• 2 The ARRL Contest Update for January 10, 2018

    From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to all on Fri Jan 12 04:11:06 2018
    NCCC Sprint, Jan 19, 0230z to Jan 19, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No.
    + Name + QTH; Logs due: January 21.

    LZ Open Contest, Jan 19, 1800z to Jan 19, 2200z; CW; Bands: 80, 40m; 3-Digit Serial No. + 3-Digit Serial No. received from last QSO; Logs due: January 29.

    Hungarian DX Contest, Jan 20, 1200z to Jan 21, 1159z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; HA: RS(T) + 2-letter county/HA-DXC member no., non-HA: RS(T) +
    Serial No.; Logs due: February 4.

    North American QSO Party, SSB, Jan 20, 1800z to Jan 21, 0559z; SSB; Bands: 160,
    80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; NA: Name + (state/DC/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs
    due: January 26.

    WAB 1.8 MHz Phone, Jan 20, 1900z to Jan 20, 2300z; SSB; Bands: 160m Only; British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square, Other: RS + serial no. + country; Logs due: February 10.

    Feld Hell Sprint, Jan 20, 2000z to Jan 20, 2359z (EU-AF), Jan 20, 2300z to Jan 21, 0259z (ENA-ESA), Jan 21, 0200z to Jan 21, 0559z (ENA-OC-AS); Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; (see rules); Logs due: January 25.

    Classic Exchange, CW, Jan 21, 1300z to Jan 22, 0800z, Jan 23, 1300z to Jan 24, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; Name + RST + (state/province/country) + rcvr/xmtr manuf/model; Logs due: April 30.

    Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, Jan 22, 0200z to Jan 22, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: January 28.

    SKCC Sprint, Jan 24, 0000z to Jan 24, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./power); Logs due: January 26.

    NAQCC CW Sprint, Jan 24, 0130z to Jan 24, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20m; RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: January 28.

    Phone Fray, Jan 24, 0230z to Jan 24, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: January 26.

    CWops Mini-CWT Test, Jan 24, 1300z to Jan 24, 1400z, Jan 24, 1900z to Jan 24, 2000z, Jan 25, 0300z to Jan 25, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: January 27.


    VHF+ CONTESTS

    ARRL January VHF Contest, Jan 20, 1900z to Jan 22, 0359z; Any; Bands: 50 MHz and up; 4-character grid square; Logs due: February 1.

    Also see SKCC Weekend Sprintathon, Classic Exchange, CW, above.


    LOG DUE DATES

    11 Jan - 24 Jan 2018

    January 11, 2018

    * QRP Fox Hunt

    January 12, 2018

    * AGB-Party Contest
    * Phone Fray
    * ARRL RTTY Roundup

    January 13, 2018

    * QRP Fox Hunt
    * PODXS 070 Club PSKFest
    * CWops Mini-CWT Test

    January 14, 2018

    * AGCW Happy New Year Contest
    * WW PMC Contest
    * NCCC RTTY Sprint
    * NCCC Sprint

    January 15, 2018

    * Stew Perry Topband Challenge
    * DARC Christmas Contest
    * AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party
    * QRP ARCI New Years Sprint

    January 18, 2018

    * NRAU 10m Activity Contest

    January 19, 2018

    * North American QSO Party, CW
    * Phone Fray

    January 20, 2018

    * YB DX Contest
    * CWops Mini-CWT Test

    January 21, 2018

    * IQRP Quarterly Marathon
    * UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest
    * NRAU-Baltic Contest, SSB
    * NRAU-Baltic Contest, CW
    * NCCC RTTY Sprint
    * NCCC Sprint
    * SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
    * NAQCC CW Sprint

    January 22, 2018

    * AGCW VHF/UHF Contest
    * AGB New Year Snowball Contest

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