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The ARRL Contest Update

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

September 1, 2021

Editor: Brian Moran, N9ADG <contest-update@arrl.org>

IN THIS ISSUE

- New HF Operators: CWT, CW Open, Walk For The Bacon, All-Asian,
Russian WW RTTY, Colorado, Tennesee, Alabama QSO Parties, WAE-DX SSB,
NA Sprint, and more... Russian RTTY
- Contest Summary
- News: NA Sprint Time Reminder, AWA Contests, Portable Operator's Challenge,KB7Q 23cm EME Magical Mystery Tour, and more
- Word to the Wise: Contemporaneous
- Sights and Sounds: SDXA N1MM Logger+ Sessions, HF Mobile Contesting,
Dipoles at 10,500 feet, NodeRED for Ham Radio
- Results
- Operating Tip: How to Consistently Get Spotted by CW Skimmer and the
Reverse Beacon Network
- Technical Topics and Information: SDR++, 200 Million Year Solar
Cycle, SDRA2021 Talks, Accuracy vs Precision for Clocks, and more
- Conversation: Perennial Topics
- Contests
- Log Due Dates

NEW HF OPERATORS -- THINGS TO DO

In addition to the weekly slow-speed CW contest opportunities like the
K1USN SST <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, on Wednesday (US) this week
is the Walk For The Bacon QRP contest
<https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/> for CW speeds at 13 WPM or less.
The popular weekly CWops Mini-CWT contests
<https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/> culminate in the yearly CWops CW Open <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/cw-open/>, the first session on
September 4.

The All-Asian DX Contest <https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2021AA_rule.htm>
(SSB) starting on September 4 goes the full 48 hours. Unless conditions
are really poor, there will be many DX stations to work. The exchange
includes the age of the operator, providing insight into contester demographics. For RTTY DX, try the Russian WW RTTY Contest <https://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/93>.

Colorado <http://ppraa.org/coqp>'s QSO Party is on September 4 and 5,
two separate sessions from 7AM to 10PM Mountain time. Tennessee <https://tnqp.org/> squeezes all of their activity into 9 hours on
Sunday, September 5.

The weekend of September 11, look for the North American Sprint <http://ncjweb.com/north-american-sprint/> (CW), and the Alabama QSO
Party for contact opportunities. Sprint-format contests can be daunting
due to the pace and conventions used for the exchange. For DX, try DARC <http://www.darc.de/>'s Worked All Europe DX Contest <https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/wae-dx-contest/en/>
(WAE-DX SSB), or the RTTY Russian SRP Digital Telecommunications Cup <https://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/86.html>.

CONTEST SUMMARY

Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section

2 Sep - 15 Sep 2021

September 2

- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest
<https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/autolog.php>
- CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>
- NRAU 10m Activity Contest <https://nrrlcontest.no/index.php/nrrl-contests/nrau-nac/10m/nrau-nac-10m-english-rules/278-nrau-nac-10m-english-rules.html>
- EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>
- SKCC Sprint Europe
<http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>

September 3

- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest
<https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/autolog.php>
- NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- NCCC Sprint Ladder <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

September 4

- CWOps CW Open <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/cw-open/>
- Russian RTTY WW Contest <http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/93>
- All Asian DX Contest, Phone <https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2021AA_rule.htm>
- Wake-Up! QRP Sprint <http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng>
- Portable Operations Challenge <https://foxmikehotel.com/poc-rules-and-scoring/>
- CWOps CW Open <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/cw-open/>
- AGCW Straight Key Party
<https://www.agcw.de/contest/handtastenparty-40-m/>
- Two-Meter Classic Sprint <https://fwrc.info/2021/05/21/two-meter-classic-sprint/>
- IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB <https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/iaru-region-1-fieldday/en/>
- RSGB SSB Field Day <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2021/rnfd.shtml>
- Colorado QSO Party <http://ppraa.org/coqp>
- IARU Region 1 145 MHz Contest <https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rules-2021.pdf>
- Portable Operations Challenge <https://foxmikehotel.com/poc-rules-and-scoring/>
- PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint <http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/jay-hudak-memorial-80m-sprint>
- CWOps CW Open <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/cw-open/>

September 5

- Portable Operations Challenge <https://foxmikehotel.com/poc-rules-and-scoring/>
- WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone <http://wab.intermip.net/Contest%20Rules.php>
- Tennessee QSO Party <http://tnqp.org/rules/>

September 6

- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2021/rautumn.shtml>
- MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint <https://www.miqrp.net/contest>

September 7

- ARS Spartan Sprint <http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html> - Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>

September 8

- Phone Weekly Test - Fray <http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>
- CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>

September 9

- CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>
- EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>

September 10

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

September 11

- FOC QSO Party <http://g4foc.org/qsoparty/>
- WAE DX Contest, SSB <http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/referat-conteste/worked-all-europe-dx-contest/en/>
- SARL Field Day Contest <http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp>
- YB7-DX Contest <https://yb7dxc.com/rule/>
- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- Ohio State Parks on the Air <http://ospota.org/>
- Alabama QSO Party <http://www.alabamaqsoparty.org/>
- Russian Cup Digital Contest
<http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/86.html>
- ARRL September VHF Contest <http://www.arrl.org/september-vhf>

September 12

- Russian Cup Digital Contest
<http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/86.html>
- North American Sprint, CW <http://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf>

September 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>

September 14

- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>

September 15

- Phone Weekly Test - Fray <http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2021/rautumn.shtml>

NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

Please be cognizant of any hurricane or tropical storm relief efforts
that may be underway, and avoid any frequencies being used for them.
Related: "FCC Grants Temporary Waiver to Permit Higher Symbol Rate Data Transmissions for Hurricane Ida Traffic <https://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-grants-temporary-waiver-to-permit-higher-symbol-rate-data-transmissions-for-hurricane-ida-traffi>"

North American Sprint <http://ncjweb.com/north-american-sprint/> Start
Time Reminder: A reminder for everyone that the starting time for both
the September CW and RTTY Sprints will be 0000 UTC. The experiment of
starting at 2300 UTC in February and March was successful but no
decision has been made on whether that change will be made permanent
for those contests. No change in starting time has been proposed for
the fall CW Sprints. For an article covering the effects of the time
change in February, check out ncjweb.com/sprint-scores/February-2021-Time-Change-Effects.pdf <http://ncjweb.com/sprint-scores/February-2021-Time-Change-Effects.pdf>.
(Ward, N0AX)

The Antique Wireless Association <https://www.antiquewireless.org/> has
a vision "To preserve and share the history of technology used to
communicate and entertain from the first telegram to today's wireless
text messaging." Radio, specifically amateur radio, had a large role in
early communication history. The AWA sponsors a number of contests
during the year, and participants use vintage gear, or gear built in
the style and tradition of long ago. The first contest is the Bruce
Kelly 1929 QSO Party, <https://www.antiquewireless.org/homepage/bk-qso-party-details/> over
the November 13 and November 20 weekends. If you start soon, you might
be able to build a transmitter <https://www.antiquewireless.org/homepage/construction-info/> between
now and then.

The Portable Operator's Challenge <https://foxmikehotel.com/challenge/>
is a relatively new contest with its second running to be held on
September 4-5. This contest "is designed to optimize equal operating
conditions for portable operating during a contest involving
non-portable stations." It does so by using a scoring metric that takes
into account contact distance, fixed or portable station operation,
mode, and number of transmitters. The contest is also broken down into
three, four-hour periods, and there are even prizes! For more
information on the event, see the contest website <https://foxmikehotel.com/challenge/>.

How did I miss this one? Sean, KX9X, wrote about "Lesser-Known Ham
Radio Contests <https://www.onallbands.com/lesser-known-ham-radio-contests-walking-the-contest-road-less-traveled/>"
last year at about this time for the DX Engineering blog.

GHz-Europe.com <https://ghz-europe.com/eme-23cm/> recently featured the
"KB7Q 23cm EME Magical Mystery Tour <http://ntms.org/files/Aug2021/KB7Q_23cm_Magical_Mystery_Tour_GeneShea_KB7Q.pdf>"
on their website. Gene, KB7Q, went on an epic 54-day road trip, lugging
a folding dish (design by W2HRO) and 500 watt amplifier.

Here's a great post by Tim, N3QE <http://lists.contesting.com/archives/html/CQ-Contest/2021-08/msg00086.html>, to the CQ-Contest reflector about log checking, in response to a
question by Rich, NN3W:" Has anyone ever done a Dayton forum or online
forum on contest log checking?" Tim provides three excellent
references: "a personal history of log checking by N6TR <https://www.kkn.net/n6tr/ContestBanquet.ppt>, and it (also) includes
some details about WRTC 2006...Doug's, K1DG, PowerPoint slides from
Contest University in 2018 "Reading and Learning from your Log Checking
Report <https://www.contestuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8.-K1DG-Reading-and-learning-from-your-Log-checking-report-REV20180329.pdf>"
and his NCJ Article "What You Can Learn from Your Log-Checking Report <http://ncjweb.com/features/julaug19feat.pdf>." N3QE also points out
that advances in computing power over the years combined with exclusive acceptance of electronic logs have made scoring even the largest
contests fast.

The ARRL September VHF Contest <https://www.arrl.org/september-vhf>
starts on September 11 at 1800 UTC, and finishes September 13 at 0259
UTC. September can be a time for tropospheric propagation, which can
help with the contest goal of working as many grids as possible on the
VHF, UHF, and higher bands. Award categories include single-operator,
rover, multi-operator, with multiple sub-classes. Grab some gear and
hit a high spot, try a rover entry, or team up. Any legal mode is
permitted. As always, see the rules.

Ray, W2RE, provides this advice when shopping for real estate for a
remote location: "...finding the right remote QTH takes time. The top
three factors when considering a remote location.

- Zoning (can I build a tower)
- ISP and Electric at site
- Quiet QTH

Here's an album from start to current status of a recent station build <https://photos.app.goo.gl/ui79t2jFo95b29et6>. In the album you can see
how the process works." Ray's link is to the construction of Remote Ham
Radio <http://remotehamradio.com/>'s Jonesport, Maine location.

Scott, N3FJP, has done it again: "Amateur Contact Log 7.0.2 is now
available <https://n3fjp.com/aclog.html>! ... The primary emphasis for
this release is our added support for the annual Route 66 event, which
runs from September 11 to September 19" Scott also notes that he's
completed revisions to all 100+ programs in his logging program
package.

Alex, K6LOT, succeeded in getting a WSJT-X compiled natively for ARM64
on his MacBook Air M1 <https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/wsjt-devel/thread/F7A99764-402C-4F46-A689-1EE3323E8118%40foinc.com/>.
He notes the performance of the app on this hardware is impressive:
"WSJT-X uses 3.5% CPU on my MacBook Air M1. jt9 uses 2.2 % on average.
jt9 on my fancy MacBook Pro Intel 2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 with 32
GB of RAM uses 26%." His comparison may not be entirely fair, since the
M1 machine was decoding ambient music using the internal microphone vs.
real signals. You can track Alex's progress in the message thread.

The Icom IC-7300 is a very popular radio, but the designers didn't
anticipate every need. For example, there is no factory option for use
of a dedicated receive antenna. Hamtenna seeks to fill that void with
the IC-7300 RX-Antenna board <http://shop.hamtenna.net/product/ic-7300-rx-antenna-board/>. The
product is a board that fits inside the radio, with a toggle switch and
SMA connector taking the place of the auto-tuner connector on the
radio's rear panel. The price is listed as kr1.290, which at today's
rates is approximately $149 USD.

"Where's that Radio? A Brief History Of Direction Finding <https://hackaday.com/2021/08/19/wheres-that-radio-a-brief-history-of-direction-finding/>"
on Hackaday.com

WORD TO THE WISE

Contemporaneous

"Existing or occurring in the same period of time"

In the ARRL General Rules for HF Contests below 30 MHz <http://www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-arrl-contests-below-30-mhz>,
rule 1.4 states:

1.4. Each claimed contact must include contemporaneous direct
initiation by the operator on both sides of the contact. Initiation of
a contact may be either locally or by remote.

This rule means that an actual operator must initiate each contact by
an operator action such as keypress, use of a paddle, key, pushbutton,
and so forth, during each contact. It precludes the use of "automatic
QSO machines" in any form (hardware, software, etc.) to make contest
contacts.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

The Spokane DX Association <https://sdxa.org/> has a YouTube Channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMF5QzqCJ65iJupGW64Dlwg/playlists>maintained by Mel, N7GCO, with DX- and contest-related presentations and virtual workshops. Recently, the focus was N1MM Logger+. Randy, K7TQ, and Jay,
WS7I were the presenters. The N1MM Logger+ series currently consist of:

- N1MM Logger+ Beginner to Intermediate Workshop <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMV27Ec9GSc> -- Randy, K7TQ
- RTTY Contesting <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRDBnWAmdPs> -- Jay,
WS7I
- N1MM Logger+ CW Contesting
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT02bi_LhQE>- Randy, K7TQ
- N1MM Logger+ CQ WW RTTY <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWVCY62huo4>
- Randy, K7TQ
- N1MM Logger+ CQ WPX RTTY
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK5eNsIsT2s> - Randy, K7TQ
- N1MM Logger+ Add-On Programs
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtGrvI7hG1c> -- Randy, K7TQ

"HF Mobile Contesting <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmd_pg-fuGQ>" by
Jim, AD4EB, walks through what he does to enter as an HF Mobile in
state QSO parties, but is also a great introduction to QSO parties in
general. This video was posted by the Williamson County, TN ARES
organization, WCARES <https://wcares.org/>, and it's production
qualities are notably excellent.

Max, NG7M, got his Alpha Delta fan dipole to 10,440 feet <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHfvBQ63zcM>, using a 10,380 foot
mountain and a 60-foot tree, while he was on a camping trip in the
Uinta National Forest..

"NodeRED for Ham Radio -- Starting from Scratch and Examples <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq8EEiv9xPA>" - AA0Z hosts a panel to
"review the basics of NodeRED, how to create a flow from scratch and
add it to the dashboard." NodeRED is now being used at W1AW for some
station automation tasks.

RESULTS AND RECORDS

None this time.

OPERATING TIP

How to Consistently Get Spotted by CW Skimmers and the Reverse Beacon
Network

Bob, N6TV, provided these hints to consistently get spotted <https://youtu.be/C2OopLjT_w0?t=890> when CQing in his presentation to
the Spokane DX Association
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2OopLjT_w0>:

- Send everything at the same speed
- Use the words "CQ" or "Test" and send your call twice
- Use computer keying; consistent spacing is important
- The following words also count as "CQ": FD, SS, NA, UP

TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

SDR++ <https://github.com/AlexandreRouma/SDRPlusPlus> is a
multi-platform (Microsoft Windows, various Linux distros, BSD, Mac OS
soon) open source SDR application. Drawing upon many other open source
SDR libraries, it supports a wide range of hardware "out of the box,"
including SDR dongles.

A study by the University of Liverpool <https://phys.org/news/2021-08-evidence-million-year-earth-magnetic-field.html> found more evidence of a 200-million-year-long cycle in the strength of
the Earth's magnetic field. By studying material from ancient lava
flows in Scotland, they sought to determine the relative strength of
magnetic fields at the time the lava solidified.

RTL-SDR.com <https://www.rtl-sdr.com/> summarizes the SDRA2021
(Software Defined Radio Academy) talks that have been uploaded to
YouTube <https://www.rtl-sdr.com/sdra2021-talks-electrosense-neural-network-signal-classification-gr-rpitx-radio-astronomy-and-more/>.
The event, held June 26-27, 2021, included "Classification of Shortwave
Radio Signals with Deep Learning" by Stefan, DC9ST.

Accuracy is NOT the same as precision for atomic clocks, according to
an article in IEEE Spectrum <https://spectrum.ieee.org/for-precision-the-sapphire-clock-outshines-even-the-best-atomic-clocks?utm_campaign=post-teaser&utm_content=7190c3vu>.
According to the article "Why The Sapphire Clock Outshines Even The
Best Atomic Clocks," for some applications like frequency measurement,
an accurate clock is necessary. For other applications, the uniformity
and consistency of the clock signal is paramount. "A crystal with
greater spectral purity" sounds a lot like lower phase noise. The new
clock has already found application in higher-resolution
over-the-horizon RADAR applications, and is expected to be useful to
quantum computing.

"The Principles Underlying Radio Communication <https://archive.org/details/principlesunderl00unitrich/page/n7/mode/2up>"
was published by the National Bureau of Standards; a 1921 "revised
edition" is available for your throwback reading pleasure.

CONVERSATION

Perennial Topics

As we swing into fall and another contest season, revisiting a few
baseline topics might be in order. Topics that we all "know" about, or
maybe think we know about, but don't talk about much, well, because we
know about them. Some contest newcomers may not yet know about them.

The first, maybe most basic thing: Why are we doing this? To have fun!
We should all keep that in mind in hours 38-48 of a 48-hour contest, or
on 20 meters during Phone Sweepstakes, or for some people, during any
Phone contest. I sometimes consider what "fun" must mean in certain
contexts, like when I overhear someone being wished to "have fun!"
after a particularly grueling contact exchange. I now think of "fun" as encompassing the entire contesting experience: setting some reasonable
personal goals, getting the station ready for a contest, then being
able to put everything else on hold and losing oneself in the operating
of the contest. After the contest, recalling particular contacts or
situations that occurred during the contest. Maybe sometime later,
seeing one's call sign high in the results listing.

Advice to read the rules before each contest could go without saying,
but that really disadvantages those who are just getting started, and
those who aren't. Rules change from year to year. For example, there
are now more than a few QSO parties allowing the use of FT4/FT8 modes.

About those contest exchanges: Making as many contacts as quickly as
possible requires efficiency, and the removal of any words or symbols
in the exchange that aren't required by the exchange. The archetypical undesirable habit is saying "please copy," or unnecessarily repeating a received exchange back to the sender. Try not to do this. Even though
it seems like the ultimate goal is for a human operator to resemble an infallible robot by doling out contacts efficiently for hours on end,
it's still okay to say "Hi Bob" when Bob makes a contact with you. That
also makes it more fun for Bob.

Contesting can be more fun if you share the experience with others.
Join a contest club, or a DX or other radio club with contest
tendencies. With many clubs going online for their meetings over the
last 18 months, it's never been easier to get to a meeting. ARRL
maintains a list of contest clubs affiliated with the ARRL <http://contest-clubs.arrl.org/listcontestclubs.php> and club
affiliations are listed in many 3830scores <http://3830scores.com/>
postings.

Contesters have their own set of hurdle-words for newcomers. For
example, CQ-Contest usually means an email reflector on
lists.contesting.com <http://lists.contesting.com/>. RFI, Amps,
Towertalk, TopBand email lists? Also on lists.contesting.com <http://lists.contesting.com/>. ContestCalendar.com <https://www.contestcalendar.com/> used to be called "Hornucopia,"
after the domain it was hosted on. "3830" used to mean a frequency on
80 meters, but it now means 3830scores.com <http://3830scores.com/>.
Glossaries can help with contesting terms, too. A few of them are ARRL
Contest Glossary <http://www.arrl.org/contest-glossary>, Contest
University's Contesting Terminology <http://contestuniversity.com/attachments/Contesting_Terminology.pdf>,
and RSGB Contesting Terms <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/information/Contesting_Glossary_v3.shtml>.

Contesters are mostly always learning. Information about contesting in
general has never been as available as it is today. Email reflectors,
Twitter <http://twitter.com/>, Instgram <http://instagram.com/>,
Groups.IO <http://groups.io/>, YouTube <http://youtube.com/>, ContestUniversity.com <http://contestuniversity.com/>...all of those,
and more, have amateur radio contesting-related material. Learning how
to use website-specific searching is key to finding information. An
even greater challenge can be determining if the information is valid.

Radio contesting at its heart involves competition, involving rules,
ethics, and reputation. One rule that doesn't always get mentioned in
the official rules, but is implicit: Contest With Integrity. Randy,
K5ZD, talks about how integrity is at the core of contesting in this presentation from 2019's Contest University <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqMJZ7TNE1o>. It's really okay to
submit a checklog if you misread the contest rules and operate outside
of them.

Have Fun!

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, Brian N9ADG

CONTESTS

2 Sep - 15 Sep 2021

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/pigwalk20/autolog.php>, Sep 2, 0000z to Sep 2,
0100z and, Sep 3, 0200z to Sep 3, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules);
Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member
No./power); Logs due: September 9.

CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Sep 2, 0300z to
Sep 2, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: September 4.

CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Sep 2, 0700z to
Sep 2, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: September 4.

RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>, Sep 2, 1700z to Sep 2, 1900z;
RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20m; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: September 7.

NRAU 10m Activity Contest <https://nrrlcontest.no/index.php/nrrl-contests/nrau-nac/10m/nrau-nac-10m-english-rules/278-nrau-nac-10m-english-rules.html>,
Sep 2, 1700z to Sep 2, 1800z (cw) and, Sep 2, 1800z to Sep 2, 1900z
(ssb) and, Sep 2, 1900z to Sep 2, 2000z (fm) and, Sep 2, 2000z to Sep
2, 2100z (dig); CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10m Only; RS(T) +
6-character grid square; Logs due: September 16.

EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>, Sep 2, 1900z to
Sep 2, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40m; EACW Member: RST + Member No. +
Nickname, EA non-Member: RST + Nickname + EA province, non-EA: RST +
Nickname + DXCC prefix; Logs due: September 4.

SKCC Sprint Europe
<http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>, Sep 2, 1900z to
Sep 2, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due:
September 9.

NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Sep 3, 0145z
to Sep 3, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH;
Logs due: September 5.

NCCC Sprint Ladder <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Sep 3, 0230z
to Sep 3, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; Serial No. + Name +
QTH; Logs due: September 5.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Sep 3, 2000z to
Sep 3, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: September 5.

CWOps CW Open <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/cw-open/>, Sep 4, 0000z to
Sep 4, 0359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Serial No. + Name;
Logs due: September 19.

Russian RTTY WW Contest <http://www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/93>, Sep 4,
0000z to Sep 4, 2359z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RU: RST +
2-letter oblast, non-RU: RST + CQ Zone; Logs due: September 14.

All Asian DX Contest, Phone <https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2021AA_rule.htm>,
Sep 4, 0000z to Sep 6, 0000z; Phone; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RS +
2-digit age; Logs due: October 6.

Wake-Up! QRP Sprint <http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng>, Sep
4, 0600z to Sep 4, 0629z and, Sep 4, 0630z to Sep 4, 0659z and, Sep 4,
0700z to Sep 4, 0729z and, Sep 4, 0730z to Sep 4, 0800z; CW; Bands: 40,
20m; RST + Serial No. + suffix of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO);
Logs due: September 11.

Portable Operations Challenge <https://foxmikehotel.com/poc-rules-and-scoring/>, Sep 4, 0800z to Sep
4, 1159z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; 4-character
grid square; Logs due: September 12.

CWOps CW Open <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/cw-open/>, Sep 4, 1200z to
Sep 4, 1559z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Serial No. + Name;
Logs due: September 19.

AGCW Straight Key Party
<https://www.agcw.de/contest/handtastenparty-40-m/>, Sep 4, 1300z to
Sep 4, 1600z; CW; Bands: (see rules); AGCW: RST + Serial No. + "/" +
Class + "/" + Name + "/" + Age; Logs due: September 30.

IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB <https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/iaru-region-1-fieldday/en/>, Sep 4, 1300z to Sep 5, 1259z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST
+ Serial No.; Logs due: September 12.

RSGB SSB Field Day <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2021/rnfd.shtml>,
Sep 4, 1300z to Sep 5, 1300z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RS +
Serial No.; Logs due: September 10.

Colorado QSO Party <http://ppraa.org/coqp>, Sep 4, 1300z to Sep 5,
0400z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: All, except WARC; CO: Name + county,
W/VE: Name + (state/province), DX: Name + DXCC prefix; Logs due:
October 9.

Portable Operations Challenge <https://foxmikehotel.com/poc-rules-and-scoring/>, Sep 4, 1600z to Sep
4, 1959z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; 4-character
grid square; Logs due: September 12.

PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint <http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/jay-hudak-memorial-80m-sprint>,
Sep 4, 2000z to Sep 5, 2000z; PSK31; Bands: 80m Only; RST + (state/province/country); Logs due: September 12.

CWOps CW Open <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/cw-open/>, Sep 4, 2000z to
Sep 4, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Serial No. + Name;
Logs due: September 19.

Portable Operations Challenge <https://foxmikehotel.com/poc-rules-and-scoring/>, Sep 5, 0000z to Sep
5, 0359z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; 4-character
grid square; Logs due: September 12.

Tennessee QSO Party <http://tnqp.org/rules/>, Sep 5, 1800z to Sep 6,
0300z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: All, except WARC; TN: RS(T) + county,
non-TN: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs due: October 6.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Sep 6, 0000z to
Sep 6, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: September 12.

RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2021/rautumn.shtml>, Sep 6, 1900z to
Sep 6, 2030z; SSB; Bands: 80m Only; RS + Serial No.; Logs due:
September 9.

MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint <https://www.miqrp.net/contest>, Sep 6,
2300z to Sep 7, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; RST + (state/province/country) + (member no./power output); Logs due:
September 20.

ARS Spartan Sprint <http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html>, Sep 7, 0100z to Sep 7, 0300z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + (state/province/country) + Power; Logs due: September 9.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Sep
7, 0100z to Sep 7, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; RS +
age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: September 8.

RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>, Sep 7, 1700z to Sep 7, 1900z;
RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20m; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: September 7.

Phone Weekly Test - Fray
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Sep 8, 0230z to
Sep 8, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: September 10.

CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Sep 8, 1300z to
Sep 8, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: September 11.

CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Sep 8, 1900z to
Sep 8, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: September 11.

CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Sep 9, 0300z to
Sep 9, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: September 11.

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

RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>, Sep 9, 1700z to Sep 9, 1900z;
RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20m; [other station's call] + [your call] +

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