April 2002

Low Power Spring Sprint (Slovak ARA) (CW)

Apr 1 - 1500z to 2000z

Rules: www.sk3bg.se/contest/lpsprspr.htm

"Grid Location multipliers"

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ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)

Apr 2 - 0200z to 0400z  (Monday evening in US/Canada)

Rules: www.natworld.com/ars/pages/spartan_sprints/ss_rules.html

"Low power and lowest weight event"

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ATLANTICON QRP Forum

QRP Building Contest (AND MUCH MORE)

Apr 5-6, 2002

Details: http://www.njqrp.org/atlanticon/

"Building contest. A-1 Seminars. Prizes you can't miss"

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QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party (CW)

Apr 13 - 1200z to Apr 14 - 2400z

Rules: http://personal.palouse.net/rfoltz/arci/arcitst.htm

"Biggest QRP event in some time"

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The TARA  PSK31 Rumble (Digital)

Apr 20 0000z to 2400z

Rules: 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)

Apr 20 - 0500z to 0959z

Rules: www.sk3bg.se/contest/esopen.htm

"Awards and trophies"

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GACW CW DX Contest (Samuel Morse Party)

Apr 20 - 1200z to Apr 21 - 1200z

Rules: www.geocities.com/gacwar/

"huestes de Don Samuel MORSE"

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Michigan QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Apr 20 - 1600z to Apr 21 - 0400z

Rules: www.mrrc.net/mqp

"Work Michigan Counties"

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EA QRP Contest (CW)

Apr 20 - 1700z to 2000z (20 Meters)
Apr 20 - 2000z to 2300z (80 Meters)
Apr 21 - 0700z to 1300z (40 Meters)

Rules: www.geocities.com/eaqrpclub_es/uk/uk.html

"QRPp Category included"

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Ontario QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Apr 20 - 1800z to Apr 21 - 1800z

Rules: www.odxa.on.ca/oqprules.html

"Work Ontario stations. Canada's friendliest amateur radio contest"

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QRP To The Field (CW)

Apr 27 - 1500z - 2400z (Pick any 6 hours)

Rules: www.fix.net/~jparker/norcal.htm

"Water World Deja Vu"

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Helvetia Contest (CW/SSB) (Swiss)

Apr 27 - 1300z to Apr 28 - 1300z

Rules: www.sk3bg.se/contest/helvc.htm

"Work Swiss Cantons"

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Florida QSO Party (CW/Phone)

Apr 27 - 1600z to Apr 28 - 0159z
Apr 28 - 1200z to 2159z

Rules: www.qsl.net/fqp/rules.htm

"Work Florida counties"

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Nebraska QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Apr 27 - 1700z to Apr 28 - 1700z

Rules: www.qsl.net/hdxa/neqso/neqso.htm

"Work Nebraska counties. More points for QRP"

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Thanks to K3WWP, SM3CER, WA7BNM, ARRL and others
for assistance in compiling this calendar.

Please forward the contest info you sponsor to N2CQ and
we will post it and give it more publicity.
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