In this Issue: Upcoming Contests - Things to Do Three words: ARRL Phone Sweepstakes! With recent conditions, 20 meters may not need to be the slugfest it sometimes can be in this domestic contest, as stations will be able to spread out. Remember, you can work a station once per contest. For a bit of a warm-up, give the JIDX SSB phone contest a try -- the exchange is your RST and CQ zone. The only contacts that count for points are between JA and non-JA operators. If you're going to try for the highest points-per-Q band, make sure you're aware of the JA 160-meter phone bands. Contest Summary See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information. November 10, 2022 - November 23, 2022 November 10 November 11 November 12 November 13 November 14 November 15 November 16 November 17 November 18 November 19 November 20 November 21 November 22 November 23 News, Press Releases, and Special Interest Users of the VE7CC packet cluster noticed that on Saturday they were temporarily being connected to AE5E's packet cluster instead. British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest experienced a wind storm that disrupted commercial power over a wide swath, and VE7CC.CC was one of the casualties. The VE7CC server's DNS fails over to AE5E's node. Ron Stordahl, AE5E, noted in an email on Saturday that at one point, over 1,700 users were connected to his node. After 19 hours, VE7CC's power returned. New connections are once again being served by VE7CC.CC. Bruce Draper, AA5B, recently passed away. Bruce was a past editor of NCJ, as well as a past editor of the Convention and Hamfest Calendar in QST. Ray Sokola, K9RS, noted, "Over the years, Bruce distinguished himself as both a single operator and multi-op contester. I was privileged to be part of many multi-op teams with him and appreciate those memories. He was a great teammate, and I will miss him." QO-100 is an amateur satellite in geosynchronous orbit over Africa. Its footprint doesn't include North America...or does it? A recent AMSAT-UK article speculates that it may be possible for a station on Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, to successfully communicate through it. To spur attempts, AMSAT-UK and the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) are sponsoring the QO-100 Challenge for North America, with trophies awarded to the first station that: - Completes the first two-way contact via the QO-100 narrow-band transponder when operating from Newfoundland
- Completes more than 100 two-way contacts via the QO-100 narrow-band transponder when operating from Newfoundland
- Completes the first two-way DATV contacts via the QO-100 wide-band transponder when operating from Newfoundland
Subsequent operations from Newfoundland will also be eligible to apply for a special certificate, according to the article. Rob Fanfant, N7QT, currently on a DXpedition in Palau (T8), points out: "When using FT8 to call a station in Fox/Hound mode, make sure you're picking a transmit tone that's at least 1100 Hz. In Fox/Hound mode, the Fox will only respond to stations above 1000 Hz. If you call too close to 1000 Hz using radios that are slightly off, the Fox may not hear you." The third annual TRX Tower Rodeo Challenge on December 2 - 3, 2022, features seven two-person crews assembled from different sectors of the professional tower-climbing industry, including communications workers, utility workers, and first responders. The competition includes challenges that go beyond mere towers. This year there will be situations involving rooftops and building edges, mobile elevated platforms, and sponsor-promised surprises. Spectator interest has grown with each event, so this year the competition will be live-streamed on YouTube. Last year's competition is also available for viewing. Word to the Wise Cut Number -- Letter abbreviations for Morse numerals, such as N for 9 A for 1, T for zero, and so forth. Sights and Sounds  K3LR may have done it again! This team achieved the #1 multi-multi USA claimed score in the 2022 CQWW Phone Contest. This year marks the "diamond" 30th anniversary of multi-multi operations from K3LR. |
Michael Walker, VA3MW, opining on 10 meters when it's open: "If you haven't ever been through a solar cycle peak, you are going to be in for a nice ride. You can work the world on 10 W and a dipole. Even today signals are over S9. These are not the days for FT8. These are the days to drag out the microphone. You can even cut down an old CB beam and work anyone QRP. Get on and make some noise!"  Weinermobile® On The Air (WOTA)? Ward Silver, N0AX, past editor of the Contest Update (among many other roles) was captured in a picture with one vehicle of the "Weinermobile® Meat Fleet" as it was parked in St. Charles, Missouri |
Results and Records The raw results for the recent CQ WW SSB Contest are now online. As with any list of raw scores, these will be adjusted as necessary by the contest sponsor. You can see some of the pre- and post-contest tweets by searching for #cqwwssb, #cqww, and #cqcontest on Twitter. Operating Tip Copy and Log What is Sent This topic is a perennial: Modern logging programs do a great job of providing copying aids in the form of check databases and call history files. When a call sign is typed into an entry window, a look up against a side database is performed by the logging program, and information about that call sign is displayed, which can include location, exchange, and so on. Some logging programs will even pre-fill the appropriate form fields in the entry window before the other station has sent it. It's vital to log what is sent by the other station, not the pre-filled information. It's OK to ask the other station for a repeat, but always remember that the sent information has precedence over the pre-fill. Technical Topics and Discussion Practice! Practice! Practice! That's how you can improve your CW skills, and using MorseRunner as a training aid is one way to do it between contests. If you like to tinker, MorseRunner source code is available with MorseRunner Community Edition, and the project is seeking quality contributions pertaining to improving the end-user experience, bug fixes, support for alternate operating systems, and integration with popular logging programs. Prosistel Rotator users may find Eugenio Morales', EA7HG, Visual Rotor project of interest. According to the website, it uses an Arduino Mega 2560, a 4.3-inch touchscreen, and various board-level modules to enable control of the rotator via the screen, serial/USB, or even via Android device. Older radios can be a lot of fun to restore, align, and get on the air. Using them for DXing or contesting can sometimes be difficult, however, because modern features like CAT control, frequency memories, or even second VFOs can be lacking. The UDVBM-1 project, a Universal Digital VFO and BFO Motherboard, was born of the creator's need "to replace the drifty VFO in one of my rigs with a digital solution." Combine the ever-popular Si5351 PLL with an Arduino Nano, Arduino Pro Mini, or Seeed Studio's XIAO MCU (ESP32-based). Appropriate source code is available in a GitHub repository. Tree rings may contain historical records of past cosmic events. Research done by the University of Queensland indicates that "huge" radiation storms affecting Earth may have left evidence in the form of carbon-14, which is filtered through trees, among other things. Trees from thousands of years ago are available for study, and they seem to show that Miyake events "have occurred approximately once every thousand years." The researchers also find that these events are not correlated with sunspot activity. John Fallows, VE6EY, has blogged about a NanoVNA Current Choke Test Rig project by Mark Smith, N6MTS, to enable quick "design and test of all sorts of common-mode chokes in your home lab." The accompanying video shows how to test common-mode chokes using this or similar setups. Conversation Getting Ready for Next Year After any major contest, there's usually a flurry of posts on 3830scores.com about the contest and the support groups for various radios or logging software packages. Whether it's participants still excited about a great contest experience, those that worked through an issue, or those that still need to work through some issues, there can be a lot of information to go through. It's great material to read for the next contest. Here's an example: On the N1MM Logger+ Groups.io web page, there has been a discussion about how to make CW Sweepstakes messages have slightly longer spacing for improved readability for the long Sweepstakes change. Definitely one to remember for next year. There's also a discussion about how to properly set up N1MM Logger+ for Sweepstakes, pointing to the section in the documentation. N1MM Logger+ changes frequently, so it follows that this information occasionally changes, too. Always good to read it before the contest. And here's the best part: you can go back to last year's post-contest discussions to get ready for this week's contests! That's all for this time. Remember to send contesting-related stories, book reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, schematics, club information, pictures, stories, blog links, and predictions to contest-update@arrl.org. 73, Brian, N9ADG Contests November 10, 2022 - November 23, 2022 An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral is available as a PDF. Check the sponsors' website for information on operating time restrictions and other instructions. HF CONTESTS CWops Test (CWT) , Nov 10, 0300z to Nov 10, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 12.
CWops Test (CWT) , Nov 10, 0700z to Nov 10, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 12.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint , Nov 10, 1700z to Nov 10, 1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Nov 17.
EACW Meeting , Nov 10, 1900z to Nov 10, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; EACW Member: RST + Member No. + Nickname, EA non-Member: RST + Nickname + EA province, non-EA: RST + Nickname + DXCC prefix; Logs due: Nov 12.
NCCC RTTY Sprint , Nov 11, 0145z to Nov 11, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Nov 13.
QRP Fox Hunt , Nov 11, 0200z to Nov 11, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Nov 12.
NCCC Sprint , Nov 11, 0230z to Nov 11, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Nov 13.
K1USN Slow Speed Test , Nov 11, 2000z to Nov 11, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 13.
WAE DX Contest, RTTY , Nov 12, 0000z to Nov 13, 2359z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 21.
PODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint , Nov 12, 0000z to Nov 14, 2359z; PSK31; Bands: 160, 80, 40; RST + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 21.
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, Digital , Nov 12, 0001z to Nov 13, 2359z; Digital; Bands: 10; 10-10 Member: Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country), Non-Member: Name + 0 + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 21.
JIDX Phone Contest , Nov 12, 0700z to Nov 13, 1300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; JA: RST + Prefecture No., non-JA: RST + CQ Zone No.; Logs due: Dec 14.
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon , Nov 12, 1200z to Nov 13, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Nov 20.
OK/OM DX Contest, CW , Nov 12, 1200z to Nov 13, 1200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; OK/OM: RST + 3-letter district code, non-OK/OM: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 20.
FISTS Saturday Sprint , Nov 12, 1600z to Nov 12, 1800z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; FISTS: RST + first name + FISTS No. + (state/province/country), non-FISTS: RST + first name + "0" + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 26.
CQ-WE Contest , Nov 12, 1900z to Nov 14, 0500z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2, 432 MHz; Name + Location Code (see rules) + Years of Service (see rules); Logs due: Dec 1.
AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party , Nov 12, 2300z to Nov 21, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20; RST + Name + QTH + Eqpt Year + Transmitter Type (see rules for format) + Input Power(W); Logs due: Dec 5.
FIRAC HF Contest , Nov 13, 0700z to Nov 13, 1700z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RS(T) + Serial No. + "F", Non-member: RS(T); Logs due: Nov 27.
Classic Exchange, Phone , Nov 13, 1400z to Nov 16, 0800z; AM, SSB, FM; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2; Name + RS + (state/province/country) + rcvr/xmtr manuf/model; Logs due: Nov 30.
K1USN Slow Speed Test , Nov 14, 0000z to Nov 14, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 16.
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint , Nov 14, 0100z to Nov 14, 0300z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Member No., Non-member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Power; Logs due: Nov 16.
ICWC Medium Speed Test , Nov 14, 1300z to Nov 14, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Nov 17.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC) , Nov 14, 1630z to Nov 14, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 18.
ICWC Medium Speed Test , Nov 14, 1900z to Nov 14, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Nov 17.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest , Nov 15, 0100z to Nov 15, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Nov 16.
ICWC Medium Speed Test , Nov 15, 0300z to Nov 15, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Nov 17.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint , Nov 15, 1700z to Nov 15, 1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Nov 22.
QRP Fox Hunt , Nov 16, 0200z to Nov 16, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Nov 17.
Phone Weekly Test , Nov 16, 0230z to Nov 16, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Nov 18.
A1Club AWT , Nov 16, 1200z to Nov 16, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Nov 21.
CWops Test (CWT) , Nov 16, 1300z to Nov 16, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 19.
Mini-Test 40 , Nov 16, 1700z to Nov 16, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 18.
Mini-Test 80 , Nov 16, 1800z to Nov 16, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 18.
CWops Test (CWT) , Nov 16, 1900z to Nov 16, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 19.
RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB , Nov 16, 2000z to Nov 16, 2130z; SSB; Bands: 80; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 19.
Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest , Nov 17, 0000z to Nov 18, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Nov 24.
NAQCC CW Sprint , Nov 17, 0130z to Nov 17, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Nov 20.
CWops Test (CWT) , Nov 17, 0300z to Nov 17, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 19.
CWops Test (CWT) , Nov 17, 0700z to Nov 17, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 19.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint , Nov 17, 1700z to Nov 17, 1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Nov 24.
NTC QSO Party , Nov 17, 1900z to Nov 17, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Member: RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Nov 20.
NCCC RTTY Sprint , Nov 18, 0145z to Nov 18, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Nov 20.
QRP Fox Hunt , Nov 18, 0200z to Nov 18, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Nov 19.
NCCC Sprint , Nov 18, 0230z to Nov 18, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Nov 20.
K1USN Slow Speed Test , Nov 18, 2000z to Nov 18, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 20.
LZ DX Contest , Nov 19, 1200z to Nov 20, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; LZ: RS(T) + 2-letter district, non-LZ: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.; Logs due: Dec 5.
All Austrian 160-Meter Contest , Nov 19, 1600z to Nov 19, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160; OE: RST + Serial No. + District Code, non-OE: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 30.
REF 160-Meter Contest , Nov 19, 1700z to Nov 20, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160; RST + Serial No. + Department Code; Logs due: Nov 28.
South American Integration Contest CW , Nov 19, 1800z to Nov 20, 2100z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 15, 10; CWSP Members: RST + "M", QRP: RST + "QRP", YL: RST + "YL", All Others: RST + ITU Zone No.; Logs due: Dec 5.
Feld Hell Sprint , Nov 19, 1900z to Nov 19, 2059z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 15, 10, 6; (see rules); Logs due: Nov 23.
RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest , Nov 19, 1900z to Nov 19, 2300z; CW; Bands: 160; UK: RST + Serial No. + District Code, non-UK: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 20.
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB , Nov 19, 2100z to Nov 21, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Serial No. + Precedence (Q/A/B/U/M/S) + [your call sign] + Check + ARRL/RAC Section; Logs due: Nov 28.
Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party , Nov 20, 1300z to Nov 20, 1700z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No. + "/" + class; Logs due: Dec 26.
FISTS Sunday Sprint , Nov 20, 2100z to Nov 20, 2300z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + FISTS No., non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + "0"; Logs due: Dec 4.
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest , Nov 20, 2300z to Nov 21, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Nov 27.
K1USN Slow Speed Test , Nov 21, 0000z to Nov 21, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 23.
ICWC Medium Speed Test , Nov 21, 1300z to Nov 21, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Nov 24.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC) , Nov 21, 1630z to Nov 21, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 25.
ICWC Medium Speed Test , Nov 21, 1900z to Nov 21, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Nov 24.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest , Nov 22, 0100z to Nov 22, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Nov 23.
ICWC Medium Speed Test , Nov 22, 0300z to Nov 22, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Nov 24.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint , Nov 22, 1700z to Nov 22, 1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Nov 29.
SKCC Sprint , Nov 23, 0000z to Nov 23, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Nov 25.
QRP Fox Hunt , Nov 23, 0200z to Nov 23, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Nov 24.
Phone Weekly Test , Nov 23, 0230z to Nov 23, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Nov 25.
A1Club AWT , Nov 23, 1200z to Nov 23, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Nov 28.
CWops Test (CWT) , Nov 23, 1300z to Nov 23, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 26.
Mini-Test 40 , Nov 23, 1700z to Nov 23, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 25.
Mini-Test 80 , Nov 23, 1800z to Nov 23, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 25.
CWops Test (CWT) , Nov 23, 1900z to Nov 23, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 26. VHF+ CONTESTS ARRL EME Contest , Nov 12, 0000z to Nov 13, 2359z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 50 MHz and up; Signal report; Logs due: Dec 13.
SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest , Nov 12, 0300z to Nov 13, 0900z; Analog (CW/SSB/AM/FM); Bands: 50 MHz, 70 MHz, 144 MHz, 432 MHz, 1296 MHz; RS(T) + 6-character grid locator; Logs due: Nov 20. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest , Nov 16, 1700z to Nov 16, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 1.2G; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Nov 21. Log Due Dates November 10, 2022 - November 23, 2022 November 10 November 11 November 12 November 13 November 14 November 15 November 16 November 17 November 18 November 19 November 20 November 21 November 22 November 23 ARRL Information Click here to advertise in this newsletter, space subject to availability. Your One-Stop Resource for Amateur Radio News and Information Join or Renew Today! ARRL membership includes a choice of one print magazine: QST, the monthly membership journal, or On the Air, ARRL's new bimonthly publication for beginner and intermediate hams. All ARRL members can access all four ARRL magazines - QST, On the Air, NCJ, and QEX - digitally. Subscribe to NCJ - the National Contest Journal. Published bimonthly, it features articles by top contesters, letters, hints, statistics, scores, NA Sprint, and QSO Parties. Subscribe to QEX - A Forum for Communications Experimenters. Published bimonthly, it features technical articles, construction projects, columns, and other items of interest to radio amateurs and communications professionals. Free of charge to ARRL members: Subscribe to The ARRL Letter (weekly digest of news and information), the ARES Letter (monthly public service and emergency communications news), Division and Section news, and much more! ARRL offers a wide array of products to enhance your enjoyment of Amateur Radio. Visit the site often for new publications, specials, and sales. Donate to the fund of your choice - support programs not funded by member dues! Reprint permission can be obtained by emailing permission@arrl.org with a description of the material and the reprint publication. Acknowledgements ARRL Contest Update wishes to acknowledge information from WA7BNM's Contest Calendar. | 
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