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N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR
March 18 - Apr 17, 2006
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Ten-Ten Mobile QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Mar 18, 0001z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.ten-ten.org/calendar.html
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BARTG Spring RTTY Contest
Mar 18, 0200z to Mar 20, 0200z
Rules: http://www.bartg.demon.co.uk/Contests/06_rules.htm
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Russian DX Contest (SSB/CW) ... QRP Category
Mar 18, 1200z to Mar 19, 1200z
Rules: http://www.rdxc.org/rulesg.asp
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AGCW VHF/UHF Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Mar 18, 1600z to 2100z
Rules: http://www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2006/Englisch/agcw-dl0_e.htm
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Virginia QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig) ... QRP Category
Mar 18, 1800z to Mar 20, 0200z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2006_VQP_Rules.html
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EST: Mar 19, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Mar 20, 0200z 0400z
Rules: http://fpqrp.com
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Atlanticon
Mar 24 - 25
Info: http://www.njqrp.org/
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CQ World-Wide WPX Contest (SSB) ... QRP Category
Mar 25, 0000z to Mar 26, 2359z
Rules: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/awards.html
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Spring QRP Homebrewer Sprint (CW/PSK31) ... QRP Contest!!!!
Mar 27, 0000z to 0400z
(Sunday Mar 26, 7PM to 11PM EST)
Rules: http://www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html
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QRP BARBERSHOP QUARTET CONTEST (CW QRP)... QRP Contest!
Mar 29, 9 PM to 11 PM EST
Rules: http://www.io.com/~n5fc/barbershop_contest.htm
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SP DX Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Apr 1, 1500z to Apr 2, 1500z
Rules: http://www.contest.spdxc.org.pl/reg/reg_g.html
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EA RTTY Contest
Apr 1, 1600z to Apr 2, 1600z
Rules: http://www.rttycontesting.com/rules/earttyrules2006.pdf
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Missouri QSO Party (ALL)
Apr 1, 1800z to Apr 2, 0500z
Apr 2, 1800z to Apr 2, 2400z
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/w0ma/contests.htm
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Low Power Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category
Apr 2, 0000z to 0359z
Rules: http://pvrc.org/lpsprint_2006/rules.htm
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ARS Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest!!
Apr 4, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT)
Rules: http://www.arsqrp.com/
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QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party (CW) ......QRP Contest!!!
Apr 8, 1200z to Apr 9, 2400z
Rules: http://www.qrparci.org
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Georgia QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Apr 8, 1800z to Apr 9, 0359z
Apr 9, 1400z to Apr 9, 2359z
Rules: http://gqp.contesting.com
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UBA Spring Sprint (80m SSB) ... QRP Entries Noted
Apr 9, 0600z to 1000z
Rules: http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules_en.html#
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
EDT: Apr 11, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Apr 12, 0030Z to 0230Z
Rules: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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The HOLYLAND DX CONTEST (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Apr 15, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: http://www.iarc.org/
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TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest ... QRP Category
Apr 15, 0000z to 2400z
Rules: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_seasons.html
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Michigan QSO Party (CW/SSB) ...QRP Category
Apr 15, 1600z to Apr 16, 0400z
Rules: http://www.miqp.org/
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EA-QRP Contest (CW) ... QRP Contest!
Apr 15, 1700z to 2000z (10, 15 & 20 Mtrs)
Apr 15, 2000z to 2300z (80 Mtrs)
Apr 16, 0700z to 1000z (40 Mtrs)
Apr 16, 1000z to 1300z (10, 15 & 20 Mtrs)
Rules: http://www.eaqrp.com/concurso.htm
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Ontario QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Apr 15, 1800z to Apr 16, 1800z
Rules: http://cco.ve3xd.com/oqp/
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YU DX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Apr 15, 2100z to Apr 16, 0500z and
Apr 16, 0900z to 1700z
Rules: http://arenaqs.com/yudx/index.htm
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST ***
EST: Apr 16, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Apr 17, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://fpqrp.com
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Low Power Spring Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category
Apr 17, 1400z to 2000z
Rules: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/lpsprspr.htm
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Thanks to SM3CER, WA7BNM, N0AX(ARRL)and others
for assistance in compiling this calendar.
Please foreward the contest info you sponsor to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and
we will post it and give it more publicity.
Anyone may use this "N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar" for your website,
newsletter, e-mail list or other media as you choose.
(Include a credit to the source of this material of course.)
72 de
Ken Newman - N2CQ
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