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   â-¢NRAU 10m Activity Contest [ https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ ]   
   â-¢SKCC Sprint Europe [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/ ]   
      
   October 4   
   â-¢URC DX RTTY Contest [ https://unicomradio.com/urc-dx-rtty-contest/ ]   
   â-¢NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]   
   â-¢Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]   
   â-¢NCCC Sprint Ladder [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]   
   â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]   
      
   October 5   
   â-¢Collegiate QSO Party [ https://collegiateqsoparty.com/ ]   
   â-¢TRC DX Contest [ https://trcdx.org/rules-trc-dx/ ]   
   â-¢Oceania DX Contest, Phone [ https://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/ ]   
   â-¢902 MHz and Up Fall Sprint [ https://www.packratvhf.com/sprin   
   s/2024_Fall_Sprint_Rules_Final.pdf ]   
   â-¢Russian WW Digital Contest [ http://www.rdrclub.ru/rdrc-news/   
   ussian-ww-digital-contest/51-rus-ww-digi-rules ]   
   â-¢IARU Region 1 UHF/Microwaves Contest [ https://www.iaru-r1.or   
   /wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rules-2021.pdf ]   
   â-¢California QSO Party [ https://www.cqp.org/Rules.html ]   
   â-¢International HELL-Contest [ http://www.darc.de/referate/ukw-   
   unksport/sonder/tei-helk.htm ]   
      
   October 6   
   â-¢UBA ON Contest, SSB [ http://www.uba.be/hf_contests/rules/ubateston_en.html   
   ]   
   â-¢Peanut Power QRP Sprint [ http://www.nogaqrp.org/PeanutPower/rules.pdf ]   
      
   October 7   
   â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]   
   â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]   
   â-¢OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]   
   â-¢RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/   
   024/rautumn.shtml ]   
      
   October 8   
   â-¢ARS Spartan Sprint [ http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html ]   
   â-¢Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]   
   â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]   
   â-¢DARC RTTY Sprint [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/cont   
   ste/rtty-kurz/darc-rtty-contest-english-version/darc-rtty-rules/ ]   
   â-¢IRTS 80m Evening Counties Contest [ https://www.irts.ie/cgi/s   
   .cgi?r_80mevrules.html ]   
      
   October 9   
   â-¢NAQCC CW Sprint [ http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ]   
   â-¢Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]   
   â-¢A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]   
   â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]   
   â-¢VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ]   
   â-¢Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]   
   â-¢Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]   
      
   Sights and Sounds   
      
   POTA and Contesting: A Great Combination   
   Seasoned contester and chairman of the California QSO Party Dean Wood, N6DE,   
   and passionate Parks on the Air (POTA) activator and contester John Owens,   
   NN6U, joined Kevin Thomas, W1DED, for an interview on his YouTube channel,   
   W1DED Worldwide Ham Radio.   
      
   Dean and John discuss how portable operations such as POTA are breaking down   
   traditional barriers to contesting. State QSO parties, like the California QSO   
   Party, are encouraging POTA activators to participate, offering special awards   
   and incentives.   
      
   The video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuPezzuTDZ0 [   
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuPezzuTDZ0 ] .   
      
   - Thanks to Dean Wood, N6DE   
      
   Results and Records   
      
   North American CW Sprint Preliminary Results   
   The preliminary results for the September 2024 North American CW Sprint   
   have been posted on the National Contest Journal website at   
   https://ncjweb.com/sprint-scores/preliminary/sprintcwsep2024prelim.pdf [   
   https://ncjweb.com/sprint-scores/preliminary/sprintcwsep2024prelim.pdf ] . CW   
   Sprint Manager Ward Silver, N0AX, noted that the full results will be   
   available shortly.   
      
   That's all for this time. Remember to send contesting-related stories, book   
   reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, schematics, club   
   information, pictures, stories, blog links, and predictions to c   
   ntest-update@arrl.org [ mailto:contest-update@   
   arrl.org ] .   
      
   73, Paul, N1SFE   
      
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   Contests   
      
   September 26, 2024 - October 9, 2024   
      
   An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral [ http   
   //www.arrl.org/contest-calendar ] is available as a PDF. Check the sponsors'   
   website for information on operating time restrictions and other instructions.   
      
   HF CONTESTS   
      
   CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Sep 26, 0300z to Sep 26,   
   0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA",   
   non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Sep 28.   
      
   CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Sep 26, 0700z to Sep 26,   
   0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA",   
   non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Sep 28.   
      
   RSGB 80m Autumn Series [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rautumn.shtml ]   
   , Data, Sep 26, 1900z to Sep 26, 2030z; RTTY, PSK; Bands: 80; RST + Serial   
   No.; Logs due: Sep 29.   
      
   NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Sep 27, 0100z to   
   Sep 27, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Sep   
   29.   
      
   Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Sep 27, 0145z to Sep   
   27, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country);   
   Logs due: Sep 29.   
      
   NCCC Sprint Ladder [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Sep 27, 0230z to   
   Sep 27, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs   
   due: Sep 29.   
      
   K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Sep 27, 2000z to Sep   
   27, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name +   
   (state/province/country); Logs due: Sep 29.   
      
   CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY [ https://www.cqwwrtty.com/ ] , Sep 28, 0000z to   
   Sep 29, 2359z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; 48 States/Canada: RST + CQ   
   Zone + (state/VE area), All Others: RST + CQ Zone; Logs due: Oct 4.   
      
   Maine QSO Party [ http://www.ws1sm.com/MEQP.html ] , Sep 28, 1200z to Sep 29,   
   1200z; CW, Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; ME: RS(T) + county, non-ME:   
   RS(T) + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due: Oct 21.   
      
   ARSI VU DX Contest [ https://arsi.info/dxcontest/ ] , Sep 28, 1200z to Sep 29,   
   1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10; VU: RS(T) + 2-letter state/UT code,   
   Non-VU: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Oct 6.   
      
   Masonic Lodges on the Air [ http://cqmorelight.com/rules ] , Sep 28, 1400z to   
   Sep 28, 2200z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Lodge: Lodge Name + Lodge No. +   
   Jurisdiction, non-Lodge: (State/Province/"DX"); Logs due: Oct 12.   
      
   AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party [ https://antiquewireless.org   
   homepage/am-qso-party-details/ ] , Sep 28, 2000z to Sep 29, 2359z; AM; Bands:   
   160, 80, 40, 20, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct 27.   
      
   K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Sep 30, 0000z to Sep   
   30, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name +   
   (state/province/country); Logs due: Oct 2.   
      
   QCX Challenge [ http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ] , Sep 30, 1300z to Sep   
   30, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (sta   
   e/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Oct 6.   
      
   ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] ,   
   Sep 30, 1300z to Sep 30, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO   
   No.; Logs due: Oct 3.   
      
   OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] ,   
   Sep 30, 1630z to Sep 30, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due:   
   Oct 4.   
      
      
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