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The ARRL Contest Update
Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************
May 25, 2022
Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE <
contest-update@arrl.org>
In this Issue:IN THIS ISSUE
- Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
- Bulletins
- Contest Summary
- News, Press Releases and Special Interest
- Sights and Sounds
- Technical Topics and Discussion
- Contests
- Log Due Dates
UPCOMING CONTESTS - THINGS TO DO
CQ World Wide WPX Contest, CW is This Weekend
One of the biggest CW events of the year, CQ World Wide WPX Contest,
CW, begins at 0000 UTC on Saturday, May 28 and concludes at 2359 UTC
Sunday, May 29. Single Operator stations may operate for 36 of the
48-hour contest period. Multioperator stations may operate for the full
48 hours. Complete rules are available at www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm <
http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm>.
Kentucky QSO Party
The Kentucky QSO Party begins at 1300 UTC, June 4, and concludes at
0100 UTC, June 5. Participants should note that the event is scheduled
one hour earlier than last year. Visit www.kyqsoparty.org/ <
https://kyqsoparty.org/> for complete rules.
ARRL International Digital Contest Premieres in June
The inaugural ARRL International Digital Contest occurs during the
first full weekend of June (June 4 - 5, 2022). All digital modes, with
the exception of RTTY, are allowed in the event. In addition to the
event being eligible for the ARRL Affiliated Club Competition, a team competition consisting of teams of 2 to 5 Single Operator stations is
also available. Teams must be registered before the start of the event
at
https://contests.arrl.org/teamreg.php?eid=31. For full rules, please
visit
https://contests.arrl.org/dig/.
BULLETINS
Presentations from 2022 Contest University are Now Available
Select sessions from 2022 Contest University were live streamed by DX Engineering via YouTube and Facebook. Those who missed the live streams
can view the presentations at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=drZCwoVzUqE&t=22047s <
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drZCwoVzUqE&t=22047s>. Presenters
shown in the video include Frank Donovan, W3LPL; Tim Coker, N6WIN; Ward
Silver, N0AX, and Bob Sherwood, NC0B. Thanks to Tim Duffy, K3LR; Icom
America, and DX Engineering for providing the video of the event.
CONTEST SUMMARY
See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.
May 26
- CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- QRP Minimal Art Session <
http://qrpcc.de/contestrules/mas/index.html>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80mcc.shtml>
- EACW Meeting <
https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>
May 27
- 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>
May 28
- CQ WW WPX Contest, CW <
http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm>
May 30
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- QCX Challenge <
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>
- QCX Challenge <
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>
- RSGB FT4 Contest
<
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80m_ft4.shtml>
May 31
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- QCX Challenge <
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
June 1
- 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/>
June 2
- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <
https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- 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>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
- SKCC Sprint Europe
<
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>
- EACW Meeting <
https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>
June 3
- PODXS 070 Club Three Day Weekend Contest <
http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/three-day-weekend>
- FISTS Royal Platinum Jubilee Weekend Celebration <
https://fists.co.uk/activities>
- NCCC RTTY Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- NCCC Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- HA3NS Sprint Memorial Contest
<
https://radioamator.honlapepites.hu/?p=1280>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
June 4
- 10-10 Int. Open Season PSK Contest <
http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-schedule/2-uncategorised/51-open-season-rules>
- Tisza Cup CW Contest
<
https://www.tiszacup.eu/index.php/en/contest-rules>
- PRG CQ Pride Contest <
https://prideradio.group/contest>
- DigiFest <
https://rigexpert.com/digifest/rules/>
- Wake-Up! QRP Sprint <
http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng>
- KANHAM Contest <
http://www.jarl.gr.jp/kanhamcontest/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/12thKanhamContestRule_v1.0E.pdf>
- UKSMG Summer Contest <
http://uksmg.org/summer-contest-rules.php>
- Kentucky QSO Party <
http://www.kyqsoparty.org/rules/>
- IARU Region 1 Field Day, CW <
https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/iaru-region-1-fieldday/en/>
- RSGB National Field Day
<
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/rnfd.shtml>
- ARRL International Digital Contest <
https://contests.arrl.org/dig/>
June 5
- Cookie Crumble QRP Contest <
http://w3atb.com/cookie-crumble/>
June 6
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- 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>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
June 7
- ARS Spartan Sprint <
http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html> - Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
June 8
- NAQCC CW Sprint <
http://naqcc.info/scoreboard.php?sprint_name 2206>
- Phone Weekly Test
<
http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- A1Club AWT <
https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- 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/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
NEWS, PRESS RELEASES AND SPECIAL INTEREST
2022 CQ Contest Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
CQ Amateur Radio magazine announced the induction of two new members to
the CQ Contest Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the annual Dayton
Contest Dinner on May 21. The Hall of Fame honors contesters who not
only excel in personal performance, but who also give back to the hobby
in outstanding ways.
The 2022 inductees are:
David Pascoe, KM3T, a highly accomplished multioperator and
single-operator contester who has achieved many championships and
record scores. He is also responsible for much of the "back room" infrastructure behind the administration of many major contests. David
is a pioneer in live contest audio streaming and is a volunteer pilot
for two organizations that provide free medical-related air travel.
Craig Thompson, K9CT, a world-class contester and promoter of youth in contesting. He developed the North American Collegiate Championship
(NACC) program, in which college amateur radio clubs compete against
each other in the context of the larger competition - the North
American QSO Party. Craig is also involved in several amateur radio organizations and is currently chairman of the ARRL Contest Advisory
Committee.
The CQ Contest Hall of Fame was established in 1986 to recognize
amateurs who have made major contributions to the art of radio
contesting.
-Thanks to Southgate Amateur Radio News
<
http://www.southgatearc.org/index.htm>
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
Brian Campbell, VE3MGY, is shown operating in the 2022 ARRL RTTY
Roundup from his station in Ontario, Canada. [Brian Campbell, VE3MGY,
photo]
TECHNICAL TOPICS AND DISCUSSION
K0BAK Rover Van Conversion
Peter Kobak, K0BAK, gave a presentation about how he converted a former television electronic news-gathering (ENG) van into a Rover for VHF
contests. You can view his narrated PowerPoint presentation at www.youtube.com/watch?v=eosfukJ8tzE <
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eosfukJ8tzE>
- Thanks to Peter Kobak, K0BAK.
WinTrak Tracking System Now Available
Gary Abercrombie, N8CQ, has announced that his WinTrak Tracking System
is now available as a complete controller with an aluminum enclosure
and 2.4-inch OLED front panel display. The main WinTrak application
currently runs on Windows 10 and Raspberry Pi. Tracking of the moon,
sun, planets, and other astronomical objects is built-in to the system.
WinTrak is derived from the RazTrak Raspberry Pi tracking system and
now also supports Windows 10 users with connectivity over a standard
USB interface.
More information is available at
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/whkxqeb9phkxxml/AACNyqsVDBglm04AA3MCG3dRa?dl=0
or by email at
gabercr@gmail.com.
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
May 26, 2022 - June 8, 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/>, May 26, 0300z to May
26, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: May
28.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, May 26, 0700z to May
26, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: May
28.
QRP Minimal Art Session <
http://qrpcc.de/contestrules/mas/index.html>,
May 26, 1400z to May 26, 2200z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + "/" + class +
number of components; Logs due: Jun 9.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, May 26, 1700z to May 26,
1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Jun 2.
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80mcc.shtml>, May 26, 1900z to
May 26, 2030z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: May 27.
EACW Meeting <
https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>, May 26, 1900z to
May 26, 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: May 28.
NCCC RTTY Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, May 27, 0145z to
May 27, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: May 29.
NCCC Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, May 27, 0230z to May
27, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
May 29.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, May 27, 2000z to
May 27, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: May 29.
CQ WW WPX Contest, CW <
http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm>, May 28, 0000z
to May 29, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Serial No.;
Logs due: Jun 3.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, May 30, 0000z to
May 30, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 1.
QCX Challenge <
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>, May 30, 1300z to
May 30, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Jun 5.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, May 30, 1300z to May
30, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jun 2.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, May 30, 1630z to
May 30, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 3.
QCX Challenge <
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>, May 30, 1900z to
May 30, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Jun 5.
RSGB FT4 Contest <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80m_ft4.shtml>,
May 30, 1900z to May 30, 2030z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20; 4-character
grid square; Logs due: May 31.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, May 30, 1900z to May
30, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jun 2.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, May
31, 0100z to May 31, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jun 1.
QCX Challenge <
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>, May 31, 0300z to
May 31, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Jun 5.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, May 31, 0300z to May
31, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jun 2.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, May 31, 1700z to May 31,
1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Jun 7.
Phone Weekly Test
<
http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Jun 1, 0230z to
Jun 1, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jun 3.
A1Club AWT <
https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Jun 1, 1200z to Jun 1,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Jun 6.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jun 1, 1300z to Jun
1, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun
4.
Mini-Test 40 <
http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Jun 1, 1700z to Jun 1, 1759z;
CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 3.
Mini-Test 80 <
http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Jun 1, 1800z to Jun 1, 1859z;
CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 3.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jun 1, 1900z to Jun
1, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun
4.
Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <
https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/>, Jun
2, 0000z to Jun 3, 0300z; CW; Bands: 40; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jun 9.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jun 2, 0300z to Jun
2, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun
4.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jun 2, 0700z to Jun
2, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun
4.
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>,
Jun 2, 1700z to Jun 2, 2100z; CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10; RS(T) + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Jun 16.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, Jun 2, 1700z to Jun 2, 1900z;
RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial
no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Jun 9.
SKCC Sprint Europe
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