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The ARRL Contest Update
Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************
June 8, 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
- Results and Records
- Technical Topics and Discussion
- Contests
- Log Due Dates
UPCOMING CONTESTS - THINGS TO DO
The ARRL June VHF Contest <
http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf> is this
weekend, and starts at 1800 UTC on Saturday, June 11, and concludes at
0259 UTC Monday, June 13. Starting with this weekend's event, Single
Operator entrants are able to enter the contest in Analog Only mode subcategories.. The contest exchange is your four-digit Maidenhead grid
square. For more information on grid squares, visit
www.arrl.org/grid-squares <
http://www.arrl.org/grid-squares>. Complete
rules are available at www.arrl.org/june-vhf
<
http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf>.
ARRL Kids Day <
http://www.arrl.org/kids-day> is on Saturday, June 18,
and will run from 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC. It's the perfect
opportunity to introduce youngsters to the excitement of amateur radio.
The exchange is the participant's name, age, location, and favorite
color. Sponsored by the Boring, (Oregon) Amateur Radio Club, Kids Day
is held every year on the first Saturday in January and the third
Saturday in June. More information is available at
www.arrl.org/kids-day <
http://www.arrl.org/kids-day>.
For state QSO Party enthusiasts, the West Virginia QSO Party <
https://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/2022-west-virginia-qso.html> begins on June
18 at 1600 UTC, and concludes on June 19 at 0400 UTC. Contacts can be
made on CW, phone, and digital modes. Rules are available at www.qsl.net/wvsarc/2022-west-virginia-qso.html <
https://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/2022-west-virginia-qso.html>.
BULLETINS
If you participated in the first ARRL International Digital Contest
this past weekend, consider sending Jeff Stai, WK6I, photos and stories
about your participation to possibly be included in the contest results article. These materials should be posted to the ARRL Soapbox, or sent
directly to Jeff at
wk6i.jeff@gmail.com. Jeff would particularly like
to hear from those who operated using software other than WSJT-X for
the FT4 and FT8 modes, and the reasons why they chose the software they
used.
As of this writing, there have been 1,133 logs received for the
inaugural event, with several days left until the log submission
deadline. Logs will be accepted via the ARRL Log Submission web page at
http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/ <
https://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/> until 2359 UTC on June 12.
CONTEST SUMMARY
See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.
June 9
- CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
- EACW Meeting <
https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>
June 10
- 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>
June 11
- VK Shires Contest <
http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/wavks/>
- Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB <
http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt>
- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- Portugal Day Contest <
http://portugaldaycontest.rep.pt/rules.php>
- AGCW VHF/UHF Contest <
https://www.agcw.de/contest/vhf-uhf/>
- GACW WWSA CW DX Contest <
http://gacw.ar/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WWSA_2022_Ingles.pdf>
- REF DDFM 6m Contest <
http://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_ddfm50_fr_201703.pdf>
- ARRL June VHF Contest <
http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf>
June 12
- Cookie Crumble QRP Contest <
http://w3atb.com/cookie-crumble/>
June 13
- 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>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>
June 14
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
June 15
- NAQCC CW Sprint
<
http://naqcc.info/scoreboard.php?sprint_name 2206mw>
- 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>
June 16
- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <
https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- SARL Youth Sprint
<
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
- EACW Meeting <
https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>
- NTC QSO Party <
https://qsl.net/ntc/party.html>
June 17
- 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>
June 18
- All Asian DX Contest, CW <
https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2022AA_rule.htm>
- Battle of Carabobo International Contest
<
https://www.qrz.com/db/YV4VV>
- IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest <
https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rules-2021.pdf>
- Stew Perry Topband Challenge <
http://www.kkn.net/stew/>
- West Virginia QSO Party <
https://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/2022-west-virginia-qso.html>
- Feld Hell Sprint <
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/field-day-sprint>
- ARRL Kids Day <
http://www.arrl.org/kids-day>
June 19
- WAB 50 MHz Phone
<
http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules>
- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <
http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>
June 20
- 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>
June 21
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
June 22
- 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/>
NEWS, PRESS RELEASES AND SPECIAL INTEREST
Tim Duffy, K3LR, has announced that the 2022 Dayton Contest University
(CTU) presentation files are posted at
https://www.contestuniversity.com/files/. Tim would like to thank all
the 2022 CTU professors; Teri Grizer, K8MNJ, and Patrick Barkey, N9RV,
for all their hard work in organizing this years event.
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
Tom Roscoe, K8CX, shared photos of 2022 Dayton Hamvention« on his
website at
http://hamgallery.com/dayton2022. Reported attendance at the
event this year was 31,367.
RESULTS AND RECORDS
The results of the A.R.I. Italian E.M.E. Trophy 2022 Spring Section are available at
http://www.eme2008.org/ari-eme/contest2022.html.
- Thanks to Enrico Baldacci, I5WBE
Dick Frey, K4XU, has announced that the Seventh Call Area QSO Party
results are available at
http://7QP.ORG <
http://7qp.org/>. Dick's
summary of the 2022 event is available at
http://7qp.org/new/2022_7QP_Summary.pdf.
TECHNICAL TOPICS AND DISCUSSION
Justin Kelly, N2TOH, shared a 3-D printable, customizable Helical
Antenna Frame and Winding Template at www.thingiverse.com/thing:2497461 <
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2497461>. The default settings for
the template will generate a right hand polarized, 5.8GHz, 5 turn Helix
Antenna with about 10dBi of gain and a 50 degree beam width.
- Thanks to Justin Kelly, N2TOH.
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
June 9, 2022 - June 22, 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/>, Jun 9, 0300z to Jun
9, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun
11.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jun 9, 0700z to Jun
9, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun
11.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, Jun 9, 1700z to Jun 9, 1900z;
RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial
no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Jun 16.
EACW Meeting <
https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>, Jun 9, 1900z to
Jun 9, 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: Jun 11.
NCCC RTTY Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Jun 10, 0145z to
Jun 10, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Jun 12.
NCCC Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Jun 10, 0230z to Jun
10, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
Jun 12.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Jun 10, 2000z to
Jun 10, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 12.
VK Shires Contest <
http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/wavks/>, Jun
11, 0000z to Jun 11, 2359z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10;
VK: RS(T) + Shire, non-VK: RS(T) + CQ Zone; Logs due: Jul 1.
Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB <
http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt>, Jun 11,
1100z to Jun 11, 1300z; SSB; Bands: 20, 15; RS + Serial No.; Logs due:
Jun 18.
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>,
Jun 11, 1200z to Jun 12, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6;
RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due:
Jun 19.
Portugal Day Contest <
http://portugaldaycontest.rep.pt/rules.php>, Jun
11, 1200z to Jun 12, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; CT:
RS(T) + District, non-CT: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 30.
GACW WWSA CW DX Contest <
http://gacw.ar/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WWSA_2022_Ingles.pdf>, Jun
11, 1500z to Jun 12, 1500z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + CQ
Zone No.; Logs due: Jun 30.
REF DDFM 6m Contest <
http://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_ddfm50_fr_201703.pdf>,
Jun 11, 1600z to Jun 12, 1600z; CW, SSB, FM; Bands: 6; RS(T) + Serial
No. + 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jun 20.
Cookie Crumble QRP Contest <
http://w3atb.com/cookie-crumble/>, Jun 12,
1700z to Jun 12, 2200z; All; Bands: All, except WARC; RS(T) + (state/province/country) + cookie no. + name; Logs due: Jul 31.
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint <
http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf>, Jun 13, 0000z to Jun 13,
0200z; 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: Jun 15.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Jun 13, 0000z to
Jun 13, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 15.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jun 13, 1300z to Jun
13, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jun 16.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Jun 13, 1630z to
Jun 13, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 17.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jun 13, 1900z to Jun
13, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jun 16.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Jun
14, 0100z to Jun 14, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jun 15.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jun 14, 0300z to Jun
14, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jun 16.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, Jun 14, 1700z to Jun 14,
1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Jun 21.
NAQCC CW Sprint
<
http://naqcc.info/scoreboard.php?sprint_name 2206mw>, Jun 15, 0030z
to Jun 15, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + (state/province/country)
+ (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Jun 18.
Phone Weekly Test
<
http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Jun 15, 0230z to
Jun 15, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jun 17.
A1Club AWT <
https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Jun 15, 1200z to Jun 15,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Jun 20.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jun 15, 1300z to Jun
15, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun
18.
Mini-Test 40 <
http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Jun 15, 1700z to Jun 15,
1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 17.
Mini-Test 80 <
http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Jun 15, 1800z to Jun 15,
1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 17.
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80mcc.shtml>, Jun 15, 1900z to
Jun 15, 2030z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 16.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jun 15, 1900z to Jun
15, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun
18.
Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <
https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>, Jun
16, 0000z to Jun 17, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jun 23.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jun 16, 0300z to Jun
16, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun
18.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jun 16, 0700z to Jun
16, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun
18.
SARL Youth Sprint
<
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>, Jun 16,
1200z to Jun 16, 1300z; SSB; Bands: 40; RS + age; Logs due: Jun 21.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, Jun 16, 1700z to Jun 16,
1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Jun 23.
EACW Meeting <
https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>, Jun 16, 1900z to
Jun 16, 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: Jun 18.
NTC QSO Party <
https://qsl.net/ntc/party.html>, Jun 16, 1900z to Jun
16, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No.,
non-Member: RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Jun 19.
NCCC RTTY Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Jun 17, 0145z to
Jun 17, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Jun 19.
NCCC Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Jun 17, 0230z to Jun
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