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The ARRL Contest Update
Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************
July 7, 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
- Results and Records
- Technical Topics and Discussion
- Contests
- Log Due Dates
UPCOMING CONTESTS - THINGS TO DO
The IARU HF World Championship
<
http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship> occurs this weekend,
beginning at 1200 UTC on Saturday, July 9 and concluding at 1159 UTC on
Sunday, July 10. Participants can enter in CW, SSB, or mixed mode
categories. The exchange is a signal report and your ITU zone. ITU
zones for stations in the Lower 48 are 6, 7, or 8. ITU zones for
Canadian stations are 2, 3, 4, or 9. For rules and other information,
please visit arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship. <
http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship>
For VHF enthusiasts, the CQ World Wide VHF Contest
<
https://www.cqww-vhf.com/> is coming up next weekend, starting at 1800
UTC on Saturday, July 16 and running through 2100 UTC on Sunday, July
17. The event is open to amateurs around the world using the 6- and
2-meter bands. Complete rules are available at www.cqww-vhf.com/ <
https://www.cqww-vhf.com/>.
Also, next weekend is the first of three mode-based summer North
American QSO Parties <
http://ncjweb.com/naqp/> (NAQPs). The NAQP RTTY
contest starts at 1800 UTC on Saturday, July 16, and concludes 12 hours
later at 0559 UTC, Sunday, July 17. See the rules page at
ncjweb.com/naqp/ <
http://ncjweb.com/naqp/> for more information.
BULLETINS
Mark Aaker, K6UFO, reminds us that in addition to the North American
QSO Party (NAQP) RTTY contest on July 16, there are CW and SSB events
occurring later this summer. The NAQP CW contest will be held on August
6, followed by the NAQP SSB contest on August 20.
The NAQP contests are fun, friendly, and fast. The exchange is your
name and state (or province or DXCC entity). NAQP events begin on
Saturday afternoons at 1800 UTC, and last for 12 hours. Single-operator stations may operate up to 10 of the 12 hours.
New this year is the Assisted Category for single-operator
participants, with lots of new state and province records waiting to be claimed! Rules, results, and records are available on the National
Contest Journal website at ncjweb.com/naqp/ <
http://ncjweb.com/naqp/>.
CONTEST SUMMARY
See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.
July 7
- 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/>
July 8
- QRP Fox Hunt <
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm>
- 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>
July 9
- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- IARU HF World Championship
<
http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship>
July 10
- QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint <
http://qrparci.org/contest/summer-homebrew-sprint-2020>
July 11
- 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>
July 12
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
July 13
- 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>
July 14
- CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
- EACW Meeting <
https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>
July 15
- QRP Fox Hunt <
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm>
- 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>
July 16
- Russian Radio Team Championship <
http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/>
- Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge <
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/>
- IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest <
https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rules-2021.pdf>
- CQ Worldwide VHF Contest <
http://www.cqww-vhf.com/>
- North American QSO Party, RTTY
<
https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf>
July 17
- RSGB International Low Power Contest <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/rqrp.shtml>
- CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush <
http://www.coloradoqrpclub.org/contests/gold.htm>
- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <
http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>
July 18
- 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 FT4 Contest
<
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80m_ft4.shtml>
July 19
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
July 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/>
NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND SPECIAL INTEREST
Following the release of the updated Reverse Beacon Network <
https://www.reversebeacon.net/> (RBN) website, Pete Smith, N4ZR, has
posted details about how the new mapping system works at the RBN blog
at reversebeacon.blogspot.com/ <
http://reversebeacon.blogspot.com/>.
Pete said he's been receiving a "flurry of questions" from users of the
site inquiring about how the location information on the RBN map is
determined.
RESULTS AND RECORDS
2022 ARRL January VHF Contest Results Released
The 2022 ARRL January VHF Contest results have been released and are
available at contests.arrl.org <
http://contests.arrl.org/>. The full
results article by James Duffey, KK6MC; line scores; soapbox comments,
and photos are available at the website. Downloadable certificates are available by clicking on the "Certificates" tab at the top of the web
page.
2022 Kentucky QSO Party Results Now Online
David Smith, ND4Y, has announced that the results for the 2022 Kentucky
QSO Party are now available at kyqsoparty.org/results/ <
https://kyqsoparty.org/results/>.
TECHNICAL TOPICS AND DISCUSSION
Tim Duffy, K3LR, posted the PowerPoint presentation files from
Hamvention's 2022 Dayton Antenna Forum on his website at www.k3lr.com/Dayton/Dayton2022/
<
http://www.k3lr.com/Dayton/Dayton2022/>. This year's presenters
included Frank Donovan, W3LPL; Randy Hall, K7AGE; Ted Rappaport, N9NB,
and Tim Jellison, W3YQ.
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
July 7, 2022 - July 20, 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/>, Jul
7, 0000z to Jul 8, 0300z; CW; Bands: 40; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jul 14.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 7, 0300z to Jul
7, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
9.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 7, 0700z to Jul
7, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
9.
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>,
Jul 7, 1700z to Jul 7, 2100z; CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10; RS(T) + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 21.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, Jul 7, 1700z to Jul 7, 1900z;
RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial
no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Jul 14.
SKCC Sprint Europe
<
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>, Jul 7, 1900z to
Jul 7, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Jul 14.
QRP Fox Hunt <
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm>, Jul 8, 0100z
to Jul 8, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name +
power output; Logs due: Jul 9.
NCCC RTTY Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Jul 8, 0145z to
Jul 8, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Jul 10.
NCCC Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Jul 8, 0230z to Jul 8,
0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Jul
10.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Jul 8, 2000z to
Jul 8, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 10.
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>,
Jul 9, 1200z to Jul 10, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6;
RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due:
Jul 17.
IARU HF World Championship
<
http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship>, Jul 9, 1200z to Jul
10, 1200z; CW, Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; IARU HQ: RS(T) +
IARU Society, Non-HQ: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.; Logs due: Jul 17.
QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint <
http://qrparci.org/contest/summer-homebrew-sprint-2020>, Jul 10, 2000z
to Jul 10, 2300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (ARCI no./power); Logs due: Jul 24.
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint <
http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf>, Jul 11, 0000z to Jul 11,
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: Jul 13.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Jul 11, 0000z to
Jul 11, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 13.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jul 11, 1300z to Jul
11, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jul 14.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Jul 11, 1630z to
Jul 11, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 15.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jul 11, 1900z to Jul
11, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jul 14.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Jul
12, 0100z to Jul 12, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jul 13.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jul 12, 0300z to Jul
12, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jul 14.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, Jul 12, 1700z to Jul 12,
1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Jul 19.
Phone Weekly Test
<
http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Jul 13, 0230z to
Jul 13, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 15.
A1Club AWT <
https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Jul 13, 1200z to Jul 13,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Jul 18.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 13, 1300z to Jul
13, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
16.
Mini-Test 40 <
http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Jul 13, 1700z to Jul 13,
1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 15.
Mini-Test 80 <
http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Jul 13, 1800z to Jul 13,
1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 15.
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80mcc.shtml>, Jul 13, 1900z to
Jul 13, 2030z; SSB; Bands: 80; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 14.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 13, 1900z to Jul
13, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
16.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 14, 0300z to Jul
14, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
16.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 14, 0700z to Jul
14, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
16.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, Jul 14, 1700z to Jul 14,
1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Jul 21.
EACW Meeting <
https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>, Jul 14, 1900z to
Jul 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: Jul 16.
QRP Fox Hunt <
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm>, Jul 15,
0100z to Jul 15, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) +
name + power output; Logs due: Jul 16.
NCCC RTTY Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Jul 15, 0145z to
Jul 15, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Jul 17.
NCCC Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Jul 15, 0230z to Jul
15, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
Jul 17.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Jul 15, 2000z to
Jul 15, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 17.
Russian Radio Team Championship <
http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/>, Jul 16,
0700z to Jul 16, 1459z; CW, SSB; Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10; RRTC: RS(T) + 3-character code, Non-RRTC: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.; Logs due: Jul 16.
Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge <
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/>, Jul 16, 0800z
to Jul 16, 1400z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40; RS(T) +
Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 23.
IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest <
https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rules-2021.pdf>,
Jul 16, 1400z to Jul 17, 1400z; CW, SSB; Bands: 70 MHz; RS(T) + QSO No.
+ 6-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 25.
North American QSO Party, RTTY <
https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf>,
Jul 16, 1800z to Jul 17, 0559z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; NA:
Name + (state/DC/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 24.
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