Selected Contests & Other Stuff
| Adventure Radio Society |
| Spartan
Sprint 1st Monday of every month - 0200-0400 UTC/ST, 0100-0300 UTC/DST
Flight of the Bumble Bees last Sunday of July |
| Spring & Autumn |
| QRP To The Field - Last Saturday in April |
| QRP Afield - 3rd Saturday in September |
| FISTS CW CLUB |
| Spring Sprint - Second Saturday in May 1700 UTC to 2100 UTC |
| Summer Sprint - Second Friday in July 2000 EDT to 2400 EDT |
| Fall Sprint - Second Saturday in October 1700UTC - 2100UTC |
| Winter Sprint - Second Saturday in February 1700UTC-2100UTC |
| The International G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest 2300Z September 4, 2009 to 2300Z September 6, 2009 |
| FISTS
UK Straight Key Week
Usually the first full week in September. From 0001Z on the first Sunday to 2359Z the following Saturday. |
| 2010 QRP-ARCI(sm) Contest Schedule |
| January 2 Pet Rock Sprint |
| February 7 Winter Fireside SSB Sprint |
| March 13 HF Grid Square Sprint |
| April 3 & 4 Spring QSO Party |
| May 30 Hootowl Sprint |
| June 26 & 27 milliWatt Field Day Contest |
| July 11 Summer Homebrew Sprint |
| August 21 Silent Key Memorial Sprint |
| September 11 & 12 VHF Contest |
| October 16 & 17 Fall QSO Party |
| December 2 Top Band Sprint |
| December
19 Holiday Spirits Homebrew
Sprint
|
| ARRL Straight Key Night New Year's Eve |
| SOC Sprints |
| Spring Second Saturday of March |
| Fall Second Saturday of September |
| Colorado QRP Club |
| Colorado Gold Rush Third Sunday of July - 2 hrs - 20M only |
| Colorado Snowshoe Run Second Sunday of December - 2 hrs - 40 M only |
| New Jersey QRP Club |
| Spring Homebrewer Sprint ........................................4th Sunday in .March 7-11 pm CT |
| Fall Homebrewer Sprint.........................................4th Sunday in Septemter 7-11 pm CT |
| Illinois QSO Party |
| Illinois QSO Party .................................. ..................................3rd full weekend of October |
Hit & Bounce Net (HBN) - M-F 8:30 AM ET 7042 KHz / S-Sn 7114
"It is vain to do
with more what can be done with less"
William of Occum,
1290-1350
CW - It's still magic!