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The ARRL Contest Update
Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************
July 20, 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
- Technical Topics and Discussion
- Contests
- Log Due Dates
UPCOMING CONTESTS - THINGS TO DO
YOTA Contest, Round 2, is This Weekend
The Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Contest, round 2, will be held
Saturday, July 23, starting at 1000 UTC. The objective of the event is
to increase the activities of youth in amateur radio. The contest is
organized by IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group, in cooperation with the Hungarian Amateur Radio Society. For more information, visit their
website at www.ham-yota.com/contest/
<
https://www.ham-yota.com/contest/>.
Lunar Landing EME SSTV Party
July 21 marks 53 years since Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. To
celebrate this historic event the C.A. Muller Radio Astronomy Station <
https://www.camras.nl/en/about-the-radio-telescope/> in the
Netherlands will activate PI9CAM on 1296.110 MHz using SSTV mode
Martin-2. The station will transmit several lunar landing and space
related images starting about 0730 UTC on July 21 and will continue
operation until their moonset. Amateurs are also encouraged to attempt
SSTV QSOs with the station as well.
- Thanks to Jan Van Muijlwijk, PA3FXB
BULLETINS
2022 Scandinavian Contest Cancelled
The organizers of the Scandinavian Activity Contest (SAC) have
announced that both sections (SSB and CW) of the 2022 contest in
September and October have been cancelled. For more information, visit www.sactest.net/ <
https://www.sactest.net/>
- Thanks to Ingemar Fogelberg, SM5AJV
Call for Photos from CQ 160-Meter Contest
Andy Blank, N2NT, Director of the CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest <
https://www.cq160.com/>, is looking for photos from the 2022 event for possible use in the results article. He notes, "If you were active in
the contest, no matter how big or small the log, we would love to
publish a picture of you in the shack or out in the antenna field."
Photos can be emailed to him at
andyn2nt@gmail.com.
- thanks to Andrew Blank, N2NT
Requests for Stories for National Contest Journal
Lee Finkel, KY7M, Editor of the National Contest Journal (NCJ), is
looking for stories about contest expeditions to DX locations or
contest station operations and strategy in North America. Stories can
be submitted in written form or via a Zoom interview. Send your stories
or requests for an interview to Lee via email <
ars.ky7m@gmail.com>.
- Thanks to Lee Finkel, KY7M
CONTEST SUMMARY
See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.
July 21
- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <
https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>
- NAQCC CW Sprint
<
http://naqcc.info/scoreboard.php?sprint_name 2207>
- CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
- NTC QSO Party <
https://qsl.net/ntc/party.html>
July 22
- 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 23
- ARAM 50 MHz Contest
<
https://www.aram.pt/?pagina=eventos&subpg=concurso50MHz>
- YOTA Contest <
https://www.ham-yota.com/contest/>
July 25
- 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>
July 26
- 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/>
July 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/>
July 28
- CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80mcc.shtml>
July 29
- 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 30
- Feld Hell Sprint <
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/worked-all-americas-sprint>
- RSGB IOTA Contest <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2021/riota.shtml>
- WAB 144 MHz Low Power Phone <
http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#OtherRules>
- Tennessee State Parks on the Air <
http://www.tnpota.org/>
July 31
- ARS Flight of the Bumblebees <
http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/>
August 1
- 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>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
August 2
- 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/>
August 3
- 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
2022 Pacific Northwest VHF Society Conference Registration Now Open
The 26th annual Pacific Northwest VHF Society Conference will be held
Oct 7 - 8, 2022 at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Salem, Oregon. Early-bird registration discounts are available if participants register before
October 1. Registration and hotel booking information is available at www.pnwvhfs.org/conference/2022/announcement.html <
http://www.pnwvhfs.org/conference/2022/announcement.html>.
- Thanks to Barry Hansen, K7BWH
TECHNICAL TOPICS AND DISCUSSION
Remembering the The First Accidental Geomagnetic Storm
Sixty years ago this month, one of the biggest geomagnetic storms of
the space age struck Earth. However, it didn't come from the sun. You
can read more about this phenomenon in Dr. Tony Phillip's article,
"Starfish Prime: The First Accidental Geomagnetic Storm," at spaceweatherarchive.com/2022/07/08/starfish-prime-the-first-accidental-geomagnetic-storm/
<
https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2022/07/08/starfish-prime-the-first-accidental-geomagnetic-storm/>.
- Thanks to Dave Heimke, AL7LO
The Start of Amateur RTTY
Ed Sharpe, Archivist for the Southwest Museum of Engineering,
Communications, and Computation <
https://www.smecc.org/> (SMECC),
shared a collection of journals and articles on the beginnings of
amateur radio Radio Teletype (RTTY) at www.smecc.org/rtty_ratt_radio_teletype.htm <
https://www.smecc.org/rtty_ratt_radio_teletype.htm>.
- thanks to Brian Moran, N9ADG
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 21, 2022 - August 3, 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/pigwalk20/>,
Jul 21, 0000z to Jul 22, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jul 28.
NAQCC CW Sprint <
http://naqcc.info/scoreboard.php?sprint_name 2207>,
Jul 21, 0030z to Jul 21, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Jul 24.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 21, 0300z to
Jul 21, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: Jul 23.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 21, 0700z to
Jul 21, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: Jul 23.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, Jul 21, 1700z to Jul 21,
1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Jul 28.
NTC QSO Party <
https://qsl.net/ntc/party.html>, Jul 21, 1900z to Jul
21, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No.,
non-Member: RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Jul 24.
QRP Fox Hunt <
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm>, Jul 22,
0100z to Jul 22, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) +
name + power output; Logs due: Jul 23.
NCCC RTTY Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Jul 22, 0145z
to Jul 22, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH;
Logs due: Jul 24.
NCCC Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Jul 22, 0230z to Jul
22, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
Jul 24.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Jul 22, 2000z
to Jul 22, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm,
Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 24.
YOTA Contest <
https://www.ham-yota.com/contest/>, Jul 23, 1000z to Jul
23, 2159z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Single Op: RS(T) + age
(on Jan 1 of year of contest), Multi-Op: RS(T) + average age of ops (on
Jan 1 of year of contest); Logs due: Jul 30.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Jul 25, 0000z
to Jul 25, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm,
Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 27.
QCX Challenge <
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>, Jul 25, 1300z to
Jul 25, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Jul 31.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jul 25, 1300z to Jul
25, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jul 28.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Jul 25, 1630z to
Jul 25, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 29.
QCX Challenge <
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>, Jul 25, 1900z to
Jul 25, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Jul 31.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jul 25, 1900z to Jul
25, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jul 28.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <
https://wwsac.com/rules.html>,
Jul 26, 0100z to Jul 26, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6;
RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jul 27.
QCX Challenge <
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>, Jul 26, 0300z to
Jul 26, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Jul 31.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jul 26, 0300z to Jul
26, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jul 28.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, Jul 26, 1700z to Jul 26,
1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Aug 2.
SKCC Sprint
<
http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/>, Jul
27, 0000z to Jul 27, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST
+ (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Jul
29.
Phone Weekly Test
<
http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Jul 27, 0230z to
Jul 27, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 29.
A1Club AWT <
https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Jul 27, 1200z to Jul 27,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Aug 1.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 27, 1300z to
Jul 27, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: Jul 30.
Mini-Test 40 <
http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Jul 27, 1700z to Jul 27,
1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 29.
Mini-Test 80 <
http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Jul 27, 1800z to Jul 27,
1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 29.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 27, 1900z to
Jul 27, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: Jul 30.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 28, 0300z to
Jul 28, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: Jul 30.
CWops Test (CWT) <
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 28, 0700z to
Jul 28, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: Jul 30.
RTTYOPS Weeksprint <
http://rttyops.com/>, Jul 28, 1700z to Jul 28,
1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: Aug 4.
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2022/r80mcc.shtml>, Jul 28, 1900z to
Jul 28, 2030z; RTTY, PSK; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul
29.
QRP Fox Hunt <
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm>, Jul 29,
0100z to Jul 29, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) +
name + power output; Logs due: Jul 30.
NCCC RTTY Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Jul 29, 0145z
to Jul 29, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH;
Logs due: Jul 31.
NCCC Sprint <
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Jul 29, 0230z to Jul
29, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
Jul 31.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Jul 29, 2000z
to Jul 29, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm,
Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 31.
Feld Hell Sprint <
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/worked-all-americas-sprint>,
Jul 30, 0000z to Jul 30, 2359z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
10, 6; (see rules); Logs due: Aug 2.
RSGB IOTA Contest <
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2021/riota.shtml>,
Jul 30, 1200z to Jul 31, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10;
RS(T) + Serial No. + IOTA No.(if applicable); Logs due: Aug 5.
Tennessee State Parks on the Air <
http://www.tnpota.org/>, Jul 30,
1400z to Jul 31, 2200z; All that support exchange; Bands: 80, 40, 20,
15, 10, 6, Satellite; TN Park: park abbreviation), W/VE:
(state/province), DX: "DX"; Logs due: Aug 14.
ARS Flight of the Bumblebees <
http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/>, Jul
31, 1700z to Jul 31, 2100z; CW; Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10; Home: RST + (state/province/country) + Power, Bumblebee: RST +
(state/province/country) + Bumblebee no.; Logs due: Aug 14.
K1USN Slow Speed Test <
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Aug 1, 0000z to
Aug 1, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 3.
ICWC Medium Speed Test
<
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Aug 1, 1300z to Aug
1, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due:
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