Contester's Rate Sheet for May 16, 2007

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          CONTESTER'S RATE SHEET
               16 May 2007

        Edited by Ward Silver N0AX

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SUMMARY
o The Dayton Hamvention Is Upon Us!
o Recover With WPX CW
o New Radio Controller from microHAM
o New Contesting Web Site by NS3T
o Hillar Raamat N6HR, SK
o Dayton Ham-Cam
o Using Your Receiver As a Field-Strength Meter
o Splicing and S-Meters
o Whither Hamfests?

NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
o Practice your contest skills and log some rare counties in the US
Counties QSO Party.  Then hop over to the CW bands and look for South
American stations in the All American Contest.  Over Memorial Day
weekend the annual "funny call sign" contest known as WPX CW provides
a great complement to holiday activities.

BULLETINS
o No bulletins in this issue.

BUSTED QSOS
o Gary K9AY should have been reported as being the author of the ARRL
160 Meter Contest Web write up at
http://www.arrl.org/contests/results - apologies.
o Dennis KG4RUL noted that my suggestion to use "punchier" phonetics
could have been construed as an instruction to make up your own. 
This is generally not a good idea at all.  One of the three common
sets of phonetics (ITU, Military, DXer City-Country) should have a
phonetic that does the job.  Stay with these well-known words as good
operating practice.

CONTEST SUMMARY (Rules follow Commentary section)

May 19-20
- 40th Annual Baltic Contest
- EU PSK DX Contest
- His Majesty King of Spain Contest
- US Counties QSO Party, SSB
- All America Contest, CW
- EU EME Contest
May 26-28
- CQ Worldwide WPX Contest, CW
- QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint, CW
- MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint

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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
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Congratulations to the Yankee Clipper Contest Club as it celebrates
it's 30th year of competing in the Unlimited club category from the
Northeastern US.  Now having close to a membership count of nearly
400, the club has steadily been growing since its inception in 1977.
For the balance of 2007, YCCC members will be adding "/30" to their
calls and a special certificate is available for contacting 10 of
these members. See http://www.yccc.org/ for more information on one of
the USA's largest contest clubs. (Thanks, Mark K1RX/30)

Innovative hardware developer microHAM announces the release of
MicroKEYER II, another state-of-the-art, all-in-one radio controller.
 Designed around the USB interface now standard on all PCs, the
MicroKEYER II includes a high-performance sound card and supports
many digital modes directly.  Just the list of new and upgraded
features is stunning.  Read them for yourself at
http://www.microham.com/Downloads/MKII.pdf as well as the preliminary
information on the companion Station Master at
http://www.microham-usa.com/Downloads/SM.pdf  microHAM will have a
booth at the Dayton Hamvention, so be sure to stop by and talk to
them. (Thanks, Joe W4TV)

Jamie NS3T has just turned on a new radiosport Web site
(http://www.radio-sport.net/) that aims for timely content. "Each
week, I want to help tell the story of what contests are coming up,
what happened the previous weekend and more - basically a "sports
page" on ham radio contesting."  Check out the discussion of the
upcoming WPX CW contest and Jamie's operator ranking.  Definitely
worth a browser bookmark.

QRP contesting enthusiasts will be pleased to learn that there is a
contest calendar just for them.  Ken N2CQ publishes a QRP-specific
calendar on the American QRP Club Web site.
(http://www.amqrp.org/contesting/contesting.html)

Continuing in the QRP range, Doug KI6DS reports that this year there
will be several QRP companies and clubs at Dayton with their booths
organized in a "QRP Row".  QRP Row starts with the GQRP Booth, then
the Michigan QRP Club Booth, followed by the ARCI Booth.  The
American Morse Equipment, Pacific Antenna, NorCal QRP Club, and
Hendricks QRP Kits are close by.  Elecraft will be on the next row
around the corner from the QRP Row with W5JH Radio Products across
the aisle.  This is a good example of organizing like endeavors to
attract customers and improve our Dayton shopping experience!  Well
done!  And watch for Kanga US in their usual spot (booths 41 & 42)
with their new microT2 transmitter and Tormet Engineering DDSv4 DDS
VFO.

Anemometers (wind speed measuring instruments) can be handy around
the ham shack to tell when it might be a good idea to crank down a
tower. Thomas KN4LF recommends Wind and Weather
(http://www.windandweather.com/) as selling a couple of accurate
stand-alone anemometers for under $200. Davis Instruments
(http://www.davisnet.com/) also makes the Weather Wizard III. Larry
N0IS suggests taking a look at the products of Inspeed
(http://www.inspeed.com/), too. If you want to use your ham ingenuity,
Dec 2001 QST, p 59, is the home of the article "A Poor Man's
Anemometer" by Gregory N9PUG in Hints and Kinks. (Thanks also to Bob
W5RN)

Randy K5ZD is looking for logs for input to the Super Check Partial
database files (http://www.k5zd.com/scp).  Please send the same
Cabrillo format log that was submitted to the contest sponsor from
any of the following contests:
CQ WW DX - CW, Phone, RTTY 
CQ WPX - CW, Phone, RTTY 
CQ 160M - CW, Phone 
ARRL DX - CW, Phone 
ARRL Sweepstakes - CW, Phone 
ARRL RTTY Roundup 
ARRL 10M 
ARRL 160M 
IARU Radiosport 
Russian DX Contest 
Worked All Europe - CW, Phone, RTTY 
Simply add your log as an attachment to the email and send to
[email protected]. The next release will be in mid May prior to CQ
WPX CW.

Pete N4ZR reports that he has just completed an update of the World
HF Contest Station Database, so if you have submitted changes to your
record they should now be reflected.  Information on the hardware at
more than 3300 stations is available at
http://www.pvrc.org/WCSD/WCSDsearch.htm  How does yours stack up?

Jim N6TJ supplies sad news this week. "It is with great sadness that
I report the passing of our dear friend, Hillar Raamat, N6HR (ex -
K2ALE, WA6HRS, ZD8HR, etc). Hil passed away on April 29th, shortly
after operating the 7QP Contest with his wife Elsie N7YX.  He was 74
years young. Originally from Estonia, he immigrated to the USA after
WW2, and became a very successful engineer and entrepreneur." A
founding member of NCCC, and a member of NCDXC, WWDXC, and other
groups, he will certainly be missed.

Care for an amusing project?  Take a look at the Strange Antenna
Challenge (http://www.n0ew.org/k0s/k0s_2007/k0s_2007.php), sponsored
by Erik N0EW and Dwayne WB5PLJ. I'm sure the creative minds of my
readers will find this amusing and stimulating. (Thanks, Tad K7RA)

URL of the Week - Jim N5SPE reminded me of this very useful Web site
(http://www.datasheetarchive.com/) to look up data on electronic
parts. Just type in your 'part number' and hit the Search button. 
Put that URL in your browser's Favorites list to save the day!

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
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If you can't go to the Dayton Hamvention yourself, join in on the fun
with live streaming video and audio and chat room action.  The first
three days (May 18-20) will be broadcast live at http://wa5kub.com/
Tom WA5KUB will also be broadcasting the 500 mile drive to
Hamvention, starting Wednesday, May 16 at approximately 1300Z.

Pictures from the 2007 Visalia DX Convention available now on Dick
W7ZR's Web site (http://www.w7zr.com/) under "Photos."

Here is a contest video from the HB9CT group for the 2007 Helvetia
Kontest. Their beautiful mountaintop location looks like a set for
the movie Heidi, and their tower-trailer is impressive!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPT_DqPHAtU (Thanks, Tim K6GEP)

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RESULTS AND RECORDS
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ARRL Contest Results

If your counter is covered with unwashed coffee cups, take heart! 
Tom KC1J reports that the 2006 Sweepstakes Cups arrived at HQ and are
being prepared for mailing as I type.

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OPERATING TIP
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Mark KO1U wrote to discuss sending his call extra times when
operating QRP.  I suggested that he only send it extra times when the
responding station gets the call wrong or asks for a repeat.  For
example,
N0AX: CQ Contest from N0AX
KO1U: KO1U
N0AX: KM1U you are 59 WA
KO1U: KO1U
N0AX: KO1U you are 59 WA
KO1U: Roger, you are 59 MA
N0AX: Thank you, QRZ Contest from N0AX
That keeps the amount of excess information to a minimum so that the
rate for both stations is maximized. Don't send your exchange back
before the other station gets the call correct because sending your
exchange is a tacit acknowledgement that no correction is needed. And
speaking of excess information, there is no need to add "/QRP" to
your call sign in a contest, unless QRP stations count extra, and
rarely even then.  Adding the extra characters just makes it harder
to copy your call correctly.

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TECHNICAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
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Powerpole connectors have become common around the ham shack and
mobile installation. They are also the standard for ARES power
connections.  One frequently mentioned drawback of this connector
style is that the bodies don't lock together. One solution to the
problem is relayed by Mark K5LXP - "BLOK LOK" clamps
(http://www.powerwerx.com/category.asp?CtgID=1680) from Powerwerx.
These are plastic clips that hold the mated connectors together. Just
right! (Thanks, Mark K5LXP)

If you don't have a calibrated field-strength meter, you might
consider using...yes, your amateur receiver and a sound card! This
procedure is described at http://www.vk1od.net/fsm/index.htm and is
based on Ed Hare W1RFI's "Manual Testing of Field-Strength Levels
Using Conventional Receivers" at
http://www.arrl.org/~ehare/aria/ARIA_MANUAL_TESTING.pdf (Thanks,
Kevin N7WIM)

Although counterintuitive, it is true that a tree gets taller by
growing at its top, not by extending its trunk along its length. 
I.e. - branches do not move farther apart as the tree grows. In
addition, a tree grows thicker as it grows taller. Eventually
anything attached to the trunk will eventually wind up inside the
trunk. Many species of conifers will "bury" nails, fencing, forest
service telephone wires, etc. within just a few years.  Food for
thought as we eye those leafy antenna supports in our back yards.
(Thanks, Don N8DE and Brent K7MEI)

To repair a damaged rotator control cable, one of Steve K7LXC's
customers provided some AVAYA 709-SC telephone pair splicing
connectors. They worked fabulously with the multi-conductor cable.
"Just push the non-stripped wires into the end of the connector and
squeeze it together with a pair of pliers. The connectors are clear
so you can see the wire pairs are connected correctly and that
they're pushed in far enough - you just about can't screw them up.
They even have some silicone inside  that squishes out when you seat
them, providing a layer of weather proofing." The connectors work for
22 through 26 gauge wire.

TECHNICAL URL OF THE WEEK -- How big is that signal, really?  We all
know that S-meters vary in sensitivity from rig to rig, but how much
do they vary, really?  Greg W8WWV decided he would find out!  He
measured the S-meter sensitivities and calibrations of eight
different radios and posted the results
(http://www.seed-solutions.com/gregordy/Amateur%20Radio/Experimentation/SMeterBlues.htm#)
for us to enjoy and ponder. In case you're interested, the IARU
recommendation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_meter) is also online.
(Thanks, Kevin N7WIM)

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CONVERSATION
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Whither Hamfests?

Note the difference between "wither" (meaning to shrivel or dry up)
and "whither" (meaning "to what place? where?").  Very often, I hear
hamfest more closely associated with the former as attendance falls
and familiar events "go dark."  Is the hamfest doomed?

To be sure, on-line auction and for-sale sites have decimated the
amount and diminished the quality of equipment and parts for which
hamfests were once the premier source.  After all, with information
on nearly anything available for the effort of a few keystrokes, why
go to all the trouble of making the trek, standing in line, and
wandering the aisles?

Without that guaranteed need, can the traditional hamfest survive? 
Well, probably not if the primary focus remains on selling and buying
- technology has overcome the tailgate laden with dusty boatanchors
and heaps of semi-identifiable gadgetry.

Instead, let's look at what the hamfest can provide that the on-line
venue just can't...
- demonstrations
- seminars, classes, and lectures
- competitions
- equipment testing
and of course
- face-to-face meetings, and
- license exams
These just don't work as well over the Internet.  A hamfest that
evolves from an "intergarage junque transfer" to more of a
convention-style show may very well prosper.  

Today's newer hams - in their 30's and 40's - need a good reason to
mark off a weekend day on the refrigerator calendar.  They need to
have an experience unavailable on line and they should be able to
take away something of value.

Dayton is coming up this weekend and the enthusiasm on the email
reflectors and Web sites is palpable, even as the legendary flea
market continues to shrink.  Around 25,000 hams will flock to
southwestern Ohio this weekend to partake of the main activities,
hold their own sub-hamfests, meet old friends, make new friends,
check out the new gear from all the manufacturers - drinking great
draughts from the deep well that is Amateur Radio in the 21st
century.  Wither hamfests?  I don't think so.

73, Ward N0AX

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CONTESTS -- 16 MAY THROUGH 29 MAY 2007
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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

40th Annual Baltic Contest--CW/SSB, sponsored by the Lithuanian Radio
Sports Federation from 2100Z May 19 - 0200Z May 20.  Frequencies
(MHz): CW 3.510-3.600, SSB 3.600-3.650 and 3.700-3.750.  Categories:
SO-CW/SSB/Mixed, MS, SWL. Exchange: RS(T) and serial number.  QSO
Points: Baltic (YL/ES/LY) stations count EU--1 pt and non-EU--2 pts,
EU stations count Baltic--10 pts, non-Baltic--1 pt; non-EU stations
count Baltic--20 pts, non-Baltic--1 pt.  Score: total QSO points. For
more information: http://www.lrsf.lt/bcontest.  Logs due Jul 1 to
[email protected] or PO Box 210, LT-3000 Kaunas, Lithuania.

EU PSK DX Contest--sponsored by the Scottish-Russian Amateur Radio
Society from 1200Z May 19 - 1200Z May 20. Frequencies: 80 - 10
meters. Categories: SOAB (HP, LP). Exchange: RST and EU area code or
serial number: QSO Points: own country--1 pt, different country--2
pts, diff. continent--3 pts, DX to EU--5 pts. Score: QSO points x EU
area codes + DXCC entities. For more information:
http://www.srars.org/. Logs due 28 days after the contest to
[email protected] or EU PSK DX Contest Committee, PO Box 7469,
Glasgow, G42 0YD, Scotland, UK

His Majesty King of Spain Contest--CW, sponsored by the Union de
Radioaficionados Espa�oles (URE) from 1800Z May 19 - 1800Z May 20
(SSB is June 23-24).  Frequencies: 160-10 meters using IARU Region 1
band plan. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, and MS.  Exchange: RST and serial
number or EA province.  QSO Points: 1 pt/QSO.  Score: QSO points x EA
provinces counted once per band.  For more information:
http://ure.es/.  Logs due 20 Jun (SSB by 23 Jul) to [email protected]
or URE HF Contests, PO Box 220, 28080 Madrid, Spain.

U.S. Counties QSO Party--SSB, sponsored by The Mobile Amateur Radio
Awards Club, from 0000Z May 19 - 2400Z May 20. Frequencies (MHz):
3.880, 7.240, 14.275, 21.340, 28.340. Work fixed stations once/band
and mobiles once from each county and band. Categories: US fixed,
mobile operator, mobile team, Canadian operator and DX operator. For
more information: http://www.marac.org/. Logs are due Jun 30 to
[email protected] (preferred) or to Bill Blake, K0ERE, 214 S
1st St, Clearwater, KS 67026.

All America Contest--CW, sponsored by the Juiz de Fora CW Group from
1500Z May 19 - 2359Z May 20. Frequencies: 80 - 10 meters. Categories:
SOAB, SOAB-QRP, SOSB, MS. Spotting assistance allowed for all
classes, no self-spotting. Exchange: RST + continent (CWJF members
add /M, QRP add /QRP, and YL add/YL). QSO Points: own country--1 pt,
same continent, different country--2 pts, diff cont--3 pts, with
member, QRP, or YL--5 pts. Score: QSO points x prefixes (NA stations
use SA prefixes, SA stations use all prefixes) counted once per band.
For more information: http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf.  Logs due 30
July to [email protected] in Cabrillo format.

CQ WW WPX Contest--CW, sponsored by CQ Magazine from 0000Z May 26 -
2400Z May 27. Frequencies: 160 -- 10 meters. Categories: SOAB, SOSB,
SO-Assisted, -HP, LP, and --QRP, MS (10-min rule), M/2, MM,
SO-Rookie, SO-Tribander-and-Single-Wire. SO operate 36 hours max with
off times at least 60 min. Exchange: RS(T) + serial number. QSO
Points: different continents - 3pts (14-28 MHz) and 6 pts (1.8-7
MHz), with North America - 2 pts (14-28 MHz) and 4 pts (1.8-7 MHz),
with own country - 1 pt. Score: QSO points x prefixes worked (i.e.,
N8, KA1, HG73, JD1) counted only once. For more information:
http://www.cqwpx.com/. Logs due July 1 to [email protected].

QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint--CW, sponsored by the QRP ARC International
from 2000 - 2400 local May 27. 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 Hootowl Sprint, c/o Jeff
Hetherington VA3JFF, 139 Elizabeth St W, Welland, Ontario, Canada L3C
4M3.

MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint--sponsored by the MI QRP Club from
2300Z May 27 - 0300Z May 28. Frequencies: 160 - 6-meters. Categories:
SOAB with classes A (<250 mW), B (<1 W), C (<5 W), D (>5W). Exchange:
RST, S/P/C, and MI-QRP number or power output. QSO Points: MI-QRP
members--5 pts, non-member W/VE--2 pts, DX--4 pts. Score: QSO points
x S/P/C counted once per band. If homebrew RX or TX, multiply by
1.25. If both RX and TX are homebrew, multiply by 1.5. For
information: http://www.miqrp.org/. Logs due 30 days after the contest
to [email protected] or Tim Pepper, K8NWD, 4391 Clintonville Rd,
Waterford, MI 48329.

VHF+ CONTESTS

EU EME Contest--any mode--sponsored by DUBUS and REF, 0000Z May 19 -
2400Z May 20. Frequencies: 1.2 GHz. Categories: QRP and QRO--based on
EIRP, Pro, CW, Digital, Mixed, Assisted. Exchange: callsigns TMO/RST
and "R". QSO Points: 100 pts for random, 10 pts for scheduled QSO.
Score: QSO Points x S/P/C from random QSOs. For more information:
http://www.dubus.org/ or [email protected]. Logs due Jun 7 for CW/SSB to
[email protected] or Patrick Magnin, F6HYE, Marcorens, F-74140
Ballaison, France.

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LOG DUE DATES - 16 MAY THROUGH 29 MAY 2007
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May 19 - TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest, email logs to: (none),
post log summary at: http://n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_score.html,
paper logs and diskettes to: John C. Durbin, N8PSK, 175 Footville
Richmond Rd E, Jefferson OH 44047, USA.  Find rules at:
http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_rules.html 

May 20 - ES Open HF Championship, email logs to: [email protected],
paper logs and diskettes to: Toomas Soomets, ES5RY, PO Box 177, Tartu
50002, Estonia. Find rules at:
http://www.erau.ee/modules.php?op=modload&name=Info&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=64


May 21 - 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Steve
Rasmussen, N0WY, #68684, 312 N 6th Street, Plattsmouth, NE 68048,
USA. Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/rules.html 

May 21 - Michigan QSO Party, email logs to: [email protected], paper logs
and diskettes to: Mad River Radio Club, c/o Dave Pruett, 2727 Harris
Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48198, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.miqp.org/MiQP_Rules.htm 

May 21 - Microwave Spring Sprint, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: Microwave
Spring Sprint, Steve Gilmore, W4SHG, 11 Ryan Way, Stafford, VA 22554,
USA. Find rules at: http://www.sysadnet.com/vhfsprintrules.htm 

May 22 - EA-QRP CW Contest, email logs to: [email protected], paper
logs and diskettes to: Vocalia de concursos (Concurso CW), PO Box 17,
E-16080, Cuenca, Spain. Find rules at:
http://www.eaqrp.com/concurso/test_eaqrp_cw-en.htm 

May 22 - YU DX Contest, email logs to: [email protected], paper logs and
diskettes to: Savez radio-amatera SCG, YU DX Contest, PO Box 48,
11001 Beograd, Serbia and Montenegro. Find rules at:
http://arenaqs.com/yudx/rulesengl.pdf 

May 25 - Kids Roundup, email logs to: [email protected], paper logs and
diskettes to: AARC, Jr, 7901 Pepperbox Lane, Pasadena, MD 21122-6328,
USA. Find rules at:
http://ki3ds.org/modules.php?name=FAQ&myfaq=yes&id_cat=2&categories= 

May 29 - Florida QSO Party, email logs to: [email protected],
paper logs and diskettes to: Florida QSO Party, c/o Ron Wetjen,
WD4AHZ, 5362 Castleman Dr, Sarasota, FL 34232, USA. Find rules at:
http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/rules.html 

May 29 - SP DX RTTY Contest, email logs to: [email protected], paper
logs and diskettes to: SPDX RTTY Contest Manager, Christopher
Ulatowski, Box 253, 81 - 963 Gdynia 1, Poland. Find rules at:
http://www.pkrvg.org/zbior.html 

May 29 - 50 MHz Spring Sprint, email logs to:
[email protected], paper logs and diskettes to: 50 MHz
Spring Sprint, Steve Gilmore, W4SHG, 11 Ryan Way, Stafford, VA 22554,
USA. Find rules at: http://www.sysadnet.com/vhfsprintrules.htm 

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following sources:
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<http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal>
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