February 2008
80 METER FOXHUNT (CW)
Each
Tuesday to Mar 25
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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40 METER FOXHUNT (CW)
Each
Thursday to March 27
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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Vermont QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital)
Feb 2, 0000z to Feb 3, 2400z
Rules: www.qsl.net/w1bd/qso_party.htm
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10-10 Int. Winter Phone QSO Party
Feb 2, 0001z to Feb 3, 2359z
Rules: www.ten-ten.org/rules.html
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Minnesota QSO Party (All)
Feb 2, 1400z to 2359z
Rules: www.w0aa.org/
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FYBO Winter QRP Field Day (CW/SSB)
Feb 2, 1400z to 2400z
Rules: www.azscqrpions.org/FYBO2008.htm
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AGCW Straight Key QSO Party (CW 80M)
Feb 2, 1600z to 1900z
Rules: www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2006/Englisch/htp_e.htm
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Delaware QSO Party (All)
Feb
2, 1700z to Feb 3, 0500z
Feb 3, 1300z to Feb 4, 0100z
Rules: www.fsarc.org
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World QRP Contest (CW/SSB/Digital)
Feb 3, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.ueqrp.org/wqc.htm
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North American Sprint (CW)
Feb 3, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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QRP ARCI Fireside Sprint (SSB)
Feb 3, 2000z to 2359z
Rules: www.qrparci.org/
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)
EST:
Feb 4, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Feb 5, 0200z to 0400z
Rules: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com:80/Spartan+Sprints
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Northern New York Section QSO Party (All)
Feb 9, 0000z to Feb 10, 2359z
Rules: www.qsl.net/brvarc/nnyqsoparty/index.htm
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New Hampshire QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital)
Feb 9, 0001z to Feb 10, 0001z
Rules: www.w1fz.org/
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Dutch PACC Contest (CW/SSB)
Feb 9, 1200z to Feb 10, 1200z
Rules: www.veron.nl/pacc/pacc2008-rules-eng.pdf
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Louisiana QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Feb 9, 1500z to Feb 10, 0300z
Rules: www.qsl.net/kd5wdy/LAQSO_/laqso_.html
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FISTS Winter Sprint (CW of course)
Feb 9, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: www.fists.org/sprints.html
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British Columbia QSO Challenge (CW/SSB/Digital)
Feb 9, 1600z to Feb 10, 0359z
Rules: www.deltaamateurradio.com/
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North American Sprint (SSB)
Feb 10, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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SKCC Weekend Sprint (Straight Key CW)
Feb 10, 0000z to 0000z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/wknd-sprint-rules.html
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)
Feb 13, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: http://skccgroup.com/sprint/sprint-rules.htm
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW)
EST:
Feb 12, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Feb 13, 0130Z to 0330Z
Rules: www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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ARRL International DX Contest (CW)
Feb 16, 0000z to Feb 17, 2400z
Rules: www.arrl.org
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)
EST:
Feb 17, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Feb 18, 0200z 0400z
Rules: www.gentzow.com/fpqrp/
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/SSB/Digital)
Feb 23, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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CQ WW 160-Meter DX Contest (SSB)
Feb 23, 0000z to Feb 24, 2359z
Rules: www.cq-amateur-radio.com/awards.html
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UBA DX Contest - Belgium (CW)
Feb 23, 1300z to Feb 24, 1300z
Rules: www.uba.be/hf_contests/pdf/ubatest_dx.pdf
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Mississippi QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Feb 23, 1500z to Feb 24, 0300z
Rules: www.arrlmiss.org
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Colorado QRP Club Winter QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Feb 23, 2200z to Feb 24, 0359z
Rules: www.cqc.org/
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High Speed CW Club Contest
Feb 24, 0900z to 1100z and 1500z to 1700z
Rules: www.dl3bzz.de/html/hscconte.html
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North Carolina QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Feb 24, 1700z to Feb 25, 0300z
Rules: www.w4nc.com
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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
n2cq @ arrl.net