March 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:
Mar 1, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Mar 2, 0200z to 0400z
Info: http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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ARRL International DX Contest (SSB)
Mar 6, 0000z to Mar 7, 2400z
Rules: www.arrl.org
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Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW)
Mar 6, 0600z to 0800z
Rules: http://qrp.ru/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1
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UBA (Belgian) Spring Contest (CW-80m)
Mar 7, 0700z to 1100z
Rules: www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules
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CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW)
Mar
10, 1100z to 1200z and
Mar 10, 1900z to 2000z and
Mar 11, 0300z to 0400z
Rules: www.cwops.org/onair.html
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AGCW QRP Contest (CW)
Mar 13, 1400z to 2000z
Rules: www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:QRP-Contest
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QRP ARCI HF Grid Square Sprint (CW)
Mar 13, 1500z to 1800z
Rules: www.qrparci.org
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Feld Hell Club Sprint (Feld Hell)
Mar 13, 1600z to 1800z
Rules: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home
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Elecraft QSO Party (All)
Mar 13, 1800z to Mar 14, 1800z
Rules: www.elecraft.com/
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Second Class Operator's Club Marathon Sprint (CW)
Mar 13, 1800z to 2400z
Rules: www.qsl.net/soc/contests.htm
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Idaho QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital)
Mar 13, 1900z to Mar 14, 1900z
Rules: www.nx7tt.com/main_page_link/rules.htm
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW)
Mar 14, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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Daylight saving starts Mar 14, 2010 - 0200 AM
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Wisconsin QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Mar 14, 1800z to Mar 15, 0100z
Rules: www.warac.org/index.htm
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint
EDT:
Mar 17, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Mar 18, 0030z to 0230z
Rules: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/contests.html
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Ten-Ten Mobile QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Mar 20, 0001z to 2359z
Rules: www.ten-ten.org/calendar.html
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Russian DX Contest (CW/SSB)
Mar 20, 1200z to Mar 21, 1200z
Rules: www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/rulesg.asp
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Oklahoma QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital)
Mar
20, 1300z to Mar 21, 0100z and
Mar 21, 1300z to Mar 21, 1900z
Rules: www.okdxa.org
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North Dakota QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Mar 20, 1800z to Mar 21, 1800z
Rules: http://k0ln.com/ndqsop.pdf
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Virginia QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital)
Mar 20, 1800z to Mar 22, 0100z
Rules: www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2010_VQP/2010_VQP_Rules.html
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Spring QRP Homebrewer Sprint (CW/PSK31)
UTC:
Mar 22, 0000z to 0400z
EDT: Mar 21, 8PM to Midnight EDT)
Rules: www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)
EDT:
Mar 21, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Mar 22, 0100z 0300z
Rules: www.fpqrp.com/
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)
Mar 24, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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CQ World-Wide WPX Contest (SSB)
Mar 27, 0000z to Mar 28, 2359z
Rules: www.cqwpx.com/index.htm
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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