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   The ARRL Contest Update   
      
   April 8, 2015   
   Editor: Ward Silver, NOAX   
      
   IN THIS ISSUE   
      
    *  3-1/4 meters - 144 and 222 MHz VHF Sprints   
    *  Sino-wavelengths - Worked All Provinces of China   
    *  The Color of Contesting - FQP   
    *  Striking News from NASA   
    *  Station Planning Webinar   
    *  CQ WW SSB - Results Released   
    *  Tech Portal for Proto Techs   
    *  SimSmith Summary   
    *  Oh, Nothing...   
      
   NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO   
      
   Have you been licensed three years or less? If so, put some "shack time" on   
   your calendar for April 19th and the ARRL Rookie Roundup's SSB edition.   
   Everybody will be looking for the "rookies" so call "CQ Rookie Roundup" and   
   see who answers! Or tune around and call if you'd rather jump in that way.   
   For those of us OTs (Old Timers), we'll be calling "CQ Rookies".   
      
   BULLETINS   
      
   Beginning with the June QST, there will be a new trail boss in the Contest   
   Corral as Bruce Draper, AA5B takes the reins. Contest managers, please note   
   that Bruce will be collecting data directly from the online WA7BNM Contest   
   Calendar services so make sure your information is correct on that website.   
      
   BUSTED QSOS   
      
   Dick K4XU notes that the FOC (First-class Operator's Club) Spring and Fall   
   QSO Parties are open to anyone. It's only the FOC Marathon (first weekend in   
   February) that is restricted to members-only.   
      
   CONTEST SUMMARY   
      
   Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section   
      
   April 11-12   
      
    *  Japan International DX Contest--CW   
    *  Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon   
    *  New Mexico QSO Party   
    *  Georgia QSO Party   
    *  Yuri Gagarin DX Contest--CW   
    *  International Vintage Contest   
    *  VHF Spring Sprints (Apr 13)   
    *  NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint--CW (Apr 15)   
      
   April 18-19   
      
    *  ARRL Rookie Roundup--Phone   
    *  Holyland DX Contest (Apr 17)   
    *  TARA Skirmish Dig Pfx Contest   
    *  ES Open HF Championship   
    *  Worked All Provinces of China   
    *  CQMM DX Contest--CW   
    *  Nebraska QSO Party   
    *  Michigan QSO Party,   
    *  EA QRP Contest--CW   
    *  North Dakota QSO Party   
    *  Ontario QSO Party   
    *  Feld-Hell New Member Sprint   
    *  YU DX Contest--CW   
    *  Run For the Bacon--CW (Apr 20)   
    *  VHF Spring Sprints (Apr 21)   
      
   NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST   
      
   An orange ogre? No gear, no rage - a goner! The Florida QSO Party will once   
   again be featuring what is becoming a popular activity within state QSO   
   parties - the 1-by-1 Spelling Bee. Contact Florida 1x1 stations and spell   
   "Orange" for extra fun. Orange you glad their state isn't known for raising   
   cauliflower? (Thanks, Chris WF3C)   
      
   The rules for the ARRL June VHF Contest have been updated to reflect the   
   changes which now allow self-spotting for ARRL VHF+ contests. There is also   
   an FAQ to help explain the changes and what information can and cannot be   
   exchanged online. (Thanks, ARRL Contest Branch Manager, Matt W1MSW)   
      
   The 2015 Dayton Hamvention Contest University course schedule has been   
   posted. This all-day series of courses covers everything - technical,   
   operating, ergonomics, ethics...everything a contester needs to know!   
      
   The friends-of-CW organization, FISTS, has a new web URL for their North   
   American chapter. You can find links to FISTS chapter around the world at   
   www.fistsna.org/links.html.   
      
   The Delaware QSO Party recently changed dates to the same weekend at the   
   regional 7QP (7th District QSO Party) and NEQP (New England QSO Party) as   
   well as the Indiana QSO Party. If you work Delaware stations, be aware that   
   the Delaware sponsors require a separate log without contacts from the other   
   contests mixed in. Also, the county abbreviation NEW can be confused with   
   counties from the other contests. Both issues should be resolved for the   
   2016 contest. (Thanks, Rich WD3C)   
      
   The 21st Annual PNWVHFS Conference is now accepting online registration for   
   the October 10-11 event to be held in Issaquah, Washington. (Thanks, Barry   
   K7BWH)   
      
   Dave W9PA reports that after changing his popular TELNET server domain from   
   w9zrx.net to w9pa.net in 2012, he has dropped the w9zrx.net domain,   
   effective 30 March. Thus, cluster users will no longer be able to log on to   
   dxc.w9zrx.net for spots. He requests that logging software authors and those   
   who maintain lists of cluster servers please drop w9zrx.net and update their   
   information to the new w9pa.net.   
      
   Sprechen sie Deutsch und English? If you have some time to translate an   
   article or two from the DARC magazine CQ DL, there are a few which would   
   make good projects for topics for the ARRL Handbook or ARRL Antenna Book.   
   Please contact the book's editor (NOAX) if you are interested in helping   
   out.   
      
   Dick K6KR was outside when the FedEx delivery man drove up and asked about   
   the tower - Rohn 55 with 4 monobanders and 70 feet tall. After Dick said it   
   was antennas for amateur radio, the delivery man thought a moment and asked,   
   "what does a professional one look like?"   
      
   Web Site of the Week - No flash in the pan, NASA has published a new   
   lightning map for those of you interested in putting up some towers. Be glad   
   you don't live in the Serengeti!   
      
   WORD TO THE WISE   
      
   Muntzing - the practice of removing components until the device stops   
   working as a way of production cost-cutting. Madman Muntz was famous for   
   selling TVs for less than $100 "back in the day" when the usual set cost   
   significantly more. And generally lasted considerably longer without a visit   
   from the TV repairman, but let's not quibble.   
      
   SIGHTS AND SOUNDS   
      
   The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation is presenting a webinar by Craig   
   Thompson, K9CT on "Planning Your Contest Station," on April 15th at 0100   
   UTC. (That's Tuesday evening in North America.) Craig will reveal lessons   
   learned from building the K9CT contest station through the process of   
   finding land, selecting the antennas, and the shack layout. Craig's wisdom   
   is a must for anyone looking to build a contest station or improve their   
   existing station. (Thanks, Ken K4ZW)   
      
   In case you didn't make the trip to Finland for the Contest Club of   
   Finland's annual holiday DX and Contest Cruise, you can still view some of   
   the great presentations online on the OH DX club's website. Jukka OH6LI   
   takes on contest stations of 2020, there is a presentation on WRTC-2018 by   
   the German delegation, plus some solar savantry by OH1ZAA and OH6BG.   
   (Thanks, Jukka OH6LI)   
      
   RESULTS AND RECORDS   
      
   The April 2015 issue of CQ Magazine containing the results for the 2014 CQ   
   WW DX Contest SSB is now available for electronic subscribers via Zinio. The   
   scores are available from the online database on the CQ WW web site.   
   (Thanks, CQ WW DX Contest Director, Randy K5ZD)   
      
   I'm sure you can spot the current sunspot cycle out of this rogue's gallery   
   but take a look at the Solar Activity Report website for a lot more about   
   this and other cycles.   
      
   If you have old contest logs on paper or in spreadsheet format and would   
   like to convert them to ADIF for logging programs, including Logbook Of the   
   World, W8TN has written BasicLog to ease the process using a spreadsheet.   
   (Thanks, Paula K9IR)   
      
   I've seen lots of posts on various reflectors, blogs, and personal media   
   pages about receiving a plaque for one's contest efforts - hip-hip-hooray!   
   Now take a minute to send a note of thanks to the plaque sponsor. Thank-you   
   notes are apparently so rarely received that when one does show up, it is   
   remark-worthy. Don't skimp on showing your appreciation to that someone who   
   made your day!   
      
   OPERATING TIP   
      
   Get radioactive! The Contest Club of Ontario offers the sCCOre Award to its   
   members based on a yearly tally. All eligible contest scores from January 1   
   to December 31 count towards the award for that year. Initial sCCOre awards   
   and endorsements are processed once a year and are cumulative. This is a   
   great way to encourage and sustain interest and activity - check it out!   
   Another great year-long activity enhancer is the "QSO every day" approach   
   typified by the Hampden County Radio Association's Q-a-Day Contest. Whatever   
   you choose to do, keep the fun building by encouraging folks to get on the   
   air frequently. Activity breeds more activity and better operating skills.   
   (Thanks, Mike VE3GFN and Tom K1KI)   
      
   TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION   
      
   So - you have interested someone in ham radio through your description of   
   technical adventures on the airwaves. There are lots of individual specialty   
   websites - here's a new tech portal from the ARRL that opens doors to many   
   ARRL technical resources, even for non-members. Its goal is to introduce ham   
   radio from the techie's perspective while not drowning them with a "ham   
   radio firehose" - at least not right away. Send those proto-hams right over!   
      
   From the latest ARRL Propagation Bulletin, ARLP014, comes this link to a   
   graphic comparison of the latest four solar cycles. The site has plenty of   
   solar analysis, data, and images to keep the most ardent and solar-philic   
   ham enthralled. Not more than a click away, you can also find this   
   interesting site which maintains a worldwide digital ionogram database.   
   Check the station list for the location of each project or facility.   
   (Thanks, Perry WY1O)   
      
   To be sure you follow rules about self-spotting via a CW Skimmer, both CW   
   Skimmer and Skimmer Server software have built-in protection against   
   self-spotting, so long as you enter your call sign on the Operator tab in   
   either program. Because of the change in the design of RTTY Skimmer Server,   
   this easy solution is not available. Happily, there are two quick and easy   
   solutions: (1) Enter your own call in the Bad Call list on the Filters tab   
   of the Aggregator and (2) Add your call to the black.lst text file found in   
   C:Users[your login]AppdataRoamingAfreetReference (Thanks, Pete N4ZR)   
      
   In the latest issue of the DKARS Magazine shares news of RXGen, a signal   
   source with stable and calibrated output, flat from 2MHz to 2400MHz with an   
   absolute level accuracy of +/-0.5dB. This is a valuable aid for aligning   
   receivers and preamplifiers, cable and accessory testing, filter response   
   measurement and more.   
      
   Just in time for the Field Day Festival of Cable Snarls comes this   
   snarl-stopper for ac power cords - a do-it-yourself extension cord reel seen   
   below. And when you're repairing (or decommissioning) a gadget which didn't   
   make it home alive, consider pointing this Instructable on de-soldering   
   through-hole parts at someone just getting into electronics through the   
   take-apart door.   
      
   On the subject of making your CQ and exchange audio messages as clean and   
   effective as possible, you might want to check out an audio editing program,   
   such as Audacity. Jim K9YC posted a video how-to for using Audacity in this   
   way so there's no reason to let badly recorded audio cut your   
   intelligibility and, consequently, your QSO rate! (The video is a 300 Mbyte   
   download, so it might not be a good choice for a dial-up connection...)   
      
   After you do record crisp messages, Bill K4XS points out that you should   
   listen to your transmitted audio with a second receiver - not the RF monitor   
   in the transmitting radio. You can transmit into a dummy load at low power   
   and listen to what you sound like on the air. Adjust your audio channel   
   controls until your signal sounds clear and does not splatter.   
      
   If your MFJ-259B antenna analyzer took a hit or required repair, Tom W8JI   
   posted this set of instructions on calibrating these popular units.   
      
   Using microwave oven high voltage (HV) diodes is an inexpensive way to make   
   a high-voltage rectifier for a homebrew amplifier but how do you test them?   
   Using the diode test function of a multimeter won't work because the HV   
   diodes are usually made from a string of 1kV diodes. Every regular silicon   
   diode creates a 0.6V of forward voltage drop, totaling 3 V or more from   
   typical units. This causes the multimeter to read "open." Use a forward   
   power source of 10 V or more, limited with a 1 kohm resistor, to test these   
   rectifier strings. (Thanks, Val LZ1VB)   
      
   Rohde & Schwarz has released another detailed, informative application note,   
   "Intermodulation Distortion Measurements on Modern Spectrum Analyzers".   
   While most of us don't make such measurements on a regular basis, the   
   introductory sections on the theory of intermodulation and spectrum analyzer   
   architecture are excellent resources for the interested reader.   
      
   Technical Web Site of the Week - The free Smith Chart software SimSmith is   
   now up to version 11.3. The new software has improved its on-screen markers   
   and plotting functions, sweep functions, and new error and text-editing   
   windows. If you haven't tried this software, check it out!   
      
   CONVERSATION   
      
   Oh, Nothing...   
      
   Every parent knows that phrase, the usual response to "What are you/they   
   doing down/in/over there?" Come to think of it, so do most spouses of hams!   
   While sometimes nothing = getting into trouble, it can just as easily be   
   nothing = tinkering. Ah yes, tinkering, defined as screwing around with   
   something mechanical, electrical, buildable, re-programmable, or   
   disassemble-able, or just about anything-else-able that holds an interest   
   for us.   
      
   Recently, Tom K1KI sent me a link to the New York Times article "Learning   
   through Tinkering," presenting some ideas about how kids learn better and   
   more broadly when not led too closely through pre-planned activities. The   
   basic idea is to teach them how to use some tools and train them on certain   
   skills, then give them a problem and let them figure out the rest on their   
   own. Many of us grew up more or less in that environment; a shop, a garage,   
   at a computer terminal, in a basement, in a barn - you get the idea.   
      
   Although the idea doesn't work for everyone, it frees the kids to explore if   
   they wish and doesn't seem to hurt those more comfortable with step-by-step   
   learning. There needs to be some of both - kids and learning processes. Ham   
   radio is no different: building a step-by-step Heathkit was for many the   
   launch pad to low orbit of building things from magazine directions. Escape   
   velocity to the design-and-build reaches of outer space sometimes followed.   
      
   I am not suggesting that we throw out traditional instruction in favor of   
   "free-range self-teaching" - both are necessary for certain stages of   
   growth. In fact, an alternating sequence of open-ended exploration followed   
   by closely focused instruction is a great path to follow. Growing minds (of   
   any age) need guidance just like they need room to maneuver. The high-school   
   students in the Maker Space club I mentored were happy to just take things   
   apart for a while. Soon I pointed out to them there were enough parts to   
   make a dc power supply - but that took some equations and some instruction   
   and some Heathkit-style hand-holding. Then it was back to unsoldering   
   components for a while.   
      
   The robotics competition I mentioned in the previous issue provides fertile   
   ground for the student teams to stretch their mental legs while getting some   
   focused direction from mentors and judges. The students didn't have to have   
   any engineering training or background - just a willingness to work through   
   a problem. Ham radio can be a lot like that, with interest building   
   gradually from "that looks like fun" through, "How does that work?" to   
   getting a license and on to station-building and operating. The Elmers among   
   us are responsible for supplying guidance as needed but not so much as to   
   stifle the natural creative tendencies and turn what should be play into an   
   adult-sanctioned (and dominated) chore.   
      
   What comes out the other end? Projects like those of a Boy Scout who put the   
   local airport comm channels on a low-power AM broadcast channel so folks   
   could listen to the traffic from their cars in the parking lot. It really   
   doesn't have to be all about ham radio - just get them going however you   
   can. Teach them the basics, turn them loose, then answer questions and feed   
   them resources - even stuff to just tear apart. And maybe you'll hear that   
   classic response to your curiosity between bursts of static, drilling   
   noises, and the rattle of tools on a bench - "Oh, nothing..."   
      
   73, Ward NOAX   
      
   CONTESTS   
      
   8 April through 21 April 2015   
      
   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 Rookie Roundup--Phone, from Apr 19, 1800Z to Apr 19, 2359Z. Bands   
   (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: Both calls, name, check, S/P XE# or "DX". Logs due:   
   See web. Rules   
      
   Japan International DX Contest--CW, from Apr 11, 0700Z to Apr 12, 1300Z .   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST, JA prefecture or CQ Zone. Logs due: 30   
   days. Rules   
      
   Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon--CW, from Apr 11, 1200Z to Apr 12, 2359Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50, Monthly on the Saturday following the 6th of the   
   month. Exchange: RST, QTH, name, member nr if member. Logs due: 5 days.   
   Rules   
      
   New Mexico QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Apr 11, 1400Z to Apr 12, 0200Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50, CW-1.82,3.55,7.045,14.05,21.05,28.05,50.095;   
   SSB-1.85,3.815,7.26,14.28,21.38,28.38,50.13 MHz. Exchange: Call sign, name,   
   and NM county or S/P/C. Logs due: 14 days. Rules   
      
   Georgia QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Apr 11, 1800Z - See website. Multiple time   
   periods. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50, CW   
   1.815,3.545,7.045,14.045,21.045,28.045,50.095; Phone   
   1.865,3.810,7.225,14.250,21.300,28.450,50.135 MHz. Exchange: RS(T), S/P/C or   
   GA county. Logs due: May 15. Rules   
      
   Yuri Gagarin DX Contest--CW, from Apr 11, 2100Z to Apr 12, 2100Z . Bands   
   (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST, ITU Zone. Logs due: May 14. Rules   
      
   International Vintage Contest--Phone,CW, from Apr 12, 1200Z to Apr 12,   
   1800Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5,7. Exchange: RS(T), 4-char grid square. Logs due:   
   May 30. Rules   
      
   NAQCC Monthly QRP Sprint--CW, from Apr 15, 0030Z to Apr 15, 0230Z. 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   
      
   Holyland DX Contest--Phone,CW,Digital, from Apr 17, 2100Z to Apr 18, 2100Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS(T), serial or Israel district. Logs due:   
   May 31. Rules   
      
   TARA Skirmish Dig Pfx Contest--Digital, from Apr 18, 0000Z to Apr 18, 2359Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: Name, prefix. Logs due: May 16. Rules   
      
   ES Open HF Championship--Phone,CW, from Apr 18, 0500Z to Apr 18, 0859Z .   
   Bands (MHz): 3.5,7. Exchange: RS(T), serial, dupes OK once/hour. Logs due:   
   May 1. Rules   
      
   Worked All Provinces of China--Phone,CW, from Apr 18, 0600Z to Apr 19,   
   0559Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T) and serial or province   
   abbreviation. Logs due: 7 days. Rules   
      
   CQMM DX Contest--CW, from Apr 18, 1200Z to Apr 19, 2359Z. Bands (MHz):   
   3.5-28. Exchange: RST, continent, and category. Logs due: 30 days. Rules   
      
   Nebraska QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Apr 18, 1200Z to Apr 19, 2300Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+, CW 1.805 and 35 kHz above band edge,Nov/Tech--10   
   kHz above band edge; Phone--1.915,3.865,7.265,14.265,21.365,28.465,146.460   
   MHz. Exchange: RS(T), NE county or S/P/C. Logs due: May 31. Rules   
      
   Michigan QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Apr 18, 1600Z to Apr 19, 0400Z . Bands   
   (MHz): 3.5-28. CW 45 kHz from band edge,Phone   
   3.825,7.200,14.250,21.300,28.450 MHz. Exchange: Serial and MI county or   
   S/P/C. Logs due: 30 days. Rules   
      
   EA QRP Contest--CW, from Apr 18, 1700Z to Apr 19, 1300Z . Bands (MHz):   
   3.5-28. Exchange: RST, category, M if EA QRP member. Logs due: 30 days.   
   Rules   
      
   North Dakota QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Apr 18, 1800Z to Apr 19,   
   1800Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144, CW 1.850, 3.550, 3705, 7.050, 14.050,   
   21.050, 28.050; Phone 1.870, 3.850, 7.250, 14.270, 21.350, 28.450;   
   VHF+/Digital per band plan. Exchange: RST and ND county or S/P/C. Logs due:   
   May 15. Rules   
      
   Ontario QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Apr 18, 1800Z - See website. Multiple time   
   periods. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144, CW 30 kHz above band edge; Phone   
   1.870,3.735,3.860,7.070,7.260,14.130,14.265,21.260,28.360; VHF-SSB:   
   50.130,52.540,144.205,146.550 MHz. Exchange: RS(T), S/P/C or Ontario QTH.   
   Logs due: May 19. Rules   
      
   Feld-Hell New Member Sprint--Digital, from Apr 18, 2000Z to Apr 18, 2200Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50, Monthly on 3rd Saturday. Exchange: RST, S/P/C,   
   Feld-Hell member nr. Logs due: 7 days. Rules   
      
   YU DX Contest--CW, from Apr 18, 2100Z - See website. Multiple time periods.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RST and ITU zone. Logs due: 30 days. Rules   
      
   Run For the Bacon--CW, from Apr 20, 0200Z to Apr 20, 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   
      
   VHF Spring Sprints--Phone,CW,Digital, from Apr 13, 7 PM to Apr 13, 11 PM.   
   Bands (MHz): 144. Exchange: Grid square (6-char preferred). Logs due: 14   
   days. Rules   
      
   VHF Spring Sprints--Phone,CW,Digital, from Apr 21, 7 PM to Apr 21, 11 PM.   
   Bands (MHz): 222. Exchange: Grid square (6-char preferred). Logs due: 14   
   days. Rules   
      
   Straight Key Weekend Sprintathon--CW, from Apr 11, 1200Z to Apr 12, 2359Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50, Monthly on the Saturday following the 6th of the   
   month. Exchange: RST, QTH, name, member nr if member. Logs due: 5 days.   
   Rules   
      
   New Mexico QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Apr 11, 1400Z to Apr 12, 0200Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50, CW-1.82,3.55,7.045,14.05,21.05,28.05,50.095;   
   SSB-1.85,3.815,7.26,14.28,21.38,28.38,50.13 MHz. Exchange: Call sign, name,   
   and NM county or S/P/C. Logs due: 14 days. Rules   
      
   Georgia QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Apr 11, 1800Z - See website. Multiple time   
   periods. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50, CW   
   1.815,3.545,7.045,14.045,21.045,28.045,50.095; Phone   
   1.865,3.810,7.225,14.250,21.300,28.450,50.135 MHz. Exchange: RS(T), S/P/C or   
   GA county. Logs due: May 15. Rules   
      
   TARA Skirmish Dig Pfx Contest--Digital, from Apr 18, 0000Z to Apr 18, 2359Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50. Exchange: Name, prefix. Logs due: May 16. Rules   
      
   Nebraska QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Apr 18, 1200Z to Apr 19, 2300Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+, CW 1.805 and 35 kHz above band edge,Nov/Tech--10   
   kHz above band edge; Phone--1.915,3.865,7.265,14.265,21.365,28.465,146.460   
   MHz. Exchange: RS(T), NE county or S/P/C. Logs due: May 31. Rules   
      
   Ontario QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Apr 18, 1800Z - See website. Multiple time   
   periods. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144, CW 30 kHz above band edge; Phone   
   1.870,3.735,3.860,7.070,7.260,14.130,14.265,21.260,28.360; VHF-SSB:   
   50.130,52.540,144.205,146.550 MHz. Exchange: RS(T), S/P/C or Ontario QTH.   
   Logs due: May 19. Rules   
      
   Feld-Hell New Member Sprint--Digital, from Apr 18, 2000Z to Apr 18, 2200Z.   
   Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50, Monthly on 3rd Saturday. Exchange: RST, S/P/C,   
   Feld-Hell member nr. Logs due: 7 days. Rules   
      
   LOG DUE DATES   
      
   8 April through 21 April 2015   
      
    *  April 8 - ARRL International DX Contest, SSB   
    *  April 9 - ARS Spartan Sprint   
    *  April 9 - SARL 80m QSO Party   
    *  April 9 - QRP Fox Hunt   
    *  April 10 - Wisconsin QSO Party   
    *  April 11 - FOC QSO Party   
    *  April 11 - QRP Fox Hunt   
    *  April 11 - CWops Mini-CWT Test   
    *  April 12 - NCCC RTTY Sprint   
    *  April 12 - NCCC Sprint   
    *  April 12 - Montana QSO Party   
    *  April 13 - RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW   
    *  April 14 - F9AA Cup, SSB   
    *  April 14 - Idaho QSO Party   
    *  April 14 - QCWA QSO Party   
    *  April 14 - Louisiana QSO Party   
    *  April 14 - LZ Open 40m Sprint Contest   
    *  April 15 - RSGB Commonwealth Contest   
    *  April 15 - Virginia QSO Party   
    *  April 16 - NRAU 10m Activity Contest   
    *  April 18 - Texas State Parks on the Air   
    *  April 19 - UBA Spring Contest, 6m   
    *  April 19 - PODXS 070 Club PSK 31 Flavors Contest   
    *  April 19 - QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party   
    *  April 19 - SKCC Weekend Sprintathon   
    *  April 20 - CLARA Chatter Party   
    *  April 20 - 15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest   
    *  April 20 - EA RTTY Contest   
    *  April 21 - RSGB RoPoCo SSB   
      
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