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   The ARRL Contest Update   
      
   October 7, 2015   
   Editor: Brian Moran, N9ADG   
      
   IN THIS ISSUE   
      
   ú All your QSO Party Are Belong to Us   
   ú Work your Alma Mater   
   ú It Calms You Down, and Picks You Up   
   ú From Kluges, Humor   
   ú Sights from Heights   
   ú Preliminaries   
   ú RTTY GRITTY   
   ú State of Flux   
   ú At What Cost?   
      
   NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO   
      
   Register for a free CW Academy Class starting in January 2016. Sponsored by   
   the CW Operator's Club, each class takes place over a two-month period, and   
   involves training and mentoring to instill or improve CW skills. There's a   
   great article in the September-October issue of NCJ about it.   
      
   The one-hour CW Operator's Club CWT tests each Wednesday evening in the US are   
   a good way to improve your CW contesting skills. ANYONE can participate. As it   
   occurs every week, it's something you can do consistently enough to become   
   better over time.   
      
      
   BULLETINS   
      
   Send your contest-related stories, pictures, tidbits, ephemera, etc. to   
   contest-update@arrl.org.   
      
      
   BUSTED QSOS   
      
   Doug, K1DG and Larry, K1UO noticed that I typo'd K1FZ's callsign in the last   
   issue -- though I did somehow get the URL right! Here's what I should have   
   said:   
      
   Topband season is here in the northern hemisphere! K1FZ has some practical   
   beverage antenna advice: http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/beverage_antenna.html (K1FZ   
   via Topband)   
      
      
   Logs for the California QSO Party (which occurred last weekend) are due   
   Monday, October 12, 2015. (thanks K6MM)   
      
      
   CONTEST SUMMARY   
      
   Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section   
      
   October 8   
      
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
      
   October 9   
      
    *  NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder   
    *  NCCC Sprint   
      
   October 10   
      
    *  Makrothen RTTY Contest   
    *  10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint   
    *  Microwave Fall Sprint   
    *  Oceania DX Contest, CW   
    *  SKCC Weekend Sprintathon   
    *  QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party   
    *  Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB   
    *  Arizona QSO Party   
    *  Pennsylvania QSO Party   
    *  FISTS Fall Unlimited Sprint   
    *  PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint   
      
   October 11   
      
    *  Makrothen RTTY Contest   
    *  Arizona QSO Party   
    *  Pennsylvania QSO Party   
    *  UBA ON Contest, CW   
      
   October 14   
      
    *  NAQCC CW Sprint   
    *  Phone Fray   
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
    *  RSGB 80m Club Sprint, CW   
      
   October 15   
      
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
      
   October 16   
      
    *  NCCC RTTY Sprint   
    *  NCCC Sprint   
      
   October 17   
      
    *  JARTS WW RTTY Contest   
    *  10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW   
    *  Iowa QSO Party   
    *  New York QSO Party   
    *  Worked All Germany Contest   
    *  Stew Perry Topband Challenge   
    *  Telephone Pioneers QSO Party   
    *  South Dakota QSO Party   
    *  Feld Hell Sprint   
      
   October 18   
      
    *  Telephone Pioneers QSO Party   
    *  Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW   
    *  UBA ON Contest, 2m   
    *  Illinois QSO Party   
      
   October 19   
      
    *  Run for the Bacon QRP Contest   
    *  ARRL School Club Roundup   
      
   October 21   
      
    *  Phone Fray   
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
      
      
   NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST   
      
   Vibroplex has announced the acquisition of Inrad, of Aptos, CA. According to   
   the post on Vibroplex's Facebook Page, the sale was finalized on September 23,   
   2015, and Inrad's operations have already been moved to the Tennessee offices   
   of Vibroplex. The combined operation is already fulfilling previously placed   
   Inrad orders.   
      
   A recent article in Science News Magazine details the health benefits of   
   coffee, including improving liver function. Contesters have always viewed it   
   as a health drink...   
      
   The 1880s were a time of radical innovations... and that was BEFORE radio.   
   (Ward, N0AX)   
      
   The RF group at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory wrote a paper about   
   the radio systems used on New Horizons spacecraft (PDF). (Anthony, WR3T)   
      
   Harry Potter and Star Trek fans take note: Berkeley Lab Researchers have   
   developed an ultra-thin material capable of rendering 3D objects invisible in   
   visible light. Though demonstrated now on microscopic objects, researchers say   
   it can be scaled up. (Dennis, N6KI)   
      
   We can't use any type of cryptography on the air, but the NSA is preparing for   
   a time when quantum computing will make currently-employed cryptographic   
   algorithms too weak to use.   
      
   The US Government recently introduced web design standards, to be applicable   
   across the varied US Government web properties. This effort is intended to   
   provide a more uniform user interfaces and better web site experiences.   
      
   The FCC ULS web site was recently down for some improvements - and now it   
   seems that the web site, overall, is much faster than it was previously.   
      
   I've been trying to read more about Quantum Computing lately - here's a 2008   
   article from Scientific American about what types of problems are appropriate   
   for it (PDF).   
      
   A team from Australia claims to have realized two-qubit logic gates in   
   silicon. While access to the article is behind a paywall, from the summary of   
   the research it sounds intriguing. There are hints that the physical   
   environment required to sustain the quantum computing operations may be less   
   specialized than previous efforts, and that some qubit scaling and inter-bit   
   connectivity problems have been solved.   
      
   4O3A, Ranko, has released three new products, all of which have Ethernet   
   capability built in - a multifunction radio interface (with SO2R   
   capabilities), a rotator controller, and an 8x2 antenna switch. These should   
   be of interesting to anyone thinking about remote capability for his/her   
   station. In the US, the productions are available from Force 12.   
      
   In the last issue, I mentioned the Carl and Jerry stories from Popular   
   Electronics of old. Jeff, VE3CV, writes: "The article about Carl and Jerry   
   stories in Popular Electronics was new to me as I didn't start my subscription   
   until 1967 when I discovered SWL and then the ham bands! Sent in many a log as   
   VE3PE3NL. The following link Popular Electronics Guide - 1954-2003) was posted   
   in the last newsletter from CVRA (Canadian Vintage Radio Association) and   
   caused me to spend many an hour re-living my teen years. This may be old news   
   to your readers, or not, but use it if you want... Lots of hams out there got   
   their start with PE. " Thanks Jeff!   
      
   Though they've been available for a long time on the grey/black markets, the   
   TSA Master Luggage Keys became much more "known" after pictures of some   
   masters were printed in the Washington Post. Careful measurement of   
   enlargements of the pictures allowed the reproduction of the masters. The   
   "key" takeaway is to never allow a picture to be taken of any physical   
   security device if you'd like it to remain relatively secure. This type of   
   threat has been commonly known since 2011 (or before), but with hi-resolution   
   cameras in everyone's pocket, access to CAD and 3D-printing, duplicating   
   objects has become trivial. (Dennis, N6KI)   
      
   Web Site of the Week - Electronics Fail Blog - ThereIFixedIt   
      
   We've all made ugly, rude, temporary, but ultimately funny fixes to things.   
   Here are some that have been captured in photos. Perhaps you have some of your   
   own to share?   
      
      
   WORD TO THE WISE   
      
   LCR - Log Checking Report   
      
   This is the report generated when your log is scored by the contest sponsor.   
   It can contain information on errors that you made in your log, and can reveal   
   how others made mistakes copying your information. It can help you identify   
   areas where you can improve your score, as well as indicate ways to improve   
   how to communicate your exchange to others.   
      
   Bonus phrase: Bit Rot   
      
   Originally denoting the degradation of data on storage media over time, it can   
   also be applied to programs or source code that sorely need to be updated.   
   "Hamzapper 2002 seems to be suffering from bit rot, as it hasn't added any new   
   features since it was first released the same time as Windows XP."   
      
      
   SIGHTS AND SOUNDS   
      
   RTTY can lend itself to SOxR operation if your station is set up for it. AA5AU   
   tried SO3R a few years ago in the ARRL RTTY Roundup. Those wild and crazy guys   
   N6RO and K3EST combined SO2R and SO3R to enter the recent CQ WW RTTY contest   
   as an unplanned multi-multi operation.   
      
   As of October 2, at least 2700 RTTY logs were submitted to the CW WW RTTY   
   contest sponsor.   
      
      
   RESULTS AND RECORDS   
      
   The Preliminary CW NA Sprint Results are available on the NCJ web site;   
   contact N6TR for an LCR.   
      
   Preliminary results of the August NAQP CW are now available. Let Chris, KL9A   
   know if you have problems.   
      
   Bob, W0BH, the KSQP Coordinator writes: "The 2015 Kansas QSO Party preliminary   
   results are out one day after logs were due. This year we had 316 logs (52,588   
   QSOs), which beat our 2014 record of 275 logs. Once again, John/n6mu completed   
   the Kansas Sweep of 105 counties, and he got 104 of them already on Saturday!   
   We had 44 1x1 calls on the air including 16 mobiles. Final results will be out   
   in about two weeks. Look for 2015 Results on the KSQP web site:    
   ttp://www.ksqsoparty.org/.   
      
      
   OPERATING TIP   
      
   On weekend where there are multiple compatible contests running at once,   
   here's a nice way to be able participate in a bunch of them, courtesy of the   
   PVRC Newsletter:   
      
   N1MM Logger+ Hint for Multi-Contest Weekends   
      
   On many weekends there are more than one contest I might dink around in, like   
   simultaneous QSO parties and the SAC or JA events. In N1MM you have always   
   been able to start up multiple contest logs and go through the "Open Log in   
   Database" menu entry to switch between them. But in version 1.0.5176 or later,   
   N1MM+ now has a nice short cut: ú With your cursor in the Entry window, hit   
   ALT+F - that brings up "active" contest log list ú Select the number in the   
   list of the contest you want to switch to, type in that number and hit Enter ú   
   Voila - you are logging in the other contest. -- John K3TN   
      
      
   TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION   
      
   GRITTY is a RTTY-signal receiving application (in Beta) that will take a   
   single RTTY signal, and using Bayesian techniques will use predictive analysis   
   to assist in the decoding under marginal conditions. The author, Alex, VE3NEA,   
   is well known for some of his previous works: CW Skimmer, DX Atlas, and Morse   
   Runner.   
      
   A $9 Linux capable computer/chip is now shipping. This could be another great   
   building block for your electronics project.   
      
   Here's a way to visualize how the Fast Fourier Transform works.   
      
   Designing an attractive, intuitive user interface for an SDR is the goal of   
   new project built on GNU Radio -- Shiny SDR. It's also compatible with RTL-SDR   
   hardware.   
      
   In reading about one of the Flexradio models, the standard VITA-49 was   
   mentioned. This is an industry/military initiative to have standardized   
   network packet formats for control, data, and status for SDR equipment, so   
   that different components from different suppliers can work together.   
      
   I'm not sure how to classify this project... but I'll try. It's a very, very   
   smart LED badge that evolves in its behavior over time after encountering   
   other peer badges. It uses RF @ 900 MHz to find other badges in close   
   proximity. It seems like overkill for the concept of badge, and the story   
   behind it is interesting.   
      
   The first optical memory chip has been constructed by researchers. Constructed   
   using germanium, antimony, and tellurium, a high power laser can write   
   information to the device, and a lower-power laser can read the information   
   out.   
      
   EE Times had an article on USB oscilloscopes, broken down by price ranges and   
   capabilities.   
      
   Here's what could be a nice touch display for your next raspberry PI project -   
   it's capacitive technology, and it supports multiple touches at the same time   
   for gestures.   
      
   Transistors made with tubes! Carbon nanotubes, that is, and they may make it   
   possible to manufacture transistors at a smaller size that ever before.   
      
   Graphene in a layer one-atom-thick, separated by one nanometer, can yield a   
   capacitance 10,000 times higher than a typical electrolytic. The fabrication   
   method is unique and interesting, using an off-the-shelf DVD burner with   
   graphite oxide.   
      
   "Free Power!" Those Rambling Wrecks from Georgia Tech are using carbon   
   nanotubes to make a rectenna - an antenna that converts RF into DC current.   
   The "RF" in this case happens to be at visible frequencies. The IEEE mentioned   
   it too, but in the context of potentially doubling solar cell efficiency.   
   (Dennis, N6KI)   
      
   Plain-Ole' RF is the source of energy for Freevolt - an antenna, rectifier,   
   and power management module combination.   
      
   This gentleman has developed Extreme LED Room Lighting, using 2772 RGB LEDs.   
   Best line: "Nothing in the rooms casts a shadow."   
      
   Portabello Mushrooms have what it takes to make anodes for Lithium Ion Cells.   
   After heating it to over 500 degrees C.... (Dennis, N6KI)   
      
   It's almost too easy to add a microcontroller or embedded CPU to a   
   radio-related project. If you're programming in C, here's a nice article on   
   one approach to doing test driven development of code that will be running on   
   your embedded device.   
      
   Technical Web Site of the Week - Soldering   
      
   Over the past couple of weeks I've had the opportunity to repair some gear,   
   which brought to mind some of the perennial questions I've personally had   
   about fluxes, soldering alloy compositions, and the like. Recently, there was   
   a nice article on through-hole soldering in the DKARS magazine. Even though   
   this particular article is in Dutch, there are plenty of pictures and captions   
   in English. Regarding particular questions about what flux to use when (and   
   why it may not be appropriate to just use any-old-solder you have on hand),   
   page four of Metcal's Hand Soldering Basics document discusses some of the   
   issues. Elecraft also has a soldering how-to written by N0SS, which contains a   
   list of acceptable solders for their kits. By using an alloy containing metals   
   with a lower melting temperature, it may be easier to un-solder certain SMD   
   parts. I recently ordered ChipQuik, which has such an alloy, but have yet to   
   use it.   
      
      
   CONVERSATION   
      
   At What Cost?   
      
   Over the past two weeks we've seen some of the costs involved when a   
   corporation does not follow the rules, and gets caught. Apologies, acceptance   
   of responsibility, resignations of executives, the loss of billions of dollars   
   of market value, fines in the future, product recall. How quickly can a   
   corporation's reputation be repaired after a situation like this?   
      
   There likely will be scrutiny of other manufacturer's vehicles, now that it's   
   known how to test for 'emissions defeat devices.'   
      
   Products that we as a hobby have a vested interest in meeting RFI emission   
   rules and standards include all manner of electronic devices, which must meet   
   FCC standards to gain approval to be sold, and must continue to meet standards   
   through the production run.   
      
   ARRL Labs have tested and continue to test devices to ascertain compliance,   
   and they work in conjunction with the League's General Counsel to lodge   
   complaints with the FCC to urge enforcement of the FCC's own rules. This   
   process is going to get more emphasis by the League. As noted in the October   
   2015 QST, at the recent ARRL Board Meeting, the CEO, staff, and General   
   Counsel were directed to "develop and ... execute a plan to improve timely and   
   visible enforcement in the areas of RF interference from power lines and Part   
   15 and Part 18 lighting devices..." The board further resolved that   
   "substantial, timely improvement in enforcement is an issue of the highest   
   urgency" after noting that "effective and prompt FCC enforcement has been   
   lacking in recent years."   
      
   However the plans are executed, your continued help will be needed to identify   
   particular devices that cause interference, and be diligent in reporting   
   non-cooperation in power line noise cases.   
      
   A particular offending device or utility may be generally known in our radio   
   circles as a non-complying RFI emitter, but unless it is reported and followed   
   up on, it may not get remedied. Doing bad business from an RFI perspective   
   must be made more "costly". Let us all hope and ensure that exhaustion of the   
   reporting party, and lack of reliable regulatory enforcement will not be   
   dependable business planning bullet points going into the future.   
      
   73, Brian N9ADG   
      
      
   CONTESTS   
      
   8 Oct - 21 Oct 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   
      
   CWops Mini-CWT Test, Oct 7, 1300z to Oct 7, 1400z, Oct 7, 1900z to Oct 7,   
   2000z, Oct 8, 0300z to Oct 8, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;   
   Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs   
   due: October 10.   
      
   NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder, Oct 9, 0145z to Oct 9, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 160, 80,   
   40, 20, 15m; Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: October 11.   
      
   NCCC Sprint, Oct 9, 0230z to Oct 9, 0300z; (see rules); Bands: (see rules);   
   Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: October 11.   
      
   Makrothen RTTY Contest, Oct 10, 0000z to Oct 10, 0759z, Oct 10, 1600z to Oct   
   10, 2359z, Oct 11, 0800z to Oct 11, 1559z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;   
   4-character grid square; Logs due: November 15.   
      
   10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint, Oct 10, 0001z to Oct 10, 2359z; All; Bands: 10m   
   Only; 10-10 Member: Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country),   
   Non-Member: Name + 0 + (state/province/country); Logs due: October 25.   
      
   Oceania DX Contest, CW, Oct 10, 0800z to Oct 11, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80,   
   40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: October 31.   
      
   SKCC Weekend Sprintathon, Oct 10, 1200z to Oct 12, 0000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80,   
   40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE");   
   Logs due: October 17.   
      
   QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party, Oct 10, 1200z to Oct 11, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80,   
   40, 20, 15, 10m; ARCI: RST + (state/province/country) + ARCI No., non-ARCI:   
   RST + (state/province/country) + power out; Logs due: October 25.   
      
   Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB, Oct 10, 1200z to Oct 11, 1200z; SSB;   
   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: October 18.   
      
   Arizona QSO Party, Oct 10, 1600z to Oct 11, 0600z, Oct 11, 1400z to Oct 11,   
   2359z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; AZ: Serial   
   No. + state + county, non-AZ: Serial No. + (state/province/country); Logs due:   
   October 31.   
      
   Pennsylvania QSO Party, Oct 10, 1600z to Oct 11, 0500z, Oct 11, 1300z to Oct   
   11, 2200z; CW, Phone, PSK, RTTY; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; PA:   
   Serial No. + County, non-PA: Serial No. + ARRL/RAC Section; Logs due: November   
   15.   
      
   FISTS Fall Unlimited Sprint, Oct 10, 1700z to Oct 10, 2100z; CW; Bands: 80,   
   40, 20, 15, 10m; FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + FISTS   
   No., non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + power; Logs due:   
   November 9.   
      
   PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint, Oct 10, 2000 (local) to Oct 11, 0200   
   (local); PSK31; Bands: 160m Only; RST + (state/province/country); Logs due:   
   October 24.   
      
   UBA ON Contest, CW, Oct 11, 0600z to Oct 11, 0900z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; ON:   
   RST + Serial No. + ON Section, non-ON: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: November 1.   
      
   NAQCC CW Sprint, Oct 14, 0030z to Oct 14, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20m; RST +   
   (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: October 18.   
      
   Phone Fray, Oct 14, 0230z to Oct 14, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m;   
   NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: October 9.   
      
   CWops Mini-CWT Test, Oct 14, 1300z to Oct 14, 1400z, Oct 14, 1900z to Oct 14,   
   2000z, Oct 15, 0300z to Oct 15, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;   
   Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs   
   due: October 10.   
      
   RSGB 80m Club Sprint, CW, Oct 14, 1900z to Oct 14, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80m Only;   
   [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due:   
   October 21.   
      
   NCCC RTTY Sprint, Oct 16, 0145z to Oct 16, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules);   
   Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: October 18.   
      
   NCCC Sprint, Oct 16, 0230z to Oct 16, 0300z; (see rules); Bands: (see rules);   
   Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: October 11.   
      
   JARTS WW RTTY Contest, Oct 17, 0000z to Oct 19, 0000z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40,   
   20, 15, 10m; RST + age of operator; Logs due: October 31.   
      
   10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW, Oct 17, 0001z to Oct 18, 2359z; CW; Bands: 10m   
   Only; 10-10 Member: Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country),   
   Non-Member: Name + 0 + (state/province/country); Logs due: November 2.   
      
   Iowa QSO Party, Oct 17, 1400z to Oct 17, 2300z; CW/Digital, Phone; Bands: All,   
   except WARC and 60m; IA: RS(T) + County, non-IA: RS(T) + (state/   
   rovince/"DX"); Logs due: November 15.   
      
   New York QSO Party, Oct 17, 1400z to Oct 18, 0200z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands:   
   All, except WARC; NY: RS(T) + county, non-NY: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX");   
   Logs due: November 1.   
      
   Worked All Germany Contest, Oct 17, 1500z to Oct 18, 1459z; CW, SSB; Bands:   
   (Please observe contest free band segments per the rules), 80, 40, 20, 15,   
   10m; DL, DARC-Member: RS(T) + DOK (local area code), DL, non-DARC: RS(T) +   
   "NM", non-DL: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: November 2.   
      
   Stew Perry Topband Challenge - The "Pre-Stew", Oct 17, 1500z to Oct 18, 1500z;   
   CW; Bands: 160m Only; 4-Character grid square; Logs due: November 2.   
      
   Telephone Pioneers QSO Party, Oct 17, 1700z to Oct 17, 2100z (CW/Digital), Oct   
   17, 2300z to Oct 18, 0300z (Phone), Oct 18, 1700z to Oct 18, 2100z (Phone),   
   Oct 18, 2300z to Oct 19, 0300z (CW/Digital); CW/Digital, Phone; Bands: 160,   
   80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; Members: RS(T) + chapter no. + name, non-Members:   
   RS(T) + name; Logs due: December 10.   
      
   South Dakota QSO Party, Oct 17, 1800z to Oct 18, 1800z; CW, Phone, Digital;   
   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; SD: RS(T) + county, non-SD: RS(T) +   
   (state/province/country); Logs due: November 14.   
      
   Feld Hell Sprint, Oct 17, 2000z to Oct 17, 2159z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80,   
   40, 15, 10, 6m; (see rules); Logs due: October 24.   
      
   Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW, Oct 18, 0000z to Oct 18, 0200z; CW; Bands: 20,   
   15m; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: October 25.   
      
   Illinois QSO Party, Oct 18, 1700z to Oct 19, 0100z; CW/digital, Phone; Bands:   
   160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; IL: RS(T) + County, non-IL: RS(T) +   
   (state/province/country); Logs due: November 18.   
      
   Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, Oct 19, 0100z to Oct 19, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160,   
   80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs   
   due: October 25.   
      
   ARRL School Club Roundup, Oct 19, 1300z to Oct 23, 2359z; CW/RTTY/Digital,   
   Phone; Bands: All, except 60, 30, 17, 12m; RS(T) + Class (I/C/S) +   
   (state/province/country); Logs due: November 7.   
      
   Phone Fray, Oct 21, 0230z to Oct 21, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m;   
   NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: October 9.   
      
   CWops Mini-CWT Test, Oct 21, 1300z to Oct 21, 1400z, Oct 21, 1900z to Oct 21,   
   2000z, Oct 22, 0300z to Oct 22, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;   
   Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs   
   due: October 10.   
      
   VHF+ CONTESTS   
      
   Microwave Fall Sprint, Oct 10, 0700z to Oct 10, 1400z; not specified; Bands:   
   902 MHz and above; 6-character grid square; Logs due: October 24.   
      
   UBA ON Contest, 2m, Oct 18, 0600z to Oct 18, 1000z; CW, Phone; Bands: 2m Only;   
   ON: RS(T) + Serial No. + ON Section, non-ON: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due:   
   November 8.   
      
   LOG DUE DATES   
      
   8 Oct - 21 Oct 2015   
      
   October 8, 2015   
      
    *  SARL 80m QSO Party   
    *  ARS Spartan Sprint   
      
   October 9, 2015   
      
    *  Phone Fray   
    *  Russian WW Digital Contest   
      
   October 10, 2015   
      
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
      
   October 11, 2015   
      
    *  NCCC Sprint   
    *  NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder   
    *  TRC DX Contest   
      
   October 12, 2015   
      
    *  California QSO Party   
    *  AGCW VHF/UHF Contest   
    *  Maine QSO Party   
      
   October 13, 2015   
      
    *  220 MHz Fall Sprint   
      
   October 14, 2015   
      
    *  ARRL September VHF Contest   
      
   October 15, 2015   
      
    *  NRAU 10m Activity Contest   
    *  Peanut Power QRP Sprint   
    *  4 State 4x4 QRP Sprint   
      
   October 17, 2015   
      
    *  German Telegraphy Contest   
      
   October 18, 2015   
      
    *  AGB NEMIGA Contest   
    *  Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB   
    *  UBA ON Contest, 6m   
    *  International HELL-Contest   
      
   October 19, 2015   
      
    *  South Carolina QSO Party   
    *  15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest   
    *  QRP Afield   
    *  RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest   
      
   October 20, 2015   
      
    *  ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest   
    *  ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest   
      
   October 21, 2015   
      
    *  432 MHz Fall Sprint   
      
      
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