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N2CQ QRP CALENDAR
JANUARY 19 - FEBRUARY 18, 2008
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80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Each Tuesday to Mar 25
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Each Thursday to March 27
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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LZ OPEN CONTEST (CW 80M/40M) ...QRP Category
Jan 19, 0400z to 1200z
Rules: http://www.linkove.com/lz-open-contest/
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North American QSO Party (SSB) (100w max. QRP Entries Noted)
Jan 19, 1800z to Jan 20, 0600z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
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ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes ... Low Power Category
Jan 19, 1900z to Jan 21, 0400z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html?year=2008
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Run For The Bacon (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
EST: Jan 20, 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
UTC: Jan 21, 0200z to 0400z
Rules: http://fpqrp.net/
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CQ WW 160-Meter DX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Jan 26, 0000z to Jan 27, 2359z
Rules: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/awards.html
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REF (French) CW Contest
Jan 26, 0600z to Jan 27, 1800z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/refc.htm
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BARTG RTTY Sprint Contest
Jan 26, 1200z to Jan 27, 1200z
Rules: http://www.bartg.org.uk/contests/08sprintrules.htm
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UBA DX Contest (Belgian) (SSB) ... QRP Category
Jan 26, 1300z to Jan 27, 1300z
Rules: http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules_en.html#
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SPAR Winter Field Day (Any Mode)
Jan 26, 1700z to Jan 27, 1700z
Rules: http://www.spar-hams.org/contests/winterfd/index.php
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital) *** QRP Contest ***
Jan 26, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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QRP BARBERSHOP QUARTET CONTEST (CW QRP)... QRP Contest!
Jan 30, 9 PM to 11 PM EST
Rules: http://www.io.com/~n5fc/barbershop_contest.htm
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Vermont QSO Party (CW/Ph/Dig)
Feb 2, 0000z to Feb 3, 2400z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/w1bd/qso_party.htm
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10-10 Int. Winter Phone QSO Party ... QRP Category
Feb 2, 0001z to Feb 3, 2359z
Rules: http://www.ten-ten.org/rules.html
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Minnesota QSO Party (All) ... QRP Category
Feb 2, 1400z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.w0aa.org/
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FYBO Winter QRP Field Day (CW/SSB) ... QRP Contest!
Feb 2, 1400z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.azscqrpions.org/FYBO2008.htm
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AGCW Straight Key QSO Party (CW 80M) ... QRP Category
Feb 2, 1600z to 1900z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2006/Englisch/htp_e.htm
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Delaware QSO Party (All) ... QRP Category
Feb 2, 1700z to Feb 3, 0500z
Feb 3, 1300z to Feb 4, 0100z
Rules: http://www.fsarc.org
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World QRP Contest (CW/SSB/Digital) *** QRP Contest ***
Feb 3, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.ueqrp.org/wqc.htm
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North American Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category
Feb 3, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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QRP ARCI Fireside Sprint (SSB) ...QRP Contest!
Feb 3, 2000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org/
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest!
EST: Feb 4, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Feb 5, 0200z to 0400z
Rules: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com:80/Spartan+Sprints
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CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest ... Low Power Category
Feb 9, 0000z to Feb 10, 2400z
Rules: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/awards.html
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Northern New York Section QSO Party (All)
Feb 9, 0000z to Feb 10, 2359z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/brvarc/nnyqsoparty/index.htm
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New Hampshire QSO Party (Ph/CW/Dig) ... QRP Category
Feb 9, 0001z to Feb 10, 0001z
Rules: http://www.w1fz.org/
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Dutch PACC Contest (SSB/CW) ... QRP Category
Feb 9, 1200z to Feb 10, 1200z
Rules: http://www.veron.nl/pacc/pacc2008-rules-eng.pdf
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Louisiana QSO Party (Ph/CW)
Feb 9, 1500z to Feb 10, 0300z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/kd5wdy/LAQSO_/laqso_.html
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FISTS Winter Sprint (CW of course) ...QRP Category
Feb 9, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
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British Columbia QSO Challenge (CW/Ph/Dig) ... QRP Category
Feb 9, 1600z to Feb 10, 0359z
Rules: http://www.deltaamateurradio.com/
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North American Sprint (SSB) ... QRP Category
Feb 10, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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SKCC Weekend Sprint (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category
Feb 10, 0000z to 0000z
Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/wknd-sprint-rules.html
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Awards
Feb 13, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://skccgroup.com/sprint/sprint-rules.htm
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
EST: Feb 12, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Feb 13, 0130Z to 0330Z
Rules: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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ARRL International DX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Feb 16, 0000z to Feb 17, 2400z
Rules: http://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html?year=2008
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EST: Feb 17, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Feb 18, 0200z 0400z
Rules: http://www.gentzow.com/fpqrp/
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Thanks to SM3CER, WA7BNM, N0AX(ARRL), N2APB, WB3AAL and others
for assistance in compiling this calendar.
If you wish to subscribe to the Calendar,
send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please forward the contest info you sponsor to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and
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(Include a credit to the source of this material of course.)
72 de
Ken Newman - N2CQ
N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar Links:
http://www.n3epa.org/Pages/Contest/contest.htm
http://www.amqrp.org/contesting/contesting.html
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