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The ARRL Contest Update

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

May 8, 2024

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

In this Issue:IN THIS ISSUE

- Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
- Bulletins
- Contest Summary
- Contests
- Log Due Dates

UPCOMING CONTESTS - THINGS TO DO

The Canadian Prairies QSO Party <https://cpqp.ve6hams.ca/> begins at
1700 UTC on Saturday, May 11, and concludes at 0300 UTC on Sunday, May
12. The Canadian prairies are the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan,
and Alberta. Stations outside of the three provinces contact as many
stations in as many electoral districts as possible. Stations inside
the Canadian prairie provinces work everyone. Contacts between stations
located in the prairie provinces do not count for QSO credit. Visit <https://cpqp.ve6hams.ca/>https://cpqp.ve6hams.ca/ for rules and log
submission information.

The last of the 2024 VHF/UHF Spring Sprints, the 50 MHz Spring Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2023-information>, begins at 2300 UTC on Saturday, May 11, and concludes at 0300 UTC on
Sunday, May 12. The Spring Sprints are sponsored by the Central States
VHF Society. For rules and other information, visit https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home.

The Arkansas QSO Party <http://www.arkqp.com/> begins at 1400 UTC on
Saturday, May 18 and concludes at 0200 UTC on Sunday, May 19. Rules are available at their website, https://arkqp.com/. The Arkansas QSO Party,
along with the Canadian Prairies QSO Party, are both a part of the
State QSO Party Challenge. Visit http://stateqsoparty.com/ for details.

BULLETINS

2024 International EME Conference

There's still time to register for the 21st International EME
Conference to be held August 9-11, 2024 in Trenton, New Jersey. Keep an
eye on the conference website, https://eme2024trenton.org, for the
latest news on presentations, speakers, and conference happenings. The
Saturday banquet speaker is Dr. Joe Taylor, KJ1T.

CONTEST SUMMARY

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

May 9

- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- QRP Minimal Art Session <http://qrpcc.de/contestrules/mas/index.html>

May 10

- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- Weekly RTTY Test <https://radiosport.world/wrt.html>
- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

May 11

- FISTS Saturday Sprint <https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints>
- VOLTA WW RTTY Contest <http://www.contestvolta.it/rules.pdf>
- CQ-M International DX Contest <https://cqm.srr.ru/en/rules/>
- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- Canadian Prairies QSO Party <https://cpqp.ve6hams.ca/>
- 50 MHz Spring Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2024-information>

May 13

- 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>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80mcc.shtml>

May 14

- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>
- DARC FT4 Contest <https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/ft4-contest/ft4-rules/>

May 15

- 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/>

May 16

- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>
- NAQCC CW Sprint <http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- NTC QSO Party <https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/>

May 17

- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- Weekly RTTY Test <https://radiosport.world/wrt.html>
- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

May 18

- UN DX Contest <http://undxc.kz/rules-eng/>
- NZART Sangster Shield Contest <https://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contests/sangster-shield>
- His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW <https://concursos.ure.es/en/s-m-el-rey-de-espana-cw/bases/>
- EU PSK DX Contest <https://eupsk.club/eupskdx/eupskdxrules.pdf>
- Arkansas QSO Party <http://www.arkqp.com/>
- Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/10M-Sprint>
- Baltic Contest <http://www.lrsf.lt/en/>

May 19

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

May 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>
- RSGB FT4 Contest
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80m_ft4.shtml>

May 21

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

May 22

- SKCC Sprint
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/>
- 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/>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80mcc.shtml>

Results and Records

2023 ARRL 160-Meter Contest Results

The results for the 2023 ARRL 160-Meter Contest are available at https://contests.arrl.org/160m/. The Full Results article by Mark
Beckwith, N5OT, line scores, and log checking reports are available at
the website. Click on "Articles/Line Scores" on the left side of the
page to view results. Downloadable certificates are available by
clicking on "Certificates" at the top of the page.

NCJ Contest Results

The final results articles for several National Contest Journal (NCJ)
contests are available on their website. Direct links to the results
articles are listed below.

- January 2024 North American QSO Party CW Final Results https://ncjweb.com/naqp-scores/cwnaqp012024.pdf

- February 2024 North American QSO Party RTTY Final Results https://ncjweb.com/naqp-scores/rttynaqp022024.pdf

- March 2024 North American Sprint RTTY Final Results https://ncjweb.com/sprint-scores/rttysprint032024.pdf

-- Thanks to Kirk Pickering, K4RO.

RAC Winter Contest Results

The results for the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) 2023 Winter contest
are now available on-line at https://www.rac.ca/contesting-results/.
The RAC Winter Contest Manager Sam Ferris, VE5SF, thanks the contest
sponsors and participants.

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

May 9, 2024 - May 22,2024

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/>, May 9, 0300z to May
9, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: May
11.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, May 9, 0700z to May
9, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: May
11.

QRP Minimal Art Session <http://qrpcc.de/contestrules/mas/index.html>,
May 9, 1400z to May 9, 2200z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + "/" + class +
number of components; Logs due: May 23.

NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>, May 10, 0100z
to May 10, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square;
Logs due: May 12.

Weekly RTTY Test <https://radiosport.world/wrt.html>, May 10, 0145z to
May 10, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: May 12.

NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, May 10, 0230z to May
10, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
May 12.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, May 10, 2000z to
May 10, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: May 12.

FISTS Saturday Sprint <https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints>, May
11, 0000z to May 11, 2359z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; FISTS: RST +
first name + FISTS No. + (state/province/country), non-FISTS: RST +
first name + "0" + (state/province/country); Logs due: May 18.

VOLTA WW RTTY Contest <http://www.contestvolta.it/rules.pdf>, May 11,
1200z to May 12, 1200z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + QSO No.
+ CQ Zone; Logs due: May 31.

CQ-M International DX Contest <https://cqm.srr.ru/en/rules/>, May 11,
1200z to May 12, 1159z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RS(T)
+ Serial No.; Logs due: May 22.

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>,
May 11, 1200z to May 12, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6;
RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due:
May 19.

Canadian Prairies QSO Party <https://cpqp.ve6hams.ca/>, May 11, 1700z
to May 12, 0300z; CW, Phone; Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10; VE4/5/6: RS(T) +
district code, Non-VE4/5/6: RST + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due: May
27.

50 MHz Spring Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2024-information>,
May 11, 2300z to May 12, 0300z; not specified; Bands: 6; 4-character
grid square; Logs due: May 25.

4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint <http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf>, May 13, 0000z to May 13,
0200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Member No., Non-member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Power; Logs due: May 15.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, May 13, 0000z to
May 13, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: May 15.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, May 13, 1300z to May
13, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: May 16.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, May 13, 1630z to
May 13, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: May 17.

RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80mcc.shtml>, May 13, 1900z to
May 13, 2030z; SSB; Bands: 80; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: May 14.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, May 13, 1900z to May
13, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: May 16.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, May
14, 0100z to May 14, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: May 15.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, May 14, 0300z to May
14, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: May 16.

DARC FT4 Contest <https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/ft4-contest/ft4-rules/>,
May 14, 1900z to May 14, 2000z; FT4; Bands: 80; DL: RST + 4-character
grid square; Logs due: May 21.

Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, May 15, 0230z to
May 15, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: May 17.

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

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, May 15, 1300z to May
15, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: May
18.

VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest <http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>,
May 15, 1700z to May 15, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 1.2G; 4-character grid
square; Logs due: May 20.

Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, May 15, 1700z to May 15,
1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: May 17.

Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, May 15, 1800z to May 15,
1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: May 17.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, May 15, 1900z to May
15, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: May
18.

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

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

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

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

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

NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>, May 17, 0100z
to May 17, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square;
Logs due: May 19.

Weekly RTTY Test <https://radiosport.world/wrt.html>, May 17, 0145z to
May 17, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: May 19.

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

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

UN DX Contest <http://undxc.kz/rules-eng/>, May 18, 0600z to May 18,
2100z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Kazakhstan: RS(T) + District
Code, non-Kazakhstan: RS(T) + QSO No.; Logs due: Jun 2.

NZART Sangster Shield Contest <https://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contests/sangster-shield>, May 18,
0800z to May 19, 1100z; CW; Bands: 80; ZL: RST + Serial No. + Branch
No., non-ZL: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 15.

His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW <https://concursos.ure.es/en/s-m-el-rey-de-espana-cw/bases/>, May 18,
1200z to May 19, 1200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; EA: RST +
province, non-EA: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 3.

EU PSK DX Contest <https://eupsk.club/eupskdx/eupskdxrules.pdf>, May
18, 1200z to May 19, 1200z; BPSK63; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; EU: RST
+ EU area, non-EU: RST + QSO No.; Logs due: May 24.

Arkansas QSO Party <http://www.arkqp.com/>, May 18, 1400z to May 19,
0200z; CW, Phone, Digital (no FT8); Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6,
2; AR: RS(T) + County, non-AR: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due:
Jun 7.

Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/10M-Sprint>, May 18, 1600z to May 18, 2000z; Feld Hell; Bands: 10; (see rules); Logs
due: May 22.

Baltic Contest <http://www.lrsf.lt/en/>, May 18, 2100z to May 19,
0200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80; RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 1.

FISTS Sunday Sprint <https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints>, May
19, 0000z to May 19, 2359z; 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: May 26.

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>, May 19,
2300z to May 20, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: May 25.

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

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

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

RSGB FT4 Contest <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80m_ft4.shtml>,
May 20, 1900z to May 20, 2030z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Signal
report; Logs due: May 21.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80mcc.shtml>, May 22, 1900z to
May 22, 2030z; RTTY, PSK; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: May
23.

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

VHF+ CONTESTS

LOG DUE DATES

May 9

- ARS Spartan Sprint <http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html> - SKCC Sprint Europe
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>
- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>

May 10

- 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>
- ARI International DX Contest <https://www.ari.it/>

May 11

- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RCC Cup <http://rcccup.ru/>

May 12

- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- Florida QSO Party <http://floridaqsoparty.org/rules/>
- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- Weekly RTTY Test <https://radiosport.world/wrt.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

May 13

- 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW <http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules> - A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>

May 14

- JIDX CW Contest <http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html>
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80mcc.shtml>

May 15

- AGCW QRP/QRP Party <https://www.agcw.de/contest/qrp-qrp>
- WAB 7 MHz Phone <http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php>
- 7th Call Area QSO Party <http://7qp.org>
- North Dakota QSO Party <https://ndarrlsection.com/2024/2024_ND_QSO_Party_Rule.pdf>
- 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint <http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf>
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

May 16

- NRAU 10m Activity Contest
<https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>

May 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>

May 18

- Microwave Spring Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2024-information>
- FISTS Saturday Sprint <https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>

May 19

- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- NTC QSO Party <https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/>
- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- Weekly RTTY Test <https://radiosport.world/wrt.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- NAQCC CW Sprint <http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html>

May 20

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

May 21

- Nebraska QSO Party <https://nebraskaqsoparty.com/qso-party-rules/f/rules-for-2022-nebraska-qso-party>
- Ontario QSO Party <http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm>
- EA-QRP CW Contest <https://www.eaqrp.com/index.php/actividades/concurso?id=301>
- DARC FT4 Contest <https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/ft4-contest/ft4-rules/>
- RSGB FT4 Contest
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80m_ft4.shtml>
- Quebec QSO Party <https://wp1.quebecqsoparty.org/>

May 22

- CQ-M International DX Contest <https://cqm.srr.ru/en/rules/>
- Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/10M-Sprint>
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

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