From: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!ihps3!ixn5c!inuxc!wheatley Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Title: THIS WEEKEND'S CONTESTS Article-I.D.: inuxc.477 Posted: Thu Oct 21 09:05:05 1982 Received: Fri Oct 22 01:26:38 1982 This weekend's contest outlook is a bit bleak, as the "big guns" are resting up for next weekend's CQ Worldwide SSB contest. However, this weekend offers a good chance for those of you who want to check out the rigs, that 4 element 40 meter mono- bander at 150 feet, that 10 mile long wire, etc.. MARYLAND - DC QSO PARTY >From 1800Z Oct. 23 until 2100Z Oct. 24. Work stations once per band and mode. Exchange serial number, signal report, and QTH (county for MD stations, state, country or province for others). Frequencies: 3.950, 7.250, 14.290, 21.390, 28.590; cw, 60 KHz up from bottom, Novice, 20 KHz up from low end. ARRL MIDNIGHT SPECIAL >From 0300 to 0500Z Oct. 24 First hour, 160 meter cw, second hour 160 meter phone. Work stations once per mode. Frequencies: cw-1805 to 1820 phone 1855 to 1870. Exchange antenna type (G=ground plane, V=vertical, O=loop, L=inverted L, W=wire, long or otherwise, D=dipole, I=inverted V; use ur imagination for others!) and power input to final. As always, gud luck, es I will post the CQWW rules later today!