11/17/2023

The second part of the ARRL November Sweepstakes is for phone contacts, and it
begins Saturday, November 18 at 2100 UTC, and runs through Monday, November 20
at 0259 UTC.

The contest objective is to support amateur self-training in
radiocommunications, including improving amateur operating skills, conducting
technical investigations, and intercommunicating with other amateurs. Amateur
stations in the US and Canada (including territories and possessions) exchange
information with as many other US and Canadian stations as possible on the
160-, 80-, 40-, 20-, 15-, and 10-meter bands. All stations may operate for no
more than 24 of the 30 hours, and scores will be calculated from contacts
logged during the first 24 hours of operation.  

This year's Sweepstakes includes some updates:  

The Radio Amateurs of Canada[1] (RAC) updated several of their Sections, which
means there are now 85 Sections participating. RAC replaced Maritime (MAR) by
making New Brunswick (NB) and Nova Scotia (NS) individual Sections, Greater
Toronto Area (GTA) was renamed Golden Horseshoe (GH), and Northern Territories
was renamed as Territories (TER). These changes impact the Sections lists for
RAC events, as well as ARRL Field Day and ARRL Sweepstakes.  

Single Operator and Single Operator Unlimited entrants can participate using
the Limited Antennas Overlay. With this overlay, operation is limited to the
use of single-element antennas, such as a single vertical, an end-fed wire, or
a single dipole antenna no more than 50 feet above ground at its highest point.
The antenna(s) may cover multiple bands, as in the case of multiband verticals
and dipoles with fan or trap constructions.  

There were 262 plaques awarded for 2022 November Sweepstakes. What's it take to
earn a high score or win a plaque? Check out the scores and winners from
previous years at contests.arrl.org[2] for the phone[3] and CW[4] results.  

A complete list of rules can be found www.arrl.org/sweepstakes[5]

[1] https://www.rac.ca/changes-to-the-rac-field-organization-effective-january-1-2023
[2] https://contests.arrl.org/
[3] https://contests.arrl.org/ssph/articles/
[4] https://contests.arrl.org/sscw/articles/
[5] https://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes

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