~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR December 16, 2010 to January 17, 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Each Tuesday Thru Mar 15 9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Each Thursday Thru March 17 9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OK DX RTTY Contest Dec 18, 0000z to 2400z Rules: http://www.crk.cz/ENG/DXCONTE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RAC Canada Winter Contest (All) ... QRP Category Dec 18, 0000z to 2359z Rules: http://www.rac.ca/service/contesting/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Croatian CW Contest (CW) ... QRP Category Dec 18, 1400z to Dec 19, 1400z Rules: http://www.9acw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stew Perry (W1BB) Topband Distance Challenge (CW) ... QRP Category Dec 18, 1500z to Dec 19, 1500z Rules: http://web.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 19, 2000z to 2359z Rules: http://www.qrparci.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rookie Roundup (CW) 100W Max Dec 19, 1800z to 2359z Rules: http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST *** EST: Dec 19, 9 PM to 11 PM UTC: Dec 20, 0200z 0400z Rules: http://www.fpqrp.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Awards Dec 22, 0000z to 0200z Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ R A E M Contest (CW) .. Low Power category Dec 26, 0000z to 1159z Rules: http://www.srr.ru/CONTEST/cup_raem_engl_10.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NACC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW mw Special) ***QRPp Contest*** Dec 30, 0130z to 0330z Rules: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/contests.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Straight Key Night (CW) UTC: Jan 1, 0000z to 2400z Info: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/skn.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AGB "New Year SnowBall" Contest (80M CW/SSB) ...QRP Category Jan 1, 0000z to 0100z Rules: http://www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_nysb.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AGCW Happy New Year Contest (CW)...QRP Category Jan 1, 0900z to 1200z Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Happy_New_Year_Contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest ... QRP Category Jan 1, 1400z to 1659z (144 Mhz) Jan 1, 1700z to 1759z (432 Mhz) Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:VHF-UHF_Contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Original QRP Contest ... QRP Category Jan 2, 1500z to Jan 3, 1500z Rules: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QRPARCI Pet Rock Celebration (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Jan 2, 1500z to 1800z (Bonus points for rockbound equipment) Rules: http://www.qrparci.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARRL RTTY Roundup ... <= 150W Category Jan 2, 1800z to Jan 3, 2400z Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/rtty.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EUCW 160 Meter Contest (CW) ... QRP Category Jan 2, 2000z to 2300z and Jan 3, 0400z to 0700z Rules: http://www.agcw.org/eucw/eu160.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest! EST: Jan 4, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month) UTC: Jan 5, 0200z to 0400z Info: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 070 Club PSKFEST Contest ... QRP Category Jan 9, 0000z to 2400z Rules: http://www.podxs070.com//contests/pskfest_rules.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michigan QRP Club Contest (CW) ... QRP Contest! Jan 9, 1200z to Jan 10, 2359z Rules: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worldwide Peace Messenger Cities (CW/SSB)... QRP Category Jan 9, 1200z to Jan 10, 1200z Rules: http://www.s59dcd.si/english/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ North American QSO Party (CW) (100w max. QRP Entries Noted) Jan 9, 1800z to Jan 10, 0600z Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category Jan 10, 0000z to 2359z Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DARC 10-Meter Contest (CW/SSB)... <=100 W category Jan 10, 0900Z to 1059Z Rules: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcz.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LZ OPEN CONTEST (CW 80M/40M) ...QRP Category Jan 16, 0000z to 0600z Rules: http://www.lzopen.com/lz-open-contest/rules/rulesF.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hungarian DX Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category Jan 16, 1200z to Jan 17, 1159z Rules: http://www.ha-dx.com/HADX/html/rules_en.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UK DX RTTY Contest ... 100W Low Power Category Jan 16, 1200z to Jan17, 1200z Rules: http://www.ukdx.srars.org/ukdxc.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Feld Hell Club Sprint (Feld Hell) ... QRP Category Jan 16, 1600z to 1800z Rules: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ North American QSO Party (SSB) (100w max. QRP Entries Noted) Jan 16, 1800z to Jan 17, 0600z Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks to SM3CER, WA7BNM, N0AX(ARRL), VA3JFF & G4GXL (QRPARCI) N2APB (AmQRP), WB3AAL (EPAQRP) and others for assistance in compiling this calendar.
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