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The ARRL Contest Update

Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************

February 15, 2023

Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE <[email protected]>

In this Issue:IN THIS ISSUE

- Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
- Bulletins
- Contest Summary
- News, Press Releases, and Special Interest
- Results and Records
- Contests
- Log Due Dates

UPCOMING CONTESTS - THINGS TO DO

ARRL International DX Contest, CW

The ARRL International DX Contest - CW <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx> is
this weekend, starting at 0000 UTC on Saturday, February 18, and
concluding at 2359 UTC on Sunday, February 19. This contest is a great opportunity for US and W/VE amateurs to make DX contacts and bolster
their DXCC totals.

The multioperator station accommodations that were introduced 2 years
ago have been extended into the 2023 running of the event. This allows multioperator station participants to operate from their home stations
in conjunction with the multi-op station. Home stations must be within
a 100-kilometer (62-mile) radius of the multioperator station, and must
be within the same DXCC entity, US state, or Canadian province.

For complete rules and more information, visit www.arrl.org/arrl-dx <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>.

Upcoming State QSO Parties

Two state QSO parties are happening next weekend. The South Carolina
QSO Party <http://scqso.com/> begins at 1500 UTC on Saturday, February
25 and concludes at 0159 UTC on Sunday, February 26. The North Carolina
QSO Party <http://ncqsoparty.org/rules/> begins at 1500 UTC on Sunday,
February 26, and concludes at 0100 UTC on Monday, February 27. Both
events count toward the State QSO Party Challenge, including the Worked
All QSO Parties award. For more details, visit the individual event web
pages above, as well as http://stateqsoparty.com/.

North American QSO Party, RTTY

The North American QSO Party - RTTY
<http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf> also runs next weekend, starting
at 1800 UTC Saturday, February 25, and concluding at 0559 UTC on
Sunday, February 26. The Exchange for North American stations is your
name and station location (state, province, or country, while all other stations use only their name. This event runs concurrently with the
2023 North American Collegiate Championship
<https://www.w9smc.com/nacc/>, which is sponsored by the Society of
Midwest Contesters.

ARRL Volunteers On the Air Event

The year long ARRL Volunteers On the Air (VOTA) event continues,
recognizing ARRL volunteers' support and contributions. Get on the air
and make contacts with as many ARRL volunteers or members as possible.
There will be week long activations of portable W1AW/# stations in all
50 states, and several US possessions and territories. For a schedule
of W1AW/# portable operations, see the W1AW Portable Activations
Schedule <https://vota.arrl.org/w1awPortable.php>. Be sure to upload
your logs to LoTW and check your score online. Check out the full
details at http://vota.arrl.org <http://vota.arrl.org/>.

BULLETINS

Special Event Stations on the Air for the North Carolina QSO Party

To commemorate the 120th anniversary of the Wright Brothers historic
first flight, there will be six special event stations on the air for
the North Carolina QSO Party (NCQP): N4W, N4R, N4I, N4G, N4H, and N4T. Participants who contact these stations can earn 50 points for each
station. Stations who contact all six stations spelling the word
"Wright" can earn an additional 200 bonus points.

The NCQP organizers have announced that N4W will be operating from the
Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, and N4T will be
operating again this year from the Battleship North Carolina in
Wilmington.

The NCQP begins at 1500 UTC on Sunday, February 26, and concludes at
0100 UTC on Monday, February 27. Visit http://ncqsoparty.org/ for more
details.

CONTEST SUMMARY

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

February 16

- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- NTC QSO Party <https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/>

February 17

- NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- NCCC Sprint Ladder <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

February 18

- ARRL International DX Contest, CW <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>
- YLRL YL-OM Contest <https://ylrl.org/wp/yl-om-contest/>
- Russian PSK WW Contest <http://www.rdrclub.ru/russian-ww-psk-contest/49-rus-ww-psk-rules>
- Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/bingo-sprint>

February 19

- FISTS Sunday Sprint <https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints>
- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>

February 20

- 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>

February 21

- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>

February 22

- SKCC Sprint
<http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/>
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- 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/>
- Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>

February 23

- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80mcc.shtml>

February 24

- NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- NCCC Sprint Ladder <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB <http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm>

February 25

- REF Contest, SSB <http://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhf_dx.pdf>
- UBA DX Contest, CW <http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest-rules>
- South Carolina QSO Party <http://scqso.com/>
- North American QSO Party, RTTY <http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf>
- NA Collegiate Championship, RTTY <http://www.w9smc.com/nacc/>

February 26

- High Speed Club CW Contest <http://www.highspeedclub.org/>
- North Carolina QSO Party <http://ncqsoparty.org/rules/>

February 27

- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- RSGB FT4 Contest
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80m_ft4.shtml>

February 28

- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>

March 1

- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- 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>
- AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest <https://antiquewireless.org/homepage/john-rollins-memorial-dx-contest-2/>

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND SPECIAL INTEREST

Tim Duffy, K3LR, has announced that Jon Zaimes, AA1K, will be the 2023
Top Band Dinner speaker. The Top Band Dinner will be held on Friday,
May 19, 2023, at the Hope Hotel & Conference Center, located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, in Dayton, Ohio.

Jon Zaimes is an active member of the Frankford Radio Club and
participates in the CQ World Wide SSB and CW contests; the ARRL
160-Meter Contest, the CQ World Wide 160-Meter CW Contest, and the ARRL
DX CW and DX SSB contests. He is an active DXer and is on the top of
the ARRL DXCC Honor Roll, with 329 entities contacted on 160 Meters.

For more information, please visit their website at https://www.topbanddinner.com/.

RESULTS AND RECORDS

Ward Silver, N0AX, writes, "thanks to the fast and diligent work of the
CW Sprint team, preliminary results for the recent North American CW
Sprint are available at https://ncjweb.com/." Jim George, N3BB, adds
that he is working on writing the full results article, and is seeking
photos of participants, particularly newer operators and those who are operating in unusual locations or in a unique way. Please send any
photos to him at [email protected] for possible inclusion in the
article.

Technical Topics and Discussion

In late December, Alex Krist, KR1ST, shared his experiences of testing
the RM Noise artificial intelligence (AI) noise-filtering program which
uses AI to remove noise from a signal. The filter is trained with noise
samples which it then uses to eliminate noise from the source signal.

Alex made eight videos that demonstrate RM Noise, which have been added
to a YouTube playlist, https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkHzeR_O8CT2An8ieNJnp5MEMcNt-oxpU.

To learn more and to download a copy of the software, visit https://ournetplace.com/rm-noise.

- Thanks to Alex Krist, KR1ST

A related article regarding the use of ChatGPT over a D-STAR repeater
was posted on www.hackaday.com. ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by
OpenAI, which uses artificial intelligence to string words together in
a meaningful way. Hams can ask ChatGPT questions over the repeater, and
the chatbot will generate spoken responses over the air. You can read
the article and see a video demonstration at https://hackaday.com/2023/01/28/the-voice-of-chatgpt-is-now-on-the-air/.

- Thanks to Steve Berry, N1EZ

Do you have a good technical topic that you'd like to share with the
contesting community? Let me know! Send an email to
[email protected] and I'll share it here.

That's all for this time- get out there and work some DX! Remember to
send contesting-related stories, book reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, schematics, club information, pictures, stories, blog
links, and predictions to [email protected].

73, Paul, N1SFE

CONTESTS

February 16, 2023 - March 1, 2023

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

Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>, Feb
16, 0000z to Feb 17, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Feb 23.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Feb 16, 0300z to Feb
16, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb
18.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Feb 16, 0700z to Feb
16, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb
18.

NTC QSO Party <https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/>, Feb 16, 1900z to Feb 16,
2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Member:
RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Feb 19.

NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Feb 17, 0145z to
Feb 17, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Feb 19.

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>, Feb 17,
0200z to Feb 17, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) +
name + power output; Logs due: Feb 18.

NCCC Sprint Ladder <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Feb 17, 0230z
to Feb 17, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; Serial No. + Name +
QTH; Logs due: Feb 19.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Feb 17, 2000z to
Feb 17, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 19.

ARRL International DX Contest, CW <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>, Feb
18, 0000z to Feb 19, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; W/VE:
RST + (state/province), non-W/VE: RST + power; Logs due: Feb 26.

YLRL YL-OM Contest <https://ylrl.org/wp/yl-om-contest/>, Feb 18, 0000z
to Feb 19, 2359z; CW/Digital, SSB; Bands: All, except WARC; QSO No. +
RS(T) + (section/province/country); Logs due: Mar 21.

Russian PSK WW Contest <http://www.rdrclub.ru/russian-ww-psk-contest/49-rus-ww-psk-rules>, Feb
18, 1200z to Feb 19, 1159z; BPSK31, BPSK63, BPSK125; Bands: 160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10; RU: RST + 2-letter oblast, non-RU: RST + Serial No.;
Logs due: Feb 24.

Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/bingo-sprint>,
Feb 18, 1900z to Feb 18, 2059z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
10; (see rules); Logs due: Feb 22.

FISTS Sunday Sprint <https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints>, Feb
19, 2100z to Feb 19, 2300z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + FISTS No., non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + "0"; Logs due: Feb 26.

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>, Feb 19,
2300z to Feb 20, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Feb 26.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Feb 20, 0000z to
Feb 20, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 22.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Feb 20, 1300z to Feb
20, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Feb 23.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Feb 20, 1630z to
Feb 20, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 24.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Feb 20, 1900z to Feb
20, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Feb 23.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Feb
21, 0100z to Feb 21, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Feb 22.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Feb 21, 0300z to Feb
21, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Feb 23.

SKCC Sprint
<http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/>, Feb
22, 0000z to Feb 22, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST
+ (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Feb
26.

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>, Feb 22,
0200z to Feb 22, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) +
name + power output; Logs due: Feb 23.

Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Feb 22, 0230z to
Feb 22, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Feb 24.

A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Feb 22, 1200z to Feb 22,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Feb 27.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Feb 22, 1300z to Feb
22, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb
25.

Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Feb 22, 1700z to Feb 22,
1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 24.

Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Feb 22, 1800z to Feb 22,
1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 24.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Feb 22, 1900z to Feb
22, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb
25.

UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>, Feb 22,
2000z to Feb 22, 2100z; CW; Bands: 80; 6-Character grid square; Logs
due: Feb 22.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Feb 23, 0300z to Feb
23, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb
25.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Feb 23, 0700z to Feb
23, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb
25.

RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80mcc.shtml>, Feb 23, 2000z to
Feb 23, 2130z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 24.

NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Feb 24, 0145z to
Feb 24, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Feb 26.

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>, Feb 24,
0200z to Feb 24, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) +
name + power output; Logs due: Feb 25.

NCCC Sprint Ladder <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Feb 24, 0230z
to Feb 24, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; Serial No. + Name +
QTH; Logs due: Feb 26.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Feb 24, 2000z to
Feb 24, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 26.

CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB <http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm>, Feb 24,
2200z to Feb 26, 2200z; SSB; Bands: 160; W/VE: RS + (state/province),
DX: RS + CQ Zone; Logs due: Mar 3.

REF Contest, SSB <http://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhf_dx.pdf>, Feb
25, 0600z to Feb 26, 1800z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; French: RS
+ Department/Prefix, non-French: RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 5.

UBA DX Contest, CW <http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest-rules>, Feb 25,
1300z to Feb 26, 1300z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; ON: RST + Serial
No. + section, non-ON: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 12.

South Carolina QSO Party <http://scqso.com/>, Feb 25, 1500z to Feb 26,
0159z; CW, Digital, Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; SC: RS(T)
+ County, non-SC: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due: Mar 12.

North American QSO Party, RTTY <http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf>,
Feb 25, 1800z to Feb 26, 0559z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; NA:
Name + (state/DC/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Mar 5.

NA Collegiate Championship, RTTY <http://www.w9smc.com/nacc/>, Feb 25,
1800z to Feb 26, 0559z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; NA: Name + (state/DC/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Mar 5.

High Speed Club CW Contest <http://www.highspeedclub.org/>, Feb 26,
1400z to Feb 26, 1700z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Members: RST +
HSC No., non-Members: RST + "NM"; Logs due: Mar 12.

North Carolina QSO Party <http://ncqsoparty.org/rules/>, Feb 26, 1500z
to Feb 27, 0100z; CW, Phone, Digital (no FT4/8); Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15,
10, 6, 2; NC: County, non-NC: (state/province/"DX"); Logs due: Mar 13.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Feb 27, 0000z to
Feb 27, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 1.

QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>, Feb 27, 1300z to
Feb 27, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Mar 5.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Feb 27, 1300z to Feb
27, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Mar 2.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Feb 27, 1630z to
Feb 27, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 3.

QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>, Feb 27, 1900z to
Feb 27, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Mar 5.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Feb 27, 1900z to Feb
27, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Mar 2.

RSGB FT4 Contest <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80m_ft4.shtml>,
Feb 27, 2000z to Feb 27, 2130z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20; 4-character
grid square + signal report; Logs due: Feb 28.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Feb
28, 0100z to Feb 28, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Mar 1.

QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>, Feb 28, 0300z to
Feb 28, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Mar 5.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Feb 28, 0300z to Feb
28, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Mar 2.

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>, Mar 1, 0200z
to Mar 1, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name +
power output; Logs due: Mar 2.

Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Mar 1, 0230z to
Mar 1, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Mar 3.

A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Mar 1, 1200z to Mar 1,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Mar 6.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 1, 1300z to Mar
1, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
4.

Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Mar 1, 1700z to Mar 1, 1759z;
CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 3.

Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Mar 1, 1800z to Mar 1, 1859z;
CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 3.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 1, 1900z to Mar
1, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar
4.

UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>, Mar 1, 2000z
to Mar 1, 2100z; SSB; Bands: 80; 6-Character grid square; Logs due: Mar
1.

AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest <https://antiquewireless.org/homepage/john-rollins-memorial-dx-contest-2/>,
Mar 1, 2300z to Mar 5, 2300z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + Eqpt Type +
Eqpt Year; Logs due: Apr 1.

VHF+ CONTESTS

VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest <http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>,
Mar 1, 1700z to Mar 1, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 144 MHz; 4-character grid
square; Logs due: Mar 6.

See also: Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest
<https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, South Carolina QSO Party
<http://scqso.com/>, North Carolina QSO Party
<http://ncqsoparty.org/rules/>, SKCC Sprint <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/>

LOG DUE DATES

February 16

- NRAU 10m Activity Contest
<https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/>
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80mcc.shtml>

February 17

- Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>
- CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest <http://www.cqwpxrtty.com/rules.htm>
- Dutch PACC Contest <http://pacc.veron.nl/>

February 18

- Asia-Pacific Spring Sprint, CW <http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt>
- Minnesota QSO Party <https://www.w0aa.org/mnqp-rules/>
- FISTS Saturday Sprint <https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints>
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>

February 19

- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- NCCC Sprint Ladder <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- NTC QSO Party <https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/>
- Balkan HF Contest <https://arabih.ba/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=658:seventh-balkan-hf-contest-2020&catid=30&Itemid=466>
- Vermont QSO Party <http://www.ranv.org/vtqso.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

February 20

- British Columbia QSO Party <http://www.orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html>
- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>

February 21

- PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint <http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/valentine-sprint>

February 22

- Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/bingo-sprint> - Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

February 23

- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>
- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>

February 24

- Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>
- Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>
- Russian PSK WW Contest <http://www.rdrclub.ru/russian-ww-psk-contest/49-rus-ww-psk-rules>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80mcc.shtml>

February 25

- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>

February 26

- NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>
- NCCC Sprint Ladder <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- FISTS Sunday Sprint <https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints>
- ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- SKCC Sprint
<http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/>

February 27

- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>

February 28

- AGCW Straight Key Party <https://www.agcw.de/contest/htp/htp-en/>
- KCJ Topband Contest <https://www.kcj-cw.com/>
- RSGB FT4 Contest
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80m_ft4.shtml>
- Winter Field Day <https://www.winterfieldday.com/>

March 1

- AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening <https://www.agcw.de/contest/sta/>
- OMISS QSO Party <http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoparty.php>
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

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