March 2008

80 METER FOXHUNT (CW)

Each Tuesday to Mar 25
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 27
9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA

Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org/

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ARRL International DX Contest (SSB)

Mar 1, 0000z to Mar 2, 2400z

Rules: www.arrl.org

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Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW)

Mar 1, 0600z to 0800z

Rules: http://qrp.ru/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1

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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)

EST: Mar 3, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month)
UTC: Mar 4, 0200z to 0400z

Rules: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com:80/Spartan+Sprints

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Daylight saving starts Mar 9 - 0200 AM
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Oklahoma QSO Party (CW/Digital/SSB)

Mar 8, 1400z to Mar 9, 0200z and
Mar 9, 1300z to Mar 9, 1900z

Rules: www.okdxa.org

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AGCW QRP Contest (CW)

Mar 8, 1400z to 2000z

Rules: www.agcw.org/?Contests

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Elecraft QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig)

Mar 8, 1500z to Mar 9, 1500z

Rules: www.elecraft.com

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Second Class Operator's Club Marathon Sprint (CW)

Mar 8, 1800z to 2400z

Rules: www.qsl.net/soc/contests.htm

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Idaho QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig)

Mar 8, 1900z to Mar 9, 1900z

Rules: www.nt4tt.com/main_page_link/nt4tt.htm

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North American Sprint (RTTY)

Mar 9, 0000z to 0400z

Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php

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SKCC Weekend Sprint (Straight Key CW)

Mar 9, 0000z to 2400z

Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/wknd-sprint-rules.html

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

Mar 9, 0700z to 1100z

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

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Wisconsin QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Mar 9, 1800z to Mar 10, 0100z

Rules: www.warac.org/index.htm

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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)

Mar 12, 0000z to 0200z

Rules: http://skccgroup.com/sprint/sprint-rules.htm

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Ten-Ten Mobile QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Mar 15, 0001z to 2359z

Rules: www.ten-ten.org/calendar.html

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Russian DX Contest (CW/SSB)

Mar 15, 1200z to Mar 16, 1200z

Rules: www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/rulesg.asp

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Virginia QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig)

Mar 15, 1800z to Mar 17, 0200z

Rules: www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/QSOParty.htm

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QRP ARCI HF Grid Square Sprint (CW)

Mar 16, 1500z to 1800z

Rules: www.qrparci.org

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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)

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

Rules: http://fpqrp.net:80/fpqrprun.php

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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint

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

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

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Spring QRP Homebrewer Sprint (CW/PSK31)

UTC: Mar 24, 0000z to 0359z
EDT: Mar 23, 8PM to Midnight EDT)

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

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Low Power Spring Sprint (CW)

Mar 24, 1400z to 2000z

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

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CQ World-Wide WPX Contest (SSB)

Mar 29, 0000z to Mar 30, 2359z

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

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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/SSB/Digital)

Mar 29, 1800z to 2200z

Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html

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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