Contester's Rate Sheet for October 31, 2007
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CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
31 October 2007
Edited by Ward Silver N0AX
Published by the American Radio Relay League
Free to ARRL members - tell your friends!
(Subscription info at the end of newsletter)
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SUMMARY
o Check Your Sections - ARRL CW Sweepstakes
o Work Your Work - Western Electric and IBM QSO Parties
o Riley Retires! No, He's Staying!
o Array Solutions Bandmaster and Powerwerx Auto Power Switch
o K2TA - Silent Key
o Tower Accidents and Tower Safety
o Can Those Stubs
o TELNET Problems
o Circular SWR Calculator
o Welcome, China!
NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
o One of the scariest things for a new operator to do - and it
doesn't even have to be Halloween - is to jump into a big contest.
And a big CW contest, at that! If you've had your new HF license for
a while and made some CW contacts, I'll bet you can find some slower
stations way up high in the bands (especially on the old Novice
frequencies above 7.100 MHz) to call. Listen carefully, copy the
CQing station's information from early contacts and let 'er rip!
BULLETINS
o Daylight Saving Time ends this coming weekend during CW
Sweepstakes. If the time change occurs while you are taking some of
your off-time, be sure that the UTC offset of your logging PC's clock
is correct before starting back up. Otherwise, your logging times
may be off by an hour! Double-checking may help you avoid a lot of
time correcting the finished log. A bulletproof solution is just
using UTC on the logging PC - there is no time change for UTC.
BUSTED QSOS
o A golden issue last time!
CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)
Nov 3-4
- ARRL November Sweepstakes, CW
- North American Collegiate ARC Championship, CW
- High Speed Club CW Contest
- IPA Contest
- Ukranian DX Contest
- DARC 10-Meter Digital Corona
- Radio Club of America QSO Party, SSB/AM
- Fall IBM QSO Party, SSB
Nov 10-11
- Kentucky QSO Party
- Japan International DX Contest, Phone
- Worked All Europe DX, RTTY
- OK-OM DX Contest, CW
- CQ Western Electric
- Fall IBM QSO Party, CW/Digital
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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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In the "Best News I've Heard All Week And No, It's Not a Sunspot
Department", trom ARRL Bulletin ARB024, "Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH,
Special Counsel for the FCC's Enforcement Bureau, has decided not to
retire. He had announced last week that he would leave the FCC in
January 2008. In an about-face worthy of the two-bit word
bouleversement, Riley states, "After spending the entire weekend
thinking about the decision [to retire], it became more and more
clear to me that it just isn't the right decision for me right now.
There are several issues on the table that I want to continue to work
through with the amateur community." Maybe all those accidental 40
meter out-of-band oopsies or the suspiciously stentorian
transmissions last weekend caught his ear? Seriously, your editor
likes having Riley on the job and the amateur community is beholden
to him for his efforts over the past few years, cleaning up the bands
and discouraging recidivism on all fronts. Welcome back!
If you heard an unfamiliar voice from the 6Y1V team in the CQ WW SSB
contest, it was Manu LU9ESD, of Bahia Blanca Argentina, selected by
the team to join them in Jamaica! Manu is 21 years old and has been
licensed since he was 13, active in DXing and contesting. He is a
co-founder of the Bahia Blanca DX Group and a member of the World
Wide Young Contesters. Although he has activated several IOTA
locations in Argentina, Manu had never operated outside of his
country! (Thanks, David KY1V)
Jay WX0B sent me a note that Array Solutions
(http://www.arraysolutions.com/) has just released a new band decoder
called "The Bandmaster", with an introductory price of $300. It has
gobs of features, one of the nicest being able to simultaneously
drive both current sink and current source inputs of interface
devices. Supporting both RS-232 and CI-V interfaces, its firmware can
also be updated by downloading so it will never become obsolete when
a new radio is introduced. Configuration can be performed by PC
software, including setting of individual band edges. This is a
pretty powerful package!
Following a tip on a story about tin whiskers in electronics
(http://www.physorg.com/news110812295.html) I discovered the home
page of Physorg. For science geeks - and you know who you are -
Physorg.com is a daily dose of science news from around the world.
Good stuff with your morning coffee! (Thanks, Glenn K6NA)
Hey, maybe those tin whiskers could serve as a phased array! For
what, you ask? Read about it in this story
(http://tinyurl.com/3dozd2) from the BBC about the world's smallest
receiver. (Thanks, Kevin KF7CN)
For those interested, NTIA recently released "Potential Interference
From Broadband Over Power Line (BPL) Systems To Federal Government
Radiocommunication Systems at 1.7 - 80 MHz, /Phase 2 Study" in two
Volumes that can be downloaded at
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/reports.html (Thanks, Eric W3DQ)
In an order for some PowerPole connectors, I received notice of a new
product from Powerwerx (http://www.powerwerx.com/) - the Automatic
Power Off Switch. This is a voltage-sensing, solid-state switch that
disconnects equipment from a dc power source when the voltage drops
below a selectable threshold for a settable period. This would be a
good way to keep from draining your car's battery by leaving the rig
on, among other things.
If you can't tell what contest log is contained in an old CT BIN
file, open the BIN files with Notepad. Do not save the file from
Notepad - just click Exit when you are done looking!. You will see
that the BIN file starts with an identifier of what contest it was
and what version of CT created it. (Thanks, Bob W5OV)
Subscribers to the (free) K9YA Telegraph (http://www.k9ya.org/), a PDF
newsletter on topics of interest to CW operators specifically and all
hams generally, were treated to an interesting article on Q-signals,
their history, and how their meanings have evolved over the years.
For example, in 1927 QSB was used to indicate a signal with bad tone,
but eventually became the reference to fading that we use today.
Active contester Tom Althoff K2TA was killed on his way home from
work at ABC-TV in an automobile-motorcycle collision two weeks ago.
Tom's call was common in many of our logs and he is already missed by
his many friends.
The recent fatal fall from a tower by Greg N5CLM
(http://tinyurl.com/2frh39) is attributed to his not being attached
to the tower when attempting to climb around a guy point. Many of us
have done that very thing and lived to tell the tale, but really,
with excellent and inexpensive safety harnesses and lanyards so
readily available, is there ANY excuse for not being secured to the
tower AT ALL TIMES? The answer is, of course, no. It's so easy and
effective - please be safe, my friends.
URL of the Week - And you think you're such a ham radio whiz because
you made all those contacts last weekend? See if all that bravado is
justified - find out how you REALLY stack up to the competition with
the handy on-line Nerd Exam at http://www.nerdtests.com/ft_nt2.php (
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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
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Bob N6TV reports that a recent presentation on the OH8X/OH8NC super
station, not far from the Arctic Circle, "absolutely boggles the
mind". Such as? How about a full-sized 3-element, 160 meter Yagi on
a rotating tower with elements made out of very large steel tower
section? Or a full-sized 5- or 6-element 80 meter Yagi, 80 meters
high. (Both scheduled for installation next year.) The radios will
be state-of-the-art digital designs with DSP to optimize receive and
transmit phasing of the stacked monobanders. Photos
(http://www.radioarkala.com/) are available on-line.
Here's a step in the right direction for viewing "the state of HF" -
http://lu9da.dyndns.org/www/prop.html by Rick LU9DA plots the
point-to-point paths of spotting network reports. Each band is
plotted separately. What do you think it looked like during CQ WW
last weekend? (Thanks, Martin LU5DX)
Would you like to hear what the CQ WW CW sounds like from Malysia?
Rich 9M2CNC reports, "I have put my 2006 CQWW CW audio (SO1R) from
9M2CNC on-line at http://9m2cnc.com/cqww2006.html The contest audio
has been split up into 1 hour segments with logs available for each
segment."
Oh, those naughty "Ham Radio Operators"! Who knows what trouble
we'll cause? Find out from this jocular video adventure in
overdubbing (http://youtube.com/watch?v=UKd5hupXJVo) on the YouTube
site! (Thanks, Tim K3LR)
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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The preliminary results from the NA RTTY Sprint two weeks ago are
complete and will be posted shortly on the NCJ web site. LCRs (Log
Check Reports) are available upon request to
rttysprintmgr@ncjweb.com. The results article will be in the Jan-Feb
2008 NCJ. (Thanks, Ed W0YK)
John W1XX, CQ WW VHF Contest Director (http://www.cqww-vhf.com/)
reports that processing of logs from the 2007 contest is progressing
nicely. He also is soliciting photos from the contest. They can be
sent to him at w1xx@cq-amateur-radio.com. Additional opportunities
exist for plaque sponsorship, particularly for clubs, as can be seen
on the contest's Web site.
Soapbox commentary from last weekend's CQ WW SSB are now on-line in
digest form at http://www.eskimo.com/~mwdink/3830 thanks to the
efforts of Bruce WA7BNM and Dink N7WA.
Contesters in call areas 8, 9 and 0 will enjoy Mike K9NW's "Top 5"
records for the CQW W Contests from 1978 to present, covering
virtually all possible categories. Phone records are available at
http://www.w9smc.com/MasterWW-Phone-v2%200.pdf and the CW set will be
available shortly.
The final set of logs received for the RAC 2007 Canada Day contest
has been posted at http://www.rac.ca/service/infocont.htm via the
"RAC 2007 Canada Day Logs Received (PDF)" link. (Thanks, Bart VE5CPU)
You can download a complete PDF report of 2007 WWSA Contest results
from http://gacw.no-ip.org/results07.pdf (Thanks, Alberto LU1DZ)
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OPERATING TIP
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If the language barrier is making it difficult for you to understand
a call sign number under difficult conditions, count out the number.
"One, two, three - OK?" Also remember that the quantity zero is
represented by the word "nil", "null", or "naught" in some locations.
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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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Following the tower accident reported above, Frank W3LPL contributes
this important mental checklist item for every time you reposition
yourself on the tower; Am I tied off to safe tower components ONLY?
On most amateur towers that means your positioning lanyard and fall
arrest lanyard must NEVER wrap around or be fastened to ONLY the
horizontal and diagonal structural members. Horizontal and diagonal
structural members and welds are never safe for fall protection.
They can be weakened or fail from severe weather or tower overloading
and are rarely strong enough to safely arrest a fall. Your fall
arrest lanyard must have hooks large enough to fasten around your
tower legs. Your positioning lanyard must ALWAYS wrap around at least
one, and preferably two or three tower legs. Never, never, never use
antenna mounts or other tower accessories for positioning or fall
protection anchorages. If you must position yourself above the top of
your tower, the only safe anchorage is the mast, but only if its
man-safe. If you're not absolutely certain its man safe (including
the mounting of the mast to the tower) don't do it!
The September issue of Microwaves & RF contained an excellent article
(http://mwrf.com/Articles/ArticleID/16649/16649.html) on the math
behind the generation of Intermodulation Distortion (IMD). I like
this article because it clearly shows how the second- and third-order
intercept points are derived. You can skim over the equations
because the text explains the results.
Once you start installing stubs for harmonic filtering, the coils of
cable can get downright messy. A nice way to manage them is to
install them in a paint can for protection. Photos and a description
of this technique can be found at http://www.pi4cc.nl/tips/stubs/
(Thanks, Dennis N6KI)
So many different types of capacitors! Why so many and what are they
good for? A good starting point in finding out is the paper on
capacitors published by Paul Harden NA5N. You can get it at
http://www.interalia.plus.com/na5n.pdf (Thanks, Tony G4WIF)
Gary NL7Y reports that the presence of THHN insulation on antenna
wire (commonly available at the hardware store) causes the electrical
length to increase by about 3% over bare wire. After building many
antennas and measuring the resonant lengths, he recommends the
formula length in feet = 453/f (f in MHz) for one-half wavelength.
For full-wavelength loops, he uses the formula 973/f.
In the "I Was Not Aware Of That" Department, Steve K7LXC notes that
"Preformed grips come with two sets of crossover marks. The set
nearest the termination loop is for normal applications to the guy
wire. The second set farther away from the termination loop is used
when using the grip through an insulator. This gives the grip a
shallower crossover angle. Using the first set of marks through an
insulator puts some funny stresses on the grip." As we all know,
"funny" stresses are a Bad Thing.
The Electronic Design article "'New' Approaches to RF and Wireless
Test" by Louis Frenzel (who just happens to be W5LEF) in the 11 Oct
2007 issue (http://www.electronicdesign.com/ - enter 17103 in the ED
Online ID window) is a broad look at receiver and transmitter testing
in the Software-Defined Radio world. Some of these tests are
familiar to hams. Others such as Error Vector Magnitude will become
more meaningful to amateurs as digital modulation techniques become
more widespread. A good read for the technically minded.
Occasionally, someone reports a problem using Telnet to access
spotting network servers using the Internet DNS URL - such as
w7dx.net. Accessing the system using its numeric IP address works,
however. It may be that your Telnet client software may not be set to
cross-reference the DNS URL to the IP address. Check the TCP/IP
settings within the Windows "Network Connections". (Accessing this
information is different under different versions of Windows.) Make
sure the item "Obtain DNS server address automatically" is selected.
(Thanks, Guy N7ZG)
The Web site of Doug Smith K4OAP (http://www.emcesd.com/) certainly
contains a wealth of information about high-frequency signals and
measurements. There are numerous papers on EMI, ESD and methods of
dealing with their effects. (Thanks, Andy Ingraham)
If guying towers with Phillystran threatens to reduce your wallet to
a state of impecuniousity, you can save money when joining sections
together. According to Frank W3LPL, "You don't need anything other
than two thimbles. Just link them together like two links in a
chain."
A good Q measurement article that has been recently added to the
W7ZOI Web page at http://www.w7zoi.net/ where it is found under
"Electronics and circuit design files". The article is "Experiments
with Coils and Q-Measurement," dated 5 October 2007. In the article,
Wes refers to an article in the HP Journal that can be found on-line
at http://tinyurl.com/2mgee5 - an index of issues. Another source of
Q information is the old Boonton Radio Notebook
series, which was a quarterly published from 1954 through 1965. The
entire series is now available online at
http://www.hparchive.com/Boonton.htm along with some Boonton manuals.
The Boat Anchor Manual Archive (http://bama.edebris.com/manuals) is
also a handy link. (Thanks, Mike WA8MCQ)
Variometers (a rotatable coil within a larger fixed coil) are by no
means a lost art. Check out
http://w5jgv.com/variometer/variometer.htm for a look at what the VLF
experimenters are building! (Thanks, Mike AE6WA)
Wow! http://tk5ep.free.fr/tech/abaqueROS/en/gainchart.php is the Web
site of TK5EP who has created a really nice circular chart calculator
for SWR, gain, loss, and return loss. Download the PDF files, print
them, cut out the wheels, and you have a very nice shack tool.
(Thanks, Ed AD5JV)
Tom OH2BEN has written a short article (http://www.elisanet.fi/oh3xr)
about his Reversible Beverage array project. His array consists of 3
reversible Beverages that can be switched to receive in 6 directions.
K3KY has an excellent series of articles on Half Squares & Bobtails
at http://www.angelfire.com/md/k3ky/page38.html that helped Hank
K8DD, who reports that he can now get "that good figure-8 pattern. I
have used his matching & feeding information several times with
excellent results."
TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- It can be a real struggle to find
microphone pinouts, so Jim W7DHC's contribution this week is one to
bookmark. It's a Web site
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rg4wpw/date.html) that describes the
proper pinouts for just about any microphone you might have. It's an
amazing list!
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CONVERSATION
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Welcome, China!
The following post-contest CQ WW SSB report has been a long time
coming in amateur radio contesting:
Call: B7P
Operator(s): BA7NQ BD7JLR BD7IXG BD7IN BG7JSQ BD7KSF BA7JA BA7IA
BA7JG BA7NI BD7LHY BD7OH BL7IC BG7MVZ VR2YDC XX9BB
Station: B7P
Class: M/M HP
QTH: FOSHAN
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 6 4 2
80: 263 25 65
40: 663 30 82
20: 1112 36 110
15: 1328 36 106
10: 758 22 59
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Total: 4130 153 424 Total Score = 4,681,778
Comments:
We first time run CQWW DX SSB contest in M/M. Many funs! Thanks for
the QSO.
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Well, thank you! Note the category - Multi-Multi - and the fine
score! There were LOTS of Chinese stations in the logs this year,
even with the relatively poor conditions and the long path to the
USA. European contesters no doubt worked even more.
As the Chinese economy continues to grow and modernize, there is no
reason why that shouldn't also be reflected on the air. Imagine what
the bands will be like in a few years as 15 and even 10 meters start
to open solidly to the Far East.
Will all of the Chinese be operating on phone only? I rather doubt
it since Morse has been part of China's military communications for
many years. Like Western hams, they will find that CW gets through
where phone won't and that many more CW signals can be packed into a
given amount of spectrum space. Given the Chinese familiarity with
density, why shouldn't these calls also be heard on CW? And digital,
too, using the nearly ubiquitous sound card and free software.
Western contest sponsors can help the new competitors come up to
speed as quickly as possible. We can share information and
experiences about operating, equipment, contest sponsorship,
training, and the rules. The Chinese will be making their
contributions to DXing and contesting, too. I am particularly
interested in how they manage the low bands from a standpoint of both
limited space and spectral pollution. As we know from our own
experiences, necessity is a powerful driver of innovation.
When will the first Chinese-sponsored DX contest be announced? What
will be its rules? Chinese teams have appeared at WRTC - when will
they enter the Top Ten? Will the JA and HL hams rise to the new
challenge for Asian supremacy on the air? Restrictions in Thailand
have recently been relaxed, with many new E21 calls on the air. And
what about the VU ham community? If every cloud has a silver lining,
the tsunami of two years ago and the subsequent amateur response has
pulled back the limits on Indian amateur radio a bit more.
Just think, the world's two largest populations are about to begin
joining us on the airwaves! Western Hemisphere hams can look forward
to an ear-opening experience in a few years when the MUF to and from
Asia begins to rise and stay put. Europeans are already seeing this
new population in their logs, so maybe they can tip us off as to what
is coming! I, for one, am excited to see it!
73, Ward N0AX
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CONTESTS -- XXXX THROUGH XXXX 2007
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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
ARRL November Sweepstakes--CW, from 2100Z Nov 3 - 0300Z Nov 5.
Frequencies: 160 - 10 meters, work stations only once. Categories:
SOAB-LP (A), HP (B), QRP (Q), SO-Unlimited (U), MS (M), School Club
(S). Exchange: Serial number, Category (precedence), Call, Check
(last two digits of first year licensed), and ARRL section. QSO
Points: 2 pts/QSO. Score: QSO points x sections (counted only once).
For more information: http://www.arrl.org/contests Logs due Dec 5 in
Cabrillo format via on-line form at http://www.b4h.net/cabforms or by
email to sscw@arrl.org or to November SS CW, ARRL, 225 Main St,
Newington, CT 06111.
North American Collegiate ARC Championship--CW (Phone, Nov 17-19).
This is a competition based on Sweepstakes results between club
stations at institutions of higher education beyond the high school
level. Clubs enter Sweepstakes in any of the valid entry categories.
Separate champions will be determined for CW, Phone and Combined
scores. For more information: http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/.
High Speed Club CW Contest, sponsored by the Radio Telegraphy High
Speed Club (HSC) from 0900Z - 1100Z and 1500Z - 1700Z Nov 4.
Frequencies: 80-10 meters, 10-30 kHz above band edge. Categories:
SOAB-LP (<150W), SOAB-QRP (<5W), SWL. Exchange: RST + HSC member
number or "NM". QSO Points: HSC member--5 pts, non-member--1 pt.
Score: QSO points. For more information: http://www.dl3bzz.de/. Logs
due 6 weeks after the contest to hsc-contest@dl3bzz.de or Lutz
Schröer, DL3BZZ, HSC Contest-Manager, Am Niederfeld 6, 35066
Frankenberg / Eder, Germany.
IPA Contest--Phone/CW, sponsored by The International Police
Association Radio Club. CW from 0600Z-1000Z and 1400Z-1800Z Nov 3,
Phone from 0600Z-1000Z and 1400Z-1800Z Nov 4. Frequencies: 80-10
meters with 15-minute band change rule. Categories: SOAB, MO
(includes club and special event stations) and SWL. Exchange RST +
serial number (IPARC members send "IPA" + state if US). QSO Points:
IPARC members--5 pts, non-member--1 pt. Score: QSO points x DXCC
entities + US states counted once per band. Multipliers are only
counted for QSOs with IPARC members. For more information:
http://www.ipa-rc.de/. Logs due Dec 31 to dl8kcg@darc.de or Uwe
Greggersen, DL8KCG, Hurststr 9, D-51645 Gummersbach, Germany
Ukranian DX Contest--CW/SSB, sponsored by the Ukrainian Amateur Radio
League and the Ukrainian Contest Club from 1200Z Nov 3 - 1200Z Nov 4.
Frequencies: 160-10 meters, with 10-minute band change rule.
Categories: SOAB, SOAB-QRP (<5W), SOSB, MS, SWL. Exchange: RST +
serial number or Ukraine oblast). QSO Points: same country--1 pt,
same continent--2 pts, different cont--3 pts, Ukranian station--10
pts. Score: QSO points x DXCC entities + WAE countries + oblasts. For
more information: http://www.ucc.zp.ua/. Logs due 30 days after the
contest to urdx@ham.kiev.ua or to Ukrainian Contest Club HQ, PO Box
4850, Zaporizhzhe, 69118, Ukraine.
DARC 10-Meter Digital "Corona"--RTTY/AMTOR/PACTOR/PSK31/Clover,
sponsored by Deutscher Amateur Radio Club from 1100Z - 1700Z Nov 4.
Frequencies (MHz): 28.050-28.150, work stations once per mode.
Categories: SO, SWL. Exchange: RST + serial number. QSO Points:
1pt/QSO. Score: QSO points x DXCC entities + WAE countries + JA/VE/W
call districts (all counted only once). For more information:
http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/fed.htm. Logs due 4 weeks after the
contest to dl9gs@darc.de or A.Schlendermann DL9GS, Postfach 102201,
D-44807 Bochum
Germany.
Radio Club of America QSO Party, SSB/AM, from 1700Z Nov 3 - 0500Z Nov
4. See Web site for frequency schedule. Exchange: RST, QTH, name,
equipment used. RCA members sign their calls "/RCA". For more
information: http://www.radioclubofamerica.org/. Logs and questions to
rlraide@roadrunner.net or Bob Raide, W2ZM, 2514 E. Sherman Hollow Rd.
Penn Yan, NY 14527.
Fall IBM QSO Party--SSB, from 0000Z - 2400Z Nov 3. (CW/RTTY/PSK31 Nov
10) For scoring and more information: http://ibmqprules.w0ry.net/.
Logs to paul@aa6z.com or Paul Burton,AA6Z 877 Buchser Way, San Jose,
CA 95125 USA.
Kentucky QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by the Western KY DX
Association from 1400Z Nov 10 - 0600Z Nov 11. Frequencies: 160-10
meters. Exchange: RS(T) and KY county or S/P/C. QSO Points: 160
meters--2 pts, CW--2 pts, SSB--1 pt. Score: QSO points x KY counties
(KY stations add states and provinces) counted only once. KY mobiles
and portables add 1000 points for each activated county, min 10 QSOs
(incl. home county). 100 bonus points for a QSO with KY4DXA (once
only). For more information: http://wkdxa.com/page2.html. Logs due
Dec 31 to Western Kentucky DX Association, PO Box 73, Alvaton, KY
42122.
Japan International DX Contest--Phone, from 0700Z Nov 10 - 1300Z Nov
11. Frequencies: 160--10 meters. Categories: SOAB and SOSB (HP, LP),
MO, Maritime Mobile, self-spotting prohibited in all categories.
Exchange: RST + JA prefecture number or CQ Zone. QSO Points: 160
meters--4 pts; 80 or 10 meters--2 pts, otherwise 1 pt. Score: QSO
Points x JA prefectures + JD1 provinces (JA stations use DXCC
entities). For more information: http://jidx.org/. Logs due Dec 31 to
jidx-cw@jidx.org or JIDX "PHONE/CW" Contest, c/o Five-Nine Magazine,
PO Box 59, Kamata, Tokyo, 144-8691 Japan.
Worked All Europe DX Contest (WAEDC)--RTTY, from 0000Z Nov 10 - 2359Z
Nov 11. Frequencies: 80-10 meters according to Region I band plan.
Categories: SOHP, SOLP, MS, SWL. Spotting assistance allowed in all
categories. SO operate 36 hrs max, up to three off periods of 1 hour
min, and everyone works everyone. 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 DXCC countries, EU use WAE
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 RTTY QTC may only be exchanged
between continents. 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/ or waedc-info@dxhf.darc.de. Logs due Dec 15 (RTTY
to waertty@dxhf.darc.de). Please use your call sign as the subject
of the email.
OK-OM DX Contest--CW, sponsored by the Czech Radio Club (CRC) from
1200Z Nov 10 - 1200Z Nov 11. Frequencies: 160-10-meters. Categories:
SOAB-HP (>100W), SOSB-HP, SOAB-LP, SOSB-LP, SOAB-QRP (<5W), MS, SWL,
packet spotting allowed for all categories. Exchange: RST plus serial
number or OK/OM district. QSO Points: EU to OK/OM--1 pt, non-EU to
OK/OM--3 pts. Score: QSO points x OK/OM districts (OK/OM stations use
WPX prefixes) counted once per band. For more information:
http://okomdx.crk.cz/. Logs due Dec 1 to okomdx@crk.cz
or OK-OM DX Contest, CRK, PO Box 69, 113 27 Praha 1, Czech Republic.
CQ WE (Western Electric)--CW/Phone/Digital, from 1900Z Nov 10 - 0500Z
Nov 12. Frequencies: 160 meters-70 cm (no repeater contacts). Contact
as many hams as possible who currently work for, did work for, or are
retired from any part of the pre-divestiture "Bell System" or any
company created from it. Categories: SOAB (Bell and non-Bell).
Exchange: Call, name, Bell location, years of Bell service (non-Bell
send ZZ and 1). QSO points: equal to years of service. Score: sum of
QSO points × unique location codes worked on each mode. For more
information: http://cqwe.cboh.org/. Logs due 1 Dec to
cqwe-2007@cboh.org or Robert Stampfli KD8WK, 9951 Alliston Dr,
Pickerington, OH 43147.
Fall IBM QSO Party--CW/RTTY/PSK31, from 0000Z - 2400Z Nov 10 (see Nov
3)
VHF+ CONTESTS
No VHF+ contests are scheduled.
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October 31 - German Telegraphy Contest, email logs to: dtc@agcw.de,
paper logs and diskettes to: Uwe Hiller, DK3WW, PF 390268, D-14092
Berlin Germany. Find rules at:
http://www.agcw.de/english/contest/dtc_e.htm
October 31 - Texas QSO Party, email logs to: no5w@consolidated.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: Texas QSO Party Committee, 6 Sweetdream
Place, The Woodlands, TX 77381-6009, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.txqp.org/rules.htm
October 31 - Washington State Salmon Run, email logs to:
salmonrun@wwdxc.org, paper logs and diskettes to: Western Washington
DX Club, PO Box 395, Mercer Island, WA 98040, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.wwdxc.org/salmonrun/
October 31 - All Asian DX Contest, Phone, email logs to:
aaph@jarl.or.jp, paper logs and diskettes to: JARL, All Asian DX
Contest, Phone, 170-8073, Japan. Find rules at:
http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2007AA_Rule.htm
October 31 - Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW, email logs to:
saccw2007@sral.fi, paper logs and diskettes to: SACCW, Jussi-Pekka
Sampola, OH6RX, Tolbyn niittytie 238, FIN-65460 Tolby, Finland. Find
rules at: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm
October 31 - Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB, email logs to:
sacssb2007@sral.fi, paper logs and diskettes to: SACSSB, Jussi-Pekka
Sampola, OH6RX, Tolbyn niittytie 238, FIN-65460 Tolby, Finland. Find
rules at: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm
October 31 - FISTS Coast to Coast Contest, email logs to:
fistsc2c@yahoo.com, email log summary to: fistsc2c@yahoo.com, paper
logs and diskettes to: Paul Beringer NG7Z, 4702 200th St SE, Bothell,
WA 98012, USA. Find rules at: http://www.fists.org/c2c.html
October 31 - CQIR - Ireland Calling, email logs to:
cqir-logs@irts.ie, paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules
at: http://www.irts.ie/cgi/showrules.cgi?cqir
November 1 - 432 MHz Fall Sprint, email logs to: w4kxy@arrl.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: Jim Worsham W4KXY, 1915 Oak Wind Lane,
Buford, GA 30519-6766, USA. Find rules at:
http://svhfs.org/fall_sprint_rules.htm
November 1 - Feld Hell Sprint, email logs to: (none), Post log
summary at: http://www.wa6l.com/contests/autolog.html, paper logs and
diskettes to: John Graf, WA6L, 23085 Old Ranch Rd, Alpine, CA 91901,
USA. Find rules at: http://feldhellclub.org/MonthlySprintRules.htm
November 2 - YLRL Anniversary Party, CW, email logs to:
kc4iyd@yahoo.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Nancy Rabel Hall,
KC4IYD, PO Box 775, North Olmsted, OH 44070, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.ylrl.org/ylcontests.html
November 4 - UBA ON Contest, SSB, email logs to: ubaon@uba.be, paper
logs and diskettes to: Leon Welters, ON5WL, Borgstraat 80, B-2580
Beerzel, Belgium. Find rules at:
http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/pdf/ontest_en.pdf
November 4 - SKCC Weekend Sprintathon, email log summary to:
bill@nt9k.com, Post log summary at: http://www.nt9k.com/skcc/sf.htm,
paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://www.nt9k.com/skcc/wknd-sprint-rules.html
November 5 - Logbook of the World Contest, Phone, email logs to:
(none), Post log summary at: (see rules), paper logs and diskettes
to: (none). Find rules at: http://74.194.51.88/:7777/
November 9 - YLRL Anniversary Party, SSB, email logs to:
kc4iyd@yahoo.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Nancy Rabel Hall,
KC4IYD, PO Box 775, North Olmsted, OH 44070, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.ylrl.org/ylcontests.html
November 10 - Microwave Fall Sprint, email logs to: w4dex@arrl.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: Dexter McIntyre W4DEX, 16164 Pless Mill
Rd, Stanfield, NC 28163, USA. Find rules at:
http://svhfs.org/fall_sprint_rules.htm
November 11 - UBA ON Contest, 2 meters, email logs to: ubaon@uba.be,
paper logs and diskettes to: Leon Welters, ON5WL, Borgstraat 80,
B-2580 Beerzel, Belgium. Find rules at:
http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/pdf/ontest_en.pdf
November 11 - Oceania DX Contest, Phone, email logs to:
ph@oceaniadxcontest.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Oceania DX
Contest, c/o Wellington Amateur Radio Club Inc, PO Box 6464,
Wellington 6030, New Zealand. Find rules at:
http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/rules.pdf
November 11 - Oceania DX Contest, CW, email logs to:
cw@oceaniadxcontest.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Oceania DX
Contest, c/o Wellington Amateur Radio Club Inc, PO Box 6464,
Wellington 6030, New Zealand. Find rules at:
http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/rules.pdf
November 12 - FISTS Fall Sprint, email logs to: W8PIG@yahoo.com,
paper logs and diskettes to: Dan Shepherd, N8IE, 1900 Pittsfield St,
Kettering, OH 45420, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
November 12 - 10-10 Int. Fall Contest, email logs to:
tentencontest@alltel.net, paper logs and diskettes to: Steve
Rasmussen, N0WY, #68684, 312 N 6th Street, Plattsmouth, NE 68048,
USA. Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/rules.html
November 12 - Logbook of the World Contest, CW, email logs to:
(none), Post log summary at: (see rules), paper logs and diskettes
to: (none). Find rules at: http://74.194.51.88/:7777/
November 12 - Logbook of the World Contest, RTTY/Digital, email logs
to: (none), Post log summary at: (see rules), paper logs and
diskettes to: (none). Find rules at: http://74.194.51.88/:7777/
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