Contest 7 – 8 March

Αγαπητοί συνάδελφοι σας εύχομαι καλό Σαββατοκύριακο.

Το διήμερο που ακολουθεί θα διεξαχθεί ένας από τους μεγαλύτερους διαγωνισμούς της χρονιάς, ο ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST για SSB mode.

Οι φίλοι των ψηφιακών διαμορφώσεων, την Κυριακή 8 Μαρτίου και για έξι ώρες, θα έχουν την ευκαιρία να τρέξουν τον διαγωνισμό της DARC 10 – Meter Digital Contest.

Υπάρχουν μερικοί ακόμα διαγωνισμοί, για τους οποίους θα διαβάσετε παρακάτω.

Τέλος, ακολουθούν οι υποσημειώσεις Οι διαγωνισμοί της επόμενης εβδομάδας και  Προθεσμίες υποβολής ημερολογίων για προηγούμενους διαγωνισμούς.

Σας εύχομαι καλό βόλι και να περάσετε ένα όμορφο διήμερο.

ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Mar 7 to 2400Z, Mar 8   Mode: SSB   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)            Single Op Single Band            Single Op Unlimited (Low/High)            Multi-Single (Low/High)            Multi-Two            Multi-Multi   Max power: HP: 1500 watts              LP: 150 watts              QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: W/VE: RS + (state/province)             non-W/VE: RS + power   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 3 points per QSO   Multipliers: W/VE: Each DXCC country once per band                Non-W/VE: Each state, District of Columbia, VE province/territory once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 2359Z April 8, 2015   E-mail logs to: DXPhone[at]arrl[dot]org   Mail logs to: ARRL Intl DX Contest, Phone                 ARRL                 225 Main St.                 Newington, CT 06111                 USA   Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx Wake-Up! QRP Sprint: 0600Z-0629Z, Mar 7 and 0630Z-0659Z, Mar 7 and 0700Z-0729Z, Mar 7 and 0730Z-0800Z, Mar 7   Mode: CW   Bands: 40, 20m   Classes: (none)   Max power: 5 watts   Exchange: RST + Serial No. + suffix of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO)   Work stations: Once per band per period   QSO Points: 1 point per km   Multipliers: 1 point per new station worked on each band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total multiplier points   Submit logs by: March 14, 2015   E-mail logs to: ru-qrp-club[at]mail[dot]ru   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 1200Z, Mar 7 to 2400Z, Mar 8   Mode: CW   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m   Classes: (none)   Max operating hours: 24   Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE")   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO               Bonus Points: (see rules)   Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once   Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points   Submit logs by: March 15, 2015   Post log summary at: http://wes.m0trn.com/submission.php   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ Open Ukraine RTTY Championship: 1800Z-2059Z, Mar 7 (Low Band) and 2100Z-2359Z, Mar 7 (Low Band) and 0800Z-1059Z, Mar 8 (High Band) and 1100Z-1359Z, Mar 8 (High Band)   Mode: RTTY   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op Multi-Band            Single Op Single Band            Multi-Op Multi-Band   Exchange: 2-letter regional abbrev. (state/province/canton, etc.) + Serial No.(restart serial no. for high band)   Work stations: Once per band per period   QSO Points: 2 points per QSO               10 points per new region once per band per period   Multipliers: (none)   Score Calculation: Total score = total points   Submit logs by: March 23, 2015   E-mail logs to: krs[at]model[dot]poltava[dot]ua   Mail logs to: George Ignatov (UT1HT)                 P.O. Box 87                 Kremenchug-21  39621                 UKRAINE   Find rules at: http://uarl.com.ua/openrtty/2015-rules/rtty2015e.txt UBA Spring Contest, CW: 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 8   Mode: CW   Bands: 80m Only   Classes: Single            SWL   Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts              QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: ON: RST + Serial No. + UBA Section             non-ON: RST + Serial No.   QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with Belgian station   Multipliers: Each UBA Section   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: March 22, 2015   E-mail logs to: ubaspring[at]uba[dot]be   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest: 1100Z-1700Z, Mar 8   Mode: RTTY, Amtor, Clover, PSK31, Pactor   Bands: 10m Only   Classes: Single Op            SWL   Exchange: RST + Serial No.   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each WAE/DCXX area                Each W/VE call area   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: March 23, 2015   E-mail logs to: do1npf[at]darc[dot]de   Mail logs to: Peter Frank, DO1NPF                 Postfach 11 19                 90515 Altdorf                 Germany   Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/corona/teilnahmebedingungen/

Οι διαγωνισμοί της επόμενης εβδομάδας: QRP Fox Hunt                                         0100Z-0230Z, Mar 11 CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, Mar 11                                                        1900Z-2000Z, Mar 11                                                        0300Z-0400Z, Mar 12 RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW                       2000Z-2130Z, Mar 11 QRP Fox Hunt                                         0100Z-0230Z, Mar 13 RSGB Commonwealth Contest                            1000Z, Mar 14 to 1000Z, Mar 15 F9AA Cup, SSB                                        1200Z, Mar 14 to 1200Z, Mar 15 All Africa International DX Contest                  1200Z, Mar 14 to 1200Z, Mar 15 AGCW QRP Contest                                     1400Z-2000Z, Mar 14 EA PSK63 Contest                                     1600Z, Mar 14 to 1600Z, Mar 15 TESLA Memorial HF CW Contest                         1800Z, Mar 14 to 0759Z, Mar 15 Idaho QSO Party                                      1900Z, Mar 14 to 1900Z, Mar 15 North American Sprint, RTTY                          0000Z-0400Z, Mar 15 UBA Spring Contest, 2m                               0700Z-1100Z, Mar 15 Wisconsin QSO Party                                  1800Z, Mar 15 to 0100Z, Mar 16 Run for the Bacon QRP Contest                        0200Z-0400Z, Mar 16 Bucharest Contest                                    1800Z-2059Z, Mar 16 CLARA HF Contest                                     1700Z, Mar 17 to 1700Z, Mar 18                                                        1700Z, Mar 21 to 1700Z, Mar 22

Προθεσμίες υποβολής ημερολογίων: Ακολουθούν οι χρονικές προθεσμίες υποβολής ημερολογίων για τους ακόλουθους διαγωνισμούς: F9AA Cup, CW:   March 3, 2015   E-mail:  concoursf9aa[at]urc[dot]asso[dot]fr   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://www.site.urc.asso.fr/urchaut-6/om-6/131-trophee-f9aa.html RSGB 1st 1.8 MHz Contest:   March 3, 2015   Upload log at:  http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl   Mail:  RSGB-G3UFY          77 Bensham Manor Road          Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF          England   Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/r1st-160m.shtml ARS Spartan Sprint:   March 5, 2015   E-mail:  spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/ CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB:   March 6, 2015   E-mail:  160ssb[at]kkn[dot]net   Mail:  CQ 160 Meter Contest          P.O. Box 481          New Carlisle, OH 45344          USA   Find rules at: http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emerg Contest:   March 7, 2015   E-mail:  contest[at]peham[dot]co[dot]za   Mail:  Hamnet Eastern Cape          Al Akers, ZS2U          53 Clarence Street          Westering, Port Elizabeth 6025          South Africa   Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Document_Store/CONT_20150101_SARL_Contest_Manual_2015.pdf British Columbia QSO Party:   March 8, 2015   E-mail:  bcqp[at]orcadxcc[dot]org   Mail:  Orca DX and Contest Club          444 - 604 Columbia St.          New Westminster, BC V3M 1A5          Canada   Find rules at: http://www.orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html Vermont QSO Party:   March 8, 2015   E-mail:  ranv[at]sover[dot]net   Mail:  Vermont QSO Party          PO Box 9392          South Burlington, VT 05403-9392          USA   Find rules at: http://www.ranv.org/vtqso.html YLRL YL-OM Contest:   March 8, 2015   E-mail:  w1jx[at]arrl[dot]net   Mail:  Roberta Donohue, W1JX          103 Surry Rd          Ellsworth, ME 04605          USA   Find rules at: http://ylrl.org/index.php/contests-and-dx-awards North American QSO Party, RTTY:   March 8, 2015   Upload log at:  http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit/   Mail:  Mark Aaker, K6UFO          300 Berry St., Unit 1009          San Francisco, CA 94158-1668          USA   Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf REF Contest, SSB:   March 9, 2015   E-mail:  cdfssb[at]ref-union[dot]org   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://concours.ref-union.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhf_dx.pdf FYBO Winter QRP Sprint:   March 9, 2015   E-mail:  FYBO2012[at]azscorpions[dot]org   Mail:  Mike Baker, K7DD          8845 W. Diana Ave.          Peoria, AZ 85345          USA   Find rules at: http://www.azscqrpions.com/fybo2009rules.html RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data:   March 9, 2015   Upload log at:  http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/r80mcc.shtml AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party:   March 10, 2015   E-mail:  lbisha[at]rochester[dot]rr[dot]com   Mail:  Lynn Bisha, W2BSN          83 Parkwood Lane          Penfield, NY 14526-1307          USA   Find rules at: http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-on-the-air.html Black Sea Cup International:   March 10, 2015   E-mail:  bs_cup[at]ukr[dot]net   Upload log at:  http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en   Mail:  BSCI          Box 4          KERCH 98319          UKRAINE   Find rules at: http://bscc.ucoz.ru/index/0-21 Dutch PACC Contest:   March 10, 2015   E-mail:  pacc[at]dutchpacc[dot]com   Upload log at:  http://server4.veronict.nl:81/WebEditor/app   Mail:  PACC Contest Manager          c/o VERON Central Bureau          PO Box 1166          6801 BD Arnhem          The Netherlands   Find rules at: http://pacc.veron.nl/ Mexico RTTY International Contest:   March 10, 2015   E-mail:  rtty[at]fmre[dot]mx   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://www.rtty.fmre.mx/english/RTTY%202015%20Ing.pdf KCJ Topband Contest:   March 15, 2015   E-mail:  2015toptest[at]kcj-cw[dot]com   Mail:  T. Mori JH6IEK          Saida 556-36, Tamamura machi, Sawa gun          Gunma 370-1131          Japan   Find rules at: http://www.kcj-cw.com/contest/15_toptest_rules_e.pdf Minnesota QSO Party:   March 15, 2015   E-mail:  mnqp[at]w0aa[dot]org   Mail:  MNQP          4745-170th Lane NE          Ham Lake, MN 55304-5233          USA   Find rules at: http://www.w0aa.org/docs/mnqp/MNQP%20Contest%20Rules.pdf AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening:   March 15, 2015   E-mail:  semiautomatic[at]agcw[dot]de   Mail:  Manager:          Ulf-Dietmar Ernst, DK9KR          Elbstrasse 60          D-28199 Bremen          Germany   Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/semi-automatic-key-evening High Speed Club CW Contest:   March 15, 2015   E-mail:  joe[at]dl4cf[dot]com   Mail:  Joe Vollbrecht, DL4CF          HSC Contest Manager          Steingasse 3          D-06642 Nebra          Germany   Find rules at: http://www.highspeedclub.org/ UBA DX Contest, CW:   March 15, 2015   E-mail:  ubacw[at]uba[dot]be   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest-rules North Carolina QSO Party:   March 16, 2015   E-mail:  logs[at]ncqsoparty[dot]org   Upload log at:  http://rars.org/ncqsoparty/index.php?id=logs   Mail:  NC QSO PARTY          1318 Alderman Circle          Raleigh, NC 27603          USA   Find rules at: http://rars.org/ncqsoparty/index.php?id=rules FISTS Winter Unlimited Sprint:   March 16, 2015   E-mail:  n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org   Mail:  Ed Wlodarski N2ED          3 Shore Rd          Andover, NJ 07821          USA   Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints ARRL School Club Roundup:   March 17, 2015   Post web summary:  http://www.b4h.net/arrlscr/   Mail:  School Club Roundup          c/o LIMARC          PO Box 392          Levittown, NY 11756          USA   Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup YL-ISSB QSO Party, SSB:   March 21, 2015   E-mail:  ve1jim[at]ns[dot]sympatico[dot]ca   Mail:  Jim Flowers, VE1JIM          13 Rufus Ave          Halifax, Nova Scotia B3N 2L4          Canada   Find rules at: http://www.ylsystem.org/qsoparty/qsodates.htm YL-ISSB QSO Party, CW:   March 21, 2015   E-mail:  ve1jim[at]ns[dot]sympatico[dot]ca   Mail:  Jim Flowers, VE1JIM          13 Rufus Ave          Halifax, Nova Scotia B3N 2L4          Canada   Find rules at: http://www.ylsystem.org/qsoparty/qsodates.htm CQC Winter QSO Sprint:   March 25, 2015   E-mail:  ki0rb[at]arrl[dot]net   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://www.cqc.org/contests/winter15.htm ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW:   March 25, 2015   E-mail:  DXCW[at]arrl[dot]org   Mail:  ARRL Intl DX Contest, CW          ARRL          225 Main St.          Newington, CT 06111          USA   Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx New Hampshire QSO Party:   March 31, 2015   E-mail:  n1ix[at]arrl[dot]net   Mail:  Dave LeDuc          26 Tanglewood Dr.          Newton, NH 03858          USA   Find rules at: http://www.w1wqm.org/nhqso/NEW_HAMPSHIRE_QSO_PARTY_RULES.pdf AGCW YL-CW Party:   March 31, 2015   E-mail:  dl6kcr[at]web[dot]de   Mail:  Dr. Roswitha Otto, DL6KCR          St. Nikolaus Str. 26          D-52396 Heimbach          Germany   Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/yl-cw-party NSARA Contest:   March 31, 2015   E-mail:  ve1pjs[at]rac[dot]ca   Mail:  Peter J. Surette, VE1PJS          48 Birch St.          Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 1P1          Canada   Find rules at: http://nsara.ve1cfy.net/nsaracst.htm Classic Exchange, CW:   April 30, 2015   E-mail:  WQ8U[at]gmail[dot]com   Mail:  WQ8U          104 W. Queen St.          Hillsborough, NC 27278          USA   Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan15ann.html Classic Exchange, Phone:   April 30, 2015   E-mail:  WQ8U[at]gmail[dot]com   Mail:  WQ8U          104 W. Queen St.          Hillsborough, NC 27278          USA   Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/jan15ann.html

TNX Bruce, WA7BNM

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