CONTESTS 30 31-JANUARY-2010 A good cross section of contesting activities this weekend, from 160M CW to European managed CW and SSB Contests. Surely something there to cover all tastes. With the NZART Jock White Memorial Contest now 4 weeks, or so, away many are no doubt planning their Branch's participation, or their own as either Field, or Home Stations. For those not already in the planning mode it may be timely to get things underway, particularly commitments from Branch members to assist in your Branch's participation. Hopefully 2010 will provide more stable weather that that experienced in the past couple of years.
| CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW: 2200Z, Jan 29 to 2159Z, Jan 31 | |
| Mode: | CW |
| Bands: | 160m Only |
| Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) |
| Single Op Assisted (High) | |
| Multi-Op | |
| Max operating hours: | Single Op: 30 hours |
| Multi-Op: 40 hours | |
| Max power: | HP: >150 watts |
| LP: 150 watts | |
| QRP: 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | W/VE: RST + (state/province) |
| DX: RST + CQ Zone | |
| QSO Points: | 2 points per QSO with own country |
| 5 points per QSO with other countries on same | |
| continent | |
| 10 points per QSO with other continents | |
| 5 points per QSO with maritime mobile | |
| Multipliers: | Each US state (excluding KH6/KL7) |
| Each VE area | |
| Each DXCC country (including KH6/KL7) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults |
| Submit logs by: | February 28, 2010 |
| E-mail logs to: | 160cw[at]kkn[dot]net |
| Mail logs to: | CQ 160-Meter Contest |
| 25 Newbridge Road | |
| Hicksville, NY 11801 | |
| USA | |
| Find rules at: | http://cq-amateur-radio.com/160_Rules_2010EmsNov09.pdf |
| REF Contest, CW: 0600Z, Jan 30 to 1800Z, Jan 31 | |
| Mode: | CW |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m |
| Classes: | Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High) |
| Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High) | |
| Multi-Single (QRP/Low/High) | |
| Club | |
| SWL | |
| Max operating hours: | Single Op: 28 hours in no more than 3 increments of at least 1 |
| hour each | |
| Max power: | HP: >100 Watts |
| LP: 100 Watts | |
| QRP: 5 Watts | |
| Exchange: | French: RST + Department/Prefix |
| non-French: RST + Serial No. | |
| Work stations: | Once per band |
| QSO Points: | French: 6 points per QSO with French station same continent |
| French: 15 points per QSO with French station on different | |
| continent | |
| French: 1 point per QSO with non-French station same continent | |
| French: 2 points per QSO with non-French station on different | |
| continent | |
| non-French: 1 point per QSO with French station same continent | |
| non-French: 3 points per QSO with French station on different | |
| continent | |
| Multipliers: | French/Corsica departments once per band |
| French overseas prefixes once per band | |
| non-French DXCC countries once per band (available only to | |
| French stations) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults |
| Submit logs by: | March 2, 2010 |
| E-mail logs to: | cdfcw[at]ref-union[dot]org |
| Mail logs to: | F6CTT |
| Cornee Fromy Joseph | |
| Route de Coesmes | |
| F-35240 Retiers | |
| France | |
| Find rules at: | http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhfdx.pdf |
| UBA DX Contest, SSB: 1300Z, Jan 30 to 1300Z, Jan 31 | |
| Mode: | SSB |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m |
| Classes: | Single Op All Band (Low/High) |
| Single Op Single Band (Low/High) | |
| Single Op QRP | |
| Multi-Single | |
| SWL | |
| Max power: | HP: >100 watts |
| LP: 100 watts | |
| QRP: 10 watts | |
| Exchange: | ON: RST + Serial No. + province |
| non-ON: RST + Serial No. | |
| Work stations: | Once per band |
| QSO Points: | 10 points per QSO with Belgian station |
| 3 points per QSO with other EU stations | |
| 1 point per QSO with non-EU stations | |
| Multipliers: | Each Belgian province once per band |
| Each Belgian prefix once per band | |
| Each EU DXCC country once per band | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults |
| Submit logs by: | March 2, 2010 |
| E-mail logs to: | ubassb[at]uba[dot]be |
| Mail logs to: | UBA HF Manager |
| Carine Ramon, ON7LX | |
| Bruggesteenweg 77 | |
| B-8755 Ruiselede | |
| Belgium | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.uba.be/sites/default/files/uploads/hf_contests/ubatest_dx.pdf |
2010 ARRL INTERNATIONAL CW CONTEST ********************************** 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 PACC (DUTCH) INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST ****************************************** When :- 13 & 14 February 2010 Times :- 1200 UTC (13th) until 1200 UTC (14th) Bands :- All Bands Modes :- CW and Phone, including Mixed CW and Phone entries. Contest Rules and Contest Operating Information is available from the PACC Contest website - http://www.dutchpacc.com/ (Thanks to Peter Lake, ZL2AZ for advising details of the PACC Contest) 2010 JOCK WHITE MEMORIAL FIELD DAY CONTEST ****************************************** 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 RSGB COMMONWEALTH CONTEST (BERU) When :- 13 amp; 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/ NZART WARO THELMA SOUPER MEMORIAL CONTEST ***************************************** When: - 10 & 11 April 2010 Times:- 0800Z until 1000Z both evenings Modes :- CW and SSB The Annual memorial contest activity to commemorate the memory of the Late Thelma Souper a former stalwart of the NZ Womens' Amateur Radio Organization and considered to be "The Grand Old Dame" of WARO. Contest Rules and Other Operating information is now available from the WARO Website :- http://www.qsl.net/zl6yl/awards.html.
OTHER FORTHCOMING CONTESTING INFORMATION Mexico RTTY International Contest 1800Z, Feb 6 to 1759Z, Feb 7 CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest 0000Z, Feb 13 to 2400Z, Feb 14 ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Feb 20 to 2400Z, Feb 21 Russian PSK WW Contest 2100Z, Feb 26 to 2100Z, Feb 27 CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB 2200Z, Feb 26 to 2159Z, Feb 28 REF Contest, SSB 0600Z, Feb 27 to 1800Z, Feb 28 EPC WW DX Contest 1200Z, Feb 27 to 1200Z, Feb 28 UBA DX Contest, CW 1300Z, Feb 27 to 1300Z, Feb 28 ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Mar 6 to 2400Z, Mar 7
That's about it for this week. Good luck if you are taking part in either of the above Contests. Until next week. 73 John Powell. ZL1BHQ NZART Contest Manager.