October 2004

TARA PSK31 Rumble (PSK31 only)

Oct 2, 0000z to 2400z

Rules: www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_rules.html

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California QSO Party (CW/SSB)

OCT 2, 1600z to Oct 3, 2200z

Rules: www.cqp.org/

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German Telegraphy Contest (CW)

Oct 3, 0700z to 1000z

Rules: www.agcw.de/english/contest/dtc_e.htm

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RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (SSB)

Oct 3, 0700z to 1900z

Rules: www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/rules/r2128.shtml

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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)

Oct 5, 0100z to 0300z (Monday evening in US/Canada)

Rules: www.arsqrp.com/

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Pennsylvania QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Oct 09, 1600z to Oct 10, 0500z
Oct 10, 1300z to Oct 10, 2200z

Rules: www.nittany-arc.net

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FISTS Fall Sprint (CW)

Oct 09, 1700z to 2100z

Rules: www.fists.org/sprints.html

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Ten-Ten Day Sprint (All)

Oct 10, 0001z to 2359z

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

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North American Sprint (RTTY)

Oct 10, 0000Z to 0400Z

Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php

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Worked All Germany Contest (CW/SSB)

Oct 16, 1500z  to Oct 17, 1459z

Rules: www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcgr.htm

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RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (CW)

Oct 17, 0700z to 1900z

Rules: www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/rules/r2128.shtml

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Illinois QSO Party (CW/PH)

Oct 17, 1800z to Oct 18, 0200z

Rules: http://my.core.com/~jematz/rams.html

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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)

Oct 18, 0100z to 0300z

Rules: http://fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.html

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QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party (CW)

Oct 23, 1200z to Oct 24, 2400z

Rules: http://2hams.net/ARCI/index.htm

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COAST TO COAST FISTS Clubs QSO Party

Oct 24, 0000z to 2400z

Rules: www.tomochka.com/k7fff/fnw_c2c04.html

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Zombie Shuffle (CW)

Oct 29, Local Sundown to Local Midnight (Any 4 hour period)

Rules: http://home.netcom.com/~jmedley/zrules.htm

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CQ WW DX Contest (SSB)

Oct 30, 0000z to Oct 31, 2400z

Rules: www.cqww.com/

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Ten-Ten QSO Party (CW)

Oct 30, 0001z to Oct 31, 2359z

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