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Club Competition
The LCC will focuses on major efforts for the CQ WW Contest and ARRL DX Contests. Participation in other contests to contribute to the club score is encouraged.
   
 

2011 Contests of interest

  ARRL RTTY Roundup - 1800z Jan 8 to 2400z Jan 9
  North American QSO Party CW - 1800z Jan 8 to 0600z Jan 9 (Teams Allowed)
  North American QSO Party SSB - 1800z Jan 15 to 0600z Jan 16 (Teams Allowed)
CQ WW 160 Meter CW - 2200z Jan 28 to 2200z Jan 30(No Geo Rule)
  ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes - Jan 22 1900z to Jan 24 0359z
  CQ WW WPX RTTY - 0000z Feb 12 to 2359z Feb 13
  ARRL International DX CW - 0000z Feb 19 - 2400z Feb 20
  CQ WW 160 Meter SSB - 2200z Feb 25 to 2200z Feb 26 (No Geo Rule)
  North American QSO Party RTTY - 1800z Feb 26 to 0600z Feb 27 (Teams Allowed)
  ARRL International DX SSB - 0000z Mar 5 - 2400z Mar 6
  Russian DX - 1200z Mar 20 to 1200z Mar 21
  CQ WW WPX SSB - 0000z Mar 26 to 2359z Mar 27
  CQ WW WPX CW - 0000z May 28 to 2359z May 29
ARRL VHF QSO Party - 1800z Jun 11 - 0300z Jun 13
ARRL Field Day - 1800z Jun 25 - 2100z Jun 26
IARU HF World Championships - 1200z July 10 to 1200z July 11
North American QSO Party RTTY - 1800z Jul 16 to 0600z Jul 17 (Teams Allowed
North American QSO Party CW - 1800z Aug 6 to 0600z Aug 7  (Teams Allowed)
ARRL UHF Contest - 1800z August 6 to 1800z August 7
WAE CW - 0000z Aug 13 - 2359z Aug 14
North American QSO Party SSB - 1800z Aug 20 to 0600z Aug 21  (Teams Allowed)
ARRL VHF QSO Party - 1800z Sep 10 - 0300z Sep 11
WAE SSB - 0000z Sep 10 - 2359z Sep 11
CQWW RTTY DX - 0000z Sep 24 - 2400z Sep 25
CQWW DX SSB - 0000z Oct 29 - 2359z Oct 30 (Teams Allowed)
ARRL SWEEPSTAKES CW - 2100z Nov 5 - 0300z Nov 7
ARRL SWEEPSTAKES SSB - 2100z Nov 19- - 0300z Nov 20
WAE RTTY - 0000z Nov 12 - 2359z Nov 13
CQWW DX CW - 0000z Nov 26 - 2359z Nov 27 (Teams Allowed)

ARRL 160 Meter - 2200z Dec 2 - 1600z Dec 4

ARRL 10 Meter - 0000z Dec 10 - 2359z Dec 11

Completed Contests

 
Things to do when you enter a contest for club competition:
 
When you operate radio contests and would like to contribute to a club effort, the LCC would appreciate your points. Please check the contest rules, you must be a member in good standing for CLUB competition, but need not be a member for TEAM competition. No log is too small. Simply add the following line to your Cabrillo Log file for club competition:

CLUB: Louisiana Contest Club

And enter Louisiana Contest Club # followed by your assigned team number for Team competition.

Most logging programs will prompt you for the name of your club and create the appropriate line in your Cabrillo file. Simply type " Louisiana Contest Club " when prompted for the club name.

 
     ARRL and CQ Contest
 
This contest is about individual or multi-operator contesting. Individual contesters can report their totals for club competition, so that the aggregate Louisiana Contest Club totals include members within the club area.
  1. Enter the contest and when ended, submit your log via email to the address listed in rules. Make sure you include club, Louisiana Contest Club in your submitting log as indicated above.
  2. Access 3830 Score Submittal Forms at  and enter your contest information, be sure to enter your Club name as Louisiana Contest Club.
  3. Finally send a copy of your log to the Contest Manager, so we can compile the information to post in the scores page.
   
     NAQP Contest
   
  This contest is about team and individual competition!
  1. Get with other club members and form 5 member or less teams.
  2. Contact Contest Manager to submit names and calls or you can setup teams yourself by completing NAQP forms at:

    Team names for the Louisiana Contest Club should be listed as "Louisiana Contest Club #" followed by a number starting with numeral 1 and incremented by 1 for each additional team.

  3. When contest has ended, submit your log via email to the email address listed in the rules or go to NCJ Cabrillo Log Submission and paste your Cabrillo Log information.. Make sure you include the Team Name with # and club name as indicated above.
  4. Access 3830 Score Submittal Forms  and enter your contest summary information, be sure to enter your Team name as Louisiana Contest Club # followed by your assign team number and the club name as Louisiana Contest Club.
  5. Finally send a copy of your log to the Contest Manager, so we can compile the information to post in the scores page.
   
Last Updated: 28 Oct 2011  

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