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The ARRL Contest Update for August 14, 2024.

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In this Issue: Upcoming Contests – Things to Do Contest Summary Results and Records Contests Log Due Dates Upcoming Contests — Things to Do North American QSO Party, SSB The August SSB edition of the North American QSO Party (NAQP) begins at 1800 UTC on Saturday, August 17, and concludes at 0559 UTC on Sunday, August 18. The NAQP's 12-hour format allows participants to do some great contesting, while still having time for other weekend activities. Power output is limited to 100 W, so this is a great contest for beginners with low-power stations to get their feet wet! Complete rules are available at ncjweb.com/naqp. _______________________________________________________________________________________   ARRL Rookie Roundup, RTTY If you earned your ham license within the last 3 years, or have never participated in a RTTY contest before, the ARRL Rookie Roundup is the perfect opportunity for you to try out contesting on this digital mode. The event begins at 1800 UTC on Sunday, August 18, and runs for 6 hours, concluding at 2359 UTC.   Rookies can contact everyone, and non-Rookies can only contact Rookies. The exchange is your name, call sign, a two-digit year, and state (US or Mexican), Canadian province, or "DX." Full rules are available at www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup. _______________________________________________________________________________________   ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest The first weekend of the ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest begins at 0900 UTC on Saturday, August 17, and concludes at 0759 UTC on Monday, August 19. Participants should note that this is a change from the previous start and end times, which had previously been in local time. Contest contacts should be logged in UTC time. Also starting this year, participation is limited to a total of 42 hours of operating time in each of the two contest weekends. Full contest rules are available at www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up. _______________________________________________________________________________________   Several State QSO Parties Coming up on August 24 - 26 Fans of state QSO parties can enjoy three different events next weekend. The Hawaii QSO Party begins at 0400 UTC on Saturday, August 24, and runs through 0359 UTC on Monday, August 26; the Kansas QSO Party starts at 1400 UTC on Saturday, August 24, and concludes at 2000 UTC on Sunday, August 25, and the Ohio QSO Party begins at 1600 UTC on Saturday, August 24, and ends at 0400 UTC on Sunday, August 25. More details are available at their respective websites or in the "Contests" section below.   Contest Summary See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.   August 15 Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest CWops Test (CWT) NTC QSO Party August 16 QRP Fox Hunt NCCC FT4 Sprint Weekly RTTY Test NCCC Sprint K1USN Slow Speed Test August 17 SARTG WW RTTY Contest Russian District Award Contest ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest Keyman's Club of Japan Contest Feld Hell Sprint North American QSO Party, SSB CVA DX Contest, CW August 18 FISTS Sunday Sprint NJQRP Skeeter Hunt ARRL Rookie Roundup, RTTY Run for the Bacon QRP Contest August 19 K1USN Slow Speed Test ICWC Medium Speed Test OK1WC Memorial (MWC) August 20 Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest ICWC Medium Speed Test August 21 Phone Weekly Test A1Club AWT CWops Test (CWT) VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest Mini-Test 40 Mini-Test 80 August 22 CWops Test (CWT) August 23 QRP Fox Hunt NCCC FT4 Sprint Weekly RTTY Test NCCC Sprint K1USN Slow Speed Test SCRY/RTTYOps WW RTTY Contest August 24 ARRL EME Contest Hawaii QSO Party ALARA Contest YO DX HF Contest U.S. Islands QSO Party World Wide Digi DX Contest Kansas QSO Party Ohio QSO Party CVA DX Contest, SSB August 25 SARL HF CW Contest August 26 K1USN Slow Speed Test QCX Challenge ICWC Medium Speed Test OK1WC Memorial (MWC) August 27 Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest QCX Challenge ICWC Medium Speed Test August 28 SKCC Sprint Phone Weekly Test A1Club AWT CWops Test (CWT) Mini-Test 40 Mini-Test 80 Results and Records The full results article for the January 2024 North American QSO Party (NAQP) SSB by Bill Lippert, AC0W is now available at https://ncjweb.com/naqp-scores/ssbnaqp012024.pdf.   –Thanks to Kirk Pickering, K4RO   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 August 15, 2024 – August 28, 2024   An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral is available as a PDF. Check the sponsors' website for information on operating time restrictions and other instructions.   HF CONTESTS   Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest, Aug 15, 0000z to Aug 16, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Aug 22.   CWops Test (CWT), Aug 15, 0300z to Aug 15, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 17.   CWops Test (CWT), Aug 15, 0700z to Aug 15, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 17.   NTC QSO Party, Aug 15, 1900z to Aug 15, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Member: RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Aug 18.   QRP Fox Hunt, Aug 16, 0100z to Aug 16, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Aug 17.   NCCC FT4 Sprint, Aug 16, 0100z to Aug 16, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Aug 18.   Weekly RTTY Test, Aug 16, 0145z to Aug 16, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 18.   NCCC Sprint, Aug 16, 0230z to Aug 16, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Aug 18.   K1USN Slow Speed Test, Aug 16, 2000z to Aug 16, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 18.   SARTG WW RTTY Contest, Aug 17, 0000z to Aug 18, 1600z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Sep 10.   Russian District Award Contest, Aug 17, 0800z to Aug 18, 0800z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RU: RS(T) + District code, non-RU: RS(T) + QSO No.; Logs due: Sep 2.   Keyman's Club of Japan Contest, Aug 17, 1200z to Aug 18, 1200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; JA: RST + prefecture/district code, non-JA: RST + CQ zone; Logs due: Sep 2.   Feld Hell Sprint, Aug 17, 1600z to Aug 17, 1759z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; (see rules); Logs due: Aug 21.   North American QSO Party, SSB, Aug 17, 1800z to Aug 18, 0559z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; NA: Name + (state/DC/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Aug 25.   CVA DX Contest, CW, Aug 17, 1800z to Aug 18, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Brazil: RST + state, Non-Brazil: RST + continent, Military: RST + "MIL"; Logs due: Aug 25.   FISTS Sunday Sprint, Aug 18, 0000z to Aug 18, 2359z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + FISTS No., non-FISTS: RST + (state/province/country) + first name + "0"; Logs due: Aug 25.   NJQRP Skeeter Hunt, Aug 18, 1700z to Aug 18, 2100z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Skeeter: RS(T) + (state/province/country)+ Skeeter No., Non-Skeeter: RS(T) + (state/province/country)+ Power + "W"; Logs due: Sep 1.   ARRL Rookie Roundup, RTTY, Aug 18, 1800z to Aug 18, 2359z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; NA: Name + 2-digit year first licensed + (state/province/XE area/DX); Logs due: Aug 21.   Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, Aug 18, 2300z to Aug 19, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Aug 24.   K1USN Slow Speed Test, Aug 19, 0000z to Aug 19, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 21.   ICWC Medium Speed Test, Aug 19, 1300z to Aug 19, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Aug 22.   OK1WC Memorial (MWC), Aug 19, 1630z to Aug 19, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Aug 23.   ICWC Medium Speed Test, Aug 19, 1900z to Aug 19, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Aug 22.   Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Aug 20, 0100z to Aug 20, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Aug 21.   ICWC Medium Speed Test, Aug 20, 0300z to Aug 20, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Aug 22.   Phone Weekly Test, Aug 21, 0230z to Aug 21, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Aug 23.   A1Club AWT, Aug 21, 1200z to Aug 21, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Aug 26.   CWops Test (CWT), Aug 21, 1300z to Aug 21, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 24.   Mini-Test 40, Aug 21, 1700z to Aug 21, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Aug 23.   Mini-Test 80, Aug 21, 1800z to Aug 21, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Aug 23.   CWops Test (CWT), Aug 21, 1900z to Aug 21, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 24.   CWops Test (CWT), Aug 22, 0300z to Aug 22, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 24.   CWops Test (CWT), Aug 22, 0700z to Aug 22, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 24.   QRP Fox Hunt, Aug 23, 0100z to Aug 23, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Aug 24.   NCCC FT4 Sprint, Aug 23, 0100z to Aug 23, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Aug 25.   Weekly RTTY Test, Aug 23, 0145z to Aug 23, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 25.   NCCC Sprint, Aug 23, 0230z to Aug 23, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Aug 25.   K1USN Slow Speed Test, Aug 23, 2000z to Aug 23, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 25.   SCRY/RTTYOps WW RTTY Contest, Aug 23, 2200z to Aug 25, 2359z; RTTY; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + 4-digit year license first issued; Logs due: Sep 1.   Hawaii QSO Party, Aug 24, 0400z to Aug 26, 0400z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; HI: RS(T) + HI district, non-HI W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province), DX: RS(T); Logs due: Sep 9.   ALARA Contest, Aug 24, 0600z to Aug 25, 0559z; CW, Phone; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; ALARA: RS(T) + Name, non-ALARA: RS(T) + Serial No. + Name + (whether YL/OM/club station); Logs due: Sep 30.   YO DX HF Contest, Aug 24, 1200z to Aug 25, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; YO: RS(T) + county, non-YO: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Sep 1.   U.S. Islands QSO Party, Aug 24, 1200z to Aug 25, 0300z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; Islands: RS(T) + USI/CISA Island Designation (see rules for digital), Non-Islands: RS(T) + (state/province/country)(see rules for digital); Logs due: Sep 30.   World Wide Digi DX Contest, Aug 24, 1200z to Aug 25, 1200z; FT4/8; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Aug 30.   Kansas QSO Party, Aug 24, 1400z to Aug 25, 2000z; CW, SSB, Digital/RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; KS: RS(T) + county, non-KS: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due: Oct 1.   Ohio QSO Party, Aug 24, 1600z to Aug 25, 0400z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; OH: RS(T) + county, non-OH: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due: Sep 23.   CVA DX Contest, SSB, Aug 24, 1800z to Aug 25, 2100z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Brazil: RST + state, Non-Brazil: RST + continent, Military: RST + "MIL"; Logs due: Sep 1.   SARL HF CW Contest, Aug 25, 1400z to Aug 25, 1700z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Aug 30.   K1USN Slow Speed Test, Aug 26, 0000z to Aug 26, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 28.   QCX Challenge, Aug 26, 1300z to Aug 26, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Sep 1.   ICWC Medium Speed Test, Aug 26, 1300z to Aug 26, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Aug 29.   OK1WC Memorial (MWC), Aug 26, 1630z to Aug 26, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Aug 30.   QCX Challenge, Aug 26, 1900z to Aug 26, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Sep 1.   ICWC Medium Speed Test, Aug 26, 1900z to Aug 26, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Aug 29.   Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Aug 27, 0100z to Aug 27, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Aug 28.   QCX Challenge, Aug 27, 0300z to Aug 27, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Sep 1.   ICWC Medium Speed Test, Aug 27, 0300z to Aug 27, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Aug 29.   SKCC Sprint, Aug 28, 0000z to Aug 28, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Sep 1.   Phone Weekly Test, Aug 28, 0230z to Aug 28, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Aug 30.   A1Club AWT, Aug 28, 1200z to Aug 28, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Sep 2.   CWops Test (CWT), Aug 28, 1300z to Aug 28, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 31.   Mini-Test 40, Aug 28, 1700z to Aug 28, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Aug 30.   Mini-Test 80, Aug 28, 1800z to Aug 28, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Aug 30.   CWops Test (CWT), Aug 28, 1900z to Aug 28, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 31.   VHF+ CONTESTS   ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, Aug 17, 0900z to Aug 19, 0759z; Any; Bands: 10 GHz to light; 6-Character Maidenhead Locator; Logs due: Oct 23.   VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Aug 21, 1700z to Aug 21, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 1.2G; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Aug 26.   ARRL EME Contest, Aug 24, 0000z to Aug 25, 2359z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 50 MHz and up; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Dec 17.   VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Aug 14, 1700z to Aug 14, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 432 MHz; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Aug 19.   Log Due Dates August 15 NRAU 10m Activity Contest ICWC Medium Speed Test SARL Youth QSO Party ARAM 50 MHz Contest August 16 SARL HF Digital Contest Mini-Test 40 Mini-Test 80 Phone Weekly Test OK1WC Memorial (MWC) August 17 FISTS Saturday Sprint QRP Fox Hunt CWops Test (CWT) NAQCC CW Sprint August 18 NCCC Sprint NTC QSO Party NCCC FT4 Sprint Weekly RTTY Test ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest SKCC Weekend Sprintathon K1USN Slow Speed Test YB Bekasi Merdeka Contest August 19 A1Club AWT VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest August 20 DARC FT4 Contest WAE DX Contest, CW August 21 Feld Hell Sprint Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest ARRL Rookie Roundup, RTTY K1USN Slow Speed Test August 22 Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest ICWC Medium Speed Test August 23 Mini-Test 40 Mini-Test 80 Phone Weekly Test OK1WC Memorial (MWC) August 24 50 MHz Fall Sprint Run for the Bacon QRP Contest Kentucky State Parks on the Air QRP Fox Hunt CWops Test (CWT) August 25 NCCC Sprint FISTS Sunday Sprint NCCC FT4 Sprint Weekly RTTY Test Maryland-DC QSO Party North American QSO Party, SSB CVA DX Contest, CW K1USN Slow Speed Test August 26 Alabama QSO Party A1Club AWT VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest August 28 Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest K1USN Slow Speed Test ARRL Information Click here to advertise in this newsletter, space subject to availability. 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