April 2010
LZOCC 40m CW Sprint
Apr 3, 0400z to 0800z
Rules: www.lzopen.com/lzocc40/indexF.htm
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QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party (CW)
Apr 3, 1200z to Apr 4, 2359z
Rules: www.qrparci.org
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SP DX Contest (CW/SSB)
Apr 3, 1500z to Apr 4, 1500z
Rules: www.spdxcontest.info/reg/spdxc_g.pdf
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Missouri QSO Party (ALL)
Apr
3, 1800z to Apr 4, 0500z
Apr 4, 1800z to Apr 4, 2359z
Rules: www.w0ma.org/mo_qso_party.htm
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)
EDT:
Apr 5, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Apr 6, 0100z to 0300z
Info: http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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Montana QSO Party
Apr 9, 0000z to Apr 11, 0000z
Rules: www.fvarc.org/
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PSK Flavors Contest
Apr 10, 12:00 to 18:00 YOUR LOCAL TIME
Rules: www.podxs070.com/31-flavors
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Georgia QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Apr
10, 1800z to Apr 11, 0359z
Apr 11, 1400z to Apr 11, 2359z
Rules: http://gqp.contesting.com
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW)
Apr 11, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW)
Apr
14, 1100z to 1200z and
Apr 14, 1900z to 2000z and
Apr 15, 0300z to 0400z
Rules: www.cwops.org/onair.html
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW)
EDT:
Apr 13, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Apr 14, 0030Z to 0230Z
Rules: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/contests.html
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The HOLYLAND DX CONTEST (CW/SSB/Dig)
Apr 16, 2100z to Apr 17, 2100z
Rules: www.iarc.org/?page_id=983
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TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest
Apr 17, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_seasons.html
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Michigan QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Apr 17, 1600z to Apr 18, 0400z
Rules: www.miqp.org/
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EA-QRP Contest (CW)
Apr
17, 1700z to 2000z (10, 15 & 20 Mtrs)
Apr 17, 2000z to 2300z (80 Mtrs)
Apr 18, 0700z to 1100z (40 Mtrs)
Apr 18, 1100z to 1300z (10, 15 & 20 Mtrs)
Rules: www.eaqrp.com/concurso/test_eaqrp_cw-en.htm
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Ontario QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Apr
17, 1800z to Apr 18, 0500z
Apr 18, 1200z to Apr 18, 1800z
Rules: http://cco.ve3xd.com/oqp/
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Feld Hell Club Sprint (Feld Hell)
Apr 17, 2000z to 2200z
Rules: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home
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YU DX Contest (CW)
Apr
17, 2100z to Apr 18, 0500z and
Apr 18, 0900z to 1700z
Rules:
www.yu1srs.org.rs/dl/yudx/yudxruleseng.html
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)
EDT:
Apr 18, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Apr 19, 0100z 0300z
Rules: www.fpqrp.com/
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)
Apr 28, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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Florida QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Apr
24, 1600z to Apr 25, 0159z and
Apr 25, 1200z to 2159z
Rules: www.floridaqsoparty.org/
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Nebraska QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital)
Apr 24, 1700z to Apr 25, 1700z
Rules: www.hdxa.net/neqso/index.htm
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Helvetia Contest (CW/SSB) (Swiss)
Apr 24, 1300z to Apr 25, 1259z
Rules: www.uska.ch
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QRP To The Field (CW)
Apr 24, 1500z to Apr 25,0300z
Rules: www.zianet.com/QRP/
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FISTS/EUCW CW QRS Contest (CW)
Apr 26, 0001z to Apr 30, 2359z
Rules: www.agcw.org/eucw/euqrs.html
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Thanks to SM3CER, WA7BNM, N2APB (AmQRP), N3EPA (EPA QRP), N0AX(ARRL),
VA3JFF & G4GXL (QRP ARCI) and others
for assistance in compiling this calendar.
Please forward the contest info you sponsor to N2CQ at ARRL dot NET
and
we will post it and give it more publicity.
Anyone may use this
"N2CQ 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.)
72 de Ken Newman - N2CQ
n2cq at arrl dot net