Contester's Rate Sheet for July 26, 2006
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CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
26 July 2006
Edited by Ward Silver N0AX
Published by the American Radio Relay League
Free to ARRL members - tell your friends!
(Subscription info at the end of newsletter)
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SUMMARY
o IOTA and National Lighthouse/Lightship Contests
o NAQP CW and UHF Contests
o Contests and Air Travel - Be Healthy
o WRTC Results and Photos
o Contest Recorder and Strategy Planner
o Damping Vibrations and Defeating Nibblers
o Can I Play, Too?
BULLETINS
o No bulletins this issue
BUSTED QSOS
o Not really "busted" but I have tried a couple of different methods
of dealing with periods at the end of URLs to get consistent results
in how the resulting hyperlink is treated by different browsers. The
next attempt will be to leave a space between the URL and a closing
period or simply omit the period altogether. I'm sure my typing
teacher, Mrs. Weyland, would disapprove, but it's all in the name of
progress.
CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)
July 29-30
- Flight of the Bumblebees
- RSGB IOTA
August 5-6
- ARRL UHF Contest
- NAQP CW QSO Party
- SARL HF DX - SSB
- Ten-Ten International Phone QSO Party
- EU HF Championship
- TARA "Grid Dip"
- National Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend
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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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ARRL CONTEST NEWS
The Web applet used to report ARRL Field Day score initially did not
include GOTA points in the total score. This problem has been fixed
and all scores will include GOTA QSOs. (Thanks, Kathy KA1RWY)
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[Editor's Note -- Many of you are aware that Mike KC7V is recovering
(fully) from a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lungs) suffered
on the long flight home following WRTC. It has been observed that
spending the weekend doing a contest is a lot like taking long
airline flights. The in-flight audio is more interesting, but the
prolonged periods of sitting could lead to similar problem with blood
clots forming and moving to the lungs. The following information
about preventing and detecting pulmonary embolisms was contributed by
Marios 5B4WN/G0WWW who is a physician -- thank you Marios!]
Please note that this is "general advice" and provided for
educational purposes only and if you feel that you are at a higher
risk of developing venous clots, you should consult your family
physician for further advice. Please also note that there are
probably many other things people do/don't do but if they are not
listed below then there is probably no evidence that they work!
What is a pulmonary embolism?
This is a condition where an artery in the lungs gets blocked by a
blood clot that has broken off from a larger clot, such as in the
leg. [Wikipedia reference]
Strong recommendations [for everybody]
1. Avoid constrictive clothing around the waist or legs
2. Avoid dehydration: ensure you take in plenty of fluids [e.g.
water] during the flight [although alcohol is also a liquid, it is
NOT recommended!!!]
3. Do frequent calf muscle stretching/exercises and frequently get up
and move around the plane.
Weaker recommendations [only for travelers with an increased risk of
thrombosis, e.g. obesity, previous thrombosis, increasing age, etc.]
4. Consider wearing below-knee graduated compression stockings/socks
(T.E.D. stockings) during the flight. These are available from
pharmacies BUT must be measured/sized correctly for your legs to
provide the correct compression pressure. They do work [1][2][3]!
5. Some travelers at a higher risk may require a single injection of
heparin (LMW) before traveling. This renders the blood "less
clottable" for ~24 hours. This requirement for heparin injection
needs to be discussed with/advised by your family
physician/practitioner.
The use of aspirin for the prevention of thrombosis in long distance
travel is NOT recommended by either references below as there is no
evidence that it works/justifies the risks.
References [for those who want more in-depth medical information,
some may need subscription]:
[1] http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/full/126/3_suppl/338S
[2]
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05617.x
[3] http://ebm.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/extract/11/2/55
How do you recognize a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - a clot? Seek
professional help if you get:
- Lower leg (calf) swelling/warmth especially if only on one side [a
bit of ankle swelling on both sides straight after a flight is normal
and usually disappears after a few hours]
- Calf pain
Both of these may also develop a few days after a long flight.
[Wikipedia reference]
Seek immediate professional advice if you suddenly feel:
- short of breath
- get chest pain
- feel extremely unwell
The above may also develop a few days after a long flight.
Short-acting sleeping pills...should be used only in accordance with
medical advice and should not normally be taken during the flight, as
they may increase immobility and therefore the risk of developing
DVT.
73s, Marios 5B4WN/G0WWW
The 14th IOTA (Islands On The Air) Contest takes place on 29/30 July.
SDI by EI5DI is the only contest logger dedicated to this event, and
is specifically recommended, for single-operator entrants, in the
IOTA Contest Rules. SDI runs on any Windows PC. It is free from
http://www.ei5di.com/sd/sdisetup.exe and is intended for
SO-unassisted entries. SDI is optimised for IOTA, and uses custom
Island/Prefix reference files. (Thanks, Paul EI5DI)
URL OF THE WEEK -- Here is a link to a 1960 DX Magazine article on
"How to Win the Sweepstakes" by W9IOP, one of the all time best:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/w6sx/sets/72157594209238896/ Click on
each page. In the upper left corner click on "All Sizes" and select
"Large." (Thanks, Hank W6SX)
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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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ARRL CONTEST RESULTS NEWS
If you would like a hard copy of the WRTC results exactly like the
ones handed out in Brazil, you can download and print this file:
http://www.kkn.net/~tree/WRTC_SCORES.xls (Thanks, Tree N6TR)
There is a huge set of photo albums available on the WRTC2006 Web
site. http://www.wrtc2006.com/ Along with the many "people pictures"
there are some beautiful landscapes and general interest photos. Jim
K1IR has also posted some very nice post-WRTC travel photos at
http://k1irwrtc.blogspot.com/
All of the WRTC logs will be uploaded to Logbook Of the World. For a
paper card, QSL the WRTC stations via PP5VB. (Thanks, Oms PY5EG)
The preliminary results of the January 2006 NAQP CW contest are now
available on the NCJ web site at:
http://www.ncjweb.com/naqpcwprelim.php If you note any errors,
please contact WA7BNM at [email protected].
Ed W0YK has "tweaked and peaked" the California QSO Party Records Web
site - http://www.cqp.org/Records.html Ed has posted some eye-candy
tables to get you interested in CQP all-time records over the years,
both in-state and out-of-state. (Thanks, Marc W6ZZZ)
The results of the 2006 Wisconsin QSO Party are now available on the
WARAC club Web site: http://www.warac.org/ (Thanks, Lynn K9KR)
The results of the EU Sprint Contest - Spring SSB (held on April 15,
2006) have just been released. You can find the UBN reports on the
new EU Sprint Web page at: http://www.eusprint.com/ Both the UBN and
logs are public. Click on a call sign to see the UBN report or to
download the log in .ASC format. (Thanks, Hrle 9A6XX)
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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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If you have problems with wind-induced vibrations in long Phillystran
guy lines, the product you're looking for is a Spiral Vibration
Dampener, manufactured by Preformed Line Products.
http://www.preformed.com/artsfest/files/literature/PLP_CommCatSec23.pdf
Frank W3LPL reports having the problem on the guys for his 200-foot
towers, and the SVD dampeners completely solved the problem. Frank
installed one dampener at the top of each guy, within reach of the
tower. Philadelphia Rope Works, the manufacturer of Phillystran, was
able to get them for him.
Many know that Rec-All Pro (http://www.sagebrush.com/) does a
Fine-Business job of recording contest audio, complete with VOX.
Fewer know that it embeds a time code in the recording. This means
that you can search for recorded audio by clock time, not contest
elapsed time. (Thanks, Jim VE7FO)
Bob K0RC reports, "I have been slowly adding improvements to my Excel
2003 spreadsheet that allows a contester to pre-plan their contesting
strategies. I thought this might be a good time to share this file
with the contesting community." Download a copy here:
http://tinyurl.com/lf3w2
Another spreadsheet tool from the 17 July issue of DesignNews
(http://www.designnews.com/) was found in the "Tips from Titus"
column. This Excel macro, written in Visual Basic, creates sine-wave
tables for use in spreadsheets. If you've ever struggled to create a
sine-wave for display or calculation, you'll instantly recognize the
utility of this tool. It's available at http://tinyurl.com/lqqok
Do you have a problem with critters chewing on feed lines near the
ground? Thomas AC7A runs rings around the problem with a novel
solution. "Even though my coax is buried about a foot underground and
routed through an ABS tube, javelinas (small wild pigs) were chewing
through my 9086 coax where it left the bulkhead and terminated at the
bottom of my vertical. No matter what I tried, I couldn't stop them
from destroying the cable coming from the bulkhead. Finally, I came
up with the idea of cutting 3/4" PVC into 3/4" lengths to form rings.
I placed the rings over the following the bend from the bulkhead to
the antenna. They haven't been able to get through the PVC. I think
the rings roll around in their mouths and are too tough to chew
through."
An SMA-to-UHF adapter cable is useful for connecting a handheld
VHF/UHF FM rig to a heavy feedline. A direct connection using an
adaptor puts a lot of stress on the difficult-to-replace SMA
connector. Kartronics (http://www.kartronicsonline.com/) has both
SMA-UHF and SMA-BNC jumper cables.
TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- Here's a really nice toroid/coil
calculator plus more: "Mini Core Calculator" by Colin G3VMU is
freeware from http://www.dl5swb.de/ It makes lots of calculations for
a wide range of iron powder and ferrite cores and other coils.
(Thanks, Chuck W5USJ)
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CONVERSATION
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Can I Play, Too?
The stories have been flying out of Brazil fast and furious for the
past month, it seems. First the airline scramble, then the travel
tales, followed by the contest itself, the judging, the awards, and -
poof! - it's all over! This all makes for very good reading, but
it's a poor substitute for actually being there.
There must be literally hundreds of motivated, skilled operators
sitting at home wondering how they can be chosen to make that welcome
trip to a faraway land and show off their contesting chops. Even with
the multi-operator teams (an excellent innovation by the WRTC2006
committee), only a tiny fraction of the world's contesters could be
on a team. What's the big secret?
First, a myth and second, a reason. The myth is that getting chosen
to go to WRTC requires "connections." While for the first WRTC in
1990 the operators were invited by the host committee, each WRTC
since has been more objective and open, culminating in the
transparent, public process put in place for WRTC2006. This is
unlikely to change, so you should feel comfortable that if you can
put up the scores, then you can go!
Now the reason that you see familiar faces in the WRTC reports - an
operator can be at the top of their game in radiosport for quite a
long time. Like being a chess grandmaster, skill at radiosport, once
developed, tends to linger. Radiosport primarily requires athleticism
of the brain, not the muscles. It's not unusual for an operator to
maintain a Top Ten presence for twenty years or more.
This makes it hard to displace Big Guns at the top of their game, but
doesn't mean you should give up a dream of attending. There are a
number of ways to "get good." Here are three suggestions, by no
means the only ones that work:
One - "Ubung macht den meister" (practice makes the master) say our
German friends. Nothing could be more true, especially in
contesting. Put your butt in the chair and your rig on the air!
Treat each contest as an opportunity to learn or polish a skill.
Study your old logs and those of other contesters, particularly those
you admire. Ask questions and try to put what you learn into
practice. Work on eliminating bad habits and strive for accuracy!
Two - Assuming the WRTC invitations will be based on contest scores,
study the list and focus your efforts on contests that give the
biggest rating return. (This also assumes that the radiosport
community is informed of the contests that count towards selection,
something WRTC hosts should do as far in advance as possible.) If
the list of contests varies by region, be sure to take advantage of
the contests that favor your location or skills.
Three - Cut the odds in your favor. If you have a small station, see
if a bigger station is available. If you live in a disadvantaged area
for a particular contest, try to operate from somewhere else! It's
possible to guest op in many areas of the US just for the asking.
Airplane tickets are often less expensive than a new tower or
amplifier! If you're a young contester, see if you can't put in a
few more hours than your competition. Put your strengths to work
making a few more points, contest after contest.
Let's say you give these your best effort along with maintaining a
positive attitude and having the goal of continuous improvement. It
won't be long until you *expect* to make the Top Ten instead of being
amazed when you do. Your scores will regularly be in territory you
might have thought unattainable not long before. You'll find
contesting to be a lot more fun, too.
And this is really the Big Secret. A contester that is having fun is
much more likely to become good enough to snag a WRTC seat. If
you're not having fun, back up a bit and see if you can't find a way
to put the fun back in the sport. After all, we're not in this for
the mega-buck endorsement deals!
While being a WRTC competitor is certainly a highlight of my
contesting career, as I was attending the meetings, operating, and
congratulating the other operators, I realized that it was the
journey, not the destination, that I enjoyed most. The certificates
are welcome, but they're not what keeps me marking off weekends on
the household calendar. It's the smile on my face after a good
performance, a super opening, or maybe just putting in a good effort
with my favorite multi-op teammates.
WRTC is important and it can surely be a terrific lifetime goal.
Don't let its pursuit spoil your journey. ""To travel hopefully is a
better thing than to arrive." -- Robert Louis Stevenson
73, Ward N0AX
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CONTESTS -- 26 JULY TO 8 AUGUST 2006
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Note that the following abbreviations are used to condense the
contest rules summaries: SO - Single-Op; M2 - Multi-Op - 2
Transmitters; MO - Multi-Op; MS - Multi-Op, Single Transmitter; MM -
Multi-Op, Multiple Transmitters; AB - All Band; SB - Single Band;
S/P/C - State/Province/DXCC Entity; HP - High Power (>100 W); LP -
Low Power; QRP (5W or less)
HF CONTESTS
Flight of the Bumblebees--CW, sponsored by the Adventure Radio
Society, 1700Z - 2100Z Jul 30. Bumblebees are low power portable
stations that walk, bike, or boat to their sites and sign "/BB" after
their calls. Frequencies (MHz): 7.040, 14.060, 21.060, 28.060.
Exchange: RST, S/P/C, and Bumblebee Number or power (5 watts
maximum). Score: QSOs x number of different Bumblebees contacted x 3.
For more information -
http://www.arsqrp.com/ars/pages/bumblebees/bb_rules.html Logs due 9
Aug via the ARS Web site.
RSGB Islands-On-The-Air Contest--CW/SSB, sponsored by the RSGB from
1200Z Jul 29 - 1200Z Jul 30. Frequencies: 80-10 meters. Categories:
SOAB and SOAB-Assisted (SSB/CW/Mixed, 12 & 24 hour entries,
High/Low/QRP Power), MS. All categories Island or World (non-Island).
Exchange: RS(T) and serial number, Island stations add IOTA reference
number. QSO Points: Contacts with own IOTA--3 pts, with other
IOTA--15 pts, non-island--3 pts. Score: QSO points x IOTA refs,
counted once per band and mode. For more information:
http://www.rsgbhfcc.org/ Logs due Sep 1 to [email protected] or
RSGB IOTA Contest, PO Box 9, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 3RH, England.
North American QSO Party--CW, sponsored by the National Contest
Journal from 1800Z Aug 5 - 0600Z Aug 6. Frequencies: 160 - 10-meters.
Categories: SOAB and M2, 100 W power limit, operate a maximum of 10
hours (off times must be at least 30 min and M2 entries may operate
the entire contest). Exchange: Name and S/P/C. Score: QSOs X States +
Province + NA DXCC countries (count each once per band). For
information: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php Logs due 14 days
after the contest via Web entry form at
http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.php to [email protected] or Bruce
Horn, WA7BNM, 4225 Farmdale Avenue, Studio City, CA 91604.
SARL HF DX Contest--SSB, sponsored by the Bloemfontein Radio Amateur
Club from 1230Z -- 1630Z Aug 6 (CW is Aug 27). Frequencies: 80 -- 20
meters. Categories: SOAB, MS. Exchange: RS(T) + serial number. QSO
Points: SSB -- 1 pt, CW -- 2 pts. Total score: QSO points + ZS call
areas and South African countries (see Web site). For more
information: http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests Logs due 14 days
after the contest to [email protected] or PO Box 12104, Brandhof
9324, Republic of South Africa.
Ten-Ten International Summer Phone QSO Party -- sponsored by Ten-Ten
International from 0001Z Aug 5 - 2359Z Aug 6, 10-meters only.
Exchange: call, name, state and 10-10 number (if available). QSO
Points: nonmembers--1 pt, members--2 pts. Total score: sum of QSO
points. For more information: http://www.ten-ten.org/ Logs due Aug 21
to [email protected] or Steve Rasmussen N0WY, 312 N 6th
Street, Plattsmouth, NE 68048-1302.
European HF Championship--CW/SSB, sponsored by the Slovenian Contest
Club from 1200Z - 2359Z Aug 5. EU to EU contacts only. Frequencies:
160-10 meters. Categories: SOAB only--CW, SSB, and Mixed Modes, HP
and LP. Exchange: RS(T) and last two digits of first year licensed.
Score: QSOs x number of different years received, counted once per
band. For more information: http://lea.hamradio.si/~scc/euhfc.html
Logs due Aug 31 to [email protected] (Cabrillo format preferred) or
Slovenia Contest Club, Saveljska 50, 1113 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
TARA "Grid Dip" Contest--PSK and RTTY, sponsored by Troy ARA from
0000Z -- 2400Z Aug 5. Frequencies: 80-6 meters, work stations once
per band, work Rovers again from new locators. Categories: SOAB
only--QRP, LP (<20W or RTTY <100W), HP (100W max. or RTTY legal
limit), Rover (50W max. or RTTY legal limit) operating from more than
one Grid Locator, SWL. Exchange: Name and 4-digit grid locator. QSO
Points: 1 pt/QSO. Total score: QSO points x Grid Locators counted
once per band. For more information:
http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_grid_rules.html Scores due 2 Sep
via online submission form at
http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_grid_score.html
National Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend--all modes, sponsored by the
Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society from 0001Z Aug 5 - 2359Z Aug 6.
Frequencies (MHz): CW -- 1.830, 3.530, 7.030, 14.030, 21.030, 28.030;
SSB -- 1.970, 3.970, 7.270, 14.270, 21.370, 28.370. Exchange: Serial
number or ARLHS member or lighthouse number, name, and S/P/C. For
more information: http://arlhs.com/ Logs due 31 Aug to Dave Ruch,
NF0J, PO Box 20696, Bloomington, MN 55420-0696.
VHF+ CONTESTS
ARRL UHF Contest, 1800Z Aug 5 -1800Z Aug 6. Frequencies: all amateur
bands above 222 MHz. Categories: SO-LP, SO-HP, Rover, MO. Exchange:
Grid Square (signal report is optional). QSO Points: 222 and 432 MHz
- 3 pts, 902 and 1296 MHz - 6 pts, 12 pts on all higher bands. Score:
QSO Points x Grid Squares (total from all bands). Rovers add one
additional multiplier for each grid square activated. For more
information: http://www.arrl.org/contests Logs due Sep 5 by email to
[email protected] or by mail to August UHF Contest, ARRL, 225 Main
St., Newington, CT 06111, USA.
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LOG DUE DATES - 26 JULY TO 8 AUGUST 2006
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July 26 - NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Tom Mitchell, KB3LFC,
RD6 Box 122A, Kittanning, PA 16201, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/sprint200607.html
July 29 - North American QSO Party, RTTY, email logs to: (see rules,
web upload preferred), upload log at:
http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.php, paper logs and diskettes to:
Shelby Summerville, K4WW, 6506 Lantana Ct, Louisville, KY 40229-1544,
USA. Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
July 30 - Manchester Mineira All America Contest, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: CWJF Contest
Committee, PO Box 410, Juiz de Fora - MG 36001-970, Brazil. Find
rules at: http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf/Regulamento_Ing.pdf
July 31 - VOLTA WW RTTY Contest, email logs to: [email protected],
paper logs and diskettes to: Francesco Di Michele, I2DMI, PO Box 55,
22063 Cantu, Italy. Find rules at:
http://www.contestvolta.com/rules2.htm
July 31 - All Asian DX Contest, CW, email logs to: [email protected],
paper logs and diskettes to: JARL, All Asian DX Contest, CW,
170-8073, Japan. Find rules at:
http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2006AA_Rule.htm
July 31 - RAC Canada Day Contest, email logs to: [email protected],
paper logs and diskettes to: Radio Amateurs of Canada, 720 Belfast
Road, Suite 217, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5, Canada. Find rules at:
http://www.rac.ca/downloads/2006CanadaDayContestRulesEnglish.pdf
July 31 - Original QRP Contest, email logs to: [email protected], paper
logs and diskettes to: Dr.Hartmut Weber, DJ7ST, Schlesierweg 13,
D-38228 Salzgitter, Germany. Find rules at:
http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html
August 1 - RSGB Low Power Field Day, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: RSGB G3UFY,
77 Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AF, England. Find
rules at: http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/rules/rqrp.shtml
August 1 - SMIRK Contest, email logs to: [email protected], paper
logs and diskettes to: Dale Richardson, AA5XE, 214 Palo Verde Dr,
Kerrville, TX 78028, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.smirk.org/rules.htm
August 1 - DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Werner Ludwig, DF5BX, PO
Box 1270, 49110 Georgsmarienhuette, Germany. Find rules at:
http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-funksport/sonder/tei-digi.htm
August 1 - International DominoEx Prefix Contest, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Find
rules at: http://www.obriensweb.com/dominoexcontest.htm
August 2 - VK/Trans-Tasman 160m Contest, Phone, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: VK/trans-Tasman
Contest, 28 Crampton Crescent, Rosanna, VIC 3084, Australia. Find
rules at: http://home.iprimus.com.au/vktasman/RULES.HTM
August 4 - MI QRP July 4th CW Sprint, email logs to: [email protected],
paper logs and diskettes to: L.T. Switzer, N8CQA, 427 Jeffrey Avenue,
Royal Oak, MI 48073-2521, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.qsl.net/miqrpclub/contest.html
August 7 - FISTS Summer Sprint, email logs to: [email protected], paper
logs and diskettes to: Dan Shepherd, N8IE, 1900 Pittsfield St,
Kettering, Oh 45420, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
August 8 - Six Club Contest, email logs to: [email protected], paper
logs and diskettes to: Mike Urich, KA5CVH, Six Club Contest Director,
9807 Oakmont Drive, LaPorte, TX 77571, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.6mt.com/contest.htm
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
The Contester's Rate Sheet wishes to acknowledge information from the
following sources:
WA7BNM's Contest Calendar Web page -
<http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal>
SM3CER's Web site - <http://www.sk3bg.se/contest>
ARRL members may subscribe at no cost by editing their Member Data
Page as described at <http://www.arrl.org/contests/rate-sheet>.
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