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The ARRL Contest Update

Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************

April 13, 2022

Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE <contest-update@arrl.org>

In this Issue:

IN THIS ISSUE

- Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
- Bulletins
- Busted QSOs
- Contest Summary
- News, Press Releases and Special Interest
- Results and Records
- Technical Topics and Discussion
- Contests
- Log Due Dates

UPCOMING CONTESTS - THINGS TO DO

State QSO party fans have three events to participate in this coming
weekend. The Michigan QSO Party <https://miqp.org/index.php/rules/>
runs April 16, 1600 UTC through April 17, 0400 UTC; the Ontario QSO
Party <http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm> starts April 16, 1800z and concludes April 17, 1800z; and the Quebec QSO Party <https://wp1.quebecqsoparty.org/> is April 17, 1200 UTC through April
17, 2000 UTC. All three events are CW and phone only. Visit the rules
pages of the events for more complete details.

The North American SSB Sprint Contest <http://ssbsprint.com>, begins
Apr 24, 0000 UTC, and concludes at 0400 UTC. The four hour contest, on
the 80-, 40-, and 20-meter bands, are short, intense competitions which challenge the best operators, while allowing others to sharpen their
contesting skills. Operators who have never participated in the Sprints
before should take a look at the Tips & Tricks <https://ssbsprint.com/tips-tricks/> section of the website.

For complete rules, visit ssbsprint.com/rules/
<https://ssbsprint.com/rules/>.

BULLETINS

2022 VHF and Up Spring Sprint Dates

The Central States VHF Society is proud to sponsor and announce the
dates and times for the 2022 running of the VHF and Up Spring Sprints.
222 MHz: Tuesday, April 19, 7 - 11 PM local, exchange: 4 character grid
square; 432 MHz: Wednesday, April 27, 7 - 11 PM local, exchange: 4
character grid square; microwave - 902 MHz and up: Saturday, May 7, 8
AM - 2 PM local, exchange: 6 character grid; 50 MHz: Saturday, May 14,
2300Z until 0300Z Sunday, 5/15/22, exchange: 4 character grid square.
(The 144 MHz Sprints occurred on Monday, April 11 -ed)

Classes: Stations will be classified as either Single Operator or
Rover. A portable or mobile station that operates from only one grid is considered a Single Operator station. A Rover must operate from at
least 2 grid squares. All legal modes are welcome!

More information and rules are posted at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home <https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home73Kent>

73! Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM; Mike Metroka, WB8BZK; and Jon Platt, W0ZQ,
Central States VHF Society Spring Sprint Organizing Committee

WRTC 2022 Youth Team Leader Applications Being Accepted

Applications for WRTC 2022 Youth Team Leaders will be accepted
beginning April 1, 2022 until May 1, 2022. No applications will be
accepted after the closing date. Anyone born after July 14, 1997, who
has not been chosen as a Team Leader may apply to be a Youth Team
Leader. (See Article 8 of the WRTC 2022 rules- www.wrtc2022.it/en/selection-criteria-7.asp <https://www.wrtc2022.it/en/selection-criteria-7.asp>).

To apply, send an email to the WRTC 2022 Committee at
competitors@wrtc2022.it confirming the following:

1. That you want to participate in WRTC 2022, to be held in July 2023,

2. That you are applying to be a Youth Team Leader,

3. That you were born after July 14, 1997, and,

4. That you accept the selection criteria and contest rules of WRTC
2022.

The email must include your full name, call sign, email address.
Include a photo and your contesting biography - up to 500 words.
Selection is based only on Qualification Score. If you have selected a
Youth Team Mate, give their full name, call sign, and email address.
The Team Mate must meet the same age criteria and may be from anywhere
in the world. A separate application or Qualification Score is not
required for a Youth Team Mate.

If you have questions about the Youth Team selection process, contact
the WRTC 2022 Committee at competitors@wrtc2022.it.

BUSTED QSOS

In the announcement for the new ARRL International Digital Contest on
page 77 of the May issue of QST, the 40-meter band was omitted from the
list of bands allowed in the contest. Operation is allowed on the 160-,
80-, 40-, 20-, 15-, 10-, and 6-meter bands. The inaugural running of
the new contest occurs during the first weekend of June. For full
details, see arrl.org/arrl-digital-contest <http://arrl.org/arrl-digital-contest>.

CONTEST SUMMARY

Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section.

April 14

- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>
- EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>

April 15

- NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- Holyland DX Contest <http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#HolylandContest>

April 16

- ES Open HF Championship
<http://www.erau.ee/images/LL/ES-Open_rules.pdf>
- Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest <http://www.mulandxc.com/index/match_info?id=4>
- YU DX Contest <http://www.yudx.yu1srs.org.rs/>
- CQMM DX Contest <http://www.cqmmdx.com/rules/>
- Michigan QSO Party <https://miqp.org/index.php/rules/>
- EA-QRP CW Contest <http://www.eaqrp.com/index.php/actividades/concurso?id=249>
- Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/something-old-something-new-sprint>
- Ontario QSO Party <http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm>

April 17

- Dutch PACCdigi Contest <https://www.veron.nl/vereniging/commissies-en-werkgroepen/traffic-bureau/hf-contesten/paccdigi-rules/>
- Quebec QSO Party <https://wp1.quebecqsoparty.org/>
- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>

April 18

- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- DARC Easter Contest <https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/darc-ostercontest/en/>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>

April 19

- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>
- 222 MHz Spring Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2022-information>

April 20

- Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>
- Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80mcc.shtml>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>

April 21

- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>
- EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>
- NTC QSO Party <https://qsl.net/ntc/party.html>

April 22

- NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

April 23

- 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital <http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules> - QRP to the Field <http://www.zianet.com/qrp/qrpttf/pg.html>
- SP DX RTTY Contest <http://www.pkrvg.org/strona,spdxrttyen.html>
- Helvetia Contest <https://www.uska.ch/contest/schweizer-contest-kw/#>

April 24

- North American SSB Sprint Contest <http://ssbsprint.com/rules/>
- ANZAC Day Contest <https://www.cqcontest.info/anzac-day-contest>
- UA1DZ Memorial Cup <http://ua1dz.ru/articles.php?article_id=70>
- BARTG Sprint 75 <http://bartg.org.uk/wp/bartg-sprint75-contests/>

April 25

- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>
- QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>

April 26

- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>

April 27

- SKCC Sprint
<http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/>
- Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- 432 MHz Spring Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2022-information>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES AND SPECIAL INTEREST

Recent changes to Super Check Partial

Stu Phillips, K6TU, writes: "Users of Super Check Partial will see a significant increase in the number of callsigns in MASTER and its
derived files. This month's release (just posted live) has 40,940 calls
in MASTER - up from 35,416 last month.

This step function in active calls is a result of a new API which
allows logging programs to directly submit a log to Super Check
Partial. This removes the need for the contester to take the extra step
of emailing the log to logs@supercheckpartial.com. Logs are submitted
securely to Super Check Partial over HTTPS and are "signed" by the
logging program before submission to authenticate the origin of the
log.

SCP API support has already been added to N1MM+, DXLog.net,
SkookumLogger, N3FJP's loggers and Writelog. This support is in
published releases for N1MM+ and DXLog.net, selected contests for N3FJP
loggers and in beta versions for SkookumLogger, Win-Test, TR4W, and
Writelog. N3FJP's release process will add this support to all their
loggers through the course of this year.

I will be watching closely over the next few months to see whether the threshold needs to be changed. As in the past, please report busted
calls or requests for add/deletions/changes to
logs@supercheckpartial.com."

Stu also added that any logging software authors who wish to add the
API support to their programs to contact him directly at stu@k6tu.net.

Joe Rudi, NK7U, to Speak at the 2022 Dayton Contest Dinner

Tim Duffy, K3LR, has announced that Joe Rudi, NK7U, will the Contest
Dinner speaker during Hamvention 2022. Tim adds that "Joe was the very
first Contest Dinner speaker in 1993 and we are thrilled that he will
speak again as we transition to the Hope Hotel." You can read about
NK7U's contest operations at nk7u.com <http://nk7u.com/>. The Contest
Dinner is Saturday, May 21, at the Hope Hotel, Wright Patterson AFB,
Ohio. Tickets are available at www.contestdinner.com <https://www.contestdinner.com/>.

Florida QSO Party Marks 25 Years

The 25th Anniversary 2022 Florida QSO Party is being held 1600 UTC,
April 30 to 2159 UTC, May 1. Be sure to mark your calendar and join in
the fun during the upcoming Florida QSO Party (FQP).

In honor of the 25th FQP Anniversary, we will have 25 special 1x1
stations - N4A through N4Z, (no N4X, FCC regulation). There will be 21
stations on CW and 21 stations on phone. Pick a mode and contact all 21
for a handsome printable certificate with CW or phone endorsement.

Please go to floridaqsoparty.org <http://floridaqsoparty.org> for
rules, 2021 results, records and more information.

RESULTS AND RECORDS

2021 CQ WW SSB Contest Results

John Dorr, K1AR, the CQ WW Contest Director, has announced that the
final scores for the 2021 CQ WW SSB Contest have been posted at
cqww.com <http://cqww.com>. If there are any problems or errors in the
results contact him via email at cqk1ar@gmail.com.

2021 ARRL 10 Meter Contest Results

The results for the 2021 ARRL 10 Meter Contest are available at contests.arrl.org/10m/ <https://contests.arrl.org/10m/>. The Full
Results article by Scott Tuthill, K7ZO, line scores, and log checking
reports are available at the website. Click on "Articles/Line Scores"
on the left side of the page to view results. Downloadable certificates
are available by clicking on the "Certificates" at the top of the page.

2022 Minnesota QSO Party Results

The results for the 2022 Minnesota QSO Party have been released at www.w0aa.org/results <https://www.w0aa.org/results/>. All-time records
are also listed on the page. Plaques, prizes and certificates will be distributed later this year. The organizers would like to thank all
that participated.

--Thanks to Mark, WA0MHJ

2021 ARRL International EME Contest Results

The results for the 2021 ARRL International EME Contest are available
at contests.arrl.org/eme <https://contests.arrl.org/eme/>. The Full
Results article by Rick Rosen, K1DS, line scores, and log checking
reports are available at the website. Click on "Articles/Line Scores"
on the left side of the page to view results. Downloadable certificates
are available by clicking on the "Certificates" at the top of the page.

YOTA Contest 2021 Third Round Results Issued

Philipp, 5B4AQC, Chair of the Youth Working Group of IARU Region 1
writes "The final results of the third round of YOTA Contest 2021 can
now be found on ham-yota.com/contest. Congratulations to all for
achieving great results among the competition.

Throughout the log submission period nearly 700 logs were received from
all over the world. We want to thank everyone who participated and thus introduced youngsters around the world to the world of contesting.
Without you all this event would not be possible."

Operating Tip

TECHNICAL TOPICS AND DISCUSSION

Brain Moran, N9ADG, (your former Contest Update editor -ed) shared the following link about the phenomenon of "Tin Whiskers."

www.microcontrollertips.com/when-tin-whiskers-spontaneously-erupt-faq/ <https://www.microcontrollertips.com/when-tin-whiskers-spontaneously-erupt-faq/>

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, Paul, N1SFE

CONTESTS

April 14, 2022 - April 27, 2022

An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral <http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar> is available as a PDF. Check the sponsors' website for information on operating time restrictions and
other instructions.

HF CONTESTS

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Apr 14, 0300z to Apr
14, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr
16.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Apr 14, 0700z to Apr
14, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr
16.

RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>, Apr 14, 1700z to Apr 14,
1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Apr 21.

EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>, Apr 14, 1900z to
Apr 14, 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: Apr 16.

NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Apr 15, 0145z to
Apr 15, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Apr 17.

NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Apr 15, 0230z to Apr
15, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
Apr 17.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Apr 15, 2000z to
Apr 15, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 17.

Holyland DX Contest <http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#HolylandContest>, Apr
15, 2100z to Apr 16, 2100z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
15, 10; 4X: RS(T) + area, non-4X: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: May 31.

ES Open HF Championship
<http://www.erau.ee/images/LL/ES-Open_rules.pdf>, Apr 16, 0500z to Apr
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