December 2005
40 METER FOXHUNT
Each Friday
0200z to 0329z
(Thurs 9 PM to 10:29 PM EST)
80 METER FOXHUNT
Each
Wednesday 0200z to 0329z
(Tues 9 PM to 10:29 PM EST)
Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org
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QRP ARCI Topband CW & SSB Sprint
Dec 1, 0000z to 0600z
Rules: www.qrparci.org/
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New Mexico QSO Party
Dec 3, 0000 to 2359z
Rules: www.arrl.org
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ARRL 160 meter Contest (CW)
Dec 2, 2200z to Dec 4, 1600z
Rules: www.arrl.org
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Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW)
Dec 03, 0400z to 0600z
Rules: www.qrp.ru/index_e.html
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TOPS Activity 80 Meter Contest (CW)
Dec 3, 1800z to Dec 4, 1800z
Rules: www.sk3bg.se/contest/topsac.htm
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Adventure Radio Society - Spartan Sprint (CW)
Dec 6, 0200z to 0400z (First Monday 9 PM EST)
Rules: www.arsqrp.com/
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ARRL 10 Meter Contest (CW/SSB)
Dec 10, 0000z to Dec 11, 2400z
Rules: www.arrl.org
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The Great Colorado Snowshoe Run (40 Meter CW)
Dec 11, 0200z to 0359z
Rules: www.cqc.org/contests/
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NACC Straight Key/Bug Sprint
UTC:
Dec 14, 0130z to 0330z
EST: Dec 13, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Rules: www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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MDXA PSK-31 DeathMatch
Dec 17, 0000z to Dec 18, 2400z
Rules: www.mdxa1.org/deathmatch.html
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RAC Canada Winter Contest (CW/Ph)
Dec 17, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.rac.ca/service/infocont.htm
See www.qrp-canada.com/ for more awards from QRP-Canada
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Croatian CW Contest (CW)
Dec 17, 1400z to Dec 18, 1400z
Rules: www.sk3bg.se/contest/9acwc.htm or: www.qsl.net/ctc/
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Stew Perry (W1BB) Topband Distance Challenge (CW)
Dec 17, 1500z to Dec 18, 1500z
Rules: http://jzap.com/k7rat/stew.rules.txt
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QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint (CW)
Dec 18, 2000z to 2400z
Rules: www.qrparci.org/
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)
EST:
Dec 18, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Dec 19, 0200z 0400z
Rules: http://fpqrp.com
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Holiday Milliwatt CW Contest
Dec
26, 1800 to 2200 z
Dec 27, 2000 to 0000 z
Dec 28, 2200 to 0200 z
Rules: www.knightlites.org/Knightlite/milliwatt_contest.htm
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Thanks to SM3CER, WA7BNM,
N0AX(ARRL), WB3AAL and others
for assistance in compiling this calendar.
Please forward the contest info you sponsor to N2CQ@ARRL.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