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Subject: The ARRL Contest Update for November 6, 2024
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November 6, 2024
Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ]

ARRL Home Page
https://www.arrl.org/

Contest Update Archive
http://www.arrl.org/contests/update/

Contest Calendar
https://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar

iCom
[https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/amateur/]


In this Issue:
т-ЂUpcoming Contests - Things to Do 
т-ЂContest Summary 
т-ЂSights and Sounds 
т-ЂResults and Records 
т-ЂTechnical Topics and Discussion 
т-ЂContests 
т-ЂLog Due Dates

Upcoming Contests - Things to Do

The 2024 Bruce Kelley Memorial QSO Party [ https://www.antiquewireless.org/homepage/bk-qso-party-details/ ] takes place on November 9 - 11, and again on November 16 - 18. The event, sponsored by the Antique Wireless Association, is for hams who have either acquired or built their own transmitters using designs, techniques, and tubes from 1929 or earlier. Hand keys or Vibroplex-type bugs should be used. The two weekends will be reminiscent of what ham radio sounded like in 1929, with a cacophony of whooping, chirping, buzzing, clicking, drifting, swishing, swaying, warbling, and other interesting signals. For rules and more information, visit https://www.antiquewireless.org/homepage/bk-qso-party-details/ [ https://www.antiquewireless.org/homepage/bk-qso-party-details/ ] . 

The North American SSB Sprint Contest [ https://ssbsprint.com/ ] begins at 0000 UTC on November 10 and concludes at 0359 UTC on November 11. North American stations contact as many radio amateurs as possible; non-North American stations contact as many North American stations as possible. Operation on only the 20-, 40-, and 80-meter bands is allowed. A unique aspect of the sprint is the QSY rule: when a station calling CQ receives a response, they must relinquish the frequency to the answering station once they conclude their contact. For rules and other information, visit https://ssbsprint.com/rules/ [ https://ssbsprint.com/rules/ ] . 

ARRL November Sweepstakes [ https://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ] , SSB begins at 2100 UTC on November 16 and concludes at 0259 UTC on November 18. If you're new to HF operating and contesting, the contest can be challenging, as the exchange is a bit more complicated than that of other events. Be sure to check out the complete rules so that you're familiar with the information to be exchanged. Sweepstakes is a great way complete your Worked All States (WAS) award, because stations from all 50 states and across Canada participate every year.

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Contest Summary

See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.
 
November 7
т-ЂWalk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ ] 
т-ЂCWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] 
т-ЂNRAU 10m Activity Contest [ https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ ] 
т-ЂSKCC Sprint Europe [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/ ] 

November 8
т-ЂNCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] 
т-ЂWeekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] 
т-ЂQRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] 
т-ЂNCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] 
т-ЂK1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] 

November 9
т-ЂWAE DX Contest, RTTY [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/wae-dx-contest/en/ ] 
т-ЂPODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint [ http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/triple-play-low-band-sprint ] 
т-ЂFISTS Saturday Sprint [ https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints ] 
т-Ђ10-10 International Fall Contest, Digital [ http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules ] 
т-ЂJIDX Phone Contest [ http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html ] 
т-ЂSKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ] 
т-ЂOK/OM DX Contest, CW [ http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=english ] 
т-ЂCQ-WE Contest [ https://w8zpf.com/cqwe/ ] 
т-ЂAWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party [ https://antiquewireless.org/homepage/bk-qso-party-details/ ] 

November 10
т-ЂNorth American SSB Sprint Contest [ http://ssbsprint.com/rules/ ] 
т-ЂFIRAC HF Contest [ http://www.firac.de/FIRAC_HF_CONTEST_E.pdf ] 

November 11
т-ЂK1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] 
т-Ђ4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint [ http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf ] 
т-ЂICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] 
т-ЂOK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] 

November 12
т-ЂWorldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] 
т-ЂICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] 
т-ЂDARC FT4 Contest [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/ft4-contest/ft4-rules/ ] 

November 13
т-ЂQRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] 
т-ЂPhone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] 
т-ЂA1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] 
т-ЂCWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] 
т-ЂVHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ] 
т-ЂMini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] 
т-ЂMini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] 
т-ЂRSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rautumn.shtml ] 

November 14
т-ЂCWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] 

November 15
т-ЂNCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] 
т-ЂWeekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] 
т-ЂQRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] 
т-ЂNCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] 
т-ЂK1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] 

November 16
т-ЂARRL EME Contest [ https://www.arrl.org/eme-contest?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ] 
т-ЂLZ DX Contest [ http://lzdx.bfra.org/rulesen.html ] 
т-ЂAll Austrian 160-Meter Contest [ https://www.oevsv.at/export/shared/.content/.galleries/Downloads_Referate/HF-Referat-Downloads/Rules_AOEC_160m.pdf ] 
т-ЂREF 160-Meter Contest [ https://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/202212_reg_ref160_en.pdf ] 
т-ЂSouth American Integration Contest CW [ https://sacw.cwsp.com.br/en/2021/09/21/pdf/ ] 
т-ЂFeld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/turkey-hunt-sprint ] 
т-ЂRSGB 1.8 MHz Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r160m.shtml ] 
т-ЂARRL November Sweepstakes, SSB [ https://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ] 

November 17
т-ЂFISTS Sunday Sprint [ https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints ] 
т-ЂHomebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party [ http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/hotr.html ] 
т-ЂRun for the Bacon QRP Contest [ http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ ] 

November 18
т-ЂK1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] 
т-ЂICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] 
т-ЂOK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] 
т-ЂRSGB FT4 Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/r80m_ft4.shtml ] 

November 19
т-ЂWorldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] 
т-ЂICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] 

November 20
т-ЂQRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] 
т-ЂPhone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] 
т-ЂA1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] 
т-ЂCWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] 
т-ЂVHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ] 
т-ЂMini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] 
т-ЂMini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]

Sights and Sounds

Roving in the 2024 Pennsylvania QSO Party
Pete Kobak, K0BAK, shared his experience roving in the 2024 Pennsylvania QSO Party in the November issue of the Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club's newsletter. You can read the article here [ https://mailchi.mp/a5531741fa57/paarc-november2024-news-13876915#PAQP%20Rove ] , as well as visit the club's web page at www.paarc.net [ http://www.paarc.net/ ] .

Results and Records

2024 ARRL Field Day Results
The 2024 ARRL Field Day results are now available in the December issue QST and on the ARRL Field Day website at https://field-day.arrl.org/fdresults.php [ https://field-day.arrl.org/fdresults.php ] . Class A, B, and C scores are included in the 2024 QST results article. The scores for Class D, E and F station and club aggregate scores are listed in the 2024 line scores on the web site, as well in the digital edition of QST.
 
CQ World Wide SSB Raw Scores
The raw scores for the CQ World Wide SSB Contest are now available. You can
find them at: https://cqww.com/raw.htm?mode=ph [ https://cqww.com/raw.htm?mode=ph ] . If you find any errors or have questions, contact the CQ World Wide Contest Director, John Dorr, at cqk1ar@gmail.com [ mailto:cqk1ar@gmail.com ] . 
 
- Thanks to John Dorr, K1AR
 
2024 Solar Eclipse QSO Party Results
The results for the April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse QSO Party have been posted at hamsci.org/2024-SEQP-results [ http://hamsci.org/2024-SEQP-results ] . Congratulations to the Single Operator winner, Dennis Egan, W1UE, who scored over 300,000 points, from making around 450 QSOs. In the Multi-Op category, the Souris Valley ARC, K0AJW, came out on top, with 373 QSOs and more than 85,000 points. This concludes the scoring efforts for the competitive elements of the HamSCI Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science. All 2023 and 2024 scores and write-ups can be found at hamsci.org/foeis-results [ http://hamsci.org/foeis-results ] .
 
- Thanks to Gary Mikitin, AF8A, and Ward Silver, N0AX
 
September North American CW Sprint Results
The full results for the September North American CW Sprint are now available on
the National Contest Journal website at https://ncjweb.com [ https://ncjweb.com/ ] . Full-color certificates from this and any NCJ contest are also available on the website.
 
- Thanks to Ward Silver, N0AX

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