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In this Issue: Upcoming Contests – Things to Do Bulletins Contest Summary Contests Log Due Dates Upcoming Contests — Things to Do IARU HF World Championship The IARU HF World Championship occurs next weekend, beginning at 1200 UTC on Saturday, July 13 and concluding at 1159 UTC on Sunday, July 14. Participants can enter in CW, SSB, or mixed-mode categories. The exchange is a signal report and your ITU zone. ITU zones for stations in the Lower 48 are 6, 7, or 8. ITU zones for Canadian stations are 2, 3, 4, or 9. US and Canadian participants should visit the rules page for more information on how to determine their ITU zone.   In addition, stations operated by members of the IARU Administrative Council; the three IARU Regional Executive committees, and IARU member-society HQ stations from around the globe will be on the air. HQ stations will send their member-society abbreviations.   See www.iaru.org/reference/member-societies for a list of IARU member-societies.   ARRL HQ station W1AW/4 will be on the air from Tennessee, operated by members of the Tennessee Contest Group, and IARU HQ station NU1AW will be on the air from Missouri. NU1AW will be a multi-operator, multi-station effort by N0AX, WX8C, AI6O, W0TT, NW0M, and N0UI. Operators at the N0AX station will include K4RO, WF7T, K9UR, K9EI, KK0U, KD9LSV, N5OT, KD0YJN, W0MJ, WB0TUA, and WB0SND.   Participants are reminded that self-spotting is strictly prohibited in all categories.   For the full rules and more information, visit www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship.   North American QSO Parties Begin on July 20 July 20 is the first of three mode-based summer North American QSO Parties (NAQPs). The NAQP RTTY contest starts at 1800 UTC on Saturday, July 20, and concludes 12 hours later at 0559 UTC, Sunday, July 21. The NAQP CW contest will be held on August 3, followed by the NAQP SSB contest on August 17.   The NAQP contests are fun, friendly, and fast. The exchange is your name and state (or province or DXCC entity). NAQP events begin on Saturday afternoons at 1800 UTC, and last for 12 hours. Single-operator stations may operate up to 10 of the 12 hours.   See the rules web page at ncjweb.com/naqp for more information.   Bulletins 2024 ARRL Field Day is a Wrap ARRL Field Day, held on June 22 – 23, 2024, is on track to be one of the most successful events held in recent years. As of this writing, 3,009 entries have been received via the online entry form at https://field-day.arrl.org/fdentry.php. Field Day participants should check that all of the required supporting documentation related to their entries has been received by checking the Entries Received page at https://field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php.   If the status of your entry is listed as Pending Documents, one or more of the required documents still needs to be submitted to complete your entry. Entrants can use the link provided in the confirmation email they received to add additional documents or to modify their entries. Field Day entries must be received by Tuesday, July 23, 2024.   Contest Summary See the “Contests” section below for complete contest information.   July 4 Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest CWops Test (CWT) NRAU 10m Activity Contest SKCC Sprint Europe July 5 NCCC FT4 Sprint Weekly RTTY Test NCCC Sprint K1USN Slow Speed Test July 6 Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest NZART Memorial Contest TA VHF/UHF Contest Marconi Memorial HF Contest Original QRP Contest PODXS 070 Club 40m Firecracker Sprint July 8 K1USN Slow Speed Test ICWC Medium Speed Test OK1WC Memorial (MWC) July 9 Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest ICWC Medium Speed Test ZL Sprint DARC RTTY Sprint July 10 Phone Weekly Test A1Club AWT CWops Test (CWT) VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest Mini-Test 40 Mini-Test 80 RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB July 11 CWops Test (CWT) July 12 QRP Fox Hunt NCCC FT4 Sprint Weekly RTTY Test NCCC Sprint K1USN Slow Speed Test July 13 SKCC Weekend Sprintathon IARU HF World Championship July 14 QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint July 15 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint K1USN Slow Speed Test ICWC Medium Speed Test OK1WC Memorial (MWC) RSGB FT4 Contest July 16 Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest ICWC Medium Speed Test ZL Sprint July 17 Phone Weekly Test A1Club AWT CWops Test (CWT) VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest Mini-Test 40 Mini-Test 80 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 4, 2024 – July 17, 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, Jul 4, 0000z to Jul 5, 0300z; CW; Bands: 40; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jul 11.   CWops Test (CWT), Jul 4, 0300z to Jul 4, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 6.   CWops Test (CWT), Jul 4, 0700z to Jul 4, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 6.   NRAU 10m Activity Contest, Jul 4, 1800z to Jul 4, 2200z; CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10; RS(T) + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 18.   SKCC Sprint Europe, Jul 4, 2000z to Jul 4, 2200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./”NONE”); Logs due: Jul 11.   NCCC FT4 Sprint, Jul 5, 0100z to Jul 5, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 7.   Weekly RTTY Test, Jul 5, 0145z to Jul 5, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 7.   NCCC Sprint, Jul 5, 0230z to Jul 5, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Jul 7.   K1USN Slow Speed Test, Jul 5, 2000z to Jul 5, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 7.   Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest, Jul 6, 0000z to Jul 6, 2359z; CW, SSB, PSK; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 31.   NZART Memorial Contest, Jul 6, 0800z to Jul 7, 1100z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80; RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 31.   Marconi Memorial HF Contest, Jul 6, 1400z to Jul 7, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 21.   Original QRP Contest, Jul 6, 1500z to Jul 7, 1500z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + Serial No. + “/” + Power category; Logs due: Jul 31.   PODXS 070 Club 40m Firecracker Sprint, Jul 6, 2000z to Jul 7, 2000z; PSK31; Bands: 40; RST + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 14.   K1USN Slow Speed Test, Jul 8, 0000z to Jul 8, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 10.   ICWC Medium Speed Test, Jul 8, 1300z to Jul 8, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 11.   OK1WC Memorial (MWC), Jul 8, 1630z to Jul 8, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 12.   ICWC Medium Speed Test, Jul 8, 1900z to Jul 8, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 11.   Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Jul 9, 0100z to Jul 9, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jul 10.   ICWC Medium Speed Test, Jul 9, 0300z to Jul 9, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 11.   ZL Sprint, Jul 9, 0800z to Jul 9, 0929z; CW, SSB, FT4; Bands: 80; CW/SSB: RS(T) + Outside Temperature (C), FT4: 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 10.   DARC RTTY Sprint, Jul 9, 1800z to Jul 9, 1929z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40; DL: RST + (DOK/”NM”), non-DL: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 16.   Phone Weekly Test, Jul 10, 0230z to Jul 10, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 12.   A1Club AWT, Jul 10, 1200z to Jul 10, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Jul 15.   CWops Test (CWT), Jul 10, 1300z to Jul 10, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 13.   Mini-Test 40, Jul 10, 1700z to Jul 10, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 12.   Mini-Test 80, Jul 10, 1800z to Jul 10, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 12.   RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB, Jul 10, 1900z to Jul 10, 2030z; SSB; Bands: 80; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 11.   CWops Test (CWT), Jul 10, 1900z to Jul 10, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 13.   CWops Test (CWT), Jul 11, 0300z to Jul 11, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 13.   CWops Test (CWT), Jul 11, 0700z to Jul 11, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 13.   QRP Fox Hunt, Jul 12, 0100z to Jul 12, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Jul 13.   NCCC FT4 Sprint, Jul 12, 0100z to Jul 12, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 14.   Weekly RTTY Test, Jul 12, 0145z to Jul 12, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 14.   NCCC Sprint, Jul 12, 0230z to Jul 12, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Jul 14.   K1USN Slow Speed Test, Jul 12, 2000z to Jul 12, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 14.   SKCC Weekend Sprintathon, Jul 13, 1200z to Jul 14, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./”NONE”); Logs due: Jul 21.   IARU HF World Championship, Jul 13, 1200z to Jul 14, 1200z; CW, Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; IARU HQ: RS(T) + IARU Society, Non-HQ: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.; Logs due: Jul 21.   QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint, Jul 14, 2000z to Jul 14, 2300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (ARCI no./power); Logs due: Jul 28.   4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint, Jul 15, 0000z to Jul 15, 0200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Member No., Non-member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Power; Logs due: Jul 17.   K1USN Slow Speed Test, Jul 15, 0000z to Jul 15, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 17.   ICWC Medium Speed Test, Jul 15, 1300z to Jul 15, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 18.   OK1WC Memorial (MWC), Jul 15, 1630z to Jul 15, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 19.   RSGB FT4 Contest, Jul 15, 1900z to Jul 15, 2030z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Signal report; Logs due: Jul 16.   ICWC Medium Speed Test, Jul 15, 1900z to Jul 15, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 18.   Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Jul 16, 0100z to Jul 16, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jul 17.   ICWC Medium Speed Test, Jul 16, 0300z to Jul 16, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 18.   ZL Sprint, Jul 16, 0800z to Jul 16, 0929z; CW, SSB, FT4; Bands: 80; CW/SSB: RS(T) + Outside Temperature (C), FT4: 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 17.   Phone Weekly Test, Jul 17, 0230z to Jul 17, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 19.   A1Club AWT, Jul 17, 1200z to Jul 17, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Jul 22.   CWops Test (CWT), Jul 17, 1300z to Jul 17, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 20.   Mini-Test 40, Jul 17, 1700z to Jul 17, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 19.   Mini-Test 80, Jul 17, 1800z to Jul 17, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 19.   CWops Test (CWT), Jul 17, 1900z to Jul 17, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 20.   VHF+ CONTESTS TA VHF/UHF Contest, Jul 6, 1200z to Jul 7, 1200z; CW, SSB, FM; Bands: 6, 2, 432; RS(T) + Serial No. + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 31.   VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Jul 10, 1700z to Jul 10, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 432 MHz; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 15.   VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Jul 17, 1700z to Jul 17, 2100z; FT8; Bands: 1.2G; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 22.   Log Due Dates July 4 ARS Spartan Sprint ICWC Medium Speed Test July 5 Mini-Test 40 Mini-Test 80 Phone Weekly Test OK1WC Memorial (MWC) July 6 CWops Test (CWT) July 7 NCCC Sprint UFT QRP Contest NCCC FT4 Sprint Weekly RTTY Test K1USN Slow Speed Test July 8 West Virginia QSO Party His Maj. 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