Contest Corral in association with the February 2010

National Contest Journal

All dates refer to UTC and may be different than calendar date in North America. No contest activity occurs on 30, 17, 12-meters.

Refer to the contest Web sites for full rules, scoring information, operating periods or time limits, and log submission information.

Serial - Sequential number of the contact. S/P/C - State, Province, DXCC Entity

Publication deadline for Contest Corral listings is the first of the second month prior to publication.

For updates and additional contests, see the Contest Corral Web page at www.arrl.org/contests.

HF VHF+ Contest Title Phn CW Dig Exchange & Frequencies (MHz) Sponsor's Web Site Logs Due

1.8-28 50, 144 Classic Exchange X RST, QTH, model of rcvr and xmtr qsl.asti.com/CX 30 days

Jan 31 1400Z - Feb 1 0800Z CW 1.810, 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.135, 28.050, 50.100, 144.100 .

1.8-28 50+ Vermont QSO Party X X X RS(T) and VT county or S/P/C vtqsoparty.westriverradio.org Mar 7

Feb 6 0000Z - Feb 7 2400Z CW band edge+40 kHz; SSB lowest 25 kHz Gen band; VHF SSB 50.200/144.200; FM 146.69, 146.55.

YLISSB QSO Party X Call sign, RS(T), ISSB number www.ylsystem.org Mar 19

Feb 6 0000Z - Feb 7 0000Z

28 Ten-Ten Winter Phone QSO Party X Call sign, name, QTH, 10-10 number www.ten-ten.org Feb 22

Feb 6 0001Z - Feb 7 2359Z

1.8-28 Black Sea Cup International X X RS(T) and org'n ID, member nr or ITU zone www.bscc.ucoz.ru 30 days

Feb 6 1200Z - Feb 7 1200Z

1.8-28 50+ Minnesota QSO Party X X X Name and MN county or S/P/C www.w0aa.org Mar 15

Feb Feb CW 1 850 3 550 7 050 14 050 21 050 28 050; 1 870 3 850 7 250 14 270 21 350 28 450

6 1400Z - 6 2359Z 1.850,3.550,7.050,14.050,21.050,28.050; SSB 1.870,3.850,7.250,14.270,21.350,28.450.

1.8-28 FYBO Winter QRP Field Day X X RS(T), S/P/C, name, power, temp in deg F www.azscqrpions.org 30 days

Feb 6 1400Z - Feb 6 2400Z in multiple periods

1.8-28 50 British Columbia QSO Party X X X RST and BC district or S/P/C www.deltaamateurradio.com Mar 31

Feb 6 1600Z - Feb 7 0759Z CW 1.850,3.550,7.050,14.050,21.050,28.050; SSB 1.870,3.850,7.250,14.270,21.350,28.450.

1.8-28 50+ Delaware QSO Party X X X RS(T) and DE county or S/P/C www.fsarc.org 30 days

Feb 6 1700Z - Feb 7 2359Z CW 1.825,3.55,7.05,14.05,21.05,28.05,50.95; SSB 1.86,3.96,7.26,14.26,21.36,28.36,50.135; Digital per band plan.

3.5-28 XE Int'l RTTY Contest X RST and XE state/district or serial www.fmre.org.mx 30 days

Feb 6 1800Z - Feb 7 1759Z

3.5-14 North American Sprint X Both call signs, serial, name, and S/P/C www.ncjweb.com 7 days

Feb 7 0000Z - Feb 7 0400Z

1.8-28 50 New Mexico QSO Party X X X Call sign, name, and NM county or S/P/C www.swcp.com/~n5zgt Mar 1

Feb 7 1500Z - Feb 8 0300Z CW-1.85,3.55,7.045,14.05,21.05,28.05,50.095; SSB-1.85,3.925,7.26,14.28,21.38,28.38,50.13.

3.5-28 QRP Winter Fireside SSB Sprint X RS, S/P/C, QRP ARCI number or power www.qrparci.org Mar 8

Feb 7 2000Z - Feb 7 2359Z 3.865, 7.285, 14.285, 21.385, 28.385.

1.8-28 50+ School Club Roundup X X X RS(T), Class, S/P/C www.arrl.org/scr 30 days

Feb 8 1300Z - Feb 12 2400Z

1.8-7 Valentine Sprint X Name, OM or YL, S/P/C www.podxs070.com Mar 5

Feb 12 8 PM - Feb 13 2 AM 1.807,3.580,7.070/7.035 EU/7.028 JA.

1 8-28 YL-OM Contest X X X Call sign RST www ylrl 30 1.8-sign, RST, serial and S/P/C www.ylrl.org days

Feb 12 1400Z - Feb 14 0200Z

3.5-28 CQ WW RTTY WPX X RST and serial www.cqwpxrtty.com Mar 1

Feb 13 0000Z - Feb 14 2400Z

1.8-28 50-1296 New Hampshire QSO Party X X X RS(T) and NH county or S/P/C www.w1fz.org Fol'g Wed

Feb 13 0001Z - Feb 14 0001Z CW 1.81,band edge+35kHz;Phone 1.875,3.935-950,7.235,14.28,21.38,28.39,50.115,144.205,52.54,146.55,223.5,446,902.1,1296.1.

7,14 Asia-Pacific Sprint X RST, serial jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt 30 days

Feb 13 1100Z - Feb 13 1300Z

1.8-28 Worldwide Peace Messenger Cities X X RS(T), serial, PMC ref number or CQ zone www.s59dcd.si 30 days

Feb 13 1200Z - Feb 14 1200Z

1 8 Dutch PACC X X T) 1.8-28 Contest RS(and Dutch province or serial www.dutchpacc.com Mar 15

Feb 13 1200Z - Feb 14 1200Z

3.5-28 Louisana QSO Party X X X Call sign, RS(T), LA parish or S/P/C laqso.w5yl.org Mar 15

Feb 13 1500Z - Feb 14 0300Z CW 1.84,3.54,7.04,14.04,21.04,28.04; Phone 1.865,3.865,7.255,14.255,21.365,28.465; VHF 50.095,50.135,144.05,144.21.

3.5-28 OMISS QSO Party X RS, S/P/C and OMISS nr or "DX" www.omiss.info Mar 30

Feb 13 1500Z - Feb 14 1500Z

3.5-28 FISTS CW Winter Sprint X RST, S/P/C, first name, FISTS nr or power www.FISTS.org 30 days

Feb 13 1700Z - Feb 13 2100Z

1.8 RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest X RST, serial, UK district www.rsgbcc.org Dec 6

Feb 13 2100Z - Feb 14 0100Z

3.5-14 North American Sprint X Both call signs, serial, name, and S/P/C www.ncjweb.com 7 days

Feb 14 0000Z - Feb 14 0400Z

1.8-28 50,144 Classic Exchange X RST, QTH, model of rcvr and xmtr qsl.asti.com/CX 30 days

Feb 14 1400Z - Feb 15 0800Z AM--1.890,3.880,7.160,7.290,14.286,21.420,29.000,50.400,144.300; SSB--1.885,3.870,7.280,14.270,21.370,28.390,50.125,144.200.

1.8-28 ARRL DX Contest X RST, state/province or power www.arrl.org/contests Mar 22

Feb 20 0000Z - Feb 21 2400Z

1.8-28 Feld-Hell Super Bowl Sprint X RST, QTH, Feld-Hell number www.feldhellclub.org

Feb 20 2000Z - Feb 20 2200Z Monthly on 3rd Saturday.

3.5-14 AM QSO Party X RS, name, and S/P/C www.antiquewireless.org

Feb 20 2300Z - Feb 21 2300Z

50-440 FM Simplex Contest X Call sign and grid square www.w9rh.org Mar 21

Feb 21 1900Z - Feb 21 2130Z

1.8-28 Russian WW PSK Contest X RST and oblast code or serial www.qrz.ru/contest/detail/384.html 15 days

Feb 26 2100Z - Feb 27 2100Z

1.8 CQ WW 160 Meter SSB X RST and state/province or CQ zone www.CQ160.com Mar 31

Feb 26 2200Z - Feb 28 2200Z

3.5-28 REF Contest X RS and French dept or serial www.ref-union.org/concours 30 days

Feb 27 0600Z - Feb 28 1800Z

3.5-28 UBA Contest X RST, serial, and ON province www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules 30 days

Feb 27 1300Z - Feb 28 1300Z

3.5-28 50-432 Mississippi QSO Party X X RS(T) and MS county or S/P/C www.arrlmiss.org Mar 31

Feb 27 1500Z - Feb 28 0300Z CW 3.545,7.045,14.045,21.045, 28.045;Phone 3.857-862-867,7.238,14.275,21.375,28.375;VHF 50.13,144.22,146.55,446.

3.5-28 North American QSO Party X Name and S/P/C www.ncjweb.com 14 days

Feb 27 1800Z - Feb 28 0600Z

3.5-14 CQC Winter QSO Party X X RS(T), S/P/C, name, CQC nr or power www.cqc.org 30 days

Feb 28 0100Z - Mar 1 0259Z 3.560, 7.040, 14.060.

Contest Corral - Feb 2010