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The ARRL Contest Update for August 28, 2024

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August 28, 2024
Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ]

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In this Issue:
�-�Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
�-�Bulletins
�-�Contest Summary
�-�Results and Records
�-�Contests
�-�Log Due Dates

Upcoming Contests �-" Things to Do

Upcoming State QSO Parties
State QSO party enthusiasts have 2 opportunities to participate this weekend: the Colorado QSO Party begins on August 31 at 1300 UTC, and concludes on September 1 at 0400 UTC, and the Tennessee QSO Party begins on September 1 at 1800 UTC and concludes on September 2 at 0300 UTC. More information and rules for each event can be found on their respective web sites, or in the "Contests" section below.
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UK/EI DX SSB Contest
UK/EI DX SSB Contest takes place this weekend, beginning on Saturday, August 31 at 1200 UTC and concluding on Sunday, September, 1 at 1200 UTC. The contest replaces the original Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) DX Contest. The contest exchange is a signal report plus a serial number starting with 1. UK and Ireland entrants will also send their two-character UK/EI district code. Logs must be submitted in the Cabrillo format and are due 24 hours after the conclusion of the event. For more information, visit www.ukeicc.com/dx-contest-rules.php [ https://www.ukeicc.com/dx-contest-rules.php ] .
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North American CW and RTTY Sprints
The North American CW and RTTY Sprints are coming up next month. The CW Sprint begins on Sunday, September 8, at 0000 UTC and concludes at 0359 UTC. The RTTY Sprint begins on Sunday, September 15, at 0000 UTC and concludes at 0359 UTC. Participants are reminded that these events occur on Saturday evenings in North America. For complete rules and contest details, visit ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf [ http://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf ]
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Fall VHF/UHF Sprints
The Fall VHF/UHF Sprints, sponsored by the Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club, continue with the 144 MHz Sprint on Monday, September 9; the 222 MHz Sprint on Tuesday, September 17; and the 432 MHz Sprint on Wednesday, September 25. These sprints will begin at 7:00 PM local time and conclude at 11:00 PM local time. The final sprint event, the 902 MHz and Up Sprint, begins on Saturday, October 5, at 8:00 AM local time, and concludes at 2:00 PM local time. For more information, visit packratvhf.com/index.php/fall-sprints [ https://packratvhf.com/index.php/fall-sprints ] .

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Bulletins

K1USN SST Open Premieres on September 13
CW operators and are invited to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the K1USN weekly Slow Speed Contest (SST) by participating in a new event, the K1USN SST Open (SSO). From its inception in September 2020, the twice-weekly SST has encouraged CW newcomers to join with experienced operators in a relaxed contest at speeds less than 20 WPM. Participants are encouraged to operate at 12 WPM or less so that CW newcomers can participate at a pace that is comfortable for them.

The SST Open takes place on Friday, September 13 from 2000 UTC to 2359 UTC. The exchange is your name and US state, Canadian province, or "DX" if located outside of the US or Canada. More information on the SSO is available at www.k1usn.com/SSO.html [ http://www.k1usn.com/SSO.html ] .

38th Biennial NCCC Sprint Ladder
The 38th NCCC Sprint Ladder competition takes place on Friday, August 30 from 0230 UTC, to 0300 UTC. Participants are reminded that the contest begins on Thursday night in North America. The competition runs for 7 consecutive weeks, until October 11. A station's four highest scores will count toward the final rankings, which will be available at https://radiosport.world/ladder [ https://radiosport.world/ladder/ ] , courtesy of Tim Shoppa, N3QE.

- Thanks to Bill Haddon, N6ZFO

Contest Summary

See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.

August 29
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]

August 30
�-�QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm ]
�-�NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
�-�Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
�-�NCCC Sprint Ladder [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

August 31
�-�Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/worked-all-americas-sprint ]
�-�UK/EI DX Contest, SSB [ https://www.ukeicc.com/dx-contest-rules.php ] �-�Russian WW MultiMode Contest [ http://www.rdrclub.ru/news-radio/russian-ww-mm-contest/159-rus-ww-multimode-contest ]
�-�Colorado QSO Party [ http://ppraa.org/coqp ]

September 1
�-�Tennessee QSO Party [ https://tnqp.org/rules/ ]

September 2
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
�-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] �-�OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] �-�RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rautumn.shtml ]
�-�MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint [ https://www.miqrp.net/contest ]

September 3
�-�ARS Spartan Sprint [ http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html ]
�-�Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] �-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]

September 4
�-�Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] �-�A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
�-�VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ] �-�Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�UKEICC 80m Contest [ https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php ]

September 5
�-�Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ ] �-�CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
�-�NRAU 10m Activity Contest [ https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ ] �-�SKCC Sprint Europe [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/ ]

September 6
�-�NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
�-�Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
�-�NCCC Sprint Ladder [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

September 7
�-�All Asian DX Contest, Phone [ https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2024AA_rule.htm ]
�-�Wake-Up! QRP Sprint [ http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng ]
�-�SARL VHF/UHF FM Contest [ http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp ]
�-�SARL Field Day Contest [ http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp ]
�-�Russian RTTY WW Contest [ https://www.contest.ru/russian-ww-rtty-contest-rules-en/ ]
�-�IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/iaru-region-1-fieldday/en/ ]
�-�RSGB SSB Field Day [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rnfd.shtml ] �-�Ohio State Parks on the Air [ http://ospota.org/ ]
�-�IARU Region 1 145 MHz Contest [ https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rules-2021.pdf ]
�-�AGCW Straight Key Party [ https://www.agcw.de/contest/htp/htp-en/ ] �-�PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint [ http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/jay-hudak-memorial-80m-sprint ]
�-�CWOps CW Open [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/cw-open/ ]

September 8
�-�North American Sprint, CW [ https://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf ]
�-�WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone [ http://wab.intermip.net/Contest Rules.php#OtherRules ]

September 9
�-�4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint [ http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf ]
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
�-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] �-�OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] �-�144 MHz Fall Sprint [ https://www.packratvhf.com/sprints/2024_Fall_Sprint_Rules_Final.pdf ]
�-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]

September 10
�-�Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] �-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]

September 11
�-�Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] �-�A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
�-�VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ] �-�Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rautumn.shtml ]

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Results and Records

2024 Georgia QSO Party Results
The 2024 Georgia QSO Party Results have been published at https://gaqsoparty.com [ https://gaqsoparty.com/ ] The organizers thank all who participated and hope to see you again during the second weekend of April 2025.

- Thanks to Jeff Clarke, KU8E

That's all for this time. Remember to send contesting-related stories, book reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, schematics, club information, pictures, stories, blog links, and predictions to contest-update@arrl.org [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ] .

73, Paul, N1SFE

Contests

August 29, 2024 - September 11, 2024

An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral [ http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar ] is available as a PDF. Check the sponsors' website for information on operating time restrictions and other instructions.

HF CONTESTS

CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Aug 29, 0300z to Aug 29, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 31.

CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Aug 29, 0700z to Aug 29, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 31.

QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm ] , Aug 30, 0100z to Aug 30, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Aug 31.

NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Aug 30, 0100z to Aug 30, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Sep 1.

Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Aug 30, 0145z to Aug 30, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Sep 1.

NCCC Sprint Ladder [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Aug 30, 0230z to Aug 30, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Sep 1.

K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Aug 30, 2000z to Aug 30, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Sep 1.

Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/worked-all-americas-sprint ] , Aug 31, 0000z to Aug 31, 2359z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; (see rules); Logs due: Sep 4.

UK/EI DX Contest [ https://www.ukeicc.com/dx-contest-rules.php ] , SSB, Aug 31, 1200z to Sep 1, 1200z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; UK/EI: RS + Serial No. + District Code, DX: RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Sep 2.

Russian WW MultiMode Contest [ http://www.rdrclub.ru/news-radio/russian-ww-mm-contest/159-rus-ww-multimode-contest ] , Aug 31, 1200z to Sep 1, 1159z; CW, SSB, RTTY, BPSK; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; UA: RST(Q) + 2-character oblast, non-UA: RST(Q) + QSO No.; Logs due: Sep 6.

Colorado QSO Party [ http://ppraa.org/coqp ] , Aug 31, 1300z to Sep 1, 0400z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: All, except WARC; CO: Name + county, W/VE: Name + (state/province), DX: Name + DXCC prefix; Logs due: Oct 5.

Tennessee QSO Party [ https://tnqp.org/rules/ ] , Sep 1, 1700z to Sep 2, 0300z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: All, except WARC; TN: RS(T) + county, non-TN: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs due: Sep 11.

K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Sep 2, 0000z to Sep 2, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Sep 4.

ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Sep 2, 1300z to Sep 2, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Sep 5.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] , Sep 2, 1630z to Sep 2, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Sep 6.

RSGB 80m Autumn Series [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rautumn.shtml ] , SSB, Sep 2, 1900z to Sep 2, 2030z; SSB; Bands: 80; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Sep 5.

ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Sep 2, 1900z to Sep 2, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Sep 5.

MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint [ https://www.miqrp.net/contest ] , Sep 2, 2300z to Sep 3, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + (member no./power output); Logs due: Sep 16.

ARS Spartan Sprint [ http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html ] , Sep 3, 0000z to Sep 3, 0200z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + Power; Logs due: Sep 5.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Sep 3, 0100z to Sep 3, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Sep 4.

ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Sep 3, 0300z to Sep 3, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Sep 5.

Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] , Sep 4, 0230z to Sep 4, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Sep 6.

A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] , Sep 4, 1200z to Sep 4, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Sep 9.

CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Sep 4, 1300z to Sep 4, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Sep 7.

Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Sep 4, 1700z to Sep 4, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Sep 6.

Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Sep 4, 1800z to Sep 4, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Sep 6.

CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Sep 4, 1900z to Sep 4, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Sep 7.

UKEICC 80m Contest [ https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php ] , Sep 4, 2000z to Sep 4, 2100z; SSB; Bands: 80; 6-Character grid square; Logs due: Sep 4.

Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ ] , Sep 5, 0000z to Sep 6, 0300z; CW; Bands: 40; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Sep 12.

CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Sep 5, 0300z to Sep 5, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Sep 7.

CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Sep 5, 0700z to Sep 5, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Sep 7.

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