December 2011
**** Closeng Down Dec 31 **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QRP ARCI Topband CW & SSB Sprint *** QRP CONTEST *** Dec 2, 0000z to 0600z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 2, 0200z to 0329z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARRL 160 meter Contest (CW) ... QRP Category Dec 2, 2200z to Dec 4, 1600z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TARA RTTY Mêlée ... 150W category Dec 3, 0000z to 2400z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 3, 0600z to 0800z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOPS Activity 80 Meter Contest (80M CW) ... QRP Category Dec 3, 1600z to Dec 4, 1759z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 6, 0200z to 0400z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 7, 0200z to 0329z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 9, 0200z to 0329z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARRL 10 Meter Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category Dec 10, 0000z to Dec 11, 2359z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW) ... QRP Category DEc 10, 1300z to 1400z and Dec 10, 1900z to 2000z and DEC 11, 0300z to 0400z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UBA Low Band Winter Contest (CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK) .. QRP Category Dec 10, 1700z to 2100z and Dec 11, 0600z to 1000z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category Dec 11, 0000z to 2359z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Great Colorado Snowshoe Run (20M CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 11, 2100z to 2259z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 14, 0130Z to 0330 [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 14, 0200z to 0329z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW) ... QRP Category DEc 14, 1300z to 1400z and Dec 14, 1900z to 2000z and DEC 13, 0300z to 0400z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NAQCC-EU Monthly Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Nov 14, 1800z to 2000z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 16, 0200z to 0329z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Belarus)AGB Party Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category Dec 16, 2100z to 2359z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Feld Hell Club Sprint (Feld Hell) ... QRP Category Dec 17, 0000z to 2400z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OK DX RTTY Contest Dec 17, 0000z to 2400z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RAC Canada Winter Contest (All) ... QRP Category Dec 17, 0000z to 2359z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Croatian CW Contest (CW) ... QRP Category Dec 17, 1400z to Dec 18, 1400z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stew Perry (W1BB) Topband Distance Challenge (CW) ... QRP Category Dec 17, 1500z to Dec 18, 1500z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rookie Roundup (CW) 100W Max Dec 18, 1800z to 2359z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 18, 2000z to 2359z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST *** Dec 19, 0200z 0400z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 21, 0200z to 0329z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 23, 0200z to 0329z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ R A E M Contest (CW) .. Low Power category Dec 25, 0000z to 1159z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DARC Christmas Contest (CW/SSB) ... Low Power Category Dec 25, 0830z to 1059z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Awards Dec 28, 0000z to 0200z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 80 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 28, 0200z to 0329z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CWops Mini-CWT Test (CW) ... QRP Category DEc 28, 1300z to 1400z and Dec 28, 1900z to 2000z and DEC 29, 0300z to 0400z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NACC Straight Key/Bug Sprint (CW mw Special) ***QRPp Contest*** Dec 29, 0130z to 0330z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40 METER FOXHUNT (CW) *** QRP Contest *** Dec 30, 0200z to 0329z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ N2CQ Contest Calendar will close down on Dec 31, 2011 A replacement for your web site or desktop is recommended for the WA7BNM Contest Calendar (QRP Page). Check [HERE] 72 de Ken Newman - N2CQ