a volunteer. Please 
contact Steve Ford WB8IMY <mailto:wb8imy at arrl.org> if you're interested.

It's only a few weeks until Dayton and the ever popular Saturday night 
KCDXC CW Pile Up Competition. Chuck NO5W, author of the ever-popular 
horse-race display software, suggests, "In case you're feeling a little 
rusty and think a warm-up using past competitions would be helpful, 
point your browser to (his) PileUpNet Practice page 
<http://www.no5w.com/>." You'll need to download a player application 
and some practice tapes. Got that pencil sharpened up?

ARRL RTTY Roundup writeup author, Jeff WK6I 
<mailto:wk6i at twistedoak.com>, notes a need for both photos and plaque 
sponsors. "If you have any words and/or pictures about your Roundup 
effort, station, etc. please send them along ASAP. If you sent them in 
January I won't mind if you send them again. We also have an absolute 
dearth of sponsors for plaques, including many of the major top honors. 
There are also plenty of opportunities for your regional clubs to 
sponsor Division-level plaques in any or all of these categories. 
Currently only the Pacific and Roanoke Divisions have any sponsored 
plaques. A plaque sponsorship costs only $60. Contact ARRL Contest 
Branch Manager, Matt W1MSW <mailto:w1msw at arrl.org>, if you can help!"

Speaking of plaques, Doug K1DG <mailto:dougk1dg at gmail.com> writes "A 
number of plaques for the WPX SSB contest have become available for 
sponsorship, effective with this year's recent contest. Plaques may be 
sponsored by individuals, clubs, and may be dedicated as a Memorial. If 
you (or your club) are interested in supporting the contest by 
sponsoring one or more of these awards, please contact me directly." 
Doug also reminds us that the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation 
<http://wwrof.org> handles the tax-deductible donations for these plaques.

Does this look familiar? Things haven't changed very much in the 87 
years since this cartoon was published! (Thanks, Dennis N6KI)

When Mike K8CN saw the headline on this story 
<http://www.electronicproducts.com/Education/Career/Psychological_study_finds_that_typing_is_destroying_your_memory.aspx>, 
he said "Uh-huh, now I understand why I have zero recollection of a 
contest once it's done! The study poses a dilemma: should I log with 
pencil and enjoy total recall of a contest, or keep using the keyboard 
for better accuracy and remember nary a thing that transpired?"

If you enjoy state QSO parties, you might want to join the QSO Party 
Connection <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/qsoparty/info> on Yahoo! 
Groups. One more resource for the contesting amateur. (Thanks, Dave WN4AFP)

Do you ever wonder why if you give some people an inch (cm), they'll 
take a mile (km)? Could be that there is enough wiggle room in the rules 
to encourage wiggling as described in this discussion of ethical 
transgressions 
<http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-ambiguous-situations-easier-ethical-transgressions.html>. 
(Thanks, Tom K1KI)

Here's a book which encapsulates what characteristics can make a hobby 
so interesting and all-consuming. Know any hobbies like that? "Do Not 
Sell At Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World's Rarest 78 
RPM Records <https://www.amandapetrusich.com/>" by Amanda Petrusich is 
highly recommended by someone you'll get to know over the next few 
months, Brian N9ADG.

Do you know someone who is not a Public Relations professional but who 
has done good work in publicizing Amateur Radio to the public? If so, 
why not nominate them for the Phil McGan Award 
<http://www.arrl.org/phil-mcgan-award>? The deadline for nominations is 
May 22.

*Website of the Week* - Ed WØYK, Don AA5AU, and Larry K8UT invite 
everyone to take a quick survey on RTTY contesting 
<http://survey.hamdocs.com/index.php/991223>. There are 23 
multiple-choice questions which are easy to answer in less than five 
minutes. The questions expand on the surveys done in 2007 and 2010, so 
we can see how our preferences have evolved. The survey will close at 
2359 UTC on Saturday, May 9^th so you have a couple of days yet. Results 
will be presented at the Dayton RTTY Forum and on the RTTY Contesting 
website <http://www.rttycontesting.com/>.

WORD TO THE WISE

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that 
counts can be counted." Albert Einstein

The bonus word is "Bio-SCP" meaning your personal memory of who is and 
who isn't active. The ops at the top have worked hard to develop their 
very own callbook over many years - you should, too! (Thanks, Zoli HA1AG)

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

Tim Duffy, K3LR, has put together a short video 
<http://wwrof.org/webinar-archive/2015-contest-university-and-contesting-activities-at-dayton-2015-tim-duffy-k3lr/> 
detailing Contest University 2015 and other contesting activities coming 
next week at the 2015 Dayton Hamvention. See you there! (Thanks, Ken K4ZW)

It can be difficult for a ham, used to all things RF, to explain the 
electromagnetic spectrum to non-hams or during a licensing class. NASA 
prepared this 30-minute "Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPcAWNlVl-8>" video accomplishing 
exactly that! This would make a good club or meeting video, as well. 
(Thanks, Steve WB8IMY)

It doesn't take a major antenna system to have some fun in the VHF 
Spring Sprints. Tree N6TR put together this quad loop for the recent 
sprint on 222 MHz. (Photo by N6TR)

Kirk K4RO stumbled on this crazy and amazing collection 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8nbHYOc8ns> of through-hole and 
vintage electronic parts, much of it hand-harvested. "I've seen some 
serious parts collections, but this one takes the cake!"

 From the fabled archives comes a PDF slide show, "When Giants Walked 
the Earth 
<http://www.kkn.net/dayton2008/when_giants_walked_the_bands.pdf>," by 
Doug KR2Q and presented some years ago at the Dayton Contest Forum. It's 
a big file but it's way cool for radiosport historians and those of us 
who just like to look at big antenna farms! (Thanks, Dan K7SS)

/QSO Today/ by Eric 4Z1UG always features interesting conversations 
about ham radio with his guests, including the recent Episode 38 
<http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/k3lr> with Tim, K3LR. You may be 
familiar with the station and the call sign, how about the man behind 
the big scores? (Thanks, Randy K5ZD)

This is the ultimate in "dead bug construction 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo8qckXgNNw>" - heck, I can't even see 
the pins the wires are getting soldered to! (Thanks, Rich KZ9K)

Your daily dose of musical geography 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pOFKmk7ytU> awaits. I'm sure the 
reference to "Spanish Sahara" was supposed to be obscure but we know 
where it was, don't we? (Thanks, Ellen KDØPES)

RESULTS AND RECORDS

The full results for ARRL Sweepstakes Phone 
<http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles> have been published, 
including the expanded line scores and all of the LCRs. Thanks to Steve 
N2IC for another meaty writeup. Next to lift off the launch pad will be 
the full results of the ARRL 160 Meter and ARRL 10 Meter contests.

Results for the 2014 CQ WW CW DX Contest 
<http://www.cqww.com/scorescw.htm?yr=2014> are now available from the 
online database on the CQ WW website. Lots of "DQs" were made this year 
and they're not talking about ice-cream cones. How many people 
participated? 7,657 logs were submitted with 5,848,165 QSOs from 213 
different countries with 39,696 unique calls. Not bad for a mode 
invented before the Civil War! (Thanks, CQ WW Director, Randy K5ZD)

The 2014 Ohio QSO Party <http://www.ohqp.org/> results are now available 
on the OhQP website. Thanks to all who participated and submitted logs, 
says, Jim K8MR.

The first week of the current NS Sprint Ladder 
<http://www.ncccsprint.com/ladder.html> had a big turnout of over 40 
stations, producing rates of 125/hr for top stations. Ready for some 
weeknight fun? And the NS RTTY Sprint precedes the CW event, as well. 
(Thanks, Bill N6ZFO)

OPERATING TIP

"Fail as many times as it takes, and be strategic about what you learn." 
Bre Pettis, co-founder of Makerbot Industries

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TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

Measuring RF power/signal strength accurately is a non-trivial 
undertaking. Mike N8MSA strongly recommends this Keysight (nee Agilent 
nee Hewlett-Packard) tutorial 
<http://rfmw.em.keysight.com/videos/PMPS_Introduction/index.htm> or this 
older, more detailed treatment 
<http://my.ece.ucsb.edu/York/Yorklab/Useful%20Stuff/Tutorials/RFPower_Meas%20AN64-1B.pdf>. 
Both cover the complexity caused by different modulation types, 
bandwidths, onset rise-time and numerous other factors.

A sky full of CubeSats? There will be if Planet Labs 
<http://news.sciencemag.org/technology/2015/04/startup-liftoff> gets 
enough funding to fulfill its dream of taking one full-Earth snapshot 
every day! (Thanks, John WV8H)

Wouldn't this look great on /your/ kid's sports uniform? Why not pass 
the hat at the next club meeting and sponsor a boy's or girl's sports 
team - it's fun, interesting, and a good way to get ham radio back into 
the conversation. (Photo by KL7RA)

Every time we turn around there is a new technique to do something in 
your own lab which previously required special machines and techniques. 
Here's an /EE Times /story 
<http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1326234> about alternative 
ways to do your own PCB fabrication.

Repurposing champ, Charlie NØTT found a great method of cable control. 
"I use plastic guttering from the local home center for use as a 
wiring/cable tray. I homebrewed some brackets to attach it to the back 
of my desk then cut access holes I wanted with a hole saw/drill."

Transparent aluminum 
<http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/04/28/1849215/breakthough-makes-transparent-aluminum-affordable>? 
Unfortunately, it's not electrically conductive or the whole issue of 
antenna restrictions would have been rendered moot! "What antenna?"

Brian N9ADG found a one-dollar add-on clip to fix that RJ-45 connector 
<http://www.rjclip.com/> with the broken-off tab that allows your 
microphone to fall out of the rig and under the passenger seat where you 
can't reach it and have to pull all the way over to the shoulder to get 
it and then you can't merge back on to the highway and wind up late! 
Wait, what was I talking about?

*Technical Websites of the Week* - Glenn WØGJ spotted this article about 
disturbances in the upper atmosphere 
<http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/gps-data-show-how-nepal-quake-disturbed-earth-s-upper-atmosphere> 
resulting from the recent earthquake in Nepal. Does this imply a 
mechanism for short-term propagation caused by quakes? On the Sun, 
nano-flares 
<https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tiny-explosions-add-heat-corona> 
can stir things up and add heat to the corona - like it needs to be any 
hotter - resulting in changes in our upper atmosphere, too. Elsewhere, 
the /Daily Mail/ takes the pulse of Ol' Sol with an article 
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3029050/Seasons-sun-revealed-Twisted-bands-energy-driving-super-storms-two-years.html> 
about two-year cycles inside the Sun driving big solar storms. Big 
cycles, little cycles - as long as they make sunspots, who cares?

CONVERSATION

A Triangle of Respect

Having kicked around this radiosport contesting game for a long time, I 
have witnessed a lot of technological twists and turns toppling 
dearly-held assumptions and expectations. Techniques once thought 
crucial (Anybody remember how important it was to be able to hold a 
pencil and send code at the same time?) or extraordinary (sending and 
writing with different hands, for example) are completely unknown today. 
Hotly debated rules such as having to remove duplicate contacts from our 
paper logs or risk a penalty have been reversed and we are encouraged to 
log and report dupes! More change comes with every new contest season.

You think you have antenna separation issues? Try a full-bore mobile 
multi-multi? There are four antennas on that vehicle, home to the K4OJ 
M/M entry in the recent Florida QSO Party. (Photo by NX4N)

Yet underlying all of this turmoil must be something common, something 
fundamental, which keeps contesting and the radiosport community vibrant 
and moving more or less in the same direction. So many different people 
and so many different techniques and so many different circumstances! 
Yet, in the finest traditions of Amateur Radio, we self-organize to 
conduct our competitions and celebrate our results year after year even 
in the face of relentless innovation and invention. What is that bedrock 
on which radiosport rests?

Back when I was an impressionable high school student, our award-winning 
principal, Dr. Al Burr, managed to steer to success an institution 
composed of hundreds and hundreds of students, faculty of all 
backgrounds and interests, and an administrative staff charged with 
keeping the whole thing on the rails.

Each year, during the first week of school, we got what was popularly 
referred to as "The Triangle Talk" during an all-hands-on-deck, 
school-wide assembly in which Dr. Burr covered what made West tick, and 
tick it did. Instead of a manual of do-and-don'ts, we had a SINGLE sheet 
of paper on which was written six principles of interaction for a 
triangle of students, teachers, and administration: All parties were 
expected to share and balance privileges, freedoms, and 
responsibilities; know the difference between desires and rights; take 
ownership of change; and above all, conduct our affairs in an atmosphere 
of mutual respect and dignity.

What Dr. Burr knew well (and what we were discovering as students) was 
that without respect, it didn't matter how many rules, regulations, 
processes, procedures, and penalties were applied. As he wrote me 
recently, the handbook approach results in an atmosphere of "Make rule, 
watch, catch, report, penalize. This paradigm pits two groups (teachers 
and administrators) against the other group (students). I believe that 
under those conditions it is impossible to ever establish a oneness of 
purpose."

Here's what the K4OJ-mobile looked like from the kibitzer's gallery in 
the back-back seat. CQ FQP! (Photo by NX4N)

In short, without respect you had nothing. And so it is in our 
radiosport community. Our triangle is a little different because we are 
all students, teachers, and administrators. Sometimes all at once! Thus, 
our triangle is one of respect:

/*Respect for others */- paraphrasing the Golden Rule, "Operate as you 
would have others operate." Do not take unfair advantage on or off the 
air. Understand that every right you claim comes with the responsibility 
to use that right wisely and so that all benefit from your actions.

/*Respect for the game*/ - you hear that phrase all the time from 
professional athletes, especially the ones being honored by their peers. 
Ask yourself, "Does my conduct on the air make radiosport better? Do I 
encourage others to participate in a positive way? Have I done my part 
to support and advance radiosport for the community?"

/*Respect for ourselves*/ - it doesn't matter if you feel anonymous in 
front of your radio. You know if you cheated, whether you were caught or 
not. You know if you behaved well and reasonably. First and foremost, 
you have to earn respect from the person looking back at you in the 
bathroom mirror every morning. An entire encyclopedia of rules can't 
change that or do it for you.

Oneness of purpose - I like that phrase, don't you? Sometimes I say it 
as "knowing where the Good Arrow points" and I'm sure each reader has 
his or her own way of similar thinking. Our continued enjoyment of 
radiosport and Amateur Radio by their very nature depend on cooperation 
and, deeper, on the respect we all have for each other as amateurs 
sharing our special privilege and ability to experience the world in 
ways mysterious and unknown to others. I work on my triangle every day 
and I hope you do, too.

73, Ward NØAX

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CONTESTS

*May 6 through May 19*

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*

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

Alessandro Volta RTTY DX Contest--Digital, from May 9, 1200Z to May 10, 
1200Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST, serial, CQ zone. Logs due: 
May 31._Rules <http://www.contestvolta.com>_

Armed Forces Comm'ns Test--Phone,Digital, from May 9, 1200Z to May 10, 
2400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. See website for specific station schedules. 
Exchange: RS(T). Logs due: no logs._Rules <http://www.netcom.army.mil/mars>_

CQ-M International DX Contest--Phone,CW, from May 9, 1200Z to May 10, 
1200Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS(T) and serial. Logs due: 30 
days._Rules <http://www.cq-m.ru>_

Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon--CW, from May 9, 1200Z to May 10, 
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RST, QTH, name, member nr if 
member. Logs due: 5 days._Rules <http://www.skccgroup.com>_

Portuguese Navy Day--Phone,CW, from May 9, 1500Z to May 10, 1500Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T), serial, CQ zone. Logs due: 20 
days._Rules <http://www.nra.pt>_

Nevada Mustang Roundup--Phone,CW,Digital, from May 9, 1700Z to May 10, 
1700Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RS(T) and S/P/C or NV county. 
Logs due: Jun 15._Rules <http://www.nvqsoparty.info>_

FISTS Spring Sprint--CW, from May 9, 1700Z to May 9, 2100Z. Bands (MHz): 
3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T), S/P/C, name, FISTS nr or power. Logs due: 30 
days._Rules <http://www.fists.org/operating.html#sprints>_

50 MHz Spring Sprint--Phone,CW,Digital, from May 9, 2300Z to May 10, 
0300Z. Bands (MHz): 50. Exchange: Grid square (6-char preferred). Logs 
due: 14 days._Rules <http://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints>_

Worldwide EME Contest--Phone,CW, from May 16, 0000Z to May 17, 2400Z. 
Bands (MHz): 10G+. Exchange: TMO/RS(T) and "R". Logs due: Jun 15._Rules 
<http://www.dubus.org>_

Portuguese Navy Day--Digital, from May 16, 0800Z to May 16, 1500Z. Bands 
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST, serial, CQ zone. Logs due: 20 days._Rules 
<http://www.nra.pt>_

His Majesty King of Spain Contest--CW, from May 16, 1200Z to May 17, 
1200Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST and serial or EA province. 
Logs due: 15 days._Rules <http://concursos.ure.es/en>_

Feld-Hell Hamvention Sprint--Digital, from May 16, 1600Z - See website. 
Multiple time periods. 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>_

Worked All Britain - 7 MHz Phone--Phone, from May 17, 1000Z to May 17, 
1400Z. Bands (MHz): 7. Exchange: RS, serial, and WAB nr or DXCC entity. 
Logs due: 21 days._Rules <http://wab.intermip.net>_

Run For the Bacon--CW, from May 18, 0200Z to May 18, 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*

50 MHz Spring Sprint--Phone,CW,Digital, from May 9, 2300Z to May 10, 
0300Z. Bands (MHz): 50. Exchange: Grid square (6-char preferred). Logs 
due: 14 days._Rules <http://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints>_

Worldwide EME Contest--Phone,CW, from May 16, 0000Z to May 17, 2400Z. 
Bands (MHz): 10G+. Exchange: TMO/RS(T) and "R". Logs due: Jun 15._Rules 
<http://www.dubus.org>_

Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon--CW, from May 9, 1200Z to May 10, 
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RST, QTH, name, member nr if 
member. Logs due: 5 days._Rules <http://www.skccgroup.com>_

Nevada Mustang Roundup--Phone,CW,Digital, from May 9, 1700Z to May 10, 
1700Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: RS(T) and S/P/C or NV county. 
Logs due: Jun 15._Rules <http://www.nvqsoparty.info>_

LOG DUE DATES

*May 6 through May 19*

  * May 6, 2015 Low Power Spring Sprint
    <http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/lowpowerspringsprint2015.pdf>
  * May 7, 2015 ARS Spartan Sprint <http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/>
  * May 8, 2015 ARI International DX Contest
    <http://www.ari.it/images/stories/ContestHF/ARI_International_DX_Contest_2015_Rules.pdf>
  * May 9, 2015 CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>
  * May 10, 2015 NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
  * May 10, 2015 NCCC Sprint Ladder <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
  * May 10, 2015 SP DX RTTY Contest
    <http://www.pkrvg.org/strona,spdxrttyen.html>
  * May 11, 2015 JIDX CW Contest <http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html>
  * May 11, 2015 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital
    <http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules>
  * May 11, 2015 Helvetia Contest
    <http://uska.ch/fileadmin/download/Contest/KW/1-static/KW120101e.pdf>
  * May 11, 2015 RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB
    <http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/r80mcc.shtml>
  * May 12, 2015 Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest
    <http://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32>
  * May 13, 2015 432 MHz Spring Sprint
    <https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2015-information>
  * May 15, 2015 Georgia QSO Party <http://www.georgiaqsoparty.org/>
  * May 15, 2015 North Dakota QSO Party <http://w0nd.com/ndqso15.pdf>
  * May 15, 2015 Nebraska QSO Party
    <http://www.qcwa.org/chapter025-rules-ne-qso-party-2015.pdf>
  * May 16, 2015 Microwave Spring Sprint
    <https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2015-information>
  * May 16, 2015 TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest
    <http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_rules.html>
  * May 17, 2015 7th Call Area QSO Party
    <http://ws7n.net/7QP/new/Page.asp?content=rules>
  * May 17, 2015 SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
    <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
  * May 18, 2015 Michigan QSO Party <http://www.miqp.org/Rules.htm>
  * May 18, 2015 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW
    <http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules>
  * May 19, 2015 CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest
    <http://www.cqmmdx.com/rules/>
  * May 19, 2015 EA-QRP CW Contest
    <http://www.eaqrp.com/index.php/actividades/concurso/24-actividades/concurso-eaqrp/71-concurso-eaqrp-cw-bases>
  * May 19, 2015 Ontario QSO Party <http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm>

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