THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM April 28 - May 5, 2025 Edition NOTICE: The WA7BNM Contest Calendar has permanently moved to: http://www.contestcalendar.com/ Please update any links to the calendar. The web versions of this contest calendar can be found at: http://www.contestcalendar.com/ You can also access a text version of the weekly calendar at: http://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycal.txt Please send corrections and additions directly to me. The web calendars are updated as new contest information is received. If you wish to unsubscribe, please notify me and you'll be immediately removed from the mailing list. 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@hornucopia.com) This e-mail is divided into three sections: - Details of this week's contests - List of following week's contests - Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- K1USN Slow Speed Test: 0000Z-0100Z, Apr 28 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Maximum 20 wpm Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO (starting with Jan 4 contest) Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band W/VE do not count as country mults (starting with Jan 4 contest) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 2359Z April 30, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html QCX Challenge: 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 28 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op Max power: HP: >5 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with QCX station 1 point per QSO with non-QCX station Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: 0400Z May 4, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 28 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Name + QSO No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0400Z May 1, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ OK1WC Memorial (MWC): 1630Z-1729Z, Apr 28 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80, 40m Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low) Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low) Max power: LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Serial No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each last character of worked station call suffix once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0600Z May 2, 2025 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=logs Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l QCX Challenge: 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 28 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op Max power: HP: >5 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with QCX station 1 point per QSO with non-QCX station Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: 0400Z May 4, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html RSGB FT4 Contest: 1900Z-2100Z, Apr 28 Geographic Focus: United Kingdom Participation: Worldwide Mode: FT4 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: 100W 10W Exchange: Signal report QSO Points: 1 point per QSO 5 points per QSO with HQ stations G#6XX Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band Each HQ station G#6XX once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 2100Z April 29, 2025 Upload log at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80m_ft4.shtml ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 28 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Name + QSO No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0400Z May 1, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest: 0100Z-0159Z, Apr 29 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: SSB Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Overlay: Youth (26 years old or younger) Youth YL (female 26 years old or younger) YL (female older than 26 years Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with OM 5 points per QSO with YL 10 points per QSO with Youth 15 points per QSO with Youth YL Multipliers: Each DXCC once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0159Z April 30, 2025 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://logs.wwsac.com/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://wwsac.com/rules.html QCX Challenge: 0300Z-0400Z, Apr 29 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op Max power: HP: >5 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with QCX station 1 point per QSO with non-QCX station Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: 0400Z May 4, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ICWC Medium Speed Test: 0300Z-0400Z, Apr 29 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Name + QSO No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0400Z May 1, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ZL Sprint: 0800Z-0829Z (CW), Apr 29 and 0830Z-0859Z (SSB), Apr 29 and 0900Z-0929Z (SSB), Apr 29 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW, SSB, FT4 Bands: 80m Only Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/High) Max power: Open: 100 watts QRP: CW/FT4: 5 Watts, SSB: 10 Watts Exchange: CW/SSB: RS(T) + Outside Temperature (C) FT4: 4-character grid square Work stations: Once per mode section QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: 0929Z April 30, 2025 E-mail logs to: markzl3ab[at]gmail[dot]com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contests/sprints/ Phone Weekly Test: 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 30 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: Worldwide Mode: SSB Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m Classes: Single Op Max power: 100 watts Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country) non-NA: Name Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station Multipliers: Each US state (including KH6/KL7) once per band Each VE province/territory once per band Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0300Z May 2, 2025 E-mail logs to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf A1Club AWT: 1145Z-1300Z, Apr 30 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Member: RST + Name Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: May 5, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ CWops Test (CWT): 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 30 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Awards: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0800Z May 3, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ Mini-Test 40: 1700Z-1759Z, Apr 30 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 40m Only Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Serial No. Work stations: Once per 10 minute period QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: May 2, 2025 Upload log at: https://ua9qcq.com/hf-logs.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://minitest.narod.ru/ Mini-Test 80: 1800Z-1859Z, Apr 30 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80m Only Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Serial No. Work stations: Once per 10 minute period QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: May 2, 2025 Upload log at: https://ua9qcq.com/hf-logs.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://minitest.narod.ru/ CWops Test (CWT): 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 30 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Awards: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0800Z May 3, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ UKEICC 80m Contest: 2000Z-2100Z, Apr 30 Geographic Focus: Europe Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80m Only Classes: Single Op Connected (High/Low/QRP) Single Op Unconnected (High/Low/QRP) Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: 6-Character grid square QSO Points: 1 point per 500 km (10 pts max) multiply QSO points by 2 if low power station multiply QSO points by 4 if QRP station Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: 2200Z April 30, 2025 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php 432 MHz Spring Sprint: 2300Z, Apr 30 to 0600Z, May 1 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: North America Mode: Analog, Digital Bands: 432 Only Classes: Single Op Rover Max operating hours: One 4 hour period Exchange: 4-character grid square Work stations: Once per mode QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each grid square Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: May 14, 2025 E-mail logs to: moreeirp[at]gmail[dot]com Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM 2752 Monument Road Jasper, GA 30143 USA Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2025-information Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0000Z-0100Z, May 1 and 0200Z-0300Z, May 2 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 40m Only Classes: Single Op Max power: 5 watts Exchange: Maximum 13 wpm RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power) Work stations: Once per day QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member 3 points per QSO with member on same continent 5 points per QSO with member on different continent Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: May 8, 2025 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/autolog.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ CWops Test (CWT): 0300Z-0400Z, May 1 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Awards: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0800Z May 3, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ CWops Test (CWT): 0700Z-0800Z, May 1 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Awards: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0800Z May 3, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ AGCW QRP/QRP Party: 1300Z-1900Z, May 1 Geographic Focus: Europe Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: 5W (A) 20W (B) Exchange: RST + QSO No. + "/" + Class ID (A/B) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with class B 2 points per QSO with class A Multipliers: DXCC countries once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: May 15, 2025 E-mail logs to: dj4fv[at]agcw[dot]de Upload log at: https://www.agcw.de/contest/qrp-qrp Mail logs to: Manager Udo Witte, DJ4FV Sandbreite 7 D-49134 Wallenhorst Germany Find rules at: https://www.agcw.de/contest/qrp-qrp NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1800Z-1900Z, May 1 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, May 1 (SSB) and 2000Z-2100Z, May 1 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, May 1 (Dig) Geographic Focus: Nordic Europe Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital Bands: 10m Only Classes: Single Op Multi-Op Exchange: RS(T) + 6-character grid square QSO Points: (see rules) Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: May 15, 2025 E-mail logs to: 10m[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ SKCC Sprint Europe: 1900Z-2100Z, May 1 Geographic Focus: Europe Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m Classes: (none) Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE") Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: (see rules) Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points Submit logs by: May 8, 2025 E-mail log summary to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/submit-display.php?submit_id=165 Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/ NCCC FT4 Sprint: 0100Z-0130Z, May 2 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: Worldwide Mode: FT4 Bands: (see rules) Classes: (none) Max power: 100 watts Exchange: 4-character grid square QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each 4-character grid square once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: May 4, 2025 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://lotw.arrl.org/ Post log summary at: https://www.3830scores.com/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html Weekly RTTY Test: 0145Z-0215Z, May 2 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: Worldwide Mode: RTTY Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single-Op (QRP/Low) Max power: LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each callsign once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: May 4, 2025 E-mail logs to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://radiosport.world/wrt.html NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, May 2 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: (see rules) Classes: (none) Max power: 100 watts Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: May 4, 2025 E-mail logs to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html K1USN Slow Speed Test: 2000Z-2100Z, May 2 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Maximum 20 wpm Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO (starting with Jan 4 contest) Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band W/VE do not count as country mults (starting with Jan 4 contest) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 2359Z May 4, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW: 0001Z, May 3 to 2359Z, May 4 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 10m Only Classes: QRP Low Power High Power Club Mobile Max power: HP: >150 watts LP: 150 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: 10-10 Member: Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country) Non-Member: Name + 0 + (state/province/country) QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with a non-member 2 points per QSO with a 10-10 member Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: May 12, 2025 E-mail logs to: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org Mail logs to: Dan Morris, KZ3T 3162 Covington Way Lenoir, NC 28645 USA Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules RCC Cup: 0300Z-0859Z, May 3 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW, SSB Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (Mixed/CW/SSB) (Low/High) Multi-Op Mixed Multi-Op Junior (Mixed/SSB) Max power: HP: >100W LP: 100W Exchange: RCC Members: RS(T) + "RCC" + member number Non-Members: RS(T) + ITU Zone Work stations: Once per band per mode QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with own continent 5 points per QSO with a different continent 10 points per QSO with RCC member Multipliers: Each RCC member once per band Each ITU Zone once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 2359Z May 10, 2025 E-mail logs to: rcccup[at]gmail[dot]com Upload log at: http://ua9qcq.com/hf-logs.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.contest.ru/rcc-cup-rules/ SBMS 2.3 GHz and Up Contest and Club Challenge: 0600 local, May 3 to 2359 local, May 4 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: North America Mode: Any Bands: 2.3 GHz and up Classes: Individual Max operating hours: 24 Exchange: 6-character Maidenhead locator Work stations: Once per location per band QSO Points: Distance points (2.3-10 GHz): 1 point per km Distance points (24 GHz): 3 points per km Distance points (47 GHz and above): 6 points per km QSO points: 100 points per QSO per band with a unique call Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total points Submit logs by: May 28, 2025 E-mail logs to: n6vi[at]socal[dot]rr[dot]com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://w6ife.com/Page/2GHzContest Microwave Spring Sprint: 0800-1400 local, May 3 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: North America Mode: not specified Bands: All above 902 MHz Classes: Single Op Rover Exchange: 6-character grid square QSO Points: 1 point per km per QSO Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: May 17, 2025 E-mail logs to: moreeirp[at]gmail[dot]com Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM 2752 Monument Road Jasper, GA 30143 USA Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2025-information ARI International DX Contest: 1200Z, May 3 to 1159Z, May 4 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Awards: Worldwide Mode: Phone, CW, RTTY Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/RTTY/Mixed)(Low/High) Single Op Overlays (Italian only): (Rookie/Youth) Multi-Single Multi-Multi SWL Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts Exchange: I: RS(T) + 2-letter province non-I: RS(T) + Serial No. Work stations: Once per mode per band QSO Points: 0 points per QSO with same country 1 point per QSO with different country same continent 3 points per QSO with different continent 10 points per QSO with I/IS0/IT9 stations Multipliers: Each Italian province once per band Each DXCC country once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 2359Z May 10, 2025 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://www.ari.it/contest-hf/ari-international/log-upload.html Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.ari.it/ F9AA Cup, PSK: 1200Z, May 3 to 1200Z, May 4 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: PSK Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2m Classes: >100 W >10-100W 10W Exchange: RST + Serial No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with individual 5 points per QSO with club 50 points per QSO with F8URC Multipliers: (see rules) Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points Submit logs by: June 4, 2025 E-mail logs to: concoursf9aa[at]urc[dot]asso[dot]fr Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/om-yl/concours/trophee-f9aa 7th Call Area QSO Party: 1300Z, May 3 to 0700Z, May 4 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW, Phone, Digital (no FT8) Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (CW/Phone/Digital/Mixed)(QRP/Low/High) Multi-Single (Low/High) Multi-Multi Single Op County Expedition M/S County Expedition M/M County Expedition Single Op Mobile (CW/Phone/Mixed)(Low/High) M/S Mobile (CW/Phone/Mixed)(Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: 7th Area: RS(T) + 5-letter state/county code non-7th Area: RS(T) + (state/province/DX) Work stations: Once per band per mode per county QSO Points: 2 points per SSB QSO 3 points per CW QSO 4 points per digital QSO Multipliers: 7th Area: Each state or province once 7th Area: Each DXCC entity once (max of 10) non-7th Area: Each 7th area county once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: May 14, 2025 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://7qp.contesting.com/7qpsubmitlog.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://7qp.org Indiana QSO Party: 1500Z, May 3 to 0300Z, May 4 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party Participation: Worldwide Mode: Phone, CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (High/Low/QRP) Multi-Single Multi-Multi Mobile One-County Portable County-Line Portable Rover Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: IN: RS(T) + county non-IN: W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province) DX: RS(T) + "DX" Work stations: Once per band per mode QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO 2 points per CW QSO Multipliers: IN Stations: Each IN county, state, province once per mode non-IN Stations: Each IN county once per mode Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: June 1, 2025 E-mail logs to: inqp[at]hdxcc[dot]org Mail logs to: HDXCC c/o Tim Gardner 332 S28th St. Lafayette, IN 47904 USA Find rules at: http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp/rules.html Delaware QSO Party: 1700Z, May 3 to 2359Z, May 4 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party Participation: Worldwide Mode: Digital(CW/RTTY/Digital), Phone Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Multi-Single (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >150 watts LP: 150 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: DE: RS(T) + County non-DE: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX") Work stations: Once per band per mode QSO Points: DE stations: 1 point per phone QSO DE stations: 2 points per CW/RTTY/digital QSO non-DE stations: 10 points per phone QSO non-DE stations: 20 points per CW/RTTY/digital QSO Multipliers: DE: each state, province and DXCC country once per band non-DE: each DE county once per band Power: >150W=x1, 150W=x2, 5W=x3 Bonus: x2 for at least one QSO with K3QBD Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults x power mults x bonus mult) + 50 pt electronic submission bonus Submit logs by: June 3, 2025 E-mail logs to: qsoparty[at]gmail[dot]com Mail logs to: DE QSO Party PO Box 1050 Newark, DE 19715-1050 USA Find rules at: https://www.fsarc.org/ New England QSO Party: 2000Z, May 3 to 0500Z, May 4 and 1300Z-2400Z, May 4 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party Participation: Worldwide Mode: Phone, CW/Digital Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Multi-Single Multi-Multi Mobile Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Mobile Multi-Single Max power: HP: >150 watts LP: 150 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: CT,ME,MA,NH,RI,VT: RS(T) + state + county non-NE: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX") Work stations: Once per band per mode per county QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO 2 points per CW/digital QSO Multipliers: NE Stations: Each state, province, DXCC country once non-NE Stations: Each NE county once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: June 3, 2025 E-mail logs to: (see rules, web upload preferred) Upload log at: https://neqp.contesting.com/neqpsubmitlog.php Mail logs to: NEQP PO Box J West Suffield, CT 06093 USA Find rules at: https://neqp.org/rules/ WAB 7 MHz Phone: 1000Z-1400Z, May 4 Mode: SSB Bands: 40m Only Classes: Single Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable) Multi-Op (Fixed/Mobile/Portable) Low Power SWL (Fixed/Mobile/Portable) Max power: non-Low: >10 watts Low: 10 watts Exchange: British Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square Other: RS + serial no. + country QSO Points: (see rules) Multipliers: (see rules) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: May 14, 2025 E-mail logs to: g3xkt[at]worked-all-britain[dot]org[dot]uk Mail logs to: Tony Beardsley, G3XKT 14 York Avenue Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB United Kingdom Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php MIE 33 Contest: 2300Z, May 4 to 0300Z, May 5 Geographic Focus: Japan Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW, Phone Bands: All, except WARC Classes: Single Op (CW/Mixed) Single Op Single Band (CW/Mixed) Multi-Multi (CW/Mixed) SWL Exchange: Mie: RS(T) + age + "ME" non-Mie JA: RS(T) + age + "MEJ" non-Mie non-JA: RS(T) + age Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: (see rules) Multipliers: Each age once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: May 31, 2025 E-mail logs to: log-contest[at]jarl-mie[dot]com Mail logs to: JARL Mie Branch c/o T.Hasegawa 11-25 Kanocho, Tsu Mie 514-0052 Japan Find rules at: https://www.ztv.ne.jp/isoda/33/annual/48/48rule-e.html K1USN Slow Speed Test: 0000Z-0100Z, May 5 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Maximum 20 wpm Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO (starting with Jan 4 contest) Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band W/VE do not count as country mults (starting with Jan 4 contest) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 2359Z May 7, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1300Z-1400Z, May 5 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Name + QSO No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0400Z May 8, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ OK1WC Memorial (MWC): 1630Z-1729Z, May 5 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80, 40m Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low) Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low) Max power: LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Serial No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each last character of worked station call suffix once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0600Z May 9, 2025 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=logs Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1900Z-2000Z, May 5 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Name + QSO No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0400Z May 8, 2025 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, May 6 Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest 0100Z-0159Z, May 6 ICWC Medium Speed Test 0300Z-0400Z, May 6 Phone Weekly Test 0230Z-0300Z, May 7 A1Club AWT 1145Z-1300Z, May 7 CWops Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 7 VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest 1700Z-2100Z, May 7 Mini-Test 40 1700Z-1759Z, May 7 Mini-Test 80 1800Z-1859Z, May 7 CWops Test 1900Z-2000Z, May 7 CWops Test 0300Z-0400Z, May 8 CWops Test 0700Z-0800Z, May 8 NCCC FT4 Sprint 0100Z-0130Z, May 9 Weekly RTTY Test 0145Z-0215Z, May 9 NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 9 K1USN Slow Speed Test 2000Z-2100Z, May 9 FISTS Saturday Sprint 0000Z-2359Z, May 10 VOLTA WW RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 10 to 1200Z, May 11 CQ-M International DX Contest 1200Z, May 10 to 1159Z, May 11 SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, May 10 to 2400Z, May 11 Canadian Prairies QSO Party 1700Z, May 10 to 0300Z, May 11 50 MHz Spring Sprint 2300Z, May 10 to 0300Z, May 11 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, May 12 K1USN Slow Speed Test 0000Z-0100Z, May 12 ICWC Medium Speed Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 12 OK1WC Memorial 1630Z-1729Z, May 12 RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 1900Z-2030Z, May 12 ICWC Medium Speed Test 1900Z-2000Z, May 12 Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest 0100Z-0159Z, May 13 ICWC Medium Speed Test 0300Z-0400Z, May 13 DARC FT4 Contest 1900Z-2029Z, May 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTEST LOG SUBMITTAL DEADLINES FOR RECENT CONTESTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please consult the individual contest rules to determine what log documentation must be submitted (i.e. summary sheet, dupe sheets, etc.). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCCC Sprint: April 27, 2025 E-mail: (none) Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html NCCC FT4 Sprint: April 27, 2025 E-mail: (none) Post web summary: https://www.3830scores.com/ Upload log at: https://lotw.arrl.org/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html Weekly RTTY Test: April 27, 2025 E-mail: (none) Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://radiosport.world/wrt.html Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest: April 27, 2025 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: https://ua9qcq.com/hf-logs.php Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://gccontest.ru/en/rules-gc-2025/ Michigan QSO Party: April 27, 2025 Upload log at: https://miqp.org/index.php/submit-log/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://miqp.org/index.php/rules/ Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest: April 27, 2025 E-mail: mulandxc[at]hotmail[dot]com Upload log at: http://www.mulandxc.com/index/upload_log?_locale=en_US Mail: MULANDX Club 4th Floor, No. 5, Xiajiao East Road Huicheng District, Huizhou City Guangdong Province China Find rules at: http://www.mulandxc.com/index/match_info?id=9 International Vintage Contest HF: April 27, 2025 E-mail: logvintagecontesthf[at]gmail[dot]com Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://vintagecontest.webnode.it/residenti/ K1USN Slow Speed Test: April 27, 2025 Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html Dutch PACCdigi Contest: April 27, 2025 E-mail: paccdigi[at]veron[dot]nl Upload log at: https://contest.veron.nl/PACCdigi/app Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://www.veron.nl/vereniging/commissies-en-werkgroepen/traffic-bureau/hf-contesten/paccdigi-rules/ 144 MHz Spring Sprint: April 28, 2025 E-mail: moreeirp[at]gmail[dot]com Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com Mail: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM 2752 Monument Road Jasper, GA 30143 USA Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2025-information Hungarian Straight Key Contest: April 28, 2025 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: https://hskc.ha8kux.com/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://hskc.ha8kux.com/ QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party: April 28, 2025 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://qrparci.org/contest/spring-qso-party A1Club AWT: April 28, 2025 Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ Georgia QSO Party: April 28, 2025 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: https://gaqsoparty.com/log-submission-2/ Mail: John Laney, K4BAI P.O. Box 421 Columbus, GA. 31902-0421 USA Find rules at: https://gaqsoparty.com/ DARC Easter Contest: April 28, 2025 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: https://dxhf2.darc.de/~easterlog/upload.cgi?form=referat&lang=en Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/darc-ostercontest/en/ UK/EI DX Contest, CW: April 28, 2025 Upload log at: http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://www.ukeicc.com/dx-contest-rules.php Texas State Parks on the Air: April 29, 2025 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: https://tspota.org/log-upload Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://www.tspota.org/ Classic Exchange, CW: April 30, 2025 E-mail: myscupper[at]gmail[dot]com Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/ Mississippi QSO Party: April 30, 2025 E-mail: w5xx[at]arrl[dot]net Mail: Malcolm Keown 64 Lake Circle Drive Vicksburg, MS 39180 USA Find rules at: https://www.arrlmiss.org/ Classic Exchange, Phone: April 30, 2025 E-mail: myscupper[at]gmail[dot]com Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/ K1USN Slow Speed Test: April 30, 2025 Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ES Open HF Championship: May 1, 2025 E-mail: esopen[at]erau[dot]ee Upload log at: https://esopen.erau.ee/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://erau.ee/images/LL/ES-Open_rules.pdf ICWC Medium Speed Test: May 1, 2025 Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ OK1WC Memorial (MWC): May 2, 2025 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=logs Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l QRP to the Field: May 3, 2025 E-mail: na5n[at]zianet[dot]com Mail: Paul Harden, NA5N 72 Polvadera Heights Road Socorro, NM 87801 USA Find rules at: http://www.zianet.com/qrp/qrpttf/pg.html BARTG Sprint 75: May 4, 2025 Upload log at: http://bartg.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://bartg.org.uk/wp/bartg-sprint75-contests/ SP DX RTTY Contest: May 4, 2025 E-mail: sprtty[at]pzk[dot]org[dot]pl Upload log at: http://www.pkrvg.org/spdxrtty_import.html Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.pkrvg.org/strona,spdxrttyen.html QCX Challenge: May 4, 2025 Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html Tipalayo DX Contest: May 4, 2025 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: https://tipalayo.orlokpolman.id/log-submission/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://tipalayo.orlokpolman.id/ Helvetia Contest: May 5, 2025 E-mail: contest[at]uska[dot]ch Upload log at: https://contestlog.uska.ch/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://uska.ch/en/events/uska-helvetia-contest-h26/# 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital: May 5, 2025 E-mail: tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org Mail: Dan Morris, KZ3T 3162 Covington Way Lenoir, NC 28645 USA Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules IRTS 70cm Counties Contest: May 5, 2025 E-mail: contestmanager[at]irts[dot]ie Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://www.irts.ie/cgi/st.cgi?r_70cmrules.html IRTS 2m Counties Contest: May 5, 2025 E-mail: contestmanager[at]irts[dot]ie Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://www.irts.ie/cgi/st.cgi?r_2mrules.html 222 MHz Spring Sprint: May 6, 2025 E-mail: moreeirp[at]gmail[dot]com Post web summary: http://www.3830scores.com Mail: Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM 2752 Monument Road Jasper, GA 30143 USA Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2025-information Missouri QSO Party: May 6, 2025 E-mail: moqsoparty[at]w0ma[dot]org Mail: Boeing Employees' Amateur Radio Society W0MA c/o George Mackus, AB0RX 11841 Wexford Place Drive Maryland Heights, MO 63043 USA Find rules at: http://www.w0ma.org/index.php/missouri-qso-party UA1DZ Memorial Cup: May 7, 2025 E-mail: logs[at]ua1dz[dot]ru Upload log at: http://ua1dz.ru/viewpage.php?page_id=25 Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://ua1dz.ru/articles.php?article_id=79 Florida QSO Party: May 7, 2025 E-mail: logs[at]floridaqsoparty[dot]org Upload log at: https://fqp.contesting.com/fqpsubmitlog.php Mail: Florida QSO Party c/o Ron Harps, K8NZ 1997 Willow Glen Ln Columbus, OH 43229-1550 USA Find rules at: http://floridaqsoparty.org/rules/ JIDX CW Contest: May 13, 2025 E-mail: cw[at]jidx[dot]org Upload log at: http://www.jidx.org/upload/uplog.html Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html North Dakota QSO Party: May 15, 2025 E-mail: n0rdf[at]srt[dot]com Mail: Ralph Fettig, N0RDF 6650 Co Rd 12 West Minot, ND 58701 USA Find rules at: https://ndarrlsection.com/2025/2025_nd_qso_party_rules.pdf Maundy Thursday Contest: May 17, 2025 E-mail: cqads[at]fra[dot]fo Mail: Regin Nicolajsen, OY1R Gerðsivegur 10 FO240 Skopun Faroe Island Find rules at: https://ibb.co/W27WY04 Ontario QSO Party: May 20, 2025 Upload log at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/submitlog.htm Mail: (none) Find rules at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm EA-QRP CW Contest: May 20, 2025 E-mail: concursos[at]eaqrp[dot]com Mail: Vocalia de concursos EA-QRP (Concurso CW) PO Box 17 E-16080 Cuenca Spain Find rules at: https://www.eaqrp.com/index.php/actividades/concurso?id=307 Quebec QSO Party: May 20, 2025 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: https://qcqp.contesting.com/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://quebecqsoparty.org/ Nebraska QSO Party: May 24, 2025 E-mail: nebraskaqsoparty[at]gmail[dot]com Mail: Matt Anderson, KA0BOJ 14300 NW 98th Street Raymond, NE 68428 USA Find rules at: https://nebraskaqsoparty.com/qso-party-rules/f/rules-for-2022-nebraska-qso-party George Batterson 1935 QSO Party: May 31, 2025 E-mail: Gpoland1[at]cinci[dot]rr[dot]com Mail: Gary Poland 3347 SR 28 Midland, OH 45148 USA Find rules at: https://www.qsl.net/ve7sl/batterson.html DIG QSO Party, SSB: May 31, 2025 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: https://dig-contest.de/logupload Mail: Henrik Pfeifer, DF1HPK Arndtweg 7 D-88400 Biberach Germany Find rules at: https://dig-contest.de/rules DIG QSO Party, CW: May 31, 2025 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: https://dig-contest.de/logupload Mail: Henrik Pfeifer, DF1HPK Arndtweg 7 D-88400 Biberach Germany Find rules at: https://dig-contest.de/rules CQMM DX Contest: June 30, 2025 E-mail: cwjf[at]cqmmdx[dot]com Mail: CWJF Group Rua Dr. Edgard Quinet 35/401 36036-080 Juiz de Fora - MG Brazil Find rules at: http://www.cqmmdx.com/rules/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- /NNNN