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The ARRL Contest Update

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

October 11, 2023

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

In this Issue:IN THIS ISSUE

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

UPCOMING CONTESTS - THINGS TO DO

Upcoming State QSO Parties

For state QSO party enthusiasts, there are several opportunities to
participate during the next couple of weekends.

This weekend, the Nevada QSO Party <http://nvqso.com/contest-rules/>
begins on October 14 at 0300 UTC and concludes on October 15 at 2100
UTC; the Arizona QSO Party <https://www.azqp.org/> begins on October 14
at 1500 UTC and concludes on October 15 at 0500 UTC; the Pennsylvania
QSO Party <http://paqso.org/pa-qso-party-rules.html> begins on October
14 at 1600 UTC and concludes on October 15 at 2200 UTC; and the South
Dakota QSO Party <http://www.sdqsoparty.com/> begins on October 14 at
1800 UTC, and concludes on October 15 at 1800 UTC.

Next weekend, the New York QSO Party <https://www.nyqp.org/> begins on
October 21 at 1400 UTC, and concludes on October 22 at 0200 UTC; the
Illinois QSO Party <https://w9awe.org/ilqp/> begins on October 22 at
1700 UTC and concludes on October 23 at 0100 UTC.

HamSCI Solar Eclipse QSO Party

The HamSCI Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP) begins on Saturday, October
14 at 1200 UTC and concludes at 2200 UTC. The purpose of the SEQP is to generate propagation observations using Reverse Beacon Network (RBN)
and PSK Reporter on the amateur bands before, during, and after the
eclipse. The event is unique among ham radio competitions as it awards
points for two-way contacts and also awards bonus points for reception
reports from skimmers, RBN nodes, and the like. For more information
about the SEQP, visit their webpage at https://hamsci.org/seqp-faqs.

ARRL School Club Roundup

The ARRL October School Club Roundup
<http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup> runs from 1300 UTC on Monday,
October 16 through 2359 UTC on Friday, October 20. School Club Roundup
is co-sponsored by ARRL and the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club <https://limarc.org/> (LIMARC). For full details on the event, please
visit www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup <http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup>.

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/>.

CONTEST SUMMARY

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

October 12

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

October 13

- 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>

October 14

- Makrothen RTTY Contest
<https://www.pl259.org/makrothen/makrothen-rules/>
- Nevada QSO Party <http://nvqso.com/contest-rules/>
- Oceania DX Contest, CW <https://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/>
- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB
<https://www.sactest.net/blog/rules/>
- Solar Eclipse QSO Party <https://hamsci.org/seqp-rules>
- Arizona QSO Party <https://www.azqp.org/>
- Pennsylvania QSO Party <http://paqso.org/pa-qso-party-rules.html>
- South Dakota QSO Party <http://www.sdqsoparty.com>
- PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint <http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/160m-great-pumpkin-sprint> - Argentina National 7 MHz Contest <https://www.lu4aa.org/wp/concurso-nacional-40m/>

October 15

- Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW <http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt>
- UBA ON Contest, 2m
<http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules/ubateston_en.html>
- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>

October 16

- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- ARRL School Club Roundup <http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup>
- 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>

October 17

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

October 18

- 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/>
- AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening <https://www.agcw.de/contest/sta/>

October 19

- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- NTC QSO Party <https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/>

October 20

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

October 21

- JARTS WW RTTY Contest <http://jarts.jp/rules2023.html>
- YBDXPI FT8 Contest <https://contest.ybdxpi.net/rules/>
- 10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW <http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules> - YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest <https://ylrl.net/contests/>
- New York QSO Party <https://www.nyqp.org/>
- Worked All Germany Contest <http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/worked-all-germany-contest/en/rules/>
- Stew Perry Topband Challenge <https://www.kkn.net/stew/>
- Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/spooky-sprint>

October 22

- Classic Exchange, Phone <http://www.classicexchange.org/>
- Illinois QSO Party <https://w9awe.org/ilqp/>

October 23

- 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>

October 24

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

October 25

- 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/>

RESULTS AND RECORDS

The raw scores for the CQ World Wide RTTY Contest have been posted at https://cqwwrtty.com/raw.htm. Raw scores may differ
from the claimed score computed by the entrant's logging software, and
do not include any reductions for errors found in the log checking
process. The organizers of the contest thank all of the participants
and especially those who submitted logs.

-Thanks to Ed Muns, W0YK

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

October 12, 2023 - October 25, 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

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Oct 12, 0300z to Oct
12, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct
14.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Oct 12, 0700z to Oct
12, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct
14.

EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>, Oct 12, 1900z to
Oct 12, 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: Oct 14.

NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>, Oct 13, 0100z
to Oct 13, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square;
Logs due: Oct 15.

NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Oct 13, 0145z to
Oct 13, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Oct 15.

NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Oct 13, 0230z to Oct
13, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
Oct 15.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Oct 13, 2000z to
Oct 13, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct 15.

Makrothen RTTY Contest
<https://www.pl259.org/makrothen/makrothen-rules/>, Oct 14, 0000z to
Oct 15, 1559z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; 4-character grid
square; Logs due: Oct 25.

Nevada QSO Party <http://nvqso.com/contest-rules/>, Oct 14, 0300z to
Oct 15, 2100z; CW, SSB, Digital (including FT8); Bands: 160, 80, 40,
20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF; NV: RS(T) + "NV" + county, non-NV: RS(T) +
(ARRL-RAC section/"DX"); Logs due: Nov 1.

Oceania DX Contest, CW <https://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/>, Oct 14,
0600z to Oct 15, 0600z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST +
Serial No.; Logs due: Oct 31.

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>,
Oct 14, 1200z to Oct 15, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6;
RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due:
Oct 22.

Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB
<https://www.sactest.net/blog/rules/>, Oct 14, 1200z to Oct 15, 1200z;
SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; ; Logs due: Oct 20.

Solar Eclipse QSO Party <https://hamsci.org/seqp-rules>, Oct 14, 1200z
to Oct 14, 2200z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10,
6; RS(T) + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Nov 11.

Arizona QSO Party <https://www.azqp.org/>, Oct 14, 1500z to Oct 15,
0500z; CW, Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; AZ: RS(T) + county,
non-AZ: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct 24.

Pennsylvania QSO Party <http://paqso.org/pa-qso-party-rules.html>, Oct
14, 1600z to Oct 15, 2200z; CW, Phone; Bands: All, except WARC; PA:
Serial No. + County, non-PA: Serial No. + ARRL/RAC Section; Logs due:
Oct 22.

South Dakota QSO Party <http://www.sdqsoparty.com>, Oct 14, 1800z to
Oct 15, 1800z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6,
2; SD: RS(T) + county, non-SD: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs
due: Oct 23.

PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint <http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/160m-great-pumpkin-sprint>,
Oct 14, 2000z to Oct 15, 2000z; PSK31; Bands: 160; RST + (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct 22.

Argentina National 7 MHz Contest <https://www.lu4aa.org/wp/concurso-nacional-40m/>, Oct 14, 2130z to Oct
14, 2330z; SSB; Bands: 40; RS + 2-digit year first licensed; Logs due:
Oct 31.

Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW <http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt>, Oct
15, 0000z to Oct 15, 0200z; CW; Bands: 20, 15; RST + Serial No.; Logs
due: Oct 22.

UBA ON Contest, 2m
<http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules/ubateston_en.html>, Oct 15, 0700z
to Oct 15, 1000z; CW, Phone; Bands: 2; ON: RS(T) + Serial No. + ON
Section, non-ON: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Oct 22.

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>, Oct 15,
2300z to Oct 16, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Oct 22.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Oct 16, 0000z to
Oct 16, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct 18.

ARRL School Club Roundup <http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup>, Oct
16, 1300z to Oct 20, 2359z; CW, Phone, RTTY/Digital; Bands: All, except
60, 30, 17, 12m; RS(T) + Class (I/C/S) + (state/province/country); Logs
due: Nov 4.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Oct 16, 1300z to Oct
16, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Oct 19.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Oct 16, 1630z to
Oct 16, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Oct 20.

RSGB FT4 Contest <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80m_ft4.shtml>,
Oct 16, 1900z to Oct 16, 2030z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20; Signal report;
Logs due: Oct 17.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Oct 16, 1900z to Oct
16, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Oct 19.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Oct
17, 0100z to Oct 17, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Oct 18.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Oct 17, 0300z to Oct
17, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Oct 19.

Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Oct 18, 0230z to
Oct 18, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Oct 20.

A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Oct 18, 1200z to Oct 18,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Oct 23.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Oct 18, 1300z to Oct
18, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct
21.

Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Oct 18, 1700z to Oct 18,
1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Oct 20.

Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Oct 18, 1800z to Oct 18,
1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Oct 20.

AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening <https://www.agcw.de/contest/sta/>, Oct
18, 1900z to Oct 18, 2030z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No. + "/" +
2-digit year first used a bug; Logs due: Nov 1.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Oct 18, 1900z to Oct
18, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct
21.

Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>, Oct
19, 0000z to Oct 20, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Oct 26.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Oct 19, 0300z to Oct
19, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct
21.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Oct 19, 0700z to Oct
19, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct
21.

NTC QSO Party <https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/>, Oct 19, 1900z to Oct 19,
2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Member:
RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Oct 22.

NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>, Oct 20, 0100z
to Oct 20, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square;
Logs due: Oct 22.

NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Oct 20, 0145z to
Oct 20, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Oct 22.

NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Oct 20, 0230z to Oct
20, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
Oct 22.

Telephone Pioneers QSO Party <http://www.tpqso.com>, Oct 20, 1700z to
Oct 22, 0100z; CW/Digital, Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10,
VHF/UHF; Members: chapter no. + name, non-Members: RS(T) + name; Logs
due: Dec 1.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Oct 20, 2000z to
Oct 20, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct 22.

JARTS WW RTTY Contest <http://jarts.jp/rules2023.html>, Oct 21, 0000z
to Oct 22, 2359z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + age of
operator; Logs due: Oct 31.

YBDXPI FT8 Contest <https://contest.ybdxpi.net/rules/>, Oct 21, 0000z
to Oct 22, 2359z; FT8; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; 4-Character Grid
Square; Logs due: Oct 29.

10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW <http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules>,
Oct 21, 0001z to Oct 22, 2359z; CW; Bands: 10; 10-10 Member: Name +
10-10 number + (state/province/country), Non-Member: Name + 0 + (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct 30.

YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest <https://ylrl.net/contests/>, Oct 21,
1400z to Oct 23, 0200z; CW/Digital, SSB, Separate logs for each mode;
Bands: All, except WARC; Serial No. + RS(T) + (ARRL
Section/province/country); Logs due: Nov 22.

New York QSO Party <https://www.nyqp.org/>, Oct 21, 1400z to Oct 22,
0200z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands: All, except WARC; NY: RS(T) + county,
non-NY: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due: Nov 5.

Worked All Germany Contest <http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/worked-all-germany-contest/en/rules/>,
Oct 21, 1500z to Oct 22, 1459z; CW, SSB; Bands: (Please observe contest
free band segments per the rules), 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; DL, DARC-Member:
RS(T) + DOK (chapter code), DL, non-DARC: RS(T) + "NM", non-DL: RS(T) +
Serial No.; Logs due: Oct 30.

Stew Perry Topband Challenge <https://www.kkn.net/stew/>, Oct 21, 1500z
to Oct 22, 1500z; CW; Bands: 160; 4-Character grid square; Logs due:
Nov 6.

Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/spooky-sprint>,
Oct 21, 2000z to Oct 21, 2359z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
10, 6; (see rules); Logs due: Oct 24.

Classic Exchange, Phone <http://www.classicexchange.org/>, Oct 22,
1300z to Oct 25, 0700z; AM, SSB, FM; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6,
2; Name + RS + (state/province/country) + rcvr/xmtr manuf/model; Logs
due: Nov 30.

Illinois QSO Party <https://w9awe.org/ilqp/>, Oct 22, 1700z to Oct 23,
0100z; CW/digital, Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2; IL:
RS(T) + County, non-IL: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov
23.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Oct 23, 0000z to
Oct 23, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct 25.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Oct 23, 1300z to Oct
23, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Oct 26.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC)
<https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l>, Oct 23, 1630z to
Oct 23, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Oct 27.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Oct 23, 1900z to Oct
23, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Oct 26.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Oct
24, 0100z to Oct 24, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Oct 25.

ICWC Medium Speed Test
<https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/>, Oct 24, 0300z to Oct
24, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs
due: Oct 26.

SKCC Sprint
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/>, Oct
25, 0000z to Oct 25, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST
+ (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Oct
29.

Phone Weekly Test
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Oct 25, 0230z to
Oct 25, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Oct 27.

A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>, Oct 25, 1200z to Oct 25,
1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs
due: Oct 30.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Oct 25, 1300z to Oct
25, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct
28.

Mini-Test 40 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Oct 25, 1700z to Oct 25,
1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Oct 27.

Mini-Test 80 <http://minitest.narod.ru/>, Oct 25, 1800z to Oct 25,
1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Oct 27.

CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Oct 25, 1900z to Oct
25, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct
28.

UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>, Oct 25,
2000z to Oct 25, 2100z; CW; Bands: 80; 6-Character grid square; Logs
due: Oct 25.

VHF+ CONTESTS

VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest <http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>,
Oct 18, 1700z to Oct 18, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 1.2G; 4-character grid
square; Logs due: Oct 23.

LOG DUE DATES

October 12

- 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/>

October 13

- 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>
- Russian WW Digital Contest <http://www.rdrclub.ru/rdrc-news/russian-ww-digital-contest/51-rus-ww-digi-rules>

October 14

- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/rautumn.shtml>
- EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>
- NAQCC CW Sprint <http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html>

October 15

- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- UBA ON Contest, CW
<http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules/ubateston_en.html>
- NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- AGB NEMIGA Contest <http://ev5agb.com/contest/contests.htm>
- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- TRC DX Contest <https://trcdx.org/rules-trc-dx/>
- SKCC QSO Party
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/QSO_Party/>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

October 16

- IARU Region 1 UHF/Microwaves Contest <https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rules-2021.pdf>
- Maine QSO Party <http://www.ws1sm.com/MEQP.html>
- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>

October 17

- German Telegraphy Contest <https://www.agcw.de/contest/dtc/>
- QRP Afield <https://www.newenglandqrp.org/qrp-afield-2018/>
- Iowa QSO Party <http://www.w0yl.com/IAQP>
- DARC RTTY Sprint <https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/rtty-kurz/darc-rtty-contest-english-version/darc-rtty-rules/>
- RSGB FT4 Contest
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2023/r80m_ft4.shtml>
- ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest <https://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up>

October 18

- 432 MHz Fall Sprint <http://svhfs.org/2023FallSprintRules.pdf>
- 10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint <http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules> - Peanut Power QRP Sprint
<http://www.nogaqrp.org/PeanutPower/rules.pdf>
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

October 19

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

October 20

- 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>
- Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB
<https://www.sactest.net/blog/rules/>

October 21

- Microwave Fall Sprint <http://svhfs.org/2023FallSprintRules.pdf>
- CWops Test (CWT) <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>

October 22

- PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint <http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/160m-great-pumpkin-sprint> - SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- NCCC Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- International HELL-Contest <http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/sonder/tei-helk.htm>
- Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW <http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt>
- UBA ON Contest, 2m
<http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules/ubateston_en.html>
- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest <http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/>
- NCCC RTTY Sprint <https://ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- NTC QSO Party <https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/>
- NCCC FT4 Sprint <https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html>
- Pennsylvania QSO Party <http://paqso.org/pa-qso-party-rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

October 23

- A1Club AWT <https://a1club.org/contest/awt/>
- South Dakota QSO Party <http://www.sdqsoparty.com>
- California QSO Party <https://www.cqp.org/Rules.html>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>

October 24

- Feld Hell Sprint <https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/spooky-sprint>
- Arizona QSO Party <https://www.azqp.org/>

October 25

- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>
- Makrothen RTTY Contest
<https://www.pl259.org/makrothen/makrothen-rules/>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

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