Contester's Rate Sheet for September 6, 2006

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          CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
              6 September 2006

        Edited by Ward Silver N0AX

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SUMMARY
o VHF Contest Festival--ARRL VHF & EME, 10 GHz, VHF Fall Sprint
o NA Sprints and WAE SSB Plus SC, TN & WA QSO Parties
o Pacific NW VHF Conference
o Contest and WRTC Presentations On-line
o New CTY Files from AD1C
o Concrete Information on Concrete
o A Tool Bucket Full of Tower and Antenna Work Tips
o Back At WRTC

BULLETINS
o No bulletins this issue

BUSTED QSOS
o A golden issue last time! 

CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)

Sep 9-10
- ARRL September VHF QSO Party
- NA Sprint, CW
- YLRL Howdy Days
- WAE DX Contest, SSB
- SOC Marathon Sprint
- TN QSO Party
- G3ZQS Straight Key Contest
September 16-17
- ARRL 10 GHz Cumulative Contest
- ARRL EME Contest
- NA Sprint, SSB
- Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW
- WA State Salmon Run
- SC QSO Party
- QCWA Fall QSO Party
- QRP Afield
- Get Your Feet Wet Weekend
- VHF Fall Sprints

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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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The Pacific NW VHF conference is being held in Bellingham, WA from
Friday, Sep 29 through Monday, Oct 1.  Information for the conference
can be found at http://www.pnwvhfs.org/administration/conference.htm 
There will be a full slate of programs plus a tour of the completely
amazing (but little-known) American Museum of Radio & Electricity
(http://www.amre.us/). Special room rates are available although the
early-bird registration cut-off is September 6th. (Thanks, Bruce
N7RR)

Should you have a lot of frequent flyer miles you need to get rid of
by this weekend, the Eighth ORARI National Conference is scheduled
from September 8 to 10 - in Denpasar, Bali. ORARI is Indonesia's IARU
member society. A Ham Fair will be held in conjunction with the
conference and a special event station, YE9BALI, on the air from the
Ham Fair. The Ham Fair draws around 6000 people and you can find out
more, whether attending or just imagining, at
http://www.orari-bali.org/

John K0IO contributes a link to a very timely article: "Opinion: The
Art of Checking Your Laptop as Luggage" from the folks at e-WEEK: 
http://tinyurl.com/qzewp  There are good tips about TSA procedures
and Pelican cases get high marks in the article.

If you have some extra bucks to spend on noise reduction, DX
Engineering (http://www.dxengineering.com/) is introducing an
improved, high intercept point version of the MFJ-1026 Noise
Canceller. (Thanks, Mike W4EF)

This presentation by Jim N3BB about contest preparation and operation
might be helpful to your contest club members.  He says it might be
"too extensive" but it sure is a complete look at the subject. It's a
program he created several years ago, but is certainly still valid.
The program is on the Central Texas DX & Contest Club (CTDXCC) Web
site at http://www.ctdxcc.org/n3bb/contestprep/

Dean N6BV has also posted his photo-laden WRTC2006 presentation to
the Northern California Contest Club at
http://www.nccc.cc/meetings.html Scroll down to "Past Meetings" and
click on "WRTC Observations."

Information on all past WRTC competitions is being collected on a
single Web site by Bjorn LB1GB.  The "WRTC 2002 History Book" on
http://www.wrtc.info/ is almost complete. Some press releases are
still missing. Images and photos are welcome.  Contact Bjorn via the
Web site if you can provide material.

Searching the archives of the very fine-business email reflectors at
Contesting.com is fairly straightforward according to the following
process:
1. Go to: http://www.contesting.com/
2. On the left side navigation bar (under "Other Lists"), click on
the link to the desired reflector, such as "TowerTalk".
3. Click on the link for "TowerTalk Archives" shown on the third line
of text.
4. It will take you to the Archives, which are located here: 
http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/towertalk/
From there, the Web site supports search by date, thread, or author. 
You can also use the Google search functions on a specific reflector
archive by adding "site:
http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/towertalk/" to the search
string, eliminating off-site messages from the search results.

Extending last week's search-the-Rate-Sheet tip, Paul NO8D notes that
adding
  "rate sheet" site:http://www.arrl.org/
to the Google search window along with your desired word or words
works, as well.

Notice of OH6YF's passing was received this past week: "Our fellow
contester and good friend Harri OH6YF, passed away at the age of 39.
He suffered from sarcoma. His nearest persons are wife Jessica, 7
years old son Henry and his parents. Thanks for everybody who sent
him messages and visited him during the last weeks. He was always
happy and proud to be part of ham community. We will miss him
deeply." (Thanks, John K1AR and Jari OH1EB)

URL of the Week - How about contest calendars?  These are just
terrific for loading up the all-important kitchen refrigerator
calendar months in advance. My favorite for one-stop shopping is
Jan-Eric Rehn SM3CER's calendar at http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/  It
not only contains dates, but (usually) the complete rules and links
to sponsor's Web sites. N2CQ's QRP Contest Calendar -
http://www.amqrp.org/contesting/contesting.html - is a good specialty
site and you can always check out the ARRL's on-line Contest Corral
at http://www.arrl.org/contests/

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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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Due to an outage with the log-handling robot, the log submission
deadline for the CQ VHF contest was extended by at least a week to
reduce worries about getting your log entry in on time.  The robot
was back on-line and functioning fine at last notice. (Thanks, John
W1XX)

The preliminary scores for the 2005 Stew Perry contest may be viewed
at 
http://web.jzap.com/k7rat/stew-2005.txt. If anyone's score is really
wrong, in the wrong category, or missing - please contact N6TR at
tree@kkn.net directly.  The full write-up will be posted in a couple
of weeks. If there were any USA operators under the age of 20, who
made at least 100 QSOs, please let me know as there is an unclaimed
plaque. (Thanks, Tree N6TR)

Please check the Slovenian Contest Club's home page at
http://lea.hamradio.si/scc for the list of EUHF & SCC RTTY 2006 logs
received by the SCC Contest Committee. (Thanks, Robert S57AW)

The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 29 August 2006 and are
available for downloading from http://www.country-files.com/cty/ 
Don't be caught with your list out of date! (Thanks, Jim AD1C)

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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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In the rush to complete those tower jobs, don't compromise the
concrete foundation on which everything rests. In the 9 Oct 2002
issue of the Rate Sheet, Hank KR7X contributed a great Web site that
really gets down to the nitty-gritty on concrete:
http://www.cement.org/basics/index.asp  This site is a very good
place to get a basic understanding of how concrete really works and
how the components interact.  And be patient: concrete takes a week
before it's cured to half-strength and 28 days for 98% of
full-strength!

Bob W9GE contributed a tip that might help readers avoid an
unpleasant surprise.  If you take a galvanized assembly to a
regalvanizing service, be SURE it does not have plastic or aluminum
fasteners or it might just fall apart in the molten zinc bath.  HBX
and HDBX towers (and the MFJ/Hy-Gain Hy-Towers) do have aluminum
rivets holding the cross-braces on.  Oops.

Portable and backup battery operation gets easier and easier as
batteries continue to improve. Ed WA3WSJ gives high marks to the
Powerize Performance Series of battery packs at
http://www.batteryspace.com/  There are packs, modules, and chargers
available.  These are especially useful for go-kits and emergency
use.

There's a handy mast-load calculator at
http://www.math.niu.edu/KARC/mast/ for figuring out what kind of load
and wind a mast can withstand with specific antenna loads.  You'll
need to enter the detailed specifications on the mast material and
the antenna wind loads, so do your homework first. (Thanks, Bob K0RC)

How do you go about making long-lasting, low-loss contacts where an
aluminum tube is fitted into another tube? "For Yagis it's easy.  I
install a small #6 stainless sheet-metal screw at each joint. Before
I insert the screw into the hole I put a dab of NoAlox into the hole
and then on the screw.  I cover the screw with a few wraps of tape. 
When you take the tape off years later the joint is still clean."
(Thanks, Bill K4XS)

CHECK

Starting with a post by W2SC about corrosion on galvanized towers in
salt environments (Tom operates from Barbados), several respondents
observed that using tape to hold coax and control lines to the tower
can trap salt and moisture, allowing it to build up over time and
aggravate corrosion.  Their solution is to use plastic wire ties,
presumably the UV-resistant black ones, because they have much less
surface area, giving water and salt a much smaller hiding place.

Another wise tip about rust and towers - if you have visible rust on
the outside of the legs, you probably also have significant rust on
the inside of the legs where you can't see it!  Towers don't last
forever, particularly in hostile environments.  Consider the
implications of tower failure in deciding what's best regarding
replacement. (Thanks, Frank W3LPL)

And yet one more tower tip from Mike KC4VL - it was and possibly is
common practice to ship tower sections having tubular legs (like Rohn
25, 45, 55, etc.) with the mounting bolts in a plastic tube INSIDE
the leg.  If the tubes and parts aren't removed, water can be trapped
inside the leg.  That causes rust and in cold climates, can result in
the expanding ice splitting the tower leg.  You might want to sneak a
peek through the legs before starting assembly.

TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- Perhaps you're curious about your
magnetic declination - and who isn't - or you can't find True North
to align the plastic owl?  Luckily, an on-line resource exists to
solve this problem. You'll find a zip code-to-declination calculator
at http://www.thecompassstore.com/decvar.html  Now you'll be able to
lay out the new four-square to put the null precisely at the bearing
of the local Big Gun.  He's toast! (Thanks, Mike K6BR)

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CONVERSATION
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Here's a frivolous way to end the summer, with a musical thank-you
note to our WRTC2006 hosts in Brazil!

Back At WRTC
Appropriated by Dr. Beldar

Flew in from Miami in a center seat
Didn't sleep a wink last night
At the airport Varig nearly cancelled me
Man I had a dreadful fright
I'm back at WRTC
You don't know how lucky we are boys
Back at WRTC

Been so long since Finland no one knows my face
Great to share a beer with Oms
Wait until tomorrow for our QTH
Should we start on code or phone?
I'm back at WRTC
You don't know how lucky we are boys
Back at WRTC

Well the high band rates really knock me out
We'll leave the rest behind
Those long path mults make me sing and shout
With those HQ stations always on my mind

I'm back at WRTC
You don't know how lucky we are boys
Back at WRTC

Set us up on sandy beaches way down south
Take us to a hilltop farm
Let me hear that CQ Contest ringing out
Got to keep our amp tubes warm
I'm back at WRTC
You don't know how lucky we are boys
Back at WRTC

73, Ward N0AX

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CONTESTS -- 6 SEPTEMBER TO 19 SEPTEMBER 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

North American Sprint--CW, sponsored by the National Contest Journal
from 0000Z - 0400Z Sep 10. Frequencies (MHz): 3.540, 7.040, 14.040,
work stations once per band. North American stations work everyone,
others work NA stations only. Exchange: other station's call, your
call, serial number, name, S/P/C. QSY rule: Stations calling CQ, QRZ,
etc, may only work one station in response to that call, they must
then move at least 1 kHz before working another station or 5 kHz
before soliciting another call. Once you are required to QSY, you may
not make a new QSO on the previous frequency until you have made a
contact at least 1 or 5 kHz (as required) away. (see
http://www.contesting.com/articles/198 for beginner's guide)  Score:
QSOs X S/P/C (count each only once). For more information:
http://www.ncjweb.com/  Logs due 7 days after the contest via the Web
site at http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit.php or
cwsprint@ncjweb.com or Boring ARC, 15125 Bartell Road, Boring, OR
97009.

YLRL Howdy Days--CW/SSB, sponsored by the YL Radio League from 1400Z
Sep 12 - 0200Z Sep 14, work 24 out of the 36 hour period. Try
frequencies ending in 33 or 88, such as 7.233, 14.288, etc. Exchange:
YLRL Member or not. QSO Points: non-YLRL member--1 pt, YLRL
members--2 pts. Score is total points. For more information:
http://www.ylrl.org/  Logs due 30 days after the contest to
kc4iyd@yahoo.com or Nancy Rabel Hall, KC4IYD, PO Box 775, North
Olmsted, OH 44070 

WAE DX Contest--SSB, 0000Z Sep 9 - 2359Z Sep 10. Frequencies: 80-10
meters according to Region I band plan. Categories: SOHP, SOLP, MS,
SWL. Spotting assistance allowed (SO stations not using spotting
assistance will be noted). SO operate 36 hrs max., up to three off
periods of 1 hour min. Non-EU work EU only. Exchange: RS(T) and
serial number. Score 1 pt/QSO and 1 pt/QTC. Final score is QSOs +
QTCs x weighted multipliers. Multipliers: non-EU use WAE countries,
EU use DXCC entities plus call districts in W, VE, VK, ZL, ZS, JA, PY
and RA8/9/0. Mults on 80m count x4, on 40m x3, otherwise x2. A QTC is
a report sent from a non-EU station back to an EU station of QSOs
that took place earlier in the contest. A QTC contains the time, call
sign, and QSO number of the station being reported (e.g.
1307/DL1AA/346). A QSO may only be reported once and not back to the
originating station. A maximum of 10 QTCs can be sent to a single
station. The same station can be worked several times to complete
this quota, but only the original QSO has QSO point value. Keep a
list of QTCs sent. For example, QTC 3/7 would indicate that this is
the third series of QTCs sent, and seven QSOs are reported. For more
information: http://www.waedc.de/  Logs due by Oct 15 to
waedc@dxhf.darc.de or to DARC, WAEDC Contest, Lindenallee 4, 34225
Baunatal, Germany.

Second-Class Operators Club (SOC) Marathon Sprint--CW, from 1800Z to
2400Z Sep 9. (Most sprints run four hours, but since we're Second
Class Op's, we need more time!)  Frequencies: 160 - 10 meter QRP
calling frequencies. Categories: SOAB. Exchange: RST + S/P/C + SOC
number or power output. QSO Points: SOC member--5 pts, non-member
same continent--2 pts, diff. cont--4 pts. Score: QSO points x S/P/C
counted once per band x Power Multiplier (<250 mW x 15, <1 W x 10, <5
W x 7, >5 W x 1).  Multiply by 1.5 if using a homebrew paddle. For
more information: http://www.qsl.net/soc  Logs due 30 days after the
contest to n4bp@arrl.net or Bob Patten, N4BP, 2841 NW 112 Terrace,
Plantation, FL 33323, USA.

Tennessee QSO Party--CW/Phone/Digital, sponsored by the Tennessee
Contest Group from 1800Z Sep 10 - 0100Z Sep 11. Frequencies (MHz):
CW--1.815, 3.540, 7.040, 14.040, 21.040, 28.040; SSB--1.855, 3.900,
7.240, 14.280, 21.390, 28.390; Novice/Tech--3.700, 7.130, 21.140,
28.140, 28.390; VHF/UHF--50.195, 144.195, 146.55, 223.5, 446.0. No
repeater or digipeater QSOs. Exchange: RS(T) and TN county or S/P/C.
QSO Points: HF Phone--2 pts, HF CW--3 pts, HF digital--3 pts, VHF
Phone--4 pts, VHF CW--6 pts, VHF Digital--6 pts. Score: QSO points x
TN counties (TN stations add S/P/C) counted only once. One bonus
multiplier for every five additional QSOs with the same county. TN
mobiles may claim as a multiplier any TN county from which they
complete at least 10 QSOs. For more information:
http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/tqp/tqp06_rules.html  Logs due Oct 12 to
w9wi@w9wi.com or TN QSO Party c/o Doug Smith W9WI, 1389 Old
Clarksville Pike Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098 USA.

G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest--CW, sponsored by FISTS, from
2300Z Sep 8 - 2300Z Sep 10. Use straight keys to be eligible for
awards. Frequencies: 80 -- 10 meters.  Categories: QRO, QRP, Club.
Exchange: RST, S/P/C, name, FISTS number or power. QSO Points: FISTS
member--5 pts, non-member--2 pts. Score: QSO points x S/P/C counted
once only. For more information: http://www.fists.org/  Logs
indicating type of key due 30 days after the contest to
HALLINL@lanecc.edu (ADIF, Excel or ASCII format) or Lee Hallin N7NU,
3413 Walton Ln, Eugene OR 97408.

North American Sprint--SSB, 0000Z - 0400Z Sep 17 (See Sep 10)

Scandinavian Activity Contest--CW, sponsored by the Experimenterende
Danske Radioamatorer (EDR) from 1200Z Sep 16 - 1200Z Sep 17 (Phone,
1200Z Sep 23 - 1200Z Sep 24). Frequencies: 80 - 10 meters.
Categories: SOAB (QRP <5W, LP <100W, HP), MS, SWL. Exchange: RS(T) +
serial number. QSO Points: EU stations--1 pt, Non-EU--1 pt on 20--10,
3 pts on 80 - 40. Finals score is QSO pts × Scandinavian call areas
counted once per band. For more information:
http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacsc.htm  Logs due Oct 31 to
saclogs@oz5wq.dk or to EDR HF Contest Manager, Peter Vestergaard,
OZ5WQ, Vestervej 74, DK-4960 Holeby, Denmark.

Washington State Salmon Run--CW/SSB/Digital, sponsored by the Western
Washington DX Club from 1600Z Sep 16 - 0700Z Sep 17 and 1600Z - 2400Z
Sep 17. Frequencies: 160 - 6 meters. Categories: SO (CW, SSB, Digital
or Mixed Mode; QRP, LP, HP >200W), MO-T (WA Club, WA Non-club,
Non-WA), Mobile (SO, MO), WA County Expedition. Exchange: RS(T) and
S/P/C or county (for WA stations). QSO Points: SSB--2 pts,
CW/Digital--4 pts. Work Expeditions and Mobiles from each county, log
county line QSOs as 2 separate QSOs. Score: QSO points x WA counties
(WA stations use S/P/C + WA counties) counted once only. QSOs with
W7DX add 500 bonus points for each mode--up to 1000 points. For more
information: http://www.wwdxc.org/  Logs due Oct 31 to
salmonrun@wwdxc.org (Cabrillo encouraged) or Western Washington DX
Club, PO Box 395, Mercer Island, WA 98040, USA.

South Carolina QSO Party--Phone/CW/Digital, sponsored by the Columbia
Amateur Radio Club (CARC) from 1300Z Sep 16 - 2100Z Sep 17.
Frequencies (MHz): CW--1.805 and 50 kHz from band edge, Phone--1.845,
3.860, 7.260, 14.270, 21.370, 28.370, 50.125, 144.200, 146.58,
223.50, 446.00. No repeater or cross-band QSO's, work mobiles again
from each county. Categories: SOAB, SC Mobile. Exchange: serial
number and SC county or S/P/C. QSO Points: Phone--1 pt, CW--2 pts,
Digital--3 pts. Score: Total QSO points x power multiplier (<5 W x5,
<150 W x2, >150 W x1) x SC counties (counted only once) x SC counties
activated (SC Mobile only). 300 bonus points for QSO with N2ZZ or
KF4GHC. For more information: http://www.kf4ghc.net/  Logs due Oct 18
to scqp@kf4ghc.net or CARC SCQP Entry, PO Box 595, Columbia, SC
29202. 

QCWA Fall QSO Party--Phone/CW/Digital, sponsored by the Quarter
Century Wireless Association from 1800Z Sep 16 - 1800Z Sep 17.
Frequencies (MHz):  CW--1.810, 3.540, 7.035, 14.040, 21.050, 28.050;
Phone--1.910, 3.890, 7.244, 14.262, 21.365, 28.325, all VHF/UHF
bands, no crossband or repeater QSOs. Categories: Mixed, Phone,
CW/Digital. 15 QSOs with each station maximum and only one QSO with
stations in home QCWA chapter. Exchange: Last two digits of year
licensed and QCWA chapter or S/P/C. QSO Points: Phone--1 pt,
CW/Digital--2 pts. Score: QSO Points x QCWA chapters + S/P/C counted
only once regardless of band. W2MM counts as a 3-point multiplier on
each band. For more information:
http://qcwa.org/2006-qso-party-rules.htm  Send logs to W2od@aol.com
or Robert Buus W2OD, 8 Donner St, Holmdel NJ 07733-2004.

QRP Afield--CW/Phone/Digital, sponsored by the New England QRP Club,
1500Z - 2100Z Sep 16. Frequencies: 160 - 10 meter, QRP calling
frequencies. Categories: SOAB, MS. Exchange: RS(T), S/P/C, and NE-QRP
number or power. QSO Points: HP (>5W) fixed station - 1 pt, HP mobile
or portable - 2 pts, QRP fixed - 5 pts, QRP mobile or portable - 10
pts. Score: QSO points x S/P/C (counted once only). For more
information: http://www.qsl.net/wq1rp/main.htm  Logs due Oct 15 to
k1cl@arrl.net or Chuck Ludinsky, K1CL, 6 Prancing Rd, Chelmsford, MA
01824-1922.

Get Your Feet Wet Weekend--CW, sponsored by FISTS CW Club from 0000Z
Sep 15 - 0000Z Sep 18.  Frequencies (MHz): 3.610, 7.110, 14.110,
21.110, 28.110. Categories: Newcomer or Experienced. Exchange:
Callsign/N (newcomer) or Callsign/E (experienced), RST, Name, QTH,
FISTS number or power, last two digits of first year licensed. QSO
Points: 2 pts for cross-category, 1 pt for same category. Score: QSO
Points x (1+number of stations with year of 2000-2006 counted only
once). Send all CW manually (no memory or computer keyers). For more
information: http://www.fists.org/  Logs due 30 Oct to
HALLINL@lanecc.edu (ADIF, Excel, or ASCII format) or Lee Hallin N7NU,
3413 Walton Ln, Eugene, OR 97408.

VHF+ CONTESTS

ARRL September VHF QSO Party, 1800Z Sep 9 - 0300Z Sep 11.
Frequencies: all bands above 50 MHz. Categories: SOHP, SOLP,
SO-Portable, Rover, MO, Limited MO. Exchange: Grid Locator. QSO
Points: 50 and 144 MHz - 1 pt, 222 and 440 MHz - 2 pts, 902 and 1296
MHz - 3 pts, 2.3 GHz and higher - 4 pts. Score: QSO points x Grids
counted once per band. For more information:
http://www.arrl.org/contests  Logs due Oct 11 to
septembervhf@arrl.org or Sep VHF QSO Party, ARRL Contest Branch, 225
Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA.

ARRL 10 GHz Cumulative Contest, 0600 local - 2400 local Sep 16-17.
Categories: 10 GHz only and 10 GHz and up. Exchange: Six-digit
Maidenhead Locator. Distance Points equals distance in km between
stations. QSO Points: 100 pts for each unique call worked. Score:
Distance points + QSO points. For more information:
http://www.arrl.org/contests  Logs due Oct 17 to 10GHz@arrl.org or
ARRL Contest Branch, 225 Main St., Newington, CT, 06111, USA.

ARRL EME Contest, from 0000Z Sep 16 - 2400Z Sep 17. Frequencies: 2304
MHz and up. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, MO, Commercial. Exchange: signal
report. QSO Points: 100 pts/QSO. Score: QSO points x W/VE
states/provinces + DXCC entities (counted once per band). For more
information: http://www.arrl.org/contests  Logs due Dec 17 to
emecontest@arrl.org or EME Contest, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT
06111.

VHF Fall Sprints--CW/Phone/Digital--sponsored by the Southeastern VHF
Society, 144 MHz--7 - 11 PM local time Sep 18. Categories: Fixed and
Rover. Exchange: Grid Square. QSO Points: 1 pt/QSO. Score is QSO
Points x Grid Squares, score each sprint separately. Rovers add all
grids worked from each grid. For more information:
svhfs.org/fall_sprint_rules.htm  Logs must be emailed or postmarked
within four weeks of the contest to svhfs-beacons@svhfs.org or Ottmar
Fiebel W4WSR, PO Box 957, Hayesville, NC 28904.

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September 6 - ARS Spartan Sprint, email logs to: hjohnc@adelphia.net,
post log summary at: http://www.arsqrp.com/ars/ss_log.html  diskettes
and paper logs to: (none). Find rules at:
http://www.arsqrp.com/ars/pages/spartan_sprints/ss_rules_new.html 

September 9 - Wake-Up! QRP Sprint, email logs to: ru2fm@rol.ru,
diskettes and paper logs to: Wake-Up! QRP Sprint, PO Box 229, Lipetsk
398043, Russia. Find rules at: http://ruqrp.narod.ru/sprint_e.htm 

September 10 - SARL HF CW Contest, email logs to:
zs4bs@netactive.co.za, diskettes and paper logs to: Bloemfontein
Radio Amateur Club, Box 12104, Brandhof, 9324, South Africa. Find
rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL_Contest_Manual.pdf 

September 15 - WAE DX Contest, CW, email logs to: waedc@dxhf.darc.de,
diskettes and paper logs to: WAEDC Contest Manager, Bernhard
Buettner, DL6RAI, Schmidweg 17, D-85609 Dornach, Germany. Find rules
at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcwr.htm 

September 15 - Maryland-DC QSO Party, email logs to:
w3cwc@adelphia.net, diskettes and paper logs to: Antietam Radio
Association, PO Box 52, Hagerstown, MD 21741-0052, USA. Find rules
at: http://www.w3cwc.org/rules.html 

September 15 - SCC RTTY Championship, email logs to:
rtty@hamradio.si, diskettes and paper logs to: Slovenia Contest Club,
Saveljska 50, 1113 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Find rules at:
http://lea.hamradio.si/~scc/rtty/htmlrules.htm 

September 16 - New Jersey QSO Party, email logs to: w2rj@arrl.net,
diskettes and paper logs to: Englewood ARA, PO Box 528, Englewood, NJ
07631-0528, USA. Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/w2rj/index.html 

September 18 - BUBBA Summer QRP Sprint, email logs to:
bubba@AzScQRPions.org, diskettes and paper logs to: John Stevens,
Attn: BUBBA, 21457 N 91st Dr, Peoria, AZ 85382, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.azscqrpions.org/BUBBA2005_08102005.htm 

September 19 - RSGB SSB Field Day, email logs to:
ssbfd.logs@rsgbhfcc.org, diskettes and paper logs to: RSGB G3UFY, 77
Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF, England. Find
rules at: http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/rules/rssbfd.shtml 

September 19 - ARCI Silent Key Memorial Sprint, email logs to:
contest@qrparci.org, diskettes and paper logs to: ARCI Silent Key
Memorial Sprint, c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W,
Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3, Canada. Find rules at:
http://www.qrparci.org/content/view/114/9/lang,en/ 

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