August 2000

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QRP Contesters,
    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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North American QSO Party (CW)
Aug 5 - 1800z to Aug 6 - 0600z

http://www.ncjweb.com/index.php3?leftcol=contestmenu&rightcol=naqprules1
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YO-DX Contest (CW/SSB)
Aug 6 - 0000z to 2000z

http://www.qsl.net/yo3kaa/contests/dxhfru.htm
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QRP ARCI Summer Daze SSB Sprint  (SSB) *** QRP CONTEST! ***
Aug 6 - 2000z to 2400z

http://personal.palouse.net/rfoltz/arci/sumdaz.htm
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Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) *** QRP CONTEST! ***
Aug 8 - 0100z to 0300z

http://www.natworld.com/ars/pages/spartan_sprints/ss_rules.html
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Worked All Europe DX Contest (CW)
Aug 12 - 0000z to Aug 13 - 2400z

http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcw.htm
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Maryland/DC QSO Party (SSB/CW) ... QRP Category
Aug 12 - 1600z to Aug 13 - 0400z
Aug 13 - 1600z to Aug 13 - 2300z

http://www.qsl.net/w3cwc/mdcqso.htm
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W/VE Island Contest
Aug 12 - 1600z to Aug 13 - 2359z

http://www.eng.mu.edu/usislands/usvetest.html
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SARTG RTTY Contest
Aug 19 - 0000z to 0800z
Aug 19 - 1600z to 2400z
Aug 20 - 0800z to 1600z

http://home.online.no/~janalme/htmlrules/sartg.html
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Keyman's Club of Japan Contest (CW)
Aug 19 - 1200z to Aug 20 - 1200z

http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~kcj/e_kcjrule.htm
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SEANET Contest (All)
Aug 19 - 1200z to Aug 20 - 1200z

http://www.arrl.org/contests/months/aug.html
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Oregon QSO Party (CW/SSB)
Aug 19 - 1400z to Aug 20 - 0400z

http://www.empnet.com/codxc/
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North American QSO Party (SSB)
Aug 19 - 1800z to Aug 20 - 0600z

http://www.ncjweb.com/index.php3?leftcol=contestmenu&rightcol=naqprules1
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NJ QSO Party (CW/SSB) *** QRP Competition  ***
Aug 19 - 2000z to Aug 20 - 0700z
Aug 20 - 1300z to Aug 21 - 0200z

http://www.njqrp.org/data/njqso2000.html
*The New Jersey QRP Club is sponsoring a QRP Competition being held
during the New Jersey QSO Party on the weekend of August 19-21.
QRP operators  wishing to compete should send logs to the
Englewood ARA, sponsor of the NJQP. (See Rules above).
You will be competing with all other stations.
Also send the summary of your log to NJ QRP for your entry against
fellow QRP stations. You may add 100 points to your score for each
QSO with the NJ QRP Club Station: WQ2RP.
(This is for the QRP Competition only).  E-mail summary is accepted.

Awards will be issued!
Send To: NJ QRP Club - WQ2RP
81 Holly Drive
Woodbury, NJ  08096
or e-mail to: N2CQ@Citnet.com
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TOEC WW Grid Contest (CW)
Aug 26 - 1200z to Aug 27 - 1200z

http://home.online.no/~janalme/rules/toecgrid.txt
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Slovenia Contest Club RTTY Championship
Aug 26 - 1200z to Aug 27 - 1200z

http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sccrychs.htm
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Hawaii QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category  
Aug 26 - 1600z to Aug 27 - 2200z

http://home.online.no/~janalme/htmlrules/qsohi.html
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Ohio QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category
Aug 26 - 1600z to Aug 27 - 0400z

http://www.qsl.net/mrrc/oqp.html
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South Dakota QSO Party (CW/SSB)... QRP Category   (Unconfirmed in 2000)
Aug 26 - 1600z to Aug 27 - 2200z

http://home.online.no/~janalme/rules/qsosd.txt
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Colorado QRP Club - Summer QSO Party (SSB/CW) *** QRP CONTEST! ***
Aug 27 - 1800z to 2359z

http://www.arrl.org/contests/months/aug.html
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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