May 2008
AGCW QRP/QRP Party (CW)
May 1, 1300z to 1900z
Rules: www.agcw.org/?Contests
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QRP MINIMAL ART SESSION (80M CW)
May 1, 1900z to 2300z
Rules: www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/mas/index.html
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Ten-Ten International Spring Contest (CW/Digital)
May 3, 0001z to May 4, 2359z
Rules: www.ten-ten.org/calendar.html
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7th Call Area QSO Party (CW/SSB)
May 3, 1300z to May 4, 0700z
Rules: www.7qp.org
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Indiana QSO Party (All)
May 3, 1600z to May 4, 0400z
Rules: www.hdxcc.org/inqp/
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New England QSO Party (CW/SSB)
May
3, 2000z to May 4, 0500z
May 4, 1300z to May 4, 2400z
Rules: www.neqp.org/
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AGCW Activity Week (CW)
May 5, 0000z to May 9, 2400z
Rules: www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Activity_Week
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)
May 6, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT)
Info: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com/Spartan+Sprints
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VK/trans-Tasman Contests (80m SSB)
May 10, 0800z to 1400z
Rules: http://home.iprimus.com.au/vktasman/RULES.HTM
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FISTS Spring Sprint (CW)
May 10, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: www.fists.org/sprints.html
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CQM International DX Contest (CW/SSB)
May 10, 1200z to May 11, 1159z
Rules: www.sk3bg.se/contest/cqmidxc.htm
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW)
May 11, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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Dayton Hamvention (QRP Event - FDIM)
May 16-18
Info: www.hamvention.org/
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All America Contest (CW)
May 17, 1500z to May 18, 2359z
Rules: www.powerline.com.br/cwjf/eng4.htm#regulamento
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)
EDT:
May 18, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: May 19, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://fpqrp.net:80/fpqrprun.php
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint
EDT:
May 21, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: May 22, 0030z to 0230z
Rules: www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/SSB/Digital)
May 24, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.html
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CQWW WPX Contest (CW)
May 24, 0000z to May 25, 2359z
Rules: www.cq-amateur-radio.com/
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VK/trans-Tasman Contests (80m CW)
May 26, 0900z to 1300z
Rules: http://home.iprimus.com.au/vktasman/RULES.HTM
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QRP ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint (CW)
May 25, 2000 to 2400 LOCAL TIME
Rules: www.qrparci.org
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Michigan QRP Memorial Day Sprint (CW)
May 26, 2300z to May 27, 0300z
Rules: www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)
May 28, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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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