October 2005
TARA PSK31 Rumble (PSK31 only)
Oct 1, 0000z to 2400z
Rules: www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_rules.html
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California QSO Party (CW/SSB)
OCT 1, 1600z to Oct 2, 2200z
Rules: www.cqp.org/
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RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (SSB)
Oct 2, 0700z to 1900z
Rules: www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/rules/r2128.shtml
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German Telegraphy Contest (CW)
Oct 3, 0700z to 0959z
Rules: www.agcw.de/english/contest/dtc_e.htm
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)
Oct 4, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT)
Rules: www.arsqrp.com/
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Pennsylvania QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Oct
8, 1600z to Oct 9, 0500z
Oct 9, 1300z to Oct 9, 2200z
Rules: www.nittany-arc.net/paqso.html
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FISTS Fall Sprint (CW)
Oct 8, 1700z to 2100z
Rules: www.fists.org/sprints.html
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North American Sprint (RTTY)
Oct 9, 0000Z to 0400Z
Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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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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NACC 80M/40M Straight Key/Bug Sprint
Oct 13, 0030z to 0230z
Rules: www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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Worked All Germany Contest (CW/SSB)
Oct 15, 1500z to Oct 16, 1459z
Rules: www.darc.de/referate/dx/xedcgr.htm
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RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (CW)
Oct 16, 0700z to 1900z
Rules: www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/rules/r2128.shtml
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Illinois QSO Party (CW/PH)
Oct 16, 1700z to Oct 17, 0100z
Rules: http://my.core.com/~jematz/ilqp/ilqphome.htm
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)
Oct 17, 0100z to 0300z
Rules: http://fpqrp.com
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QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party (CW)
Oct 22, 1200z to Oct 23, 2400z
Rules: www.qrparci.org
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070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint (PSK)
Oct 23, 2000 to Oct 24, 0200 (Local Time)
Rules: http://podxs.com/html/160_meter_sprint.html
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Zombie Shuffle (CW)
Oct 28, Local Sundown to Local Midnight (Any 4 hour period)
Rules: www.zianet.com/QRP/
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CQ WW DX Contest (SSB)
Oct 29, 0000z to Oct 30, 2400z
Rules: www.cq-amateur-radio.com/awards.html
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Ten-Ten QSO Party (CW)
Oct 29, 0001z to Oct 30, 2359z
Rules: www.ten-ten.org/calendar.html
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4th Annual Fists Coast to Coast Contest (CW)
Oct 30, 0000z to 2400z
Rules: www.tomochka.com/k7fff/fnw_c2c05.html
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ARCBS 2005 Spookfest (CW/SSB/PSK31)
Oct 30, 1700z to Oct 31, 0300z
Rules: www.arcbs.org/ARCBSSpookfest2005.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.
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"N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar" for your website,
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(Include a credit to the
source of this material of course.)
72 de Ken Newman - N2CQ
N2CQ@ARRL.NET