August 2002

Ten-Ten SSB Contest

Aug 3 - 0000z to Aug 4 - 2400z

Rules: www.ten-ten.org/

"Encourage maximum cordial activity on the 10-meter band"

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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)

Aug 6 - 0100z to 0300z (Monday Evenings US/Can local time)

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

"Testing of lightweight radio gear for outdoor QRP expeditions"

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Maryland/DC QSO Party (SSB/CW)

Aug 10 - 1600z to Aug 11 - 0400z
Aug 11 - 1600z to Aug 11 - 2359z

Rules: www.w3cwc.org/rules.html

"Work MD Counties. More points for QRP stations worked"

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Ohio QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Aug 24 - 1600z to Aug 25 - 0400z

Rules: www.mrrc.net/oqprules/

"Work OH Counties"

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BUBBA Summer QRP Sprint

Aug 24 - 1800z to 2200z

Rules: www.extremezone.com/~nk7m/

"BURN YOUR B___ OFF "

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Colorado QRP Club - Summer QSO Party (SSB/CW)

Aug 25 - 1800z to 2359z

Rules: www.cqc.org/contests/summer02.htm

"Single Band, Multi-band & Portable Categories"

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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