May 2001

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AGCW DL QRP Party (CW) ... QRP Contest!

May 1 -1300z to 1900z
http://home.online.no/~janalme/htmlrules/agcwmay.html

European only QSO party"
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Ten-Ten International Spring QSO Party (CW) ... QRP Category

May 5 - 0001z to May 6 - 2400z
http://listserv.lehigh.edu/lists/tenten-l/rules.html

"Ten meter fans will be there"
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FPC "NOONER" QSO Party ... QRP Contest!

May 5 - 1600z to 2000z
www.fpqrp.com/fpqrpqsp.html

"Work the Flying Pigs"
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Connecticut QSO Party (Phone/CW/RTTY) ... QRP Category

May 5 - 2000z to May 6 - 0400z
May 6 - 1200z to May 6 - 2000z
www.danbury.org/cara/CT_QSO_Party.html

"QRP Competition"
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest!

May 8 - 0100z to 0300z (Monday evening US/Canada)
www.natworld.com/ars/pages/spartan_sprints/ss_rules.html

"Testing of lightweight radio gear suitable for outdoor QRP expeditions"
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FISTS Spring Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category

May 12 - 1700z to 2100z
www.fists.org/sprints.html

"WHEN YOU'VE WORKED A FIST, YOU'VE WORKED A FRIEND"
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CQM International DX Contest (CW/SSB/SSTV) ... QRP Category

May 12 - 2100z to May 13 - 2100z
www.mai.ru/~crc/cq-m/cqm_rul0.txt

"Peace to the world"
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Dayton Hamvention (QRP Event - FDIM)

May 18-20
www.hamvention.org/
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CQWW WPX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category

May 26 - 0000z to May 27 - 2400z
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/n8bjq/

"Great DX"
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QRP ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest!

May 27 - 2000 to 2400 (Local Time)
http://personal.palouse.net/rfoltz/arci/hoot.htm

"QRP Fun"
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Michigan QRP Memorial Day Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest!

May 28 - 2300z to May 29 - 0300z
www.qsl.net/k8dd/miqrp/rules01.htm

"Bonus Points on HB Equipment"
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Thanks to K3WWP, SM3CER, WA7BNM, ARRL and others
for assistance in compiling this calendar.

Ken Newman, N2CQ
Woodbury, NJ
N2CQ@Citnet.com