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   The ARRL Contest Update   
      
   May 4, 2016   
   Editor: Brian Moran, N9ADG   
      
      
   IN THIS ISSUE   
      
    *  New HF Operators: QSO Parties, SKCC, and more!   
    *  Bulletins: Youth in Contesting Survey, ARRL at IMS 2016   
    *  Contest Summary   
    *  News: PNWVHFS Conference Dates Announced, LED Lighting, Digital Mode   
       DXCC most wanted, and more   
    *  Word to the Wise: Latency   
    *  Sights and Sounds: NCCC EOY, K3LR suggestions for Dayton, and more   
    *  Results: ARRL Phone Sweepstakes results, WRTC-2018 standings   
    *  Operating Tip: Set Screws that Bite   
    *  Technical Topics and Information: ADIF Splitter, Weekend Coding   
       Contesters, and more   
    *  Conversation: Wow   
    *  Contests   
    *  Log Due Dates   
      
      
   NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO   
      
   Four big QSO Parties are this weekend, representing sixteen states. If you're   
   participating as a station located in New England, the seventh call area,   
   Delaware, or Indiana, give out your county and state, using the appropriate   
   abbreviation for your county. Outside-of-QSO-party-area-stations provide their   
   state, or if they're DX, their country.   
      
   Most QSO Parties encourage mobile or temporary operation from lesser-populated   
   counties. If the bands are open, it may even be possible to get some new UHF   
   or VHF grid squares. It always helps to read the rules, and visit the websites   
   of the contests. Some, like the 7QP, publish a list of planned activations.   
   When you work a station set up on a county line, you'll need to be able to log   
   multiple counties, quickly. Your logging program may have some features to   
   help you do this, or even more advanced QSO Party tricks. See your logger's   
   documentation. N1MM Logger+ has a whole section on QSO Party operation. N3FJP   
   provides different logging programs for different QSO Parties.   
      
   If QRP and hand-generated CW using a straight key, sideswiper, or bug are more   
   your fancy, the SKCC Weekend Sprintathon is where you'll want to be. Check the   
   rules for the power-based scoring details.   
      
   The next weekend features Arkansas's QSO Party, or if you enjoy earning   
   multipliers during a contest, in the MARAC contest there are 3077 different   
   multipliers - one for each county.   
      
   It's the beginning of the VHF season, and six meters is wonderful when it's   
   open. And it COULD be during the Spring 50 MHz Sprint. Openings can come and   
   go as Sporadic E-clouds form, move, and dissipate. There are a number of   
   websites that consolidate spots and report on VHF activity, here's just one   
   from dxmaps.com.   
      
      
   BULLETINS   
      
   The ARRL Contest Advisory Committee is studying how to get more young people   
   involved in contesting, and is inviting everyone, especially young people,   
   hams or not, to take their Youth in Amateur Radiosport survey. Please spread   
   the word about the survey among your friends, ham radio clubs and your local   
   schools. Go to this link to take the survey: tinyurl.com/YouthHamRadio For   
   more information contact K5KG@arrl.net   
      
      
   If you're a professional attending the 2016 International Microwave Symposium   
   (IMS) conference in San Francisco, you are probably keenly aware of the   
   importance of finding engineering graduates with practical experience. The   
   ARRL will have a presence at IMS and it could directly benefit you and your   
   company. The League's theme for this year is to gather ideas from industry   
   professionals about how to encourage students and educators to participate in   
   Amateur Radio as a means of personal and professional development. Companies   
   hire hams because they have practical experience with RF and communications   
   systems, standing out from other students. How can we spread the word? Come   
   say hello and contribute your thoughts. Have a little free time? The ARRL is   
   also seeking volunteers at the booth in "University Row" to talk with show   
   attendees, students, educators, and other interested people - contact Ward,   
   N0AX for more information.   
      
      
   BUSTED QSOS   
      
   All quiet last time.   
      
      
   CONTEST SUMMARY   
      
   Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section   
      
   May 5   
      
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
    *  NRAU 10m Activity Contest   
      
   May 6   
      
    *  NCCC RTTY Sprint   
    *  NCCC Sprint   
      
   May 7   
      
    *  10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW   
    *  Microwave Spring Sprint   
    *  SKCC Weekend Sprintathon   
    *  ARI International DX Contest   
    *  F9AA Cup, PSK   
    *  7th Call Area QSO Party   
    *  Indiana QSO Party   
    *  FISTS Spring Slow Speed Sprint   
    *  Delaware QSO Party   
    *  New England QSO Party   
      
   May 8   
      
    *  New England QSO Party   
      
   May 11   
      
    *  Phone Fray   
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
    *  RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data   
      
   May 12   
      
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
    *  NAQCC CW Sprint   
      
   May 13   
      
    *  NCCC RTTY Sprint   
    *  NCCC Sprint   
      
   May 14   
      
    *  VOLTA WW RTTY Contest   
    *  HPC World Wide DX Contest   
    *  CQ-M International DX Contest   
    *  MARAC USA QSO Party   
    *  Arkansas QSO Party   
    *  Portuguese Navy Day Contest   
    *  FISTS Spring Unlimited Sprint   
    *  50 MHz Spring Sprint   
      
   May 15   
      
    *  MARAC USA QSO Party   
    *  WAB 7 MHz Phone   
    *  UA2 QSO Party   
      
   May 16   
      
    *  Run for the Bacon QRP Contest   
      
   May 18   
      
    *  Phone Fray   
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
      
      
   NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST   
      
   Hold the date: The Pacific Northwest VHF Society will hold it's 2016   
   conference at the Shilo Inn in Bend, Oregon, on October 7-8, 2016. As in the   
   past, the format will include Friday afternoon activities, and activities all   
   of Saturday. As more information becomes available it will be on the PNWVHFS   
   website. (Jim, K7ND, via PNWVHFS reflector)   
      
   DX Engineering has brought back an old favorite, the clear glass antenna   
   insulator for wire antennas. Furthermore, Spanish maker EAntenna Yagi and   
   Dipole antennas are now available from DX Engineering.   
      
   LED Lighting continues it's practical advance. At the local home store, you   
   can buy four foot long LED lights which replace conventional fluorescent   
   fixtures of that size. In addition to having greater light output and lower   
   power consumption, Tony, N2TK, reports on the RFI reflector that the fixtures   
   he's tried are RFI-free in the ham bands. (RFI Reflector)   
      
   Some RTTY Contesters also chase DX. If that describes you, click on over to   
   the "2016 Digital Mode Most Wanted Survey," previously known as "RTTY Most   
   Needed DXCC Entities Survey." According to the survey team consisting of Don,   
   AA5AU, Ed, W0YK, and Larry, K8UT, "these surveys help DXpedition planners and   
   are of interest to all digital operators." Results from years past are   
   available via AA5AU's website. The team is also working to obtain most-wanted   
   statistical information from other sources like ClubLog. (RTTY mailing list)   
      
   N3FJP has released a new version of his AC Log program. In addition, all of   
   his contest logging programs have been released with improvements including   
   API support. See the N3FJP website for more details.   
      
   While touch screens are already starting to be incorporated into ham gear,   
   their use continues to be discussed and debated. This article from EE Times   
   discusses some of the practical considerations of using touch screens in an   
   automotive environment, which shares with contesting similar issues of   
   potential electrical noise and operator focus.   
      
      
   WORD TO THE WISE   
      
   Latency: the delay from an input to a system to an output from that same   
   system. For example, some RTTY decoders may be more accurate in noisy   
   conditions, but make take as long as one to three character times to spit out   
   a decoded character.   
      
   SIGHTS AND SOUNDS   
      
   Jim Brown K9YC was honored with the Northern California Contest Club (NCCC)   
   "Elmer of the Year" award on April 23, 2016. Even if you're not part of NCCC,   
   you'll likely be familiar with Jim's extensive electronic presence on various   
   ham-related mailing lists, and through his contributions to various   
   publications. Jim keeps his own list of publications on his website.   
      
   At the recent International DX Convention, held in Visalia, California, Ward,   
   N0AX, was the moderator of the contest forum, which included N6TV, N6MJ, and   
   N2IC. Ward encouraged opening statements, and Bob, N6TV led with the assertion   
   that for Single Operators, a waterfall display is becoming a necessity and   
   that our overall our community needs to better deter cheating, especially   
   remote receivers and transmitters. Dan, N6MJ, posited that the minimum bar for   
   competitive multi-single categories requires additional in-band radios, while   
   dueling CQ is going to be the leading edge among single ops. Steve, N2IC, one   
   of the major contributors to the N1MM Logger+ project, wanted to see more   
   communication and control standardization of equipment that we use in our   
   stations.   
      
   "The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) is pleased to present Tim   
   Duffy, K3LR, and a look at contest activities at Dayton 2016. You can view the   
   short video at http://wwrof.org/webinar-archive/dayton-2016-cont   
   st-activities/" (K4ZW via CQ-Contest)   
      
   Here's an amateur radio music video from Andrew, OZ5E and Lissa of the   
   HamBand! Andrew and his wife Lissa have recorded an entire CD of songs about   
   amateur radio. Though drawing upon various musical styles ranging from C&W   
   "The Radio Widow" to the more Rock-n-Roll style of "The Contest," you'll find   
   a solid country-folk orientation to these tunes.   
      
      
   RESULTS AND RECORDS   
      
   The article for the final results of the 2015 ARRL Phone Sweepstakes (PDF) are   
   now on the ARRL web site. If you're looking for inspiration for this year's   
   Sweepstakes, read about the all-youth ham led multi-operator effort by Marty,   
   KC1CWF, Ken, KC1AHI, and Nathan, KB1RD operating as KC1ENE.   
      
   WRTC-2018 standings continue to be updated on the WRTC-2018 website.   
      
      
   OPERATING TIP   
      
   Here's a mobile operating tip from Bill, AC0W: If you're operating mobile and   
   you find that your whip antennas are not staying at the correct length because   
   of slipping set screws, instead of using a thread-locking type of compound,   
   you could use a knurled cup point set screw, which will bite better than   
   normal set screws. This will allow easier intentional adjustment. They are   
   available from McMaster-Carr, Grainger, and other vendors.   
      
      
   TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION   
      
   Jim, AD1C, has written an ADIF File splitter, to 'burst' a single file into   
   multiple files based on transmitted QTH. Each of these sub-files can be signed   
   and uploaded to LoTW using a different station location. He's tested it with   
   N1MM and WriteLog - see his website for more information and support for other   
   loggers.   
      
   Many amateur radio projects are incorporating Arduino-compatible computing   
   elements, and these gems are available in many different variations and sizes.   
   A new AA-battery sized Arduino board has just been developed. This could be a   
   nice way to add additional functionality into an existing piece of equipment.   
      
   By using an EEG to analyze brain activity while presented with a standardized   
   sets of images, humans can be differentiated from one another with 100%   
   accuracy. As it's not yet available commercially, we still have to remember to   
   type "OPON" for the foreseeable future.   
      
   Computers keep getting faster and faster, and smaller and smaller, but there's   
   a theoretical limit to how fast a computer can ever be, based on E=mc^2, and   
   the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. This is Bremermann's limit. Could an   
   effective DSP module to completely remove grow light noise ever be implemented   
   in hardware weighing less than a 3AG fuse? Knowing the complexity of the   
   algorithm, and the mass of the fuse, Bremermann's can provide a    
   ack-of-the-envelope check for infeasibility.   
      
   The characteristics of the "impossible" EM Drive, also known as the 'resonant   
   cavity thruster,' which uses microwaves to seemingly accelerate a spacecraft,   
   have been linked to the already observed "fly-by anomaly" in this Technology   
   Review article.   
      
   Here are three sisters who 'contest' by writing computer code. And they win.   
      
   An accidental discovery at the University of California at Irvine involving   
   conductive nanowires with special coatings may end up dramatically increasing   
   the number of battery charge/discharge cycles.   
      
      
   CONVERSATION   
      
   Wow   
      
   So, where is it? You know. The "Wow" factor. Back in the golden days of Ham   
   Radio, just before and continuing to a couple of years after we got our   
   licenses... when mystery, adventure, small joys were ours for a time   
   investment. When trying to make a contact using a radio, some wire and some   
   electricity, and finally somebody answered our call? What we were able to   
   accomplish compared to everyone else was admirable, and exciting. It's what   
   got us into the hobby. Maybe careers.   
      
   The "Wow" factor. It's the thing we try to explain to young people, to get   
   them interested in the hobby, when they're not playing a game on the their   
   cellular phone. Or texting. Young people don't seem to see the Wow in Amateur   
   Radio.   
      
   What year did we as a hobby lose the Wow? I don't think it was all at once.   
   Some Wow might have been lost as electronics got miniaturized, and we could   
   walk around with our tunes. Wayne Greene, W2NSD, not content with 73 magazine,   
   did too good a job starting Byte magazine, and computers started down the path   
   to be micro-sized, more powerful, and consumer oriented. He had help over   
   time, certainly, but he was standing alone in September, 1975. Lots of hams   
   worked in the computer industry, too. Computers leaked a lot Wow. Our   
   wait-your-turn-to-talk repeaters certainly became less crowded as 'regular   
   folk' could talk on increasingly cheaper mobile telephones. Many hams were   
   involved in the consumer electronics and cellular phone industry, because who   
   knew best about this RF stuff?   
      
   While we contesters found computers great for things like logging without   
   duplicates, controlling our radios, helping to design our next project, normal   
   people were using computers to manage their recipes (perhaps you're of a   
   certain age to get that joke), playing games, and pretty much everything they   
   could. 10 - Computers made communications cheaper, which was good for hooking   
   up more computers, which meant communications became cheaper. GOTO 10. To   
   everyone, the Internet became something, and it also became their   
   communications spectrum.   
      
   In effect, we were generous, and we shared our Wow. Everyone could have some   
   of our Wow by buying it baked into consumer products and services, and most   
   didn't even recognize it. How can they understand and appreciate our hobby,   
   how challenging it can be and was, how rewarding it is overcoming challenges,   
   when they don't appreciate the Wow they use every day? To today's youth, the   
   Internet has always been "ON."   
      
   I like to think I recognize some of the Wows we have in Amateur Radio today.   
   There's definite Wow in the rates of single operator multiple-radio efforts   
   going full-bore, for hours on end. In the contest score records that are   
   broken with regularity. In having a QSO where the signals aren't humanly   
   discernable, and working via the moon with 100 watts. In having reliable   
   equipment that looks and performs better and cost less than ever (adjusted for   
   today's dollars). In seeing a graphical depiction of wide swaths of RF   
   spectrum, with signals decoded and labeled automatically. In getting a real   
   signal report simultaneously from multiple spots on the globe through an   
   autonomous distributed signal reporting network.   
      
   What will be tomorrow's Wows? Automated "Contest Mentors" that can help you be   
   a better operator? Instant public contest log scoring using distributed   
   ledgers or blockchains? Even better power efficiency and smaller sizes with   
   smarter gain blocks? Radically new designs for gain antennas? Communication   
   via quantum effects?   
      
   Wow is a renewable resource. It's what we create and look for to make our   
   stations better and our rates higher, and what helps to continue to attract   
   new people with new ideas to our hobby.   
      
   That's all for this time. Remember to send contesting related ephemera, book   
   reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, club information, pictures,   
   stories, blog links, predictions, and Wow sightings to contest-update@arrl.org   
      
   73, CU in Dayton, Brian N9ADG   
      
      
   CONTESTS   
      
   5 May - 18 May 2016   
      
   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, May 5, 0300z to May 5, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,   
   15, 10m; Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/pr   
   vince/country); Logs due: May 7.   
      
   NRAU 10m Activity Contest, May 5, 1700z to May 5, 1800z (CW), May 5, 1800z to   
   May 5, 1900z (SSB), May 5, 1900z to May 5, 2000z (FM), May 5, 2000z to May 5,   
   2100z (Dig); CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10m Only; RS(T) + 6-character grid   
   square; Logs due: May 19.   
      
   NCCC RTTY Sprint, May 6, 0145z to May 6, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules);   
   Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: May 8.   
      
   NCCC Sprint, May 6, 0230z to May 6, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No.   
   + Name + QTH; Logs due: May 8.   
      
   10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW, May 7, 0001z to May 8, 2359z; CW; Bands: 10m   
   Only; 10-10 Member: Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country),   
   Non-Member: Name + 0 + (state/province/country); Logs due: May 23.   
      
   SKCC Weekend Sprintathon, May 7, 1200z to May 9, 0000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80,   
   40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Years ham/SKCC   
   No./"NONE"); Logs due: May 15.   
      
   ARI International DX Contest, May 7, 1200z to May 8, 1159z; Phone, CW, RTTY;   
   Bands: 160 (no RTTY), 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; I: RS(T) + 2-letter province,   
   non-I: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: May 13.   
      
   F9AA Cup, PSK, May 7, 1200z to May 8, 1200z; PSK; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10,   
   2m; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: June 7.   
      
   7th Call Area QSO Party, May 7, 1300z to May 8, 0700z; CW, Phone, Digital;   
   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; 7th Area: RS(T) + 5-letter state/county   
   code, non-7th Area: RS(T) + (state/province/DX); Logs due: May 17.   
      
   Indiana QSO Party, May 7, 1500z to May 8, 0300z; Phone, CW; Bands: 160, 80,   
   40, 20, 15, 10m; IN: RS(T) + county, non-IN: W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province),   
   DX: RS(T) + "DX"; Logs due: June 1.   
      
   FISTS Spring Slow Speed Sprint, May 7, 1700z to May 7, 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:   
   June 6.   
      
   Delaware QSO Party, May 7, 1700z to May 8, 2359z; CW, Phone, Digital/RTTY;   
   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF; DE: RS(T) + County, non-DE: RS(T) +   
   (state/province/country); Logs due: June 7.   
      
   New England QSO Party, May 7, 2000z to May 8, 0500z, May 8, 1300z to May 9,   
   0000z; Phone, CW/Digital; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; CT,ME,MA,NH,RI,VT: RS(T)   
   + county + state, non-NE: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due: June 7.   
      
   Phone Fray, May 11, 0230z to May 11, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m;   
   NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: May 13.   
      
   CWops Mini-CWT Test, May 11, 1300z to May 11, 1400z, May 11, 1900z to May 11,   
   2000z, May 12, 0300z to May 12, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;   
   Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs   
   due: May 15.   
      
   RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data, May 11, 1900z to May 11, 2030z; RTTY, PSK;   
   Bands: 80m Only; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: May 18.   
      
   NAQCC CW Sprint, May 12, 0030z to May 12, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20m; RST +   
   (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: May 15.   
      
   NCCC RTTY Sprint, May 13, 0145z to May 13, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules);   
   Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: May 15.   
      
   NCCC Sprint, May 13, 0230z to May 13, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial   
   No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: May 15.   
      
   VOLTA WW RTTY Contest, May 14, 1200z to May 15, 1200z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40,   
   20, 15, 10m; RST + QSO No. + CQ Zone; Logs due: May 31.   
      
   HPC World Wide DX Contest, May 14, 1200z to May 15, 1159z; BPSK63; Bands: 80,   
   40, 20, 15, 10m; HPC Members: RST + 3-digit HPC member number, non-HPC: RST +   
   3-digit QSO No.; Logs due: June 15.   
      
   CQ-M International DX Contest, May 14, 1200z to May 15, 1159z; CW, SSB; Bands:   
   160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: June 15.   
      
   MARAC USA QSO Party, May 14, 1400z to May 15, 0000z, May 15, 1400z to May 16,   
   0000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + (state+county/"DX"); Logs due:   
   June 30.   
      
   Arkansas QSO Party, May 14, 1400z to May 15, 0200z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands:   
   80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2m; AR: RS(T) + County, non-AR: RS(T) + (sta   
   e/province/"DX"); Logs due: May 28.   
      
   Portuguese Navy Day Contest, May 14, 1500z to May 15, 1500z; CW, SSB; Bands:   
   80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; NRA Club: Member No. + CQ Zone, non-member: QSO No. + CQ   
   Zone; Logs due: June 17.   
      
   FISTS Spring Unlimited Sprint, May 14, 1700z to May 14, 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:   
   June 13.   
      
   WAB 7 MHz Phone, May 15, 1000z to May 15, 1400z; SSB; Bands: 40m Only; British   
   Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square, Other: RS + serial no. + country; Logs   
   due: June 5.   
      
   UA2 QSO Party, May 15, 1300z to May 15, 1659z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20m;   
   UA2: RS(T) + RDA ID, non-UA2: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: June 15.   
      
   Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, May 16, 0100z to May 16, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160,   
   80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs   
   due: May 22.   
      
   Phone Fray, May 18, 0230z to May 18, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m;   
   NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: May 20.   
      
   CWops Mini-CWT Test, May 18, 1300z to May 18, 1400z, May 18, 1900z to May 18,   
   2000z, May 19, 0300z to May 19, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;   
   Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs   
   due: May 21.   
      
   VHF+ CONTESTS   
      
   Microwave Spring Sprint, May 7, 0800z to May 7, 1400z; not specified; Bands:   
   All above 902 MHz; 6-character grid square; Logs due: May 21.   
      
      
   50 MHz Spring Sprint, May 14, 2300z to May 15, 0300z; not specified; Bands: 6m   
   Only; 6-character grid square; Logs due: May 28.   
      
   Also, see Arkansas, Delaware, and Seventh-Area QSO parties, SKCC Sprintathon,   
   above.   
      
      
   LOG DUE DATES   
      
   5 May - 18 May 2016   
      
   May 5, 2016   
      
    *  ARS Spartan Sprint   
      
   May 6, 2016   
      
    *  Phone Fray   
      
   May 7, 2016   
      
    *  CWops Mini-CWT Test   
      
   May 8, 2016   
      
    *  SP DX RTTY Contest   
    *  WAB 3.5/7/14 MHz Data Modes   
      
   May 9, 2016   
      
    *  10-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital   
    *  Helvetia Contest   
    *  RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB   
      
   May 10, 2016   
      
    *  JIDX CW Contest   
    *  Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest   
      
   May 11, 2016   
      
    *  432 MHz Spring Sprint   
    *  Iranian Ham Radio Contest   
      
   May 14, 2016   
      
    *  TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest   
      
   May 15, 2016   
      
    *  Russian WW MultiMode Contest   
    *  Florida QSO Party   
    *  Nebraska QSO Party   
    *  Georgia QSO Party   
    *  North Dakota QSO Party   
      
   May 16, 2016   
      
    *  Michigan QSO Party   
      
   May 17, 2016   
      
    *  CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest   
    *  EA-QRP CW Contest   
    *  Ontario QSO Party   
      
      
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