December 2008
80 METER FOXHUNT (CW)
Each
Tuesday Thru Mar 24
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org
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40 METER FOXHUNT (CW)
Each
Thursday Thru Mar 26
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)
Dec 2, 0200z to 0400z (First Monday 9 PM EST)
Rules: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com/Spartan+Sprints
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QRP ARCI Top Band CW & SSB Sprint
Dec 4, 0000z to 0600z
Rules: www.qrparci.org/
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ARRL 160 meter Contest (CW)
Dec 5, 2200z to Dec 7, 1600z
Rules: www.arrl.org
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Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW)
Dec 6, 0600z to 0800z
Rules: http://qrp.ru/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1
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TOPS Activity 80 Meter Contest (CW)
Dec 6, 1800z to Dec 7, 1800z
Rules: http://procwclub.yo6ex.ro/tacrules.pdf
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW)
EST:
Dec 9, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Dec 10, 0130Z to 0330Z
Rules: www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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ARRL 10 Meter Contest (CW/SSB)
Dec 13, 0000z to Dec 14, 2400z
Rules: www.arrl.org
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MDXA PSK-31/63 Death Match
Dec 13, 0000z to Dec 14, 2400z
Rules: www.mdxa1.org/deathmatch.html
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Croatian CW Contest (CW)
Dec 13, 1400z to Dec 14, 1400z
Rules: www.hamradio.hr/index.php?
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UBA Low Band Winter Contest (CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK)
Dec
13, 1700z to 2100z and
Dec 14, 0600z to 1000z
Rules: www.uba.be/hf_contests/pdf/uba_winter_en.pdf
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW)
Dec 14, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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The Great Colorado Snowshoe Run (20M CW)
MST:
Dec 14. 1400 to 1559
UTC: Dec 14, 2100z to 2259z
Rules: www.cqc.org/contests/snow2008.htm
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Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint (CW)
Dec 21, 2000z to 2359z
Rules: www.qrparci.org
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)
EST:
Dec 21, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Dec 22, 0200z 0400z
Rules: www.fpqrp.com/
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)
Dec 24, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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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