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QRP Contests
Most contests (National & International) have QRP categories, only a few will be listed in this section. For more contest information, and links, visit my contesting pages.
ARS Flight of the Bumblebees  annually on the last Sunday of July
ARS Flight of the Bumblebees Archives
ARS Spartan Sprint  First Monday of every month
ARS Spartan Sprint Archives
ARS Top of the World  Held during the ARRL VHF contests in June and September
ARS Top of the World Honor Roll
Australian QRP Day
HA QRP Contest  Yearly 0000Z Nov 1 - 2400Z Nov 7
NAQCC Challenges  Monthly
NAQCC Contests & Sprints  Monthly
North Carolina Road Kill Round Up  Feb 22, 2007
Original QRP Contest
QRP Contesting  by Ken, N2CQ
QRP/p Challenge : Km per Watt  Starts January 1, 2008
Run For The Bacon Contest  Monthly - Flying Pigs QRP Club
Run with RAC QRP Contest  July 1st Canada Day & RAC Winter Contest
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint (CW)  First Saturday of March, June, September and December


ARCI SPONSORED CONTESTS:
Winter Fireside SSB Sprint  February 03, 2008  SSB only
HF Grid Square Sprint  March 16, 2008  CW only
Spring QSO Party  April 05 - 06, 2008  CW only
Hootowl Sprint  May 25, 2008  CW only
Milliwatt Field Day  June 28 - 29, 2008  CW, SSB, and Digital
Summer Homebrew Sprint  July 06, 2008  CW only
Silent Key Memorial Sprint  August 16, 2008  CW only
End of Summer PSK-31 Sprint  September 07, 2008  20m band, PSK-31 only
Fall QSO Party  October 18 - 19, 2008  CW only
Topband Sprint  November 27, 2008  160m CW, SSB, or Mixed
Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint  December 14, 2008  CW only



-- August 2008 Contest Calendar --
Date and TimeContestCategories
01 0000z - 0100zSummer SSB Fox Hunt20m/QRP Only
01 0001z - 31 2359zFISTS 21st Anniversary ActivityCW/100W max
01 0230z - 0300zNCCC NS Sprint160-20 CW/100w max
01 1700z - 2100zNRAU 10M Activity ContestCW/SSB/FM/Digital
02 0000z - 2400zTARA Digital Grid Square ContestDigi/HP/LP/QRP
02 0001z - 03 2359zNational Lighthouse-Lightship
Weekend
All Modes
02 0001z - 03 2359zTen-Ten Summer QSO PartyPhone/HP/LP/QRP
02 1200z - 2359zEU HF ChampionshipSO/CW/SSB/HP/LP
02 1800z - 03 1800zARRL August UHF ContestSO/MO/Rover/LP/HP
02 1800z - 03 0600zNorth American QSO Party  CWSO/MO/100w max
05 0100z - 0300zARS Spartan SprintCW - QRP Only
06 0100z - 0229zQRP-L 20m QRP FoxHuntCW/QRP/QRO
08 0000z - 0100zSummer SSB Fox Hunt20m/QRP Only
08 0230z - 0300zNCCC NS Sprint160-20 CW/100w max
09 0000z - 10 2359zWorked All Europe DX Contest  CWSO/MO/HP/LP/SWL
09 1600z - 10 0400z
12 1600z - 12 2359z
Maryland-DC QSO PartyMix/SO/MO/160-2m
10 0000z - 2359zSKCC Weekend SprintathonCW only/160-10m
10 1400z - 1600z
10 1800z - 2000z
FISTS Activity LadderCW/FISTS/NON-FISTS
10 1500z - 1800zColorado 14er EventHF/VHF/UHF
13 0000z - 0200zSKCC Monthly SprintCW only/160-20m
13 0030z - 0230zNAQCC Straight Key/Bug SprintCW Only/QRP/QRO
13 0100z - 0229zQRP-L 20m QRP FoxHuntCW/QRP/QRO
15 0000z - 0100zSummer SSB Fox Hunt20m/QRP Only
15 0230z - 0300zNCCC NS Sprint160-20 CW/100w max
16 0000z - 17 1600zSARTG WW RTTY ContestSO/MO/HP/LP
16 0001z - 17 2359zInt'l Lighthouse-Lightship WeekendAll Modes
16 1500z - 1700zFeld-Hell Club Monthly SprintFeld-Hell/100w max
16 1500z - 1800zQRP-ARCI Silent Key Memorial SprintCW/QRP/QRPp/QRO
16 1600z - 2200zBUBBA Summer QRP SprintCW/SSB/QRP Only
16 1800z - 17 0600zNorth American QSO Party  SSBSO/MO/100w max
16 2000z - 17 0700z
17 1300z - 18 0200z
New Jersey QSO PartyMix/SO/MO/M/160-2m
16 2000z - 17 0700z
17 1300z - 18 0200z
New Jersey QSO Party
QRP Competition
CW/SSB/QRP
18 0100z - 0200zRun for the Bacon ContestCW/QRP/AB/SB
20 0100z - 0229zQRP-L 20m QRP FoxHuntCW/QRP/QRO
20 1800z - 2000zMOON Contest  3.5 MHzCW/Digital/SSB
22 0000z - 0100zSummer SSB Fox Hunt20m/QRP Only
22 0230z - 0300zNCCC NS Sprint160-20 CW/100w max
23 0700z - 24 2200zHawaii QSO PartyMix/SO/MO/160-2m
23 1600z - 24 0400zOhio QSO PartySO/MM/Mobile/Rover
24 1400z - 1600z
24 1800z - 2000z
FISTS Activity LadderCW/FISTS/NON-FISTS
27 0100z - 0229zQRP-L 20m QRP FoxHuntCW/QRP/QRO
29 0230z - 0300zNCCC NS Sprint160-20 CW/100w max
30 1200z - 31 1159zSCC RTTY ChampionshipSO/MO/HP/LP
30 1200z - 31 1200zYO DX HF ContestSOSB/SOAB/MOAB
30 1800z - 2200zMQFD Monthly SprintQRP/CW/PH/Digital

For additional contest information, visit VA3RJ's contesting pages.