April 2001

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ARS Spartan Sprint (CW) ...  QRP Contest!!

Apr 3 - 0200z to 0400z
www.natworld.com/ars/pages/spartan_sprints/ss_rules.html

"Low power and lowest weight event"
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EA RTTY Contest (Digital)

Apr 7 - 1600z to Apr 8 - 1600z
www.sk3bg.se/contest/eartty.htm

"To promote activity in RTTY mode"
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QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party (CW) ......QRP Contest!!!

Apr 14 -1200z to Apr 15 2400z
http://personal.palouse.net/rfoltz/arci/arcitst.htm

"Biggest QRP event in some time"
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Low Power Spring Sprint (Slovak ARA) (CW) ...QRP Category

Apr 16 - 1500z to 2000z
www.sk3bg.se/contest/lpsprspr.htm

"Grid Location multipliers"
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The TARA  PSK31 Rumble (Digital) ... QRP Category

Apr 21 0000z to 2400z
www.qsl.net/wm2u/rumble.html

"Get those Warblers in the show"
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Estonian (ES) Open HF Championship (CW/SSB) (80 & 40) ...QRP Category

Apr 21 - 0500z to 0959z
www.sk3bg.se/contest/esopen.htm

"Awards and trophies"
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Michigan QSO Party (CW/SSB)  ...QRP Category

Apr 21 - 1600z to Apr 22 - 0400z
www.qsl.net/mrrc/mqp.html

"Celebration of Michigan Week"
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EA QRP Contest (CW) ...QRP Contest!!

Apr 21 - 1700z to 2000z (20 Meters)
Apr 21 - 2000z to 2300z (80 Meters)
Apr 22 - 0700z to 1300z (40 Meters)
www.geocities.com/eaqrpclub_es/uk/uk.html

"QRPp Category included"
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Ontario QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category

Apr 21 - 1800z to Apr 22 - 1800x
www.odxa.on.ca/oqprules.html

"Work Ontario stations. Canada's friendliest amateur radio contest"
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QRP To The Field (CW)  ...QRP Contest!!

Apr 28 - 1500z - 2400z (Pick any 6 hours)
www.fix.net/norcal.html

"2001: A Space Odyssey"
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Helvetia Contest (CW/SSB) (Swiss) ...QRP Category

Apr 28 - 1300z to Apr 29 - 1300z
http://home.sol.no/~janalme/htmlrules/h26.html

"Work Swiss Cantons"
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Florida QSO Party (CW/Phone) ...QRP Category

Apr 28 - 1600z to Apr29 - 0159z and
Apr 29 - 1200z to 2159z
www.qsl.net/fqp/rules.htm

"Work Florida counties"
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Nebraska QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category

Apr 28 - 1700z to Apr 29 - 1700z
www.qsl.net/hdxa/neqso/neqso.htm

"Work Nebraska counties. More points for QRP"
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Thanks to K3WWP, LA9HW, SM3CER, WA7BNM, WB3AAL, ARRL and others
for assistance in compiling this calendar.

Anyone may use this "QRP Contest Calendar" for your website, newsletter,
e-mail list or other media as you choose.
(Include a credit to the source of this material of course.)

Ken Newman, N2CQ
Woodbury, NJ
N2CQ@Citnet.com