October 2007

Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)

Oct 2, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT)

Rules: www.arsqrp.com/

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German Telegraphy Contest (CW)

Oct 3, 0700z to 0959z

Rules: www.agcw.org/agcw-con/2007/Englisch/dtc_e.htm

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PRO CW Contest

Oct 6, 1600z to 1800z and Oct 7, 0600z to 0800z

Rules: www.procwclub.yo6ex.ro/contesrules.htm

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TARA PSK31 Rumble (PSK31 only)

Oct 6, 0000z to 2400z

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

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California QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Oct 6, 1600z to Oct 7, 2159z

Rules: www.cqp.org/

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RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (CW/SSB)

Oct 7, 0700z to 1900z

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

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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)

Oct 10, 0000z to 0200z

Rules: http://skccgroup.com/sprint/sprint-rules.htm

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10-10 Day Sprint (All)

Oct 10, 0000z to 2359z

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

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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW)

EDT: Oct 9, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Oct 10, 0030Z to 0230Z

Rules: www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html

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Worked All Britain HF Contest (SSB)

Oct 13, 1200z to Oct 14, 1200z

Rules: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php

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Pennsylvania QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital)

Oct 13, 1600z to Oct 14, 0500z
Oct 14, 1300z to Oct 14, 2200z

Rules: www.nittany-arc.net/paqso.html

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FISTS Fall Sprint (CW)

Oct 13, 1700z to 2100z

Rules: www.fists.org/sprints.html

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North American Sprint (RTTY)

Oct 14, 0000Z to 0400Z

Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php

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QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party (CW)

Oct 20, 1200z to Oct 21, 2400z

Rules: www.qrparci.org

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Worked All Germany Contest (CW/SSB)

Oct 20, 1500z  to Oct 21, 1459z

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

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070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint (PSK)

Oct 20, 2000 to Oct 21, 0200 (Local Time)

Rules: http://podxs.com/html/160_meter_sprint.html

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Illinois QSO Party (CW/SSB)

Oct 21, 1700z to Oct 22, 0100z

Rules: www.w9awe.org/ILQP.html

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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)

EDT: Oct 21, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Oct 22, 0100z 0300z

Rules: www.gentzow.com/fpqrp/

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Zombie Shuffle (CW)

Oct 26, Local Sundown to Local Midnight (Any 4 hour period)

Rules: www.zianet.com/QRP/

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SKCC Weekend Sprint (Straight Key CW)

Oct 28, 0000z to 0000z

Rules: www.iglou.com/sonic//skcc/wknd-sprint-rules.html

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CQ WW DX Contest (SSB)

Oct 27, 0000z to Oct 28, 2400z

Rules: www.cqww.com/

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Ten-Ten QSO Party (CW/Digital)

Oct 27, 0001z to Oct 28, 2359z

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

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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital)

Oct 27, 1800z to 2200z

Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.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
n2cq @ arrl.net