CONTESTING 23-24-January-2010
Apologies for the delayed despatch of thios week's bulletin - I have been
flat out with family gathering here to clebrate my "XYL's big 70" and it
wasn't util the early hours of this morning that I had this nightmare, I
hadn't put a bulletin together. Here is this week's one, albeit in somewhat
reduced form. All being equal next week will be back to normal.
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 2000Z-2130Z, Jan 21
| Mode: | RTTY, PSK |
| Bands: | 80m Only |
| Classes: | (none) |
| Exchange: | RST + Serial No. |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO |
| Multipliers: | (none) |
| Score Calculation: | (see rules) |
| Submit logs by: | January 28, 2010 |
| E-mail logs to: | ccdata[dot]logs[at]rsgbhfcc[dot]org |
| Upload log at: | http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl |
| Mail logs to: | (none) |
| Find rules at: | http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2010/r80mcc.shtml |
2010 ARRL INTERNATIONAL CW CONTEST
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When : - Saturday, 20 February 2010 and Sunday, 21 February 2010
Times :- 0000 UTC (20th) until 2400 UTC (21st).
Bands :- All Bands
Mode:- CW Only
Contest Rules and Other Operating Information are available from the ARRL
Website, http://www.arrl.org/contests/
A good contest as is the later SSB Contest (March 6&7) to garner those
missing US States for the elusive Worked All States award.
2010 JOCK WHITE MEMORIAL FIELD DAY CONTEST
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When:- Saturday, 27th February 2010 and Sunday 28th February 2010
Times :- Saturday 1500 NZDT until 2400 NZDT and
Sunday 0600 NZDT until 1500 NZDT
Updated Contest Rules and Other Operating Information will be available from
the NZART Website prior to the commencement of the contest . NZART Website
http://www.nzart.org.nz/contests/
2010 ARRL INTERNATIONAL PHONE CONTEST
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When :- Saturday, 6and Sunday, 7 March 2010
Times:- 0000 UTC (Saturday 6th ) until 2400 UTC (Sunday 7th )
Bands :- All Bands
Mode :- Phone Only
For Contest Rules and other Operating Information please refer to the
Contest Website - http://www.arrl.org/contests/
2010 RSGB COMMONWEALTH CONTEST (BERU)
When :- 13 & 14 March 2010
Times :- 1000 UTC (Sat.) until 1000 UTC (Sun.)
Bands :- All Bands
Mode :- CW Only
Considered to be one of the more gentlemany contests that has been in
existence since the mid-1930's. Apart from the individual performances there
is a Team's event, based on individual nation's participation. The NZART
Team under the astute leadership of Frank Hunt, ZL2BR won this event in 2007
and finished third last year. Frank is looking for Team participants to make
up the NZ Team. Interested - contact Frank by "snail mail" at :- 8 Manu
Crescent, New Plymouth. 4310., or email :- zl2br@ihug.co.nz
Contest Rules and other operating information is now available from the
Contest
website :- http://www.beru.org.uk/
Thelma Souper Memorial Contest 2010
The Thelma Souper Memorial Contest will be held on the 10th and 11th April
2010 from 0800z - 1000z on Saturday and Sunday evenings. All Contacts to be
held on 80 meters phone or CW may be used. YLs contact YLs and OMs. OMs
contact YLs and OMs. One contact with each station permitted in each half
hour period. Call "CQ WARO CONTEST" exchange report, serial number
(commencing 001) and name. To qualify as a multiplier WARO MEMBER stations
must have contacts with at least 10 different stations.
A Bonus Station using the WARO callsign ZL6YL will be in operation for
random periods and will count as one multiplier on each night of the contest
if worked. All radio regulations must be observed.
SCORING:
To Qualify: Enter date at beginning of each evening. Each log must contain:
Time of Contact, callsign of station worked, cipher sent, cypher received
and the name of the operator contacted and points claimed for contact.
Score 5 points for each WARO contact including ZL6YL .
Score 4 points for Non WARO YL contacts
Score 3 points for OM contacts, . Multiply by the number of WARO members
including bonus station if worked.
Logs to have each contact claimed as a multiplier underlined. Include a
separate summary sheet showing: Your callsign, name and address. The number
of contacts. The number of WARO members worked. Your score. Declaration that
all radio regulations, have been observed. Logs that do not comply with all
the above requirements will be disqualified.
LOGS:
To reach the Contest Manager no later than May 1st 2010
Send to: -
Bev Osborne ZL1OS
34 Cobham Drive
Kawerau 3127
New Zealand
No logs will be returned and No Correspondence will be entered into.
AWARDS:
The highest scoring WARO member will be awarded the Thelma Souper Memorial
Cup to be held for one year. The highest scoring OM operator will be awarded
a trophy to be held for one year. Certificates will be awarded to: The first
three WARO members, the first three OM operators, the highest scoring VK/YL
operator.
Please Note:
Contacts made during the contest will count towards the NZ WARO Awards.
73
John Powell. ZL1BHQ
NZART Contest Manager.