July 2008
RAC Canada Day Contest (CW/SSB)
Jul 1, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.rac.ca/service/contesting/
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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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Firecracker Sprint (PSK31 40M)
Jul 5, 2000 to Jul 6, 0200 (Local Time)
Rules: www.podxs070.com//contests/40m_sprint_rules08.htm
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)
Jul 8, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT)
Info: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com/Spartan+Sprints
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Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW
EDT:
Tue Jul 8. 9 PM to 1029 PM
UTC: Wed Jul 9, 0100z to 0229z
Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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FISTS Summer Sprint (CW)
Jul 11, 2000 EDT to 2400 EDT
Rules: www.fists.org/sprints.html
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IARU HF World Championship (CW/SSB)
Jul 12, 1200z to Jul 13, 1200z
Rules: www.arrl.org
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QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint (CW)
Jul 13, 2000z to 2359z
Rules: www.qrparci.org
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW)
Jul 13, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW
EDT:
Tue Jul 15. 9 PM to 1029 PM
UTC: Wed Jul 16, 0100z to 0229z
Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint
EDT:
Jul 16, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Jul 17, 0030z to 0230z
Rules: www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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RSGB Low Power Field Day (CW)
Jul
20, 0900z to 1200z
Jul 20, 1300z to 1600z
Rules: www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/calendar07.shtml
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Colorado Gold Rush (20 m CW QRP)
July 20, 2000z to 2159z
Rules: www.cqc.org/contests/gold2008.htm
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)
EDT:
Jul 20, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Jul 21, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://fpqrp.net:80/fpqrprun.php
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)
Jul 23, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW
EDT:
Tue Jul 22. 9 PM to 1029 PM
UTC: Wed Jul 23, 0100z to 0229z
Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital)
Jul 26, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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Islands On The Air Contest (CW/SSB)
Jul 26, 1200z to Jul 27, 1200z
Rules: www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/calendar07.shtml
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Flight of the Bumblebees (CW)
EDT:
Jul 27, 1300 to 1700
UTC: Jul 27, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com/Flight+of+the+Bumblebees
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Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW
EDT:
Tue Jul 29. 9 PM to 1029 PM
UTC: Wed Jul 30, 0100z to 0229z
Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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QRP BARBERSHOP QUARTET CONTEST (CW)
Jul 30, 9PM to 11PM EDT
Rules: www.io.com/~n5fc/barbershop_contest.htm
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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,
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(Include a credit to the
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72 de Ken Newman - N2CQ
n2cq @ arrl.net