February 2009
80 METER FOXHUNT (CW)
Each
Tuesday to 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 to March 26
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA
Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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QRP ARCI Fireside Sprint (SSB)
Feb 1, 2000z to 2359z
Rules: www.qrparci.org/
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)
EST:
Feb 2, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Feb 3, 0200z to 0400z
Rules: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com:80/Spartan+Sprints
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Vermont QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig)
Feb 7, 0000z to Feb 8, 2400z
Rules: www.w1bd.org/
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10-10 Int. Winter Phone QSO Party
Feb 7, 0001z to Feb 8, 2359z
Rules: www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSOPartyRulesRevised.pdf
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Black Sea Cup International (CW/SSB)
Feb 7, 1200z to 2400z
Rules: http://bscc.ucoz.ru/index/0-21
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Minnesota QSO Party (All)
Feb 7, 1400z to 2359z
Rules: www.w0aa.org/
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FYBO Winter QRP Field Day (CW/SSB)
Feb 7, 1400z to 2400z
Rules: www.azscqrpions.org
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AGCW Straight Key QSO Party (CW 80M)
Feb 7, 1600z to 1900z
Rules: www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Straight_Key_Party
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British Columbia QSO Challenge (CW/SSB/Dig)
Feb 7, 1600z to Feb 8, 0359z
Rules: www.deltaamateurradio.com/BC%20QSO%20CONTEST.htm
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New Mexico QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig)
Feb 7, 1700z to Feb 8, 2350z
Rules: http://pages.swcp.com/~n5zgt/nmqsoparty/index.html
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Delaware QSO Party (All)
Feb
7, 1700z to Feb 8, 0500z
Feb 8, 1300z to Feb 9, 0100z
Rules: www.fsarc.org/DEQSO.html
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW)
Feb 8, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW)
EST:
Feb 10, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Feb 11, 0130Z to 0330Z
Rules: www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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North American Sprint (CW)
Feb 8, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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Valentine Sprint (PODXS) (PSK-31)
Feb 13, 2000 to Feb 16, 0200 LOCAL TIME
Rules: www.podxs070.com/
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Northern New York Section QSO Party
Feb 14, 0000z to Feb 15, 2359z
Rules: www.nnyara.org/
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New Hampshire QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig)
Feb 14, 0001z to Feb 15, 0001z
Rules: www.w1fz.org/
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Dutch PACC Contest (CW/SSB)
Feb 14, 1200z to Feb 15, 1200z
Rules: http://pacc.veron.nl/
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Louisiana QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig)
Feb 14, 1500z to Feb 15, 0300z
Rules: www.qsl.net/kd5wdy/LAQSO_/laqso_.html
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FISTS Winter Sprint (CW of course)
Feb 14, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: www.fists.org/sprints.html
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North American Sprint (SSB)
Feb 15, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)
EST:
Feb 15, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Feb 16, 0200z 0400z
Rules: www.fpqrp.com/
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ARRL International DX Contest (CW)
Feb 21, 0000z to Feb 22, 2400z
Rules: www.arrl.org/
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/SSB/Dig)
Feb 21, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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High Speed CW Club Contest
Feb 22, 0900z to 1100z and 1500z to 1700z
Rules: www.dl3bzz.de/html/hscconte.html
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)
Feb 25, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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CQ WW 160-Meter DX Contest (SSB)
Feb 27, 2200z to Mar 1, 2200z
Rules: http://cq-amateur-radio.com/
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UBA DX Contest - Belgium (CW)
Feb 28, 1300z to Mar 1, 1300z
Rules: www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules/ubatest_dx.pdf
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Mississippi QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Feb 28, 1500z to Mar 1, 0300z
Rules: www.arrlmiss.org
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Colorado QRP Club Winter QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Feb 28, 2200z to Mar 1, 0359z
Rules: www.cqc.org/
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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