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   September 25, 2024   
   Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ]   
      
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   In this Issue:   
   â-¢Upcoming Contests - Things to Do   
   â-¢Bulletins   
   â-¢Contest Summary   
   â-¢Sights and Sounds   
   â-¢Results and Records   
   â-¢Contests   
   â-¢Log Due Dates   
      
   Upcoming Contests â-" Things to Do   
      
   AM QSO Party   
   The 2024 AM QSO Party, hosted by the Antique Wireless Association, begins   
   Saturday, September 28 at 2000 UTC, and concludes Sunday, September 29 at 2359   
   UTC. The Event now spans 28-hour, and use of the 10-meter band is now allowed.   
   Any type of    
   transmitter may be used, provided it's capable of transmitting using the AM   
   mode. Any frequency on the 160-, 75-, 40-, 20-, and 10- meter bands that's   
   legal for voice communication may be used. For more information, visit   
   https://www.antiquewireless.org/   
   homepage/am-qso-party-details/ [ https://www.antiquewireless.org   
   homepage/am-qso-party-details/ ] .   
      
   Collegiate QSO Party   
   The Collegiate QSO Party begins on Saturday, October 5 at 0000 UTC, and runs   
   through Sunday, October 6 at 2359 UTC. This operating event focuses on amateur   
   radio clubs at colleges and universities around the world. Each fall, the   
   event provides    
   opportunities for clubs to demonstrate amateur radio to new members, engage   
   with alumni, and promote activity throughout college and university   
   communities. The event is open to all radio amateurs. For more information,   
   visit collegiateqsoparty.com/ [    
   http://collegiateqsoparty.com/ ] .   
      
   CQ World Wide DX Contest, RTTY   
   One of the largest RTTY operating events of the year, the CQ World Wide RTTY   
   DX Contest, begins on Saturday, September 28 at 0000 UTC, and concludes on   
   Sunday, September 29 at 2359 UTC. Full contest rules are available at   
   https://cqwwrtty.com/ [ https://   
   cqwwrtty.com/ ] .   
      
   Upcoming State QSO Parties   
   If you enjoy QSO party parties, there are two opportunities to operate in one   
   over the next couple of weekends. The Maine QSO Party [ http://w   
   w.ws1sm.com/MEQP.html ] begins on Saturday, September 28 at 1200 UTC, and   
   concludes on Sunday, September 29 at    
   1200 UTC.   
      
   The California QSO Party [ https://www.cqp.org/ ] (CQP) begins on Saturday,   
   October 5 at 1600 UTC, and concludes on Sunday, October 6 at 2200 UTC. This   
   year's CQP includes three new challenges for stations operating both inside   
   and outside of California.    
   See https://www.cqp.org/pdf/CQP2024_Fun_Contest_Challenges.pdf [   
   https://www.cqp.org/pdf/CQP2024_Fun_Contest_Challenges.pdf ] for information   
   about the CQP challenges.   
      
   Bulletins   
      
   Additional Contest University (CTU) 2024 Presentations   
   This summer, two smaller Contest Universities (CTUs) were held in Boston and   
   Chicago. Their slide decks are now available at the CTU website, at   
   https://www.contestuniversity.com/files/ [ https://www.contestun   
   versity.com/files/ ] .   
      
   - Thanks to Tim Duffy, K3LR   
      
   [https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Dacron_Rope.html]   
      
      
   Contest Summary   
      
   See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.   
      
   September 26   
   â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]   
   â-¢RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rule   
   /2024/rautumn.shtml ]   
      
   September 27   
   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 ]   
      
   September 28   
   â-¢CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY [ https://www.cqwwrtty.com/ ]   
   â-¢Maine QSO Party [ http://www.ws1sm.com/MEQP.html ]   
   â-¢ARSI VU DX Contest [ https://arsi.info/dxcontest/ ]   
   â-¢AGCW VHF/UHF Contest [ https://www.agcw.de/contest/vhf-uhf/ ]   
   â-¢Masonic Lodges on the Air [ http://cqmorelight.com/rules ]   
   â-¢AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party [ https://antiquewireless.   
   rg/homepage/am-qso-party-details/ ]   
      
   September 29   
   â-¢UBA ON Contest, 6m [ https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest ]   
      
   September 30   
   â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]   
   â-¢QCX Challenge [ http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ]   
   â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]   
   â-¢OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]   
      
   October 1   
   â-¢Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]   
   â-¢QCX Challenge [ http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ]   
   â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]   
      
   October 2   
   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/ ]   
   â-¢UKEICC 80m Contest [ https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php ]   
      
   October 3   
   â-¢Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ ]   
   â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]   
   â-¢German Telegraphy Contest [ https://www.agcw.de/contest/dtc/ ]   
   â-¢SARL 80m QSO Party [ http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/c   
   ntestrules.asp ]   
      
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