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The ARRL Contest Update

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

July 5, 2023

Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE <contest-update@arrl.org>

In this Issue:IN THIS ISSUE

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

UPCOMING CONTESTS - THINGS TO DO

The IARU HF World Championship
<http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship> occurs this weekend,
beginning at 1200 UTC on Saturday, July 8 and concluding at 1159 UTC on
Sunday, July 9. Participants can enter in CW, SSB, or mixed mode
categories. The exchange is a signal report and your ITU zone. ITU
zones for stations in the Lower 48 are 6, 7, or 8. ITU zones for
Canadian stations are 2, 3, 4, or 9. US and Canadian participants
should visit the rules page for more information on how to determine
their ITU Zone.

In addition, stations operated by members of the IARU Administrative
Council; the three IARU Regional Executive committees, and IARU
member-society HQ stations from around the globe will be on the air. HQ stations will send their member-society abbreviations. See https://www.iaru.org/reference/member-societies/ for a list of IARU member-societies.

ARRL HQ station W1AW/KH6 will be on the air from Hawaii, and IARU HQ
station NU1AW will be on the air from Newington.

For rules and more information, visit
arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship. <http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship>

For VHF enthusiasts, the CQ World Wide VHF Contest
<https://www.cqww-vhf.com/> is coming up next weekend, starting at 1800
UTC on Saturday, July 15 and running through 2100 UTC on Sunday, July
16. The event is open to amateurs around the world using the 6- and
2-meter bands. Complete rules are available at www.cqww-vhf.com/ <https://www.cqww-vhf.com/>.

Next weekend also kicks off the first of three mode-based summer North
American QSO Parties <http://ncjweb.com/naqp/> (NAQPs). The NAQP RTTY
contest starts at 1800 UTC on Saturday, July 15, and concludes 12 hours
later at 0559 UTC on Sunday, July 16. See the rules page at
ncjweb.com/naqp/ <http://ncjweb.com/naqp/> for more information.

The yearlong ARRL Volunteers On the Air event, recognizing the support
and contributions of ARRL volunteers, continues. 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

Changes to FISTS CW Club Sprints starting August, 2023

The FISTS Sprints will now run over a 24-hour period on the second
Saturday and third Sunday in February, May, August, and November.
Additionally, there will be 250 bonus points added to the final score
of any log with at least 25 contacts.

The Sprints will run from 0000 to 2359 UTC on the following dates:

- Summer: Saturday, August 12, 2023
Sunday, August 20, 2023

- Fall:
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Sunday, November 19, 2023

- Winter:
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Sunday, February 18, 2024

- Spring:
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Sunday, May 19, 2024

For rules and more information, visit
https://fistsna.org/operating.php#sprints <http://Sprints will run from
0000 to 2359 UTC on the following dates: Summer: Saturday, August 12,
2023 Sunday, August 20, 2023 Fall: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Sunday, November 19, 2023 Winter: Saturday, February 10, 2024 Sunday,
February 18, 2024 Spring: Saturday, May 11, 2024 Sunday, May 19, 2024
For more information, please visit:
https://fistsna.org/operating.php#sprints>

-Thanks to FISTS CW Club Sprint Manager Ashley Lambe, KX4ASH

CONTEST SUMMARY

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

July 6

- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- NRAU 10m Activity Contest
<https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/>
- SKCC Sprint Europe
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>

July 7

- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm>
- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- 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>

July 8

- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- IARU HF World Championship
<http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship>
- PODXS 070 Club 40m Firecracker Sprint <http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/40m-firecracker-sprint>

July 9

- QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint <http://qrparci.org/contest/summer-homebrew-sprint-2020>

July 10

- 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>

July 11

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

July 12

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

July 13

- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>

July 14

- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm>
- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- 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>

July 15

- Russian Radio Team Championship <http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/>
- Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge <https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/>
- Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint>
- IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest <https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rules-2021.pdf>
- CQ Worldwide VHF Contest <https://www.cqww-vhf.com/>
- North American QSO Party, RTTY
<https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf>

July 16

- RSGB International Low Power Contest <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/rqrp.shtml>
- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>

July 17

- 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/2023/r80m_ft4.shtml>
- ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>

July 18

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

July 19

- 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/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>

RESULTS AND RECORDS

2023 Canadian Prairies QSO Party Results

The results of the 2023 Canadian Prairies QSO Party (CPQP) are now
available at: https://cpqp.ve6hams.ca/scores-2023/.

Downloadable certificates for the CPQP are also available at https://cpqp.contesting.com/cpqpcertificates.php

The organizers would like to thank everyone who participated in the
contest.

-Thanks to Sam Ferris, VE5SF

2023 ARRL RTTY Roundup Results

The 2023 ARRL RTTY Roundup results have been released and are available
at contests.arrl.org <http://contests.arrl.org/>. The full results
article by Jeff Stai, WK6I; line scores; soapbox comments, and photos
are available on the website. Downloadable certificates are available
by clicking on the Certificates tab at the top of the web page.

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 contest-update@arrl.org.

73, Paul, N1SFE

CONTESTS

July 6, 2023 - July 19,2023

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/pigwalk40/>, Jul
6, 0000z to Jul 7, 0300z; CW; Bands: 40; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jul 13.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 6, 0300z to Jul
6, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
8.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 6, 0700z to Jul
6, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
8.

NRAU 10m Activity Contest <https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/>,
Jul 6, 1700z to Jul 6, 2100z; CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10; RS(T) + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 20.

SKCC Sprint Europe
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>, Jul 6, 2000z to
Jul 6, 2200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Jul 13.

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm>, Jul 7, 0100z
to Jul 7, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name +
power output; Logs due: Jul 8.

NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>, Jul 7, 0100z
to Jul 7, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs
due: Jul 9.

NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Jul 7, 0145z to
Jul 7, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Jul 9.

NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Jul 7, 0230z to Jul 7,
0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Jul
9.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Jul 7, 2000z to
Jul 7, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 9.

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>,
Jul 8, 1200z to Jul 9, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6;
RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due:
Jul 16.

IARU HF World Championship
<http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship>, Jul 8, 1200z to Jul
9, 1200z; CW, Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; IARU HQ: RS(T) +
IARU Society, Non-HQ: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.; Logs due: Jul 16.

PODXS 070 Club 40m Firecracker Sprint <http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/40m-firecracker-sprint>, Jul 8, 2000z to Jul 9, 2000z; PSK31; Bands: 40; RST +
(state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 16.

QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint <http://qrparci.org/contest/summer-homebrew-sprint-2020>, Jul 9, 2000z
to Jul 9, 2300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (ARCI no./power); Logs due: Jul 23.

4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint <http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf>, Jul 10, 0000z to Jul 10,
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: Jul 12.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Jul 10, 0000z to
Jul 10, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 12.

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

OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Jul 10, 1630z to
Jul 10, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 14.

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

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Jul
11, 0100z to Jul 11, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jul 12.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jul 11, 0300z to Jul
11, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jul 13.

Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Jul 12, 0230z to
Jul 12, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 14.

A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Jul 12, 1200z to Jul 12,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Jul 17.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 12, 1300z to Jul
12, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
15.

Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Jul 12, 1700z to Jul 12,
1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 14.

Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Jul 12, 1800z to Jul 12,
1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 14.

RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80mcc.shtml>, Jul 12, 1900z to
Jul 12, 2030z; SSB; Bands: 80; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 13.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 12, 1900z to Jul
12, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
15.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 13, 0300z to Jul
13, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
15.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 13, 0700z to Jul
13, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
15.

EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>, Jul 13, 1900z to
Jul 13, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; EACW Member: RST + Member No. +
Nickname, EA non-Member: RST + Nickname + EA province, non-EA: RST +
Nickname + DXCC prefix; Logs due: Jul 15.

QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm>, Jul 14,
0100z to Jul 14, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) +
name + power output; Logs due: Jul 15.

NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>, Jul 14, 0100z
to Jul 14, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square;
Logs due: Jul 16.

NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Jul 14, 0145z to
Jul 14, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Jul 16.

NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Jul 14, 0230z to Jul
14, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
Jul 16.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Jul 14, 2000z to
Jul 14, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 16.

Russian Radio Team Championship <http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/>, Jul 15,
0700z to Jul 15, 1459z; CW, SSB; Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10; RRTC: RS(T) + 3-character code, Non-RRTC: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.; Logs due: Jul 15.

Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge <https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/>, Jul 15, 0800z
to Jul 15, 1400z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40; RS(T) +
Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 22.

Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint>,
Jul 15, 1200z to Jul 15, 1359z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
10, 6; (see rules); Logs due: Jul 18.

North American QSO Party, RTTY <https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf>,
Jul 15, 1800z to Jul 16, 0559z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; NA:
Name + (state/DC/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 23.

RSGB International Low Power Contest <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/rqrp.shtml>, Jul 16, 0900z to Jul
16, 1600z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + Serial No. + Power; Logs due:
Jul 21.

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>, Jul 16,
2300z to Jul 17, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jul 23.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Jul 17, 0000z to
Jul 17, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 19.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jul 17, 1300z to Jul
17, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jul 20.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Jul 17, 1630z to
Jul 17, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 21.

RSGB FT4 Contest <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80m_ft4.shtml>,
Jul 17, 1900z to Jul 17, 2030z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20; Signal report;
Logs due: Jul 18.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jul 17, 1900z to Jul
17, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jul 20.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Jul
18, 0100z to Jul 18, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jul 19.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Jul 18, 0300z to Jul
18, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Jul 20.

Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Jul 19, 0230z to
Jul 19, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 21.

A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Jul 19, 1200z to Jul 19,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Jul 24.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 19, 1300z to Jul
19, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
22.

Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Jul 19, 1700z to Jul 19,
1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 21.

Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Jul 19, 1800z to Jul 19,
1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 21.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Jul 19, 1900z to Jul
19, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul
22.

VHF+ CONTESTS

VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest <http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>,
Jul 12, 1700z to Jul 12, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 432 MHz; 4-character grid
square; Logs due: Jul 17.

CQ Worldwide VHF Contest <https://www.cqww-vhf.com/>, Jul 15, 1800z to
Jul 16, 2100z; Any; Bands: 6, 2; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jul
27.

IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest <https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rules-2021.pdf>,
Jul 15, 1400z to Jul 16, 1400z; CW, SSB; Bands: 70 MHz; RS(T) + QSO No.
+ 6-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 24.

VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest <http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>,
Jul 19, 1700z to Jul 19, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 1.2G; 4-character grid
square; Logs due: Jul 24.

See Also: SKCC Sprint Europe <https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>, SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>,
Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint>,

LOG DUE DATES

July 6

- ARS Spartan Sprint <http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html> - ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>

July 7

- West Virginia QSO Party <https://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/2022-west-virginia-qso.html>
- 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>

July 8

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

July 9

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

July 10

- His Maj. King of Spain Contest, SSB <https://concursos.ure.es/en/s-m-el-rey-de-espana-ssb/bases/>
- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>

July 12

- 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>

July 13

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

July 14

- 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>

July 15

- QRP Fox Hunt <http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- Russian Radio Team Championship <http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/>
- RAC Canada Day Contest <https://www.rac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Canada-Day-Contest-Rules-2023-english.pdf>
- EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>

July 16

- PODXS 070 Club 40m Firecracker Sprint <http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/40m-firecracker-sprint>
- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- IARU HF World Championship
<http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship>
- Marconi Memorial HF Contest
<http://www.arifano.it/contest_marconi.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

July 17

- SMIRK Contest <http://smirk.info/contest.html>
- ARRL Kids Day <http://www.arrl.org/kids-day>
- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>

July 18

- Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint>
- RSGB FT4 Contest
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80m_ft4.shtml>

July 19

- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

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