September 2008
Michigan QRP Labor Day Sprint (CW)
Sept. 01, 2300z to Sept. 02, 0300z
Rules: www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW)
Sept. 02, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT)
Info: http://arsqrp.pbwiki.com/Spartan+Sprints
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Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW
EDT: Tue
Sept. 2, 9 PM to 1029 PM
UTC: Wed Sept. 3, 0100z to 0229z
Info: www.qrpfoxhunt.org/
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FISTS G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest
Sept. 05, 2300z to Sept. 07, 2300z
Rules: www.fists.org/straightkey.html
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Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW)
Sept. 06, 0400z to 0600z
Rules: http://qrp.ru/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=7&page=1
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IARU Region 1 Field Day (SSB)
Sept. 06, 1300z to Sept. 07, 1259z
Rules: www.sk3bg.se/contest/iarur1fd.htm
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AGCW Straight Key Party (CW - 40 Meters)
Sept. 06, 1300z to 1600z
Rules: www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Straight_Key_Party
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Ohio State Parks On The Air (All)
Sept. 6, 1600z to 2400z
Rules: http://parks.portcars.org/rules.html
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NA Sprint (CW)
Sept. 7, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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Tennessee QSO Party (CW/SSB/Dig)
Sept. 7, 1800z to Sept. 8, 0100z
Rules: www.tnqp.org/
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FISTS: Get Your Feet Wet Weekend
Sept. 12, 0000z to Sept. 15, 0000z
Rules: www.fists.org/getfeetwet.html
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PODXS 070 Club 80m Autumn Sprint (PSK31)
Sept. 12, 2000 Local to 0200 Local
Rules: www.podxs070.com//contests/80m_sprint_rules08.htm
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Swiss HTC QRP Sprint (CW)
Sept. 13, 1300z to 1859z
Rules:
www.htc.ch/de/htc_sprint_contest.htm
or:
www.sk3bg.se/contest/htcqrpsp.htm
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Arkansas QSO Party (CW/SSB/PSK31)
Sept.
13, 1400z to Sept. 14, 0600z and
Sept. 14, 1500z to Sept. 14, 2400z
Rules: www.arkan.us/
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Second Class Operator Club Marathon (CW)
Sept. 13, 1800z to 2400z
Rules: www.qsl.net/soc/contests.htm#top
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SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW)
Sept. 14, 0000z to 2359z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/
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NA Sprint (SSB)
Sept. 14, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php
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End of Summer Digital Sprint
Sept. 14, 2000z to 2359z
Rules: www.qrparci.org
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NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint
EDT:
Sept. 17, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
UTC: Sept. 18, 0030z to 0230z
Rules: www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/contests.html
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Colorado QSO Party (CW/SSB/Digital)
Sept. 20, 1000z to Sept. 21, 0400z
Rules: www.ppraa.org/coqp/
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Scandinavian Activity Contest (CW)
Sept. 20, 1200z to Sept. 21, 1200z
Rules: www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm
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South Carolina QSO Party (ALL)
Sept. 20, 1300z to Sept. 21, 2100z
Rules: http://carc.ham-radio-op.net/scqp/scqsoweb2008.shtml
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QRP Afield (All)
Sept. 20, 1500z to 2100z
Rules: http://newenglandqrp.org/afield
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Washington State Salmon Run (CW/SSB)
Sept.
20, 1600z to Sept. 21, 0700z
Sept. 21, 1600z to Sept. 21, 2400z
Rules: www.wwdxc.org/
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Fall QRP Homebrewer Sprint (CW/PSK31)
Sept. 22, 0000z to 0400z
Rules: www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html
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RUN FOR THE BACON (CW)
EDT:
Sept. 21, 9 PM to 11 PM
UTC: Sept. 22, 0100z 0300z
Rules: http://fpqrp.net:80/fpqrprun.php
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SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW)
Sept., 24, 0000z to 0200z
Rules: www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/
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Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB)
Sept. 27, 1200z to Sept. 28, 1200z
Rules: www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm
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Texas QSO Party (All)
Sept.
27, 1400z to Sept. 28, 0200z
Sept. 28, 1400z to Sept. 28, 2000z
Rules: www.txqp.org/
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MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/SSB/Digital)
Sept. 27, 1800z to 2200z
Rules: http://w2agn.net/mqfdsprint.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@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