Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubHF Activity Guidelines

for 2017

Chapter 5

Miscellaneous Information

Chapter 2

Upcoming activation for 2017

Chapter 3

CARC Slow Speed CW Net

Chapter 4

Contest Calendar for 2017

Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubHF Activity Guidelines

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

CARC Propsed Contest Schedule for Club House

21-Jan-17

North American QSO Party, CW

2nd Period

ARRL International DX Contest, SSB4-Mar-17

3rd Period

ARRL Field Day 23-Jun-17

4th Period

Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubProposed Contest Schedule for

1st Period

North American QSO Party, SSB

Club House Activation

5-Aug-17

2-Dec-17

5th Period

Tennessee QSO Party

6th Period

ARRL - 160 Meter Contest

3-Sep-16

1800 UTC January 21 thru 0600 UTC January 22

Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubClub House Activation for:

North American QSO Party, SSB

Organizer: Jesse Rogers

http://ncjweb.com/naqp/

w4juu@yahoo.comw4juu@carc.cc

Date:

The North American QSO Parties are favorites of beginners and seasoned operators alike. The NAQPs are low-power only (no amplifiers allowed) which makes for a lot more breathing room on the bands.

Small stations can generate very effective “runs” in the NAQP contests. Multipliers count once per-band, which makes for an exciting format, as multipliers can be “moved” from band to band. The

NAQPs allow stations from all parts of North America to be in the running for the top spots. The 12 hour format allows participants to do some great contesting, yet still have time for other activities

during the weekend. Participants can enter in the single op or multi-op categories and also have the opportunity to combine up to five separate single op scores into a team score.

0000 UTC March 4 thru 0000 UTC March 4

Jesse Rogers

w4juu@carc.cc

Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubClub House Activation for:

ARRL International DX Contest, SSB

Organizer:

To encourage W/VE stations to expand knowledge of DX propagation on the HF and MF bands, improve operating skills, and improve station capability by creating a competition in which DX stations

may only contact W/VE stations.

http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx

w4juu@yahoo.comChris Hunter

kk4yem@carc.cc

Date:

1800 UTC June 24 thru 1800 UTC June 25

jmccarty01@charter.net

derek kd5ubl@gmail.com

jebco99_05@yahoo.com

Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubClub House Activation for:

ARRL Field Day

Organizer: Buddy Kimsey Jesse Rogers

w4juu@carc.cc

To work as many stations as possible on any and all amateur bands (excluding the 60, 30, 17, and 12-meter bands) and to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2. DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit, but are not eligible to

submit entries. http://www.arrl.org/field-day

Chris Hunterkk4yem@carc.ccwa4niv@gmail.com

Date:

w4juu@yahoo.com

Jack McCarty Derek Wooley Jim Blackburn

1800 UTC August 5 thru 0600 UTC August 6

Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubClub House Activation for:

North American QSO Party, CW

Organizer:

Date:

Jesse Rogersw4juu@yahoo.com

w4juu@carc.cc

The North American QSO Parties are favorites of beginners and seasoned operators alike. The NAQPs are low-power only (no amplifiers allowed) which makes for a lot more breathing room on the bands.

Small stations can generate very effective “runs” in the NAQP contests. Multipliers count once per-band, which makes for an exciting format, as multipliers can be “moved” from band to band. The

NAQPs allow stations from all parts of North America to be in the running for the top spots. The 12 hour format allows participants to do some great contesting, yet still have time for other activities

during the weekend. Participants can enter in the single op or multi-op categories and also have the opportunity to combine up to five separate single op scores into a team score.

http://ncjweb.com/naqp/

1800 UTC September 3 thru 0300 UTC September 4

The Tennessee QSO Party is an annual amateur radio event which takes place on either the first or second Sunday of September. All amateur radio operators in the great state of

Tennessee are encouraged to participate as antennas around the world rotate and point to the volunteer state.

http://tnqp.org/

w4juu@yahoo.comw4juu@carc.cc

Date:

Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubClub House Activation for:

Tennessee QSO Party

Organizer: Jesse Rogers

2200 UTC December 2 thru 1600 UTC December 4Date:

w4juu@yahoo.comw4juu@carc.cc

For Amateurs worldwide to exchange information with W/VE amateurs on 160-meter CW. DX-to-DX QSOs do not count for contest credit. Stations located in overseas and non-contiguous U.S. Territories may be worked by DX stations. This includes Alaska KL7, the Caribbean US possessions KP1-KP5, and all of the Pacific Ocean territories

KH0-KH9, including Hawaii KH6. These stations can work BOTH domestic stations (US and VE) as well as DX stations around the world.

Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubClub House Activation for:

ARRL - 160 Meter Contest

Organizer: Jesse Rogers

Summits on the Air (SOTA) is an award scheme for radio amateurs and shortwave listeners that encourages portable operation in mountainous areas. SOTA has been carefully designed to make participation possible for everyone - this is not just for mountaineers! There are awards for activators (those who ascend to the summits) and chasers (who either operate

from home, a local hilltop or are even Activators on other summits).

SOTA is now fully operational in many countries across the world. Each country has its own Association which defines the recognised SOTA summits within that Association. Each summit earns the activators and chasers a score which is related to the height of the

summit. Certificates are available for various scores, leading to the prestigious "Mountain Goat" and "Shack Sloth" trophies. An Honour Roll for Activators and Chasers is maintained at

the SOTA online database.

Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubUpcoming Activation

for 2016

Spring - Summer - Fall

Every weekend, in cities and towns all across the country, ham radio operators gather on hilltops for a very special kind of contest--the Fox Hunt. A small, low power transmitter is hidden and the rest of

the crew tries to find it. Sound simple? It can be very challenging and a whole lot of fun. The direction finding skills learned in this activity can be very valuable in locating a lost hiker.

Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubUpcoming Activation

for 2016

Cleveland ARC - Fox Hunt

The SSB version of ARRL Rookie Roundup is on Sunday, April 16. The event gets under way at 1800 UTC and continues through 2359 UTC. For the purposes of this operating event, a “Rookie” is any radio amateur licensed

within the current calendar year or in the previous two calendar years, regardless of license class. The goal of Rookie Roundup is to encourage recently licensed operators in North America (including territories and

possessions) to operate on the HF bands and experience competitive Amateur Radio operating. Experienced operators are encouraged to participate and help new operators — either on the air or in person. Old Timers

may want to consider opening up their stations to rookies and serving as contesting mentors. The more operators on the air, the more fun the Roundup will be for everyone.

Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubUpcoming Activation

for 2016

STATION CW EXPLANATION

WB9KYN QRL? QRL? [sent at 5 wpm] [Is this frequency in use?]

WB9KYN CQ CQ CQ CARC SLOW SPEED CW PRACTICE NET NOW OPEN —

[— or BT = pause]

WB9KYN CARC SSCW DE WB9KYN — [— or BT = pause]

WB9KYN QND QNN WB9KYN / REGGIE / CLEVELAND, TN — [QND = this is a directed net] [QNN = follow directions from net control t ti ]WB9KYN QNZ VVV (EXTENDED 'T") [please zero beat on my freq]

CHECK IN ROLL CALL

STATION CW EXPLANATION

WB9KYN CARC SSCW NET DE WB9KYN QNI K [QNI is a call for check in]

WB9KYN B [net control recognizes the “B” station]W8BF DE W8BF / RON / CLEVELAND, TN AR K [out-station checks in with call, name and QTH]

WB9KYN GE RON QNI K [good evening Ron QNI is a call for check in]

CALL FOR COMMENTS

STATION CW EXPLANATION

WB9KYN SLOW SPEED PRACTICE NET COMMENTS ? K [call for comments]

KK4ETG E [ E out-station sends “one letter”]

WB9KYN E [net control recognizes the “E” station]KK4ETG DE KK4ETG [MESSAGE HERE] AR K [out station sends comments]

WB9KYN DE WB9KYN COMMENTS ? K [call for comments]

NET CLOSING

WB9KYN CARC SSCW NET NOW CLOSING— TNX EVERYONE ES GN— QRU QNX QNF 73 DE WB9KYN AR SK

[QRU = I have no more] [QNX = all are excused from Net] [QNF = Net freq is clear (free)]

Cleveland Amateur Radio ClubSlow Speed CW Net

The Cleveland Amateur Radio Club membership is pleased to announce the activation of the Cleveland Amateur Radio Club Slow Speed CW Net (CARC SSCW). This net is specialized for the learning and advancement of Morse Code procedures and practices. The net will be held the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday nights of every month at 7PM EST/EDT (2300 / 0000

UTC), on a frequency of 7.070 MHz +/- QRM.

W8BF WA5CHJ W4PHW

B P

B, C [out-station sends “one letter”]

NET CONTROL PREAMBLE

Miscellaneous Infromation

LetterNATO & International Aviation

British A or International NY Police French German Italian Spanish

A Alfa Amsterdam Adam Anatole Anton Ancona Antonio

Ä Ärger

B Bravo Baltimore Boy Berthe Berta Bologna Barcelona

C Charlie Casablanca Charlie Célestin Cäsar Como CarmenCh Charlotte Chocolate

D Delta Denmark David Désiré Dora Domodossola Dolores

E Echo Edison Edward Eugène Emil Empoli EnriqueÉ ÉmileF Foxtrot Florida Frank François Friedrich Firenze Francia

G Golf Gallipoli George Gaston Gustav Genova Gerona

H Hotel Havana Henry Henri Heinrich Hotel HistoriaI India Italia Ida Irma Ida Imola InésJ Juliet Jerusalem John Joseph Julius I lunga JoséK Kilo Kilogram King Kléber Kaufmann Kursaal Kilo

L Lima Liverpool Lincoln Louis Ludwig Livorno Lorenzo

Ll LlobregatM Mike Madagascar Mary Marcel Martha Milano MadridN November New York Nora Nicolas Nordpol Napoli NavarraÑ ÑoñoO Oscar Oslo Ocean Oscar Otto Otranto OviedoÖ ÖkonomP Papa Paris Peter Pierre Paula Padova ParísQ Quebec Quebec Queen Quintal Quelle Quarto QueridoR Romeo Roma Robert Raoul Richard Roma RamónS Sierra Santiago Sam Suzanne Samuel Savona SábadoSch SchuleT Tango Tripoli Tom Thérèse Theodor Torino TarragonaU Uniform Uppsala Union Ursule Ulrich Udine UlisesÜ ÜbermutV Victor Valencia Victor Victor Viktor Venezia ValenciaW Whisky Washington William William Wilhelm Washington WashingtonX X-ray Xantippe X-ray Xavier Xanthippe Ics XiquenaY Yankee Yokohama Young Yvonne Ypsilon York YeguaZ Zulu Zürich Zebra Zoé Zeppelin Zara Zaragoza

Phonetic Alphabets of the World

Common Country Prefixes (2013)1A* (SMO) of Malta (Rome)

1S* Spratly Is2I Northern Ireland

3A Monaco3B6, 3B7 Agalega & St. Brandon Is

3B8 Mauritius3B9 Rodriguez Is3CØ Annobon Is3C1 Equatorial Guinea

3D2/C Conway Reef3D2/F Fiji3D2/R Rotuma Is

3DA Swaziland3V Tunisia3W Vietnam3X Guinea3Y Bouvet Is3Y Peter 1 Is

4J-4K Azerbaijan4L Georgia4O Montenegro

4P-4S Sri Lanka4U, 4UØITU-

4U9ITU, 4U1WRC

ITU Headquarters

4U, 4UØUN-4U9UN

United Nations HQ

4W Timor-Leste4X, 4Z Israel

5A Libya5B Cyprus

5C-5D Morocco5H-5I Tanzania5J-5K Colombia

5N-5O Nigeria5R-5S Madagascar

5T Mauritania5U Niger5V Togo5W Samoa5X Uganda

5Y-5Z Kenya6D-6J Mexico6K-6N Korea, South6V-6W Senegal

6Y Jamaica7J-7N Japan

7O Yemen7P Lesotho7Q Malawi

7S, 8S Sweden7T-7Y Algeria

7Z Saudi Arabia8J-8N Japan

8P Barbados8Q Maldives8R Guyana9A Croatia9G Ghana9H Malta

9I-9J Zambia9K Kuwait9L Sierra Leone

9M2-9M4 West Malaysia9M6-9M8 East Malaysia

9MØ Spratly Is9N Nepal

9Q-9T Congo, Dem. Rep. of9U Burundi9V Singapore9X Rwanda

9Y-9Z Trinidad & TobagoA2 BotswanaA3 TongaA4 OmanA5 BhutanA6 United Arab EmiratesA7 QatarA9 Bahrain

AA-AK U.S.A.AP Pakistan

B ChinaBS7H Scarborough Reef

BV, BN-BX TaiwanBV9P Pratas Is

BY ChinaC2 NauruC3 AndoraC4 CyprusC5 The GambiaC6 Bahamas, The

C8-C9 MozambiqueCA-CE Chile

CE9 Antarctica & South Shetland Is

CEØX San Felix & San Ambrosio IsCEØY Easter IsCEØZ Juan Fernandez IsCF-CK CanadaCL-CM Cuba

CN MoroccoCO CubaCP BoliviaCT Portugal

CT3 Madeira IsCU Azores

CV-CX Uruguay

CY9 Saint Paul Is

CYØ Sable IsD2-D3 Angola

D4 Cape VerdeD6 Comoros

D7-D9 Korea, SouthDA-DR GermanyDS-DT Korea, SouthDU-DZ Philippines

E2 ThailandE3 EritreaE4 PalestineE5 Cook IsE6 NiueE7 Bosnia-Herzegovina

EA-EH SpainEA6-EH6 Balearic IsEA8-EH8 Canary IsEA9-EH9 Ceuta & Melilla

EI-EJ IrelandEK ArmeniaEL Liberia

EM-EO UkraineEP IranER MoldovaES EstoniaET Ethiopia

EU-EW BelarusEX KyrgzstanEY TajikstanEZ Turkmenistan

F FranceFG GuadeloupeFH MayotteFJ Saint BarthelemyFK New Caledonia

FK/C Chesterfield IsFM MartiniqueFO French Polynesia

FO/A Austral IsFO/C Clipperton IsFO/M Marquesas Is

FP Saint Pierre & MiquelonFR Reunion IsFS Saint Martin

FT/E Juan de Nova & Europa IsFT/G Glorioso IsFT/J Juan de Nova & Europa IsFT/T Tromelin Is

FT5W Crozet IsFT5X Kerguelen IsFT5Z Amsterdam & St. Paul Is

FW Wallis & Futuna IsFY French GuianaG England

GD Isle of ManGI, GN Northern IrelandGJ, GH Jersey

GM ScotlandGP, GU Guernsey

GS ScotlandGT Isle of Man

GW WalesGX England

H44 Solomon IsH4Ø Temotu Is

H6-H7 NicaraguaHA HungaryHB Switzerland

HBØ LiechtensteinHC-HD Ecuador

HC8-HD8 Galapagos IsHFØ South Shetland Is

HG HungaryHH HaitiHI Dominican Rep.

HJ-HK ColombiaHKØ Malpelo IsHKØ San Andres & Providencia

HL Korea, SouthHO-HP PanamaHQ-HR Honduras

HS Thailand

HV Vatican (Holy See)

HZ Saudi ArabiaI Italy

IMØ, ISØ SardiniaJ2 DjiboutiJ3 GrenadaJ4 GreeceJ5 Guinea-BissauJ6 Saint LuciaJ7 DominicaJ8 Saint Vincent

JA-JS JapanJD1 Minami-TorishimaJD1 Ogasawara

JT-JV MongoliaJW SvalbardJX Jan MayenJY JordanK U.S.A.

KC4 AntarcticaKG4 Guantanamo BayKH1 Baker & Howland IsKH2 GuamKH3 Johnston IsKH4 Midway IsKH5 Palmyra & Jarvis Is

KH5K Kingman ReefKH6-KH7 Hawaii

KH7K Kure IsKH8 American SamoaKH8 Swains IsKH9 Wake IsKHØ North Mariana Is

KL AlaskaKP1 Navassa IsKP2 Virgin Is

KP3-KP4 Puerto RicoKP5 Desecheo Is

LA-LN NorwayLO-LW, LU Argentina

LU/Z South Shetland Is, So Georgia Is, So Orkney Is, So Sandwich Is

LX LuxembourgLY LithuaniaLZ BulgariaM England

MD Isle of ManMI, MN Northern Ireland

MJ JerseyMM ScotlandMU GuernseyMW Wales

N U.S.A.NH6-NH7 Hawaii

NL AlaskaOA-OC Peru

OD LebanonOE Austria

OF-OI FinlandOHØ Aland IsOJØ Market Reef

OK-OL Czech RepublicOM Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

ON-OT BelgiumOX GreenlandOY Faroe IsOZ DenmarkP2 Papua New GuineaP3 CyprusP4 ArubaP5 Korea, North

PA-PI NetherlandsPJ2 CuracaoPJ4 BonairePJ5 St. Eustatius PJ6 SabaPJ7 Sint Maarten

PP-PY BrazilPPØ-PYØF Fernando de NoronhaPPØ-PYØS Saint Peter & St. Paul Rocks

PPØ-PYØT Trindade Is & Martim Vaz Is

PZ SurinameR1-7 European RussiaR8-0 Asiatic Russia

R1AN AntarcticaR1FJ Franz Josef Land

R1MV Malyj Vysotskij IsS2 BangladeshS5 SloveniaS7 SeychellesS9 Sao Tome & Principe

SA-SM SwedenSN-SR Poland

SØ* Western SaharaST SudanSU Egypt

SV-SZ GreeceSV/A Mount AthosSV5 DodecaneseSV9 CreteT19 Cocos IsT2 Tuvalu

T3Ø Western Kiribati IsT31 Central Kiribati IsT32 Eastern Kiribati IsT33 Banaba IsT4 CubaT5 SomaliaT6 AfghanistanT7 San MarinoT8 Palau

TA-TC TurkeyTD GuatemalaTE Costa RicaTF IcelandTG GuatemalaTI Costa RicaTJ CameroonTK CorsicaTL Central African Rep.TN Congo, Rep. ofTR GabonTT ChadTU Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)TY BeninTZ Mali

UA-UI 1-7 European RussiaUA2F, UA2K Kaliningrad

UA-UI 8-Ø Asiatic Russia UJ-UM UzbekistanUN-UQ KazakstanUR-UZ Ukraine

V2 Antiqua & BarbudaV3 BelizeV4 Saint Kitts & NevisV5 NamibiaV6 MicronesiaV7 Marshall Is

V8 BruneiVA-VG Canada

VK AustraliaVK9C Cocos (Keeling) IsVK9L Lord Howe Is

VK9M Mellish ReefVK9N Norfolk IsVK9W Willis IsVK9X Christmas IsVKØ Heard Is & Macquarie Is

VO CanadaVP2E AnguillaVP2M MontserratVP2V British Virgin Is

VP5, VQ5 Turks & Caicos IsVP6 Pitcairn & Ducie IsVP8 AntarcticaVP8 Falkland IsVP8 So Georgia IsVP8 So Orkney IsVP8 So Sandwich Is

VP8, RI1 So Shetland IsVP9 BermudaVQ9 Chagos Is

VR Hong Kong

VU IndiaVU4 Andaman & Nicobar IsVU7 Lakshadweep Is

VY CanadaW U.S.A.

WH6-WH7 Hawaii WL Alaska

XA-XI MexicoXA-XI Revillagigedo

XT Burkina FasoXU CambodiaXV VietnamXW Laos

XX9 MacaoXY-XZ Myanmar (Burma)

YA AfghanistanYB-YH Indonesia

YI IraqYJ VanuatuYK SyriaYL Latvia

YM TurkeyYN Nicaragua

YO-YR RomaniaYS El Salvador

YT-YU SerbiaYV-YY Venezuela

YVØ Aves IsZ2 ZimbabweZ3 MacedoniaZ6 KosovoZ8 South SudanZA AlbaniaZB Gibraltar

ZC4 U.K. Sov. Base on CyprusZD7 Saint Helena IsZD8 Ascension IsZD9 Tristan da Cunha & Gough Is

ZF Cayman IsZK3 Tokelau Is

ZL-ZM New ZealandZL7 Chatham IsZL8 Kermadec IsZL9 Auckland & Campbell IsZP Paraguay

ZR-ZU South AfricaZS8 Prince Edward & Marion Is

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January 2017 + AGB New Year Snowball Contest 0000Z-0100Z, Jan 1 + SARTG New Year RTTY Contest 0800Z-1100Z, Jan 1 + AGCW Happy New Year Contest 0900Z-1200Z, Jan 1 + AGCW VHF/UHF Contest 1400Z-1700Z, Jan 1 (144) and

1700Z-1800Z, Jan 1 (432) + QRP ARCI New Years Sprint 1500Z-1800Z, Jan 1 + ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 3 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 4 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 4 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 4 and

1900Z-2000Z, Jan 4 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jan 5

+ UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Jan 4 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jan 6 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 6 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 6 + PODXS 070 Club PSKFest 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 7 + WW PMC Contest 1200Z, Jan 7 to 1200Z, Jan 8 + SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Jan 7 to 2400Z, Jan 8 + Original QRP Contest 1500Z, Jan 7 to 1500Z, Jan 8 + Kid's Day Contest 1800Z-2359Z, Jan 7 + ARRL RTTY Roundup 1800Z, Jan 7 to 2400Z, Jan 8 + EUCW 160m Contest 2000Z-2300Z, Jan 7 and

0400Z-0700Z, Jan 8 + DARC 10-Meter Contest 0900Z-1059Z, Jan 8 + Midwinter Contest 1000Z-1400Z, Jan 8 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 11 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 11 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 11 and

1900Z-2000Z, Jan 11 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jan 12

+ AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest 2300Z, Jan 11 to 2300Z, Jan 12 and 2300Z, Jan 14 to 2300Z, Jan 15

+ NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jan 13 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 13 + NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 13 + Old New Year Contest 0500Z-0900Z, Jan 14 + UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest 1200Z, Jan 14 to 1200Z, Jan 15 + North American QSO Party, CW 1800Z, Jan 14 to 0559Z, Jan 15 + NRAU-Baltic Contest, SSB 0630Z-0830Z, Jan 15 + NRAU-Baltic Contest, CW 0900Z-1100Z, Jan 15 + Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 16 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 18 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 18 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 18 and

1900Z-2000Z, Jan 18 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jan 19

+ NAQCC CW Sprint 0130Z-0330Z, Jan 19 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jan 20

+ QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 20 + NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 20 + LZ Open Contest 1800Z-2200Z, Jan 20 + Hungarian DX Contest 1200Z, Jan 21 to 1159Z, Jan 22 + North American QSO Party, SSB 1800Z, Jan 21 to 0559Z, Jan 22 + ARRL January VHF Contest 1900Z, Jan 21 to 0359Z, Jan 23 + WAB 1.8 MHz Phone 1900Z-2300Z, Jan 21 + Feld Hell Sprint 2000Z-2359Z, Jan 21 (EU/AF) and

2300Z, Jan 21 to 0259Z, Jan 22 (ENA/ESA) and 0200Z-0559Z, Jan 22 (WNA/AS/OC)

+ SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Jan 25 + NAQCC CW Sprint 0130Z-0330Z, Jan 25 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 25 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 25 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 25 and

1900Z-2000Z, Jan 25 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jan 26

+ UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Jan 25 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jan 27 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 27 + NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 27 + CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW 2200Z, Jan 27 to 2200Z, Jan 29 + Montana QSO Party 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 28 + REF Contest, CW 0600Z, Jan 28 to 1800Z, Jan 29 + BARTG RTTY Sprint 1200Z, Jan 28 to 1200Z, Jan 29 + UBA DX Contest, SSB 1300Z, Jan 28 to 1300Z, Jan 29 + Winter Field Day 1900Z, Jan 28 to 1900Z, Jan 29 February 2017 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 1 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 1 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Feb 1 and

1900Z-2000Z, Feb 1 and 0300Z-0400Z, Feb 2

+ UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Feb 1 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Feb 3 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 3 + NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 3 + YLRL YL-OM Contest 1400Z, Feb 3 to 0200Z, Feb 5 + Triathlon DX Contest 0000Z-0759Z, Feb 4 (CW) and

0800Z-1559Z, Feb 4 (SSB) and 1600Z-2359Z, Feb 4 (RTTY)

+ Vermont QSO Party 0000Z, Feb 4 to 2400Z, Feb 5 + 10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB 0001Z, Feb 4 to 2359Z, Feb 5 + F9AA Cup, CW 1200Z, Feb 4 to 1200Z, Feb 5 + Black Sea Cup International 1200Z, Feb 4 to 1159Z, Feb 5 + FYBO Winter QRP Sprint 1400Z-2400Z, Feb 4 + Minnesota QSO Party 1400Z-2400Z, Feb 4 + British Columbia QSO Party 1600Z, Feb 4 to 0400Z, Feb 5

+ AGCW Straight Key Party 1600Z-1900Z, Feb 4 + FISTS Winter Slow Speed Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, Feb 4 + Mexico RTTY International Contest 1800Z, Feb 4 to 1759Z, Feb 5 + North American Sprint, CW 0000Z-0400Z, Feb 5 + ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Feb 7 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 8 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 8 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Feb 8 and

1900Z-2000Z, Feb 8 and 0300Z-0400Z, Feb 9

+ NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Feb 10 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 10 + NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 10 + CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest 0000Z, Feb 11 to 2359Z, Feb 12 + SARL Field Day Contest 1000Z, Feb 11 to 1000Z, Feb 12 + Asia-Pacific Spring Sprint, CW 1100Z-1300Z, Feb 11 + Dutch PACC Contest 1200Z, Feb 11 to 1200Z, Feb 12 + KCJ Topband Contest 1200Z, Feb 11 to 1200Z, Feb 12 + SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Feb 11 to 2400Z, Feb 12 + OMISS QSO Party 1500Z, Feb 11 to 1500Z, Feb 12 + New Hampshire QSO Party 1600Z, Feb 11 to 2200Z, Feb 12 + FISTS Winter Unlimited Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, Feb 11 + AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party 2300Z, Feb 11 to 2300Z, Feb 12 + Balkan HF Contest 1200Z-1800Z, Feb 12 + CQC Winter QSO Party 0100Z-0259Z, Feb 13 + ARRL School Club Roundup 1300Z, Feb 13 to 2359Z, Feb 17 + PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint 0000Z-2359Z, Feb 14 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 15 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 15 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Feb 15 and

1900Z-2000Z, Feb 15 and 0300Z-0400Z, Feb 16

+ AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening 1900Z-2030Z, Feb 15 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Feb 17 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 17 + NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 17 + ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Feb 18 to 2400Z, Feb 19 + Novice Rig Roundup 0000Z, Feb 18 to 2400Z, Feb 26 + SARL Youth Day Sprint 0800Z-1000Z, Feb 18 + Russian PSK WW Contest 1200Z, Feb 18 to 1159Z, Feb 19 + Feld Hell Sprint 1900Z-2059Z, Feb 18 + Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0200Z-0400Z, Feb 20 + SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Feb 22 + NAQCC CW Sprint 0130Z-0330Z, Feb 22 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 22 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 22 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Feb 22 and

1900Z-2000Z, Feb 22 and 0300Z-0400Z, Feb 23

+ UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Feb 22

+ NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Feb 24 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Feb 24 + NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Feb 24 + CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB 2200Z, Feb 24 to 2200Z, Feb 26 + REF Contest, SSB 0600Z, Feb 25 to 1800Z, Feb 26 + UBA DX Contest, CW 1300Z, Feb 25 to 1300Z, Feb 26 + South Carolina QSO Party 1500Z, Feb 25 to 0159Z, Feb 26 + North American QSO Party, RTTY 1800Z, Feb 25 to 0559Z, Feb 26 + High Speed Club CW Contest 0900Z-1100Z, Feb 26 and

1500Z-1700Z, Feb 26 + SARL Digital Contest 1300Z-1600Z, Feb 26 + North Carolina QSO Party 1500Z, Feb 26 to 0059Z, Feb 27 March 2017 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 1 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 3 + ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Mar 4 to 2400Z, Mar 5 + Wake-Up! QRP Sprint 0600Z-0800Z, Mar 4 + DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest 1100Z-1700Z, Mar 5 + SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emerg Contest 1200Z-1400Z, Mar 5 + AGCW YL-CW Party 1900Z-2100Z, Mar 7 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 8 + QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 10 + AGCW QRP Contest 1400Z-2000Z, Mar 11 + EA PSK63 Contest 1600Z, Mar 11 to 1600Z, Mar 12 + Idaho QSO Party 1900Z, Mar 11 to 1900Z, Mar 12 + North American Sprint, RTTY 0000Z-0400Z, Mar 12 + Wisconsin QSO Party 1800Z, Mar 12 to 0100Z, Mar 13 + QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 15 + QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 17 + SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest 1600Z, Mar 17 to 1000Z, Mar 19 + BARTG HF RTTY Contest 0200Z, Mar 18 to 0200Z, Mar 20 + Russian DX Contest 1200Z, Mar 18 to 1200Z, Mar 19 + AGCW VHF/UHF Contest 1400Z-1700Z, Mar 18 (144) and

1700Z-1800Z, Mar 18 (432) + QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 22 + QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 24 + FOC QSO Party 0000Z-2359Z, Mar 25 + CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Mar 25 to 2400Z, Mar 26 + QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 29 + QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 31 April 2017 + LZ Open 40m Sprint Contest 0400Z-0800Z, Apr 1 + SP DX Contest 1500Z, Apr 1 to 1500Z, Apr 2 + SARL 80m QSO Party 1700Z-2000Z, Apr 6 + JIDX CW Contest 0700Z, Apr 8 to 1300Z, Apr 9 + Georgia QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 8 to 2359Z, Apr 9 + Hungarian Straight Key Contest 1500Z-1700Z, Apr 9

+ Holyland DX Contest 2100Z, Apr 14 to 2100Z, Apr 15 + TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest 0000Z-2359Z, Apr 15 + ES Open HF Championship 0500Z-0859Z, Apr 15 + CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest 1200Z, Apr 15 to 2359Z, Apr 16 + Michigan QSO Party 1600Z, Apr 15 to 0400Z, Apr 16 + Ontario QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 15 to 1800Z, Apr 16 + YU DX Contest 2100Z, Apr 15 to 1700Z, Apr 16 + SP DX RTTY Contest 1200Z, Apr 22 to 1200Z, Apr 23 + UK/EI DX Contest, CW 1200Z, Apr 22 to 1200Z, Apr 23 + 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital 0001Z, Apr 29 to 2359Z, Apr 30 + Helvetia Contest 1300Z, Apr 29 to 1259Z, Apr 30 + Florida QSO Party 1600Z, Apr 29 to 2159Z, Apr 30 May 2017 + AGCW QRP/QRP Party 1300Z-1900Z, May 1 + 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW 0001Z, May 6 to 2359Z, May 7 + SBMS 2.3 GHz and Up Contest and Club Challenge

0600 local, May 6 to 2359 local, May 7

+ ARI International DX Contest 1200Z, May 6 to 1159Z, May 7 + 7th Call Area QSO Party 1300Z, May 6 to 0700Z, May 7 + Indiana QSO Party 1600Z, May 6 to 0400Z, May 7 + Delaware QSO Party 1700Z, May 6 to 2359Z, May 7 + New England QSO Party 2000Z, May 6 to 2400Z, May 7 + CQ-M International DX Contest 1200Z, May 13 to 1159Z, May 14 + VOLTA WW RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 13 to 1200Z, May 14 + FISTS Spring Unlimited Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, May 13 + His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW 1200Z, May 20 to 1200Z, May 21 + Baltic Contest 2100Z, May 20 to 0200Z, May 21 + CQ WW WPX Contest, CW 0000Z, May 27 to 2400Z, May 28 June 2017 + 10-10 Int. Open Season PSK Contest 0000Z, Jun 3 to 2400Z, Jun 4 + Wake-Up! QRP Sprint 0600Z-0800Z, Jun 3 + SEANET Contest 1200Z, Jun 3 to 1200Z, Jun 4 + VK Shires Contest 0600Z, Jun 10 to 0600Z, Jun 11 + Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB 1100Z-1300Z, Jun 10 + Portugal Day Contest 1200Z, Jun 10 to 1159Z, Jun 11 + GACW WWSA CW DX Contest 1500Z, Jun 10 to 1500Z, Jun 11 + REF DDFM 6m Contest 1600Z, Jun 10 to 1600Z, Jun 11 + ARRL June VHF Contest 1800Z, Jun 10 to 0300Z, Jun 12 + All Asian DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Jun 17 to 2400Z, Jun 18 + AGCW VHF/UHF Contest 1400Z-1700Z, Jun 17 (144) and

1700Z-1800Z, Jun 17 (432) + Kid's Day Contest 1800Z-2359Z, Jun 18 + His Maj. King of Spain Contest, SSB 1200Z, Jun 24 to 1200Z, Jun 25 + Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest 1200Z, Jun 24 to 1200Z, Jun 25 + ARRL Field Day 1800Z, Jun 24 to 2100Z, Jun 25 July 2017

+ RAC Canada Day Contest 0000Z-2359Z, Jul 1 + DL-DX RTTY Contest 1100Z, Jul 1 to 1059Z, Jul 2 + Marconi Memorial HF Contest 1400Z, Jul 1 to 1400Z, Jul 2 + DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest 1100Z-1700Z, Jul 2 + 10-10 Int. Spirit of 76 QSO Party 0001Z, Jul 3 to 2400Z, Jul 9 + FISTS Summer Sprint 0000Z-0400Z, Jul 8 + IARU HF World Championship 1200Z, Jul 8 to 1200Z, Jul 9 + CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush 2000Z-2159Z, Jul 10 + DMC RTTY Contest 1200Z, Jul 15 to 1200Z, Jul 16 + North American QSO Party, RTTY 1800Z, Jul 15 to 0600Z, Jul 16 + CQ Worldwide VHF Contest 1800Z, Jul 15 to 2100Z, Jul 16 + RSGB IOTA Contest 1200Z, Jul 29 to 1200Z, Jul 30 August 2017 + TARA Grid Dip Shindig 0000Z-2400Z, Aug 5 + 10-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB 0001Z, Aug 5 to 2359Z, Aug 6 + European HF Championship 1200Z-2359Z, Aug 5 + North American QSO Party, CW 1800Z, Aug 5 to 0600Z, Aug 6 + SARL HF Phone Contest 1300Z-1630Z, Aug 6 + WAE DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Aug 12 to 2359Z, Aug 13 + Maryland-DC QSO Party 1600Z, Aug 12 to 2400Z, Aug 13 + SARTG WW RTTY Contest 0000Z, Aug 19 to 1600Z, Aug 20 + ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest 0600 local, Aug 19 to 2400 local, Aug 20 + North American QSO Party, SSB 1800Z, Aug 19 to 0600Z, Aug 20 + Hawaii QSO Party 0700Z, Aug 26 to 2200Z, Aug 27 + YO DX HF Contest 1200Z, Aug 26 to 1200Z, Aug 27 + SCC RTTY Championship 1200Z, Aug 26 to 1159Z, Aug 27 + Ohio QSO Party 1600Z, Aug 26 to 0400Z, Aug 27 + SARL HF CW Contest 1400Z-1600Z, Aug 27 September 2017 + All Asian DX Contest, Phone 0000Z, Sep 2 to 2400Z, Sep 3 + Wake-Up! QRP Sprint 0600Z-0800Z, Sep 2 + AGCW Straight Key Party 1300Z-1600Z, Sep 2 + DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest 1100Z-1700Z, Sep 3 + MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint 2300Z, Sep 4 to 0300Z, Sep 5 + FOC QSO Party 0000Z-2359Z, Sep 9 + WAE DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Sep 9 to 2359Z, Sep 10 + ARRL September VHF Contest 1800Z, Sep 9 to 0300Z, Sep 11 + North American Sprint, CW 0000Z-0400Z, Sep 10 + Swiss HTC QRP Sprint 1300Z-1900Z, Sep 10 + SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest 1600Z, Sep 15 to 1000Z, Sep 17 + ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest 0600 local, Sep 16 to 2400 local, Sep 17 + Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW 1200Z, Sep 16 to 1200Z, Sep 17 + SRT HF Contest SSB 1300Z, Sep 16 to 1300Z, Sep 17 + QRP Afield 1500Z, Sep 16 to 0300Z, Sep 17 + Washington State Salmon Run 1600Z, Sep 16 to 2400Z, Sep 17 + North American Sprint, RTTY 0000Z-0400Z, Sep 17 + CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY 0000Z, Sep 23 to 2400Z, Sep 24

+ Maine QSO Party 1200Z, Sep 23 to 1200Z, Sep 24 + Texas QSO Party 1400Z, Sep 23 to 2000Z, Sep 24 + AGCW VHF/UHF Contest 1400Z-1700Z, Sep 23 (144) and

1700Z-1800Z, Sep 23 (432) + UK/EI DX Contest, SSB 1200Z, Sep 30 to 1200Z, Oct 1 + Russian WW MultiMode Contest 1200Z, Sep 30 to 1159Z, Oct 1 October 2017 + German Telegraphy Contest 0700Z-0959Z, Oct 3 + SARL 80m QSO Party 1700Z-2000Z, Oct 5 + YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest 1400Z, Oct 6 to 0200Z, Oct 8 + TARA PSK Rumble Contest 0000Z-2400Z, Oct 7 + Oceania DX Contest, Phone 0800Z, Oct 7 to 0800Z, Oct 8 + California QSO Party 1600Z, Oct 7 to 2159Z, Oct 8 + 10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint 0001Z-2359Z, Oct 10 + Makrothen RTTY Contest 0000Z, Oct 14 to 1559Z, Oct 15 + Oceania DX Contest, CW 0800Z, Oct 14 to 0800Z, Oct 15 + Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB 1200Z, Oct 14 to 1200Z, Oct 15 + Arizona QSO Party 1600Z, Oct 14 to 2359Z, Oct 15 + Pennsylvania QSO Party 1600Z, Oct 14 to 2200Z, Oct 15 + FISTS Fall Unlimited Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, Oct 14 + Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW 0000Z-0200Z, Oct 15 + ARRL School Club Roundup 1300Z, Oct 16 to 2359Z, Oct 20 + 10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW 0001Z, Oct 21 to 2359Z, Oct 22 + New York QSO Party 1400Z, Oct 21 to 0200Z, Oct 22 + Worked All Germany Contest 1500Z, Oct 21 to 1459Z, Oct 22 + Illinois QSO Party 1700Z, Oct 22 to 0100Z, Oct 23 + CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Oct 28 to 2400Z, Oct 29 November 2017 + Ukrainian DX Contest 1200Z, Nov 4 to 1200Z, Nov 5 + ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW 2100Z, Nov 4 to 0300Z, Nov 6 + High Speed Club CW Contest 0900Z-1700Z, Nov 5 + DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest 1100Z-1700Z, Nov 5 + WAE DX Contest, RTTY 0000Z, Nov 11 to 2359Z, Nov 12 + 10-10 Int. Fall Contest, Digital 0001Z, Nov 11 to 2359Z, Nov 12 + JIDX Phone Contest 0700Z, Nov 11 to 1300Z, Nov 12 + OK/OM DX Contest, CW 1200Z, Nov 11 to 1200Z, Nov 12 + CQ-WE Contest 1900Z, Nov 11 to 0500Z, Nov 13 + YO International PSK31 Contest 1600Z-2200Z, Nov 17 + SARL Field Day Contest 1000Z, Nov 18 to 1000Z, Nov 19 + LZ DX Contest 1200Z, Nov 18 to 1200Z, Nov 19 + All Austrian 160-Meter Contest 1600Z, Nov 18 to 0700Z, Nov 19 + ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB 2100Z, Nov 18 to 0300Z, Nov 20 + CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Nov 25 to 2400Z, Nov 26