Monday, November 18, 2024

POTA: CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW: 0000Z, Nov 23 to 2400Z, Nov 24

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QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Nov 20
 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:0330Z November 21, 2024
 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, Nov 20
 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 November 22, 2024
 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: 1200Z-1300Z, Nov 20
 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:November 25, 2024
 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, Nov 20
 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 November 23, 2024
 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, Nov 20
 Geographic Focus:Europe
 Participation:Europe
 Mode:FT8
 Bands:1.2G
 Classes:Single Op (Low/High)
Multi-Op
 Max power:HP: >50 watts
LP: 50 watts
 Exchange:4-character grid square
 QSO Points:1 point per QSO
 Multipliers:Each grid square
 Score Calculation:Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by:2359Z November 25, 2024
 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, Nov 20
 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:November 22, 2024
 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, Nov 20
 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:November 22, 2024
 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, Nov 20
 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 November 23, 2024
 Post log summary at:http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to:(none)
 Find rules at:https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
   
Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0000Z-0100Z, Nov 21 and 0200Z-0300Z, Nov 22
 Geographic Focus:North America
 Participation:Worldwide
 Mode:CW
 Bands:20m Only
 Classes:Single Op
 Max power:5 watts
 Exchange:Maximum 13 wpm
RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power)
 Work stations:Once per day
 QSO Points:1 point per QSO with non-member
3 points per QSO with member on same continent
5 points per QSO with member on different continent
 Multipliers:(none)
 Score Calculation:Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by:November 28, 2024
 E-mail logs to:(none)
 Upload log at:https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/autolog.php
 Mail logs to:(none)
 Find rules at:https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/
   
NAQCC CW Sprint: 0130Z-0330Z, Nov 21
 Geographic Focus:United States/Canada
 Participation:Worldwide
 Mode:CW
 Bands:80, 40, 20m
 Classes:(none)
 Max power:5 watts
 Exchange:RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power)
 Work stations:Once per band
 QSO Points:1 point per QSO with non-member
2 points per QSO with member
 Multipliers:Each state, province, or country once
Key Type Mult: 2x if straight key, 1.5x if bug, 1x if other
 Score Calculation:Total score = total QSO points x total mults x key type mult
 Submit logs by:2359Z November 24, 2024
 E-mail logs to:(none)
 Upload log at:http://naqcc.info/autologger.php
 Mail logs to:(none)
 Find rules at:http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html
   
CWops Test (CWT): 0300Z-0400Z, Nov 21
 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 November 23, 2024
 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, Nov 21
 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 November 23, 2024
 Post log summary at:http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to:(none)
 Find rules at:https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
   
NTC QSO Party: 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 21
 Geographic Focus:The Netherlands
 Participation:Worldwide
 Mode:CW
 Bands:80, 40, 20m
 Classes:Electronic Keyer
Mechanical Keyer
 Exchange:NTC Member: RST + Member No.
non-Member: RST + "NM"
Less than 25 wpm
 Work stations:Once per band
 QSO Points:3 points per QSO with PG6NTC
2 points per QSO with NTC member
1 point per QSO with non-member
 Multipliers:(none)
 Score Calculation:Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by:November 24, 2024
 E-mail logs to:ntcqp[at]pi4ntc[dot]nl
 Mail logs to:(none)
 Find rules at:https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/
   
NCCC FT4 Sprint: 0100Z-0130Z, Nov 22
 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:November 24, 2024
 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, Nov 22
 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:November 24, 2024
 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
   
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Nov 22
 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:0330Z November 23, 2024
 E-mail logs to:(see rules)
 Mail logs to:(none)
 Find rules at:http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm
   
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 22
 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:November 24, 2024
 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, Nov 22
 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 November 24, 2024
 Post log summary at:http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to:(none)
 Find rules at:http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html
   
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW: 0000Z, Nov 23 to 2400Z, Nov 24
 Geographic Focus:Worldwide
 Participation:Worldwide
 Awards:Worldwide
 Mode:CW
 Bands:160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes:Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted All Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Overlays: (Classic/Rookie/Youth)
Multi-Single (Low/High)
Multi-Two
Multi-Multi
Explorer
 Max power:HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange:RST + CQ Zone No.
 Work stations:Once per band
 QSO Points:0 points per QSO with same country (counts as mult)
1 point per QSO with different country same continent
2 points per QSO with different country same continent (NA)
3 points per QSO with different continent
 Multipliers:Each CQ zone once per band
Each country once per band
 Score Calculation:Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by:2359Z November 29, 2024
 E-mail logs to:(none)
 Upload log at:https://www.cqww.com/logcheck/
 Mail logs to:(none)
 Find rules at:https://www.cqww.com/rules.htm
   
Thanks to WA7BNM

Monday, July 29, 2024

NTS: National Traffic System - you can send a msg to a ham anywhere in the world

 here is the    NTS  pdf  form you can use  to   send a  message  to any ham in the  world

     via a  NTS net.  contact  your  local  NTS net                 NTS radiogram form


here is the  ARRL link to more  NTS information   arrl.org/nts

 

RADIOGRAM-2011.pdf (arrl.org)


good luck


Niece

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