Contester's Rate Sheet for June 27, 2007
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CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
27 June 2007
Edited by Ward Silver N0AX
Published by the American Radio Relay League
Free to ARRL members - tell your friends!
(Subscription info at the end of newsletter)
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SUMMARY
o Look North To the Canada Day Contest
o NCJ News by K9LA
o Shakespeare and Code
o Dayton 2007 Antenna & Contest Forum Programs
o ARRL 10 Meter Contest Records and EME Rule Changes
o Adapting Non-Amateur Gear
o Tower Grounding and Cadweld
o Instant Experts
NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
o With Field Day operations complete, you're probably wondering when
the next big contest is happening. You'll find the 24-hour IARU HF
Championship (July 14-15) a great opportunity to put those
recently-sharpened skills to work, slicing up the bands.
BULLETINS
o Dates for the IARU HF Championship dates are erroneously listed in
the July QST Contest Corral as July 7-8. The correct dates are July
14-15 as shown in the April QST contest announcement. The Web
version of Contest Corral has the correct dates. Please relay this
information to your club newsletter editor or Webmeister.
BUSTED QSOS
o Numerous readers pointed out that Field Day was actually TWO weeks
after Kid's Day and not just one.
CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)
June 30 - July 5
- Canada Day Contest
- MI QRP July 4th CW Sprint
July 7 - 8
- DL-DX-RTTY Contest
- DARC 10-Meter Digital "Corona"
- Venezuelan Independence Day Contest
- QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint, CW
- Original QRP Contest, CW
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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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NCJ News by NCJ Editor, Carl Luetzelschwab K9LA
The July/August issue of NCJ should be reaching mailboxes in the next
week or two. For those of you who missed Visalia and Dayton, included
in this issue are short summaries of contest activities at these two
events (Contest University 2007, etc). Also included is a review of
the Elecraft XG1 signal generator, the story of W3ZI M/M in the 2006
PA QSO Party, a review of the technology used by the PT5L team at
WRTC2006, and the V31RG operation in CQWW WPX SSB. Six of our regular
columnists contribute their columns. Filling out the remainder of the
issue are the results of five NCJ Contests: January 2007 NAQP CW and
PH, February NAQP RTTY, and February CW and PH Sprint.
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The Pacific Northwest VHF Society is calling for papers to be
published in the Proceedings of the 2007 Pacific Northwest VHF+
Conference. The conference will be held at the Shilo Inn, Bend,
Oregon, Sep 28-30. Papers need not be long, highly technical pieces.
The deadline for submissions is September 10. Questions, comments and
paper submissions to PNWVHFS Proceedings Editor Scott Honaker N7SS at
scotthon@pilchuckvet.com. More information on the conference itself
is available on the PNWVHFS Web site at http://www.pnwvhfs.org/.
The ARRL Contest Rate Sheet for 2007-05-30 reports that at Contest
University 2007 "The youngest student was 9 year old W9JJC!" There
was some confusion because the youngest student was in fact 9 year
old KE5LWF. (Thanks, Stephen WD5EAE)
If you're getting into RTTY contesting and wonder about strategy, Ed
W0YK has made his Dayton 2007 presentation
(http://www.w0yk.com/pdf/Dayton%202007,%20v2.pdf) available for you.
Even though Ed isn't there with the explanation, you'll learn a bunch
just from the slides. Lothar K5LEH points out, as well, that the
Tigertronics Signalink USB interface may ease your first steps into
digital contesting, as well.
Ramon XE1KK contributes an interesting URL for http://hamigg.de/ - a
social bookmarking platform for ham radio and technical topics. On
June 25th, the lead topic was pneumatically launching tennis balls,
so this site seems to be on the right track! (Thanks, Ramon XE1KK)
The age-old mystery of how the 807 became the ham's nudge-and-a-wink
meaning "cold beer" elicits this suggestion from Sam N5AF. "My Elmer,
W5PDE, licensed in 1947 and a builder of home-made rigs, explained
that the 807 was just a little harder to tame than other tubes and
sometimes had to be neutralized. It was seldom seen as a crystal
oscillator. Thus, being a little wilder than other tubes, it was
associated with the aforementioned alcoholic beverage."
Why listen to yet another recitation of the weather and a litany of
equipment makes and models? How do I decode thee? Let me count the
ways! Shakespeare's sonnets are available for the most literate code
practice anywhere at http://tinyurl.com/2hytst from John AE5X.
Should the preceding material evoke a consideration that code by any
other name would smell as sweet, Giorgio Armani
(http://tinyurl.com/yrlnk6) agrees with you. Know the code! (Thanks,
Ellen W1YL)
How many rover trips require travel by three modes of transportation?
Paul K7CW made the trip to southeastern Alaska - Prince of Wales
Island to be exact - for the June VHF QSO Party, operating as KL7FF
with KL0RG. He tells quite a story worth reading about at
http://www.qsl.net/k7cw/Alaska07/kl7ff.htm.
Speaking of rovers, here's something to really "peak" your interest,
a tool for finding information for about hilltop locations. Randy
W7HR's western states "summits" Web site at
http://www.SignalONE.com/Summits describes local maxima in the 6th
and 7th districts. If you're looking for a cool QTH for that next
hilltopping operation, sites like these are pure gold.
Not always exactly about ham radio, but definitely always interesting
- Design News Magazine's "Gadget Freak" files
(http://www.designnews.com/) are great food for thought. For example,
Gadget Freak Case #103: New Potato Gun for the French Fryin' Legion -
a triple-barrel spud gun, is just the ticket for getting that
multi-element phased array in the air. You could call it the "One
Boom Bobtail"!
URL of the Week - Tim K3HX wrote to share a nifty bearing-distance
calculator (http://tinyurl.com/3xhqza) for those who are really
serious about such things. The initial distance answer is in km but
there is a function to show a Google map path as a line on a map with
each terminal noted.
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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
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For those who didn't get to Dayton this year, the Contest and Antenna
Forum presentations (http://www.kkn.net/dayton2007) are all available
on-line thanks to the efforts (and hard drives) of George K5TR. A
good example of the material available is Champ E21EIC's presentation
on ham radio in Thailand
(http://www.kkn.net/dayton2007/E21EIC-Dayton-2007.pdf). (Thanks, Jim
K7WA)
The K8GP Grid Pirates always make a big splash in the VHF+ contests
and this year is no different. A thorough writeup
(http://www.k8gp.net/?page_id=87) with lots of pictures and
commentary is just a mouse click away for your enjoyment and
information.
Tim K6GEP points us to a video
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44IkazxldLg) featuring the F8BBL/p
operation in the recent IARU Region I CW Field Day. The QTH is on a
beautiful hilltop with a vineyard near Bordeaux, France. How did
your Field Day site compare?
About 150 images of really quite wretched and appalling TV antenna
installation jobs are shown at
http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/roguesgalleryview.html, each with a
cheeky description. The subject matter may be TV antennas and
satellite dishes in the UK, but many of the horrors shown apply to
things on this side of the pond. (Thanks, Tim K3HX)
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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ARRL Contest Results
Problems with the June VHF Contest email robot inappropriately
rejecting Cabrillo logs have now been fixed. The problems include
band and mode identifiers, and rejecting 6-character grids.
Discussions are under way regarding what efforts can be made in the
future to avoid such undetected problems. If your log was rejected,
please give it another try.
As a point of clarification, while a log handling robot may not
recognize some QSO data, it doesn't remove *any* QSOs from a log. It
reports back to the user any inconsistencies it finds so they can be
addressed. When an error occurs in the header, however, it's a
different story. The robot will generate a complete reject message
and the log is not saved until the header is accepted.
A couple of major changes are upon us with this year's EME Contest
Unlike most other contests self spotting will now be permitted in the
assisted categories. Another change allows for stations to work each
other on Analog (CW or Phone) and Digital modes on the same band for
credit during the 50 MHz through 1296 Weekends of the contest only.
This impacts all logging software currently in use by the amateur
community. (Thanks, Tom KC1J and Dan N1ND)
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The SSB UBN/NIL reports for the CQ WW contest were delayed this year.
They are now available. The contest committee is sorry for the delay
and thanks the participants for their understanding. (Thanks, Bob
K3EST)
The records for the ARRL 10 Meter Contest have been updated on the
ARRL Web (http://www.arrl.org/contests) to include results of the
2006 contest (Thanks, Ken WM5R)
The results for the second running of the 7th Area QSO Party are
posted on the http://www.codxc.org/ Web site. Certificates and plaques
will be sent out promptly. We thank all that participated --
especially the 90% of entrants who sent in electronic logs. (Thanks,
Dick K4XU)
W0YK has posted the newly compiled scores for NS Ladder stations
(http://www.ncccsprint.com/results.htm) that are new to NS Ladder
this year, thus officially forming the new division of the conteSt A
liquid award will go to the station in this category with the highest
cumulative score from week 10 to week 18 of NS Ladder, counting the
highest 6 scores - a slight change from the original announcement.
(Thanks, Bill N6ZFO)
The ERAU HF Committee is happy to announce that the results of ES
OPEN HF CHAMPIONSHIP 2007 are ready. You can find the results,
detailed UBN files, and Soapbox comments on the ERAU Web page
http://www.erau.ee/ under ES Open Contests in the ES OPEN HF
Championship section. (Thanks, Tonno ES5TV)
The WAEDC and WAG contest results are published in a very nice
combined booklet. This is one of the standard-setting contest
results publication and a great reason to enter and submit a log in
these popular European contests. (Thanks, Helmut DF7ZS)
If you tried to send in a log for the ANARTS RTTY contest, the
published email addresses have only recently been updated at
http://anarts.com.au/rules2007.htm Email your logs to
patleeper@optusnet.com.au. (Thanks, Phil VK2BAA)
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OPERATING TIP
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If the band has turned to a mush of interference, splatter, and
spurious signals, make sure your preamp and noise blanker are OFF.
These circuits make the receiver highly susceptible to overload and
distortion by strong signals. Further, reduce RF gain and add
attenuation to clean up the band even more. Remember to maximize
signal-to-noise ratio instead of absolute signal volume. If you can
hear the stations you want to work, that's all the gain you need!
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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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Tomas NW7US explores the question of whether HF propagation is
reciprocal in a recent CQ Magazine "Propagation" column. The
important parts of the text have been posted at
http://hfradio.org/ace-hf/ace-hf-reciprocal.html. A similar column
covering basic HF propagation concepts can be found at
http://hfradio.org/ace-hf/ace-hf-demystified.html - a good resource
for someone new to HF operation.
In perfect cables, there is no way for energy on the outside of a
coax shield to transfer to the center conductor. However, all
shields have a transfer impedance, where the current on one side of
the shield causes a voltage drop over some length of the cable and
that voltage drop is seen on the other side of the shield. Here is a
link to Belden's paper on transfer impedance.
(http://www.belden.com/pdfs/TechInfo/TechTransfer.htm) Note the
charts at the bottom of the page comparing different amounts of
shielding and frequency. (Thanks, Gary K4FMX)
Bob N6TV's one-tower, city lot antenna farm recently received a
makeover. Take a look at http://tinyurl.com/2orqo3 to see how the
work was done within the confines of the available space.
Hams love to adopt and adapt, particularly when the item fills a real
radio need. In paging through the Sporty's Pilot Shop
(http://sportys.com/) catalog (my son KD7DQO is a pilot) I noticed
several items that could be of interest, particularly to mobile and
rover operators. For example, they sell a number of flight gear bags
that look like natural go-kit radio packs, the many interesting
kneeboards and clips would also work well in at 3' AGL (above ground
level) in a vehicle, and the temporary tie-down kits could serve as
mast guy points. Food for thought!
Wherefore goest thou, watts? This powerful device
(http://tinyurl.com/2etaqp) lets you keep an eye on power
consumption. Compare your radio's use to that of an equivalent
amount of time spent watching the big-screen TV! (Thanks, Dennis
N6KI)
Gluing Plexiglass for enclosures or repairs can be a mess when
solvent glues are used. Kevin N7WIM recommends aquarium glues as
being much easier to work with. Locktite Extreme Repair is also
highly rated, as it sets with a slightly rubbery consistency but with
great strength.
If you're a user of 2.4 GHz wireless networking or communications
devices in the shack, home, or business you may be finding more and
more instances of interference (imagine that!) slowing data transfer,
sometimes to the point of unusability. The June 7 issue of EDN
magazine (http://edn.com/) contains an interesting story on the
subject called "Hop, Jump, and Spread - wireless machine interfaces".
Enter CA6447222 into the EDN Network search window at the top of the
home page to find the article. Figure 6 really sums up the
situation, even without microwave ovens on the band!
The Spokane DX Association's Web site (http://www.sdxa.org/) has a
link to a set of impedance measurements of bead and solenoid baluns
at different frequencies. Click 'DX Tips' to find the measurements.
(Thanks, Dan N5AR)
An expanded range voltmeter is good for measuring power supply or
line voltage. Paul WA9PWP found a link to just that sort of meter
circuit at http://www.discovercircuits.com/ and an article about it at
http://www.solorb.com/elect/solarcirc/xsvmeter/
Tower building is a popular summer pastime and grounding is quite
important. Here are some pictures
(http://groups.msn.com/hamtech/shoebox.msnw?albumlist=2) of a cell
site ground system under construction near N6IJ. Cadweld techniques
are used for conductor bonding and are reviewed at these sites:
http://www.k2ut.org/cadweld.htm
http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/ground.htm
http://tinyurl.com/22sgz8.HTM
(Thanks, Pat AA6EG)
Your editor just finished a great book for techies - "Debugging" by
David Agans. It will resonate with anyone that has ever had to smoke
out a bug in any kind of even-slightly complex system. That includes
most ham stations, by the way. This one should go on your to-read
list!
Jeff K8ND notes that he uses the European lightning strike Web site
mentioned in the previous issue from *this* side of the Atlantic
during contests (especially 160m contests). In this way, he can see
how much difficulty can be expected in getting European QSOs into the
log, and so modify his listening pattern. The Web site
http://www.k8nd.com/Radio/Planning/Propagation.htm has more
information.
TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- Tom K1KI observes that many of us enjoy
computer geeky-ness on the side. Well, maybe not entirely on the
side, either. Nevertheless, he has decoded the Crypto-Gram
(http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram.html), a free monthly newsletter
providing summaries, analyses, insights, and commentaries on
security: computer and otherwise.
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CONVERSATION
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Instant Experts
This past weekend was the scene of the great ham radio "melting pot"
known as Field Day. Those of us that have been at this game a while
(and that seems to be most contesters) were thrown into the breech
along with those whose call signs just appeared in the FCC's ULS data
base. (And congratulations to them, by the way.) While this could
lead to friction in other situations, hams seem to take it in stride
and even the crustiest OT seems to enjoy tutoring.
I found myself explaining how to do one thing or another to some very
new and very young hams this weekend. I also found myself having to
stretch for words that made sense to them as the jargon I find so
natural is foreign to their ears. How could this be? Doesn't
everybody understand ham jargon? Well, no.
For a big splash of insight, record a conversation between two
contesters. As it's replayed, make a transcript and underline all of
the arcane and obscure references that pepper our verbal
transactions. Would a new ham be able to follow that conversation or
would they get lost right away? Of course, you wouldn't speak to a
new ham like that or do you? I know I certainly forget how much
jargon pops out of my mouth. "When the other station gives the
feltschmitt, just drop in your bazootie and get ready with a chection
and thelman - in that order!"
This may be a big shock to some of you out there, (get ready now - I
know this will come as a surprise) but not every ham has thirty years
of experience! It's true! Why, some of them seem just as green as
we were when we got started. Gee, ya think?
In our enthusiasm for contesting and all things radio, we can
overload the circuits in a newcomer, particularly young ones. Before
launching into a detailed explanation or coaching session, take a few
minutes to find out what the audience knows and doesn't know. You
may have to back up a few steps to help them stay with you. Make
sure they understand that it's OK to stop you and ask questions,
especially if you use a word they don't understand.
Your goal is to get the student to the point at which the light bulb
goes on. Don't worry, you'll know because their face will light up
with the proverbial 100 watts. Believe me, there isn't much that's
better than the smile you get after a teaching success!
One more thing...as long as you're prepping the learners to soak up
all that knowledge, that some time to find out what they can do, even
in their other life outside of ham radio. You might find that they
have something to teach you!
73, Ward N0AX
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CONTESTS -- 27 JUNE THROUGH 10 JULY 2007
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Note that the following abbreviations are used to condense the
contest rules summaries: SO - Single-Op; M2 - Multi-Op - 2
Transmitters; MO - Multi-Op; MS - Multi-Op, Single Transmitter; MM -
Multi-Op, Multiple Transmitters; AB - All Band; SB - Single Band;
S/P/C - State/Province/DXCC Entity; HP - High Power (>100 W); LP -
Low Power; QRP (5W or less)
HF CONTESTS
Canada Day Contest--CW/Phone, sponsored by the Radio Amateurs of
Canada (RAC) from 0000Z - 2359Z Jul 1. Frequencies: 160-10, 6 and 2
meters. Categories: SOAB (HP, LP, QRP., PH only & CW only) , SOSB,
MS (LP & HP) & MM. Exchange: Stations in Canada send RS(T) and
province or territory, VE0 and non-VE send RS(T) and serial number.
QSO Points: VE and VE0--10 pts, non-VE--2 pts, RAC official stations
(suffix of -RAC)--20 pts. Score: QSO points x Provinces and
Territories counted once per band and mode. For more information:
http://www.rac.ca/service/infocont.htm. Logs due Jul 31 to
canadaday@rac.ca or Radio Amateurs of Canada, 720 Belfast Road, Ste
217, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5 Canada.
MI QRP July 4th CW Sprint--2300Z Jul 4 - 0300Z Jul 5. Exchange: RST,
S/P/C, and MI-QRP number or power output. QSO Points: MI-QRP
members--5 pts, non-member W/VE--2 pts, DX--4 pts. Score: QSO points
x S/P/C counted once per band. If homebrew RX or TX, multiply by
1.25. If both RX and TX are homebrew, multiply by 1.5. For
information: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub. Logs to n8cqa@arrl.net or
L. T. Switzer N8CQA, 427 Jeffrey Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073-2521.
DL-DX-RTTY-Contest--RTTY/PSK, sponsored by the DL DX RTTY Contest
Group (DRCG) from 1100Z Jul 7 -1059Z Jul 8. Frequencies: 80-10
meters. Categories: SOAB, SOAB-single radio (unlimited, 6 hour,
dipole/groundplane), MS, MO. Exchange: RST + serial number. QSO
Points: own country--5 pts, diff. country--10 pts, diff.
continent--15 pts, with DL station add 3 pts from EU, 5 points
elsewhere. Score: QSO Points x DXCC entities + VK/VE/JA/W call areas
from each band. For more information: http://www.drcg.de/. Logs in
Cabrillo format due 10 Aug to logs@drcg.de.
DARC 10-Meter Digital "Corona"--RTTY/AMTOR/PACTOR/PSK31/Clover,
sponsored by Deutscher Amateur Radio Club from 1100Z - 1700Z Jul 8.
Frequencies: 80-10 meters. Categories: SOAB and
SO-Dipole/Ground-Plane (Full-time, 6 Hour), MS. Exchange: RST +
serial number. QSO Points: own country--5 pts, diff. country--10 pts,
diff. continent--15 pts, with DL station add 3 pts from EU, 5 points
elsewhere. Score: QSO Points x DXCC entities + VK/VE/JA/W call areas
from each band. For more information: http://www.drcg.de/. Logs in
Cabrillo format due 9 Aug to logs@drcg.de.
Venezuelan Independence Day Contest--CW/SSB--sponsored by the Radio
Club Venezolano from 0000Z Jul 7 - 2400Z Jul 8. Frequencies: 160-10
meters. Categories: SOAB and SOSB (CW, SSB, and mixed), MS (mixed
mode). Exchange: RS(T) plus serial number. Work any station--not just
YV. QSO Points: Own country--1 pt, different country, same
continent--3 pts, different cont.--5 pts. Score: QSO Points x YV call
areas + DXCC entities counted once per band. For more information:
http://radioclubvenezolano.org/concurso.htm. Logs due 31 Aug to
contestyv@cantv.net or Radio Club Venezolano, Concurso, Independencia
de Venezuela, PO Box 2285, Caracas 1010-A, Venezuela.
QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint--CW, from 2000Z - 2400Z Jul 8.
Frequencies (MHz): 1.810, 3.560, 7.040, 14.060, 21.060, 28.060.
Categories: SOAB, SOSB, SO20-10, SO160-40, MOAB, DX stations are SOAB
only. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, and Power or QRP ARCI number. QSO Points:
members--5 pts, non-members/different continent--4 pts,
non-members/same cont.--2 pts. Score: QSO points x S/P/C (counted
once per band) x Power multiplier (<250mW x 15, 250mW--1W x 10, 1--5W
x7, >5W x 1). Add the following bonus points for each band on which
homebrew gear is used; 2000 pts for homebrew transmitter, 3000 pts
for homebrew receiver, 5000 pts for homebrew transceiver. For more
information: http://www.qrparci.org/. Logs due 30 days after the
contest to contest@qrparci.org or Jeff Hetherington VA3JFF, 139
Elizabeth St W, Welland, Ontario, Canada L3C 4M3.
Original QRP Contest--CW, sponsored by the QRP Contest Community from
1500Z Jul 7 - 1500Z Jul 8. Frequencies: 80 - 20 meters. Categories:
VLP (<1W), QRP (<5W), MP (<20W), Handmade. Exchange: RST, serial
number, category (RST OK for non-participating stations). QSO Points:
Participants--4 pts, others--1 pt. Total Score: calculated by
sponsor, see Web site for more information: http://www.qrpcc.de/. Logs
due 31 Jul to oqrpc@qrpcc.de or Dr. Hartmut Weber, DJ7ST,
Schlesierweg 13, D-38228 Salzgitter, Germany.
VHF+ CONTESTS
No VHF+ contests are scheduled.
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LOG DUE DATES - 27 JUNE THROUGH 10 JULY 2007
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June 27 - ARCI Hootowl Sprint, email logs to:
contest@qrparci.orgpaper logs and diskettes to: ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint,
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W, Welland, Ontario
L3C 4M3, Canada. Find rules at:
http://www.qrparci.org/component/option,com_extcalendar/Itemid,/extmode,view/extid,51/lang,en/
June 27 - MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint, email logs to:
k8nwd@arrl.netpaper logs and diskettes to: Tim Pepper, K8NWD, 4391
Clintonville Rd, Waterford, MI 48329, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/conteSthtml
June 30 - MARAC SSB QSO Party, email logs to:
maracssbcontest@sktc.netpaper logs and diskettes to: MARAC SSB
Contest Manager, 214 S 1st St, Clearwater, KS 67026, USA. Find rules
at: http://marac.org/ssbrules.htm
June 30 - SEANET Contest, email logs to: e21eic@gmail.compaper logs
and diskettes to: Seanet Contest 2007, Champ Muangamphun,, PO Box
1090 Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10903, Thailand. Find rules at:
http://www.sabah.net.my/seanet/contest_rules.htm
June 30 - US IPARC Annual Contest, CW, email logs to: (none)paper
logs and diskettes to: Contest IPARC 2006, 4828 Elm, Newport,
Michigan 48166, USA. Find rules at: http://www.iparc.org/
June 30 - US IPARC Annual Contest, SSB, email logs to: (none)paper
logs and diskettes to: Contest IPARC 2006, 4828 Elm, Newport,
Michigan 48166, USA. Find rules at: http://www.iparc.org/
June 30 - IARU Region 1 Field Day, CW, email logs to: (see your
national society rules) paper logs and diskettes to: Your national
society. Find rules at: Your national society web site.
July 1 - CQ WW WPX Contest, CW, email logs to: cw@cqwpx.compaper logs
and diskettes to: CW WPX Contest, CQ Magazine, 25 Newbridge Rd, Suite
405, Hicksville NY 11801, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
July 1 - Baltic Contest, email logs to: lrsf@lrsf.ltpaper logs and
diskettes to: Baltic Contest, PO Box 210, LT-44003Kaunas, Lithuania.
Find rules at: http://www.lrsf.lt/bcontest/english/rules_html.htm
July 2 - Alabama QSO Party, email logs to:
logs@alabamaqsoparty.orgpaper logs and diskettes to: Jim Johnson,
KC4HW, 6274 South CR 49, Slocomb, Al 36375-5528, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.alabamaqsoparty.org/2007/2007Rules.pdf
July 2 - AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, email logs to: vhf-uhf@agcw.depaper
logs and diskettes to: Manfred Busch, DK7ZH, Ebachstr 13, D-35716
Dietzhoelztal-Mandeln, Germany. Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2007/Englisch/agcw-dl0_e.htm
July 8 - REF DDFM 6m Contest, email logs to:
ddfm50@ref-union.orgpaper logs and diskettes to: F6IIT, Patrick
Vermote, 175 chemin des Meuniers, F-86130 Dissay, France. Find rules
at:
http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_ddfm50_fr_0610.pdf
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logs and diskettes to: Peter Bowyer G4MJS, Flat 18, Dawn Court,
Bakers Close, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5FH, UK. Find rules at:
http://www.uksmg.org/sporadic.htm
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