~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~N2CQ QRP CONTEST CALENDAR
June 14 to July 30, 2008
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANARTS WW RTTY/Digital Contest Jun 14, 0000z to Jun 15, 2400z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GACW WWSA CW DX Contest (CW) ... QRP Category Jun 14, 1500z to Jun 15, 1500z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ West Virginia QSO Party (SSB/CW)... QRP Category Jun 14, 1600z to Jun 15, 0200z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARRL June VHF QSO Party Jun 14, 1800z to Jun 16, 0300z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST *** EDT: Jun 15, 9 PM to 11 PM UTC: Jun 16, 0100z 0300z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NAQCC Straight Key/Bug mW Sprint (CW) *** QRPp CONTEST *** June 18, 0130z to 0230z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest ... QRP Category June 21, 1600z to 1900z (144 Mhz) June 21, 1900z to 2100z (432 Mhz) [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Awards June 25, 0000z to 0200z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marconi Memorial Contest (CW) ... QRP Category June 28, 1400z to June 29, 1400z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARRL Field Day (CW/SSB/RTTY)... QRP Category June 28, 1800z to June 29, 2100z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QRP ARCI Milliwatt Field Day (ALL)... QRP Contest! June 28, 1800z to June 29, 2100z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital) *** QRP Contest *** June 28, 1800z to 2200z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RAC Canada Day Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category Jul 1, 0000z to 2359z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW UTC: Wed Jul 2, 0100z to 0229z EDT: Tue Jul 1, 9 PM to 1029 PM [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MI QRP Fourth of July Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest! Jul 4, 2300z to Jul 5, 0300z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VK/trans-Tasman Contests (160m Ph) ... QRP Category Jul 5, 0800z to 1400z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adventure Radio Spartan Sprint (CW) ... QRP Event! Jul 8, 0100z to 0300z (First Monday 9 PM EDT) [INFO] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW UTC: Wed Jul 9, 0100z to 0229z EDT: Tue Jul 8, 9 PM to 1029 PM [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FISTS Summer Sprint (CW) ... QRP Category Jul 11, 2000 EDT to 2400 EDT [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IARU HF World Championship (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category Jul 12, 1200z to Jul 13, 1200z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint (CW) ... QRP Contest! Jul 13, 2000z to 2359z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Category Jul 13, 0000z to 2359z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW UTC: Wed Jul 16, 0100z to 0229z EDT: Tue Jul 15, 9 PM to 1029 PM [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint *** QRP CONTEST! *** EDT: Jul 16, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM UTC: Jul 17, 0030z to 0230z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VK/trans-Tasman Contests (160m CW) ... QRP Category Jul 19, 0900z to 1300z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ North American QSO Party (RTTY) /QRP Entries Noted Jul 19, 1800Z to Jul 20, 0600Z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CQ WW VHF Contest (All, 6 & 2 Meters) ... QRP (10W) Category Jul 19, 1800z to Jul 20, 2100z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RSGB Low Power Field Day (CW) ...QRP Contest! Jul 20, 0900z to 1200z Jul 20, 1300z to 1600z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Colorado Gold Rush (20 mtr CW QRP) ... QRP Contest July 20, 2000z to 2159z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RUN FOR THE BACON (CW) *** QRP CONTEST *** EDT: Jul 20, 9 PM to 11 PM UTC: Jul 21, 0100z 0300z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SKCC Sprint (Straight Key CW) ... QRP Awards Jul 23, 0000z to 0200z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW UTC: Wed Jul 23, 0100z to 0229z EDT: Tue Jul 22, 9 PM to 1029 PM [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MQFD Monthly Sprint (CW/PH/Digital) *** QRP Contest *** Jul 26, 1800z to 2200z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Islands On The Air Contest (CW/SSB) ... QRP Category Jul 26, 1200z to Jul 27, 1200z [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flight of the Bumblebees (CW) ... QRP Contest! EDT: Jul 27, 1300 to 1700 UTC: Jul 27, 1700z to 2100z [INFO] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summer FOX Hunt - QRP 20M CW UTC: Wed Jul 30, 0100z to 0229z EDT: Tue Jul 29, 9 PM to 1029 PM [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QRP BARBERSHOP QUARTET CONTEST (CW QRP)... QRP Contest! Jul 30, 9PM to 11PM EDT [RULES] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks to SM3CER, WA7BNM, N0AX(ARRL), VA3JFF & G4GXL(QRP ARCI) and others for assistance in compiling this calendar. If you wish to subscribe to the Calendar, send an e-mail to N2CQ at QRPARCI.Net Please forward the contest info you sponsor to N2CQ at QRPARCI.NET and we will post it and give it more publicity. Anyone may use this "N2CQ QRP Contest Calendar" for your website, newsletter, e-mail list or other media as you choose. (Include a credit to the source of this material of course.) 72 de Ken Newman - N2CQ