Mini-Test 40: 1700Z-1759Z, Mar 12 --Mini-Test 80: 1800Z-1859Z, Mar 12--RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 12

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           listen for my CW beacon on   28.2235

             if  heard  email: 28mhzbeacon@gmail.com  please  

           please  try to LISTEN TO 146.52 (simplex) more  often

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Novice Rig Roundup: 0000Z, Mar 8 to 2359Z, Mar 16   Geographic Focus: United States   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 80, 40, 15, 10, 2m   Classes: Novice 1 (xtal control) Novice 2 (VFO control)   Max power: Novice 1: 75 watts input Novice 2: 250 watts input   Exchange: Name + QTH + Optional (Rig, NRR number)   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: (see rules)   Multipliers: Each state, province and country once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: April 15, 2025   E-mail logs to: (none)   Upload log at: https://forms.gle/u4xi7rpHGB6EQixu5   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.novicerigroundup.org/       QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 12   Geographic Focus: United States   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 40m Only   Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)   Max power: 5 watts   Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: (none)   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points   Submit logs by: 0230Z March 13, 2025   E-mail logs to: (see rules)   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm       Phone Weekly Test: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 12   Geographic Focus: North America   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: SSB   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m   Classes: Single Op   Max power: 100 watts   Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country) non-NA: Name   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station   Multipliers: Each US state (including KH6/KL7) once per band Each VE province/territory once per band Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 0300Z March 14, 2025   E-mail logs to: (none)   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf       A1Club AWT: 1145Z-1300Z, Mar 12   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: Member: RST + Name   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each call once   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: March 17, 2025   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://a1club.org/contest/awt/       CWops Test (CWT): 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 12   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Awards: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each call once   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 0800Z March 15, 2025   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/       VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest: 1700Z-2100Z, Mar 12   Geographic Focus: Europe   Participation: Europe   Mode: FT8/4   Bands: 432 MHz   Classes: Single Op (Low/High)   Max power: HP: >LP limit LP: 2m: 100 watts, 70cm: 75 watts, 23cm: 10 watts   Exchange: 4-character grid square   QSO Points: 1 point per unique call sign   Multipliers: Each grid square   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 2359Z March 17, 2025   E-mail logs to: (none)   Upload log at: http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/upload-log   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/       Mini-Test 40: 1700Z-1759Z, Mar 12   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 40m Only   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: RST + Serial No.   Work stations: Once per 10 minute period   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each call once   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: March 14, 2025   Upload log at: https://ua9qcq.com/hf-logs.php   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://minitest.narod.ru/       Mini-Test 80: 1800Z-1859Z, Mar 12   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 80m Only   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: RST + Serial No.   Work stations: Once per 10 minute period   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each call once   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: March 14, 2025   Upload log at: https://ua9qcq.com/hf-logs.php   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://minitest.narod.ru/       CWops Test (CWT): 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 12   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Awards: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each call once   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 0800Z March 15, 2025   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/       RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW: 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 12   Geographic Focus: United Kingdom   Participation: Worldwide   Awards: United Kingdom   Mode: CW   Bands: 80m Only   Classes: (none)   Exchange: RST + Serial No.   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: (none)   Score Calculation: (see rules)   Submit logs by: 2359Z March 13, 2025   Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml       CWops Test (CWT): 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 13   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Awards: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each call once   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 0800Z March 15, 2025   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/       CWops Test (CWT): 0700Z-0800Z, Mar 13   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Awards: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each call once   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 0800Z March 15, 2025   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/       BCC QSO Party: 1900Z-2059Z, Mar 13   Geographic Focus: Europe   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW, SSB, RTTY   Bands: 80m Only   Classes: BCC Members (QRP/Low/High) Non-Members (QRP/Low/High)   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: RS(T) + T-shirt size (see rules)   Work stations: Once per mode   QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with BCC member 1 point per QSO with non-memberr 5 points per QSO with DA0BCC   Multipliers: Each T-shirt size once per mode   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 2159Z March 13, 2025   E-mail logs to: (none)   Upload log at: http://dl6mhw.de/~dl6mhw/bcc/log_upload.php   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://www.bavarian-contest-club.de/       QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 14   Geographic Focus: United States   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 80m Only   Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)   Max power: 5 watts   Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: (none)   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points   Submit logs by: 0230Z March 15, 2025   E-mail logs to: (see rules)   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm       NCCC FT4 Sprint: 0100Z-0130Z, Mar 14   Geographic Focus: North America   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: FT4   Bands: (see rules)   Classes: (none)   Max power: 100 watts   Exchange: 4-character grid square   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each 4-character grid square once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: March 16, 2025   E-mail logs to: (none)   Upload log at: https://lotw.arrl.org/   Post log summary at: https://www.3830scores.com/   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html       Weekly RTTY Test: 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 14   Geographic Focus: North America   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: RTTY   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single-Op (QRP/Low)   Max power: LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: Name + (state/province/country)   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each callsign once   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: March 16, 2025   E-mail logs to: (none)   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://radiosport.world/wrt.html       NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 14   Geographic Focus: North America   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: (see rules)   Classes: (none)   Max power: 100 watts   Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: March 16, 2025   E-mail logs to: (none)   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html       K1USN Slow Speed Test: 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 14   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: Maximum 20 wpm Name + (state/province/country)   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO (starting with Jan 4 contest)   Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band W/VE do not count as country mults (starting with Jan 4 contest)   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 2359Z March 16, 2025   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html

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