From: "ARRL Web site" <
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The ARRL Contest Update
Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************
March 2, 2022
Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE <
contest-update@arrl.org>
In this Issue:
IN THIS ISSUE
- Bulletins
- Busted QSOs
- Contest Summary
- News, Press Releases and Special Interest
- Results and Records
- Technical Topics and Discussion
- Conversation
- Contests
- Log Due Dates
UPCOMING CONTESTS - THINGS TO DO
ARRL International Contest- SSB
The ARRL International DX Contest <
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>- SSB,
gets underway this weekend at 0000 UTC Saturday, March 5, and concludes
at 2359 UTC Sunday, March 6. Remember, there are new categories added
for the 2022 event, with the Single-Operator, Single Band categories
now having three power subcategories (QRP, Low Power and High Power) in
both Non-Assisted and Unlimited (Assisted) categories.
Also new for this year's ARRL DX Contest, for the Affiliated Club
Competition, Multioperator DXpedition scores (operations outside the
United States and Canada) can be distributed to clubs that each
operator declares. The club must be active in the ARRL's Club
Eligibility listing, and the operator's call sign must be included in
the club's eligibility list. Each eligible operator's portion of the
total station score will be attributed to the club of their choosing.
See the Affiliated Club Competition <
https://contests.arrl.org/ContestRules/ClubComp-Rules.pdf> rules for
more details.
For complete rules and more information, visit arrl.org/arrl-dx/ <
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>.
Upcoming State QSO Parties
For those of you who like to participate in the state QSO parties,
here's some upcoming events that might be of interest. You can also
find more details in the Contests section.
March 12:
Oklahoma QSO Party <
http://k5cm.com/okqp.htm>, Idaho QSO Party <
http://www.pocatelloarc.org/idahoqsoparty/>
March 13:
Wisconsin QSO Party <
http://www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm>
BULLETINS
The organizers of this weekend's Open Ukraine RTTY Contest <
http://krs.ho.ua/openrtty/> have announced that due to the current
events and the suspension of the amateur service in the Ukraine, they
have cancelled the event for 2022. They will announce a later date in
2022 if possible.
BUSTED QSOS
In the February 16, 2022 Contest Update, the newly-announced ARRL
International Digital Contest
<
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-digital-contest> was incorrectly titled as
the "ARRL International DX Contest" in the article headline. It has
been subsequently corrected in the online edition.
CONTEST SUMMARY
Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section
March 3
- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <
https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
- NRAU 10m Activity Contest <
https://nrrlcontest.no/index.php/nrrl-contests/nrau-nac/10m/nrau-nac-10m-english-rules/278-nrau-nac-10m-english-rules.html>
- EACW Meeting <
https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>
- SKCC Sprint Europe
<
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>
March 4
- 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>
March 5
- ARRL International. DX Contest, SSB <
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>
- Novice Rig Roundup <
http://www.novicerigroundup.org/>
- Wake-Up! QRP Sprint <
http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng>
March 6
- UBA Spring Contest, CW
<
http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest>
- NSARA Contest <
http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/?page_id=82>
- SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emergency Contest <
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>
- WAB 3.5 MHz Phone <
http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php>
March 7
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80mcc.shtml>
March 8
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- ARS Spartan Sprint <
http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html> - RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
March 9
- 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/>
March 10
- CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
- EACW Meeting <
https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>
March 11
- 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>
March 12
- YB DX RTTY Contest <
https://rtty.ybdxcontest.com/>
- SARL Field Day Contest <
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>
- RSGB Commonwealth (BERU) Contest <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/rcwc.shtml>
- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- South America 10 Meter Contest <
http://sa10m.com.ar/wp/rules/>
- DIG QSO Party, SSB <
https://diplom-interessen-gruppe.info/downloads/dig-qso-party-en/>
- AGCW QRP Contest <
https://www.agcw.de/contest/qrp/>
- Stew Perry Topband Challenge <
http://www.kkn.net/stew/>
- Oklahoma QSO Party <
http://k5cm.com/okqp.htm>
- EA PSK63 Contest <
http://concursos.ure.es/en/eapsk63/bases/>
- TESLA Memorial HF CW Contest <
http://www.radiosport.org.rs/HFTeslaMemorial/index.php/rules>
- Idaho QSO Party <
http://www.pocatelloarc.org/idahoqsoparty/>
- North American Sprint, RTTY <
http://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf>
March 13
- UBA Spring Contest, 2m
<
http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest>
- FIRAC HF Contest <
http://www.firac.de/FIRAC_HF_CONTEST_E.pdf>
- Wisconsin QSO Party <
http://www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm>
March 14
- 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint <
http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>
March 15
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- CLARA Chatter Party <
https://clarayl.ca/chatter-party/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
March 16
- 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, CW <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80mcc.shtml>
NEWS, PRESS RELEASES AND SPECIAL INTEREST
Scott, N3FJP, has announced the release of Amateur Contact Log version
7.0.4. The software now includes some new features including a world
map, additional Parks on the Air (POTA) support, a greyline map, and an
awards map. More details about the new release are available at
www.n3fjp.com <
http://www.n3fjp.com/>.
RESULTS AND RECORDS
The full results article for the February North American Sprint- CW, is available at ncjweb.com/north-american-sprint/ <
https://ncjweb.com/north-american-sprint/>. The organizers would like
to thank all 191 participants that submitted a log.
- Thanks to Ward, N0AX
Ed, W0YK, has announced that the raw scores for the 2022 CQ WPX RTTY
Contest have been posted at cqwpxrtty.com/raw.htm <
https://cqwpxrtty.com/raw.htm>. Ed would like to remind us that the
raw scores are from the log checking software prior to any score
deductions due to errors.
The January 2022 North American QSO Party CW preliminary results have
been released at ncjweb.com/current-naqp-cw-results/ <
https://ncjweb.com/current-naqp-cw-results/>.
- Thanks to Kirk, K4RO
The full results article, line scores, and searchable score database
for the 2021 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest are now available at contests/arrl.org/10g/ <
https://contests.arrl.org/10g/>.
The 2021 CQ World Wide VHF Contest full results article by John
Kalenowsky, K9JK, is now available at cqww-vhf.com/ <
https://www.cqww-vhf.com/>. In addition to the results article, an
online score database, contest records, and downloadable certificates
are available at the web site.
TECHNICAL TOPICS AND DISCUSSION
For those operators who are interested in setting up a Multioperator
contest station, Craig, K9CT, wrote an informative guide in the November/December 2019 issue of National Contest Journal. You can
download the article at ncjweb.com/bonus-content/Thompson.pdf <
http://ncjweb.com/bonus-content/Thompson.pdf>.
CONVERSATION
With the ARRL International DX SSB Contest
<
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx> coming up this weekend, I'd like to
remind participants to be mindful of band edges. If you're operating
near the upper or lower edges of the band, or your operating
privileges, be aware that your signal's bandwidth may extend beyond
what the frequency display on your radio is reading. For example, when operating lower sideband phone, if your radio dial reads 7.125 MHz,
your signal extends outside of the phone privileges for US amateurs and
into the CW portion of the 40-meter band.
In the quick pace and excitement of a contest, it's easy to forget
where the upper and lower edges of the bands are and what your license
class privileges are. It's always best to review and have a copy of the
band plan at handy reference. If using spotting assistance, be aware
that some foreign amateurs have different frequency allocations and may
be spotted working on frequencies that are not allowed for US amateurs.
Be sure to always check that the spot you just clicked on is within
your privileges.
The ARRL website has a handy, printable US Amateur Radio Allocations
Chart <
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Band%20Chart%20-%2011X17%20Color.pdf>
for those who wish to have one for quick reference.
I hope to hear you this weekend in the contest!
That's all for this time. Get on the air and work some DX this weekend! 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
March 3, 2022 - March 16,2022
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
Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <
https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/>, Mar
3, 0000z to Mar 4, 0300z; CW; Bands: 40; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Mar 10.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 3, 0300z to Mar
3, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
5.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 3, 0700z to Mar
3, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
5.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, Mar 3, 1700z to Mar 3, 1900z;
RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial
no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Mar 10.
NRAU 10m Activity Contest <
https://nrrlcontest.no/index.php/nrrl-contests/nrau-nac/10m/nrau-nac-10m-english-rules/278-nrau-nac-10m-english-rules.html>,
Mar 3, 1800z to Mar 3, 2200z; CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10; RS(T) + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Mar 17.
EACW Meeting <
https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>, Mar 3, 1900z to
Mar 3, 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: Mar 5.
SKCC Sprint Europe
<
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>, Mar 3, 2000z to
Mar 3, 2200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Mar 10.
NCCC RTTY Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Mar 4, 0145z to
Mar 4, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Mar 6.
NCCC Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Mar 4, 0230z to Mar 4,
0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Mar
6.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Mar 4, 2000z to
Mar 4, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 6.
ARRL International DX Contest, SSB <
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>, Mar
5, 0000z to Mar 6, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; W/VE: RS
+ (state/province), non-W/VE: RS + power; Logs due: Mar 13.
Novice Rig Roundup <
http://www.novicerigroundup.org/>, Mar 5, 0000z to
Mar 13, 2359z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 15, 10, 2; Name + QTH + Optional
(Rig, NRR number); Logs due: Apr 12.
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint <
http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng>, Mar
5, 0600z to Mar 5, 0800z; CW; Bands: 40, 20; RST + Serial No. + suffix
of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO); Logs due: Mar 12.
UBA Spring Contest, CW
<
http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest>, Mar 6, 0700z to
Mar 6, 1100z; CW; Bands: 80; ON: RST + Serial No. + UBA Section,
non-ON: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 20.
NSARA Contest <
http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/?page_id=82>, Mar 6, 1200z to
Mar 6, 2200z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands: 80; Nova Scotia: RS(T) + county,
non-NS: RS(T) + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 5.
SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emergency Contest <
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>, Mar 6, 1200z
to Mar 6, 1400z; SSB; Bands: 40; Class A: RS + Serial No. (starting
with 201), Class B: RS + Serial No. (starting with 401), Class C: RS +
Serial No. (starting with 601), Class D: RS + Serial No. (starting with
801), Non-participants: RS + Serial No. (starting with 001); Logs due:
Mar 11.
WAB 3.5 MHz Phone <
http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php>, Mar 6, 1800z
to Mar 6, 2200z; SSB; Bands: 80; British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB
square, Other: RS + serial no. + country; Logs due: Mar 16.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Mar 7, 0000z to
Mar 7, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 9.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Mar 7, 1630z to Mar
7, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 11.
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80mcc.shtml>, Mar 7, 2000z to
Mar 7, 2130z; RTTY, PSK; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 8.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Mar
8, 0100z to Mar 8, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS +
age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Mar 9.
ARS Spartan Sprint <
http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html>, Mar 8, 0200z to Mar 8, 0400z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + Power; Logs due: Mar 10.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, Mar 8, 1700z to Mar 8, 1900z;
RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial
no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Mar 15.
Phone Weekly Test
<
http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Mar 9, 0230z to
Mar 9, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Mar 11.
A1Club AWT <
https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Mar 9, 1200z to Mar 9,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Mar 14.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 9, 1300z to Mar
9, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
12.
Mini-Test 40 <
http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Mar 9, 1700z to Mar 9, 1759z;
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