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   The ARRL Contest Update   
      
   December 3, 2014   
   Editor: Ward Silver, NOAX   
      
   IN THIS ISSUE   
    *  Spectrum-Spanning Fun - ARRL 160 and 10 Meter Contests   
    *  To the Moon! - ARRL EME   
    *  Stew Perry is Coming!   
    *  WRTC 2018 Qualifying Begins   
    *  Get Your Soapbox On   
    *  Megapoint Multiopers   
    *  Unexpected Noise Source   
    *  Don't Burn Out With This Burn Out Detector   
    *  This   
      
   NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO   
      
   As a new HF operator, if you only do one contest through the year, the ARRL   
   10 Meter Contest on Dec 13-14 is perfect for you on either CW or Phone...or   
   both! If you are digital mode fan, the new 10 Meter RTTY Contest on the   
   preceding weekend (Dec 6-7) is growing like a weed. Jump in with both feet   
   and enjoy. (For you experienced operators - this is a great opportunity to   
   make your station available to a Technician wondering what all the HF fuss   
   is about!)   
      
   BULLETINS   
      
   For our non-W/VE friends planning an entry in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest   
   this weekend, remember that you can work KH6, KL7, KP2, KP4, and all other   
   US possessions since they count as ARRL sections in this contest.   
      
   If you make contest QSOs on more than one band but want to enter your log in   
   a single-band category, leave all QSOs in the log! Do not delete them. Just   
   make sure your Cabrillo header shows your category of entry as the correct   
   single band and the contest sponsor will take it from there. (Check any   
   posted of claimed scores or logs received to be sure you got it right.)   
   Also, just submit your log once. Most email-handling log submission   
   processes overwrite any older submissions with the latest log received.   
      
   And at last - don't forget the new 5-day (Dec 5) log submission deadline for   
   CQ WW logs!   
      
   BUSTED QSOS   
      
   The owner of SuperBertha is W3TX, not K3TX. (Thanks, Ray NM2O)   
      
   CONTEST SUMMARY   
      
   Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section   
      
   December 6-7   
      
    *  ARRL 160 Meter Contest--CW (Dec 5-7)   
    *  ARRL EME Contest   
    *  CWOps Weekly Mini-CWT Tests (Dec 3)   
    *  TARA RTTY Mˆl‚e   
    *  VU International DX Contest   
    *  Top Operators Activity Contest--CW   
    *  AWA Bruce Kelly QSO Party--CW   
    *  Ten Meter RTTY Contest   
    *  Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon   
    *  SARL Digital Contest   
    *  Great Colorado Snowshoe Run--CW   
      
   December 13-14   
      
    *  ARRL 10 Meter Contest   
    *  OK1WC Memorial Contest (Dec 8)   
    *  ARS Spartan Sprint--CW (Dec 9)   
    *  NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint--CW (Dec 10)   
    *  NS Weekly Sprint--CW (Dec 12)   
    *  28 MHz SWL Contest   
    *  UBA Winter Contest   
    *  Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint--CW   
    *  Run For the Bacon--CW (Dec 15)   
      
   NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST   
      
   For the upcoming Stew Perry Top Band DX Challenge on Dec 27-28, one of the   
   contest's most endearing features, along with distance-based scoring, is the   
   amusing collection of plaques. Lew W7AT notifies us that "The Boring Amateur   
   Radio Club...actively encourages the participants to sponsor plaques that   
   recognizes heroic or nearly heroic or maybe even the best of a meager radio   
   situation and its efforts. You can find the list of not only last year's   
   plaque winners but also the calls of the Radio Stalwarts who sponsored those   
   wooden beauties." These are some creative plaques - this year's list   
   includes a plaque sponsored by TF4M for mobile operation, for example. Lew   
   is soliciting sponsorship of plaques -- contact him by email with your idea   
   and for the cost of the plaque.   
      
   The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) is please to present the   
   Webinar: "Cost of a decibel" by Jukka Klemola OH6LI this coming Sunday,   
   December 7, at 19:00 UTC. Everybody has pondered how to improve the contest   
   station for the best possible ratio of decibels to money spent. Jukka shares   
   some highlights how OH4A and OHOV have been balanced for achieving the best   
   performance while moderating the budget. (Thanks, Ken K4ZW)   
      
   CQ Magazine has announced that John Bergman KC5LK of Brandon, Mississippi,   
   has been named the new CQ Worked All Zones (WAZ) Award Manager, effective   
   January 1. Bergman will succeed fellow Mississippian N5FG, who has managed   
   the award for the past 11 years. Complete information on the WAZ program is   
   available on the award's website. (Thanks, CQ Editor, Rich W2VU)   
      
   Here's something that should really spark up some Do-It-Yourself Ham   
   Projects interest - disposable electronic circuits with a T-shirt printer!   
   The Field Day XXXL size may get you a visit from the FCC power monitors,   
   though! (thanks, Dennis N6KI)   
      
   The recent West Mountain Radio newsletter contained a great list of ham   
   radio apps for your smartphone. Some are free and some are a couple of   
   dollars -- all are useful. Of course, there are many more ham radio apps out   
   there. Just search for "ham radio" at your favorite app store.   
      
   You've probably heard that DX Summit has released a major upgrade to the   
   popular spotting network website. Daily DX reports that Rich KY6R, has   
   posted a review of the new "My DX Summit" online. (Thanks, Daily DX)   
      
   What happened to ENIAC, the first full-scale electronic computer? It almost   
   went the way of all mortal things but you can read this Wired story about   
   how oblivion was forestalled! (Thanks, Tim K3HX)   
      
   Dave KM3T spotted an online archive of searchable PDFs for a number of   
   classic radio and electronics magazines such as the complete collection of   
   Popular Electronics from 1954 - 1982 and the Hugo Gernsback original,   
   Radio-Craft.   
      
   BG9XD provided one of the few Zone 23 multiplier stations in last weekend's   
   CQ WW CW. You can learn more about Chenxing's western Chinese QTH of Xining   
   Qinghai on his QRZ.com web page.   
      
   No word at press time as to whether we managed to burn out 10 meters during   
   the CQ WW CW although the loading was extraordinary. We'll find out at the   
   end of next week in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest!   
      
   Web Site of the Week - The WRTC2018 Organizing Committee is pleased to   
   announce the Team Selection Criteria for the WRTC 2018. A committee led by   
   Ulf DL5AXX worked very hard and had long discussions to create this new set   
   of rules. Whoever the 49 Team Leaders will be, they'll have to excel in   
   contests from February 2015 through November 2016. The list of teams also   
   includes three Youth Teams, the 2014 WRTC champs, KL9A and N6MJ, and some   
   wild card slots, too. The changes in contests and category weighting reflect   
   the continuing evolution of contest operating since the first WRTC in 1990.   
      
   WORD TO THE WISE   
      
   Do not spend two days listening to high-speed CW and then casually turn on   
   the local Sunday night folk music show featuring Celtic piping. Or at least   
   prepare to be amazed at what your brain does with it! You've been warned. By   
   the way, for those of you still hearing random bits of CW, it's called   
   "ghost code." Some operators hear it for less than an hour and some for a   
   couple of days -- the time it takes for your audio neurons to revert to   
   their normal programming.   
      
   SIGHTS AND SOUNDS   
      
   Now the Sweepstakes is over and your log is turned in - it is turned in,   
   isn't it? - you should hustle on over to the ARRL Soapbox web page and post   
   your story and a maybe a photo or two! The contest writeup authors, VE4XT   
   for CW and N2IC for Phone, would love to see the interest elements of   
   radiosport beyond the Top Ten!   
      
   Lots of pox on the ol' boy - more sunspots are enlivening the F layer. Just   
   watch the Spaceweather movie from November 30th to see them rotating across   
   the solar disc to face our way!   
      
   How did the Chevy Camaro get its shark fin antenna? It took some hams as you   
   can see in this YouTube video. (Thanks, Steve K7LXC)   
      
   The Ham Radio Hoarder musical multiop is back with Ham Shack Blues! (Thanks,   
   Gerry K8GT)   
      
   What is the best DX a human can receive without assistance of any kind? The   
   Andromeda Galaxy (M31) at 2.5 million light-years away. Perhaps not   
   coincidentally, at 150,000 light-years across it is also the largest thing   
   that a human can see and definitely worth learning how to find in the winter   
   sky. I can't say you'll win any bar bets but it is certainly worth   
   experiencing!   
      
   RESULTS AND RECORDS   
      
   How good were conditions this weekend? The top four USA Multi-Multi claimed   
   scores were all over 30 million points! K3LR (38.8M), W3LPL (36.1M), W2FU   
   (34.2M), and WE3C (32.6M) - yow! The record set last year by the K3LR team   
   was 33.9M and that looks to be toast. By the way, less than 24 hours after   
   the contest, more than 4000 logs have been submitted with well over 2   
   million QSOs! In passing, I note that should the lead hold up through log   
   checking, this would be the K3LR team's 11th straight M/M win in the ARRL   
   and CQ contests, but the competition is getting closer-r-r-r-r!   
      
   2013 160 Meter Contest certificates went out Friday, November 21st and 2013   
   10 Meter Contest certificates will be out the door by the end of this week   
   says Matt W1MSW, ARRL Contest Manager. They will be nice and fresh to look   
   at while you're trying to beat that score this year!   
      
   The Society of Midwest Contesters (SMC) sponsored the NAQP Club Challenge   
   for 2014 and announces the results for the top three participating clubs:   
   Northern California Contest Club (NCCC), Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC)   
   and Society of Midwest Contesters (SMC)   
      
    *  First Place: PVRC, 1,374,342,967 points, 434 participants   
    *  Second Place: SMC, 1,097,876,133 points, 393 participants   
    *  Third Place: NCCC, 1,070,524,319 points, 368 participants   
      
   The clubs have agreed to continue the NAQP Club Challenge in 2015. In a   
   separate intra-challenge, the SMC created five regional teams for the   
   Sweepstakes contests and the surge of competitive spirit caused   
   participation to jump from 108 logs in 2013 to 168 this year! Participating   
   in the challenge is a great way to stimulate activity and get folks on the   
   air - why not jump in with your club? Make a challenge to the other clubs in   
   your area and see what happens! (Thanks, Craig K9CT)   
      
   Raw scores for the 2014 CQ WW SSB Contest have been updated on the contest   
   website. The new Multi-Operator Single Transmitter Low Power category is now   
   called out as a separate listing. (Thanks, CQ WW Contest Director, Randy   
   K5ZD)   
      
   OPERATING TIP   
      
   How accurate do you need to be? Here are two claimed scores from this past   
   weekend's CQ WW CW contest in the Multi-Single category:   
      
    *  P33W - 11,095 QSOs in 210 zones and 817 countries for 32,809,569 points   
    *  CR3A - 10,575 QSOs in 208 zones and 819 countries for 32,353,581 points   
      
   With total multipliers an exact tie, the error rate of the teams will   
   probably determine who finished first this year!   
      
   TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION   
      
   A recent post by Tom W8JI notes an unexpected noise source: "Phono (plugs)   
   and BNC's are a little prone to having some resistance in the shield path as   
   they age and a (ferrite bead) sleeve over the shield reduces common mode   
   that might couple in at the connector. When I've had switching supply noise,   
   the BNC's and phonos have generally been the way the noise has gotten in.   
   Wiggling them changes the level when they act up, just like it does on a bad   
   F connector shield connection."   
      
   Patrick NJ5G answered several questions at once by noting a link to some   
   information about crimp vs. solder connections by the gurus at Davis RF who   
   provide BuryFlex cables and other types of wire and cable.   
      
   In the previous issue, I posted a tip about mounting antenna booms on   
   opposite sides of the mast to cancel out their respective wind-induced   
   torque. George N4UA suggested this might not be true, so after thinking   
   about it for a while, I decided he might have a point and asked Hank KR7X   
   about it. Hank is a registered PE and analyzed the case for a 2-element   
   "shorty forty" and a typical tribander mounted on the same and then opposite   
   sides of the mast. For the opposite-side case, when the elements are aligned   
   so that the wind blows directly in-line with the boom there is some   
   cancellation. (About one-half the torque remains and the fraction depends on   
   the relative sizes of the antennas. If the antennas were identical, such as   
   in a stack, then the torques would cancel completely.) The net torque   
   resulting from wind blowing perpendicular to the booms depends on where the   
   center of action (pressure) is located along the boom and cannot be canceled   
   simply by opposite-side mounting. So we'll have to rate that tip as "Partly   
   True." Hank pointed out that the most significant torques encountered by   
   amateurs come when big 80 meter and 40 meter Yagis quickly start and stop   
   turning. (Thanks, Hank KR7X)   
      
   Gizmag recently ran a story about a new RF circulator that is smaller and   
   more efficient, using active devices instead of lossy ferromagnetic   
   material. At the moment, this is a UHF-and-up device but perhaps some of the   
   principles could be applied at HF in other ways. (Thanks, Dennis N6KI)   
      
   More cutting-edge developments were found in a recent issue of Microwave   
   Journal as well-known amateur, Ulrich Rohde N1UL, collaborated on a paper   
   about creating metamaterials with and other effects of M”bius strips. Again,   
   this is primarily a microwave technology but maybe we'll see one-sided loops   
   at VHF and lower frequencies someday!   
      
   Spotted in the latest Circuit Cellar, here's a new product that 70 cm users   
   might employ - a low-power frequency-programmable, narrow-band transmitter   
   that operates from 425 to 470 MHz.   
      
   David WOIM reported a handy discovery for portable antenna users. "I was   
   wandering in Menards, and found some 5-foot aluminum extension   
   poles...officially for a Roof Rake, or Snow Rake. One of those things us   
   Northerners use to remove snow from a roof. They were $7 for 5 feet, so now   
   a 25-foot mast is $35 dollars total." There are lots of seasonal products at   
   hardware stores that would be expensive if purchased in low quantities for   
   electronics. For example, watch for the fiberglass "snow stakes" that mark   
   the edges of walkways and driveways -- they make great insulating material   
   for a couple of bucks each.   
      
   Mentor Graphics and Digi-Key have announced a low-cost electronic CAD   
   package for printed-circuit board layout and schematic capture. Designer   
   Schematic and Designer Layout aren't free, costing about $600 together, but   
   they are fairly powerful and not limited in capability like the free and   
   student versions of other such software.   
      
   Technical Web Site of the Week - Tis the season of an annual favorite, the   
   EDN Magazine "Design Notes" classic to help you rapidly zero in on those bad   
   bulbs in string of lights! Then you can get back to the bands and work some   
   of that great DX!   
      
   CONVERSATION   
      
   This   
      
   Overheard this weekend on the Kenai Peninsula, southwest of Anchorage,   
   Alaska...   
      
   KL7RA: "Dave, which bands are open right now?"   
   NN1N (operator at KL7RA): "ALL OF THEM!"   
      
   The fall of 2014 has been a contest season, hasn't it? While in some years,   
   solar shenanigans have clobbered at least one major contest, we've had a   
   pretty good run this fall, culminating in the terrific conditions over this   
   past weekend. Some records have been set that will no doubt stand for a long   
   time, assuming the cycle begins falling off next year. Cycle 24 has been a   
   bit of a puzzle, though, so it may just take its sweet time. Maybe it will   
   get stuck! Yeah, that's the ticket! A permanent peak! Sure...   
      
   When somebody asks what the attraction of contesting is, you can point to   
   your logs and show them one contact after another with stations all over the   
   place, in all directions. You needn't have been a Big Gun, either. CW being   
   the effective mode that it is, QRP stations were filling their logs, too.   
   There were a lot of happy dances in shacks across the land, including by   
   your editor who picked up three all-time new QRP entities along with turning   
   on the jets and making some noise.   
      
   Everybody-works-everybody contests are special in that there are no regional   
   targets and there is a maximum incentive to stay as active as possible.   
   While this can make it more difficult to work something particularly rare,   
   the activity levels are incredible. Your questioner might be surprised to   
   find out CQ World Wide is in the top ten largest sporting events on the   
   planet, only surpassed by some of the larger marathons.   
      
   Tell the audience that if they listen, they will be able to hear the world   
   turning. (Yes, I've used that phrase before and it's true!) Higher bands   
   follow the Sun, the lower bands follow the night, and 20 meters just gleams.   
   Some programs like ViewProp can play back a log on a map or globe to show   
   propagation as it changes, making the experience a visual one that is easier   
   to understand by the non-ham.   
      
   If you have a good station, invite some non-contesters to do an hour or two   
   with you. I'll bet you have a hard time getting them out of the chair once   
   they get the hang of it! Experienced hams will fondly recall their own first   
   contest with a beam antenna or a first over-the-pole opening of working   
   fluttery rare prefixes just as fast as you can go! The upcoming 10 Meter   
   contest is perfect for new contesters to get a feel for tuning, copying, and   
   logging.   
      
   As you can tell, I'm still buzzing and from my email and various media   
   streams, I can tell at lot of readers are, too. Many QSOs. Many multipliers.   
   Many smiles. Why do we do it? This.   
      
   73, Ward NOAX   
      
   CONTESTS   
      
   December 3 through December 16, 2014   
      
   An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral in PDF format is   
   available. Check the sponsor's Web site for information on operating time   
   restrictions and other instructions.   
      
   HF CONTESTS   
      
   ARRL 160 Meter Contest--CW, from Dec 5, 2200Z to Dec 7, 1600Z. Bands (MHz):   
   1.8. Exchange: RST and ARRL/RAC section if US/VE. Logs due: Jan 6. Rules   
      
   CWOps Weekly Mini-CWT Tests--CW, from Dec 3, 1300Z - See website. Multiple   
   time periods. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Weekly on Wednesday, 28 to 38 kHz above   
   band edge. Exchange: Name and member number or S/P/C. Logs due: 2 days.   
   Rules   
      
   TARA RTTY Mˆl‚e--Digital, from Dec 6, 0000Z to Dec 6, 2359Z. Bands (MHz):   
   1.8-28. Exchange: RST and State/Province or serial. Logs due: Jan 1. Rules   
      
   VU International DX Contest--Phone,CW, from Dec 6, 1200Z to Dec 7, 1200Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T) and Indian state or prefix. Logs due:   
   Dec 26. Rules   
      
   Top Operators Activity Contest--CW, from Dec 6, 1600Z to Dec 7, 1559Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST, serial, and TOPS/PRO number. Logs due: Dec 18.   
   Rules   
      
   AWA Bruce Kelly QSO Party--CW, from Dec 6, 2300Z - See website. Multiple   
   time periods. Bands (MHz): 3.5,7. Exchange: RST, Xmtr type, power, name.   
   Logs due: 30 days. Rules   
      
   Ten Meter RTTY Contest--Digital, from Dec 7, 0000Z to Dec 7, 2359Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 28. Exchange: RST and state or province or serial. Logs due: 7 days.   
   Rules   
      
   Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon--CW, from Dec 7, 1200Z to Dec 7, 2359Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Monthly beginning on the second Saturday local time.   
   Exchange: RST, S/P/C, SKCC nr or power. Logs due: 5 days. Rules   
      
   SARL Digital Contest--Digital, from Dec 7, 1300Z to Dec 7, 1600Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 3.5-14. Exchange: RST and serial. Logs due: 7 days. Rules   
      
   Great Colorado Snowshoe Run--CW, from Dec 7, 2100Z to Dec 7, 2259Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 14. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, class, CQC number or power. Logs due: 30   
   days. Rules   
      
   OK1WC Memorial Contest--Phone,CW, from Dec 8, 1630Z - See website. Multiple   
   time periods. Bands (MHz): 3.5, 7. Weekly on Monday, see website for bands.   
   Exchange: RS(T) and serial. Logs due: 5 days. Rules   
      
   ARS Spartan Sprint--CW, from Dec 9, 0200Z to Dec 9, 0400Z. Bands (MHz):   
   3.5-28. Monthly on the first Monday evening local time. Exchange: RST,   
   S/P/C, and power. Logs due: 2 days. Rules   
      
   NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint--CW, from Dec 10, 0130Z to Dec 10, 0330Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 3.5-14. Monthly on 2nd Tuesday or 3rd Wednesday local time   
   (alternating). Exchange: RST, S/P/C, and NAQCC mbr nr or power. Logs due: 4   
   days. Rules http://naqcc.info   
      
   NS Weekly Sprint--CW, from Dec 12, 0230Z to Dec 12, 0300Z. Bands (MHz):   
   1.8-14. Weekly on Thursday evenings local time. Exchange: Serial, name, and   
   S/P/C. Logs due: 2 days. Rules   
      
   28 MHz SWL Contest--Phone,CW, from Dec 13, 0000Z to Dec 14, 2359Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 28. Exchange: Log ARRL 10 Meter Contest QSOs. Logs due: Jan 31. Rules   
      
   ARRL 10 Meter Contest--Phone,CW, from Dec 13, 0000Z to Dec 14, 2359Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 28. Exchange: RS(T) and US or XE State/Prov or serial. Logs due: Jan   
   13. Rules   
      
   UBA Winter Contest--Phone,CW,Digital, from Dec 13, 1700Z - See website.   
   Multiple time periods. Bands (MHz): 1.8-7. Exchange: RS(T) and UBA section   
   or serial. Logs due: 3 weeks. Rules   
      
   Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint--CW, from Dec 14, 2000Z to Dec 14, 2359Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, ARCI number or Power. Logs due:   
   14 days. Rules   
      
   Run For the Bacon--CW, from Dec 15, 0200Z to Dec 15, 0400Z. Bands (MHz):   
   1.8-28. Monthly on 3rd Sunday night (local). Exchange: RST, S/P/C, Flying   
   Pig nr or power. Rules   
      
   VHF+ CONTESTS   
      
   ARRL EME Contest--Phone,CW,Digital, from Dec 6, 0000Z to Dec 7, 2359Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 50-1296. Exchange: Call signs, sig rpt, acknowledgement. Logs due:   
   Jan 1. Rules   
      
   LOG DUE DATES   
      
   December 3-16   
      
    *  December 4 - ARS Spartan Sprint   
    *  December 4 - RSGB 80m Club Sprint, CW   
    *  December 4 - QRP Fox Hunt   
    *  December 5 - CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW   
    *  December 6 - YO International PSK31 Contest   
    *  December 6 - QRP Fox Hunt   
    *  December 6 - CWops Mini-CWT Test   
    *  December 7 - NCCC RTTY Sprint   
    *  December 7 - NCCC Sprint   
    *  December 10 - JIDX Phone Contest   
    *  December 13 - Wake-Up! QRP Sprint   
    *  December 14 - SARL Digital Contest   
    *  December 14 - QRP ARCI Topband Sprint   
    *  December 15 - Ten-Meter RTTY Contest   
      
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