Contester's Rate Sheet for November 29, 2006

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          CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
              29 November 2006

        Edited by Ward Silver N0AX

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SUMMARY
o Broken Bandswitch?  No Problem! ARRL 160 and ARRL 10 Meter Contests
o International Radio Changes Hands
o Cruise and Newsletter from CCF
o August NAQP Results and RAC Canada Day Entries On-line
o LB Cebik W4RNL - Complete Antenna Book Set Available
o M-Cubed Electronix Releases RCLZ Meter Kit
o Assisting With A Little Confusion

BULLETINS
o The FCC "Omnibus" Amateur Radio R&O has been published in the
Federal Register. The rules changes take effect on Friday, December
15 -  at 12:01 EST. A correction to re-legalize 1 kHz data emissions
on HF is in the works.  There is no word on whether 80-meter phone
privilege changes will be made prior to the rule changes taking
effect.
o From N5KO - "For the ARRL we will turn on the Cabrillo V3.0 robot
starting with the ARRL 160 Meter Contest" Until then, please submit
Cabrillo 2.0 format.  Cabrillo 3.0 is already being accepted by the
CQ WW log acceptance robots.

BUSTED QSOS
o The URL for the KD1JV speaker contained an editor-generated case
problem - the URL is
http://kd1jv.qrpradio.com/resonatespkr/CWSPKR.html
o Not really busted, per se, but the K3LR PL-259 process was
confusing.  Tim promises to put up some photos and a better
description on the http://k3lr.com/ Web site.

CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)

December 2-3
- ARRL 160 Meter, CW
- New Mexico QSO Party
- TARA RTTY Melee
- TOPS Activity Contest
- Bruce Kelley Memorial 1929 QSO Party, CW
December 9-10
- ARRL 10 Meter
- 28 MHz SWL Contest
- North American Meteor Scatter Contest
- Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint, CW
- Great Colorado Snowshoe Run, CW
- OK DX RTTY
- PSK31 Death Match
- Russian 160 Meter Contest
- Croatian CW Contest
- Bruce Kelley Memorial 1929 QSO Party, CW

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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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International Radio (http://www.qth.com/inrad) is under new
management! Effective with the new year, the new owners will be Trey
Garlough N5KO and Mark Obermann AG9A.  George Cutsogeorge W2VJN will
remain active in the development of new products.  The company will
be closed from December 15 -  through January 1, 2007.

The 12th Contest Club Finland and OH DX Foundation Contest & DX
Meeting on the Baltic Sea (http://www.contestclubfinland.com/) will be
held from the 19th to 21st of January, 2007. You should book your
tickets before Dec 18. (Thanks, Ilkka OH1WZ) 

If you're looking for holiday gifts for electronics and radio-minded
young folks, Wiley Press' "Dummies" series has a pair of good
introductory titles: "Electronics for Dummies" and "Electronic
Projects for Dummies".  The former is a low-level introduction to
electronic parts and pieces with a touch of theory.  The latter
presents ten simple projects, including an AM radio, with practical
information on construction techniques. Both are available from the
ARRL Bookstore (http://www.arrl.org/catalog). The Dummies series is
popular because readers know they'll get introduction-level
information in bite-sized chunks that doesn't "talk down" to
beginners. More information can be found on the Dummies' home page at
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA by entering "electronics" into the
search window.  And if you want to also check out your editor's own
Dummies titles "Ham Radio for Dummies" and "Two-Way Radios and
Scanners for Dummies", why, that would be fine, too!

Indian scientists report that the ionosphere seems to be cooling
(http://tinyurl.com/yxoked) with its height gradually being reduced,
as well. This could be affecting propagation - a cooler ionosphere is
also a denser ionosphere.  Perhaps this has something to do with the
surprising sporadic-E propagation on 6 meters! (Thanks, Pat N8VW)

Have you taken a look at "Zone to Zone Propagation" from Radio Sport
Canada?  The Web site (http://www.radiosport.ca/zoneprop) uses a
widely accepted propagation engine to determine the band on which a
contestant in one CQ DX zone is likely to be able to contact a
station in another CQ DX zone taking into account current geomagnetic
activity.  The information is displayed as a 40 by 40 zone matrix
updated hourly at approximately 20 minutes past the hour. (Thanks,
Sylvan VE5ZX)

Tim EI8IC announces the addition of many new contest results to
LogView, an online application
(http://www.mapability.com/ei8ic/logview/results.php) that lets you
view the published results of a contest plotted on a map of North
America. Viewing the contest results is free, and does not require
you to be a registered user to log on. Select your required
resolution and when the page loads, select a Year and a Contest in
the upper boxes. If the cross turns to a tick, it indicates that
results for that contest are available. Click the tick, and the
results will be loaded. Click 'Show all' to show all the contest
results, or use the VCR-buttons to advance through the results in
various ways.

Speaking of contest results, Dink N7WA has come up with another
useful output from the 3830 score reporting data. "If you are like
me, you miss all the soapbox comments on 3830 during a big test
because there is just so much email coming through. Who really wants
to open all that email? (That's why we have score summaries.) Yet,
there are a lot of interesting stories and tidbits of information out
there."  To make Soapbox-ing easier and more enjoyable he's created a
Soapbox summary for the CQ WW CW contest -
CQWW_CW_SoapBox_Nov_27_2006.txt. It's located at
ftp://ftp.eskimo.com/~mwdink/public/ or
http://www.eskimo.com/~mwdink/3830/ and can be downloaded by
right-clicking on the file name and then choosing the "Save target
as..." menu option. This summary will probably only be created for
really big contests for now - thanks, Dink!

Felipe PY1NB invites contesters to visit his new Web site, DX Watch
(http://www.dxwatch.com/), "a Web cluster on steroids that lets the
user create lots of filter combinations." There is a dynamic DX
calendar and a contest claimed scores database, too.

Ham radio videos are popping up on the video service YouTube like
mad. There is a contest video by OZ1ADL at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAOOd48j6WA and a very nicely done DX
video starring Hermann Munster at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5LAOi5fZKc&NR, albeit in Spanish. 
Surely there is a bilingual humorist out there that could generate
some subtitles for poor Hermann! (Thanks, Tom K1KI)

Bob W6RGG sends this link to the fascinating story
(http://tinyurl.com/ynh6wp) of the farewell to the world and
telegraphers around USA and world by Samuel Morse. "The Web page also
has links to interesting histories of the bug and most famous
straight keys. This is the background from which our early radio
operators and ham hobby grew."  For some more antique radio, check
out the Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party on Dec 2-3 and Dec 9-10 listed
below.

Another fascinating sideline of ham radio, particularly DXing, is
stamp collecting.  There are quite a few "radio stamps" and Merri
AB0MV has put together quite a Web site
(http://www.qsl.net/ab0mv/stamps.htm) with many pictures of stamps
with radio and electrical themes.  The site loads slowly, so be
patient. (Thanks, John W0UN)

Have you ever heard the Sun? How about a solar disturbance?  An
amateur radio astronomer in New Mexico has produced stereo recordings
(http://www.heliotown.com/Radio_Sun_Introduction.html) of a shock
wave from the Sun on November 6th. Solar radio noise on 18.7 MHz is
recorded in one channel and 22.2 MHz in the other channel.  There are
a number of other files, too. (Thanks, Tad K7RA)

The Contest Club Finland (CCF), an alliance of 200 contesters from
the Arctic Circle with permanent winter darkness and delightful
Northern Lights, has released their latest newsletter
(http://www.helsinki.fi/~korpela/PU/PU3_2006.pdf) for your reading
pleasure. You'll particularly want to see the multi-operator restroom
in Mustila! (Thanks, Martti OH2BH)

Mark N2MH has been busy updating his Rover Web site
(http://www.n2mh.net/rover.htm) including writeups for past roves and
other trip reports.

URL of the Week - Just in time for Straight Key Night practice, Jim
W6LLP contributes a link to a "virtual" spark transmitter
(http://www.zianet.com/sparks/transmitters.html#virtual) Web
simulator.  Equipped with audio, no less, fire up Old Betsy and have
all of the fun with none of the risk of electrocution!

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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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ARRL Contest Results

The August UHF Contest results and 10 GHz contest Logs Received have
been posted to the ARRL Web (http://www.arrl.org/contests). (Thanks,
Tom KC1J)

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Claimed scores from the 2006 CW Collegiate Championship are now
online: http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/cc2006.html (Thanks,
Ken WM5R)

The preliminary results of the August 2006 NAQP CW Contest are now 
available on the NCJ Web site at
http://www.ncjweb.com/naqpcwprelim.php  
Please let Bruce know as soon as possible of any problems with the
results such as incorrect team assignment. (Thanks, Bruce WA7BNM)

The list of received logs and category entered for the 2006 Canada
Day contest is now viewable on-line at
http://ritcb.sasktelwebsite.net/  Please notify the RAC Canada Day
Contest Manager of any errors. (Thanks, Bart VE5CPU)

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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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Rick N6RK sends along this link (http://tinyurl.com/yfevnk) to
connectors that he considers a better solution to rotator control
cable connections than either Cinch-Jones plug or trailer connector
pigtails. They are waterproof connectors and cheaper than some of the
less-common trailer pigtails. They're available from
http://www.dcpwr.com/ but you'll need to contact the business owner
about ordering them.

Just in time to make a good present, Lynn N7CFO has discovered a neat
back-pocket tool pouch (http://tinyurl.com/yl6732) from Black &
Decker. Most tool pouches won't snap on over a climbing harness, but
this one can hang on by being slipped into a back pocket.

If the standard NEMA-rated outdoor enclosures are a bit pricey for
your antenna system, these boxes (http://tinyurl.com/dl5c9) are
intended for the lighter duty of outdoor wireless networking
installation. (Thanks, Dave KB8NNU)

David VE3STI posted this link
(http://www.minicircuits.com/dg03-110.pdf) to a printable
power-conversion table.  As he says, "Sometimes it's nice to have
stuff 'off-line'."

Here's some Fine Business winter reading - all of LB Cebik W4RNL's
antenna books published by antenneX.com (http://www.antennex.com/) are
now available in a single collection- "Antennas and Antenna Modeling:
The Works"!
* 5000 Pages
* 1000s of Illustrations
* 1000+ Computer Models
* 100s of Program Listings
The material focuses in depth on many types of antennas, but is
written for the working radio amateur. The collection also includes
four volumes of notes on antenna modeling with NEC and MININEC.
(Thanks, Steve K7LXC)

M-Cubed Electronix (http://www.m3electronix.com/) has released a new
Digital LCRZ Meter kit.  It measures a wide range of component and
impedance values and at multiple frequencies up to 15 kHz.  This is a
very powerful little unit at a great introductory price through the
end of the year. (Thanks, Mike W0MNE)

TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK --  If you're new to RF circuit
construction, take a look at
http://home.sandiego.edu/~ekim/otherjunk/rf_proto.pdf for guidelines
and examples. (Thanks, Brad AA1IP)

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CONVERSATION
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Assisting The Confusion

What confusion might that be, you ask?  Well, I will try to describe
it without creating more of it. (Disclaimer - these are my personal
opinions and not ARRL policy from the Chair of the Contest Advisory
Committee.)

The word "assisted" means two things in contesting.  First, there is
the upper-case version; the category defined by the contest rules as
"Assisted."  Then there is the lower-case "assisted" that refers to
the rendering of help to an operator.  One is Assisted and the other
is assisted.  They are mostly different, but not completely.  Is that
clear?  That's what I thought...

In the spirit of topsy-turvy, let's start with the lower-case version
of "assisted".  The ARRL's HF Rule 2.1 for the Single-Operator
category requires that "One person performs all transmitting,
receiving, and logging functions as well as equipment and antenna
adjustments." Similarly for CQ WW rule III.A.1 - Single-Operator
category consists of "Those stations at which one person performs all
of the operating, logging, and spotting functions." 

It doesn't matter whether somebody else fixes your broken radio on
Friday evening, pulls up the antenna wire that fell down Saturday, or
pokes you in the butt when you've fallen asleep Sunday morning.  As
long as they don't tune the bands for you, enter your log
information, or push the memory keyer buttons, you are complying with
the rules for Single-Op category.  We can all kvetch about how
N0-so-and-so has his butler adjust the shack temperature and whether
his 100 Gbyte network connection allows him to observe the latest
sunspot in high resolution, but those have *nothing* to do with any
contest category.

Now to ask, "To what does the Assisted category actually apply?" 
Here is the ARRL definition of Single-Op Assisted from the HF Rules
Web page (http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/rules-hf.html),
"Rule 2.2.1 - Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating
arrangements involving other individuals, DX-alerting nets, packet,
etc) not physically located at the station is permitted."  How about
CQ's Worldwide Contest (http://cqww.com/WW%20Rules%202006.pdf)?
"Single-Op With DX Spotting Net" is defined as "Same as
[Single-Operator High Power] except the passive (self-spotting not
allowed) use of DX spotting nets is allowed." 

So the definition of the category known as "Assisted" is really quite
narrow (even when it carries the label "Unlimited" as in
Sweepstakes). It only pertains to the use of spotting information;
regardless of whether it comes from the Internet, packet radio, or a
2 meter voice spotting net. The Assisted category does not apply to
all possible forms of assistance.  Perhaps it would be better to
rename the category "Purple" or "17" or "Xedfarg" so as to reduce the
confusion over "help rendered to the operator."

I hope that helps with the lower-case and upper-case definitions of
"assisted". Now you'll have to excuse me so that I can start to
record all the contest records in a complete record while I listen to
a record or two.

73, Ward N0AX

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CONTESTS -- 29 NOVEMBER TO 12 DECEMBER 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

ARRL 160-Meter Contest--CW, from 2200Z Dec 1 - 1600Z Dec 3. Work
US/VE only, no DX-to-DX QSOs, and reserve 1.830 - 1.835 MHz for
intercontinental QSOs. Note that stations in ARRL/RAC sections PAC,
AK, PR, and VI count for QSO credit with DX stations. Categories:
SO-QRP/LP/HP, MS.  Exchange: RST and ARRL/RAC section or ITU region
for maritime mobiles (DX sends RST only). QSO Points: US/VE - 2 pts,
DX - 5 pts.  Score: QSO points x ARRL/RAC sections + DXCC entities. 
For more information: http://www.arrl.org/contests  Logs due 3 Jan
2007 to [email protected] or 160-Meter Contest, ARRL, 225 Main St,
Newington, CT 06111.

New Mexico QSO Party--CW/SSB, sponsored by the ARRL New Mexico
Section, from 0000Z - 2359Z Dec 3. Frequencies: 160 - 10 meters.
Categories: SOAB (QRP, LP, HP). Exchange: RST and NM county or S/P/C.
QSO Points: SSB-1 pt, CW-2 pts. Score: QSO Points x NM counties (NM
stations use states) counted once only. Contacts with N5M add 25
points and one multiplier. Logs due 15 Jan 2007 to [email protected] or
Kevin Carr N5KEV, 5319 Ridge Rock Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114-4130.

TARA RTTY M�l�e--sponsored by the Troy Amateur Radio Assn, from
0000Z-2400Z Dec 2. Categories: SOAB-HP (>150 W), SOAB-LP (<150 W),
MOAB, SWL, 10 min band change rule for MO. Frequencies: 80-10 meters,
operate 16 hours max. Exchange: RS + State/Province or serial number
for DX. QSO points: 1 pt/QSO. Score: QSO points--S/P/C counted once
only (US and VE only count as S/P). For more information:
http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_rules.html  Summary sheets (no
logs) due Dec 31 via on-line submission form at
http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_melee_score.html 

TOPS Activity Contest--CW, sponsored by TOPS, from 1800Z Dec 2 -
1800Z Dec 3. Frequencies: 80m. Categories: SO, SO-QRP, MO. Exchange:
RST, serial number (+ TOPS number, if member). QSO Points: own
entity--1 pt, own continent--2 pts, different cont--6 pts, with
/MM--6 pts, with TOPS member--2 pts, between TOPS members, 6 points,
with GB6AQ--10 points. Score: QSO Points x WPX prefixes worked. For
more information: http://members.chello.at/oe1tkw  Logs due 31 Jan
2007 to [email protected] or Helmut Klein OE1TKW, Nauseagasse
24/26, A-1160 Wien, Austria.

Bruce Kelley Memorial 1929 QSO Party--CW, sponsored by the Antique
Wireless Association from 2300Z Dec 2 to 2300Z Dec 3 and 2300Z Dec 9
to 2300Z Dec 10.  Frequencies (MHz): 3.550-3.850 and 7.030-7.050.  10
watts plate input power max. (20 watts after 0500Z). Exchange: RST,
Name, State or QTH, type of transmitter (TNT, MOPA, TGTP, etc),
transmitter year (27, 28, 29 etc), and power. Use circuits, tubes,
and techniques available to hams in 1929. For more information:
http://www.antiquewireless.org/ 

ARRL 10 Meter Contest--0000Z Dec 9 - 2400Z Dec 10, operate 36 hours
max. Categories: SO-QRP/LP/HP in Mixed Mode/CW/SSB, MS (includes SO
stations using any spotting assistance). Exchange: W/VE (incl. KH6
and KL7) send RST and state or province, DX sends RST and serial
number, maritime mobile send RST and ITU region (1 - 3).  Novices and
Technicians add '/N' or '/T' to their calls on CW for QSOs to score
extra points. QSO Points: SSB-2 pts, CW-4 pts, CW with /N or /T-8
pts. Score: QSO points x S/P/C + ITU regions. Note that District of
Columbia (DC) counts as a separate multiplier. For more information:
http://www.arrl.org/contests  Logs due 11 Jan 2007 to
[email protected] or 10-Meter Contest, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington,
CT 06111.

28 MHz SWL Contest--runs at the same time as the ARRL 10 Meter
ConteSt Categories: SO-SSB, SO-CW, SO-Mixed (separate logs). Log
stations making contest QSOs. QSO Points: first station from S/P/C -
5 pts, second station - 3 pts, third station - 1 pt. Score: QSO
points x DX entities. For more information:
http://monsite.orange.fr/28mhzswlcontest/index.jhtml  Logs due 31 Jan
2007 to [email protected] or Ruud Ivens, NL290, Hittekamp 29, 3956 RE
Leersum, The Netherlands.

Holiday Spirits Homebrew CW Sprint--sponsored by the QRP ARCI, from
2000Z - 2400Z Dec 17. Frequencies (MHz)--1.810, 3.560, 7.040, 14.060,
21.060, 28.060 kHz. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, SO20-10, SO160-40, MOAB,
DX stations are SOAB only. Exchange: RST, S/P/C, and Power or QRP
ARCI number. QSO Points: members--5 pts, non-members/different
continent--4 pts, non-members/same cont.--2 pts. Score: QSO points x
S/P/C (counted once per band) x Power multiplier (<250mW x 15,
250mW--1W x 10, 1--5W x7, >5W x 1) + Bonus Points (2000 for homebrew
(HB) xmtr, 3000 HB rcvr, 5000 HB xcvr). For more information:
http://www.qrparci.org/  Logs due 30 days after contest to
[email protected] or ARCI Fall QSO Party, c/o Jeff Hetherington
VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W, Welland, Ontario, Canada L3C 4M3.

Great Colorado Snowshoe Run--CW, sponsored by the Colorado QRP Club
from 0200Z - 0359Z Dec 9. Frequencies: 40 meters only. Categories:
SO-QRP (Antenna classes of Wires, Verticals, or Beam). Exchange: RST
+ S/P/C + Antenna Class + CQC no. or Power. The same station may be
worked up to three times, with 30 minutes between QSOs. QSO Points:
1st QSO with station--3 pts, 2nd QSO--2 pts, 3rd QSO--1 pt. Score:
QSO Points x S/P/C x CQC members. For more information:
http://www.cqc.org/contests  Logs due 16 Jan 2007 to [email protected]
(ASCII only) or Colorado QRP Club, PO Box 17174, Golden, CO 80402. 

OK DX RTTY Contest--sponsored by the Czech Radio Club, 0000Z - 2400Z
Dec 16. Categories: SOAB (LP, HP >100W), SOSB, MOAB, SWL.
Frequencies: 80 - 10 meters according to IARU band plan. Exchange:
RST and CQ Zone. QSO Points: 80 & 40--3 pts on same continent, 6 pts
different cont., 20-10--1 pt same cont., 2 pts different cont. Score:
QSO points x DXCC entities and OK stations (multipliers counted once
per band). For information: http://www.crk.cz/ENG/DXCONTE.HTM  Logs
due 15 Jan 2007 to [email protected] or Czech Radio Club, OK DX RTTY
Contest, PO Box 69, 113 27 Praha 1, Czech Republic.

PSK31 Death Match--PSK31 and PSK63, sponsored by the Michigan DX
Association, 0000Z Dec 16 - 2400Z Dec 17. Frequencies: 80 - 6 meters,
PSK31 and PSK63 count as separate "bands". Categories: SO, Class 1
(<100W), Class 2 (<25W), Class 3 (<10W). Exchange: Name + S/P/C. QSO
Points: 20 meters--1 pt/QSO, 6 meters--3 pts/QSO, other bands--2
pts/QSO. Bonus points: W8DXI 500 pts (once) and 100 pts for uploading
logs to LoTW within 30 days of conteSt Score: QSO Points x total
S/P/C + bonus points. For more information:
http://www.mdxa1.org/deathmatch.html  Logs due 30 days after the
contest to [email protected] or Brian R. Pawloski W8BRI, PO Box 140012,
Grand Rapids MI 49514-0012.

Russian 160-Meter Contest--CW/SSB. sponsored by Radio Magazine, from
0000Z -- 0200Z Dec 16. Categories: SO, MO, SO and MO 18 years and
younger, Mixed Mode only. Exchange: RST, serial number, and square ID
(see http://www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule/map-2.gif for a map showing
the squares) QSO Points: own square--1 pt, adjacent sq--2 pts, 1
add'l pt each add'l square distant. Score: total QSO points. For more
information:
http://www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule-results/index11.shtml  Logs due
16 Jan 2007 to [email protected], or Radio Magazine, Seliverstov per.
10, Moscow 107045, Russia.

Croatian CW Contest--sponsored by Hrvatski Radioameterski Savez
(HRS), from 1400Z Dec 16 - 1400Z Dec 17. Frequencies: 160 - 10
meters. Categories: SOAB (HP >100W, LP, QRP <5 W), SOSB (HP, LP), MO,
SWL. Exchange: RST + serial number. QSO Points: 9A stations--10 pts
on 160-40, 6 pts 20-10; different cont--6 pts 160-40, 3 pts 20-10;
own cont and country--2 pts 160-40, 1 pt 20-10. Score: QSO points x
WAE countries on all bands. For more information:
http://www.hamradio.hr/  Logs due 30 days after the contest to
[email protected] (preferred) or Hrvatski Radioameterski Savez (HRS),
Croatian CW Contest, PO Box 149, 10003 Zagreb, Croatia.

VHF+ CONTESTS

North American Meteor Scatter Contest--any mode, sponsored by the
WSJTGROUP from 0000Z Dec 10 to 0700Z Dec 18 during the Geminids
meteor shower. Frequencies (MHz): 50, 144, 222, 432, via meteor
scatter. Categories: Unassisted, Assisted or Rover. No QSOs with your
own or adjacent grid squares. Exchange: full call signs, grid square
and QSOs must be acknowledged. QSO Points: Assisted--50 MHz 1 pt, 144
MHz 2 pts, 222 MHz 4 pts, 432 MHz 10 pts; Unassisted: 50 MHz 2 pts,
144 MHz 4 pts, 222 MHz 12 pts, 432 MHz 30 pts;. Score: QSO points
times unique grid squares from all bands. For more information:
http://www.ykc.com/wa5ufh/Rally/NAHSMS.htm  Logs due 19 Jan 2007 to
[email protected].

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LOG DUE DATES - 29 NOVEMBER TO 12 DECEMBER 2006
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November 30 -  W/VE Islands QSO Party, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: John Almon, WA4JA, 105
Flintlock Drive 
Franklin, TN 37064-2351, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.usislands.org/contest_rules.html 

November 30 -  JARTS WW RTTY Contest, email logs to: (none), upload
log at: http://www.kiznax.com/p/jarts/submit_form.html, paper logs
and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://www.edsoftz.com/JARTS/2006/rules2006.html 

December 1 -  CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: CQWW SSB, CQ Magazine, 25
Newbridge Road, Hicksville, NY 11801, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/WW_Rules_20083006.pdf 

December 1 -  OK/OM DX Contest, CW, email logs to: [email protected],
paper logs and diskettes to: OK-OM DX Contest, CRK, PO Box 69, 113 27
Praha 1, Czech Republic. Find rules at: http://okomdx.crk.cz/g.html 

December 1 -  CQ-WE Contest, email logs to: (see rules), paper logs
and diskettes to: (see rules). Find rules at:
http://cqwe.cboh.org/rules.html

December 1 -  PSK63 Sprint, email logs to: [email protected], paper logs
and diskettes to: (none). Find rules at:
http://dqso.net/eupsk-2006-en.html 

December 2 -  YO International PSK31 Contest, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Radioclubul YO5KAD, PO
Box 220, RO-430281 Baia Mare, Romania. Find rules at:
http://hamat5.atw.hu/PSKrul2006en.html 

December 4 -  RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz Contest, CW, 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/r18mhz.shtml 

December 4 -  SARL Field Day Contest, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Field Day
Contest, Bloemfontein Radio Amateur Club, PO Box 12104, Brandhof,
9324, South Africa. Find rules at:
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/SARL_Contest_Manual.pdf 

December 5 -  Ukrainian DX Contest, email logs to: [email protected],
paper logs and diskettes to: Ukrainian Contest Club HQ, PO Box 4850,
Zaporozhye 69118, Ukraine. Find rules at:
http://www.ucc.zp.ua/urdxc2006rules_eng.htm 

December 5 -  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 

December 6 -  ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: November SS CW, ARRL, 225
Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2006/novss.html 

December 6 -  NA Collegiate ARC Championship, CW, email logs to:
[email protected], email log summary to: [email protected], paper logs and
diskettes to: November SS CW, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111,
USA. Find rules at:
http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/ccrules.html 

December 12 -  ARRL EME Contest 2304 MHz and Up - Part 1, email logs
to: [email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: EME Contest,
ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2006/eme.html 

December 12 -  ARRL EME Contest 50-1296 MHz - Part 2, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: EME Contest, ARRL,
225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2006/eme.html 

December 12 -  ARRL EME Contest 50-1296 MHz - Part 3, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: EME Contest, ARRL,
225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2006/eme.html

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