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July 17, 2024
Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE
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Upcoming Contests — Things to Do
Round Two of the YOTA Contest
The second round of the Youngsters on The Air (YOTA) Contest will be held on Saturday, July 20, starting at 1000 UTC. The objective of the event is to increase the amount of ham radio youth activities. The contest is organized by IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group, in cooperation with the Hungarian Radio Amateur Society. For more information, visit the YOTA website at www.ham-yota.com/contest.
2024 CQ World Wide VHF Contest
The 2024 CQ World Wide VHF Contest begins at 1800 UTC on Saturday, July 20 and concludes at 2100 UTC on Sunday, July 21. All amateur radio frequencies on 50 MHz (6 meters) and 144 MHz (2 meters) may be used as authorized by local law and license class. There are single operator, multioperator, QRP hilltopper and rover categories available to participants. For complete rules, visit www.cqww-vhf.com.
North American QSO Party- RTTY
The North American QSO Party (NAQP)- RTTY begins at 1800 UTC on Saturday, July 20 and concludes at 0559 UTC on Sunday, July 21. The NAQP contests are fun, friendly and fast paced. The exchange is your name and state, Canadian province, or DXCC entity. Rules, results, and records are available on the National Contest Journal website at ncjweb.com/naqp.
Bulletins
2024 ARRL Field Day Entry Deadline Approaching
The entry deadline for the 2024 ARRL Field Day is Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 2059 UTC. Participants should check the Entries Received web page at field-day.arrl.org/
Any questions should be directed to fieldday@arrl.org.
The registration deadline for the 2024 International EME Conference is Friday, July 19. This year’s conference will be held on August 9 – 11, 2024 in Trenton, New Jersey, and will be the largest EME focused conference hosted in the US in the past 12 years. Currently, over 150 participants are registered for the event. For information on the program schedule and to register, visit eme2024trenton.org.
– Thanks to Jay Baack, N1AV
Contest Summary
See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.
July 18
July 19
July 20
- Maidenhead Mayhem Contest
- LABRE DX Contest
- Russian Radio Team Championship
- Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge
- YOTA Contest
- Feld Hell Sprint
- IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest
- CQ Worldwide VHF Contest
- North American QSO Party, RTTY
July 21
July 22
July 23
July 24
July 25
July 26
July 27
July 28
July 29
July 30
July 31
Sights and Sounds
2023 California QSO Party Video Challenge
Fifteen videos from the 2023 California QSO Party (CQP) Video Challenge have been posted to www.cqp.org/av. In 2023, CQP participants were asked to submit videos of their operations to be judged in the challenge. The winner of the 2023 challenge was Doris Wong, K0BEE, for her video of the K6T operation in Tehama County. The 2024 CQP will be held on October 5 and 6.
– Thanks to CQP Chairman Dean Wood, N6DE
Results and Records
2023 CQ World Wide VHF Contest Results
CQ World Wide VHF Contest Director, John Golomb, N2NC, has announced that the results for the 2023 contest have been released at cqww-vhf.com/results. John would like to thank Jim Spence, KO9A, for his assistance with the article.
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.
73, Paul, N1SFE
Contests
July 18, 2024 - July 31, 2024
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HF CONTESTS
Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest, Jul 18, 0000z to Jul 19, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jul 25.
NAQCC CW Sprint, Jul 18, 0030z to Jul 18, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Jul 21.
CWops Test (CWT), Jul 18, 0300z to Jul 18, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 20.
CWops Test (CWT), Jul 18, 0700z to Jul 18, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 20.
NTC QSO Party, Jul 18, 1900z to Jul 18, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Member: RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Jul 21.
QRP Fox Hunt, Jul 19, 0100z to Jul 19, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Jul 20.
NCCC FT4 Sprint, Jul 19, 0100z to Jul 19, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 21.
Weekly RTTY Test, Jul 19, 0145z to Jul 19, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 21.
NCCC Sprint, Jul 19, 0230z to Jul 19, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Jul 21.
K1USN Slow Speed Test, Jul 19, 2000z to Jul 19, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 21.
Maidenhead Mayhem Contest, Jul 20, 0000z to Jul 28, 2359z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Aug 12.
LABRE DX Contest, Jul 20, 0000z to Jul 21, 2359z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Brazilian: RS(T) + 2-letter state, Non-Brazilian: RS(T) + 2-letter continent; Logs due: Jul 26.
Russian Radio Team Championship, Jul 20, 0700z to Jul 20, 1459z; CW, SSB; Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10; RRTC: RS(T) + 3-character code, Non-RRTC: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.; Logs due: Jul 20.
Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge, Jul 20, 0800z to Jul 20, 1400z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40; RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 27.
YOTA Contest, Jul 20, 1000z to Jul 20, 2159z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Single Op: RS(T) + age (on Jan 1 of year of contest), Multi-Op: RS(T) + average age of ops (on Jan 1 of year of contest); Logs due: Jul 25.
Feld Hell Sprint, Jul 20, 1200z to Jul 20, 1359z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; (see rules); Logs due: Jul 24.
North American QSO Party, RTTY, Jul 20, 1800z to Jul 21, 0559z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; NA: Name + (state/DC/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 28.
RSGB International Low Power Contest, Jul 21, 0900z to Jul 21, 1600z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + Serial No. + Power; Logs due: Jul 26.
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, Jul 21, 2300z to Jul 22, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jul 27.
K1USN Slow Speed Test, Jul 22, 0000z to Jul 22, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 24.
ICWC Medium Speed Test, Jul 22, 1300z to Jul 22, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 25.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC), Jul 22, 1630z to Jul 22, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 26.
ICWC Medium Speed Test, Jul 22, 1900z to Jul 22, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 25.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Jul 23, 0100z to Jul 23, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jul 24.
ICWC Medium Speed Test, Jul 23, 0300z to Jul 23, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 25.
ZL Sprint, Jul 23, 0800z to Jul 23, 0929z; CW, SSB, FT4; Bands: 80; CW/SSB: RS(T) + Outside Temperature (C), FT4: 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 24.
SKCC Sprint, Jul 24, 0000z to Jul 24, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Jul 28.
Phone Weekly Test, Jul 24, 0230z to Jul 24, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 26.
A1Club AWT, Jul 24, 1200z to Jul 24, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Jul 29.
CWops Test (CWT), Jul 24, 1300z to Jul 24, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 27.
Mini-Test 40, Jul 24, 1700z to Jul 24, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 26.
Mini-Test 80, Jul 24, 1800z to Jul 24, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 26.
CWops Test (CWT), Jul 24, 1900z to Jul 24, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 27.
CWops Test (CWT), Jul 25, 0300z to Jul 25, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 27.
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