May 2002

AGCW DL QRP Party (CW)

May 1 -1300z to 1900z

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

European mostly QSO party"

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Ten-Ten International Spring QSO Party (CW)

May 4 - 0000z to May 5 - 2400z

Rules: www.sk3bg.se/contest/1010spqp.htm

"Ten meter fans will be there"

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Indiana QSO Party (All)

May 4 - 1300z to May 5 - 0500z

Rules: www.qsl.net/kj9d/inqp/

"Work Indiana Counties"

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New England QSO Party (Phone/CW)

May 4 - 2000z to May 5 - 0300z
May 5 - 1100z to May 5 - 2400z

Rules: www.neqp.org/

"Work Lots if W1 Counties"

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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)

May 7 - 0100z to 0300z (Monday evening US/Canada)

Rules: 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)

May 11 - 1700z to 2100z

Rules: 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)

May 11 - 2100z to May 12 - 2100z

Rules: www.mai.ru/~crc/cq-m/cqmain_e.htm

"Peace to the world"

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Dayton Hamvention (QRP Event - FDIM)

May 17-19

Info: www.hamvention.org/

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CQWW WPX Contest (CW)

May 25 - 0000z to May 26 - 2400z

Rules: http://home.woh.rr.com/wpx/2002Rules.PDF

"Great DX"

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QRP ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint (CW)

May 26 - 2000 to 2400 (Local Time)

Rules: http://personal.palouse.net/rfoltz/arci/hoot.htm

"QRP Fun"

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Michigan QRP Memorial Day Sprint (CW)

May 27 - 2300z to May 28 - 0300z

Rules: www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/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.

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