THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS July 19 - 26, 2021
THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS July 19 - 26, 2021
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 2300Z, Jul 18 to 0100Z, Jul 19
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Band
All Band
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
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: Each state, province, or country once
Multiply mults by 2 if >50 members worked
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: July 25, 2021
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/a
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/
K1USN Slow Speed Test: 0000Z-0100Z, Jul 19
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m
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 July 21, 2021
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest: 0100Z-0159Z, Jul 20
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 July 21, 2021
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: https://logs.wwsac.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://wwsac.com/rules.html
RTTYOPS Weeksprint: 1700Z-1900Z, Jul 20
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op
Max operating hours: 2 hours
Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2359Z July 27, 2021
E-mail logs to: rtty-week-tuesday[at]rttyops[d
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://rttyops.com/
Phone Weekly Test - Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 21
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 July 23, 2021
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_F
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Jul 21
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 July 24, 2021
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 21
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 July 24, 2021
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
NAQCC CW Sprint: 0030Z-0230Z, Jul 22
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: (none)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power)
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
2 points per QSO with member
Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
Key Type Mult: 2x if straight key, 1.5x if bug, 1x if other
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x key type mult
Submit logs by: 2359Z July 26, 2021
E-mail logs to: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
jcoreyc[at]gmail[dot]com
Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprint_submi
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/scoreboard.p
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 0300Z-0400Z, Jul 22
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 July 24, 2021
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
CWops Mini-CWT Test: 0700Z-0800Z, Jul 22
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 July 24, 2021
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/
RTTYOPS Weeksprint: 1700Z-1900Z, Jul 22
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: Single Op
Max operating hours: 2 hours
Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2359Z July 29, 2021
E-mail logs to: rtty-week-thursday[at]rttyops[
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://rttyops.com/
RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 1900Z-2030Z, Jul 22
Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
Participation: Worldwide
Awards: United Kingdom
Mode: RTTY, PSK
Bands: 80m Only
Classes: (none)
Exchange: RST + Serial No.
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: (see rules)
Submit logs by: 2359Z July 23, 2021
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rule
EACW Meeting: 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 22
Geographic Focus: Spain
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 80, 40m
Classes: Single Op
Exchange: EACW Member: RST + Member No. + Nickname
EA non-Member: RST + Nickname + EA province
non-EA: RST + Nickname + DXCC prefix
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 2359Z July 24, 2021
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.eacwspain.es/sampl
QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Jul 23
Geographic Focus: United States
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 20m Only
Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
Max power: 5 watts
Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
Submit logs by: 0230Z July 24, 2021
E-mail logs to: (see rules)
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summ
NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Jul 23
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: RTTY
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: July 25, 2021
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rtty
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 23
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: (see rules)
Classes: (none)
Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: July 25, 2021
E-mail logs to: (none)
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rule
K1USN Slow Speed Test: 2000Z-2100Z, Jul 23
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m
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 July 25, 2021
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html
RSGB IOTA Contest: 1200Z, Jul 24 to 1200Z, Jul 25
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW, SSB
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op 12 hrs (IslandFixed/IslandDXped/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
Single Op 24 hrs (IslandFixed/IslandDXped/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted 12 hrs (IslandFixed/IslandDXped/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
Single Op Assisted 24 hrs (IslandFixed/IslandDXped/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Single (IslandFixed/IslandDXped) (QRP/Low/High)
Multi-Two (IslandFixed/IslandDXped) (QRP/Low/High)
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No. + IOTA No.(if applicable)
Work stations: Once per band per mode
QSO Points: (see rules)
Multipliers: Each IOTA reference once per band per mode
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 1200Z July 30, 2021
E-mail logs to: (none)
Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rule
ARS Flight of the Bumblebees: 1700Z-2100Z, Jul 25
Geographic Focus: North America
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Home-Based
Bumblebee
Max power: 5 Watts
Exchange: Home: RST + (state/province/country) + Power
Bumblebee: RST + (state/province/country) + Bumblebee no.
Work stations: Once per band
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: (none)
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total Bumblebees x 3
Submit logs by: August 8, 2021
E-mail logs to: ARSBumblebees[at]gmail[dot]com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com
K1USN Slow Speed Test: 0000Z-0100Z, Jul 26
Geographic Focus: Worldwide
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m
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 July 28, 2021
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, Jul 26
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 August 1, 2021
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.
QCX Challenge: 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 26
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 August 1, 2021
Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.
RSGB FT4 Contest Series: 1900Z-2030Z, Jul 26
Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
Participation: Worldwide
Mode: FT4
Bands: 80, 40, 20m
Classes: 100W
10W
Exchange: 4-character grid square
QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
Multipliers: Each large locator square
Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Submit logs by: 2030Z July 27, 2021
Upload log at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin
Mail logs to: (none)
Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rule
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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest 0100Z-0159Z, Jul 27
QCX Challenge 0300Z-0400Z, Jul 27
RTTYOPS Weeksprint 1700Z-1900Z, Jul 27
SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Jul 28
Phone Weekly Test - Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 28
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jul 28
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 28
CWops Mini-CWT Test 0300Z-0400Z, Jul 29
CWops Mini-CWT Test 0700Z-0800Z, Jul 29
RTTYOPS Weeksprint 1700Z-1900Z, Jul 29
EACW Meeting 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 29
QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Jul 30
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jul 30
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 30
K1USN Slow Speed Test 2000Z-2100Z, Jul 30
Feld Hell Sprint 0000Z-2359Z, Jul 31
Russian WW MultiMode Contest 1200Z, Jul 31 to 1159Z, Aug 1
WAB 144 MHz Low Power Phone 1400Z-1800Z, Jul 31
Missouri QSO Party 1400Z, Jul 31 to 0400Z, Aug 1
1400Z-2000Z, Aug 1
SARL HF Phone Contest 1400Z-1700Z, Aug 1
K1USN Slow Speed Test 0000Z-0100Z, Aug 2
ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Aug 3
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest 0100Z-0159Z, Aug 3
RTTYOPS Weeksprint 1700Z-1900Z, Aug 3