May 2010
AGCW QRP/QRP Party (CW)
May 1, 1300z to 1900z
Rules: www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:QRP-QRP-Party
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Ten-Ten International Spring Contest (CW/Digital)
May 1, 0001z to May 2, 2359z
Rules: www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSOPartyRulesRevised.pdf
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7th Call Area QSO Party (CW/Ph/Dig)
May 1, 1300z to May 2, 0700z
Rules: www.codxc.com/new/page.asp?content=dryland7s
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Indiana QSO Party (All)
May 1, 1600z to May 2, 0400z
Rules: www.hdxcc.org/inqp/
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New England QSO Party (CW/SSB)
May
1, 2000z to May 2, 0500z
May 2, 1300z to May 2, 2400z
Rules: www.neqp.org/
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)
May 4, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT)
Info: http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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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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CQM International DX Contest (CW/SSB)
May 8, 1200z to May 9, 1159z
Rules: www.cq-m.andys.ru/
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FISTS Spring Sprint (CW)
May 8, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: www.fists.org/sprints.html
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW)
May 9, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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CW Ops Mini-CWT Test (CW)
May
12, 1100z to 1200z and
May 12, 1900z to 2000z and
May 13, 0300z to 0400z
Rules: www.cwops.org/onair.html
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[North American "Minimal
Art Session"]
MAS "Minimal Art Session" (80M CW) *** QRP Homebrew Only! ***
May 13, 9 PM to 1 AM ** LOCAL TIME **
North American Rules: http://tinyurl.com/MAS-QRPedia
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Feld Hell Club Sprint (Feld Hell)
May 15, 1600z to 1800z and 2000z to 2200z
Rules: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)
EDT:
May 16, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: May 17, 0100z 0300z
Rules: www.fpqrp.com/
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint
EDT:
May 19, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: May 20, 0030z to 0230z
Rules: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/contests.html
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All America Contest (CW)
May 22, 1500z to May 23, 2359z
Rules: www.powerline.com.br/cwjf/Regulamento_Ing.pdf
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)
May 26, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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CQWW WPX Contest (CW)
May 29, 0000z to May 30, 2359z
Rules: www.cqwpx.com/
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QRP ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint (CW)
May 30, 2000 to 2400 LOCAL TIME
Rules: www.qrparci.org
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Michigan QRP Memorial Day Sprint (CW)
May 31, 2300z to June 1, 0300z
Rules: www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
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Thanks to SM3CER, WA7BNM, N2APB (AmQRP), N3EPA (EPA QRP), N0AX(ARRL),
VA3JFF & G4GXL (QRP ARCI) and others
for assistance in compiling this calendar.
Please forward the contest info you sponsor to N2CQ at ARRL dot 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 at arrl dot net