July 2006

Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20m CW

UTC: Every Friday thru August 18, 0100z to 0229z
EDT: Every Thursday thru August 17, 9 PM  to 1029 PM

Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org/

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RAC Canada Day Contest (CW/SSB)

Jul 1, 0000z to 2359z

Rules:  www.rac.ca/service/infocont.htm

"RUN WITH RAC" for more awards from QRP-Canada

See www.qrp-canada.com/

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Original QRP Contest (CW)

Jul 1, 1500z to Jul 2, 1500z

Rules:  www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html

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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)

Jul 4, 0100z to 0300z    (First Monday 9 PM EDT)

Rules: www.arsqrp.com/

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MI QRP Fourth of July Sprint (CW)

Jul 4, 2300z to Jul 5, 0300z

Rules:  www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html

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VK/trans-Tasman Contests (160m SSB)

Jul 8, 0800z to 1400z

Rules: http://home.primus.com.au/vktasman/

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IARU HF World Championship (CW/SSB)

Jul 8, 1200z to Jul 9, 1200z

Rules: www.arrl.org

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FISTS Summer Sprint (CW)

Jul 8, 1700z to 2100z

Rules: www.fists.org/sprints.html

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QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint (CW)

Jul 9, 2000z to 2400z

Rules: www.qrparci.org

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CQ WW VHF Contest (All, 6 & 2 Meters)

Jul 15, 1800z to Jul 16, 2100z

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

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RSGB Low Power Field Day (CW)

Jul 16, 0900z to 1200z
Jul 16, 1300z to 1600z

Rules:  www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/calendar.shtml

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Colorado Gold Rush (20m CW QRP)

July 16, 2000z to 2200z

Rules: www.cqc.org/contests/

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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)

EDT: Jul 16, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Jul 17, 0100z 0300z

Rules: http://fpqrp.com

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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint

EDT: Jul 19, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Jul 20, 0030z to 0230z

Rules: www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html

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VK/trans-Tasman Contests (160m CW)

Jul 22, 0800z to 1400z

Rules: http://home.primus.com.au/vktasman/

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Islands On The Air Contest (CW/SSB)

Jul 29, 1200z to Jul 30, 1200z

Rules:  www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/calendar.shtml

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Flight of the Bumblebees (CW)

Jul 30, 1700z to 2100z

Rules:  www.arsqrp.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