March 2003

40 METER FOXHUNTS (Ends Mar 21)
Fox Hunt - Thursdays - 9pm EST, 8PM CST, 7PM MST and 6PM PST.
           Info: www.cqc.org/fox
Truffle Hunt - Thursdays - 30 min before Fox Hunt
           Info: http://fpqrp.com/pig_hunt.html

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ARRL International DX Contest (SSB)

Mar 1 - 0000z to Mar 2 - 2400z

Rules: www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2003/intldx.html

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Adventure Radio Society - Spartan Sprint (CW)

Mar 4 - 0200z to 0400z (Monday evening in US/Canada)

Rules: www.natworld.com/ars/pages/spartan_sprints/ss_rules.html

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CZEBRIS Contest (CW)

Mar 7 - 1600z to Mar 10 - 2359z

Rules: www.sk3bg.se/contest/czebris.htm

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AGCW QRP-Contest (CW)

Mar 8 - 1400z to 2000z

Rules: www.agcw.de

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Elecraft QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Mar 8 - 1500z to Mar 9 - 1500z

Rules: www.elecraft.com

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Second Class Operator's Club (SOC) Marathon Sprint (CW)

Mar 8 - 1800z to 2400z

Rules: www.qsl.net/soc/

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North American Sprint (RTTY)

Mar 9 - 0000z to 0400z

Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php

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UBA (Belgian) Spring Contest (CW-80m)

Mar 9 - 0700z to 1100z

Rules: www.uba.be/

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Wisconsin QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Mar 9 - 1800z to Mar 10 - 0100z

Rules: www.warac.org

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Somerset Homebrew Contest (CW/SSB - 80 Meters)

Mar 15 - 0000z to 2400z (Any 4 hours)

Rules: www.sk3bg.se/contest/somerset.htm

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Virginia QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Mar 15 - 1800z to Mar 17 - 0200z

Rules: www.qsl.net/sterling/uf1.htm

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Oklahoma QSO Party (CW/Digital/Phone)

Mar 22 - 1100z to Mar 23 1100z

Rules: www.qsl.net/okdxa/OKQP.htm

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Spring QRP Homebrewer Sprint (CW/PSK31)

Mar 24 - 0000z to 0400z (Sunday evening in US/Canada)

Rules: www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html

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ATLANTICON - Mar 28/29, 2003

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CQ World-Wide WPX Contest (SSB)

Mar 29 - 0000z to Mar 30 - 2400z

Rules: http://home.woh.rr.com/wpx/

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Thanks to WB3AAL, K3WWP, SM3CER, WA7BNM, N0AX / ARRL and others
for assistance in compiling this calendar.

Please forward the contest info you sponsor to N2CQ and
we will post it and give it more publicity.
Anyone may use this "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.)

Ken Newman, N2CQ
Woodbury, NJ
N2CQ