[SMCARA] Operating Opportunities

[Tom Shelton]

Good Day All,

There are a bunch of good contests coming up.  If you have some time and want to make a few contacts, here’s where the action will be.  More info can be found at: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php#4199

Makrothen RTTY Contest
Makrothen (Makrovqen) is an ancient Greek word and means "great distance" or "some distance away". 
http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch/The_Makrothen_Contest/TMC_Rules.html

Oceania DX Contest, CW: 0800Z, Oct 13 to 0800Z, Oct 14
Take a little walk-about in the outback...
http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/rules.pdf

QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party: 1200Z, Oct 13 to 2400Z, Oct 14
Be very quiet – we’re hunting DX
http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/8399/118/

Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB: 1200Z, Oct 13 to 1200Z, Oct 14
Your chance to work the Swedish Bikini Team
http://www.sactest.net/blog/rules/

Pennsylvania QSO Party: 1600Z, Oct 13 to 0500Z, Oct 14 and 1300Z-2200Z, Oct 14
Say “Hi” to our northern neighbors...
http://www.nittany-arc.net/pqppdf/paqsorules12.pdf

Arizona QSO Party: 1600Z, Oct 13 to 0600Z, Oct 14 and 1400Z-2359Z, Oct 14
>From the Grand Canyon to Tombstone, the SouthWest comes alive...
http://www.azqsoparty.org/rules.html

EU Autumn Sprint, CW: 1600Z-1959Z, Oct 13
>From the people who brought us Bratwurst and Yugos...
http://www.eu-sprint.com/index.php?page=140&lang=g

FISTS Fall Sprint, CW: 1700Z-2100Z, Oct 13
All CW – all the time
http://www.fists.org/sprints.html

PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint: 2000 local, Oct 13 to 0200 local, Oct 14
A chance to add 160M to your PSK bucket list.
http://www.podxs070.com/160-meter-great-pumpkin-sprint

North American Sprint, RTTY: 0000Z-0400Z, Oct 14
Warm up those teletype keys...
http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 0000Z-2359Z, Oct 14
Dust off your Straight key
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/

UBA ON Contest, CW: 0600Z-0900Z, Oct 14
>From the people who brought us Waffles...
http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest

ARRL School Club Roundup: 1300Z, Oct 15 to 2400Z, Oct 19
Putting kiddies on the air in lieu of homework
http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup




Tom Shelton, AB3IC

If history repeats itself - I am SO getting a dinosaur.