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January 1, 2025
Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ]

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http://www.arrl.org/contests/update/

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In this Issue:
т-ЂUpcoming Contests - Things to Do 
т-ЂBulletins 
т-ЂContest Summary 
т-ЂNews, Press Releases, and Special Interest 
т-ЂResults and Records 
т-ЂContests 
т-ЂLog Due Dates 
т-ЂARRL Information 
т-ЂAcknowledgements

Upcoming Contests - Things to Do

ARRL RTTY Roundup
The ARRL RTTY Roundup [ http://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ] is this weekend. The event begins at 1800 UTC on Saturday, January 4, and concludes at 2359 UTC on Sunday, January 5. Operation is allowed using the RTTY mode on the 80-, 40-, 20-, 15-, and 10-meter bands. For new RTTY operators, if you're set up to run digital modes, you're halfway there! For information on getting started with RTTY, a great resource to check out is rttycontesting.com [ https://www.rttycontesting.com/ ] .

The Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] on Thursday evening is a great opportunity to test your station's RTTY setup before the event. Alternatively, you can test your receive configuration by copying the ARRL digital transmissions [ http://www.arrl.org/digital-transmissions?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ] that occur twice per evening (US time) each weeknight.
 
North American QSO Party - CW
The North American QSO Party [ https://ncjweb.com/naqp/ ] (NAQP) - CW begins at 1800 UTC on Saturday, January 11, and concludes at 0559 UTC on Sunday January 12. The NAQP is a low-power only event, which makes for a lot more breathing room on the bands. Participants can enter in single operator or multi-operator categories. The NAQP SSB will be held a week later on January 18 - 19.

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Bulletins

The Quest for 222 MHz WAS
In 2021 when the second "wave of 10" operators began working to complete their 222 MHz Worked All States (WAS) awards, Joel Harrison, W5ZN, Charlie Betz, N0AKC, and Al Ward, W5LUA, authored a paper that was first presented at the 2022 Central States VHF Society Conference. The paper may be of interest to operators now pursuing WAS on 222 MHz. The paper documents the history of the 220 MHz band, the first ten operators to achieve WAS, and the efforts of the second group.

You may view the paper on Joel's website at https://w5zn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Quest-for-222-WAS-21-APR-2022.pdf [ https://w5zn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Quest-for-222-WAS-21-APR-2022.pdf ] .

- Thanks to Joel Harrison, W5ZN

Contest Summary

See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.
 
January 2
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/ ] 

January 3
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 ] 

January 4
т-ЂPODXS 070 Club PSKFest [ http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/pskfest ] 
т-ЂMarconi Club ARI Loano QSO Party Day [ http://www.ariloano.it/marconiclub/mcd_reg/regolamentomcday_ENG.pdf ] 
т-ЂWW PMC Contest [ http://www.s59dcd.si/index.php/sl/ww-pmc/ww-pmc-contest-rules ] 
т-ЂRSGB AFS Contest, CW [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/rafs.shtml ] 
т-ЂARRL RTTY Roundup [ https://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ] 
т-ЂARRL Kids Day [ https://www.arrl.org/kids-day?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ] 
т-ЂEUCW 160m Contest [ https://www.uft.net/activites-et-concours/concours-eucw-uft-on5me/ ] 

January 6
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 ] 

January 7
т-ЂARS Spartan Sprint [ http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html ] 
т-ЂWorldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] 
т-ЂICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] 

January 8
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/ ] 

January 9
т-ЂCWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] 

January 10
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 ] 

January 11
т-ЂYB DX Contest [ https://ybdxcontest.com/ ] 
т-ЂSKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ] 
т-ЂUBA PSK63 Prefix Contest [ https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-psk63-prefix-contest ] 
т-ЂNorth American QSO Party, CW [ https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf ] 

January 12
т-ЂNRAU-Baltic Contest, SSB [ https://www.nraubaltic.eu/ ] 
т-ЂNRAU-Baltic Contest, CW [ https://www.nraubaltic.eu/ ] 
т-ЂDARC 10-Meter Contest [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/darc-10m-contest/regeln/ ] 
т-ЂRSGB AFS Contest, Data [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rafs.shtml ] 

January 13
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 ] 

January 14
т-ЂWorldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] 
т-ЂICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] 
т-ЂDARC RTTY Sprint [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/rtty-kurz/darc-rtty-contest-english-version/darc-rtty-rules/ ] 

January 15
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-ЂAWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest [ https://www.antiquewireless.org/homepage/linc-cundall-memorial-cw-contest/ ]

News, Press Releases, and Special Interest

2025 Dayton Contest University Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the 2025 Dayton Contest University ("CTU Dayton") which will be held Thursday May 15, 2025 at the Hope Hotel in Dayton, Ohio.

2025 will be the 16th year for CTU Dayton. Videos and PDF presentations from past CTUs are available on the CTU web site at www.contestuniversity.com [ http://contestuniversity.com/ ] .

The 2025 CTU Dayton course outline and professor biographies will be posted once they all have been confirmed. Check the CTU website for updates as they become available.

- Thanks to Tim Duffy, K3LR

Results and Records

ARRL 10-Meter Contest Raw Scores
Raw scores for the ARRL 10-Meter Contest are now available at https://contests.arrl.org/rawscores.php?cn=10m [ https://contests.arrl.org/rawscores.php?cn=10m ] . Log checking will begin shortly, and once completed, the final results including line scores and the expanded results article by Andrew Goss, AA5JF will be available online.

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 contest-update@arrl.org [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ] .

73, Paul, N1SFE

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