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The ARRL Contest Update
Published by the American Radio Relay League
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February 1, 2012
Editor: Ward Silver, N0AX
==> IN THIS ISSUE
- Radio Drag Races - North American Sprints
- School Club Roundup - After-class Fun
- LOTW to Support CQ Operating Awards
- 75 Years in Ham Radio by W5DM
- It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Balloon!
- 2011 ARRL CW Sweepstakes - Initial Results
- Radial Calculator by G4FGQ
- What's on the Back Burner?
- How It's Done
NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
February is jam-packed with contests. If you feel up to the pressure,
try one of the North American Sprints. Digital operators will be
punching the keyboard in CQ WPX or XE RTTY contests. If you have some
"big iron" (old tube radios) holding down the table, try the Classic
Exchange's phone weekend.
BULLETINS
There are no bulletins in this issue
BUSTED QSOS
Occasional problems with URLs have been traced to the web editor tool
adding "%20" to URLs at the end of a line of text. Should a URL seem to
be non-functional, trying removing those characters and try again.
(Thanks, Bob N6TV)
CONTEST SUMMARY
Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section
February 4-5
- SNS and NS Weekly Sprints--CW (Feb 3)
- YLISSB QSO Party--CW
- EPC WW PSK Contest
- Vermont QSO Party
- Ten-Ten Winter Phone QSO Party--Phone
- Black Sea Cup International
- FYBO Winter QRP Field Day
- Minnesota QSO Party
- Straight Key Party
- British Columbia QSO Party
- Delaware QSO Party
- XE Int'l RTTY Contest
- North American Sprint--CW
February 11-12
- ARS Spartan Sprint--CW (Feb 7)
- CWops Monthly Mini-CWT Test (Feb 8)
- YL-OM Contest (Feb 10)
- CQ WW RTTY WPX
- Asia-Pacific Sprint--CW
- Dutch PACC Contest
- Louisiana QSO Party-
- OMISS QSO Party--Phone
- New Hampshire QSO Party
- FISTS CW Winter Sprint
- RSGB - First 1.8 MHz Contest
- North American Sprint--Phone
- Classic Exchange--Phone
- Milwaukee FM Simplex Contest--Phone
- Maine FM Simplex Challenge--Phone
==> NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
Making a lot of award-chasing contesters happy, the ARRL's Logbook of
the World program (LOTW)
will soon support CQ-sponsored operating awards. Announced on January
24th by ARRL COO Harold Kramer WJ1B and CQ Communications President
Dick Ross K2MGA, the first award to be supported will be CQ WPX with a
target date of April 1st, 2012. (No joke!) Standard LOTW and CQ award
fees will still apply. As ARRL CEO Dave Sumner K1ZZ observes, "LoTW has
significantly increased interest and participation in the ARRL's DXCC,
Worked All States and VUCC awards programs. We anticipate a similarly
positive response to the addition of the CQ WPX award. Amateurs will be
able to spend more time operating and less time chasing QSL cards."
Amen to that!
Having made a big splash across the pond with high-performance VHF+
antennas, the British company InnovAntennas
has appointed its first American dealer
- Hamilton, Ohio's R&L Electronics . Featured in
European journals such as DUBUS, American "early adopter" hams began
trying designer Justin Johnson G0KSC's LFA (Loop Fed Array) and OP-DES
(Opposing Phase - Driven Element System) Yagis. InnovAntennas' American
partner is well-known contester Bill Hein AA7XT.
Dinner reservations and Tickets are now available for the 23rd Annual
Dayton TopBand Dinner to be held on Friday
evening, May 18, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza hotel in downtown Dayton,
Ohio. Frank Donovan, W3LPL will be the main speaker. (Thanks, Tim K3LR)
More HF activity from Thailand is expected soon, at least partially due
to the effective emergency search and rescue communications provided by
Thai hams during the recent severe floods in that country. According to
Fred K3ZO, "Effective immediately Thai authorities have announced that
any Thai ham holding a US General Class or Extra Class license can
apply to have their Thai license upgraded to Thai Intermediate Class
which means they will have HF privileges. Thai authorities have also
granted permission for the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand to conduct
a Thai Intermediate Class examination on May 19. This will be the first
time in nine years that this examination has been offered. The
Intermediate Class license affords HF privileges with 200 watts power."
This is good news to DXers and contesters - a tip of the cap to the
Thai hams for an emergency communications job well done!
The Contest Update has on occasion mentioned articles in High-Frequency
Electronics, edited by contest aficionado Gary K9AY. Well, Gary has a
new magazine, RF Technology International . The
inaugural Jan 2012 issue features include an article on HF aviation
receivers and a tutorial on the Magic Tee hybrid combiner/divider
which, by sheer coincidence, Gary uses for his receiving antenna system
at home. Good stuff!
Stitching Morse code into the fabric of our lives has moved beyond
the metaphorical and described in this how-to article
on knitting. (Thanks, Mark N5OT)
If you want to know where that tower base hole would emerge if you kept
right on digging, now you can find out at Tunnel to the Other Side of
the Earth
. I
think I'll need a wet suit. (Thanks, Steve WB8IMY)
Doug KR2Q found out that the version of the Firefox add-on Propfire at
the URL given in the last issue only worked with Firefox version 3.
Fortunately, he also discovered an updated version
that works with the current
revisions of Firefox.
This week's handy map gadget was contributed by Bob N6TV who located
this interactive topo map
that
offers features useful to hams scouting out QTHs and antenna locations.
Not only does the map tell you the elevation, it tells you the slope
angle and slope direction of US locations, as well.
Sad news came last week of the death of Aruba contest operator and
host, Joop P43JB. Frequent Aruba operator Andy AE6Y recalls, "Joop and
Yvonne have been extremely hospitable to visiting hams on Aruba. I and
others using the P40L-P49Y station would get together with them on
every trip, and have fond memories of drinking Heinekens and Balashis
(Aruban beer) on his outdoor patio. There are some pix of Joop (and his
key collection and very complex shack) on our website
. He will be greatly missed." (Thanks
also to Carl AI6V/P40V)
Web Site of the Week - Paul W5DM touched a lot of ham radio
heartstrings recently with his post on the TopBand reflector
recounting his 75 years of ham radio experience. It makes for great
reading - what will we be writing in our memoirs 75 years from now?
WORD TO THE WISE
Attenuation - often neglected, the attenuator button can be your
receiver's best friend when a band full of gigantic signals is proving
too much to handle. Attention to receiver gain pays big dividends in
listening comfort and reducing operator fatigue.
==> SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
This recent video of Erin
AK4JG's balloon launch and APRS tracking has garnered quite a bit of
attention as a good example of the Do-It-Yourself aspects of Amateur
Radio. Ballooning is really taking off as a popular ham radio hybrid
for students and science-oriented groups. (Thanks, Allen W1AGP)
The position of the Sun in the sky moves around with the seasons and
this Astronomy Picture of the Day
shows the result of a year's
worth of photography - in a single shot!
Would you wait for a traffic light at -51 C°? Watch this video
to see these residents of
Yakutsk, Siberia take the frigid temperatures in stride. (Thanks, Doug
K1DG)
==> RESULTS AND RECORDS
Initial results for the 2011 ARRL CW Sweepstakes are now live on the
ARRL Contest Branch website
. SSB preliminary results
are not far behind. Remember, this article is the
"just-the-facts-ma'am" numbers. The searchable database, log checking
reports and the Expanded Results article will be online in April.
Certificates for the 2011 ARRL DX CW hit the mail today and the Phone
contest's certificates and plaques will follow shortly. (Thanks, Sean
KX9X)
2009 ARI International DX Contest results
are
now available on the ARI web site in the HF >
Contest > Risultati section. (Thanks, ARI HF Contest Manager, Bob
I2WIJ)
Final results of the Portugal Day Contest 2011
were uploaded
to the web. The sponsors remind everyone that the rules for the contest
have changed to a 24-hour period. (Thanks, Filipe CT1ILT / CR6K)
OPERATING TIP
Don't forget to turn OFF or clear the RIT after a QSO - or you'll be
off frequency for the next one and wondering why you don't get through
so quickly! Some logging programs allow you to command the radio to do
that at the end of the QSO but it's a good habit to develop on your
own. (Thanks, Tom W8TK)
==> TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION
The late G4FGQ created a number of useful calculator utility programs
such as this
radial calculator that includes the
conductivity of the soil. With it you can begin to answer the question,
"How many ground mounted radials do I need and how long do they need to
be?" All such calculators are a model and probably deviate from an
exact simulation but you can get an idea of what might work. Another
tack is to vary the radial length but keep the number of radials
constant. (Thanks, Bob N6TV)
Fork-lift pallets are cheap, sturdy, and widely available - how
about making some furniture out of them? Like maybe an operating desk
as shown in this
Instructables article!
Chris N7ZWY has released a paper on his KISS Mixer
that
includes a PCB layout for the mixer and an LO driver circuit. The paper
goes into quite a bit of detail including comparisons to other mixer
designs.
In the quest for connector tightening tools, Greg W8WWV came up with
this screwdriver-style tool
for type F and BNC connectors via the Home Depot stores. If the URL
proves too long for your browser, search for Ideal 35-046.
Speaking of tools...when we go to multiops or Field Days or work
parties, it's easy to lose track of your tools. To avoid tool trauma,
here's a Boing Boing article with some ideas for marking your tools
for easy identification. (Thanks, Zhu Zhu Xiao)
Randy AB9GO reminds us to be extremely cautious when using a voltmeter
to measure high voltages. Be SURE the meter is adequately. Older meters
in particular are often unsafe - such as the popular Simpson 260 that
had a 5 kV range. Modern meters such as the Fluke 87 series are rated
for 600V category IV and 1000V category III environments, can withstand
high voltage transients and are constructed to protect the user against
arc flash. Even with all the protection, remember that power supply
capacitors store a lot of energy that can do significant damage.
Here's a tip for solder tips from Instructables
that reminds us inexpensive brass kitchen scrubbing pads can be used
instead of expensive specialized solder tip cleaners; stick one in a
container and dab away!
Ian G3NRW has just spruced up his AIM4170 antenna analyzer resources
web page including a
recent RadCom article that shows how to set up custom scanning, perform
time-domain reflectometry (TDR) measurements and operate it via a WiFi
connection.
Magazine Roundup
- elektor magazine for February 2012 contains
a construction project for the Pico-C 'small-C' capacitance meter. It's
specially designed to measure capacitance below 10 pF such as values
used in VHF and UHF circuits or encountered in measuring leakage at HF.
Elektor may be available on newsstands or in the library.
- Nuts and Volts columnist George Steber's
article "The Radio Whisperer" in the January 2012 issue gives a good
account of propagation beacon mode WSPR and includes the design of a
simple receiver.
- The March 2012 issue of Sky and Telescope
features two solar telescopes for
observing "an active Sun" and techniques for tracking and photographing
the ISS.
- In the Winter 2012 edition of QRP Quarterly
, Mike WA8MCQ reminds us
that power attenuators are often asymmetrical, meaning that the power
rating is different for the input versus the output. Gary K9AY also
discusses finding the reason for unexpected behavior by antennas.
- Ed KE4ZNU's column on RFI Bypassing in Circuit Cellar
for February 2012 is a close-up look at
the behavior of bypass capacitors of various styles at various
frequencies. Aimed at electronic design technicians and engineers, the
article shows the effect of packaging very clearly and you might be
surprised by the behavior of even SMT capacitors!
If you need small waterproof cases for storage, making outdoor
connections, go kits, foxes for hunting, and so forth, David K1TTT
recommends bulk purchases of various surplus containers from Cheaper
Than Dirt.
Technical Web Site of the Week - Analog Dialogue's "Back Burner
"
section has a lot of good design articles, such as the recent entries
on FSK/PSK modulators that use DDS to perform zero-crossing switching
and another on using DC-DC step-up and step-down regulators
effectively.
==> CONVERSATION
How It's Done
When I was getting my start in DX contesting there was this guy out in
Hawaii who was always running enormous pileups at huge rates. Every
Friday night, the little pistols and medium guns stood in line on 20
meters and waited their turn to work Katashi Nose, KH6IJ. Beams west,
we listened in rapt attention as he picked out full calls one after
another and put them in the log. It just wasn't a DX contest until he
had you on his dupe sheet.
Thus it was fun to see a February 1968 article by Katashi, long a
Silent Key, reprinted from 73 magazine
in the latest issue of the
Potomac Valley Radio Club newsletter
. In the article, "Tips for the
CW Contester and DXer", he recounts how he came to be a potent force
from a 5000-square-foot lot with tribanders and wires. While the
technology may have changed, the game is very much the same as in these
few bits of wisdom from the article.
"Would you care to compete in the Indianapolis Classic in your family
car? Get the best there is that you can afford, either homebuilt or
commercial made. The qualities to look for in a CW receiver are
controllable selectivity, fast recovery and freedom from front-end
overloading." I'd say that's still pretty good advice!
"One must keep in condition to be able to work a successful contest. Be
able to copy 50 words per minute in your head and to take down 35 words
per minute solid." This is a good goal for any aspiring Top Gun and
there is no substitute for practice. If you have to think about it,
you're already behind! Code should be like conversational speech.
Regardless of mode, hone your technique until it becomes second-nature.
"Know when special openings are going to take place and be there with
proper schedules. Special openings sometimes are of only a few minutes
duration. For instance you can work that W1 on 160 meters just as the
sun is rising on the East Coast. He will peak up and rise out of the
noise level and disappear again only once." There are "special
openings" on all of the bands, too, not just the low bands - study long
path and skew path and the "midnight specials".
"Don't fold up in the face of competition, the opposition can always
blow up a power transformer or have a social engagement..." Today, we
call this "keeping your butt in the chair" and there is still no
substitute for it, even with automation running half the show.
Here's one tip that probably has seen its day - "Hang on to that
ballpoint pen at all times and don't lay it down. Learn to send on the
bug while holding the pen in the same hand. The other hand can be
arranging papers or adjusting controls while you are sending. Can you
imagine picking up a pen and laying it down 8000 times which is what
one would do in the course of a good hot contest." The reminder to be
efficient in your operating details is as important as ever, though.
I've only touched a few of the treats KH6IJ dished out in that article.
It's worth a read for all of us from the littlest of pistols to the
topmost of guns. As he sagely observes (ladies, he would have surely
included you today), "Traffic handling, ragchewing, net operation,
RTTY, VHF, have been tried but there is nothing like a good hot DX
contest to test men and equipment." There are a few of those "hot DX
contests" on the calendar - mahalo, Katashi - see you there!
73, Ward N0AX
==> CONTESTS
1 February through 14 February 2012
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
North American Sprint--CW, from Feb 5, 0000Z to Feb 5, 0400Z. Bands
(MHz): 3.5-14. Exchange: Both call signs, serial, name, and S/P/C. Logs
due: 7 days. Rules
North American Sprint--Phone, from Feb 12, 0000Z to Feb 12, 0400Z.
Bands (MHz): 3.5-14. Exchange: Both call signs, serial, name, and
S/P/C. Logs due: 7 days. Rules
School Club Roundup--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 13, 1300Z to Feb 17,
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+. Exchange: RS(T), Class, S/P/C. Logs
due: 30 days. Rules
SNS and NS Weekly Sprints--CW, from Feb 3, 0200Z to Feb 3, 0300Z. Bands
(MHz): 1.8-14. Weekly on Thursday evenings local time. Exchange:
Serial, name, and S/P/C. Logs due: 2 days. Rules
YLISSB QSO Party--CW, from Feb 4, 0000Z to Feb 5, 2359Z. Bands (MHz):
1.8-28. Exchange: Call sign, RS(T), ISSB number. Logs due: Mar 18.
Rules
EPC WW PSK Contest--Digital, from Feb 4, 0000Z to Feb 5, 2400Z. Bands
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and serial. Logs due: 30 days. Rules
Vermont QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 4, 0000Z to Feb 5, 2400Z.
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144. Multiple operating periods. Exchange:
RS(T) and VT county or S/P/C. Logs due: 30 days. Rules
Ten-Ten Winter Phone QSO Party--Phone, from Feb 4, 0001Z to Feb 5,
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 28. Exchange: Call sign, name, QTH, 10-10 number.
Logs due: Feb 20. Rules
Black Sea Cup International--Phone,CW, from Feb 4, 1200Z to Feb 5,
1200Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS(T) and org'n ID, member nr or
ITU zone. Logs due: 30 days. Rules
FYBO Winter QRP Field Day--Phone,CW, from Feb 4, 1400Z to Feb 4, 2400Z.
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS(T), S/P/C, name, power, temp in deg
F. Logs due: 30 days. Rules
Minnesota QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 4, 1400Z to Feb 4,
2400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+, Frequencies: CW 1.850, 3.550, 7.050,
14.050, 21.050, 28.050; SSB 1.870, 3.850, 7.250, 14.270, 21.350,
28.450. Exchange: Name and MN county or S/P/C. Logs due: Mar 15. Rules
Straight Key Party--CW, from Feb 4, 1600Z to Feb 4, 1900Z. Bands (MHz):
3.5,7. Exchange: RST, serial, category, name, age. Logs due: Feb 28.
Rules
British Columbia QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 4, 1600Z to Feb
5, 0400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Frequencies: CW 1.815, 3.535, 7.035,
14.035, 21.035, 28.305; SSB 1.845, 3.85, 7.23, 14.25, 21.3, 28.4; Dig
per band plan. Exchange: RST and BC district or S/P/Territory or DX.
Logs due: Mar 31. Rules
Delaware QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 4, 1700Z to Feb 5,
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+, Frequencies: CW 1.825, 3.55, 7.05,
14.05, 21.05, 28.05, 50.95; SSB 1.86, 3.96, 7.26, 14.26, 21.36, 28.36,
50.135; Digital per band plan. Exchange: RS(T) and DE county or S/P/C.
Logs due: 30 days. Rules
XE Int'l RTTY Contest--Digital, from Feb 4, 1800Z to Feb 5, 1759Z.
Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and XE state/district or serial.
Logs due: 30 days. Rules
ARS Spartan Sprint--CW, from Feb 7, 0200Z to Feb 7, 0400Z. Bands (MHz):
3.5-28. Monthly on the first Monday evening local time. Exchange: RST,
S/P/C, and power. Logs due: 2 days. Rules
CWops Monthly Mini-CWT Test--CW, from Feb 8, 1100Z, Multiple operating
periods, twice monthly on 2nd and 4th Wed. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28.
Frequencies: 18 to 28 kHz above band edge. Exchange: Name and member
number or S/P/C. Logs due: 2 days. Rules
YL-OM Contest--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 10, 1400Z to Feb 12, 0200Z.
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: Call sign, RST, serial and S/P/C. Logs
due: 30 days. Rules
CQ WW RTTY WPX--Digital, from Feb 11, 0000Z to Feb 12, 2400Z. Bands
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and serial. Logs due: Mar 1. Rules
Asia-Pacific Sprint--CW, from Feb 11, 1100Z to Feb 11, 1300Z. Bands
(MHz): 7,14. Exchange: RST, serial. Logs due: 7 days. Rules
Dutch PACC Contest--Phone,CW, from Feb 11, 1200Z to Feb 12, 1200Z.
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS(T) and Dutch province or serial. Logs
due: Mar 14. Rules
Louisiana QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 11, 1500Z to Feb 12,
0300Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Frequencies: CW 1.84, 3.54, 7.04, 14.04,
21.04, 28.04; Phone 1.865, 3.865, 7.255, 14.255, 21.365, 28.465; VHF
50.095, 50.135,144.05,144.21. Exchange: Call sign, RS(T), LA parish or
S/P/C. Logs due: Mar 15. Rules
OMISS QSO Party--Phone, from Feb 11, 1500Z to Feb 12, 1500Z. Bands
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS, S/P/C and OMISS nr or "DX". Logs due: Mar
30. Rules
New Hampshire QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 11, 1600Z to Feb
12, 0400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Frequencies: CW - 1.815 and band edge +
45kHz; Phone - 1.875, 3.935, 3.950, 7.235, 14.280, 21.380, 28.390.
Exchange: RS(T) and NH county or S/P or "DX". Logs due: Mar 31. Rules
FISTS CW Winter Sprint--CW, from Feb 11, 1700Z to Feb 11, 2100Z. Bands
(MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, first name, FISTS nr or power.
Logs due: 30 days. Rules
RSGB - First 1.8 MHz Contest--Phone,CW, from Feb 11, 2100Z to Feb 12,
0100Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8. Exchange: RST, serial, UK district. Logs due:
Feb 28. Rules
Classic Exchange--Phone, from Feb 12, 1400Z to Feb 13, 0800Z. Bands
(MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144, Frequencies: AM--1.890, 3.880, 7.160, 7.290,
14.286, 21.420, 29.000, 50.400, 144.300; SSB--1.885, 3.870, 7.280,
14.270, 21.370, 28.390, 50.125, 144.200. Exchange: RST, QTH, model of
rcvr and xmtr. Logs due: 30 days. Rules
PODXS Valentine Sprint--Digital, from Feb 14, 8 PM to Feb 15, 2 AM.
Bands (MHz): 1.8-7. Frequencies: 1.807, 3.580, 7.070/7.035 EU/7.028 JA.
Exchange: Name, OM or YL, S/P/C. Logs due: Feb 28. Rules
VHF+ CONTESTS
School Club Roundup--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 13, 1300Z to Feb 17,
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+. Exchange: RS(T), Class, S/P/C. Logs
due: 30 days. Rules
Vermont QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 4, 0000Z to Feb 5, 2400Z.
Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144. Multiple operating periods. Exchange:
RS(T) and VT county or S/P/C. Logs due: 30 days. Rules
Minnesota QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 4, 1400Z to Feb 4,
2400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+, Frequencies: CW 1.850, 3.550, 7.050,
14.050, 21.050, 28.050; SSB 1.870, 3.850, 7.250, 14.270, 21.350,
28.450. Exchange: Name and MN county or S/P/C. Logs due: Mar 15. Rules
Delaware QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Feb 4, 1700Z to Feb 5,
2359Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50+, Frequencies: CW 1.825, 3.55, 7.05,
14.05, 21.05, 28.05, 50.95; SSB 1.86, 3.96, 7.26, 14.26, 21.36, 28.36,
50.135; Digital per band plan. Exchange: RS(T) and DE county or S/P/C.
Logs due: 30 days. Rules
Classic Exchange--Phone, from Feb 12, 1400Z to Feb 13, 0800Z. Bands
(MHz): 1.8-28, 50,144, Frequencies: AM--1.890, 3.880, 7.160, 7.290,
14.286, 21.420, 29.000, 50.400, 144.300; SSB--1.885, 3.870, 7.280,
14.270, 21.370, 28.390, 50.125, 144.200. Exchange: RST, QTH, model of
rcvr and xmtr. Logs due: 30 days. Rules
Milwaukee FM Simplex Contest--Phone, from Feb 12, 1900Z to Feb 12,
2130Z. Bands (MHz): 50-440. Exchange: Call sign and grid square. Logs
due: Mar 12. Rules
Maine FM Simplex Challenge--Phone, from Feb 12, 1900Z to Feb 12, 2300Z.
Bands (MHz): 144. Frequencies: FM simplex frequencies only. Exchange:
Call sign, power, city name. Logs due: 30 days. Rules
==> LOG DUE DATES
1 February through 14 February 2012
- February 1 - Locust QSO Party
- February 4 - North American QSO Party, SSB
- February 7 - Kid's Day Contest
- February 7 - EUCW 160m Contest
- February 7 - ARRL RTTY Roundup
- February 12 - QRP ARCI Fireside SSB Sprint
- February 13 - UBA DX Contest, SSB
- February 14 - WW PMC Contest
- February 14 - MI QRP January CW Contest
- February 14 - UK DX Contest, RTTY
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