Contester's Rate Sheet for December 12, 2007
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CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
12 DECEMBER 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 Calling Eastern Europe - OK DX RTTY and Croatian CW
o Holiday Spirits Sprint and Lighthouse Christmas Lights
o Peter Dahl Transformer Closing
o Climbing Safety Gear
o The Secret Life of Machines
o Baluns and Antennas - Online Tutorials
o Do-It-Yourself Hot-Air Soldering Gun
o Quaff With Temerity, Wield With Perspicacity
NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
o Following all that operating you've done in the thick of the fall
contest season, now would be an excellent time to get all of those
QSOs transferred to your master log and then into Logbook Of The
World. Then watch those confirmations roll in!
BULLETINS
o No bulletins this issue.
BUSTED QSOS
o A golden issue last time - well, almost!
CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)
Dec 13-31
- North American Meteor Scatter Contest
- OK DX RTTY
- PSK31 Death Match
- Russian 160-Meter Contest
- Croatian CW Contest
- Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint
- Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party
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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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From the ARRL News, The Peter W. Dahl Company in El Paso, Texas, will
be closing its doors as of December 31 -, according to Peter Dahl,
K0BIT, owner and founder of the company that has made custom
transformers for more than 40 years. Dahl, 67, is suffering from
Parkinson's Disease. The company manufactured a wide variety of
transformers and reactors for Amateur Radio and commercial radio and
television applications. According to Dahl, many are direct
replacements for original equipment components that are no longer
available from the manufacturer, while others have general-purpose
applications in any number of different transmitters. He said that
they had more than 4000 individual transformer designs on file. QST
columnist John Dilks, K2TQN ("Old Radio"), said the closing of the
Dahl Company was "sad news for those of us who restore the big iron."
Dahl told the ARRL, "I want to thank everyone for their business
throughout the years. I have enjoyed making each Amateur Radio
transformer." (Thanks, John K2TQN)
Bob K0RC is creating a series of log analyzers using the Excel
spreadsheet program. The spreadsheets allow a contester to analyze
and compare two logs from a contest. The information may influence
their contest strategy the following year, or they may just want to
look at the pretty tables and graphs! You can download the analyzers
from his Web site at <http://chudek.aberon.net/>. Look in the "Files
- Spreadsheets" album and click on the folder containing the analyzer
you want to try. The most current version will always be posted in
this location. Instructions are included in the spreadsheets - look
for the tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet labeled "Instructions".
With the many new Chinese call signs appearing on the bands, we need
to be aware of which prefixes are in which zones. Doug K1DG did the
homework on some of the prefixes:
B*9A-F (Shaanxi province): Zone 24
B*9G-L, M-R, S-Z: Zone 23
Complete zone information is available at
<http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/wazlist.html>
Kevin N7WIM came across a book for 4 to 8-year olds called "Mr.
Crumb's Secret" by Phyllis J. Perry (from Upstart Books). In the
book, a mouse uses the Internet to figure out his neighbor's "secret"
hobby. You get to guess what the secret hobby might be! It could be a
good present for a first- or second-grader on your holiday shopping
list!
It's Uglier Than We Thought - Steve N2IC found a graph showing the
Effective Sunspot Number going NEGATIVE based on trends and
calculations using the MUF. Read it
<http://www.nwra-az.com/spawx/ssne-year.html> and weep! But there is
hope - maybe this article found by Tree N6TR will turn the soporific
ionosphere around - <http://tinyurl.com/2fw8kx>
URL of the Week - Another potpourri of URL's from Bill N4LG. He
observes that, "I can't think of better Christmas gifts than good
climbing safety gear." He went on to provide the following list of
Web sites from which he had obtained or learned about climbing safety
equipment.
SitePro (good selection & prices)
http://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=69
Great Climbing Boots with a steel shank
http://tinyurl.com/yrw97y
Climbing Safety Fall Protection Equipment by GMESupply
http://gmesupply.com/index.php/cPath/31
Midwest Tower Safety Equipment
http://www.midwestunlimited.com/
Elk River Fall Protection Gear
http://elkriver.com/
MSA Lanyards- fall protection
http://msafetyproducts.com/fall_protection.htm
SnugHarness Co
http://www.snugharness.com/Harnesses
Tessco Safety Gear
http://tinyurl.com/yr5rju
Understanding Fall Arrest
http://gmesupply.com/about_fall_protect.php
Helmet
http://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=1293
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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
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The Fall 2007 issue of the Pacific Northwest VHF Society's "The Noise
Floor" is available on-line at <http://www.pnwvhfs.org/>, including
lots of photos from the September VHF Conference, held in Bend, OR.
The newsletter has an excellent article on mobile installation by
Lynn W7CFO and editor Jim W7DHC has spotted some nifty magnifying
glasses you'll want to read about.
Before the popular books "The Way Things Work" were published, there
was a TV show called "The Secret Life of Machines"
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Machines>. Scott
N7SS has uncovered the streaming video versions of these
highly-entertaining programs at
<http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/SLOM>. He says, "Every time I
watch one of these shows, it makes me want to build something!"
If a picture to illustrate the solar cycle is desired, I can't think
of a better one than the 3 Dec 2007 edition of Astronomy Picture of
the Day <http://tinyurl.com/2348p3>. This is a great site to put on
your morning jog around the 'net. (Thanks, Perry WY1O)
Imagine plugging this into your USB port!
<http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/storage.asp> Things have
changed, just a wee bit, haven't they? (Thanks, Jack WA0RJY)
The E51A operation to the Cook Islands has some online photos and
stories at <http://picasaweb.google.com/bizacord/E51RAROTONGA> and
<e51mmm.blogspot.com> (Thanks, George & Ron - E51MMM & E51NNN)
Supplementing the last issue's story of the Sonic Museum article on
Radio Row, Rich K2WR recommends
<http://www.antiqueradio.com/Radio_Row_09-98.html>. It has a bunch
of great photos and a map of the many radio shops located there. He
also points out that "it's Cortlandt, not Cortland".
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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If you submit your ARRL contest log electronically, you should also
get into the habit of checking the ARRL Logs Received page
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/claimed>. In addition to the receipt
you get from the log-handling robot via email, the Logs Received page
is another way to ensure that we have your log on file and
information such as entry category and power are correctly reported.
This gives you plenty of time to correct any errors and re-submit
your log with proper information. It normally takes about an hour for
your log to appear on the page after the robot accepts it. (Thanks,
Sean KX9X)
Log Checking Reports for the 2007 June VHF QSO Party are now online.
You can find them at
<http://www.arrl.org/members-only/contests/lcr.html> Dave Patton,
NN1N, has lined up a few data entry volunteers from the contest
community to manually enter QSO data for the very few paper logs
received. After conversion to digital logs, they will be sent through
the email log-handling robot, insuring that all logs, paper or
electronic, receive the same level of scrutiny. (Thanks, Sean KX9X)
Kelly VE4XT <ve4xt@mts.net>; and Steve N2IC/5 <n2ic@arrl.net>; are
trading places this year for ARRL Sweepstakes writeups; Kelly will do
SS CW and Steve SS SSB. Both authors would appreciate hearing your
stories and anecdotes. Either send them directly or post them to the
ARRL Soapbox at <http://www.arrl.org/contests/soapbox>.
The results of both Fall 2007 EU Sprint Contests - Fall CW & Fall SSB
- have just been released. You can find all of the plaque winners and
the UBN reports on the new EU Sprint Web page at
<http://www.eusprint.com/>. Once again both the UBN and the logs will
be public and available for everyone on the Web page; just click on a
call sign. (Thanks, Paolo I2UIY)
Soapbox entries from 3830 reflector
<http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/3830> for the following
contests are now available at <http://www.eskimo.com/~mwdink/3830>.
Some of the best reading in contesting!
CQWW RTTY (final)
CQWW SSB (final)
CQWW CW (final)
ARRL CW (final)
ARRL SS (Dec 10)
ARRL 160M (Dec 10)
ARRL 10M (Dec 10)
(Thanks, Dink N7WA)
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OPERATING TIP
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While it may be a few years yet before the high bands dominate our
contest scores, it's never too early to think about antennas. The
natural tendency is for more - more gain, more front-to-back, and
more focusing of the pattern. That's all well and good, but it can
leave callers off the side and rear of the antenna in the cold, as
well as short-skip signals coming in at high angles as is common for
domestic contests like Sweepstakes or the North American QSO Parties.
The solution is to have a secondary receive antenna, such as a low
dipole, that is far less directive. Just a temporary antenna (see
this issue's Commentary) is sufficient for a weekend of contest
operating.
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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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Did you know that there are "push-on" versions of the PL-259? These
come in mighty handy for patch panels when the cables are often
moved. NK7U uses them in his multi-op station with no apparent
problems. These would not be suitable for outdoor applications and
in situation where that last few dB of shielding is critical, such as
repeater cavities. Take a look at <http://www.therfc.com/uhf.htm> or
<http://www.pl-259.com/page1.html> for examples of these connectors.
(Thanks, Dave AB7E)
Tim K3LR uncovered two good on-line resources: A very nice Powerpoint
presentation on baluns that can be downloaded in PDF format from
<http://www.geocities.com/ve2_azx/BALUNS2006-ang.pdf>. Even in the
abbreviated visual format of a slide show, there is plenty of detail
about how baluns work and the differences between the various styles.
The second is an on-line book, "Understanding Antennas For The
Non-Technical Ham" <http://www.hamuniverse.com/n4jaantennabook.html>
by Jim N4JA. The overly-technical among us will quibble with some of
its bits and pieces, but the material may be just right to help a new
ham pick up on the mysteries of the skyhook.
Another "did you know" relates to that most ubiquitous of tools, the
screwdriver. There are so many different styles now and they all have
different names. You don't want to look bad in front of the hardware
store clerk, do you? Of course not! You want to confidently walk up
and ask for a "6-millimeter tri-groove nut setter" (or am I
bluffing?) with the look in your eye that allows for no response
other than, "Right away!" and sends them scampering to the stockroom.
Fear not, for the screwhead type directory at
<http://www.lara.com/reviews/screwtypes.htm> will definitely stock
your noggin with the complete lexicon. (Thanks, Ken K0PP)
Craig K1QX posted a link <http://www.radio-locator.com/> to a service
that provides more information on broadcast stations than the FCC
database. Type in the call letters or location and you can obtain Web
site, audio stream, ownership and other data.
The saga of soldering to connectors with tiny pins continues with a
couple of excellent tips. Craig WB5BDX recommends just buying
extension cables with the desired plug or socket already connected on
each end. Cut them in half and use the exposed end for whatever task
is at hand. Not all cables have every pin connected, so be sure to
check before buying. Tom N6AJR has the organic solution - a potato!
(He recommends Russets.) Seat the male connector firmly into the
potato before soldering. The potato holds the pins in place,
dissipates the heat, and doesn't smell half bad when heated.
Soldering is a hot topic these days in lots of places. The
Instructables Web site has a neat article on making your own
"insanely hot" soldering hot-air gun at <http://tinyurl.com/ynmv8o>.
It does look like a serious implement and it can be made from other
inexpensive appliances - well, pieces of them, anyway.
Jeremy W7EME (I wonder what mode he likes to operate...) points us to
the Web site of SM5BSZ <http://www.sm5bsz.com/> on equipment for VHF
DX and, by extension, VHF+ contesting. The page is a top-level
discussion with lots of links to useful information and Web sites.
Newcomers to Top Band may encounter trouble with overload or other
problem caused by strong local AM broadcast stations. A
broadcast-reject filter is often the calvary that rides to the
rescue. Howard K2UD recalls that the ARRL's Technical Information
Service <http://www.arrl.org/tis> contains an article from the 1976
ARRL Handbook on a classic AM broadcast stop-band filter, titled
"Reducing Broadcast Station Interference." Your editor built one of
these himself when surrounded by a half-dozen AM transmitters and it
did its job very well.
Owners of Cushcraft 40-2CD 2-element, 40 meter beams - particularly
the older ones - should consider strengthening the antenna to
withstand wind and ice. There are two good resources for information
on how to significantly improve the antenna's survivability. The
on-line article is at <http://www.qsl.net/k7vc/402cd.html> by Dave
Leeson, W6NL (ex-W6QHS). If you have access to old issues of NCJ,
look for "Simplified Strengthening of the Cushcraft 40-2CD" by N4KG
in the Mar/Apr issue in 1994. Your antenna will thank you for it!
And yes, replacement parts are available from Cushcraft at
<http://www.cushcraft.com/>. (Thanks, Pat W7TMT and Dick WC1M)
TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- We worry a lot about safety when going
up. How about when we're going DOWN? Greg KI3G reminds everyone that
trenches and tower base holes are quite dangerous, with dirt weighing
over 100 pounds/cubic foot. The links that follow provide some
insight on safety when digging. The hole truth - dig it!
http://www.trenchsafety.org/trench/sample/buriedalive.html
http://ohioline.osu.edu/aex-fact/0391.html
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CONVERSATION
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Quaff With Temerity, Wield With Perspicacity
I know all of you are badly in need of some holiday taradiddle and so
here is a profusion - well, two - useful offerings from the entire
staff of the Contester's Rate Sheet - that would be me - to the
almost-but-not-quite 0x3FFF subscribers - that would be you.
Everybody needs a set of punchy, crisp, unambiguous phonetics
guaranteed to cut through the hirsutiest of pileups. Here is just
such a cavalcade that will greatly assist you in your RF
mendications:
A - Aetna
B - Backspace
C - Comma
D - Djibouti
E - Eh?
F - Falalalalaaaaa-lalaalaalaaaaaa
G - Gnocchi
H - Herbal
I - Is
J - Jalapeno
K - Knickerbocker
L - Listening
M - Mmmmm
N - Nothing
O - Or
P - Pneumatic
Q - QSL?
R - Right
S - Something
T - Tsutakawa
U - Urban
V - Test
W - Wrong
X - Unknown
Y - Ypsilanti
Z - Zydeco
Nice, huh? And taking a cue from Jeff Foxworthy, here are some
guidelines for all of us. You might be a ham if...
You use Penetrox instead of Vick's Vapo-rub for a chest cold
Nervous tic means worrying about your ring rotator
You make your candy and snack selections based on whether they come
in
something you can use for a building project
Your retinas detect antennas a mile away behind trees - in the dark
You are perfectly happy listening to broadcast stations obscured by
static, sky-wave, and mobile flutter. You barely even notice!
Your wedding gift registry is at Ham Radio Outlet
Santa ever asked you as a youngster to "not be quite so technical"
No appliance is ever discarded at your house with a perfectly good
power cord still attached
The nifty recipe holder the kids made you winds up on the workbench
as a soldering aid
You can with dispatch a flying insect with one well-aimed squirt of
Freeze Mist
Hitchhikers open the passenger door, take one look, and close the
door again
"Temporary" really means "Until I die or we move"
Happy Holidays, everybody!
73, Ward N0AX
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CONTESTS -- 12 DECEMBER THROUGH 25 DECEMBER 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
OK DX RTTY Contest--sponsored by the Czech Radio Club, 0000Z - 2400Z
Dec 15. Categories: SOAB (LP, HP >100W), SOSB, MOAB, SWL.
Frequencies: 80 - 10 meters according to IARU band plan. Exchange:
RST and CQ Zone. QSO Points: 80 & 40--3 pts on same continent, 6 pts
different cont., 20-10--1 pt same cont., 2 pts different cont. Score:
QSO points x DXCC entities and OK stations (multipliers counted once
per band). For information: http://www.crk.cz/ENG/DXCONTE.HTM. Logs
due 15 Jan 2008 to okrtty@crk.cz or Czech Radio Club, OK DX RTTY
Contest, PO Box 69, 113 27 Praha 1, Czech Republic.
PSK31 Death Match--PSK31 and PSK63, sponsored by the Michigan DX
Association, 0000Z Dec 15 - 2400Z Dec 16. Frequencies: 80 - 6 meters,
PSK31 and PSK63 count as separate "bands". Categories: SO, Class 1
(<100W), Class 2 (<25W), Class 3 (<10W). Exchange: Name + S/P/C. QSO
Points: 20 meters--1 pt/QSO, 6 meters--3 pts/QSO, other bands--2
pts/QSO. Bonus points: W8DXI 500 pts (once) and 100 pts for uploading
logs to LoTW within 30 days of contest. Score: QSO Points x total
S/P/C + bonus points. For more information:
http://www.mdxa1.org/deathmatch.html. Logs due 20 Jan 2008 to
w8vom@sbcglobal.net.
Russian 160-Meter Contest--CW/SSB. sponsored by Radio Magazine, from
0000Z -- 0200Z Dec 16. Categories: SO, MO, SO and MO 18 years and
younger, Mixed Mode only. Exchange: RST, serial number, and square ID
(see http://www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule/map-2.gif for a map showing
the squares) QSO Points: own square--1 pt, adjacent sq--2 pts, 1
add'l pt each add'l square distant. Score: total QSO points. For more
information:
http://www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule-results/index11.shtml. Logs due
16 Jan 2008 to contest@radio.ru, or Radio Magazine, Seliverstov per.
10, Moscow 107045, Russia.
Croatian CW Contest--sponsored by Hrvatski Radioameterski Savez
(HRS), from 1400Z Dec 15 - 1400Z Dec 16. Frequencies: 160-10 meters.
Categories: SOAB (HP >100W, LP, QRP <5 W), SOSB (HP, LP), MO, SWL.
Exchange: RST + serial number. QSO Points: 9A stations--10 pts on
160-40, 6 pts 20-10; different cont--6 pts 160-40, 3 pts 20-10; own
cont and country--2 pts 160-40, 1 pt 20-10. Score: QSO points x DXCC
entities (+ 5 WAE countries) on all bands. For more information:
http://www.hamradio.hr/. Logs due 30 days after the contest to
9acw@hamradio.hr (preferred) or Hrvatski Radioameterski Savez (HRS),
Croatian CW Contest, PO Box 149, 10003 Zagreb, Croatia.
Holiday Spirits Homebrew CW Sprint--sponsored by the QRP ARCI, from
2000Z - 2400Z Dec 16. Frequencies (MHz)--1.810, 3.560, 7.040, 14.060,
21.060, 28.060 kHz. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, SO20-10, SO160-40, MOAB,
DX stations are SOAB only. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, and Power or QRP
ARCI number. QSO Points: members--5 pts, non-members/different
continent--4 pts, non-members/same cont.--2 pts. Score: QSO points x
S/P/C (counted once per band) x Power multiplier (<250mW x 15,
250mW--1W x 10, 1--5W x7, >5W x 1) + Bonus Points (2000 for homebrew
(HB) xmtr, 3000 HB rcvr, 5000 HB xcvr). For more information:
http://www.qrparci.org/. Logs due 30 days after contest to
contest@qrparci.org or ARCI Fall QSO Party, c/o Jeff Hetherington
VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W, Welland, Ontario, Canada L3C 4M3.
Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party--all modes, sponsored by the
Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, 0001Z Dec 15 - 2359Z Dec 31.
Frequencies (MHz): CW--1.830, 3.530, 7.030, 14.030, 21.030, 28.030,
SSB--1.970, 3.970, 7.270, 14.270, 21.370, 28.370, plus VHF and
repeaters. Exchange: sequential serial number or ARLHS member number
or ARLHS Lighthouse number + name + S/P/C. QSO Points: 1 pt/QSO, add
2 pts for ARLHS member, add 3 pts for lighthouse. Score is total QSO
Points. Stations activating light beacons multiply total points by 2.
Special logging requirements apply. For more information:
http://arlhs.com/ or send SASE to ARLHS, 114 Woodbine Ave,
Merchantville, NJ 08109. Logs due 31 Jan to Dave Ruch NF0J, PO Box
20696, Bloomington, MN 55420-0696.
VHF+ CONTESTS
North American Meteor Scatter Contest--sponsored by the WSJTGROUP
from
0000Z Dec 13 to 0700Z Dec 17 during the Geminids meteor shower.
Frequencies (MHz): 50, 144, 222, 432, via meteor scatter. Exchange:
full call signs, grid square and QSOs must be acknowledged. For more
information: http://www.sportscliche.com/wb2fko/w07/rules_w07.html.
Logs due 17 Jan 2008 to mph@swcp.com.
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LOG DUE DATES - 12 DECEMBER THROUGH 25 DECEMBER 2007
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December 15 - WAE DX Contest, RTTY, email logs to:
waertty@dxhf.darc.de, paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules
at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcwr.htm
December 16 - High Speed Club CW Contest, email logs to:
hsccontest@googlemail.com, paper logs and diskettes to: Lutz Schroer,
DL3BZZ, HSC Contest Manager, Am Niederfeld 6, 35066 Frankenberg,
Germany. Find rules at: http://www.fmcnet.de/hsc/en/contests.html
December 16 - 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
December 18 - LZ DX Contest, email logs to: lzdxc@yahoo.com, paper
logs and diskettes to: BFRA, PO Box 830, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria. Find
rules at: http://lzdx.bfra.org/index.php/rules
December 18 - EU PSK63 QSO Party, email logs to: eudx@scotham.net,
paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://eu.srars.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66&Itemid=141
December 19 - ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB, email logs to:
SSPhone@arrl.org, paper logs and diskettes to: November SS Phone,
ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/novss.html
December 19 - NA Collegiate ARC Championship, SSB, email logs to:
SSPhone@arrl.org, email log summary to: wm5r@wm5r.org, paper logs and
diskettes to: November SS Phone, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT
06111, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/rules/
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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