January 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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Straight Key Night (CW) No QRP Category but it is a SK contest.
UTC: Jan 1, 0000 to 2400 UTC
Info: www.arrl.org
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AGB "New Year SnowBall" Contest (80M CW/SSB)
Jan 1, 0000 to 0100 UTC
Rules: www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_nysb.htm
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AGCW Happy New Year Contest (CW)
Jan 1, 0900 to 1200 UTC
Rules: www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Happy_New_Year_Contest
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QRP ARCI Pet Rock Celebration (CW)
Jan 3, 1500 to 1800 UTC
(Bonus points for rockbound equipment)
Rules: www.qrparci.org
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EUCW 160 Meter Contest (CW)
Jan 3, 2000
to 2300 UTC and
Jan 4, 0400 to 0700 UTC
Rules: www.agcw.org/eucw/eu160.html
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)
EST: Jan 5,
9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Jan 6, 0200 to 0400 UTC
Rules: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com:80/Spartan+Sprints
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070 Club PSKFEST Contest
Jan 10, 0000 to 2400 UTC
Rules: www.podxs070.com//contests/pskfest_rules.htm
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Michigan QRP Club Contest (CW)
Jan 10, 1200 to Jan 11, 2359 UTC
Rules: www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW)
Jan 11, 0000 to 2359 UTC
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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LZ OPEN CONTEST (CW 80M/40M)
Jan 17, 0000 to 0600 UTC
Rules: www.lzopen.com/lz-open-contest/rules/rules.htm
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Run For The Bacon (CW)
EST: Jan
18, 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
UTC: Jan 19, 0200 to 0400 UTC
Rules: www.fpqrp.com/
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug 160m Sprint
EST: Jan
22, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Jan 23, 0130 to 0330 UTC
Rules: www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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CQ WW 160-Meter DX Contest (CW)
Jan 23, 2200 to Jan 25, 2200 UTC
Rules: http://cq-amateur-radio.com
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UBA DX Contest (Belgian) (SSB)
Jan 24, 1300 to Jan 25, 1300 UTC
Rules: www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules/ubatest_dx.pdf
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/SSB/Digital)
Jan 24, 1800 to 2200 UTC
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)
Jan 28, 0000 to 0200 UTC
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