[SFDXA] The ARRL Contest Update for November 4, 2015

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The ARRL Contest Update

November 4, 2015
Editor: Brian Moran, N9ADG <mailto:contest-update at arrl.org>
/Contest Update/ Archive <http://www.arrl.org/contests/update/>
Contest Calendar <http://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html>
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IN THIS ISSUE

  * Sweepstakes CW <#Contests>
  * Observation is Influence <#News>
  * Interactive Display of Animal-cause Utility Outages <#Newsweek>
  * Lightning From The Beginning <#Sights>
  * ARRL FD, ARRL VHF, TBDC Results <#Results>
  * You may already have a TDR <#Tech>
  * Build that Perfect Something for the Ham Shack! <#Techweek>
  * MOperatindle <#Conversation>

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

The weekend of November 7, you should be in Sweepstakes! See the 
Bulletin section for more details. The weekend of November 14, try 
"being the DX" in the JIDX Phone (if you're closer to the west coast of 
the US), or the OK-OM CW contest (if you're closer to the east coast).

The JIDX contest has 16 entry categories, so there's likely a choice 
that fits your operating style. Awards in each category for US entries 
are by US call area. There's even a category for /MM!

The OK-OM contest has a cornucopia of operating choices, including QRP 
(5 W or less) and SWL categories. A single op station can enter multiple 
different categories with their log(s). Check the rules for the list of 
multipliers and their abbreviations.

BULLETINS

Kirk, K4RO (CHECK 76) took top honors in the Low Power [A] category of 
the CW Sweepstakes in 2014. (Photo courtesy of Kirk Pickering, K4RO.)

The 82nd ARRL Sweepstakes CW contest is here!

The first full weekend of November means ARRL Sweepstakes CW. Your 
station and antennas are all set, but did you CHECK everything?

  * CHECK your system clock. Daylight Savings Time went away last
    weekend for a lot of us, and some computers set to local time don't
    automatically make the adjustment.
  * CHECK the ARRL Sweepstakes web page
    <http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes> one more time for a final glance
    at the rules
    <http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest-Operating-Guides/2015/2015%20ARRL%20November%20Sweepstakes%20Package%20-%2030%20Sep%202015.pdf>
    and any late-breaking news.
  * CHECK in with a friend or two and encourage them to join in the
    Sweepstakes fun. The more, the merrier! If they are new to
    contesting or have been away for a while, suggest that they read 'An
    Enticement for Contest Newbies' <http://www.eham.net/articles/35581>
    for some good tips.

- Larry, K5OT ARRL Sweepstakes Contest Manager (CHECK 65)

Summary: 146.52 MHz is now just another frequency to use in ARRL contests.

"At its July 16 meeting, the Programs and Services Committee unanimously 
accepted and approved a recommendation from its VHF and Above 
Revitalization Committee to remove the prohibition of making contest 
contacts on 146.52 MHz simplex. This rule, as we understand it, 
originated back to when 2-meter radios were mostly rock-bound and the 
use of 146.52 MHz was commonplace. The VHF and Above Revitalization 
Committee's research concluded that the 146.52-exclusive restriction is 
unnecessary today. It was also reviewed by the ARRL Executive Committee 
at its October 2015 meeting.

Permitting the use of 146.52 MHz would allow new/curious contesters 
possessing only FM mode radios to stumble on more contacts, increasing 
the chances that they will be drawn further into VHF+ contesting, which 
is the primary aim of the Revitalization committee. Word of the 
Revitalization committee's recommendation and PSC's subsequent approval 
was floated at last July's Central States VHF Conference and met with 
great enthusiasm.

This rule change eliminates Rule 1.8 in the "General Rules for ARRL 
Contests Above 50 MHz", with the subsequent sections of Rule 1 being 
renumbered accordingly. It becomes effective with the 2016 ARRL January 
VHF Contest and subsequent ARRL VHF Contests. It also will be 
incorporated into the ARRL Field Day rules."

-- Dan Henderson, N1ND, Regulatory Information Manager / Acting Contest 
Manager

 From Ken K4ZW:

"The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (www.wwrof.org 
<http://www.wwrof.org>) is pleased to sponsor the following Webinar - 
"Design Issues for a VHF-UHF Solid State Power Amplifier," with Carl 
Luetzelschwab, K9LA

Carl, K9LA, will deviate from his usual presentations on propagation and 
solar topics to discuss design issues for a 50 Watt VHF-UHF solid state 
RF power amplifier. This is not a construction project, but rather a 
presentation of notes gathered from his 41-year career as an RF design 
engineer for Motorola and Raytheon.

Date: Thursday, November 19
Time: 9 PM EST (when you register for the event, you have the option of 
showing the confirmation in your local time)
To Register: http://wwrof.org/webinars/ "

BUSTED QSOS

In the last issue, a number of the weekly contests had incorrect log due 
dates, due to an technological oversight by your editor. Remember to 
always verify the rules and other information by visiting the contest 
sponsor's web site.

CONTEST SUMMARY

Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section

*November 5*

  * CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>
  * NRAU 10m Activity Contest
    <http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html>

*November 6*

  * QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
  * NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
  * NCCC Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>

*November 7*

  * IPARC Contest, CW <http://www.iparc.de>
  * SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
    <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
  * Ukrainian DX Contest <http://urdxc.org/rules.php?english>
  * NA Collegiate ARC Championship, CW
    <http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/rules/>
  * *ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW* <http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes>

*November 8*

  * IPARC Contest, SSB <http://www.iparc.de>
  * EANET Sprint <http://www.fediea.org/news/?news=20151108>
  * DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest
    <http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/corona/teilnahmebedingungen/>

*November 11*

  * QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
  * Phone Fray <http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
  * CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>
  * RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB
    <http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/rsprint.shtml>

*November 12*

  * CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>

*November 13*

  * NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
  * QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
  * NCCC Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>

*November 14*

  * WAE DX Contest, RTTY
    <http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/waedc/en/rules/>
  * 10-10 Int. Fall Contest, Digital
    <http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules>
  * JIDX Phone Contest <http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html>
  * OK/OM DX Contest, CW <http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=english>
  * Kentucky QSO Party
    <http://www.wkdxa.com/mainsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:wkdxa&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=63>
  * CQ-WE Contest <http://cqwe.cboh.org/rules.html>

*November 15*

  * CQ-WE Contest <http://cqwe.cboh.org/rules.html>
  * Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party
    <http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/hotr.html>

*November 16*

  * CQ-WE Contest <http://cqwe.cboh.org/rules.html>
  * Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/>

*November 18*

  * QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
  * Phone Fray <http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
  * CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

Quantum theory has been around for decades, but it's only in the last 
few years that researchers have been able to verify some of its more 
strange and counter-intuitive (to classical mechanics) phenomena. Last 
week, researchers believe they verified what has been called the "Zeno 
Effect" 
<http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2015/10/zeno-effect-verified-atoms-wont-move-while-you-watch> 
- the state of a system can be 'frozen' by measuring it frequently 
enough in its known initial state. Electronics has been using aspects of 
the effect 
<http://www.askamathematician.com/2012/03/q-is-the-quantum-zeno-effect-a-real-thing/> 
for a long time without fully understanding how it works, in such items 
as commonplace as LCD displays.

The Pacific Northwest VHF Society announced a Microwave Challenge 
<http://www.pnwvhfs.org/microwave-challenge.html>, combining SOTA 
(Summits on the Air) activities with communications above 902 MHz from 
summits in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia. While the 
Microwave Challenge awards are limited to PNWVHFS members, your radio 
club could do something similar to increase activity on the higher 
frequencies.

My wife always comments on how there's really a conservation of wires 
with 'wireless' communications - my operating desk is covered with all 
sorts of equipment connected by more wires than anyone would think 
possible. Here's an idea for a transforming workbench 
<http://www.instructables.com/id/Transforming-Workbench-Storage/> that 
can be applied to a ham shack to be able to neaten things up, or perhaps 
allow a room to not be devoted to lots of visible equipment.

The Arkansas QSO Party has been moved to the 2^nd Saturday in May, 
effective immediately, after a vote of the ARKAN AQP Event Committee. 
The next Arkansas QSO Party will be held Saturday, May 14, 2016. (Cord, 
KD5J)

Typical mid-1970s personal computers; just add everything. You can tell 
which PCB was drawn out by hand.

For some, awareness of 'personal computers' started with the MITS Altair 
8800, for others, perhaps an Apple product. There are many more obscure 
computers, like the Scelbi, based on the 8008 processor. An earlier and 
even more obscure maker, Kenbak, made approximately 40 computers, and 
one survivor is going to auction next month 
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3284367/World-s-personal-computer-goes-auction-Working-485-Kenbak-1-six-years-older-Apple-s-1-fetch-300-000.html> 
. Auctioneers estimate it could fetch over $40,000! (K3HX)

It's not roughing it if you have one of these amazing vehicles 
<http://www.blissmobil.com/en/> on a DXpedition, or should we say 
"Deluxpedition?"

A 240 foot long, 3.5 ton military blimp went AWOL for a number of hours 
last week 
<http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2015/10/breaking-us-military-blimp-down-over-pennsylvania/123218/> 
. Breaking free from its tethered aerostat system at Aberdeen Proving 
Grounds, the blimp rose to and drifted at 16,000 feet for tens of miles. 
According to reports, fighter jets were scrambled to track it until it 
eventually landed and started to deflate in Lancaster County, 
Pennsylvania. Local coverage 
<http://abc27.com/2015/10/28/runaway-blimp-crosses-lancaster-county/> 
reveals some interesting pictures. The 6700 foot long tether attached to 
the airship wreaked havoc with electrical utilities during its descent, 
causing outages affecting up to 30,000 customers. After it reached the 
ground, and after the electronics payload had been removed, police used 
shotguns to accelerate the deflation of the airship 
<http://www.komonews.com/news/national/State-police-using-shotguns-to-deflate-wayward-blimp-338364732.html>. 
(K3HX)

Dennis, N6KI, imagines a future where posthumous contest participation 
may become a possibility:

" 3D Holograms could make it possible to interact with someone after 
they are gone 
<http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-focus/technology-topic/3d-hologram-technology-will-make-it-possible-to-virtually-connect-with-people-after-theyre-gone> 
!

You could record contest exchanges and contest from the great beyond: 
Take those live streaming contest efforts seriously now! Participate as 
a Silent Key team member! Your WORST NIGHTMARE - The Team or Single Op 
that beats you every contest now beats you FOREVER!" (N6KI)

MIT researchers have found that WiFi RF signals can be used to act as a 
radar to visualize, track, and identify people 
<http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/28/9625636/rf-capture-mit-wifi-tracking-surveillance-technology> 
. The source article on the MIT site <http://rfcapture.csail.mit.edu/> 
will eventually contain code and data, and currently has links to other 
research papers involving using RF for imaging.

Recently, NPR presented the story of the history of the light dimmer 
<http://www.npr.org/2015/10/24/451170011/a-light-bulb-moment-how-the-dimmer-switch-set-lusts-ablaze> 
. Joel Spira invented it, and also started a company, Lutron, to develop 
and market this electronic device. It was remarkable at the time for 
being an industrial product marketed directly to consumers by suggesting 
its romantic possibilities...

Inexpensive wireless technology is being used to provide Internet to 
underserved areas 
<http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/10/how-to-build-a-low-tech-internet.html> 
. Some of the techniques and tradeoffs mentioned in this article may be 
helpful when planning temporary or emergency communications networks, or 
if you're trying to link a very remote contesting site to the rest of 
the world. Neighbors on Orcas Island, Washington put together their own 
Internet Service Provider (ISP) using unlicensed wireless technology 
<http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/11/how-a-group-of-neighbors-created-their-own-internet-service/> 
when their previous Internet provider became unreliable.

The National Weather Service transmissions from the Memphis office were 
not working 
<http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/30415728/weather-radios-not-receiving-a-signal-in-the-mid-south>in 
certain parts of the mid-South recently (and may not still be working at 
the time you receive this). If you have storm alerting based on 
receiving those transmissions, you may want to verify operation. The 
cause of the outage appears to be a damaged transmitter.

*Web Site of the Week* - http://cybersquirrel1.com/

In the contest of animals vs. reliable public utilities, it's good to 
know there's an interactive web site to keep the scores tallied and 
provide the appropriate soapbox information. Click on the markers on the 
map near your location to get the details on animal-induced utility 
outages, along with occasionally pithy commentary.

WORD TO THE WISE - NTS

*N*ational *T*raffic *S*ystem - From the ARRL NTS Web Page 
<http://www.arrl.org/chapter-one-national-traffic-system> : "The 
National Traffic System (NTS) is a structure that allows for rapid 
movement of traffic from origin to destination and training amateur 
operators to handle written traffic and participate in directed nets."

 From a contesting perspective, it's what gives the ARRL Sweepstakes its 
unique contest exchange. The Sweepstakes exchange is "based on the ARRL 
Radiogram Header <http://www.ncarrl.org/nets/mes_form.html> and has five 
parts... serial number, precedence, your call sign, check, and ARRL 
section."

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

Be careful running those beverage antennas! Hitchhikers like these can 
negatively affect your contest scores in the long run. Your editor 
picked this one up during a hike in Vermont.

The beginning of a lightning strike has been caught on a camera shooting 
11000 frames per second 
<http://www.realclearscience.com/journal_club/2015/10/20/start_of_lightning_caught_on_camera_109418.html> 
. It appears to show that the lighting 'bolt' can start from both 
positively or negatively charged areas at the same time.

In additional wildlife-related news, here's an interesting technique of 
wildlife management that could likely not be replicated today 
<http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/22/idaho-historic-footage-parachuting-beavers>.

RESULTS AND RECORDS

The complete set of results for the *ARRL June VHF QSO Party 
<http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles>* are now online including 
the Full Write-up 
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ContestResults/2015/2015%20June%20VHF%20Contest%20-%20Web%20-%20Version%201_01.pdf> 
, Printable Line Scores 
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Line%20Scores/2015/2015JunVHF-LineScores-15%20Oct%202015.pdf>,Log 
Checking Reports <http://www.arrl.org/contest-log-checking-reports>, and 
Searchable Database 
<http://www.arrl.org/results-database?event_id=68674>. Records will be 
updated soon. (N0AX).

The *2015 ARRL Field Day* Results, including searchable database 
<http://www.arrl.org/results-database?event_id=68929>,QST Article (PDF) 
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ContestResults/2015/FD.pdf>, and soapbox 
comments <http://www.arrl.org/contests/soapbox> are also available for 
your reading pleasure.

Lots of Stew Perry action: The previously unpublished full results for 
the December 2013 Stew Perry <http://www.kkn.net/stew/2013_Stew.htm> 
contest have been published, as have results and write-up for the 2014 
Stew Perry contest <http://www.kkn.net/stew/2014_Stew.htm>. If you 
participated in the Pre-Stew back in October, send in those logs! 
Preliminary results of the 2015 Pre-Stew 
<http://www.kkn.net/stew/2015_PreStew.txt> are available and updated daily.

Don't forget that the "Big Stew <http://www.kkn.net/stew/>" (The Stew 
Perry Top Band Distance Challenge, aka "SP", aka "TBDC") is on December 
26/27^th .

WRTC2018 qualification standings are available 
<http://www.wrtc2018.de/index.php/en/wettbewerb-2/standings-2> , and 
include results of additional contests 
<http://www.wrtc2018.de/index.php/en/wettbewerb-2/standings-2?task=history>.

OPERATING TIP

Let's hope your log doesn't need this much help.

Always read the rules for the contest in which you are going to 
participate, even if you've entered this contest a few times before. 
Rules can change, as can the exchange format or abbreviations used 
(especially for QSO parties). There may be new categories you'd like to 
enter. Just reading the rules may jog loose something that you wanted to 
remember from last year's participation, but didn't.

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TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

Using your signal generator and an oscilloscope, you can also create 
your own Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) 
<http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/projects/build-your-own-time-domain-reflectometer/> 
. The article has a great background on the theory and practice.

F5OEO was able to construct a proof-of-concept using a Raspberry Pi 
Single board computer to generate FM, AM, SSB, SSTV, and FSQ signals 
between 130 KHz and 750 MHz 
<http://www.rtl-sdr.com/transmitting-fm-am-ssb-sstv-and-fsq-with-just-a-raspberry-pi/> 
. While it's not suitable to be on the air as-is as the signal is rich 
in harmonics, those could be cleaned up with some outboard filtering. 
Maybe this will spur a slew of interesting projects using the Pi.

"Cabrillo Statistics Program (CBS) users: Please use the updated 
CBS-specific CTY.DAT file included in the CBS software for Windows and 
Mac. <http://bit.ly/cabstat> The growing CTY.DAT files distributed by 
AD1C are too large to be used with the CBS program. Send any questions 
or comments to me." - Bob, N6TV (via his *ARRL.NET* email address)

Using passwords that we must write down because we can't remember them 
is not a "best practice." Researchers think they have found a way to 
make great passwords from easy to remember poems. 
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/10/22/these-researchers-have-discovered-the-perfect-password-thats-also-easy-to-remember/> 
You may want to take a pass on their additional offer to email you a 
password-poem from information you mail to them - Though they promise 
that the information they used to generate your poem, and your poem, is 
deleted... how do you really know?

Dupont is shipping conductive ink to be used for part molding 
<http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=278995&cid=nl.dn14.20151027&dfpPParams=aid_278995&dfpLayout=article>, 
enabling electrical conductors to be molded right into plastic parts. 
The benefit is to increase reliability and the possibility of 
eliminating separate printed circuit boards.

Here's a tractor beam Bones could use! Ultrasonic waves can be combined 
and shaped to manipulate small objects, 
<http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/oct/27/the-force-awakens-tractor-beam-becomes-a-reality> 
with the intent to be able to precisely place objects or deliver drugs 
in the human body.

Small devices slow down and talk less to communicate reliably: here's a 
good overview on recent technical innovations to utilize license-free RF 
spectrum to link small devices 
<https://medium.com/@dconrad/how-new-long-range-radios-will-change-the-internet-of-things-ed8e6b5e367f>.

*Technical Web Site of the Week* - RemoteQTH.com <http://remoteqth.com>

Perhaps better known outside the US, this web site has a number of 
interesting station automation and station accessory oriented projects, 
which may provide inspiration or a foundation for your own. Schematics 
are available for nearly everything on the site, as part of the Open 
Source Hardware philosophy. If you need a PCB or parts, links are provided.

CONVERSATION

Operating Skills are Operating Skills

Be a scout for new radio contesting talent!

In the October 22 issue of the ARRL ARES E-Letter 
<http://www.arrl.org/ares-el?issue=2015-10-22>, Ward, N0AX, suggests 
that participating in contests may be a good way for public services 
team members to keep skills sharp, and keep operating interesting.

Thinking about it another way, we as contesters may find public service 
teams a good place to find new contest operators!

Every club could use a few more points in inter-club competitions, yet 
at the same time, for some clubs, phone contests have less participation 
than CW contests. Viewing a phone contest as a recruiting and elmering 
event could be a win-win - under-utilized stations get utilized, the 
club gets more points, and there are more potential contesters.

Finding hams involved in public service doesn't have to be difficult. 
Perhaps your own radio club has a public services team -- talk with 
those hams. Or, volunteer to share your enthusiasm for contesting by 
presenting at /other/ local radio clubs which have public services 
teams. Ward spells out some relevant synergies between contesting and 
public service operating, which could be the basis of a presentation.

Another possibility is to listen to local VHF and UHF nets, or public 
service exercises, to hear who you'd like to recruit (after the event). 
You already know that they're active, so they're great potential candidates.

73, Brian N9ADG

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CONTESTS

*5 Nov - 18 Nov 2015*

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 Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html> , Nov 5, 0300z to 
Nov 5, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name + Member 
No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: November 7.

NRAU 10m Activity Contest 
<http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html> , Nov 5, 1800z 
to Nov 5, 1900z (CW), Nov 5, 1900z to Nov 5, 2000z (SSB), Nov 5, 2000z 
to Nov 5, 2100z (FM), Nov 5, 2100z to Nov 5, 2200z (Dig); CW, SSB, FM, 
Digital; Bands: 10m Only; RS(T) + 6-character grid square; Logs due: 
November 19.

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm> , Nov 6, 0100z 
to Nov 6, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST + (state/province/country) + 
name + power output; Logs due: November 7.

NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html> , Nov 6, 0145z 
to Nov 6, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs 
due: November 8.

NCCC Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html> , Nov 6, 0230z to Nov 
6, 0300z; (see rules); Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs 
due: November 8.

IPARC Contest, CW <http://www.iparc.de> , Nov 7, 0600z to Nov 7, 1000z, 
Nov 7, 1400z to Nov 7, 1800z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; USA IPA 
Members: RST + Serial No. + "IPA" + State, non-USA IPA Members: RST + 
Serial No. + "IPA", non-IPA Members: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: 
December 31.

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 
<http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/> , 
Nov 7, 1200z to Nov 9, 0000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; 
RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: 
November 14.

Ukrainian DX Contest <http://urdxc.org/rules.php?english> , Nov 7, 1200z 
to Nov 8, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Ukraine: 
RS(T) + 2-letter oblast, non-Ukraine: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: 
December 8.

NA Collegiate ARC Championship, CW 
<http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/rules/> , Nov 7, 2100z to Nov 9, 
0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Serial No. + Precedence 
(Q/A/B/U/M/S) + [your call sign] + Check + ARRL/RAC Section; Logs due: 
November 24.

ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW <http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes> , Nov 7, 
2100z to Nov 9, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Serial No. + 
Precedence (Q/A/B/U/M/S) + [your call sign] + Check + ARRL/RAC Section; 
Logs due: November 24.

IPARC Contest, SSB <http://www.iparc.de> , Nov 8, 0600z to Nov 8, 1000z, 
Nov 8, 1400z to Nov 8, 1800z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; USA IPA 
Members: RS + Serial No. + "IPA" + State, non-USA IPA Members: RS + 
Serial No. + "IPA", non-IPA Members: RS + Serial No.; Logs due: December 
31.

EANET Sprint <http://www.fediea.org/news/?news=20151108> , Nov 8, 0800z 
to Nov 8, 1200z; Any; Bands: Any; RS(T); Logs due: November 22.

DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest 
<http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/corona/teilnahmebedingungen/> 
, Nov 8, 1100z to Nov 8, 1700z; RTTY, Amtor, Clover, PSK31, Pactor; 
Bands: 10m Only; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: November 23.

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm> , Nov 11, 
0100z to Nov 11, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST + 
(state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: November 12.

Phone Fray <http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf> , Nov 
11, 0230z to Nov 11, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; NA: Name + 
(state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: November 13.

CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html> , Nov 11, 1300z to 
Nov 11, 1400z, Nov 11, 1900z to Nov 11, 2000z, Nov 12, 0300z to Nov 12, 
0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name + Member No., 
non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: November 14.

RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB 
<http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/rsprint.shtml> , Nov 11, 2000z to 
Nov 11, 2100z; SSB; Bands: 80m Only; [other station's call] + [your 
call] + [serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: November 18.

NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html> , Nov 13, 0145z 
to Nov 13, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; 
Logs due: November 10.

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm> , Nov 13, 
0200z to Nov 13, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST + 
(state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: November 14.

NCCC Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html> , Nov 13, 0230z to 
Nov 13, 0300z; (see rules); Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; 
Logs due: November 15.

WAE DX Contest, RTTY 
<http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/waedc/en/rules/> , Nov 14, 0000z 
to Nov 15, 2359z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RS + Serial No.; 
Logs due: November 30.

10-10 Int. Fall Contest, Digital 
<http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules> 
, Nov 14, 0001z to Nov 15, 2359z; Digital; Bands: 10m Only; 10-10 
Member: Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country), Non-Member: Name 
+ 0 + (state/province/country); Logs due: November 30.

JIDX Phone Contest <http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html> , Nov 14, 0700z 
to Nov 15, 1300z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; JA: RST + Prefecture 
No., non-JA: RST + CQ Zone No.; Logs due: December 11.

OK/OM DX Contest, CW <http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=english> , Nov 
14, 1200z to Nov 15, 1200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; OK/OM: 
RST + 3-letter district code, non-OK/OM: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: 
November 29.

Kentucky QSO Party 
<http://www.wkdxa.com/mainsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:wkdxa&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=63> 
, Nov 14, 1400z to Nov 15, 0200z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 
20, 15, 10, 6m; KY: RS(T) + county, non-KY: RS(T) + 
(state/province/country); Logs due: December 31.

CQ-WE Contest <http://cqwe.cboh.org/rules.html> , Nov 14, 1900z to Nov 
14, 2300z (CW/Digital), Nov 15, 0100z to Nov 15, 0500z (Phone), Nov 15, 
1900z to Nov 15, 2300z (Phone), Nov 16, 0100z to Nov 16, 0500z 
(CW/Digital); CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2, 
432 MHz; Name + Location Code (see rules) + Years of Service (see 
rules); Logs due: December 1.

Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party 
<http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/hotr.html> , Nov 15, 1300z to Nov 15, 
1500z (40m), Nov 15, 1500z to Nov 15, 1700z (80m); CW; Bands: 80, 40m; 
RST + Serial No. + "/" + class; Logs due: December 21.

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/> , Nov 16, 0200z 
to Nov 16, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + 
(state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: November 22.

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm> , Nov 18, 
0100z to Nov 18, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST + 
(state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: November 5.

Phone Fray <http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf> , Nov 
18, 0230z to Nov 18, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; NA: Name + 
(state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: November 20.

CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html> , Nov 18, 1300z to 
Nov 18, 1400z, Nov 18, 1900z to Nov 18, 2000z, Nov 19, 0300z to Nov 19, 
0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name + Member No., 
non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: November 21.

*
*

LOG DUE DATES

5 Nov - 18 Nov 2015

**

*November 5, 2015*

  * RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB
    <http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/rsprint.shtml>

  * ARS Spartan Sprint <http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/>

  * QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>

*November 6, 2015*

  * Phone Fray <http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>

*November 7, 2015*

  * *ARRL School Club Roundup* <http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup>

  * Feld Hell Sprint
    <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/full-day-of-hell-sprint>

  * QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>

  * CWops Mini-CWT Test <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>

*November 8, 2015*

  * NCCC Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>

  * UBA ON Contest, 2m <http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest>

  * NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>

*November 9, 2015*

  * FISTS Fall Unlimited Sprint
    <http://www.fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints>

*November 14, 2015*

  * South Dakota QSO Party <http://www.kb0wsw.com/SDQP/page_home.html>

  * SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
    <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>

*November 15, 2015*

  * Pennsylvania QSO Party
    <http://www.nittany-arc.net/pqppdf/paqso15rules-rev1.pdf>

  * Makrothen RTTY Contest
    <http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch/The_Makrothen_Contest/TMC_Rules.html>

  * Iowa QSO Party <http://www.wa0dx.org/IAQSO/>

  * Russian WW MultiMode Contest
    <http://www.rdrclub.ru/news-radio/russian-ww-mm-contest/159-rus-ww-multimode-contest>

*November 18, 2015*

  * Illinois QSO Party <http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP%202015%20Rules.pdf>

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