~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR December 11, 2010 - January 14, 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Each Tuesday Thru Mar 15 9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Each Thursday Thru March 17 9 PM to 10:29 PM Eastern Time USA Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Feld Hell Club Sprint (Feld Hell) ... QRP Category Dec 11, 0000z to 2400z Rules: http://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARRL 10 Meter Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category Dec 11, 0000z to Dec 12, 2359z Rules: http://www.arrl.org/10-meter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MDXA PSK-31/63 DeathMatch ... QRP Category Dec 11, 0000z to Dec 12, 2400z Rules: http://www.mdxa1.org/deathmatch.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UBA Low Band Winter Contest (CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK) .. QRP Category Dec 11, 1700z to 2100z and Dec 12, 0600z to 1000z Rules: http://www.uba.be/sites/default/files/uploads/hf_contests/uba_winter_en.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category Dec 12, 0000z to 2359z Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Great Colorado Snowshoe Run (20M CW) *** QRP Contest *** MST: Dec 12, 1400 to 1559 UTC: Dec 12, 2100z to 2259z Rules: http://www.cqc.org/contests/snow2010.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest *** EST: Dec 14, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM UTC: Dec 15, 0130Z to 0330Z Rules: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/contests.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OK DX RTTY Contest Dec 18, 0000z to 2400z Rules: http://www.crk.cz/ENG/DXCONTE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RAC Canada Winter Contest (All) ... QRP Category Dec 18, 0000z to 2359z Rules: http://www.rac.ca/service/contesting/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Croatian CW Contest (CW) ... QRP Category Dec 18, 1400z to Dec 19, 1400z Rules: http://www.9acw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stew Perry (W1BB) Topband Distance Challenge (CW) ... QRP Category Dec 18, 1500z to Dec 19, 1500z Rules: http://web.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 19, 2000z to 2359z Rules: http://www.qrparci.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rookie Roundup (CW) 100W Max Dec 19, 1800z to 2359z Rules: http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST *** EST: Dec 19, 9 PM to 11 PM UTC: Dec 20, 0200z 0400z Rules: http://www.fpqrp.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Awards Dec 22, 0000z to 0200z Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/sks/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ R A E M Contest (CW) .. Low Power category Dec 26, 0000z to 1159z Rules: http://www.srr.ru/CONTEST/cup_raem_engl_10.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NACC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW mw Special) ***QRPp Contest*** Dec 30, 0130z to 0330z Rules: http://home.windstream.net/yoel/contests.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Straight Key Night (CW) UTC: Jan 1, 0000z to 2400z Info: http://www.arrl.org/straight-key-night ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AGB "New Year SnowBall" Contest (80M CW/SSB) ...QRP Category Jan 1, 0000z to 0100z Rules: http://www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_nysb.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AGCW Happy New Year Contest (CW)...QRP Category Jan 1, 0900z to 1200z Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:Happy_New_Year_Contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest ... QRP Category Jan 1, 1400z to 1659z (144 Mhz) Jan 1, 1700z to 1759z (432 Mhz) Rules: http://www.agcw.org/en/?Contests:VHF-UHF_Contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Original QRP Contest ... QRP Category Jan 1, 1500z to Jan 2, 1500z Rules: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QRPARCI Pet Rock Celebration (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Jan 1, 1500z to 1800z (Bonus points for rockbound equipment) Rules: http://www.qrparci.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest! EST: Jan 3, 9 PM to 11 PM (First Monday each month) UTC: Jan 4, 0200z to 0400z Info: http://adventure-radio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** EST: Jan 4, 9 PM to 10:29 PM UTC: Jan 5, 0200z to 0329z Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** EST: Jan 6, 9 PM to 10:29 PM UTC: Jan 7, 0200z to 0329z Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 070 Club PSKFEST Contest ... QRP Category Jan 8, 0000z to 2400z Rules: http://www.podxs070.com//contests/pskfest_rules.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michigan QRP Club Contest (CW) ... QRP Contest! Jan 8, 1200z to Jan 9, 2359z Rules: http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worldwide Peace Messenger Cities (CW/SSB)... QRP Category Jan 8, 1200z to Jan 9, 1200z Rules: http://www.s59dcd.si/english/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ North American QSO Party (CW) (100w max. QRP Entries Noted) Jan 8, 1800z to Jan 9, 0600z Rules: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARRL RTTY Roundup ... <= 150W Category Jan 8, 1800z to Jan 9, 2400z Rules: http://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EUCW 160 Meter Contest (CW) ... QRP Category Jan 8, 2000z to 2300z and Jan 9, 0400z to 0700z Rules: http://www.agcw.org/eucw/eu160.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category Jan 9, 0000z to 2359z Rules: http://www.skccgroup.com/sprint/wes/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DARC 10-Meter Contest (CW/SSB)... <=100 W category Jan 9, 0900Z to 1059Z Rules: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/10m/en/rules/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VERON Midwinter QSO Party (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category Jan 9, 1000z to 1400z Rules: http://trafficbureau.veron.nl/contest/contest_mw_eng.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** EST: Jan 11, 9 PM to 10:29 PM UTC: Jan 12, 0200z to 0329z Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW) ... QRP Category Jan 12, 1100z to 1200z and Jan 12, 1900z to 2000z and Jan 13, 0300z to 0400z Rules: http://www.cwops.org/onair.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** EST: Jan 13, 9 PM to 10:29 PM UTC: Jan 14, 0200z to 0329z Info: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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