Contester's Rate Sheet for June 14, 2006
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CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
14 June 2006
Edited by Ward Silver N0AX
Published by the American Radio Relay League
Free to ARRL members!
(Subscription info at the end of newsletter)
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SUMMARY
o Not A Contest, But...CQ Field Day!
o SMIRK and Meteor Scatter Contests on VHF+
o NCJ News by K9LA
o N3JFP Who's On The Air Database
o K8CX Dayton 2006 Photo Gallery Now On-Line
o Class D Amplifier Tutorial from Analog Devices
o Lightning Protection from Polyphaser
o Want To Start Something?
BULLETINS
o No bulletins this issue
BUSTED QSOS
o Aside from some slightly-garbled Morse code, no major erors in the
last issue. (Thanks, Frederick W9GOC)
CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)
June 17-18
- Kid's Day
- West Virgina QSO Party
- SMIRK QSO Party
- All-Asian DX Contest, CW
- Summer Meteor Scatter Contest
- Quebec QSO Party
- Spanish Island Contest
June 24-25
- ARRL Field Day
- QRP ARCI Milliwatt Field Day
- His Majesty King of Spain Contest
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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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ARRL CONTEST NEWS
The summer version of Kid's Day runs from 1800Z - 2400Z Jun 17
(http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html). This is a great way
to whip up some interest in Field Day activities on the following
weekend. With Field Day's simple exchange, kids will find it easy to
adapt to the slightly faster pace and more crowded conditions. Plus,
many groups will have a Get On The Air (GOTA) station just for new
operators like them.
For Field Day, don't forget about rule changes, particularly for the
GOTA station!
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NCJ News from Carl K9LA (NCJ Editor)
The special WRTC2006 July/August issue is at the printer, and it
should be in the mail about a week earlier than usual due to shipping
300 copies to Brazil in time for the WRTC2006 activities. The issue
includes features about the history of WRTC, short bios and pictures
of as many WRTC2006 competitors as W4PA could gather up, a brief
overview of expected propagation from Florianoplis, and other
WRTC2006 tidbits. Subsequent issues will have more on WRTC2006. The
issue also includes a low band antenna feature by W7WKR, a view of
contesting from Sri Lanka by 4S7AB, the ARRL DX 2006 CW J7OJ story by
K5KG, contributions from most of our columnists, the Results of the
February 2006 CW and March 2006 RTTY Sprints, and several other
items.
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The N3FJP (http://www.n3fjp.com/) Who's On the Air database and
mapping application continues to evolve. "Mark, WE6N, has done a
fantastic job developing a map to display stations by band on a world
map. This map is still under development but you can take a look at
http://71.198.184.113/newwota/WotaMap.aspx." Some of the stations are
not properly located on the map due to ongoing changes. Click on the
balloon to find out more details, or click on the station listed on
the right to zoom in on the station. Not only is it a great way to
see DX locations, but it also has applications for EMCOMM to see
where stations are deployed on a local level. (Thanks, Scott N3FJP)
Reprinted from the AMSAT Newsletter for June 3
(http://www.amsat.org/), Erich Eichmann, DK1TB has released version
12.5 of his popular satellite tracking program SatPC32. The new
version adds features and fixes bugs found in earlier versions.
Erich has donated SatPC32 as a fund raiser for AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL,
and AMSAT-UK. A demo version of the program can be downloaded from
the author's web site: http://www.dk1tb.de/downloadeng.htm. More
information about registration of the program and upgrades is
available on the Web site.
From the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (http://www.papays.com/opdx.html),
once again Tom K8CX, has published his famous "Dayton 2006 Photo
Gallery" at: http://hamgallery.com/dayton2006. This year's gallery
has 214 photos! Mike N2MG is also looking for Dayton photos at the
contesting.com site. You can upload them (with captions) at
http://www.contesting.com/spotlight/add/19.
AntenneX (http://www.antennex.com/) has just released "antenneX on
CD-ROM #14" with 1193 articles plus free software for antenna
utilities, antenna & network designs and modeling, all on the same
CD. Look for more information on the antenneX Web site's
Announcements Page. (Thanks, Steve K7LXC)
Franki ON5ZO has created a small Web site for the Union of Belgian
Amateurs (UBA) HQ activities at: http://op0hq.uba.be/. He plans on
adding more, such as the QSL route for the new call sign.
The 43-minute streaming video/audio version of the Dayton Hamvention
BPL presentation is available at http://tinyurl.com/zhszg. The video
includes audio samples of in-band and out-of-band noise. Microsoft
Office Animation may be required to view it. (Thanks, Bill NE1B and
the Fox River Radio League)
Digital modes are becoming a bigger and bigger part of contests,
including the Hellschrieber mode -- one of the oldest digital modes.
For more information on Hellschreiber, check out the Feld Hell Club
at http://www.feldhellclub.co.uk/, including their new Feld Hell
Award. (Thanks, Pete KZ1Z)
It's now two weeks until Field Day -- are you in shape? You might
want to go out for a 10-15 minute walk each day now and every other
day spend that time walking up and down some stairs. You'll be amazed
at what that can do for you! (Thanks, Marc W6ZZZ)
WRTC News - The WRTC2006 Contest will take place as a part of the
IARU Contest, giving you an opportunity to work many Brazilian
Stations. The results of the WRTC2006 Contest must be ready within 35
hours after the IARU Contest, therefore we need as many IARU logs as
possible and as soon as possible to verify the logs of the WRTC2006
Competitors. WRTC2006 will offer several prizes to participants of
the IARU contest who send their Cabrillo log to logs@wrtc2006.com or
iaruhf@iaru.org within 6 hours after the contest. For more
information please read Release 052/06 at
http://www.wrtc2006.com/release52.html. Thanks for supporting
WRTC2006! (Thanks, Oms PY5EG)
Let's review some basic Portuguese for contacts with PY stations:
"You are five by nine" - Você é cinco por nove
"My name is..." - Meu nome é
"My city is..." - Minha cidade é
"What is your location?" - Que é sua posição?
"My power is..." - Meu poder é
URL OF THE WEEK -- Here's an interesting site that with over 1 GB of
old books of interest for hams for which the copyright has expired,
including some Radio Amateur's Handbooks, Radio Handbooks, etc., all
in PDF format. Most are from the pre-solid state era. When you log on
to the site at http://www.pmillett.com/tecnical_books_online.htm,
note the misspelling of "technical". (Thanks, Bob N7XY)
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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ARRL CONTEST RESULTS NEWS
The 2005 November Sweepstakes certificates were mailed as well as
certificates for the 2005 160 Meter contest and 2006 RTTY contest.
The 2005 DX International CW article should be available before the
next issue of the Rate Sheet. (Thanks, Kathy KA1RWY -- Contest
Assistant)
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From various reports, June VHF SS contest conditions were great on
6-meters, but highly variable on other bands. Wherever you made your
QSOs, the June VHF SS Score Rumors Web form authored by Matt KB1VC is
running at http://www.newsvhf.com/junscores.html. Feel free to enter
your breakdowns or check out others. Note this page is for
entertainment only and does not replace submitting your logs to ARRL.
(Thanks, Ron WZ1V)
The 2006 Minnesota QSO Party results have been posted at
http://www.w0aa.org/. Mailed results, prizes, and certificates will
follow. (Thanks, Mark WA0MHJ)
Although no announcement has yet been made, John K9JK has discovered
that the Results for the 2005 CQ WW VHF Contest are now posted at
http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/World%20Wide%20VHF%20Contest.html.
If you are having trouble making contact with the Web site for the
ANART WW RTTY Contest, try http://www.anarts.com.au/ or
http://users.bigpond.net.au/ctdavies. (Thanks Colin VK2CTD and Bruce
WA7BNM)
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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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The accidental "co-demolition" of two towers instead of one has been
extensively covered, such as by this on-line story:
http://tinyurl.com/zdp54. (There is also a video of the accident at
http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=5002278. Keep this in mind
when you are rigging guys and cables. Remember their amazing
propensity to snag on and tangle with hardware of all sorts. (Thanks,
Phil N6ZZ and Tim K3LR)
While a little late for the ARRL June VHF contest, Tree N6TR
contributes this helpful test to see if you can use any of your HF
antennas on 50 MHz. "A simple test to see if your antenna works or
not is to tune down below 50 MHz and listen for baby monitors or
cordless phones in your area. Try your HF antennas and use the one
that sounds the best. Then, tune your radio up around 50.125 and see
what you hear." Jim AD1C also notes that he's worked a lot of
6-meter DX with a 102-foot G5RV at 35-feet. 5/8-wave 2-meter
verticals often play well on 6-meters, too. Just give it a try is
the obvious motto of this story!
If you're traveling with your radio, Pelican cases are the gold
standard for shipping cases. As the WRTC-bound operators discuss
their options, here's some of the good places to get cases and foam
inserts:
http://www.dxercase.com/
http://4less.com/
A word to the wise -- be extra, extra sure to keep the main tuning
knob or knobs from bearing the weight of the radio (or bumps to it)
in any orientation! The knob encoders and bearings are fairly easy
to damage with catastrophic results.
Rex K7QQ suggests using anvil-style pruning shears for cutting coax
from RG-58 through thicker sizes. He says that it gives a nice clean
cut through the braid and center conductor. I'm sure it beats
gnawing through the cable with regular diagonal cutters.
Another tool-worthy contribution was made by Julius N2WN in response
to the tips on getting aluminum tubing apart. He suggests using oil
filter-style wrenches that are available in small sizes and do not
damage the tubing as locking pliers would. Sears apparently carries
a two-size set that will grab tubing as small as 1/2" in diameter!
Look in plumbing supplies for these.
Class D amplifiers, first proposed in 1958, have become increasingly
popular in recent years. What are class D amplifiers? How do they
compare with other kinds of amplifiers? Why is class D of interest
for audio? What is needed to make a good class D audio amplifier?
What are the features of ADI's class D amplifier products? Find the
answers to all these questions and more by reading the Analog
Dialogue article at http://tinyurl.com/gafae.
Along with other helpful tips, software author Scott N3FJP
(http://www.n3fjp.com/) reminds us, "Don't wait until the Saturday
morning of Field Day to install and test out [any] software on your
network! If you haven't already done so, get the PCs together before
Field Day, hook them up and make sure that each PC is able to access
and update the common data file. Problems solved very easily in a
relaxed atmosphere can seem insurmountable when the clock is
ticking." Truer words were never spoken.
Here's another good Field Day reminder -- coax laying on the ground
tends to get tripped on, snagged, hooked, and otherwise yanked by
man, beast, and vehicle. When that happens, what do you think will
happen to the expensive, borrowed radio attached by that
hand-soldered, plier-tightened UHF connector? Ah-yup, as they say in
the New England Division. If you can't guarantee no cable yanking,
either install a set of push-on adaptors (so they can pull apart) or
anchor the coax to something stout. That will prevent a sudden band
closing as the radio, headphones, microphone, and paddle all
disappear over the back of the table!
Dave K6LL points out that 9' pieces of tubing are UPS-shippable. He
recalls having a foot sawn off a 10' mast to save a lot of expense
over truck shipping.
TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- It's lightning season! Roger N1RJ points
us to a good site for info about lightning protection:
http://www.polyphaser.com/ppc_ptd_home.aspx. "As you will discover,
the subject of lightning protection is not as simple as it first
seems. There is a lot of bad info on the Web mainly from well-meaning
folks who only know about power line grounding at 60 Hz. A good power
line ground is usually not a good lightning protection ground but a
good RF ground (radials) is usually good for both. Also, proper
bonding is as important as the ground system."
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CONVERSATION
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Want To Start Something?
As the editor of QST's Contest Corral column, the rules and Web sites
for just about every contest pass through my Inbox or across my
browser screen. Even though most contests are quite similar, still
the variety of rules, scoring systems, awards, and emphasis just
never ceases to amaze me. With the explosion of digital modes, we're
beginning to see a whole set of new contests, too.
If you're part of an organization that sponsors a contest (thank
you!) or thinking about starting your own contest (go for it!), here
are some helpful observations from the perspective of a contest
calendar editor. I'm also on a contest committee (WA State Salmon
Run), so this isn't entirely one-sided.
As in comedy, timing is everything. On what date will your contest
run? Not only this year, but next year? If the contest runs on the
same "ordinal" weekend (first, second, third, fourth, last) every
year, say so, then list the actual dates for the coming contest and
for a couple of years hence.
I see a lot of contest Web sites that aren't updated until a few
weeks before the event. How are your prospective participants
supposed to know when to get on the air? If your household is like
mine, if the contest doesn't get on the family calendar months in
advance, you just might have something else scheduled that weekend!
Keep your contest Web site current and note when it was last updated.
Who are your participants supposed to contact? If you're running a
state or province QSO Party, you may think it's obvious that
out-of-state stations may only contact in-state stations, but it
wouldn't hurt to say so clearly. How do you handle county-line
contacts? For single-country DX contests, can everybody work
everybody or are we only allowed to contact the country of interest?
If roving or mobile stations are permitted, can they be worked more
than once? Can stations be worked again on different bands or modes?
One area of frequent confusion is entry categories. While it's fun
to have numerous categories, the more you have, the more they are
likely to overlap. What's the difference between portable and mobile
or rover stations, for example? What do you define as high and low
power? If your definition of QRP is different than the standard (5
watts or less), be sure to clearly spell it out. Be sure to account
for every category in your results and awards and record listings,
even if they don't get a prize. If your contest has an entry
category for low-power, single-band, broken antenna, tricycle mobile,
then you should be sure to at least have a certificate label should
anyone enter that category.
Score calculation is also likely to cause trouble. It can be hard to
describe the method in text, so give some examples. Even better,
provide a template for calculating your score on the contest Web
site. This also makes life a lot easier for the suffering authors of
contest logging software. A common question is whether multipliers
count once per band, once per band and mode, once per mode, or once
only. State your scoring rules to avoid disappointing an entrant
that thinks he or she has broken a record, when in reality, they've
just calculated their score improperly.
Once the contest is over, how is a participant supposed to submit a
log? What formats are acceptable? When is the log submission
deadline? Many rules state "logs due x days after the contest", but
what date is that exactly? Contesters are often procrastinators and
if they don't submit logs right away, wait until the last minute.
Most contesters use logging software today, so making it easy for
them to keep the whole process electronic with email submission is a
good idea.
Don't be shy in promoting your contest and don't wait until the last
minute! To get your contest announcement into a print magazine,
you'll need to submit the complete rules to the editor at least two
months before the month in which your contest is held. For example,
if your contest is held in June, then you need to send in your rules
by the first of April. That also means any changes in your rules
will also need to be done by then! When you do prepare your rules,
make them easy to read. Don't run the rules all together in one big,
massive paragraph. Separate each topic in outline form. If there
are rule changes, highlight them in a different color or list the
changes separately.
Frequently overlooked entirely is a point of contact for questions
about the contest. It is not enough to have an email address for log
submissions - these mailboxes are rarely checked after the log
submission deadlines and queries to those addresses go unanswered.
If you list a generic club address, make sure it's checked on a
regular basis. Don't make potential participants and editors hunt
through your Web site looking for someone's email address.
Finally, the most important step -- the Sanity Check. Once the rules
committee has done its work, give the rules to a selection of club
members, last year's participants, and even a non-contester or two.
Ask them to read the rules and see if they are clear and make sense.
Give them QSO and multiplier totals from actual logs and ask for a
score. You might be surprised with what they come up with! Rest
assured that participants will find the loopholes and inconsistencies
if your reviewers don't. Be glad that the problems are found before
the logs start coming in! Oh yes, don't forget to let everyone know
when your results are available...
In the meantime, I believe there's a contest or two on the air, isn't
there?
73, Ward N0AX
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CONTESTS -- 14 JUNE TO 27 JUNE 2006
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Note that the following abbreviations are used to condense the
contest rules summaries: SO - Single-Op; M2 - Multi-Op - 2
Transmitters; MO - Multi-Op; MS - Multi-Op, Single Transmitter; MM -
Multi-Op, Multiple Transmitters; AB - All Band; SB - Single Band;
S/P/C - State/Province/DXCC Entity; HP - High Power (>100 W); LP -
Low Power; QRP (5W or less)
HF CONTESTS
Kid's Day Operating Event--from 1800Z - 2400Z Jun 17. See the note in
the ARRL CONTEST NEWS section.
West Virginia QSO Party--CW/SSB, sponsored by the West Virginia State
Amateur Radio Council, from 1600Z Jun 17 - 0200Z Jun 18. Frequencies:
80 - 10 meters, CW--35 kHz from band edge, Phone--35 kHz from General
Class band edge and Novice/Tech 10-meter segment. Categories: SO, MM
and Mobile, all categories may be HP, LP (<100W), QRP (<5W), Phone,
CW, or mixed mode. Work stations once per band/mode and WV stations
from each county (WV mobiles keep separate log for each county).
Exchange: RS(T) and WV county or S/P/C. QSO Points: Fixed stations:
CW--2 pts, SSB--1 pt; Mobiles: CW--3 pts, SSB--2 pts; Bonus--100 pts
for QSOs with W8WVA once per band/mode, WV mobiles add 100 points per
county activated with minimum of 1 QSO. Score: QSO points x WV
counties (+ S/P/C for WV stations), add bonus to final score,
multipliers count only once. For more information:
http://www.qsl.net/wvsarc. Logs due Jul 20 to rldillon@aol.com or
Richard Dillon, PO Box 1177, Buckhannon, WV 26201.
All-Asian DX Contest--CW, sponsored by the Japan Amateur Radio League
from 0000Z Jun 17 - 2400Z Jun 18. (SSB--Sep 2 - 3). Frequencies: 160
- 10 meters (160 is CW only), incl. 10-min. band change rule.
Categories: SOAB, SOSB, MO, Low Power (Asian stations only), Junior
(JA stations <20 years), Senior (JA stations >70 years). Exchange:
RS(T) and a two digit number denoting the operator's age. YL stations
may send 00. QSO Points for non-Asian stations: 40 - 15 meters--1 pt,
80 and 10 meters--2 pts, 160 meters--3 pts. Score: QSO pts × Asian
prefixes (WPX rules). For more information and Asian station QSO
points: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English. Logs due Jul 31 (Oct 31 for
phone) to aacw@jarl.or.jp (SSB logs to aaph@jarl.or.jp) or JARL, All
Asian DX Contest, Tokyo,170-8073, Japan.
Quebec QSO Party--CW/Digital/Voice, sponsored by the Radio Amateurs
du Quebec from 1700Z Jun 17 - 0300Z Jun 18. Frequencies: 80 - 2
meters, no repeater contacts. Categories: SOAB (150 W max), MO, QRP,
VHF (QRP and VHF are VE2 and NA stations only). Exchange: RS(T) and
Quebec region or S/P/C, /MM send ITU zone. QSO Points: Voice--1 pt,
CW/Digital--2 pts, VE2RIO--10 pts. Score: QSO Points x VE2 regions
and ITU Zones counted once per band and mode. For more information:
http://www.raqi.ca/qqp. Logs due 60 days after the contest to
qso-log@raqi.ca or Radio Amateur du Quebec (QQP), 4545 Av
Pierre-de-Coubertin, CP 1000, Succursale M, Montreal QC, Canada H1V
3R2.
Spanish Islands Contest--CW/SSB/RTTY, sponsored by the Diploma Islas
Españolas (DIE), from 0600Z - 1200Z Jun 18. Frequencies: 80 - 10
meters. Exchange: RST + DIE number or serial number. QSO Points:
Island stations - 2 pts/QSO, otherwise 5 pts/QSO. For more
information: http://www.ea5ol.net/die. Logs due 60 days after the
contest to ea5aen@ea5ol.net or EA5AEN, PO Box 11055, Valencia, Spain.
ARRL Field Day--1800Z Jun 24 to 2100Z Jun 25. Frequencies: All
amateur bands except 60, 30, 17, and 12-meters. Exchange: operating
category and ARRL/RAC section. QSO Points: SSB--1 pt, CW and
digital--2 pts. For more information: http://www.arrl.org/contests.
Entries due Jul 25 to fieldday@arrl.org or Field Day Entry, ARRL, 225
Main St., Newington, CT 06111.
QRP ARCI Milliwatt Field Day--1800Z Jun 25 - 2100Z Jun 26. This
contest-within-a-contest follows ARRL Field Day rules. See
http://www.qrparci.org/contest.htm for more information.
His Majesty King of Spain Contest--SSB--1200Z Jun 24 - 1200Z Jun 25.
Frequencies: 160-10 meters using IARU Region 1 band plan. Categories:
SOAB, SOSB, and MS. Exchange: RST and serial number or EA province.
QSO Points: 1 pt/QSO. Score: QSO points x EA provinces counted once
per band. For more information, send email to ure@ure.es. Logs due
24 Jul to concursoshf@ure.es or URE HF Contests, PO Box 220, 28080
Madrid, Spain.
VHF+ CONTESTS
SMIRK QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by the Six Meter International
Radio Klub, 0000Z Jun 17 - 2400Z Jun 18. Frequencies: 50 MHz. SO
category only. No repeater QSOs. Exchange: SMIRK number and grid
square. QSO Points: SMIRK member--2 pts, non-member--1 pt. Score: QSO
points x grid squares. For more information: http://www.smirk.org/.
Logs due Aug 1 to contest@smirk.org or Dale Richardson, AA5XE, 214
Palo Verde Dr, Kerrville, TX 78028 USA.
Summer Meteor Scatter Contest--FSK441, sponsored by Radio Club
"Golubinci" YT7GOL from 2000Z Jun 16 - 2000Z Jun 18. Frequencies: 144
MHz. Categories: SO and MO. Exchange: Call sign, report, final
acknowledgement ("Roger"). QSO Points: 1 pt/QSO. Score: QST pts x
DXCC entities. For more information and changes for US station rules:
http://solair.eunet.yu/~s.ilic/summer_msc.htm. Logs due 10 July to
golmscont@ptt.yu.
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LOG DUE DATES - 14 JUNE TO 27 JUNE 2006
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June 15 - Indiana QSO Party, email logs to: inqp@hdxcc.org, paper
logs and diskettes to: HDXCC, c/o Mike Goode, N9NS, 10340 Broadway,
Indianapolis, IN 46280-1344, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp/rules.html.
June 15 - EACW International Contest, email logs to:
eacwtest@ea3re.com, paper logs and diskettes to: EA3RE Toni Herrera,
Travesera de Montigala 48 4a, 08917 Barcelona, Spain. Find rules at:
http://www.ea3re.com/documentos/eacwtesti.pdf.
June 17 - Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB, email logs to: apsprint@jsfc.org,
paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt.
June 19 - US Counties QSO Party, SSB, email logs to: US:
wv2b@juno.com
non-US: snichols@mvosprey.com, paper logs and diskettes to: US: Duane
Traver, WV2B, P.O. Box 607, Candor, NY 13743-0607, USA. non-US: Scott
Nichols, VE1OP, P.O. Box 1796, North Sydney, NS B2A 3S9, Canada. Find
rules at: http://www.stpaulisland.net/completerules.html.
June 19 - RSGB National Field Day, email logs to:
nfd.logs@rsgbhfcc.org, paper logs and diskettes to: RSGB G3UFY, 77
Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF, England. Find
rules at: http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/rules/rnfd.shtml.
June 20 - Portuguese Navy Day Contest, PSK31, email logs to:
contest2006@nra.pt, paper logs and diskettes to: Nucleo de
Radioamadores da Armada, PO Box 226 - E. C. Alfeite, 2811-501 Almada,
Portugal. Find rules at: http://www.nra.pt/concursos04.html.
June 20 - EU PSK DX Contest, email logs to: eudx@scotham.net, paper
logs and diskettes to: EU PSK DX Contest Committee, PO Box 7469,
Glasgow G42 0YD, Scotland. Find rules at:
http://eu.srars.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=48.
June 22 - VK/Trans-Tasman 80m Contest, CW, email logs to:
vktasman@hotmail.com, paper logs and diskettes to: VK/trans-Tasman
Contest, 28 Crampton Crescent, Rosanna, VIC 3084, Australia. Find
rules at: http://home.iprimus.com.au/vktasman/RULES.HTM.
June 22 - His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW, email logs to:
concursoshf@ure.es, paper logs and diskettes to: URE HF Contests, PO
Box 220, 28080 Madrid, Spain. Find rules at:
http://www.ure.es/hf/concursos/smelrey/basessmreyingles.pdf.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
The Contester's Rate Sheet wishes to acknowledge information from the
following sources:
WA7BNM's Contest Calendar Web page -
http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal
SM3CER's Web site - http://www.sk3bg.se/contest
ARRL members may subscribe at no cost by editing their Member Data
Page as described at http://www.arrl.org/contests/rate-sheet.
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