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The ARRL Contest Update

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

March 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
- Sights and Sounds
- Results and Records
- Technical Topics and Discussion
- Contests
- Log Due Dates

UPCOMING CONTESTS - THINGS TO DO

CQ World Wide WPX Contest - SSB

One of the largest HF contests of the year, the CQ World Wide WPX
Contest, SSB, runs from 0000 UTC Saturday, March 25 through 2359 UTC
Sunday, March 26. Participants may operate on the 1.8, 3.5, 7, 14, 21,
and 28 MHz bands. The exchange is signal report and a sequential
contact serial number starting with 1. Single Operator stations may
operate 36 of the 48 hours, and off times must be a minimum of 60
minutes, during which no QSO is logged. Multioperator stations may
operate the full 48-hour contest period. For full rules and scoring
details, see www.cqwpx.com/ <https://www.cqwpx.com/>.

Virginia State QSO Party

The Virginia QSO Party <https://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2023_VQP/2023_VQP_Main.html>
(VAQP) begins at 1400 UTC on Saturday, March 18, and runs through 2359
UTC on Sunday, March 19. See the website for rules and other contest
details. Participants are reminded that the VAQP is part of the 2023
State QSO Party Challenge. For more details about the challenge, visit http://stateqsoparty.com/.

The year-long ARRL Volunteers on the Air event continues, recognizing
the support and contributions of ARRL volunteers. 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 in several US possessions/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

Rules Changes Announced for 2023 ARRL Field Day

A new 500 W peak envelope power (PEP) transmitter output category has
been introduced for Class A, B, and C stations only. Changes to the Get
on the Air (GOTA) station scoring have also been made this year.
Contacts made from the GOTA station are worth 5 points, regardless of
mode, with no limit to the number of contacts that can be made.
Stations can earn a GOTA Coach bonus of 100 points for having a coach
supervise at least 10 of the contacts made and logged at the GOTA
station.

In addition, changes have been made to the Radio Amateurs of Canada
(RAC) section list. The Maritime (MAR) Section has been eliminated,
making New Brunswick (NB) and Nova Scotia (NS) individual sections. The
Greater Toronto Area section has been renamed Golden Horseshoe (GS) and Northern Territories has been renamed Territories (TER). Participants
should make sure their logging software has been updated to reflect
these changes. For a complete list of ARRL/RAC Sections, see https://contests.arrl.org/contestmultipliers.php?a=wve.

ARRL Field Day will be held on June 24 - 25, 2023. For more information
and complete rules, visit https://www.arrl.org/field-day.

CONTEST SUMMARY

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

March 16

- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>
- NAQCC CW Sprint <http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint202302.html>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- BCC QSO Party <http://www.bavarian-contest-club.de/contest/qso-party-2022/Rules-BCC-QSO-Parties-2022;art635,2495>
- NTC QSO Party <https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/>

March 17

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

March 18

- Maidenhead Mayhem Sprint <https://w9et.com/rules.html>
- BARTG HF RTTY Contest <http://www.bartg.org.uk/>
- SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest <http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>
- Russian DX Contest <http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/rulesg.asp>
- F9AA Cup, SSB <https://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/om-yl/concours/trophee-f9aa>
- All Africa International DX Contest <http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>
- AGCW VHF/UHF Contest <https://www.agcw.de/contest/vhf-uhf/>
- Virginia QSO Party <https://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2023_VQP/2023_VQP_Main.html>
- Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/leprechaun-sprint>

March 19

- UBA Spring Contest, SSB <https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest-dst>
- Classic Exchange, Phone <http://www.classicexchange.org/>
- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>

March 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>
- Bucharest Digital Contest <https://yo3test201x.blogspot.com/>

March 21

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

March 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/>

March 23

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

March 24

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

March 25

- CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB <http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm>
- FOC QSO Party <http://g4foc.org/qsoparty/>

March 26

- UBA Spring Contest, 6m <https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest-dst>

March 27

- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>
- RSGB FT4 Contest
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80m_ft4.shtml>

March 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 29

- 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>

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND SPECIAL INTEREST

Pete Smith, N4ZR, has announced that the TZ4AM Reverse Beacon Network <https://www.reversebeacon.net/> (RBN) node in Bamako, Mali, is up and
running. The new node, along with ET3AA in Ethiopia are currently the
only nodes active in Equatorial Africa. Pete extends his thanks to Jeff
Dorsey, TZ4AM, for hosting the new node.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

On March 1, a group of five hams met at in Addison, Vermont, with the
goal of attempting to make successful contacts on the 134, 241, 322,
and 403 GHz bands along a 1.12-kilometer path. Mike Seguin, N1JEZ,
provides details and photos in an article for the North East Weak
Signal Group <https://www.newsvhf.com/> newsletter.

You can read the full article here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1viT6_PLG49_Pn3DIPvXarcJ1IcHocCbZ/edit>.

- Thanks to Mike Seguin, N1JEZ

The Guisborough and District Amateur Radio Club, MX0NYM, operated the
ARRL International DX Contest - SSB from a former nuclear missile
bunker in North York Moors. The group shared a YouTube video of their
operation that can be viewed at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1JApbehEgs.

- Thanks to Ian Miles, G0CNN

RESULTS AND RECORDS

The preliminary results of the February 2023 North American QSO Party -
RTTY are now available on the National Contest Journal website -www.ncjweb.com/current-naqp-rtty-results/ <http://www.ncjweb.com/current-naqp-rtty-results/>. Please report any
problems to NAQP RTTY Contest Manager Mark Aaker, K6UFO, at [email protected].

- Thanks to Mark Aaker, K6UFO

The final results article for the February North American CW Sprint is
now available at https://ncjweb.com and includes updated records. A
summarized version will also be printed in the May/June issue of the
National Contest Journal.

The event organizers would like to thank to Jim George, N3BB, for his contributions to the final results. This wasJim's last Sprint results
article, and his efforts are greatly appreciated.

- Thanks to NA CW Sprint Manager, Ward Silver, N0AX

Mark Endorf, WA0MHJ, has announced that the results of the 2023
Minnesota QSO Party are now available at https://www.w0aa.org/results/.

TECHNICAL TOPICS AND DISCUSSION

An article written by software engineer Robert Heaton describes how
forensic scientists can use the hum generated by the local electric
grid to successfully date an audio recording. The technique, called
Electrical Network Frequency (ENF) Matching, exploits patterns in the
frequency of the "mains hum," which is the faint background noise
emitted by an electrical grid as it pipes electricity around in order
to power our homes and workplaces.

Read the full article, "How to date a recording using background
electrical noise" at https://robertheaton.com/enf/.

- Thanks to Brian Moran, N9ADG

Conversation

With the CQ World Wide WPX SSB Contest <http://www.cqwpx.com/> next
weekend, it's an appropriate time to remind contesters to pay attention
to band edges. If you're operating near the upper or lower edges of the
band (or of your operating privileges), be aware that your signal's
bandwidth may extend beyond the frequency displayed on your radio. For
example, if your radio reads 7.125 MHz on lower sideband phone, your
signal extends outside of the US phone band (and into the CW portion of
the band). In the quick pace and excitement of a contest, it's easy to
lose track of upper and lower band edges as well as of your license
privileges.

If you're using spotting assistance, be aware that some foreign
amateurs have different frequency allocations and may be spotted
working on frequencies that are not allowed for US amateurs. Be sure to
always check that the spot you just clicked on is within your
privileges.

The ARRL website has a handy, printable band plan chart <http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Band%20Chart%20-%2011X17%20Color.pdf>
for those who wish to have one for quick reference.

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 [email protected].

73, Paul, N1SFE

CONTESTS

March 16, 2023 - March 29,2023

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/>, Mar
16, 0000z to Mar 17, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Mar 23.

NAQCC CW Sprint <http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint202302.html>, Mar 16,
0030z to Mar 16, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST +
(state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Mar 19.

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

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

BCC QSO Party <http://www.bavarian-contest-club.de/contest/qso-party-2022/Rules-BCC-QSO-Parties-2022;art635,2495>,
Mar 16, 1900z to Mar 16, 2059z; CW, SSB, RTTY; Bands: 80; RS(T) +
T-shirt size (see rules); Logs due: Mar 16.

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

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>, Mar 17,
0100z to Mar 17, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) +
name + power output; Logs due: Mar 18.

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

NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Mar 17, 0230z to Mar
17, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
Mar 19.

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

Maidenhead Mayhem Sprint <https://w9et.com/rules.html>, Mar 18, 0000z
to Mar 19, 2359z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10;
2-character grid field; Logs due: Mar 31.

BARTG HF RTTY Contest <http://www.bartg.org.uk/>, Mar 18, 0200z to Mar
20, 0159z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Serial No. + 4-digit
time (UTC); Logs due: Mar 27.

Russian DX Contest <http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/rulesg.asp>, Mar 18,
1200z to Mar 19, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Ru:
RS(T) + 2-character oblast, non-Ru: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr
2.

F9AA Cup, SSB <https://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/om-yl/concours/trophee-f9aa>,
Mar 18, 1200z to Mar 19, 1200z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2; RST
+ Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 18.

All Africa International DX Contest <http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>, Mar 18,
1200z to Mar 19, 1200z; CW, SSB, RTTY; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10;
RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 3.

Virginia QSO Party <https://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2023_VQP/2023_VQP_Main.html>,
Mar 18, 1400z to Mar 19, 2359z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: All, except
WARC; VA: Serial No. + county, non-VA: Serial No. +
(state/province/"DX"); Logs due: Apr 15.

Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/leprechaun-sprint>,
Mar 18, 2000z to Mar 18, 2159z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
10; (see rules); Logs due: Mar 22.

UBA Spring Contest, SSB <https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest-dst>, Mar 19,
0700z to Mar 19, 1100z; SSB; Bands: 80; ON: RS + Serial No. + UBA
Section, non-ON: RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 2.

Classic Exchange, Phone <http://www.classicexchange.org/>, Mar 19,
1400z to Mar 22, 0800z; AM, SSB, FM; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6,
2; Name + RS + (state/province/country) + rcvr/xmtr manuf/model; Logs
due: Apr 30.

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

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

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

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

Bucharest Digital Contest <https://yo3test201x.blogspot.com/>, Mar 20,
1800z to Mar 20, 2059z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40; RST + QSO No.; Logs due:
Mar 27.

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

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

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

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

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>, Mar 22,
0100z to Mar 22, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) +
name + power output; Logs due: Mar 23.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>, Mar 24,
0100z to Mar 24, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) +
name + power output; Logs due: Mar 25.

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

NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Mar 24, 0230z to Mar
24, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
Mar 26.

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

CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB <http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm>, Mar 25, 0000z
to Mar 26, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RS + Serial No.;
Logs due: Mar 31.

FOC QSO Party <http://g4foc.org/qsoparty/>, Mar 25, 0000z to Mar 25,
2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF; FOC-Member: RST + Name
+ Member No., non-Members: RST + Name; Logs due: Apr 1.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Mar 27, 0000z to
Mar 27, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 29.

QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>, Mar 27, 1300z to
Mar 27, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Apr 2.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Mar 27, 1300z to Mar
27, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Mar 30.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Mar 27, 1630z to
Mar 27, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 31.

QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>, Mar 27, 1900z to
Mar 27, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Apr 2.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Mar 27, 1900z to Mar
27, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Mar 30.

RSGB FT4 Contest <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80m_ft4.shtml>,
Mar 27, 2000z to Mar 27, 2130z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20; Signal report;
Logs due: Mar 28.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Mar
28, 0100z to Mar 28, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Mar 29.

QCX Challenge <http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html>, Mar 28, 0300z to
Mar 28, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Apr 2.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Mar 28, 0300z to Mar
28, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Mar 30.

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>, Mar 29,
0100z to Mar 29, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) +
name + power output; Logs due: Mar 30.

Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Mar 29, 0230z to
Mar 29, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Mar 31.

A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Mar 29, 1200z to Mar 29,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Apr 3.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 29, 1300z to Mar
29, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr
1.

Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Mar 29, 1700z to Mar 29,
1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 31.

Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Mar 29, 1800z to Mar 29,
1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 31.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Mar 29, 1900z to Mar
29, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr
1.

UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>, Mar 29,
2000z to Mar 29, 2100z; CW; Bands: 80; 6-Character grid square; Logs
due: Mar 29.

VHF+ CONTESTS

SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest <http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>, Mar 18,
0300z to Mar 19, 0900z; SSB; Bands: 50 MHz, 70 MHz, 144 MHz, 432 MHz,
1296 MHz; RS(T) + 6-character grid locator; Logs due: Mar 26.

AGCW VHF/UHF Contest <https://www.agcw.de/contest/vhf-uhf/>, Mar 18,
1400z to Mar 18, 1800z; CW; Bands: 144 MHz, 432 MHz; RST + "/" + Serial
No. + "/" Power class + "/" + 6-character grid locator; Logs due: Mar
26.

UBA Spring Contest, 6m <https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest-dst>, Mar 26,
0600z to Mar 26, 1000z; CW, Phone; Bands: 6; ON: RS(T) + Serial No. +
UBA Section, non-ON: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 9.

SEE ALSO: F9AA Cup, SSB <https://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/om-yl/concours/trophee-f9aa>,
Classic Exchange, Phone <http://www.classicexchange.org/>, SKCC Sprint <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/>, FOC
QSO Party <http://g4foc.org/qsoparty/>, Worldwide Sideband Activity
Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>

LOG DUE DATES

March 16

- Mexico RTTY International Contest <http://www.rtty.fmre.mx/>
- 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/>
- BCC QSO Party <http://www.bavarian-contest-club.de/contest/qso-party-2022/Rules-BCC-QSO-Parties-2022;art635,2495>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80mcc.shtml>

March 17

- RSGB Commonwealth (BERU) Contest <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/rcwc.shtml>
- 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>
- SARL Field Day Contest <http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>
- TESLA Memorial HF CW Contest <http://www.radiosport.yu1srs.org.rs/HFTeslaMemorial/index.php/rules>

March 18

- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- YB DX RTTY Contest <https://rtty.ybdxcontest.com/>

March 19

- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- UBA Spring Contest, CW <https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest-dst>
- NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- NTC QSO Party <https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/>
- South America 10 Meter Contest <http://sa10m.com.ar/wp/rules/>
- North American Sprint, RTTY <http://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- NAQCC CW Sprint <http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint202302.html>

March 20

- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>

March 21

- AGCW YL-CW Party <https://www.agcw.de/contest/yl-cw-party/>
- YLRL YL-OM Contest <https://ylrl.org/wp/yl-om-contest/>

March 22

- Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/leprechaun-sprint>
- Idaho QSO Party <http://www.pocatelloarc.org/idahoqsoparty/>
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

March 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/>

March 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>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80mcc.shtml>

March 25

- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- AGCW QRP Contest <https://www.agcw.de/contest/qrp/>

March 26

- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- AGCW VHF/UHF Contest <https://www.agcw.de/contest/vhf-uhf/>
- UBA Spring Contest, 2m <https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest-dst>
- Wisconsin QSO Party <http://www.warac.org/wqp/wqp.htm>
- NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>
- FIRAC HF Contest <http://www.firac.de/FIRAC_HF_CONTEST_E.pdf>
- SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest <http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- SKCC Sprint
<http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/>

March 27

- Stew Perry Topband Challenge <http://www.kkn.net/stew/>
- EA PSK63 Contest <http://concursos.ure.es/en/eapsk63/bases/>
- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- BARTG HF RTTY Contest <http://www.bartg.org.uk/>
- Bucharest Digital Contest <https://yo3test201x.blogspot.com/>

March 28

- RSGB FT4 Contest
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80m_ft4.shtml>

March 29

- 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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