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'''''The Spartan Sprints'''''
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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.

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== What Time ==
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!Eastern!!Central!!Mountain!!Pacific!!UTC During Standard Time!!UTC During Daylight Time
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|Start at 9PM
|Start at 8PM
|Start at 7PM
|Start at 6PM
|Start at 0200
|Start at 0100
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|End at 11PM
|End at 10PM
|End at 9PM
|End at 8PM
|End at 0400
|End at 0300
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== Which Bands ==
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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.

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== Equipment and Antennas ==
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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.

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== Exchange ==
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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.

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== Submit Your Spartan Sprint Log ==
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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 in 2007. Try it--you'll like it. [[SS Log Submission]]

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== Check out the Spartan Sprint Results ==
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The results of the most recent Sprint appear on our new blog. Please use [http://www.ARSqrp.blogspot.com this link].

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== What are the Rules? ==
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Here they are. [[Spartan Sprint Rules]]