 April 12, 2023 Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE | |
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Upcoming Contests - Things to Do Upcoming State QSO Parties For those of you who enjoy state QSO parties, here are some upcoming events that might be of interest to you. You can also find more details in the Contests section. April 15: April 16: ARRL Rookie Roundup - SSB The ARRL Rookie Roundup begins on Saturday, April 16 at 1800 UTC, and concludes at 2359 UTC. Rookie Roundup is a great oportunity for newly licensed operators to experience competitive Amateur Radio operating. A Rookie is defined has having been first licensed or having made their first amateur radio contact in the current calendar year or the previous three calendar years, regardless of their license class. You can also be considered a rookie if you haven't made any contest contacts using SSB phone before the event. Visit the event webpage at www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup for rules and more information. North American SSB Sprint The North American SSB Sprint Contest, begins April 23 at 0000 UTC, and concludes at 0400 UTC. The four-hour contest, on the 80-, 40-, and 20-meter bands, are short, intense competitions which challenge the best operators, while allowing others to sharpen their contesting skills. Operators who have never participated in the Sprints before should take a look at the Tips & Tricks section of the website. For complete rules, visit ssbsprint.com/rules/. 2023 VHF and Up Spring Sprints The 2023 VHF and Up Spring Sprints, sponsored by the Central States VHF Society, continues on Tuesday, April 18, 7 - 11 PM local (222 MHz); Wednesday, April 26, 7 - 11 PM local (432 MHz); Saturday, May 6, 8 AM - 2 PM local (902 MHz and up); Saturday, May 13, 2300Z - Sunday, May 14, 0300Z (50 MHz). (The 144 MHz Sprints occurred on Monday, April 10 -ed) Classes: Stations will be classified as either Single Operator or Rover. A portable or mobile station that operates from only one grid is considered a Single Operator station. A Rover must operate from at least 2 grid squares. All legal modes may be used in the event. More information and rules are posted at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2023-information
The year-long ARRL Volunteers on the Air event continues, recognizing ARRL volunteer's support and contributions. Get on the air and make contacts with as many ARRL volunteers or members as possible. There will be week-long activations of portable W1AW/# stations in all 50 states, and in several US Possessions/Territories. For a schedule of W1AW/# portable operations, see the W1AW Portable Activations Schedule. Be sure to upload your logs to LoTW and check your score online. Check out the full details at http://vota.arrl.org. Bulletins 2023 Florida QSO Party The 2023 Florida QSO Party (FQP) begins on Saturday, April 29 at 1600 UTC and concludes on Sunday, April 30 at 2159 UTC. This year, there will be a total of 12 1x1 special event stations whose call sign suffixes spell CITRUS. Contact at least one station of each suffix letter spelling the word CITRUS to earn a special Spelling Bee award. The stations will be using both modes (phone and CW) for the duration of the event. QSL via KU9C direct or Logbook of The World (LoTW). Visit the FQP website at floridaqsoparty.org for rules, previous FQP results, records, and more information. Contest Summary See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information. April 13 April 14 April 15
April 16 April 17 April 18 April 19
April 20 April 21 April 22 April 23 April 24
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News, Press Releases, and Special Interest N3FJP's ARRL Field Day Log 6.6.7 Now Available N3FJP's ARRL Field Day Log had been updated to support the rule changes that ARRL has announced for Field Day 2023, including changes in scoring for GOTA stations and an additional power category for Class A, B, and C stations. To download installation files and software updates for all N3FJP', visit https://www.n3fjp.com/fieldday.html. Results and Records 2022 ARRL November Sweepstakes Results The results for the 2022 ARRL Sweepstakes CW and Phone events are available at contests.arrl.org. The results articles, line scores, and log checking reports are available at the website. To view the results, select the contest that you'd like to view on the left-hand navigation of the page, and then select "Articles/Line Scores." Downloadable certificates are available by clicking on the "Certificates" at the top of the page. 2022 CQ World Wide SSB Results Available The CQ World Wide Contest Director, John Dorr, K1AR, has announced that the results for the 2022 CQ World Wide SSB Contest are now available at https://cqww.com/results/. 2022 ARRL International EME Contest Results The results for the 2022 ARRL International EME Contest are available at contests.arrl.org/eme. The Full Results article by Skip Paulsen, W1PV, line scores, and log checking reports are available at the website. Click on "Articles/Line Scores" on the left side of the page to view results. Downloadable certificates are available by clicking on the "Certificates" at the top of the page. 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. Contests April 13, 2023 - April 26, 2023 An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral is available as a PDF. Check the sponsors' website for information on operating time restrictions and other instructions. HF CONTESTS CWops Test (CWT), Apr 13, 0300z to Apr 13, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 15. CWops Test (CWT), Apr 13, 0700z to Apr 13, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 15. EACW Meeting, Apr 13, 1900z to Apr 13, 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: Apr 15. NCCC RTTY Sprint, Apr 14, 0145z to Apr 14, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Apr 16. NCCC Sprint, Apr 14, 0230z to Apr 14, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Apr 16. K1USN Slow Speed Test, Apr 14, 2000z to Apr 14, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 16. Holyland DX Contest, Apr 14, 2100z to Apr 15, 2059z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; 4X: RS(T) + area, non-4X: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 22. Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest, Apr 15, 0600z to Apr 16, 0559z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; BY: RS(T) + 2-character province, non-BY: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 23. YU DX Contest, Apr 15, 0700z to Apr 16, 0659z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; YU/YT: RS(T) + County, non-YU/YT: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 26. Dutch PACCdigi Contest, Apr 15, 0700z to Apr 15, 1900z; FT4/8, RTTY; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; PA: Signal report + 2-character province, non-PA: Signal report + serial number; Logs due: Apr 25. CQMM DX Contest, Apr 15, 0900z to Apr 16, 2359z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; All: RST+continent abbreviation, CWJF members: RST + continent + "M", QRP: RST + continent + "Q", YL: RST + continent + "Y", Multi-Op,Clubs,Groups: RST + continent + "C"; Logs due: Jun 30. Nebraska QSO Party, Apr 15, 1300z to Apr 16, 2200z; CW, Phone, Digital (non-FT8), FT4/8; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF; NE (non-FT8): county, non-NE (non-FT8): (state/province/country), FT8: grid square; Logs due: Apr 30. Texas State Parks on the Air, Apr 15, 1400z to Apr 16, 2000z; All, except FTn; Bands: All, except WARC; TX Park: RS(T) + park abbreviation), W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province), DX: RS(T) + "DX"; Logs due: Apr 30. Michigan QSO Party, Apr 15, 1600z to Apr 16, 0400z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; MI: RST + county, non-MI: RST + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due: Apr 23. EA-QRP CW Contest, Apr 15, 1700z to Apr 16, 1200z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + 1-letter category + "M" (if EA-QRP member); Logs due: May 16. Feld Hell Sprint, Apr 15, 1800z to Apr 15, 2159z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; (see rules); Logs due: Apr 18. Ontario QSO Party, Apr 15, 1800z to Apr 16, 1800z; CW, Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2; ON: RS(T) + county, non-ON: RST + (state/province/country); Logs due: May 16. North Dakota QSO Party, Apr 15, 1800z to Apr 16, 1800z; CW, Phone, Digital (RTTY/PSK); Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2; ND: RS(T) + County, non-ND: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs due: May 15. Quebec QSO Party, Apr 16, 1200z to Apr 16, 2200z; CW, Phone, Digital (no FTn); Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2; QC: RS(T) + QC zone, non-QC: RST + (state/province/'DX'); Logs due: May 16. ARRL Rookie Roundup, SSB, Apr 16, 1800z to Apr 16, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + 2-digit year first licensed + (state/province/XE area/DX); Logs due: Apr 19. Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, Apr 16, 2300z to Apr 17, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Apr 23. K1USN Slow Speed Test, Apr 17, 0000z to Apr 17, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 19. ICWC Medium Speed Test, Apr 17, 1300z to Apr 17, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 20. OK1WC Memorial (MWC), Apr 17, 1630z to Apr 17, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 21. ICWC Medium Speed Test, Apr 17, 1900z to Apr 17, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 20. Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Apr 18, 0100z to Apr 18, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Apr 19. ICWC Medium Speed Test, Apr 18, 0300z to Apr 18, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 20. ZL Sprint, Apr 18, 0800z to Apr 18, 0859z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80; RS(T) + Outside Temperature (C); Logs due: Apr 19. Phone Weekly Test, Apr 19, 0230z to Apr 19, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Apr 21. A1Club AWT, Apr 19, 1200z to Apr 19, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Apr 24. CWops Test (CWT), Apr 19, 1300z to Apr 19, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 22. Mini-Test 40, Apr 19, 1700z to Apr 19, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 21. Mini-Test 80, Apr 19, 1800z to Apr 19, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 21. RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB, Apr 19, 1900z to Apr 19, 2030z; SSB; Bands: 80; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 20. CWops Test (CWT), Apr 19, 1900z to Apr 19, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 22. Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest, Apr 20, 0000z to Apr 21, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Apr 27. CWops Test (CWT), Apr 20, 0300z to Apr 20, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 22. CWops Test (CWT), Apr 20, 0700z to Apr 20, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 22. NTC QSO Party, Apr 20, 1900z to Apr 20, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Member: RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Apr 23. NCCC RTTY Sprint, Apr 21, 0145z to Apr 21, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Apr 23. NCCC Sprint, Apr 21, 0230z to Apr 21, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Apr 23. K1USN Slow Speed Test, Apr 21, 2000z to Apr 21, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 23. QRP to the Field, Apr 22, 0800z to Apr 22, 1800z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + name/SOTA; Logs due: May 6. YOTA Contest, Apr 22, 0800z to Apr 22, 1959z; 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: Apr 29. SP DX RTTY Contest, Apr 22, 1200z to Apr 23, 1200z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; SP: RST + 2-letter province, Non-SP: RST + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 30. North American SSB Sprint Contest, Apr 23, 0000z to Apr 23, 0400z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] + [your state/province/country]; Logs due: Apr 30. International Vintage Contest HF, Apr 23, 0700z to Apr 23, 1900z; CW, SSB, AM; Bands: 80, 40; RS(T) + 6-character grid square; Logs due: May 3. UA1DZ Memorial Cup, Apr 23, 1300z to Apr 23, 1859z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; SP/LO Oblasts: RS(T) + RDA district, Non-SP/LO: RS(T) + 4-character grid square; Logs due: May 3. BARTG Sprint 75, Apr 23, 1700z to Apr 23, 2059z; 75 Baud RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 30. K1USN Slow Speed Test, Apr 24, 0000z to Apr 24, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 26. ANZAC Day Contest, Apr 24, 1200z to Apr 25, 1159z; CW, SSB, FT8; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; CW/SSB: RS(T) + Serial No., FT8: Signal report + grid square; Logs due: May 1. QCX Challenge, Apr 24, 1300z to Apr 24, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Apr 30. ICWC Medium Speed Test, Apr 24, 1300z to Apr 24, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 27. OK1WC Memorial (MWC), Apr 24, 1630z to Apr 24, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 28. QCX Challenge, Apr 24, 1900z to Apr 24, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Apr 30. RSGB FT4 Contest, Apr 24, 1900z to Apr 24, 2030z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20; Signal report; Logs due: Apr 25. ICWC Medium Speed Test, Apr 24, 1900z to Apr 24, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 27. Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Apr 25, 0100z to Apr 25, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Apr 26. QCX Challenge, Apr 25, 0300z to Apr 25, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Apr 30. ICWC Medium Speed Test, Apr 25, 0300z to Apr 25, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 27. ZL Sprint, Apr 25, 0800z to Apr 25, 0859z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80; RS(T) + Outside Temperature (C); Logs due: Apr 26. SKCC Sprint, Apr 26, 0000z to Apr 26, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Apr 30. Phone Weekly Test, Apr 26, 0230z to Apr 26, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Apr 28. A1Club AWT, Apr 26, 1200z to Apr 26, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: May 1. CWops Test (CWT), Apr 26, 1300z to Apr26, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 29. Mini-Test 40, Apr 26, 1700z to Apr 26, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 28. Mini-Test 80, Apr 26, 1800z to Apr 26, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 28. CWops Test (CWT), Apr 26, 1900z to Apr 26, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 29. UKEICC 80m Contest, Apr 26, 2000z to Apr 26, 2100z; CW; Bands: 80; 6-Character grid square; Logs due: Apr 26. VHF+ CONTESTS 222 MHz Spring Sprint, Apr 18, 1900z to Apr 18, 2300z; (not specified); Bands: 222 Mhz; 4-character grid square; Logs due: May 2. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Apr 19, 1700z to Apr 19, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 1.2G; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Apr 24. 432 MHz Spring Sprint, Apr 26, 1900z to Apr 26, 2300z; (not specified); Bands: 432; 4-character grid square; Logs due: May 10. See Also: Ontario QSO Party, North Dakota QSO Party, Quebec QSO Party, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, SKCC Sprint Log Due Dates April 13 April 14
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