March 2004

40 METER FOXHUNT

Wednesday 0200z to 0400z (Tue eve USA)

Info: www.cqc.org

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Truffle Hunt

30 min before Fox Hunt

Info: http://fpqrp.com/pig_hunt.html

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North Carolina QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Feb 29, 1700z to Mar 1, 0300z

Rules: www.w4nc.com/pages/2/index.htm

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Adventure Radio Society - Spartan Sprint (CW)

Mar 2, 0200z to 0400z (Monday evening in US/Canada)

Rules: www.arsqrp.com/

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CZEBRIS Contest (CW)

Mar 5, 1600z to Mar 7, 2359z

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

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ARRL International DX Contest (SSB)

Mar 6, 0000z to Mar 7, 2400z

Rules: www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html?year=2004

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Pesky Texan Armadillo Chase (CW)

Mar 11, 0200z to 0400z

Rules: www.w5nc.org/ptac/default.htm

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Oklahoma QSO Party (CW/Digital/SSB)

Mar 13, 1400z to Mar 14, 0200z and
Mar 14, 1400z to Mar 14, 2000z

Rules: http://okdxa.org/web/html/OKQP2004.HTM

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AGCW QRP Contest (CW)

Mar 13, 1400z to 2000z

Rules: www.agcw.de/english/contest/agcw_qrp_e.htm

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Elecraft QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Mar 13, 1500z to Mar 14, 1500z

Rules: www.elecraft.com/Awards/eqp_2004.htm

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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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North American Sprint (RTTY)

Mar 14, 0000z to 0400z

Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php

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

Mar 14, 0700z to 1100z

Rules: www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules_en.html

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Wisconsin QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Mar 14, 1800z to Mar 15, 0100z

Rules: www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm

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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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Somerset Homebrew Contest (CW/SSB - 80 Meters)

Mar 20,  0000z to 2400z (Any 4 hours)

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

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Virginia QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Mar 20, 1800z to Mar 22, 0200z

Rules: www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2004-VQP-Rules.html

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Spring QRP Homebrewer Sprint (CW/PSK31)

Mar 22, 0000z to 0400z (Sunday evening in US/Canada)

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

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Run For The Bacon (CW)

Mar 22, 0100z to 0300z

Rules: http://fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.html

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ATLANTICON - Mar 26/27, 2004

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CQ World-Wide WPX Contest (SSB)

Mar 27, 0000z to Mar 28, 2359z

Rules: http://home.woh.rr.com/wpx/WPXRules2004.pdf

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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