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The Spartan Sprints
Spartan Sprints are two-hour gatherings sponsored by the Adventure Radio
Society, held the first Monday of every month.
The Spartan Sprints have a unique, three-faceted focus. They encourage outdoor
operation with back country radio gear (if outdoor operation isn't practical,
home-based operation is fine). They gather fascinating information about the
upper atmosphere, documenting how low power signals can travel long distancs.
And they encourage the growth of a like-minded community of amateur radio
operator who generously share their knowedge and experiences.
Which Bands
The bands will be 80 meters, 40 meters, 20 meters, 15 meters and 10 meters. You
may operate any number of bands—your choice. Many Spartan Sprint operators
gravitate to the QRP CW calling frequencies on these bands.
Equipment and Antennas
Spartan Sprinters use 5 Watts or less. We encourage you to experiment with 1
Watt or less. You will be surprised at how effective these low levels can be,
and how much fun QRPp really is. Similarly, we encourage you to experiment with
simple wire antennas. And we encourage sprinters to use equpment they built
from "scratch," that is equipment built from schematics.
Exchange
Exchange RST, SPC (state, province or country) and power output. If you choose
to call CQ, use the format "CQ SP," or "CQ QRP TEST." Give yourself one point
for each contact. You can give yourself credit for working the same station on
a second, third, or fourth band.
Submit Your Spartan Sprint Log
Use the linked page to log your results for the Spartan Sprint. We are now
using streamlined logging system that's a lot more joyful than the spreadsheet
we tried during the past 12 months. Try it--you'll like it. SS Log Submission
Check out the Spartan Sprint Results
The results of the March, 2009 sprint appear on our new blog. Please use this
link. www.ARSqrp.blogspot.com
Spartan Sprint Rules
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Spartan Sprint Rules
The exchange is RST-SPC-PWR, as in 559 VA 5W. The frequencies are +/- a few KHz
around 3560, 7030/7040, 14060, 21060, 28060. Most of the 40m activity is still
around 7040.
We report scores in two ways. The Skinny Division reports scores as a ratio of
contacts to the weight of the station. The Tubby Division reports scores as the
number of contacts.
"Station Weight" is defined as the combined weight of:
- all transmitters, receivers or transceivers (which must include a complete
enclosure with no exposed PCB circuitry or components).
- keys, keyers, paddles,
- headphones or speakers,
- power supplies (batteries, batteries holders, AC power supplies, solar
panels, etc.)
-all interconnecting cables and connectors, up to, and including, the RF power
output connector,
- any computer connected to the radio,
That is, everything between the operator and the radio power output connector
that is used during the Sprint.
"Station Weight" does not include:
- antennas, tuners, towers, supports, feedlines and feedline connectors,
- computers NOT connected to the radio.
You may report your weight to the nearest 10th of a pound, or, at your option,
the nearest 100th of a pound. For stations weighing less than one pound, we
recommend use of a U.S. Post Office scale and to the nearest 100th of a pound.
We would like to motivate Skinny sprinters to develop and use radios that are
packaged well enough for outdoor environments. Packaging is one of the
legitimate elements of a great trail friendly radio, and we would like to see
what kinds of packages are created by the remarkably creative Spartan
Sprinters. We are asking you to package a Skinny division radio so that it
could withstand the rigors of outdoor life.
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