February 2002

New Hampshire QSO Party (All)

Feb 2 - 0000z to Feb 3 - 2400z

Rules: www.nhradio.org/nh-qso/

"Work NH Counties. Free software available"

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Vermont QSO Party (All)

Feb 2 - 0000z to Feb 3 - 2400z

Rules: www.ranv.org/vtqso.html

"Work Vermont Counties"
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10-10 Int. Winter QSO Party (SSB - Ten Meters)

Feb 2 - 0001z to Feb 3 - 2400z

Rules: www.ten-ten.org/

"Meet 10-10 members around the world"
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FBYO Winter QRP Field Day (CW/SSB)

Feb 2 - 1400z to Feb 3 - 0200z

Rules: www.extremezone.com/~nk7m/fybo2002.htm

"SAFETY FIRST! PLEASE RESPECT THE WX AND YOUR OWN LIMITATIONS!"
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Minnesota QSO Party (All)

Feb 2 - 1400z to 2400z

Rules: www.radist.net/mnqsorules.htm

"Work MN. Prizes & plaque for QRP"
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AGCW Straight Key QSO Party (CW 80M)

Feb 2 - 1600z to  1900z

Rules: www.agcw.de/

"Work anyone"
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Adventure Radio Society - Spartan Sprint (CW)

Feb 5 - 0200z to 0400z

(Monday Evening US/Canada)

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

"Testing of lightweight radio gear for outdoor QRP expeditions"
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ASIA-PACIFIC Sprint Contest (CW 20/40m)

Feb 9 1100z to 1300z

Rules: www.jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt

"Spectacular Radiosporting Event - Prizes and Plaques"
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PACC Contest (CW/SSB)

Feb 9 - 1200z to Feb 10 - 1200z

Rules: http://home.wxs.nl/~pa3ebt/pacc/foreign.htm

"Work Dutch stations. Awards given"
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FISTS Winter Sprint (CW of course)

Feb 9 - 1700z to 2100z

Rules: www.fists.org/sprints.html

"Work some QRP FISTS or any other US/Canada FISTS"
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QRP ARCI Fireside Sprint (SSB)

Feb 10 - 2000z to 2400z

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

"QRP SSB fan's choice"
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ARRL International DX Contest (CW)

Feb 16 - 0000z to Feb 17 - 2400z

Rules: www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/intldx.html

"Best DX so far this year"
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CQ 160 Meter Contest (SSB)

Feb 22 - 2200z to Feb 24 - 1600z

Rules: www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cq160rules.html

"Give it a try"
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North Carolina QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Feb 24 - 1700z to Feb 25 - 0300z

Rules: www.w4nc.org/ncqsoparty.html

"Work NC Counties"
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UBA DX Contest - Belgium (CW)

Feb 23 - 1300z to Feb 24 - 1300z

Rules: www.uba.be/HF/conrules/UBArulesfor.htm

"Very good QRP entry. Work anyone. Software available for download"
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High Speed CW Club Contest

Feb 24 - 0900z to 1100z
Feb 24 - 1500z to 1700z

Rules: www.morsecode.dutch.nl/hscindex.html

"Work anyone (if you can copy)"
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Colorado QRP Club Winter QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Feb 24 - 2200z to Feb 25 - 0359z

Rules: www.cqc.org/contests/winter02.htm

"Work any QRP station"
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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

A special thank you goes out to our own Eastern PA QRP Club Member #9

for the contest information. Ken, N2CQ, he is also a member of the NJ QRP Club.