Contest 3 and 4 October

Αγαπητοί συνάδελφοι σας εύχομαι καλό μήνα και καλό Σαββατοκύριακο.

Το διήμερο που διανύουμε, θα έχετε την ευκαιρία να τρέξετε κάποιον από τους παρακάτω ραδιοερασιτεχνικούς διαγωνισμούς.

Ακολουθούν οι υποσημειώσεις «Οι διαγωνισμοί της επόμενης εβδομάδας» και  «Προθεσμίες υποβολής ημερολογίων για προηγούμενους διαγωνισμούς».

Οι διαγωνισμοί του Σαββατοκύριακου: YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest: 1400Z, Oct 2 to 0200Z, Oct 4   Mode: CW, SSB, Digital   Bands: Any   Classes: (none)   Max operating hours: 24   Exchange: Serial No. + RS(T) + (ARRL Section/province/country)   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: W/VE Stations: 1 point per W/VE QSO               W/VE Stations: 2 points per DX QSO               DX Stations: 1 point per QSO with same continent               DX Stations: 2 points per QSO with different continent   Multipliers: Each section, province, country once                Power factor: x1.5 for 5-100W                Power factor: x3 for 5W or less   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x power factor   Submit logs by: November 2, 2015   E-mail logs to: w1jx[at]arrl[dot]net   Mail logs to: Roberta Donohue, W1JX                 103 Surry Rd                 Ellsworth, ME 04605                 USA   Find rules at: http://ylrl.org/index.php/contests-and-dx-awards 15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest: 0000Z, Oct 3 to 2359Z, Oct 4   Mode: SSTV   Bands: 15m Only   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)            Multi-Single   Max power: HP: >150 watts              LP: 150 watts              QRP: 10 watts   Exchange: WSSTVC-Member: RSV + "W" + 4-digit member no.             non-Members: RSV + Serial No.   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country               3 points per QSO with different country same continent               5 points per QSO with different continent   Multipliers: Each country once                Each WSSTVC member once   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: October 19, 2015   E-mail logs to: (none)   Upload log at: http://contests.wsstvc.org/submit-log/cabrillo/   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://contests.wsstvc.org/rules/ TARA PSK Rumble Contest: 0000Z-2400Z, Oct 3   Mode: PSK   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m   Classes: Normal (100W)            Great (20W)            Super (5W)            SWL   Exchange: W/VE/JA/VK: Name + Call Area             Other: Name + Country   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each country once per band                Each W/VE/JA/VK call area once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: October 31, 2015   E-mail logs to: (none)   Post log summary at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_score.html   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_rumble_rules.html German Telegraphy Contest: 0700Z-1000Z, Oct 3   Mode: CW   Bands: 80, 40m   Classes: QRP            LP            HP            SWL   Max power: HP: >100 watts              LP: 100 watts              QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: DL: RST + LDK             non-DL: RST   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO               2 points per QSO with club station of sponsoring club (see rules)   Multipliers: (none)   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points   Submit logs by: October 17, 2015   E-mail logs to: dtc[at]agcw[dot]de   Upload log at: http://contest.agcw.de/dtc/   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/german-telegraphy-contest-dtc Oceania DX Contest, Phone: 0800Z, Oct 3 to 0800Z, Oct 4   Mode: Phone   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)            Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)            Multi-One            Multi-Two            Multi-Multi            SWL   Max power: HP: 1500 watts              LP: 100 watts   Exchange: RS + Serial No.   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 20 points per 160m QSO               10 points per 80m QSO               5 points per 40m QSO               1 point per 20m QSO               2 points per 15m QSO               3 points per 10m QSO   Multipliers: Each prefix once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: October 31, 2015   E-mail logs to: ph[at]oceaniadxcontest[dot]com   Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/oceaniadxssb_cab.php   Mail logs to: Oceania DX Contest                 PO Box 21088                 Little Lonsdale Street                 Victoria 8011                 Australia   Find rules at: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/rules.pdf Russian WW Digital Contest: 1200Z, Oct 3 to 1159Z, Oct 4   Mode: BPSK63, RTTY   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op All Bands (QRP/High)            Single Op Low Bands            Single Op High Bands            Single Op RTTY            Single Op BPSK            Multi-One   Max power: HP: 100 watts              QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: UA: RST(Q) + 2-character oblast code             non-UA: RST(Q) + QSO No.   Work stations: Once per band per mode (see rules)   QSO Points: (see rules)   Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per mode per band                Each oblast once per mode per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 2359Z October 9, 2015   E-mail logs to: rusww[at]rdrclub[dot]ru   Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.rdrclub.ru/rdrc-news/russian-ww-digital-contest/51-rus-ww-digi-rules TRC DX Contest: 1200Z, Oct 3 to 1200Z, Oct 4   Mode: CW, SSB   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op All Band (CW/SSB/Mixed)(Low/High)            Single Op All Band QRP            Single Op 3 Band (Low/High)            Single Op Single Band (Low/High)            Multi-Single   Max power: HP: >100W              LP: 100W              QRP: 5W   Exchange: TRC Members: RST + "TRC"             non-TRC Members: RST + ITU Zone No.   Work stations: Once per mode per band   QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with TRC member               1 point per QSO with non-TRC member               1 point per QSO between TRC members   Multipliers: Each ITU zone once per band                Each country once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: October 11, 2015   E-mail logs to: trcdxc[at]trcdx[dot]org   Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en   Mail logs to: Atanas Kolev                 PO Box 49                 6100 Kazanlak                 Bulgaria   Find rules at: http://www.trcdx.org/trcdxc/index.html WAB HF Phone: 1200Z, Oct 3 to 1200Z, Oct 4   Mode: Phone   Bands: 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)            Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)            QRP            SWL (Fixed/Mobile/Portable)   Max power: non-QRP: >10 watts              QRP: 10 watts   Exchange: British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square             Other: RS + serial no. + country   QSO Points: (see rules)   Multipliers: (see rules)   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: October 25, 2015   E-mail logs to: aebbooks[at]ntlworld[dot]com   Mail logs to: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT                 14 York Avenue                 Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB                 United Kingdom   Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php#HFRules GTC CW Cup: 1200Z, Oct 3 to 1200Z, Oct 4   Mode: CW   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op            Single Op QRP   Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts              QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: GTC Members: RST + "GTC" + 3-digit member number             non-GTC: RST + "NM"   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 100 points per QSO with SZ1SV               10 points per QSO with GTC members               5 points per QSO with non-members   Multipliers: Each GTC member once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: October 30, 2015   E-mail logs to: sv5dkl[at]rho[dot]forthnet[dot]gr   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.raag.org/LH2Uploads/ItemsContent/904/904_eng.pdf California QSO Party: 1600Z, Oct 3 to 2200Z, Oct 4   Mode: CW, Phone   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)(Fixed/County Expedition/Mobile/School/YL/Youth/New-Contester)            Single Op Assisted (QRP/Low/High)(Fixed/County Expedition/Mobile/School/YL/Youth/New-Contester)            Multi-Single (QRP/Low/High)(Fixed/County Expedition/Mobile/School/YL/Youth/New-Contester)            Multi-Multi (QRP/Low/High)(Fixed/County Expedition/Mobile/School/YL/Youth/New-Contester)   Max operating hours: 24 hours for single ops with 15 minute off times                        30 hours for multi-ops   Max power: HP: >200 watts              LP: 200 watts              QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: CA: Serial No. + County             non-CA: Serial No. + (state/VE area/country)   Work stations: Once per mode per band per county   QSO Points: 2 points per phone QSO               3 points per CW QSO   Multipliers: CA Stations: States, VE areas once                non-CA Stations: CA counties once   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: October 12, 2015   E-mail logs to: (see rules, web upload preferred)   Upload log at: http://robot.cqp.org/cqp/logsubmit-form.html   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.cqp.org/Rules.html International HELL-Contest: 1600Z-1800Z, Oct 3 (80m) and 0900Z-1100Z, Oct 4 (40m)   Mode: Hell   Bands: 80, 40m   Classes: Single Op            SWL   Exchange: RST + QSO No.   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO               1 point per QTC   Multipliers: Each WAE/DXCC country once                Each JA/W/VE call area once   Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points + total QTC points) x total mults   Submit logs by: October 18, 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/de/referate/ukw-funksport/hf-hell-wettbewerb/teilnahmebedingungen/ FISTS Fall Slow Speed Sprint: 1700Z-2100Z, Oct 3   Mode: CW   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: QRP            QRO            Club   Max power: QRO: 100 watts              QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + FISTS No.             non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + power   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with FIST member               FIST members: 2 points per QSO with non-FIST member   Multipliers: Each US state and VE province once                Each DXCC country once   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: November 2, 2015   E-mail logs to: n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints UBA ON Contest, SSB: 0600Z-1000Z, Oct 4   Mode: SSB   Bands: 80m Only   Classes: (none)   Exchange: ON: RS + Serial No. + ON Section             non-ON: RS + 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: October 25, 2015   E-mail logs to: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be   Mail logs to: Welters Leon, ON5WL                 Borgstraat 80                 B-2580 Beerzel                 Belgium   Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest: 0700Z-1900Z, Oct 4   Mode: CW, SSB   Bands: 15, 10m   Classes: Open (Single Op/Multi-Op)(UK/Overseas)(CW/SSB/Mixed)            Restricted (Single Op/Multi-Op)(UK/Overseas)(CW/SSB/Mixed)            QRP (Single Op/Multi-Op)(UK/Overseas)(CW/SSB/Mixed)            SWL (UK/Overseas)   Max power: Restricted: 100 watts              QRP: 10 watts   Exchange: UK: RS(T) + Serial No. + UK District Code             non-UK: RS(T) + Serial No.   Work stations: Once per band per mode   QSO Points: UK Stations: 3 points per QSO with overseas stations               Overseas Stations: 3 points per QSO with UK stations   Multipliers: UK Stations: Each DXCC country once per band per mode (JA, W, VE, VK, ZL and ZS call areas count as countries)                Overseas Stations: Each UK district once per band per mode   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: October 19, 2015   Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl   Mail logs to: RSGB-G3UFY                 77 Bensham Manor Road                 Thornton Heath                 Surrey CR7 7AF                 England   Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/r2128.shtml

Οι διαγωνισμοί της επόμενης εβδομάδας: ARS Spartan Sprint                                     0100Z-0300Z, Oct 6 Phone Fray                                             0230Z-0300Z, Oct 7 CWops Mini-CWT Test                                    1300Z-1400Z, Oct 7                                                          1900Z-2000Z, Oct 7                                                          0300Z-0400Z, Oct 8 432 MHz Fall Sprint                                    1900 local - 2300 local, Oct 7 UKEICC 80m Contest                                     2000Z-2100Z, Oct 7 NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder                                0145Z-0215Z, Oct 9 NCCC Sprint                                            0230Z-0300Z, Oct 9 Makrothen RTTY Contest                                 0000Z-0759Z, Oct 10                                                          1600Z-2359Z, Oct 10                                                          0800Z-1559Z, Oct 11 10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint                            0001Z-2359Z, Oct 10 Microwave Fall Sprint                                  0700 local - 1400 local, Oct 10 Oceania DX Contest, CW                                 0800Z, Oct 10 to 0800Z, Oct 11 Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB                     1200Z, Oct 10 to 1200Z, Oct 11 QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party                                1200Z, Oct 10 to 2359Z, Oct 11 SKCC Weekend Sprintathon                               1200Z, Oct 10 to 2400Z, Oct 11 Pennsylvania QSO Party                                 1600Z, Oct 10 to 0500Z, Oct 11                                                          1300Z-2200Z, Oct 11 Arizona QSO Party                                      1600Z, Oct 10 to 0600Z, Oct 11                                                          1400Z-2359Z, Oct 11 FISTS Fall Unlimited Sprint                            1700Z-2100Z, Oct 10 PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint               2000 local, Oct 10 to 0200 local, Oct 11 UBA ON Contest, CW                                     0600Z-0900Z, Oct 11

Προθεσμίες υποβολής ημερολογίων: Ακολουθούν οι χρονικές προθεσμίες υποβολής ημερολογίων για τους ακόλουθους διαγωνισμούς: SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest:   September 28, 2015   E-mail:  contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/ WAE DX Contest, SSB:   September 28, 2015   E-mail:  (none)   Upload log at:  http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/waedc/logupload/   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/waedc/en/rules/ YO DX HF Contest:   September 29, 2015   E-mail:  yodx-contest[at]hamradio[dot]ro   Mail:  FRR          P.O. Box 22-50          Bucharest RO-014780          Romania   Find rules at: http://www.yodx.ro/en/english AGCW Straight Key Party:   September 30, 2015   E-mail:  htp[at]agcw[dot]de   Mail:  Friedrich W. Fabri, DF1OY          Birnheck 2          D-65779 Kelkheim          Germany   Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/ Hawaii QSO Party:   September 30, 2015   E-mail:  awards[at]hawaiiqsoparty[dot]org   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://www.hiqsoparty.org/Rules/HQP/HQPRules.html ALARA Contest:   September 30, 2015   E-mail:  contest[at]alara[dot]org[dot]au   Mail:  Mrs. Lesley Smit, VK5LOL          4 Perry Barr Road          Hallett Cove, SA 5158          Australia   Find rules at: http://www.alara.org.au/contests/ IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB:   September 30, 2015   E-mail:  (see your national society rules)   Mail:  Your national society   Find rules at: Your national society web site Pirate QSO Party:   September 30, 2015   E-mail:  w6rrr[at]arrl[dot]net   Mail:  San Fraser, W6RRR          702 California St.          Santa Cruz, CA 95060          USA   Find rules at: http://pirateqsoparty.weebly.com/rules.html Kansas QSO Party:   October 1, 2015   E-mail:  logs[at]ksqsoparty[dot]org   Mail:  Kansas QSO Party          c/o Bob Harder, W0BH          Box 3000          Hesston, KS 67062          USA   Find rules at: http://www.ksqsoparty.org/rules/KSQPRules2015.pdf New Jersey QSO Party:   October 1, 2015   E-mail:  njqp[at]comcast[dot]net   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://www.k2td-bcrc.org/njqp/njqp_rules.html RSGB 80m Club Sprint, CW:   October 1, 2015   Upload log at:  http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2015/rsprint.shtml CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY:   October 2, 2015   E-mail:  rtty[at]cqww[dot]com   Web-to-Cab form:  http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/cqwwrtty_cab.php   Mail:  Ed Muns, W0YK          PO Box 1877          Los Gatos, CA 95031-1877          USA   Find rules at: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com Colorado QSO Party:   October 3, 2015   E-mail:  coqplogs[at]ppraa[dot]org   Mail:  Colorado QSO Party          PO Box 16521          Colorado Springs, CO 80935-6521          USA   Find rules at: http://ppraa.org/coqp Washington State Salmon Run:   October 4, 2015   E-mail:  salmonrun[at]wwdxc[dot]org   Mail:  Western Washington DX Club          P.O. Box 395          Mercer Island, WA 98040          USA   Find rules at: http://www.wwdxc.org 144 MHz Fall Sprint:   October 5, 2015   E-mail:  (none)   Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://svhfs.org/2015FallSprintRulesRev1.pdf G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest:   October 6, 2015   E-mail:  g3zqslogs[at]fistsna[dot]org   Mail:  Karl Zuk, N2KZ,          15 Flintlock Ridge Rd          Katonah, NY 10536          USA   Find rules at: http://www.fistsna.org/operating.html All Asian DX Contest, Phone:   October 7, 2015   E-mail:  aaph[at]jarl[dot]org   Web-to-Cab form:  http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/aadxssb_cab3.php   Mail:  JARL, All Asian DX Contest, Phone          170-8073          Japan   Find rules at: https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2015AA_rule.htm Tennessee QSO Party:   October 7, 2015   E-mail:  logs[at]tnqp[dot]org   Mail:  Tennessee QSO Party          c/o Doug Smith, W9WI          1389 Old Clarksville Pike          Pleasant View, TN 37146-8098          USA   Find rules at: http://tnqp.org/rules/ AGCW VHF/UHF Contest:   October 12, 2015   E-mail:  vhf-uhf[at]agcw[dot]de   Mail:  Manfred Busch, DK7ZH          Ebachstr. 13          D-35716 Dietzhoelztal-Mandeln          Germany   Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org Maine QSO Party:   October 12, 2015   E-mail:  maineqsoparty[at]gmail[dot]com   Mail:  Thom Watson          16 Hope Drive          Gorham, ME 04038          USA   Find rules at: http://www.qsl.net/ws1sm/Maine_QSO_Party.html ARRL September VHF Contest:   October 14, 2015   E-mail:  SeptemberVHF[at]arrl[dot]org   Web-to-Cab form:  http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/arrlvhfsep_cab3.php   Mail:  September VHF          ARRL          225 Main St.          Newington, CT 06111          USA   Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/september-vhf Peanut Power QRP Sprint:   October 15, 2015   E-mail:  pete[at]nogaqpr[dot]org   Mail:  (none)   Find rules at: http://www.nogaqrp.org/PeanutPower/rules.pdf AGB NEMIGA Contest:   October 18, 2015   E-mail:  eu1eu[at]mail[dot]ru   Mail:  Igor "Harry" Getmann, EU1EU          P.O.Box 143          Minsk 220005          BELARUS   Find rules at: http://www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_nemiga.htm UBA ON Contest, 6m:   October 18, 2015   E-mail:  ubaon[at]uba[dot]be   Mail:  Leon Welters, ON5WL          Borgstraat 80          B-2580 Beerzel          Belgium   Find rules at: http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest South Carolina QSO Party:   October 19, 2015   E-mail:  (none)   Upload log at:  http://scqso.com/log-submission/   Mail:  SCQSO Party          PO Box 595          Columbia, SC 29202-0595          USA   Find rules at: http://scqso.com/rules/ QRP Afield:   October 19, 2015   E-mail:  cludinsky[at]verizon[dot]net   Mail:  Chuck Ludinsky, K1CL          6 Pracing Rd.          Chelmsford, MA 01824-1922          USA   Find rules at: http://newenglandqrp.org/node/1973 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest:   October 20, 2015   E-mail:  10GHZ[at]arrl[dot]org   Mail:  10 GHz Contest          ARRL Contest Branch          225 Main St.          Newington, CT 06111          USA   Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest:   October 20, 2015   E-mail:  10GHZ[at]arrl[dot]org   Mail:  10 GHz Contest          ARRL Contest Branch          225 Main St.          Newington, CT 06111          USA   Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up Texas QSO Party:   October 31, 2015   E-mail:  no5w[dot]chuck[at]gmail[dot]com   Mail:  TQP Committee          24415 Deep Meadow Dr          Tomball, TX 77375          USA   Find rules at: http://www.txqp.net/ Classic Exchange, CW:   November 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/sep15/sep15ann.html ARRL EME Contest:   January 1, 2016   E-mail:  EMEcontest[at]arrl[dot]org   Mail:  EME Contest          ARRL          225 Main St.          Newington, CT 06111          USA   Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest

Σας εύχομαι καλό βόλι και να περάσετε ένα όμορφο διήμερο.

TNX Bruce, WA7BNM

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