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The ARRL Contest Update
August 24, 2016
Editor: Brian Moran, N9ADG
IN THIS ISSUE
* New HF Operators: HI, KS, OH QSO Parties, RTTY, and more
* Bulletins: Bay Area Ops - 2M FM Contest
* Contest Summary
* News: Ron, Win4K3Suite, W3LPL Tower, and more
* Word to the Wise: Prosign
* Sights and Sounds: "Why We Lie" and more
* Results: WRTC Standings Updated
* Operating Tip: Ask Them to Call Again Later
* Technical Topics and Information: SDR Book, OAM, Antenna Comparisons,
and more
* Conversation: Learning Opportunities
* Contests
* Log Due Dates
NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
Aloha! This weekend will be a wonderful opportunity to get Hawaii into your
logbook, as the Hawai`i QSO Party happens then. Kansas and Ohio will also have
their events. If you're chasing NPOTA stations, all ten Kansas NPOTA sites will
be on the air! If RTTY is more your style, the Slovenia Contest Club's RTTY
Championship runs for 24 hours. The KCJ contest is potentially a good place to
find the less common Japanese prefectures. If you work all 47 of them, you can
apply for the WAJA award from the Japanese Amateur Radio League.
During Labor Day weekend, there are Colorado and Tennessee QSO parties, and if
you're working on your CW skills the CWops CW OPEN provides three separate
sessions of four hours each over the weekend. Especially on the west coast,
there will be plenty of stations involved in the All Asia DX Contest, phone.
The three-day weekend could also be a good time to get outside antenna work
done for the upcoming contest "season".
BULLETINS
Attention Bay Area Amateurs: The San Francisco Radio Club (SFRC) is holding the
2nd annual San Francisco 2M FM QSO party on Saturday August 27, 2016, from 10AM
to 2PM Pacific Time (1700z - 2100z). ZIP codes are like grid squares and are
multipliers. There are categories for mobile and fixed stations just like the
ARRL UHF/VHF contests. Even with a handheld, you can participate in a fun
contest. More info can be found on the club website. If you have any questions,
please contact Robert, AD6I.
BUSTED QSOS
IARU Region 2 encompasses the Americas, as Ramon, XE1KK, kindly pointed out.
CONTEST SUMMARY
Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section
August 25
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
* RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB
August 26
* QRP Fox Hunt
* NCCC RTTY Sprint
* NCCC Sprint
August 27
* Hawaii QSO Party
* ALARA Contest
* YO DX HF Contest
* W/VE Islands QSO Party
* SCC RTTY Championship
* Keyman's Club of Japan Contest
* Kansas QSO Party
* Ohio QSO Party
* CVA DX Contest, SSB
August 28
* Kansas QSO Party
* SARL HF CW Contest
August 31
* Phone Fray
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
September 1
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
* NRAU 10m Activity Contest
September 2
* QRP Fox Hunt
* NCCC RTTY Sprint
* NCCC Sprint
* G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest
September 3
* Russian RTTY WW Contest
* CWOps CW Open
* All Asian DX Contest, Phone
* Wake-Up! QRP Sprint
* RSGB SSB Field Day
* IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB
* AGCW Straight Key Party
* Colorado QSO Party
* PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint
September 4
* WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone
* DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest
* Tennessee QSO Party
September 5
* MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint
September 6
* ARS Spartan Sprint
September 7
* Phone Fray
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
* UKEICC 80m Contest
NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
There's a new release of the Win4K3Suite, software dedicated to the control of
your K3 series of transceivers from your Microsoft Windows computer.
Win4K3Suite provides a software panadapter using SDRPlay (showing up to 1.8 MHz
bandwidth), LP-PAN, or a video capture board for the P3. This new release has
improved SDRPlay performance and fixes an issue with the Elecraft Frequency
Memory Editor files.
During the recent NAQP Phone contest on August 20th and 21st, you likely heard
members of the Florida Contest group using "Ron" as part of the exchange, in
memory and honor of Ron Weitjen, WD4AHZ, who succumbed to cancer earlier this
year. Ron was known to many in the WCF section and beyond as a friend and
worthy competitor.
On June 21st, an EF0 tornado cut a twelve-mile path across western Howard
County. One of the casualties of the storm was the tower for the ten meter
antenna at W3LPL. Frank Donovan reports that thanks to very generous volunteer
help by dozens of members of the Potomac Valley Radio Club and The Columbia
Amateur Radio Association, a new 200 foot tower has gone up in its place. The
new tower will be the home of an 8-element ten meter Optimum Wideband Array
(OWA) Yagi designed by W8WWV, it itself a refinement of previous designs by
K3LR, WA3FET, and NW3Z. The antenna is expected to be up by September, just in
time for the upcoming contest season.
Contact with the STEREO-B (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatories)
satellite, which NASA used in the past to obtain greater insight into our sun's
behavior, has been re-established after nearly two years of silence. STEREO-B
and it's twin, STEREO-A, provide insight on CMEs (Coronal Mass Ejections) and
other sun phenomena which are important to radio propagation. NASA's Deep Space
Network was used to reach the spacecraft.
A new Yahoo group dedicated to QSO parties has been in existence since April
2015. With the numbers of members currently near one hundred, the group
includes those that are interested in participating, as well as many state QSO
party administrators and team members. Dave, WN4AFP, who is the Team Leader of
the South Carolina QSO Party, values "the opportunity to share ideas with
active QPers. For state QSO party leaders, this is an excellent way to obtain
feedback following your event, exchange new rule ideas and more. You can find
out what works and what needs to be re-tooled. It's also a great way to build
relationships in this contest niche."
WORD TO THE WISE
Prosign - Accepted as short for "Procedural Signal": In CW, a sequence of dots
and dashes that are used to convey a particular meaning about the communication
itself, such as end of transmission, "SK", over, "K", or wait, "AS". They are
written as the concatenation of one or more regular characters, sent or
received with no intervening spaces. In contests, you might hear the "AS"
prosign being sent by an operator when she can't yet log a contact due to a
rebooting computer or other problem.
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
The Shack Shine doorknob hanger appeard on my front door last month. It's found
a new home hanging off of various knobs in my shack.
Last weekend, while driving to a Multi/2 for the NAQP Phone contest and
listening to the radio, I happened on this week's Ted Radio Hour episode, "Why
We Lie", which provided some insights into why people can be dishonest. Dan
Ariely, a speaker in the show, has suggested some techniques that could be
adapted to the contesting context to discourage cheating: before starting to
operate, have the logging program ask the contester to explicitly promise that
they will operate within the bounds the rules, and then before they submit
their log, promise that their log follows all of the rules.
RESULTS AND RECORDS
The WRTC 2018 qualification standings have been updated to reflect the 2016
ARRL DX Phone and CW final scores, the EU HF 2016 claimed scores, and 2016 IARU
Region 1 Field Day final scores.
OPERATING TIP - Call Again Later
Dennis, N6KI, suggests that when running, when you can't copy a station despite
multiple attempts, do not just abandon them by just calling CQ. Dennis suggests
saying "I can't copy you well right now, please call again later, or if my
signal fades up." He wants that station to know they are very important to him
and not just dismiss them with a "Sorry, no copy....CQ Contest!" He finds that
most will come back due to that courtesy. "This technique could really pay off
when you are winning contests by a small margin of QSOs."
TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION
Jim, KA2RVO, via the Elecraft mailing list, suggested the free online book
Signal Processing For Communications. I skimmed the introductory chapters, and
it is interesting enough to add to my reading list, in my case as a potential
good review of the mathematical underpinnings for DSP, and how they relate to
practical real-world characteristics of communications channels. The book
builds on the theory introduced in early chapters to ultimately discuss the
design of a modem that provides 2400 baud communications over a telephone-grade
channel.
Back in February, AMSAT announced it is seeking volunteers to assist with the
technical details and development of Phase 4 "Five and Dime" ground terminals.
The satellite will be using the 5 and 10 GHz bands, with an underlying digital
transmission transport layer. The technical details are to be "open source,"
and the project's source files are kept on Github. It's interesting to read the
weekly progress reports in that portion of the repository, and some of the
source code for various DSP receivers that will eventually be posted may find
crossover application for controlling skimmer hardware.
Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) is a characteristic of electromagnetic waves
that is starting to garner interest as a means to increase the number of
signals using a single frequency. Individual signals with different OAM values
can be distinguished and apparently do not interfere with one another,
according to an article in IEEE Spectrum. (Ward, N0AX)
If you'd like maximum life from your lithium ion batteries, charge them slowly,
and try not to continually charge them, according to this article in the New
York Times.
VE7BQH maintains UHF/VHF antenna comparison spreadsheets. Recently they've been
updated, and uploaded to W7GJ's website. They are also available with an HTML
view via dxmaps.com. The tables include information on expected gain figures
when stacking them in different common configurations.
Steve, K6OIK, as part of a presentation to the Foothills Amateur Radio Society,
has prepared a paper entitled "Amateur Radio Resources that Save Space". His
secret is to store radio-related books, articles, papers, and so on
electronically, or take advantage of resources available online. He also
updated a list of radio-useful software on the club's website.
CONVERSATION
Learning Opportunity
After I drove with my daughter from Seattle to San Diego late last week in
advance of her junior year of college, I had the opportunity to participate in
the NAQP contest as part of the M/2 effort of NX6T. Dennis, N6KI, coordinated
the operators from the San Diego Contest Club (SDCC). The station location was
on a hilltop, and originally the QTH of Nash, W6HCD (SK). Like many in our
hobby, and especially those in southern California, Nash was an engineer,
involved in the defense and aircraft industry and even space launches as the
Launch Logistics Specialist for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He was
consistently generous to the SDCC.
Over the years the noise floor at his location increased, making it
increasingly difficult to pick out the weak ones on the low bands. Small lot
sizes and development of adjacent properties make low-noise receiving antennas
a challenge.
The subject of "How to be a Good Guest Operator" has been covered in past
presentations at Contest University and beyond, and to me it boils down to
using guest etiquette, with particular attention to operating as the host
desires. I arrived on time, with everything I needed for self-maintenance:
water and a sandwich. Dennis provided operator introductions, and a tour of the
grounds, and a rundown of the equipment and antenna topology. While the
Elecraft K3s were familiar to me, the logging software, Wintest, was not.
Thankfully, most logging programs are similar in concept, and my N1MM skills
translated well enough. I even learned the hand signals I needed to make or
recognize when a new multiplier needs to be worked.
Dennis expressed disappointment in the band conditions - ten meters wasn't
opening, and fifteen was marginal. He put me on the 20 meter run station, where
I thought the band was great, compared to recent not-as-great conditions in the
Pacific Northwest.
Later in the day, the rate went down, and I was moved to the multiplier
station. Dennis took the run position. There was time to have snippets of
discussion between the contacts, and for us to pay more attention to one
another's operating as we had to coordinate to get multipliers.
The exchange for NAQP is name and the state. At one point, I received the name
"Victor" as the name of the other operator, and I asked for a phonetic
spelling, as I have friends who are named Victor and others named Viktor. After
I completed the contact, Dennis told me to log what the name sounded like for
phone, and to not waste time getting the exact spelling - the SSB log scoring
process would accept alternative spellings. Between contacts, I expressed my
incredulity that this would actually occur. Dennis was "staunch in his
conviction." I didn't ask for any more spellings of names that had
alternatives.
After the contest, I followed up with Bill, AC0W, NAQP SSB Contest Manager,
with this particular example. His response was thoughtful, detailed, and
insightful. I'll summarize, and any mistakes are mine, and mine alone. Note
that this absolutely does NOT apply to the CW and RTTY NAQP contests, because
in those events, you are copying the actual letters of the names in the
exchange.
FOR PHONE NAQP ONLY, it turns out that for many common names, the log checking
software will accept alternative spellings. For example, "Brian" could be the
operators name, but the receiving operator could log "Bryan" and still be
credited with the QSO.
The alternate-name database is likely not exhaustive, and probably only covers
common names. So if someone gives you a name that is uncommon, it's best to ask
for a phonetic spelling.
Note that this only works for sound-alike alternatives. For example, if you
know the other operator by their call, and their real name is "Richard" but
they're sending "Dick," you have to log "Dick" to be credited for the contact.
Log what is sent!
Sometimes in a contest, an operator will start out with one name, realize it's
too long or too difficult to communicate, and then change their exchange in the
middle of the contest. The log checking software can detect this situation, and
QSOs made with the fickle station both before and after the change will be
credited.
Remember, these are the guidelines for PHONE NAQP only, as I think understand
them. Wow! Here's another example of the care, dedication, and thoroughness
that a contest sponsor employs when scoring your logs. And, while Dennis was
right, I was also a little right in the case of "Victor" as it's likely not a
common name.
That's all for this time. Remember to send contesting related stories, book
reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, schematics, club
information, pictures, stories of improvements to your contest station, and
blog links to contest-update@arrl.org
73, Brian N9ADG
CONTESTS
25 Aug - 7 Sep
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available. Check the sponsor's Web site for information on operating time
restrictions and other instructions.
HF CONTESTS
CWops Mini-CWT Test, Aug 24, 1300z to Aug 24, 1400z, Aug 24, 1900z to Aug 24,
2000z, Aug 25, 0300z to Aug 25, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;
Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: August 27.
RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB, Aug 25, 1900z to Aug 25, 2000z; SSB; Bands: 80m
Only; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]; Logs
due: September 1.
QRP Fox Hunt, Aug 26, 0100z to Aug 26, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20m Only; RST +
(state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: August 27.
NCCC RTTY Sprint, Aug 26, 0145z to Aug 26, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules);
Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: August 28.
NCCC Sprint, Aug 26, 0230z to Aug 26, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No.
+ Name + QTH; Logs due: August 28.
Hawai`i QSO Party, Aug 27, 0400z to Aug 29, 0400z; CW, Phone, RTTY, PSK; Bands:
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; HI: RS(T) + QTH ID, non-HI W/VE: RS(T) +
(state/province), DX: RS(T); Logs due: September 30.
ALARA Contest, Aug 27, 0600z to Aug 28, 0559z; CW, Phone; Bands: 80, 40, 20m;
ALARA: RS(T) + Serial No. + ALARA member + Name, non-ALARA: RS(T) + Serial No.
+ Name + (whether YL/OM/club station); Logs due: September 30.
YO DX HF Contest, Aug 27, 1200z to Aug 28, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20,
15, 10m; YO: RS(T) + county, non-YO: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: September
27.
W/VE Islands QSO Party, Aug 27, 1200z to Aug 28, 0300z; CW, Phone, Digital;
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; Islands: RS(T) + USI/CISA Island
Designation, Non-Islands: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs due: September
15.
SCC RTTY Championship, Aug 27, 1200z to Aug 28, 1159z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20,
15, 10m; RST + 4-digit year license first issued; Logs due: September 5.
Keyman's Club of Japan Contest, Aug 27, 1200z to Aug 28, 1200z; CW; Bands: 160,
80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; JA: RST + prefecture/district code, non-JA: RST +
continent code; Logs due: September 29.
Kansas QSO Party, Aug 27, 1400z to Aug 28, 0200z, Aug 28, 1400z to Aug 28,
2000z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; KS: RS(T) + county,
non-KS: RS(T) + (state/VE section/"DX"); Logs due: October 1.
Ohio QSO Party, Aug 27, 1600z to Aug 28, 0400z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15,
10m; OH: RS(T) + county, non-OH: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due:
September 26.
CVA DX Contest, SSB, Aug 27, 2100z to Aug 28, 2100z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20,
15, 10m; RS + type/UF(see rules); Logs due: September 15.
SARL HF CW Contest, Aug 28, 1300z to Aug 28, 1630z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20m; RST
+ Serial No.; Logs due: September 4.
Phone Fray, Aug 31, 0230z to Aug 31, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m;
NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: September 2.
CWops Mini-CWT Test, Aug 31, 1300z to Aug 31, 1400z, Aug 31, 1900z to Aug 31,
2000z, Sep 1, 0300z to Sep 1, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;
Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: September 3.
NRAU 10m Activity Contest, Sep 1, 1700z to Sep 1, 1800z (CW), Sep 1, 1800z to
Sep 1, 1900z (SSB), Sep 1, 1900z to Sep 1, 2000z (FM), Sep 1, 2000z to Sep 1,
2100z (Dig); CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10m Only; RS(T) + 6-character grid
square; Logs due: September 15.
QRP Fox Hunt, Sep 2, 0100z to Sep 2, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20m Only; RST +
(state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: September 3.
NCCC RTTY Sprint, Sep 2, 0145z to Sep 2, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules);
Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: September 4.
NCCC Sprint, Sep 2, 0230z to Sep 2, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. +
Name + QTH; Logs due: September 4.
G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest, Sep 2, 2300z to Sep 4, 2300z; CW; Bands:
80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + name + FISTS No.,
non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power; Logs due: October 4.
Russian RTTY WW Contest, Sep 3, 0000z to Sep 3, 2359z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20,
15, 10m; RU: RST + 2-letter oblast, non-RU: RST + CQ Zone; Logs due: September
18.
CWOps CW Open, Sep 3, 0000z to Sep 3, 0359z, Sep 3, 1200z to Sep 3, 1559z, Sep
3, 2000z to Sep 3, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Serial No. +
Name; Logs due: September 17.
All Asian DX Contest, Phone, Sep 3, 0000z to Sep 5, 0000z; Phone; Bands: 80,
40, 20, 15, 10m; RS + 2-digit age; Logs due: October 5.
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint, Sep 3, 0600z to Sep 3, 0629z, Sep 3, 0630z to Sep 3,
0659z, Sep 3, 0700z to Sep 3, 0729z, Sep 3, 0730z to Sep 3, 0800z; CW; Bands:
40, 20m; RST + Serial No. + suffix of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO); Logs
due: September 10.
RSGB SSB Field Day, Sep 3, 1300z to Sep 4, 1300z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15,
10m; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: September 12.
IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB, Sep 3, 1300z to Sep 4, 1259z; SSB; Bands: 160,
80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: September 30.
AGCW Straight Key Party, Sep 3, 1300z to Sep 3, 1600z; CW; Bands: 40m Only;
AGCW: RST + Serial No. + "/" + Class + "/" + Name + "/" + Age; Logs due:
September 30.
Colorado QSO Party, Sep 3, 1300z to Sep 4, 0400z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands:
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF; CO: Name + county, W/VE: Name +
(state/province), DX: Name + DXCC prefix; Logs due: October 1.
PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint, Sep 3, 2000z to Sep 4, 2000z;
PSK31; Bands: 80m Only; RST + (state/province/country); Logs due: September 17.
DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest, Sep 4, 1100z to Sep 4, 1700z; RTTY, Amtor,
Clover, PSK31, Pactor; Bands: 10m Only; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: September
19.
Tennessee QSO Party, Sep 4, 1800z to Sep 5, 0300z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands:
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF; TN: RS(T) + county, non-TN: RS(T) +
(state/province/country); Logs due: October 5.
MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint, Sep 5, 2300z to Sep 6, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; RST + (state/province/country) + (member no./power output);
Logs due: September 19.
ARS Spartan Sprint, Sep 6, 0100z to Sep 6, 0300z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15,
10m; RST + (state/province/country) + Power; Logs due: September 8.
Phone Fray, Sep 7, 0230z to Sep 7, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; NA:
Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: September 9.
CWops Mini-CWT Test, Sep 7, 1300z to Sep 7, 1400z, Sep 7, 1900z to Sep 7,
2000z, Sep 8, 0300z to Sep 8, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;
Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: September 10.
UKEICC 80m Contest, Sep 7, 2000z to Sep 7, 2100z; CW; Bands: 80m Only;
4-Character grid square; Logs due: September 7.
VHF+ CONTESTS
WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone, Sep 4, 1000z to Sep 4, 1400z; SSB; Bands: 2m Only;
British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square, Other: RS + serial no. + country;
Logs due: September 25.
See W/VE Islands QSO Party, Keyman's Club of Japan Contest, Kansas QSO Party,
Colorado QSO Party, Tennessee QSO Party, MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint above.
LOG DUE DATES
August 26, 2016
* Phone Fray
* SKCC Sprint
August 27, 2016
* WAB 144 MHz Low Power Phone
* 50 MHz Fall Sprint
* QRP Fox Hunt
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
August 28, 2016
* NCCC RTTY Sprint
* NCCC Sprint
* Run for the Bacon QRP Contest
* SARL HF Digital Contest
* North American QSO Party, SSB
August 29, 2016
* WAE DX Contest, CW
August 31, 2016
* Russian District Award Contest
September 1, 2016
* Portugal Day Contest
* RSGB 80m Club Sprint, SSB
September 3, 2016
* TARA Grid Dip Shindig
September 5, 2016
* SCC RTTY Championship
September 6, 2016
* August UHF Contest
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