September 2000

     QRP Afield has the New England QRP Club gearing up for the
contest that started it!

    Don't forget the reliable ARS Spartan Sprint on the first
Monday evening of *EVERY* month. (0100z Tue).

72 de Ken - N2CQ
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CCCC PSK31 Contest
Sep 02 - 0000z to 2359z

http://www.netsync.net/users/obrienaj/cccc2.htm
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All Asian DX Contest (SSB)
Sep 02 - 0000z to Sep 03 - 2400z

http://home.online.no/~janalme/rules/allasia.txt
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AGCW Straight Key Party (CW) ... QRP Category
Sep 02 - 1300z to 1600z

http://home.online.no/~janalme/rules/agcwsk7.txt
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Michigan QRP Labor Day Sprint (CW) *** QRP CONTEST! ***
Sep 04 - 2300z to Sep 05 - 0300z

http://www.tir.com/~n8cqa/rules2000.htm
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) *** QRP CONTEST! ***
Sep 05 - 0100z to 0300z

http://www.natworld.com/ars/pages/spartan_sprints/ss_rules.html
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Worked All Europe DX Contest (SSB)
Sep 09 - 0000z to Sep 10 - 2400z

http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/waedxc.htm
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ARRL September VHF QSO Party (All) ... QRP Portable Category
Sep 09 - 1800z to Sep 11 - 0300z

http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/rules-09vhf.html
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ARS - Top of the World "Happening" (All) *** QRP Field Event
Sep 09 - 1800z to Sep 11 - 0300z

http://www.natworld.com/ars/pages/top_of_the_world/top_rules.html
(Linked to ARRL September VHF QSO Party)
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Second Operator Club Marathon (CW) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 09 - 1800z to 2400z

http://www.arrl.org/contests/months/sep.html
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NA Sprint (CW)
Sep 10 - 0000z to 0400z

http://www.ncjweb.com/index.php3?leftcol=contestmenu&rightcol=sprintrules1
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End of Summer PSK-31 Sprint *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 10 - 2000z to 2400z

http://personal.palouse.net/rfoltz/arci/psk31.htm
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NA Sprint (SSB)
Sep 17 - 0000z to 0400z

http://www.ncjweb.com/index.php3?leftcol=contestmenu&rightcol=sprintrules1
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Washington State Salmon Run (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Sep 16 - 1600z to Sep 17 - 0700z
Sep 17 - 1600z to Sep 17 - 2400z

http://www.wwdxc.org/salmonrun/rules.htm
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Scandinavian  Activity Contest (CW) ... QRP Category
Sep 16 - 1200z to Sep 17 - 1200z

http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm
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QRP Afield (CW/SSB/Digital) *** QRP Contest ***
Sep 16 - 1800z to Sep 17 - 1800z (Any 8 hours)

http://www.qsl.net/wq1rp/contests.00
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Tennessee QSO Party
Sep 17 - 1800z to Sep 18 - 0100z

http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/tqp/tqp99fin.html#rules
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CQWW RTTY DX Contest ... QRP QRM
Sep 23 - 0000z to Sep 24 - 2400z

http://www.arrl.org/contests/months/sep.html
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Scandinavian  Activity Contest (SSB) ... QRP Category
Sep 23 - 1200z to Sep 24 - 1200z

http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm
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Alabama Heart of Dixie QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Sept 24 - 1800z to Sept 25 - 0100z

http://www.qsl.net/kt4xa/aqp/rules.html
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Texas QSO Party (All) ... QRP Category
Sep 30 - 1400z to Oct 01 - 0500z
Oct 01 - 1400z to Oct 01 - 2000z

http://home.flash.net/~nars/tqprul2000.htm
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Thanks to N2CQ, K3WWP, LA9HW, SM3CER, WA7BNM, ARRL and others
for assistance in compiling this calendar.

Anyone may use this "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.)
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Ken Newman, N2CQ
Woodbury, NJ
N2CQ@Citnet.com

A special thank you goes out to our own Eastern PA QRP Club Member #9

for the contest information. Ken, N2CQ, he is also a member of the NJ QRP Club.