CONTESTS

March 3 through March 16, 2010

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HF CONTESTS

ARRL International DX--Phone, from Mar 6, 0000Z to Mar 7, 2400Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: RS and state, province, or power. Logs due: Apr 5. Rules

High Speed CW Contest--CW, from Mar 6, 0900Z to Mar 6, 1100Z and Mar 6, 1500Z to Mar 6, 1700Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and HSC nr or "NM". Logs due: 30 days. Rules

Open Ukraine RTTY Championship--Digital, from Mar 6, 2200Z to Mar 7, 1200Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28. Exchange: Regional abbreviation and serial. Logs due: Apr 7. Rules

DARC 10-Meter Digital "Corona"--Digital, from Mar 7, 1100Z to Mar 7, 1700Z. Bands (MHz): 28. Exchange: RST and serial. Logs due: Apr 7. Rules

CLARA and Family HF Contest --Phone,CW, from Mar 9, 1700Z to Mar 10, 1700Z and Mar 13, 1700Z to Mar 14, 1700Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-21. Exchange: RS(T), name, QTH, and CLARA . Logs due: Apr 15. Rules

Heavy Metal Rally--Phone,CW, from Mar 13, 0000Z to Mar 14, 2359Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T) and serial, plus "V" if vintage equip. Logs due: Apr 3. Rules

RSGB Commonwealth Contest--CW, from Mar 13, 1000Z to Mar 14, 1000Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and serial (Commonwealth only). Logs due: 30 days. Rules

AGCW QRP Contest--CW, from Mar 13, 1400Z to Mar 13, 2000Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST, serial, class, AGCW number or NM. Logs due: Mar 31. Rules

QRP ARCI HF Grid Square Sprint--CW, from Mar 13, 1500Z to Mar 13, 1800Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Frequencies: QRP calling frequencies. Exchange: RST, 4-digit grid square, QRP ARCI number. Logs due: Apr 13. Rules

EA PSK31 Contest--Digital, from Mar 13, 1600Z to Mar 14, 1600Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST + serial or EA province. Logs due: 30 days. Rules

Idaho QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Mar 13, 1900Z to Mar 14, 1900Z. Bands (MHz): 1.8-28, 50-440, Frequencies: CW 35 kHz above band edge; Phone 7.260, 14.260, 21.335, 28.470 MHz, plus 50, 144, 440 . Exchange: RS(T) and S/P/C. Logs due: 30 days. Rules

North American RTTY Sprint--Digital, from Mar 14, 0000Z to Mar 14, 0400Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-14. Exchange: Both call signs, serial, name, and S/P/C. Logs due: 7 days. Rules

Wisconsin QSO Party--Phone,CW,Digital, from Mar 14, 1800Z to Mar 15, 0100Z. Bands (MHz): 3.5-28, 50+, Frequencies: CW 3.550, 7.050, 14.050; Phone 3.890, 7.230, 14.290, 21.350, 28.400. Exchange: WI county or S/P/C. Logs due: Apr 14. Rules

VHF+ CONTESTS

LOG DUE DATES

March 3 through March 16, 2010

March 4, ARS Spartan Sprint, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Rules

March 5, PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Karen Russo, W4KRN, 7720 Willow Pond Lane, Nokesville, VA 20181, USA. Rules

March 7, Russian PSK WW Contest, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Rules

March 7, ARCI Fireside SSB Sprint, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St. W., Welland, Ontario L3C 4M3, Canada. Rules

March 7, FYBO Winter QRP Sprint, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: John Stevens,, Attn: FYBO, 21547 N. 91st Drive, Peoria AZ 85382, USA. Rules

March 8, Black Sea Cup International, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: BSCI, Box 4, KERCH 98319, UKRAINE. Rules

March 8, Mexico RTTY International Contest, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Daniel Baraggia, XE3RR, Concursos FMRE, Calle Meteoro 5 Mza. 4 Lote 5 S.M. 47, Residencial La Herradura, Cancun, Q.Roo 77505, Mexico. Rules

March 9, Delaware QSO Party, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Contest Chairman, FSARC, PO Box 1050, Newark, DE 19715, USA. Rules

March 9, Vermont QSO Party, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Vermont QSO Party, c/o Darrel Daley, K1KU, PO Box 445, Putney, VT 05346-0445, USA. Rules

March 12, ARRL School Club Roundup, paper logs and diskettes to: (none), paper logs and diskettes to: School Club Roundup, c/o Lew Malchick, N2RQ, Brooklyn Technical HS ARC, 29 Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA. Rules

March 13, North American QSO Party, RTTY, paper logs and diskettes to: (see rules, web upload preferred), upload site, paper logs and diskettes to: Shelby Summerville, K4WW, 6506 Lantana Ct., Louisville, KY 40229-1544, USA. Rules

March 14, KCJ Topband Contest, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: M. Namba, 1420-55 Kibara, Sammu-city, Chiba 289-1212, Japan. Rules

March 15, YLRL YL-OM Contest, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Cheryl Muhr, PO Box 342, Littleton, CO 80160, USA. Rules

March 15, AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Manager:, Ulf-Dietmar Ernst, DK9KR, Elbstrasse 60, D-28199 Bremen, Germany. Rules

March 15, Dutch PACC Contest, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], upload site, paper logs and diskettes to: PACC Contest Manager, c/o VERON Central Bureau, PO Box 1166, 6801 BD Arnhem, The Netherlands. Rules

March 15, FISTS Winter Sprint, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Gil Woodside, WA1LAD, 30 Hilltop Ave., West Warwick, RI 02893-2825, USA. Rules

March 15, Louisiana QSO Party, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: LAQSO Party, 508 Hache St., Houma, LA 70364, USA. Rules

March 15, Minnesota QSO Party, paper logs and diskettes to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: MNQP, 4745-170th Lane NE, Ham Lake, MN 55304-5233, USA. Rules

March 15, OMISS QSO Party, paper logs and diskettes to: (none), upload site, paper logs and diskettes to: OMISS QSO Party, c/o James Main, N8FV, 4427 S. Dangl, Muskegon, MI 49444, USA. Rules

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ARRL Contest Update wishes to acknowledge information from WA7BNM's Contest Calendar and SM3CER's Contest Calendar.