November 20, 2024

Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE

In this Issue:

• Upcoming Contests – Things to Do
• Bulletins
• Contest Summary
• Results and Records
• Operating Tip
• Contests
• Log Due Dates

Another upcoming event for CW enthusiasts is the ARRL 160-Meter Contest, which occurs the weekend of December 6 – 8, 2024. Amateurs worldwide exchange information with stations in the United States (and it’s territories) and Canada using CW on the 160-meter band. Rules are available at www.arrl.org/160-meter.

The first FT Challenge will take place on December 7 – 8, 2024, and replaces the FT Roundup that ran from 2018 – 2023. This new contest uses the standard FT* exchange of grid square and signal report. Because the exchange is identical, contesters and non-contesters can contact any station they decode without concern of whether they are “in the contest” or not.

The scoring is distance-based which is similar to the World Wide Digi DX Contest where one base QSO point is earned for each contact, and distance points are added for each 3,000 kilometers. Multipliers are 2-character grid fields, which count once per band. Stations can be contacted once per band, regardless of whether FT4 or FT8 is used.

Complete rules are posted at the FT Challenge website at www.rttycontesting.com/ft-challenge.

–Thanks to Ed Muns, W0YK

November 21

• Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest
• NAQCC CW Sprint
• CWops Test (CWT)
• NTC QSO Party

November 22

• NCCC FT4 Sprint
• Weekly RTTY Test
• QRP Fox Hunt
• NCCC Sprint
• K1USN Slow Speed Test

November 23

• CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

November 25

• K1USN Slow Speed Test
• QCX Challenge
• ICWC Medium Speed Test
• OK1WC Memorial (MWC)

November 26

• Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest
• QCX Challenge
• ICWC Medium Speed Test

November 27

• SKCC Sprint
• QRP Fox Hunt
• Phone Weekly Test
• A1Club AWT
• CWops Test (CWT)
• Mini-Test 40
• Mini-Test 80
• UKEICC 80m Contest

November 28

• CWops Test (CWT)
• RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW

November 29

• NCCC FT4 Sprint
• Weekly RTTY Test
• QRP Fox Hunt
• NCCC Sprint
• K1USN Slow Speed Test

November 30

• Ham Spirit Contest

December 2

• K1USN Slow Speed Test
• ICWC Medium Speed Test
• OK1WC Memorial (MWC)

December 3

• ARS Spartan Sprint
• Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest
• ICWC Medium Speed Test

December 4

• QRP Fox Hunt
• Phone Weekly Test
• A1Club AWT
• CWops Test (CWT)
• VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
• Mini-Test 40

The raw scores for the 2024 ARRL November Sweepstakes – CW are now available at contests.arrl.org/rawscores.php?cn=sscw. Raw scores are computed before any log checking score reductions. These scores may differ from the claimed scores calculated by your contest logging software. If you find any errors or have questions, contact the ARRL Contest Program Manager at contests@arrl.org.

2024 Makrothen RTTY Contest Results

The 2024 Makrothen RTTY Contest results, log – checking reports, and certificates are available on the Pizza Lovers 259 web site at www.pl259.org/makrothen/results. This year, 674 logs were received for the contest, which is a modest improvement from last year. The contest organizers thank everyone who participated.

–Thanks to Stu Phillips, K6TU

2024 WW Digi DX Contest Results

The 2024 WW Digi DX Contest results are now available at ww-digi.com/results. A PDF of the results article, downloadable certificates, and more can be accessed onthe website.

–Thanks to Ed Muns, W0YK

LCRs for ARRL sponsored events, for example, are available at contests.arrl.org/logcheckreports.php. The reports for ARRL events well be sent to the email address provided upon log submission.

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

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HF CONTESTS

Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest, Nov 21, 0000z to Nov 22, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Nov 28.

NAQCC CW Sprint, Nov 21, 0130z to Nov 21, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Nov 24.

CWops Test (CWT), Nov 21, 0300z to Nov 21, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 23.

CWops Test (CWT), Nov 21, 0700z to Nov 21, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 23.

NTC QSO Party, Nov 21, 1900z to Nov 21, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Member: RST + “NM”, Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Nov 24.

NCCC FT4 Sprint, Nov 22, 0100z to Nov 22, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Nov 24.

Weekly RTTY Test, Nov 22, 0145z to Nov 22, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 24.

QRP Fox Hunt, Nov 22, 0200z to Nov 22, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Nov 23.

NCCC Sprint, Nov 22, 0230z to Nov 22, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Nov 24.

K1USN Slow Speed Test, Nov 22, 2000z to Nov 22, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 24.

CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW, Nov 23, 0000z to Nov 24, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + CQ Zone No.; Logs due: Nov 29.

K1USN Slow Speed Test, Nov 25, 0000z to Nov 25, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 27.

QCX Challenge, Nov 25, 1300z to Nov 25, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Dec 1.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Nov 25, 1300z to Nov 25, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Nov 28.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC), Nov 25, 1630z to Nov 25, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 29.

QCX Challenge, Nov 25, 1900z to Nov 25, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Dec 1.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Nov 25, 1900z to Nov 25, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Nov 28.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Nov 26, 0100z to Nov 26, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Nov 27.

QCX Challenge, Nov 26, 0300z to Nov 26, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Dec 1.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Nov 26, 0300z to Nov 26, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Nov 28.

SKCC Sprint, Nov 27, 0000z to Nov 27, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./”NONE”); Logs due: Dec 1.

QRP Fox Hunt, Nov 27, 0200z to Nov 27, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Nov 28.

Phone Weekly Test, Nov 27, 0230z to Nov 27, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Nov 29.

A1Club AWT, Nov 27, 1200z to Nov 27, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Dec 2.

CWops Test (CWT), Nov 27, 1300z to Nov 27, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 30.

Mini-Test 40, Nov 27, 1700z to Nov 27, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 29.

Mini-Test 80, Nov 27, 1800z to Nov 27, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Nov 29.

CWops Test (CWT), Nov 27, 1900z to Nov 27, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 30.

UKEICC 80m Contest, Nov 27, 2000z to Nov 27, 2100z; CW; Bands: 80; 6-Character grid square; Logs due: Nov 27.

CWops Test (CWT), Nov 28, 0300z to Nov 28, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 30.

CWops Test (CWT), Nov 28, 0700z to Nov 28, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./”CWA”, non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Nov 30.

RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW, Nov 28, 2000z to Nov 28, 2130z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Dec 1.

NCCC FT4 Sprint, Nov 29, 0100z to Nov 29, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Dec 1.

Weekly RTTY Test, Nov 29, 0145z to Nov 29, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Dec 1.

QRP Fox Hunt, Nov 29, 0200z to Nov 29, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Nov 30.

NCCC Sprint, Nov 29, 0230z to Nov 29, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Dec 1.