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   The ARRL Contest Update   
      
   December 2, 2015   
   Editor: Brian Moran, N9ADG   
      
      
   IN THIS ISSUE   
      
    *  New HF Operators - Things To Do: ARRL 160, ARRL 10   
    *  Bulletin: ARRL Log Submission & December is YOTA month!   
    *  Contest Summary by Date   
    *  News, Press Releases, and General Interest: Curling, Curling, Hurling,   
       and more   
    *  Word to the wise: "Dither"   
    *  Sights and Sounds: WWROF Webinars   
    *  Results and Records: Potential record in CQWW, SAC Results   
    *  Technical Topics: Destruction, Repair, and more   
    *  Conversation: Marathons and Sprints   
    *  Contests: 3 Dec - 16 Dec 2016   
    *  Log Due Dates   
      
      
   NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO   
      
   This upcoming period is one of contrasts, with the ARRL 160 meter contest one   
   week, followed by the ARRL 10 meter contest the next. It's an opportunity to   
   appreciate the diversity and range of HF bands available to us.   
      
   Top Band (160 meters) is the lowest frequency currently available for contest   
   use. Operation in the contest will take place in twilight or the dark, using   
   CW. On this challenging band, it's all about your antenna and separating noise   
   from desired signals. In a suburb with 100 watts into a compromise antenna of   
   a shortened dipole or a vertical with just a few radials, you can expect to   
   work a number of states if you put a number of hours into your effort. In   
   years with low sunspot numbers, 160 can come alive with signals from other   
   continents, and from low noise locations you can work the world with wire   
   antennas with good ground systems. Top Band operation can be addicting for its   
   combination of challenges, rewards, and variability.   
      
   Ten meters can be a 'counterpoise' to 160... Operation will occur mostly in   
   daylight. The band is more likely to be open frequently on high-sunspot years,   
   where gain antennas can be built with small amounts of materials. If 10 meters   
   is open, signals from around the world can be very, very loud, and contest   
   contacts are fast and exciting. When ten meters isn't open, you could be CQing   
   into noise for a long time. You can check the ARRL Propagation pages for the   
   forecast for your part of the US, and as a gateway for further propagation   
   information.   
      
   The ARRL 10 Meter Contest allows either or both CW or Phone contacts, which   
   can be wonderful for avoiding fatigue in just one mode - check the rules to   
   figure out which category you'd like to enter. Effective use of one good 10   
   meter opening during an otherwise closed-band weekend and you could be among   
   the regional score leaders. You can 'warm up' to the ARRL 10 Meter contest   
   with the NRAU contest on December 3, or the 10 Meter RTTY Contest on December   
   6.   
      
   BULLETINS   
      
   "Beginning with the 160 Meter contest, contesters entering ARRL HF contests   
   will have the ability to submit their Cabrillo-formatted logs via an online   
   website (URL is contest-log-submission.arrl.org) developed by Bruce Horn,   
   WA7BNM (Submitting logs via email will still be available as always). Users of   
   Bruce's website for uploading NAQP logs will recognize the familiar format.   
   Once you have selected a few options to define your entry category and browsed   
   to the log file, the web page will automatically determine what contest the   
   log is for, then check all of the data and QSO lines. Note that the web page   
   determines the contest from your log - you don't have to select the contest   
   yourself. If there are any problems with the log data or discrepancies between   
   the header and QSO line information, you'll see the highlighted errors so you   
   can fix the problems and resubmit the log. If the log is accepted, you'll see   
   the confirmation message and will receive a confirming email, just as with   
   email log submission. The ARRL wishes to thank Bruce for his development   
   efforts in support of contesting in general and also to the members of the   
   Central Texas DX and Contest Club and the Society of Midwest Contesters who   
   acted as beta testers with their Sweepstakes logs." (Ward, N0AX)   
      
   December is YOTA month in IARU Region 1!   
      
   December is a month of activity for Europe's Youngsters on the Air! Besides   
   on-the-air activities, the month will include a meeting of over 76 young hams   
   from 22 countries in Toscana, Italy, for events focused around radio. You can   
   track the activities on the group's YOTA Facebook Page, and be sure to be on   
   the lookout for the 38 special-call stations participating in on-the-air   
   activities. Last year, YOTA conference attendees also had the opportunity to   
   take the US licensing exam, resulting in 16 US callsigns being issued.   
      
      
   CONTEST SUMMARY   
      
   Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section   
      
   December 3   
      
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
    *  QRP ARCI Topband Sprint   
    *  NRAU 10m Activity Contest   
      
   December 4   
      
    *  NCCC RTTY Sprint   
    *  QRP Fox Hunt   
    *  NCCC Sprint   
    *  ARRL 160-Meter Contest   
      
   December 5   
      
    *  TARA RTTY Melee   
    *  Wake-Up! QRP Sprint   
    *  UK/EI DX Contest, SSB   
    *  TOPS Activity Contest   
    *  AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party   
      
   December 6   
      
    *  Ten-Meter RTTY Contest   
    *  SARL Digital Contest   
    *  CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run   
      
   December 8   
      
    *  ARS Spartan Sprint   
      
   December 9   
      
    *  NAQCC CW Sprint   
    *  QRP Fox Hunt   
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
      
   December 10   
      
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
      
   December 11   
      
    *  NCCC RTTY Sprint   
    *  QRP Fox Hunt   
    *  NCCC Sprint   
      
   December 12   
      
    *  AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party   
    *  ARRL 10-Meter Contest   
    *  SKCC Weekend Sprintathon   
    *  International Naval Contest   
      
   December 13   
      
    *  QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint   
      
   December 16   
      
    *  QRP Fox Hunt   
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
      
      
   NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST   
      
   Maxwell's characterization of electromagnetic phenomena in equation form are   
   150 years old this week. Until Maxwell's work, magnetic and electric fields   
   could be observed, but it was unclear how they were exactly related. Maxwell   
   established how charge and current are linked; how we think about fields and   
   antenna modeling builds upon his fundamental work.   
      
   Controversy! High tech tools are being used to improve performance in   
   competition, and not everyone in the sport of curling is happy about it. Some   
   of the arguments sound familiar.   
      
   If you notice an increase in band noise this time of year, it could be because   
   some electronic holiday lights in your area are vomiting RFI. Greg, VE3FAX,   
   reported that his neighbors Laser Christmas Lights (sold by a big-box home   
   improvement retailer) were radiating across a wide swath of spectrum. (via the   
   RFI Reflector)   
      
   Oh those crazy Physicists! Periodically, for 80 years, a joke has been in   
   front of all of us ; but as jokes go this one is very mild.   
      
   Web Site of the Week - http://www.architectureofradio.com/   
      
   An intriguing concept: Combine information about radio wave sources and   
   present it using 3D visualization - you get something like "Google Streets"   
   for radio waves. Based on databases of emitters like cellular towers,   
   satellites, and so on, this application for your iOS device (Android coming   
   soon) lets you "visualize" field lines and transmitters in 3D as you rotate   
   your device or move in space. Remember -- it's not a real-time display, but   
   based on databases of transmitter locations. There's a video on the web site   
   to give you the gist if you don't want to download the paid app, which is in   
   early release.   
      
      
   WORD TO THE WISE - Dither   
      
   In technical usage, introducing a small amount of variation into a signal to   
   achieve a particular effect. Clocks for electronic devices are sometimes   
   'dithered' to decrease the amplitude away from any one frequency (to meet   
   specifications for government emissions approval for example) - by producing a   
   wider spectrum of signals. While it may reduce the amount of emission on any   
   one frequency, it can increase the noise across a wider spectrum. The   
   clock-shifting concept originated with Hedy Lamarr and co-inventors , and was   
   part of the original work on spread spectrum communications.   
      
   In digital audio applications, combining a signal with a small amount of   
   dithered noise can reduce decimation distortion at the expense of a small   
   amount of noise.   
      
   With modern radios, spotting networks, and contest logging programs,   
   'dithering' the frequency of contest spots can reduce the negative effect of   
   hundreds or thousands of stations calling on nearly the exact same frequency   
   to work a needed multiplier. Some contest logging programs can or will do this   
   automatically on the basis of a setting.   
      
      
   SIGHTS AND SOUNDS   
      
   Ken, K4ZW notes: 'World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) sponsored   
   Webinars, "Team W4AAW Totally Remote Multi-Multi Contesting" with K4XD, and   
   K9LA's "Design Issues for a VHF-UHF Solid State RF Power Amplifier" have been   
   posted to the WWROF webpage. Thanks to both Rowland K4XD and Carl K9LA for two   
   excellent and informative presentations.'   
      
   Many amateurs are interested in weather, and lightning in particular. Here's a   
   spectacular video of lighting striking a car in Australia, taken with an HD   
   dash camera. The Weather Channel's Facebook page also has a link to this   
   video. What is very curious is that the vehicle is struck even though it's   
   surrounded by much taller electrical lines.   
      
      
   RESULTS AND RECORDS   
      
   The "rumors" of scores for last weekend's CQWW CW are pouring into   
   3830scores.com - and it's likely that there will be a new world record for the   
   SOAB HP (Unassisted) category. Dan, N6MJ reports a score of 17.6 million   
   points operating as ZF2MJ (from the ZF1A station). Over 48 hours, with two   
   radios, he accumulated over ten thousand contacts, with hourly rates as low as   
   80, and as high as 359. Dan proclaims that his effort was only possible with   
   the help and cooperation of a team of people to make sure antennas, radios,   
   and associated gear was setup and ready. Even more impressive, this was Dan's   
   first attempt at "being the DX." (Dennis N6KI)   
      
   Results of the SAC contest are available. Next year's Scandinavian Activity   
   Contest dates are September 17-18, 2016 (CW), and October 8-9, 2015 (SSB).   
      
      
   OPERATING TIP   
      
   If you're having trouble breaking through the pile-up for that multiplier you   
   need, in CW, try varying your sending speed. If that doesn't work, try   
   matching the speed of the other operator. Don't forget to also try sending a   
   little bit off his frequency, especially if you 'found' the multiplier using a   
   packet spot by clicking on it in your logging program. Chances are other   
   contesters did the same, and their calling frequency could be exactly the same   
   as yours. Some newer versions of popular contest logging programs vary the   
   transmit frequency of spots to spread the pile-up, but you can manually   
   separate your signal from the pack by a few Hertz. If you're sending 'stylish'   
   CW using a bug, or non-standard dit/dah ratios with a modern keyer, that   
   stands out, but don't go too far - if you're too different, you're just making   
   it harder.   
      
   Bonus Tip for the ARRL 160: If you have the antennas, remember to listen for   
   signals from the southern hemisphere. Though it's summer there, ops will still   
   be looking for contacts. Make sure you understand the summer hours of darkness   
   in the areas you need... (Thanks for the reminder Dennis, W1UE)   
      
      
   TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION   
      
   When we "let the smoke out" of equipment, it's usually not on purpose, but the   
   US Military is has built a chip to do this on command . Heck, anyone who has   
   ever seen a gassy 3-500z "run away" in a Heathkit SB-220 knows all about   
   electronics and self-destruction.   
      
   Troubleshooting SMDs in modern gear could be easier with these "smart   
   tweezers" which don't require unsoldering of parts to make measurements. I   
   think your SO needs one. Then you can borrow it when you need it.   
      
   Dennis, N6KI, points out an interesting PortableSDR Kickstarter project   
   combining GPS, Vector Network Analyzer, and QRP SDR Transceiver . Having   
   already exceeded the kickstarter funding goal, the hardware may be ready in   
   Q1/Q2 2016.   
      
   Which under-$10 ARM-based computer do you need for your next project? Here's a   
   comparison between the Raspberry Pi Zero and the Chip. It's great we have such   
   power building blocks to use.   
      
   Technical Web Site of the Week - sizes.com   
      
   This week, sizes do matter. Modern or ancient, here are units of measure.   
   Standard sizes for resistors. Concrete rebar. Aluminum alloy designators. Now   
   that you have all the sizes you need, you'll have to figure out how to use   
   them.   
      
   (Thanks K3HX)   
      
      
   CONVERSATION   
      
   Marathons & Sprints   
      
   With the passing of another Well Known Contester, KL7RA, last week, we reflect   
   on the fond memories we have of the loud and reliable contest signals Rich had   
   from Alaska. Inevitably this prompts thoughts of our own mortality, and   
   personal initiatives we can undertake to be able to stay contesting (and   
   alive), longer.   
      
   In many radio contests, to win requires a balance of high rates and the drive   
   to work as many band multipliers as possible. As a contest operator, you're a   
   part of the radio system during the contest period. It makes sense that you   
   try to improve this part of the system as those improvements can lead to a   
   better score.   
      
   We often talk about contesting improvements in the form of increased or   
   additional radio skills. Less often, we discuss the implicit general ability   
   to prepare for contests by having the physical stamina to build and maintain   
   our stations, to stay awake and alert during the contest periods, to be   
   physically able to concentrate on the contesting tasks at hand, and to   
   effectively manage the recovery from competition.   
      
   There are all sorts of recommendations and research into appropriate   
   nutrition, exercise, and personal care, and techniques to counter genetic   
   inheritance, but underlying it all is the notion that a balance in all things   
   may be a prudent course of action. I'm not necessarily advocating to "contest   
   less." I am advocating a reflection on how you might be able to better balance   
   your explicitly contest-related activities with those complementary   
   non-contest activities which improve your overall well-being.   
      
   To borrow a favorite tag-line from Hank, W6SX - Contest Exhuberantly!   
      
   73, Brian N9ADG   
      
      
   CONTESTS   
      
   3 Dec - 16 Dec 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 , Dec 2, 1300z to Dec 2, 1400z, Dec 2, 1900z to Dec 2,   
   2000z, Dec 3, 0300z to Dec 3, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;   
   Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs   
   due: December 5.   
      
   QRP ARCI Topband Sprint , Dec 3, 0000z to Dec 3, 0600z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160m   
   Only; ARCI: RST + (state/province/country) + ARCI No., non-ARCI: RST +   
   (state/province/country) + power out; Logs due: December 17.   
      
   NRAU 10m Activity Contest , Dec 3, 1800z to Dec 3, 1900z (CW), Dec 3, 1900z to   
   Dec 3, 2000z (SSB), Dec 3, 2000z to Dec 3, 2100z (FM), Dec 3, 2100z to Dec 3,   
   2200z (Dig); CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10m Only; RS(T) + 6-character grid   
   square; Logs due: December 17.   
      
   NCCC RTTY Sprint , Dec 4, 0145z to Dec 4, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules);   
   Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: December 6.   
      
   QRP Fox Hunt , Dec 4, 0200z to Dec 4, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST +   
   (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: December 3.   
      
   NCCC Sprint , Dec 4, 0230z to Dec 4, 0300z; (see rules); Bands: (see rules);   
   Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: December 6.   
      
   ARRL 160-Meter Contest , Dec 4, 2200z to Dec 6, 1600z; CW; Bands: 160m Only;   
   W/VE: RST + ARRL/RAC Section, DX: RST; Logs due: January 5.   
      
   TARA RTTY Melee , Dec 5, 0000z to Dec 6, 0000z; RTTY; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,   
   15, 10m; W/VE: RST + (state/province), DX: RST + Serial No.; Logs due:   
   December 31.   
      
   Wake-Up! QRP Sprint , Dec 5, 0600z to Dec 5, 0629z, Dec 5, 0630z to Dec 5,   
   0659z, Dec 5, 0700z to Dec 5, 0729z, Dec 5, 0730z to Dec 5, 0800z; CW; Bands:   
   40, 20m; RST + Serial No. + suffix of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO); Logs   
   due: December 12.   
      
   UK/EI DX Contest, SSB , Dec 5, 1200z to Dec 6, 1200z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20,   
   15, 10m; UK/EI: RS + Serial No. + District Code, DX: RS + Serial No.; Logs   
   due: December 6.   
      
   TOPS Activity Contest , Dec 5, 1600z to Dec 6, 1559z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20,   
   15, 10m; TOPS/PRO-CW Members: RST + Serial No. + Club Abbreviation,   
   non-Members: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: December 18.   
      
   AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party , Dec 5, 2300z to Dec 6, 2300z, Dec 12, 2300z   
   to Dec 13, 2300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40m; RST + Name + QTH + Eqpt Year +   
   Transmitter Type (see rules for format); Logs due: January 10.   
      
   Ten-Meter RTTY Contest , Dec 6, 0000z to Dec 7, 0000z; RTTY; Bands: 10m Only;   
   W: RST + state, VE: RST + province/territory, non-W/VE: RST + Serial No.; Logs   
   due: December 15.   
      
   SARL Digital Contest , Dec 6, 1300z to Dec 6, 1600z; PSK, RTTY; Bands: 80, 40,   
   20m; RST + QSO No.; Logs due: December 13.   
      
   CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run , Dec 6, 2100z to Dec 6, 2259z; CW; Bands: 20m   
   Only; RST + (state/province/country) + Antenna Class + (CQC Memmber   
   No./power); Logs due: January 5.   
      
   ARS Spartan Sprint , Dec 8, 0200z to Dec 8, 0400z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15,   
   10m; RST + (state/province/country) + Power; Logs due: December 10.   
      
   NAQCC CW Sprint , Dec 9, 0130z to Dec 9, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20m; RST +   
   (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: December 13.   
      
   QRP Fox Hunt , Dec 9, 0200z to Dec 9, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST +   
   (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: December 10.   
      
   CWops Mini-CWT Test , Dec 9, 1300z to Dec 9, 1400z, Dec 9, 1900z to Dec 9,   
   2000z, Dec 10, 0300z to Dec 10, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;   
   Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs   
   due: December 12.   
      
   NCCC RTTY Sprint , Dec 11, 0145z to Dec 11, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules);   
   Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: December 13.   
      
   QRP Fox Hunt , Dec 11, 0200z to Dec 11, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST +   
   (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: December 12.   
      
   NCCC Sprint , Dec 11, 0230z to Dec 11, 0300z; (see rules); Bands: (see rules);   
   Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: December 13.   
      
   ARRL 10-Meter Contest , Dec 12, 0000z to Dec 14, 0000z; CW, Phone; Bands: 10m   
   Only; W/VE: RST + State/Province, XE: RST + State, DX: RST + Serial No., MM:   
   RST + ITU Region; Logs due: January 12.   
      
   SKCC Weekend Sprintathon , Dec 12, 1200z to Dec 14, 0000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80,   
   40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE");   
   Logs due: December 18.   
      
   International Naval Contest , Dec 12, 1600z to Dec 13, 1559z; CW, SSB; Bands:   
   80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Naval Club Member: RS(T) + Club + Member No., non-Naval   
   Club Member: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: February 1.   
      
   QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint , Dec 13, 2000z to Dec 13, 2359z; CW;   
   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + (state/province/country) + (ARCI   
   number/power); Logs due: December 27.   
      
   QRP Fox Hunt , Dec 16, 0200z to Dec 16, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; RST +   
   (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: December 17.   
      
   CWops Mini-CWT Test , Dec 16, 1300z to Dec 16, 1400z, Dec 16, 1900z to Dec 16,   
   2000z, Dec 17, 0300z to Dec 17, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;   
   Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs   
   due: December 19.   
      
   LOG DUE DATES   
      
   3 Dec - 16 Dec 2015   
      
   December 3, 2015   
      
    *  RSGB 80m Club Sprint, CW   
    *  QRP Fox Hunt   
      
   December 4, 2015   
      
    *  CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW   
      
   December 5, 2015   
      
    *  YO International PSK31 Contest   
    *  QRP Fox Hunt   
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
      
   December 6, 2015   
      
    *  NCCC Sprint   
    *  NCCC RTTY Sprint   
      
   December 8, 2015   
      
    *  Ukrainian DX Contest   
    *  RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz Contest, CW   
    *  ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB   
    *  NA Collegiate ARC Championship, SSB   
      
   December 10, 2015   
      
    *  Telephone Pioneers QSO Party   
      
   December 12, 2015   
      
    *  Wake-Up! QRP Sprint   
      
   December 15, 2015   
      
    *  JIDX Phone Contest   
      
      
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   protect your glorious revolution from the next one?"   
   - The twelfth Doctor   
      
   ... We are all going to die of cancer (this week)   
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