Adding more contests

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@N0APX @K4AZE
With more contest being added (and thank you) ​​maybe some sorting tools will be in order!!

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@KJ5FWC Hey Rodney!

Yeah we actually talked about this yesterday during one of our meetings, i think we will be adding filters going forward. We have plans to build out a whole contest side, with a very detailed contest editor (for setting up exchange fields, etc etc) and full scoring system. We just wanted to at least give users the ability to start participating in some of these contests easily to start and work our way up to the full kit n caboodle lol

Thanks & 73
Brad K4AZE

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Hi

My suggestion for upcoming larger contests outside North America in June, July and September:

June

Name: IARU-R1 Fieldday CW
Date: Always 1st full weekend in June
Geo: World
Hosts: RSGB (UK), DARC (Germany), ARI (Italy), USKA (Switzerland), RAAG (Greece)
Bands: 10m - 160m
Mode: CW
Rules: Each host country has its own rules. The details vary (e.g., how much power you are allowed to use, how far away the nearest house with 110 V/230 V power supply must be, etc.) but the important rules are the same everywhere:

Name: All Asian DX Contest CW
Date: Always 3rd full weekend in June.
Geo: World
Host: JARL (Japan)
Bands: 10m - 160m
Mode: CW
Rules (in english): ALL ASIAN DX CONTEST

July

Name: IARU HF Championship
Date: Always he 2nd full weekend in July
Geo: World
Host: IARU
Bands: 10m- 160m
Modes: CW, SSB
Rules: https://contests.arrl.org/ContestRules/IARU-HF-Rules.pdf

August

Name: Worked All Europe DX Contest SSB (WAE Contest), CW
Date: Second full weekend in August
Geo: World
Host: DARC (Germany)
Band: 10m - 80m.
Mode: CW
Rules (in German): WAEDC – Ausschreibung - DARC

September

Name: All Asian DX Contest SSB
Date: Always 1st full weekend in September.
Geo: World
Host: JARL (Japan)
Bands: 10m - 160m
Mode: SSB
Rules (in english): ALL ASIAN DX CONTEST

Name: IARU-R1 145 MHz Contest
Date: Always 1st full weekend in September
Geo: IARU Region 1
Band: 2m
Modes: CW/SSB/FM
Host: IARU Region 1
Rules: https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rules-IARU-R1-VHF-up-Contests.pdf

Name: IARU-R1 Fieldday SSB
Date: Always 1st full weekend in September
Geo: World
Hosts: RSGB (UK), DARC (Germany), ARI (Italy), USKA (Switzerland), RAAG (Greece)
Bands: 10m - 160m
Mode: SSB
Rules: Each host country has its own rules. The details vary (e.g., how much power you are allowed to use, how far away the nearest house with 110 V/230 V power supply must be, etc.) but the important rules are the same everywhere:

Name: Worked All Europe DX Contest SSB (WAE Contest), SSB
Date: Second full weekend in August
Geo: World
Host: DARC (Germany)
Band: 10m - 80m.
Mode: SSB
Rules (in German): WAEDC – Ausschreibung - DARC

Do you know any other larger contests outside North America? Please add.

73 Pepe

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HI WRL team

I would like to add the following:

I am aware that offering Asian and European contests in WRL will not result in hundreds of people using these contest logbooks in WRL this year.

However, this is an initial investment to make WRL attractive also to contest loving hams in Asia and Europe.

When people look at WRL for the first time, they always ask themselves

  • Does WRL meet my needs?

  • What can WRL do better than my previous logbook?

  • What can WRL do in one tool that I previously had to use several tools for?

That is why the WRL must clearly state that it supports contests from all parts of the world. Only then will the WRL also be attractive for contest loving hams worldwide.

Even if demand will still be low this year (WRL currently has only a few users outside North America), the effort will not be in vain. These are annual contests, after all. The prepared logbooks will then be used again.

73 Pepe

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And also these contests:

October

Name: Oceania DX Contest, Phone
Date: First full weekend in October
Geo: World
Hosts: WIA (Australia) and NZART (New Zealand)
Bands: 10m - 160m
Mode: SSB
Rules: https://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/rules
Exchange: RS report plus a progressive contact serial number starting at 001 and incrementing by
one for each contact.
Multiplier: number of different prefixes worked per band.

Name: Oceania DX Contest, CW
Date: Second full weekend in October
Geo: World
Hosts: WIA (Australia) and NZART (New Zealand)
Bands: 10m - 160m
Mode: CW
Rules: https://www.oceaniadxcontest.com
Exchange: RST report plus a progressive contact serial number starting at 001 and incrementing by
one for each contact.
Multiplier: number of different prefixes worked per band.

Name: Worked All Germany Contest (WAG Contest)
Date: Third full weekend in October
Geo: World
Host: DARC (Germany)
Bands: 10m - 160m
Mode: SSB, CW
Rules (english): Worked All Germany (WAG) Contest Rules - DARC
Exchange: Non-German-stations: RST report plus a progressive contact serial number. German-stations: RST + DOK (code of the local ham radio chapter; typically 1 letter and 2 digits).
Multiplier: Non-German-stations: for each German district worked (first letter in DOK code). German-stations: for each DXCC and WAE area.

CQ World Wide DX Contest (CQWW Contest), SSB

November

Name: Japan International DX Contest (JIDX Contest), SSB
Date: 2nd full weekend of November
Host: DXer’s Magazine FIVE NINE (Japan)
Band: 10m-160m
Mode: CW
Rules: JAPAN INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST RULE
Exchange: JAs: RST + Prefecture number(01 to 50); Others: RST + CQ Zone number
Multiplier: JAs: nmber of different DXCC entity (except JD1) and CQ Zone worked on each band; Others: number of different Japanese Prefecture worked on each band.

CQ World Wide DX Contest (CQWW Contest), CW

January

CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest
Last weekend in January

March

CQ World Wide WPX Contest (CQ WPX Contest), SSB

April

Name: Japan International DX Contest (JIDX Contest), CW
Date: 2nd full weekend of April
Host: DXer’s Magazine FIVE NINE (Japan)
Band: 10m-160m
Mode: CW
Rules: JAPAN INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST RULE
Exchange: JAs: RST + Prefecture number(01 to 50); Others: RST + CQ Zone number
Multiplier: JAs: nmber of different DXCC entity (except JD1) and CQ Zone worked on each band; Others: number of different Japanese Prefecture worked on each band.

May

CQ World Wide WPX Contest (CQ WPX Contest), CW

Do you know any other larger contests worldwide or outside North America? Please add.

73 Pepe