February 2010
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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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)
EST:
Feb 1, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Feb 2, 0200z to 0400z
Rules: http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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Vermont QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig)
Feb 6, 0000z to Feb 7, 2400z
Rules: http://vtqsoparty.westriverradio.org/
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10-10 Int. Winter SSB QSO Party
Feb 6, 0001z to Feb 7, 2359z
Rules: www.ten-ten.org/
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Black Sea Cup International (CW/SSB)
Feb 6, 1200z to Feb 7, 1200z
Rules: http://bscc.ucoz.ru/index/0-21
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Minnesota QSO Party (All)
Feb 6, 1400z to 2359z
Rules: www.w0aa.org/
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FYBO Winter QRP Field Day (CW/SSB)
Feb 6, 1400z to 2400z
Rules: www.azscqrpions.org
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AGCW Straight Key QSO Party (CW 80M)
Feb 6, 1600z to 1900z
Rules: www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Straight_Key_Party
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British Columbia QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig)
Feb 6, 1600z to Feb 7, 0759z
Rules: www.deltaamateurradio.com/bcqsoparty/Delta_Amateur_Radio/Rules.html
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Delaware QSO Party (All)
Feb 6, 1700z to Feb 7, 2359z
Rules: www.fsarc.org/DEQSO.html
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North American Sprint (CW)
Feb 7, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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New Mexico QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig)
Feb 7, 1500z to Feb 8, 0300z
Rules: http://pages.swcp.com/~n5zgt/nmqsoparty/index.html
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QRP ARCI Fireside Sprint (SSB)
Feb 7, 2000z to 2359z
Rules: www.qrparci.org/
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW)
EST:
Feb 9, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Feb 10, 0130Z to 0330Z
Rules: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/contests.html
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CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW)
Feb
10, 1100z to 1200z and
Feb 10, 1900z to 2000z and
Feb 11, 0300z to 0400z
Rules: www.cwops.org/onair.html
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Valentine Sprint (PODXS) (PSK-31)
Feb 12, 8 PM to Feb 13, 2 AM LOCAL TIME
Rules: www.podxs070.com/valentine-sprint
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Dutch PACC Contest (CW/SSB)
Feb 13, 1200z to Feb 14, 1200z
Rules: http://pacc.veron.nl/
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Louisiana QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Feb 13, 1500z to Feb 14, 0300z
Rules: www.qsl.net/kd5wdy/LAQSO_/laqso_.html
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OMISS QSO PARTY (SSB)
Feb 13, 1500z to Feb 14, 1500z
Rules: http://omiss.net/qsoparty.html
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FISTS Winter Sprint (CW of course)
Feb 13, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: www.fists.org/sprints.html
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW)
Feb 14, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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North American Sprint (SSB)
Feb 14, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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ARRL International DX Contest (CW)
Feb 20, 0000z to Feb 21, 2400z
Rules: www.arrl.org
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Feld Hell Club Sprint (Feld Hell)
Feb 20, 2000z to 2200z
Rules: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)
EST:
Feb 21, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Feb 22, 0200z 0400z
Rules: www.fpqrp.com/
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)
Feb 24, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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CQ WW 160-Meter DX Contest (SSB)
Feb 26, 2200z to Feb 28, 2200z
Rules: www.cq160.com/rules.htm
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UBA DX Contest - Belgium (CW)
Feb 27, 1300z to Feb 28, 1300z
Rules: www.uba.be/sites/default/files/uploads/hf_contests/ubatest_dx.pdf
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Mississippi QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Feb 27, 1500z to Feb 28,0300
Rules: www.arrlmiss.org
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Colorado QRP Club Winter QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Feb 28, 0100z to Mar 1, 0259z
Rules: www.cqc.org/contests/winter10.htm
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High Speed CW Club Contest
Feb 28, 0900z to 1100z and 1500z to 1700z
Rules: www.fmcnet.de/hsc/en/contests.html
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North Carolina QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Feb 28, 1700z to Mar 1, 0300z
Rules: www.w4nc.com/2010ncqsoparty.html
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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