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The ARRL Contest Update
December 13, 2017
Editor: Brian Moran, N9ADG
IN THIS ISSUE
* New HF Operators: ARRL Rookie Roundup, Holiday Potpourri, ARRL RTTY
* Bulletins: No Contest Update until January!
* Contest Summary
* News: Log Deadline Reminder, Heavy Metal, 2018 YOTA, QCX Transceiver,
and more
* Word to the Wise: Snubber
* Sights and Sounds: VE9UNB in Phone Sweepstakes, IC-7610, N6MJ SO2R, and
more
* Results: CQWW Raw Scores, Now with Overlays
* Operating Tip: Transceiver Filtering versus RTTY Demodulator Filtering
* Technical Topics and Information: See Inside Wall Voids, Memristor
Arrays for DSP, GnuRadioCon, and more
* Conversation: Etiquette and Protocol
* Contests
* Log Due Dates
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NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
The ARRL Rookie Roundup, CW coming up on December 17 is an opportunity for
newly licensed Amateurs, or any Amateur new to contesting to compete only
against their peers. The objective of this event is to encourage those that are
new to contesting to participate. Any Amateur can participate, but non-Rookies
may only work Rookies, while Rookies may work anyone but only be scored against
other rookies. There are single and multi-operator rookie categories, and
single rookie operators can 'team up' ahead of time. As always, see the rules
for more information.
There are a number of unconventional events to take part in over the next four
weeks, such as the Bruce Kelly 1929 QSO Party, where "whooping, chirping,
buzzing, clicking, drifting, swishing, swaying, warbling" signals from vintage
and period reproduction rigs return to the airwaves for two 24 hour intervals.
For a 'conventional' contest, try the RAC Winter Contest.
If digital is more your game there are at least eight RTTY events in the next
four weeks including the ARRL RTTY Roundup, and don't forget the ARRL
International Grid Chase starting January 1.
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BULLETINS
No ARRL Contest Update will be published on December 27 - this issue contains
listings for four weeks of contesting goodness! Happy New Year!
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CONTEST SUMMARY
14 Dec - 10 Jan 2018
Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section
December 14
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
December 15
* NCCC RTTY Sprint
* QRP Fox Hunt
* NCCC Sprint
* UN DIGI Contest
* Russian 160-Meter Contest
* AGB-Party Contest
December 16
* AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party
* OK DX RTTY Contest
* Feld Hell Sprint
* Padang DX Contest
* Croatian CW Contest
December 17
* ARRL Rookie Roundup, CW
December 18
* Run for the Bacon QRP Contest
December 20
* QRP Fox Hunt
* Phone Fray
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
December 21
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
* NAQCC CW Sprint
December 22
* NCCC RTTY Sprint
* QRP Fox Hunt
* NCCC Sprint
December 24
* RAEM Contest
December 26
* DARC Christmas Contest
December 27
* SKCC Sprint
* QRP Fox Hunt
* Phone Fray
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
December 28
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
December 29
* NCCC RTTY Sprint
* QRP Fox Hunt
* NCCC Sprint
December 30
* RAC Winter Contest
* Stew Perry Topband Challenge
* Original QRP Contest
December 31
* Bogor Old and New Contest
January 1
* AGB New Year Snowball Contest
* IQRP Quarterly Marathon
* SARTG New Year RTTY Contest
* AGCW Happy New Year Contest
* AGCW VHF/UHF Contest
* QRP ARCI New Years Sprint
* ARRL International Grid Chase Commences!
January 2
* ARS Spartan Sprint
January 3
* Phone Fray
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
* UKEICC 80m Contest
* AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest
January 4
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
* NRAU 10m Activity Contest
January 5
* NCCC RTTY Sprint
* NCCC Sprint
January 6
* AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest
* PODXS 070 Club PSKFest
* WW PMC Contest
* ARRL RTTY Roundup
* Kid's Day Contest
* EUCW 160m Contest
January 7
* EUCW 160m Contest
January 10
* Phone Fray
* CWops Mini-CWT Test
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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
Reminder: The log submission deadline for most ARRL Contests is now FIVE DAYS
after the contest end. This applied to Sweepstakes, and it applies to the ARRL
RTTY Roundup coming up January 6.
Another Reminder: If your club participates in the ARRL Contest Club
competition, keep your rosters up to date on the contest club tools web page.
The "Heavy Metal" contest overlay is new for the 2018 ARRL RTTY Roundup. RTTY
operators wishing to use 'mechanical teleprinters' on Baudot RTTY or ASCII can
compete for a plaque in this special category. Note some excerpts from the
rules for this overlay: "An electromechanical teleprinter shall be exclusively
used as the Input/Output device for all contest exchange data. All incoming and
outgoing data shall be decoded and printed on paper by said device utilizing a
mechanical selector mechanism...Contest exchange macros in the form of
pre-punched paper tape, tape loops, punched cards or other mechanical storage
media are permitted (and encouraged).... Computers shall not be employed to
display, modulate, or demodulate, or in any way encode or decode RTTY data.
Terminal units that employ an embedded microprocessor to manage the decoding
and encoding of AFSK/FSK RTTY data - and producing RS-232, IEEE-488 or
equivalent output - are permitted." This could get really creative over time.
The 2018 Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) camp event will be hosted by the South
African Radio League (SARL). This event is held in the summer months in the
northern hemisphere, so it will be winter in South Africa. The YOTA annual
event brings together young people from Region 1 IARU Member Societies for a
week of learning about new Amateur Radio skills and different nationalities and
cultures. The event also helps foster international friendship and goodwill.
CQ/X is a "GPS-enabled logging program developed for use by mobile operators in
state and regional QSO parties" which works in conjunction with appropriate
hardware to automate county and grid tracking during contests. The program's
author, NO5W, has is updating it for use during the upcoming ARRL International
Grid Chase starting January 1, 2018. Watch his website for details.
The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) has announced the "KP4
Generator Project" to support the ongoing efforts of WA3FET, W1YW, K1VR, K1ZM,
and others to gather funds for the purchase and shipment of generators to
Puerto Rico in the wake of the devastation of the recent hurricanes. "Even now,
many weeks after the storm, a significant percentage of the island's local hams
are unable to send outbound health & welfare traffic because they have no
power. As you can imagine, generators are in high demand and very short supply
on the island... This project will raise funds
to purchase Honda eu2000i generators for the amateurs of Puerto Rico.
Well-known contester, Angel Vazquez, WP3R, will distribute these generators to
local active hams for use in emergency-related communications and other
applications based on situational needs." The WWROF will also match the first
$5000 in donations received from clubs and individuals. The WWROF is an
IRS-recognized 501(c)3 organization and donations are tax-deductible for U.S.
taxpayers to the extent allowed by law. Donations may be made via the Donations
button on the WWROF website, or by check to the address on the WWROF Donations
page.
The BITX40 40 meter SSB transceiver has been mentioned previously in this
newsletter. Now, hfsigs.com is about to release the new uBITX QRP Multi-band HF
Transceiver. According to their website, this is a board-level kit covering 3
to 30 MHz for SSB and CW operation. Assembly will require you to "... mount the
board inside an enclosure of your choice, screw in the connectors and solder
the wired connectors to the sockets and controls." The brain of the kit is an
Arduino Nano processor running open source software. "The BITX boards are hand
assembled by a collective of women. Each of the toroids is hand wound. This
provides these women with a livelihood. The assembled boards are then DC
checked and a final RF check is performed to check the receiver's sensitivity
as well as transmitter's output before being shipped."
The technology behind the transcription of the Apollo space missions tapes is
interesting reading, and indicates some techniques that might be employed in
the future for making transcriptions of an SSB contest weekend. (Dennis, N6KI)
PA5MW tried to find the "best headphones for listening to 160m" in 2013, using
multiple people and multiple tests. Besides the data, he's published
suggestions on how to choose a set of headphones, and minimize risks for
hearing loss.
The popularity of electronic games has spawned E-Sports leagues. Some teen-aged
players are approaching it like work, and why shouldn't they? They're getting
paid a salary, they have benefits, and they have to keep competitive to stay on
the team. Traditional sports fan demographics sound familiar: according to the
article, the age of the average NFL fan is 50, while MLB fans are, on average,
57 years old. For the Overwatch e-sports league discussed in the article,
spectators average 21 years old.
Bob, N6TV, emailed: "I just noticed the "Donate" button on 3830scores.com.
Clicking it goes to this page: http://www.3830scores.com/donations.php Noting
that WA7BNM recently retired, I felt compelled to contribute. Contesting would
be a lot less fun without 3830scores.com (not to mention AD1C's country files
and K6TU's Super Check Partial files). I would like to encourage others to
support these sites by sending PayPal donations where requested, or by sending
prefix / zone updates to AD1C, and recent Cabrillo files to K6TU (see websites
for instructions)."
QRP Labs developed a single band multi-feature 5 watt CW transceiver kit, the
QCX, for the 2017 YOTA Summer Camp event. Apparently the $49 kit has struck a
chord, as there's been demand for nearly three thousand of the kits, and
counting! I asked Hans, G0UPL, about how the QCX came about, here's his
excerpted reply:
Yes, the initial development was motivated by the RSGB-hosted YOTA 2017 summer
camp buildathon. It's a funny story. The RSGB sent me an email back in
February, asking for proposals for the buildathon. I saw that they were
planning to have 78 attendees from around IARU region 1, and then I saw that
their entire budget for the kits was 1000 pounds. Which came to around
$16/person at that time. I just laughed and clicked "delete". What can you do
for $16?
But then I remember well, it was a Friday, and my mind just kept coming back to
that deleted email from RSGB. I realized that the email must have gone out to
several kit producers. I speculated that most (if not all) of those would be
answering with a proposal for some shack accessory or some simple toy, a CW
practice oscillator perhaps. I thought that this is about "Young persons ON THE
AIR" so a proper transceiver would be best. I know there are some very cheap
radios around... like ... on eBay etc. But I am not a fan of these radios,
particularly for newcomers. Even let's not start to discuss the build quality,
component quality and total lack of support. (Those radios could be)
discouraging for a newcomer. I thought - well, what if that $16 could be used
to produce a really clever radio, with top performance, and simple to build -
that I could supply at cost (or small subsidy) to the RSGB YOTA 2017 summer
camp buildathon - then sell the rest of the batch of 500 at a profit (I am a
business, after all). I wrote an email reply to RSGB with my idea...
I would include built-in test and alignment equipment, so that it could be
built by ANYONE even with no test equipment at all: DVM, Frequency counter, RF
power meter, Signal generator - as well as being able to inject the signal
generator into the front end and have the microprocessor assist with the
alignment adjustments. I would use a receiver architecture with top performance
and all my experience with QRP Labs kits to date, to source good quality
components at good prices. The Si5351A synthesizer at the heart of it, would be
used with all three oscillator outputs to achieve lots of functionality, like
the signal generator etc. The microcontroller in charge of everything,
providing many convenience features like dual VFO, split operation, stored
messages and frequencies, and I could even add a CW decoder using some simple
DSP (Goertzel algorithm). I'd use a Class-E PA design and aim for a full 3-5W
output, a decent power with which making contacts is easy, even without a fancy
antenna.
It was hard to wait until Monday (after the Friday's email), so I could begin
work on the first development version. By the end of the week, I was on air on
40m. Then there were months of work to productize this - to make a PCB layout,
procure samples of all the parts, build prototypes, manufacture the kits - and
not least of all, write the 138-page assembly manual! Later I changed the radio
to 20m, and then 17m (the RSGB wanted their transceivers to be 17m (since it IS
in fact, 2017 hi hi).
The YOTA kits were due for delivery at the end of July and I made it just in
time.
The YOTA buildathon went very well, by all accounts. When the kits went on
general sale on August 21, the remainder of the first batch of 500 sold in just
over 24 hours - I was NOT expecting that! I immediately started producing a new
batch and taking pre-orders and that situation has continued ever since, we are
still fighting to cut down the waiting list, get the QCX kits shipped out!
Some order statistics:
* QCX is sold for 80, 60, 40, 30, 20 and 17m bands. 40m is the most
popular, followed by 20m.
* 2,553 orders have been taken to date, and I am currently manufacturing
the 6th batch of 500 kits.
* QCX kits have been shipped to 54 countries
* The US accounts for 46% of QCX purchases
There are quite a number of YouTube reviews etc now, see QCX Videos - and
constructors are finding many innovative ways to produce enclosures for their
QCX kits: QCX Gallery
A great many people have now told me that the sensitivity is as good as their
top-end commercially built radio, and weak signal handling, dynamic range etc
are also excellent. So, it seems I achieved my goal, I took on the challenge to
produce a radio with great performance, easy to build, and low cost, all three
at the same time... and it seems I managed it! The kit has been tremendously
popular in just 3 months and I think that it will probably become legendary!
73 Hans G0UPL
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WORD TO THE WISE
Snubber - a circuit that is used to suppress voltage spikes. On older
equipment, especially amplifiers, mechanical relays are sometimes used for the
transmit/receive (TR) switch. When mechanical relays are de-energized the
collapsing magnetic field of their coils generate a reverse voltage. This
reverse voltage can be much greater than the relay voltage and may be harmful
to lower-voltage solid state electronics. Snubber circuits are used to reduce
the reverse voltage. Snubbers are also used in modern electronics to reduce
transients where reactive loads are subject to rapidly changing current. Rudy
Severns, N6LF, whom you may recognize from his work with antennas, has written
a book on this topic which is available on his website for free download.
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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
The MAR section was represented in part by VE9UNB during the ARRL Phone
Sweepstakes. The University of New Brunswick Radio Club tripled the number of
contacts they made versus their 2016 effort. The reason? "The major differences
between 2016 and 2017 were our band conditions, experienced students from the
2016 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB contest, and the welcome the presence of Ryan
VO1RCH."
DX Engineering has posted a brief 'unboxing' of the new Icom 7610 transceiver,
and Tim, K3LR, makes a contact with it from N8DXE, DX Engineering's employee
club station.
DL0ABR constructs an HF LDMOS FET based power amplifier using water-cooled
BLF188XRs in his YouTube video, featuring techniques like surface mounting
components with a pick and place machine, oven soldering, and computer aided
machining.
KE0OG's video on the BITX40 40-meter SSB Transceiver discusses the transceiver,
its construction, and performance. Tips on how to avoid certain pitfalls are
also provided. He has also posted additional videos detailing the kit contents,
and some modifications. KE0OG has also featured the QCX transceiver kit in a
recent video.
If your headphones don't fit the way you'd like, perhaps you'd prefer to make
your own "custom in-ear monitors." Think earbuds customized to the shape of
your ear.
Dan, N6MJ, operated as ZF2MJ in the 2017 CQWW CW. Put on your stereo headset
and listen to this YouTube video of him running SO2R. What's one way he
practices? Using Morse Runner, like this. Note the similarity of conditions to
how he runs in the real contest.
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
The raw scores for the 2017 CQWW CW are available on the CQWW website. For the
first time ever, raw overlay scores are also available for the CW and Phone
contests. According to Dave, K3ZJ: "The number of entries for the 2017 CQWW SSB
and CW weekends each exceed the previous all-time record! The number of logs
submitted for each mode is almost QUADRUPLE the number received in the late
1970s. In 30 years -- 1977 to 2017 -- CQWW SSB entries increased by 394
percent, while CW increased by 361 percent." (Doug, KR2Q, and Dave, K3ZJ, via
CQ-Contest reflector)
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OPERATING TIP
Transceiver Filtering versus RTTY Demodulator Filtering
Make sure you understand the effect of using any 'dual peak' or 'twin peak'
filtering feature your transceiver may provide when used in conjunction with
your RTTY program through on-the-air testing. In some cases, the transceiver
filtering may help pull out very weak single signals. In other cases such as
when multiple signals may be present, the use of transceiver filters may make
copying more difficult. Some well-known RTTY contesters such as Ed, W0YK,
recommend to NOT use the built-in radio filters with most RTTY decoders.
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TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION
Electronic cleaning spray may be available at your local auto parts store.
Silicone based dielectric grease is also a commonly stocked item.
A new device called a "Walabot" works with (some brands of) smart phones to
depict what is inside the walls of your home. This 'high resolution stud
finder' claims differentiation for different types of studding, pipes, and
electrical, and even touts detection of animals that might be present within
wall voids. (Tim, K3HX)
Researchers recently fabricated Memristors in array configurations to
demonstrate vector matrix multiplication in the analog domain, which has
application in the areas of signal and image processing and machine learning.
The authors of the paper achieved high yields in their construction of the
memristor arrays, and then used their devices for signal processing tasks such
as the Discrete Fourier Transform, image compression, and signal filtering. By
keeping signals in the analog domain, digital conversion delays and processing
latencies can be avoided in some applications. The authors estimated a readout
time of less than 10nS for their devices, implying a capacity of 1.64 tera-ops
per second.
Check out this application for those inexpensive DVB-T USB dongles: Reception
of Russian Meteor-M2 Weather Satellite transmissions in real-time, using the
SDR# DSP application along with a QPSK Demodulator plug-in. The rather complete
article even includes an antenna recommendation.
GnuRadioCon is a yearly conference focused around the uses of GNU Radio. The
2017 conference was held in September in San Diego, and videos from some of the
presentations are now appearing on YouTube. Subjects of the talks included
adaptive digital predistortion, synchronizing multiple RTL-SDRs for beam
forming for GPS, and whether in the age of SDR, "Does the Radio Even Matter?"
According to Elektor Magazine, sodium-ion rechargeable batteries may be on the
horizon in the popular 18650 size. The article describes the battery chemistry
as providing longer life, and more charge/discharge cycles than Li-ion.
(Elektor)
David, AD8Y, wrote in response to the variometer word to the wise last time:
"You might be amused--FCC Element 6, for the Radiotelegraph Operator license,
does have a question on variometers:
6A459
D
Transmitters that employ variometers rather than variable capacitors as tuning
elements do so because of:
A. The size of required variable capacitors in the medium frequency band
B. There is no such thing as a variometer!
C. Variometers can be relatively compact
D. A & C
Great test!"
David also happens to be the Faculty advisor to the Case Amateur Radio Club of
Case Western Reserve University, W8EDU.
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CONVERSATION
Etiquette and Protocol
Hams occasionally send contest related information, and of course corrections,
to the contest-update@arrl.org email address, and I'm grateful to receive all
of it, thank you! Some, like Dennis, N6KI, Ward, N0AX, and Tim, N3HX, go above
and beyond, and deserve special recognition for their consistent submission of
relevant and interesting items. Sometimes a submitted tidbit itself might not
get published, but it will spur a little research into a related area, and that
turns into an item that does get published. Dennis, N6KI, sent this in, which
seemed just fine as-is:
Who better than the Japanese to lecture us on being a considerate Ham
Contester/Operator? While helping John, K6AM/ZF2AM fill out and return the many
QSL cards that come into world-class contest station ZF1A, I came across
Hirofumi Yoshioka, 7K1PTT's "Amateur Code"
1. Listen to your Wife and talk with your child, then QRV in your remaining
time.
2. Maintain your garden and antenna look neat to keep peace with your
neighbors.
3. Practice heartwarming and smooth QSO with consideration for your party
and listeners.
4. Clean up your transmitting signal and also wiring behind your rig.
5. Assess possibility of QSO early to ensure your sleeping hours.
Happy New Year!
That's all for this time. Remember to send club newsletters, contesting related
stories, book reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, schematics,
club information, pictures, stories, blog links, and predictions to
contest-update@arrl.org
73, Brian N9ADG
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CONTESTS
14 Dec - 27 Dec 2017
An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral in PDF format is
available. Check the sponsor's Web site for information on operating time
restrictions and other instructions.
HF CONTESTS
AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party, Dec 9, 2300z to Dec 10, 2300z, Dec 16, 2300z
to Dec 17, 2300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40m; RST + Name + QTH + Eqpt Year +
Transmitter Type (see rules for format) + Input Power (W); Logs due: January
15.
CWops Mini-CWT Test, Dec 13, 1300z to Dec 13, 1400z, Dec 13, 1900z to Dec 13,
2000z, Dec 14, 0300z to Dec 14, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;
Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: December 16.
NCCC RTTY Sprint, Dec 15, 0145z to Dec 15, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules);
Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: December 17.
QRP Fox Hunt, Dec 15, 0200z to Dec 15, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST +
(state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: December 21.
NCCC Sprint, Dec 15, 0230z to Dec 15, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No.
+ Name + QTH; Logs due: December 17.
UN DIGI Contest, Dec 15, 1400z to Dec 15, 1559z, Dec 15, 1600z to Dec 15,
1759z; RTTY, BPSK63; Bands: 160, 80, 40m; RST + QSO No.; Logs due: December 30.
Russian 160-Meter Contest, Dec 15, 2000z to Dec 16, 0000z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160m
Only; Rus: RS(T) + Oblast code, non-Rus: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: December
30.
AGB-Party Contest, Dec 15, 2100z to Dec 16, 0000z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands: 80,
40m; AGB Member: RST + QSO No. + Member No., non-Member: RST + QSO No.; Logs
due: January 12.
OK DX RTTY Contest, Dec 16, 0000z to Dec 17, 0000z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20,
15, 10m; RST + CQ Zone; Logs due: December 23.
Feld Hell Sprint, Dec 16, 0000z to Dec 16, 2359z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10m; (see rules); Logs due: December 20.
Padang DX Contest, Dec 16, 1200z to Dec 16, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15,
10m; See Rules; Logs due: December 23.
Croatian CW Contest, Dec 16, 1400z to Dec 17, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40,
20, 15, 10m; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: December 25.
ARRL Rookie Roundup, CW, Dec 17, 1800z to Dec 17, 2359z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20,
15, 10, 6m; NA: Name + 2-digit year first licensed + (state/province/XE
area/DX); Logs due: December 20.
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, Dec 18, 0200z to Dec 18, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160,
80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs
due: December 24.
QRP Fox Hunt, Dec 20, 0200z to Dec 20, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST +
(state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: December 21.
Phone Fray, Dec 20, 0230z to Dec 20, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m;
NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: December 22.
CWops Mini-CWT Test, Dec 20, 1300z to Dec 20, 1400z, Dec 20, 1900z to Dec 20,
2000z, Dec 21, 0300z to Dec 21, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;
Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: December 23.
NAQCC CW Sprint, Dec 21, 0130z to Dec 21, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20m; RST +
(state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: December 24.
NCCC RTTY Sprint, Dec 22, 0145z to Dec 22, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules);
Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: December 24.
QRP Fox Hunt, Dec 22, 0200z to Dec 22, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST +
(state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: December 28.
NCCC Sprint, Dec 22, 0230z to Dec 22, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No.
+ Name + QTH; Logs due: December 24.
RAEM Contest, Dec 24, 0000z to Dec 24, 1159z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;
Serial No. + latitude (degs only) + longitude (degs only), N=North, S=South,
W=West, O=East (e.g. 57N 85O); Logs due: January 23.
DARC Christmas Contest, Dec 26, 0830z to Dec 26, 1059z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80,
40m; DL: RS(T) + DOK (or Special Station abbreviation), non-DL: RS(T) + QSO
No.; Logs due: January 15.
SKCC Sprint, Dec 27, 0000z to Dec 27, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
10m; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./power); Logs due:
December 29.
QRP Fox Hunt, Dec 27, 0200z to Dec 27, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST +
(state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: December 28.
Phone Fray, Dec 27, 0230z to Dec 27, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m;
NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: December 29.
CWops Mini-CWT Test, Dec 27, 1300z to Dec 27, 1400z, Dec 27, 1900z to Dec 27,
2000z, Dec 28, 0300z to Dec 28, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;
Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: December 30.
NCCC RTTY Sprint, Dec 29, 0145z to Dec 29, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules);
Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: December 31.
QRP Fox Hunt, Dec 29, 0200z to Dec 29, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST +
(state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: January 4.
NCCC Sprint, Dec 29, 0230z to Dec 29, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No.
+ Name + QTH; Logs due: December 31.
RAC Winter Contest, Dec 30, 0000z to Dec 30, 2359z; CW, Phone; Bands: 160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; VE: RS(T) + (province/territory), non-VE and VE0: RS(T)
+ Serial No.; Logs due: January 31.
Stew Perry Topband Challenge, Dec 30, 1500z to Dec 31, 1500z; CW; Bands: 160m
Only; 4-Character grid square; Logs due: January 15.
Original QRP Contest, Dec 30, 1500z to Dec 31, 1500z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20m;
RST + Serial No. + "/" + Power category; Logs due: January 31.
Bogor Old and New Contest, Dec 31, 1200z to Dec 31, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40m;
RS + operator age; Logs due: January 31.
AGB New Year Snowball Contest, Jan 1, 0000z to Jan 1, 0100z; CW, SSB, Digital;
Bands: 80m Only; AGB Member: RST + QSO No. + Member No., non-Member: RST + QSO
No.; Logs due: January 7.
IQRP Quarterly Marathon, Jan 1, 0800z to Jan 7, 2000z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands:
All; RS(T); Logs due: January 13.
SARTG New Year RTTY Contest, Jan 1, 0800z to Jan 1, 1100z; RTTY; Bands: 80,
40m; RST + QSO No. + name + happy new year (native language); Logs due: January
2.
AGCW Happy New Year Contest, Jan 1, 0900z to Jan 1, 1200z; CW; Bands: 80, 40,
20m; AGCW: RST + Serial No. + "/" + Member No., non-AGCW: RST + Serial No.;
Logs due: January 6.
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, Jan 1, 1400z to Jan 1, 1700z (144), Jan 1, 1700z to Jan
1, 1800z (432); CW; Bands: 14
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