​​​​​​​THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS  September 25 - October 2, 2023

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
 September 25 - October 2, 2023 
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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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NCCC FT4 Sprint: 0100Z-0130Z, Sep 29
  Geographic Focus: North America
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: FT4
  Bands: (see rules)
  Classes: (none)
  Max power: 100 watts
  Exchange: 4-character grid square
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
  Multipliers: Each 4-character grid square once per band
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: October 1, 2023
  E-mail logs to: (none)
  Upload log at: https://lotw.arrl.org/
  Post log summary at: https://www.3830scores.com/
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Sep 29
  Geographic Focus: North America
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: RTTY
  Bands: (see rules)
  Classes: (none)
  Max power: 100 watts
  Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: October 1, 2023
  E-mail logs to: (none)
  Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Sep 29
  Geographic Focus: North America
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
  Classes: Single Op
  Max power: 100 watts
  Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
              non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
  Multipliers: Each US state (including KL7 and KH6) once per band
               Each VE province once per band
               Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: October 1, 2023
  E-mail logs to: (none)
  Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html

K1USN Slow Speed Test: 2000Z-2100Z, Sep 29
  Geographic Focus: Worldwide
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
  Max power: HP: >100 watts
             LP: 100 watts
             QRP: 5 watts
  Exchange: Maximum 20 wpm
            Name + (state/province/country)
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO (starting with Jan 4 contest)
  Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band
               W/VE do not count as country mults (starting with Jan 4 contest)
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: 2359Z October 1, 2023
  Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html

Feld Hell Sprint: 0000Z-2359Z, Sep 30
  Geographic Focus: Worldwide
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: Feld Hell
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
  Classes: (none)
  Max power: Standard: 100 watts
             QRP: 5 watts
  Exchange: (see rules)
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: (see rules)
              Bonus Points: (see rules)
  Multipliers: (see rules)
  Score Calculation: (see rules)
  Submit logs by: October 4, 2023
  Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/full-day-of-hell-sprint

Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest: 0600Z, Sep 30 to 0559Z, Oct 1
  Geographic Focus: Worldwide
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
           Single Op Field Day (QRP/Low)
           Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
           Multi-Two (Low)
           Multi-Multi
  Max power: HP: >100 watts
             LP: 100 watts
             QRP: CW: 5 watts/SSB: 10 watts
  Exchange: BY: RS(T) + 2-character province
            non-BY: RS(T) + Serial No.
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: (see rules)
  Multipliers: Each BY province once per band
               Each DXCC country once per band
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: 0600Z October 8, 2023
  E-mail logs to: mulandxc[at]hotmail[dot]com
  Upload log at: http://www.mulandxc.com/index/upload_log?_locale=en_US
  Mail logs to: MULANDX Club
                4th Floor, No. 5, Xiajiao East Road
                Huicheng District, Huizhou City
                Guangdong Province
                China
  Find rules at: http://www.mulandxc.com/index/index?_locale=en_US

UK/EI DX Contest, SSB: 1200Z, Sep 30 to 1200Z, Oct 1
  Geographic Focus: Worldwide
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: SSB
  Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: Single Op Unassisted (24/12)(QRP/Low/High)
           Single Op Assisted (24/12)(QRP/Low/High)
           Single Op Overlay: (Single-Element-Antenna)
  Max power: HP: >100W
             LP: 100W
             QRP: 5W
  Exchange: UK/EI: RS + Serial No. + District Code
            DX: RS + Serial No.
  QSO Points: (see rules)
  Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band
               Each UK/EI district once per band
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: 1200Z October 2, 2023
  Upload log at: http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl?Contest=DX%20SSB%20Contest
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: https://www.ukeicc.com/dx-contest-rules.php

Russian WW MultiMode Contest: 1200Z, Sep 30 to 1159Z, Oct 1
  Mode: CW, SSB, RTTY, BPSK
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: Single Op All Band Single Mode (CW/SSB/RTTY/BPSK)
           Single Op All Band Mixed
           Single Op High Bands Mixed
           Single Op Low Bands Mixed
           Multi-Single Mixed
           SWL
  Exchange: UA: RST(Q) + 2-character oblast
            non-UA: RST(Q) + QSO No.
  Work stations: Once per band per mode
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country on 20/15/10m
              3 points per QSO with different country same continent on 20/15/10m
              5 points per QSO with different continent on 20/15/10m
              2 points per QSO with same country on 160/80/40m
              6 points per QSO with different country same continent on 160/80/40m
              10 points per QSO with different continent on 160/80/40m
  Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per mode per band
               Each oblast once per mode per band
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: October 6, 2023
  E-mail logs to: rusww[at]rdrclub[dot]ru
  Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: http://www.rdrclub.ru/news-radio/russian-ww-mm-contest/159-rus-ww-multimode-contest

AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party: 2200Z, Sep 30 to 2200Z, Oct 1
  Geographic Focus: United States
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: AM
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m
  Classes: (none)
  Exchange: Name + (state/province/country)
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: Power>100W: 1 point per QSO
              Power 25-100W: 2 points per QSO
              Power <=25W: 3 points per QSO
              Bonus: 10 points for making at least one QSO on each of the four bands
              Bonus: 10 points for each first QSO with W2AN or W8ACR
  Multipliers: (none)
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
  Submit logs by: October 29, 2023
  E-mail logs to: skipperfam[at]gondtc[dot]com
  Mail logs to: Ron Skipper - W8ACR
                6466 41st Ave NE
                Knox ND 58343
                USA
  Find rules at: https://antiquewireless.org/homepage/am-qso-party-details/

UBA ON Contest, SSB: 0600Z-0900Z, Oct 1
  Geographic Focus: Belgium
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: SSB
  Bands: 80m Only
  Classes: (none)
  Exchange: ON: RS + Serial No. + ON Section
            non-ON: RS + Serial No.
  QSO Points: 3 points per QSO
  Multipliers: Each UBA Section
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: October 8, 2023
  E-mail logs to: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be
  Mail logs to: Welters Leon, ON5WL
                Borgstraat 80
                B-2580 Beerzel
                Belgium
  Find rules at: https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/contest

Peanut Power QRP Sprint: 2200Z-2359Z, Oct 1
  Mode: CW, SSB
  Bands: 80, 40, 20m
  Classes: Goober: 1W CW/2W SSB Portable
           Salted: 5W CW/10W SSB Portable
           Boiled: 1W CW/2W SSB Home
           Roasted: 5W CW/10W SSB Home
           Raw: >5W CW/>10W SSB Home or Portable
  Exchange: RS(T) + (state/province/country) + (peanut no./power output)
  Work stations: Once per band per mode
  QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with peanut station
              4 points per QSO with DX station
              2 points per QSO with non-peanut station
  Multipliers: Each state, province or country, once per band per mode
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: October 18, 2023
  E-mail logs to: pete[at]nogaqrp[dot]org
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: http://www.nogaqrp.org/PeanutPower/rules.pdf

K1USN Slow Speed Test: 0000Z-0100Z, Oct 2
  Geographic Focus: Worldwide
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
  Max power: HP: >100 watts
             LP: 100 watts
             QRP: 5 watts
  Exchange: Maximum 20 wpm
            Name + (state/province/country)
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO (starting with Jan 4 contest)
  Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band
               W/VE do not count as country mults (starting with Jan 4 contest)
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: 2359Z October 4, 2023
  Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html

ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 2
  Geographic Focus: Worldwide
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
  Max power: HP: >100 watts
             LP: 100 watts
             QRP: 5 watts
  Exchange: Name + QSO No.
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
  Multipliers: Each call once
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: 0400Z October 5, 2023
  Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/

OK1WC Memorial (MWC): 1630Z-1729Z, Oct 2
  Geographic Focus: Worldwide
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 80, 40m
  Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low)
           Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low)
  Max power: LP: 100 watts
             QRP: 5 watts
  Exchange: RST + Serial No.
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
  Multipliers: Each last character of worked station call suffix once per band
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: 0600Z October 6, 2023
  E-mail logs to: (none)
  Upload log at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=logs
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l

RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW: 1900Z-2030Z, Oct 2
  Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 80m Only
  Classes: 100W
           10W
  Exchange: RST + Serial No.
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
  Multipliers: (none)
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
  Submit logs by: 2359Z October 5, 2023
  Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/rautumn.shtml

ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 2
  Geographic Focus: Worldwide
  Participation: Worldwide
  Mode: CW
  Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
  Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
  Max power: HP: >100 watts
             LP: 100 watts
             QRP: 5 watts
  Exchange: Name + QSO No.
  Work stations: Once per band
  QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
  Multipliers: Each call once
  Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
  Submit logs by: 0400Z October 5, 2023
  Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
  Mail logs to: (none)
  Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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ARS Spartan Sprint                                   0100Z-0300Z, Oct 3
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest                  0100Z-0159Z, Oct 3
ICWC Medium Speed Test                               0300Z-0400Z, Oct 3
German Telegraphy Contest                            0700Z-1000Z, Oct 3
Phone Weekly Test                                    0230Z-0300Z, Oct 4
A1Club AWT                                           1200Z-1300Z, Oct 4
CWops Test                                           1300Z-1400Z, Oct 4
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest                         1700Z-2100Z, Oct 4
Mini-Test 40                                         1700Z-1759Z, Oct 4
Mini-Test 80                                         1800Z-1859Z, Oct 4
432 MHz Fall Sprint                                  1900 local - 2300 local, Oct 4
CWops Test                                           1900Z-2000Z, Oct 4
UKEICC 80m Contest                                   2000Z-2100Z, Oct 4
Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest                       0000Z-0100Z, Oct 5
                                                       0200Z-0300Z, Oct 6
CWops Test                                           0300Z-0400Z, Oct 5
CWops Test                                           0700Z-0800Z, Oct 5
SARL 80m QSO Party                                   1700Z-2000Z, Oct 5
NRAU 10m Activity Contest                            1700Z-1800Z, Oct 5 (CW)
                                                       1800Z-1900Z, Oct 5 (SSB)
                                                       1900Z-2000Z, Oct 5 (FM)
                                                       2000Z-2100Z, Oct 5 (Dig)
SKCC Sprint Europe                                   1900Z-2100Z, Oct 5
NCCC FT4 Sprint                                      0100Z-0130Z, Oct 6
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, Oct 6
NCCC Sprint                                          0230Z-0300Z, Oct 6
K1USN Slow Speed Test                                2000Z-2100Z, Oct 6
Collegiate QSO Party                                 0000Z, Oct 7 to 2359Z, Oct 8
TRC DX Contest                                       0600Z, Oct 7 to 1800Z, Oct 8
Oceania DX Contest, Phone                            0600Z, Oct 7 to 0600Z, Oct 8
Microwave Fall Sprint                                0800 local - 1400 local, Oct 7
Russian WW Digital Contest                           1200Z, Oct 7 to 1159Z, Oct 8
IARU Region 1 UHF/Microwaves Contest                 1400Z, Oct 7 to 1400Z, Oct 8
California QSO Party                                 1600Z, Oct 7 to 2200Z, Oct 8
International HELL-Contest                           1600Z-1800Z, Oct 7 (80m)
                                                       0900Z-1100Z, Oct 8 (40m)
SKCC QSO Party                                       1800Z, Oct 7 to 1800Z, Oct 8
UBA ON Contest, CW                                   0600Z-0900Z, Oct 8
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint              0000Z-0200Z, Oct 9
K1USN Slow Speed Test                                0000Z-0100Z, Oct 9
ICWC Medium Speed Test                               1300Z-1400Z, Oct 9
OK1WC Memorial                                       1630Z-1729Z, Oct 9
ICWC Medium Speed Test                               1900Z-2000Z, Oct 9
10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint                          0001Z-2359Z, Oct 10
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest                  0100Z-0159Z, Oct 10
ICWC Medium Speed Test                               0300Z-0400Z, Oct 10
DARC RTTY Sprint                                     1800Z-1929Z, Oct 10