11/18/2022

The 2022 ARRL November Sweepstakes Phone will run from 2100 UTC on Saturday,
November 19 to 0259 UTC on Monday, November 21. This is the phone/SSB version
of the contest, as the CW Sweepstakes counterpart ran during the weekend of
November 5 - 7 -- so get your microphones ready!

 The annual ARRL November Sweepstakes is the premier domestic contest in the US
and Canada, and the oldest domestic radiosport event (the first was in 1930).
The SS contest exchange has deep roots in message-handling protocol and
replicates a radiogram preamble. In SS, stations exchange:

o A consecutive serial number. Operators do not have to add leading zeros
on contact numbers less than 100.
o Precedence -- Q for Single Op QRP; A for Single Op, Low Power (up to 150
W output); B for Single Op, High Power (greater than 150 W output); U for
Single Op, Unlimited, regardless of power; M for Multioperator, regardless of
power, and S for School Club.
o Your call sign.
o Check -- the last two digits of the year of first license for either
operator or station.
o Section -- ARRL/RAC Section[1].

Each year, thousands of amateur radio operators, at all skill levels, attempt
to beat their personal contact records, win awards in various categories, and
achieve the coveted Clean Sweep by contacting all 84 ARRL and Radio Amateurs of
Canada (RAC) Sections in a single weekend. Overall and Division winners will be
awarded a plaque recognizing their efforts. Plaques are sponsored by
individuals, groups, clubs, or by the principal awards sponsor, Icom America.
Certificates will be awarded to those who have the top scores for CW and phone
operations in each category and each ARRL/RAC Section and Division. Printable
certificates will be available for download at ARRL Certificates[2]. More
information about the 2022 ARRL November Sweepstakes is available at
arrl.org/sweepstakes[3].

[1] http://contests.arrl.org/contestmultipliers.php
[2] https://contests.arrl.org/certificates.php
[3] https://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes

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