St. Patrick's Day Contest
Purpose:
Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated internationally on 17 March. Named after Saint Patrick, one of the most commonly recognized patron saints of Ireland
and originating as a religious holiday, it has gradually become more of a celebration of Ireland and Ireland's culture. Now the Ø7Ø Club brings you an
international 24 hour St. Patrick's Day on-the-air party that is now open to all PSK-31 operators!
ENTRY CATEGORIES:
QRP (max power 5 watts output)
Low Power (max power 25 watts output)
Medium Power (max power 50 watts output)
High Power (max power 100 watts output) (use 100 watts on 40m & lower only, and 50 watts maximum on 20m and up)
DATE:
3rd Saturday in March: 0000-2359 UTC
EXCHANGE:
State/province/country (SPC). Call "CQ St. Pat's Contest".
BANDS:
80 thru 10 meters, no WARC bands. Work each station once/band.
All contacts must be 2-way PSK31.
No repeater, cross-mode or cross-band contacts allowed.
Power:
Use no more than the stated maximum for your entry category. Please keep your power output set to a reasonable level to avoid QRMing others. Use the MINIMUM power necessary to make the contact at all times!
SCORING:
QSO points - Each contact counts one (1) QSO point, dupes count (0) points.
Multipliers - Each different state/province/country (SPC) worked. Use current ARRL DXCC list for country reference.
Final Score = (Total QSO Points) x (Total Different SPC's).
Scoring Notes:
SPC Definition: S = U.S. States, P = Canadian Provinces, C = DXCC Countries
First U.S. station worked counts as two (2) multipliers (country and state).
First VE station worked counts as two (2) multipliers (country and province).
First Alaska station worked counts as two (2) multipliers (country and state).
First Hawaii station worked counts as two (2) multipliers (country and state).
Washington, DC counts as Maryland (MD).
Bonus Points:
How about a challenge within the contest? In the same spirit of the Work The World Award Series, using the FIRST LETTER of the suffixes of the stations you work spell out the phrase:
for Bonus Points as follows:
Spell "Erin" and claim 100 Bonus Points.
Note: a single callsign can only be used once per band. Same station diffenent band is NOT a dupe.
You need 11 qualified QSOs for the full credit of 500 Bonus Points.
Only the first letter of the suffix counts towards the spelling of the words.
AWARDS:
Place certificates will be sent for each category. Highest Ø7Ø Club member score gets Top Dawg!
All Ø7Ø Club member entries received will automatically qualify for an endorsement sticker.
Entries:
Logfile format: ADIF (why adif?). Please submit logs via the St Patrick's Uploader. (will be activated when contest starts).
All entries must be received by One (1) week after the St. Patrick's Contest.
Entries with excessive dupes will be listed as check logs. All entries are subject to verification.
The 070 Club reserves the right to disqualify entries deemed not in accordance with the above rules or are contrary to the spirit of this event.
If you have questions, please contact our contest support staff: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Valentines Sprint 
PURPOSE:
To work as many stations on 40/80/160 meters as possible using PSK31 mode during a six hour block.
This event is open to all amateur radio operators licensed to operate on the HF bands.
Entry Categories:
QRP (max power 5 watts output)
Low Power (max power 25 watts output)
Medium Power (max power 50 watts output)
High Power (max power 100 watts output)
All Male Operators enter in the OM Category.
All Female Operators enter in the YL Category.
Single Op Clubs are welcome in any category!
Date:
Valentines Day, Feb 14th
Time:
6 hour block between 0000-2359 UTC
For scoring, your six hour block will begin with the hour that you select on the scorer page and continue for the next 6 hours.
No more having to "wait until your turn." You may operate whenever you feel your greatest chances of successful QSOs may be! Just choose any 6 hour block between 0000 - 2359 UTC.
Exchange: Call "CQ Valentines Sprint" or "CQ 070 Valentines Sprint" as you prefer.
"OM" or "YL" and your State/Province/Country (SPC). Signal Reports and 070 numbers are not required.
Examples: "W4KRN YL VA" and "K5SP OM TX"
Bands:
40, 80 and 160 meters only. 7.070 / 7.040, 3.580, 1.807 / 1.838 (Europe) MHz.
Work each station only once per band (no penalty for dupes).
All contacts must be 2-way, PSK31.
Cross-mode or cross-band contacts not allowed.
Power:
Use no more than the stated maximum for your entry category. Please keep your power output set to a reasonable level to avoid QRMing others. Use the MINIMUM power necessary to make the contact at all times!
Scoring:
QSO Points
Each contact with an OM counts one (1) QSO point.
Each contact with a YL counts two (2) QSO points.
Dupes count (0) QSO points.
Multipliers
Each different state/province/country (SPC) worked. Use current ARRL DXCC list for country reference. If you work your own SPC, do not forget to take credit for the multiplier. Note also:
First U.S. station worked counts as two (2) multipliers (country and state).
First VE station worked counts as two (2) multipliers (country and province).
First Alaska station worked counts as two (2) multipliers (country and state).
First Hawaii station worked counts as two (2) multipliers (country and state).
Final score = (Total QSO Points) x (Total Different SPC's).
Awards:
Place certificates will be sent for each category. Highest Ø7Ø Club member score gets Top Dawg and a Rollo Dog Tag! (Members can receive only one tag per year).
All Ø7Ø Club member entries will receive a sticker for their participation.
Entries:
Logfile format: ADIF (why adif?). Please submit logs via the Valentines Sprint Uploader. (will be activated when contest starts).
All entries must be received by One (1) week after the Valentines Sprint.
Entries with excessive dupes will be listed as check logs. All entries are subject to verification.
The 070 Club reserves the right to disqualify entries deemed not in accordance with the above rules or are contrary to the spirit of this event.
If you have questions, please contact our contest support staff: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Contest Archives
These archive files were provided by members from their records. Should any member possess contest results from any contest in years prior to 2020, please send them to Jim K5SP for inclusion in the archives page. Please try to maintain format as shown in these pages.
PSKfest
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TDW
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40M Sprint
ANNUAL Ø7Ø CLUB PSKfest
PURPOSE:
To work as many stations as possible in the allotted time using PSK31 mode.
ENTRY CATEGORIES:
QRP (max power 5 watts output)
Low Power (max power 25 watts output)
Medium Power (max power 50 watts output)
High Power (max power 100 watts output) (use 100 watts on 40m & lower only, and 50 watts maximum on 20m and up)
DATE:
0000-2359 UTC On the 1st Saturday following January 1st
EXCHANGE:
State/province/country (SPC). Call "CQ PSKFEST".
BANDS:
80 thru 160 meters, no WARC bands. Work each station once/band.
All contacts must be 2-way PSK31.
No repeater, cross-mode or cross-band contacts allowed.
Power:
Use no more than the stated maximum for your entry category. Please keep your power output set to a reasonable level to avoid QRMing others. Use the MINIMUM power necessary to make the contact at all times!
SCORING:
QSO points - Each contact counts one (1) QSO point, dupes count (0) points.
Multipliers - Each different state/province/country (SPC) worked. Use current ARRL DXCC list for country reference.
Final Score = (Total QSO Points) x (Total Different SPC's).
Scoring Notes:
SPC Definition: S = U.S. States, P = Canadian Provinces, C = DXCC Countries
First U.S. station worked counts as two (2) multipliers (country and state).
First VE station worked counts as two (2) multipliers (country and province).
First Alaska station worked counts as two (2) multipliers (country and state).
First Hawaii station worked counts as two (2) multipliers (country and state).
Washington, DC counts as Maryland (MD).
AWARDS:
Place certificates will be sent for each category. Highest Ø7Ø Club member score gets Top Dawg!
All Ø7Ø Club member entries received will automatically qualify for an endorsement sticker.
ENTRIES:
Logfile format: ADIF (why ADIF?)
Please submit logs via the PSKFest Uploader
All entries must be received by (ONE (1) week after the PSKFest). Entries with excessive dupes will be listed as check logs. All entries are subject to verification.
The 070 Club reserves the right to disqualify entries deemed not in accordance with the above rules or contrary to the spirit of this event.
If you have have questions, please contact our contest support staff: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
