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The ARRL Contest Update

September 6, 2017
Editor: Brian Moran, N9ADG

IN THIS ISSUE
 *  New HF Operators: Sprints and WAE
 *  Contest Summary
 *  News: Respect Emergency Frequencies, RBN Challenge, Shackmaster, WSJT-X
    1.80-rc2, and more
 *  Word to the Wise: Oblast
 *  Sights and Sounds: North Coast Contesters Picnic, DIY PCB Instructable
 *  Results: ARDF Championships, ARRL RTTY RU
 *  Operating Tip: Time Synchronization
 *  Technical Topics and Information: N1MM Logger+ Logging API, Mobile RFI
    Tracking, ADIF v3.0.6 & FT8
 *  Conversation: Siri is not a Ham
 *  Contests
 *  Log Due Dates

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NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO

Contest activity experiences an uptick as we transition to fall in the northern
 hemisphere, and the next two weeks offer plenty of variety and opportunity.
You'll find a number of QSO parties, a number of contests where US Amateurs are
 the DX, CW and RTTY Sprints, and more.

Sprints are fast-paced short-duration contests, usually just a few hours long.
Rules prevent 'camping out' on a run frequency by only allowing one solicited
contact before a mandatory QSY, and there's a protocol used by participants
that helps indicate which station gets to stay on frequency for an additional
contact. It sounds complicated, and it can be if you haven't practiced!
Fortunately, practices are held every Thursday evening with the NCCC Sprint
practices and periodic NCCC Sprint Ladder competitions. Check out the operating
 tips on the NCCC Sprint website and give it a try. Though the SKCC Weekend
Sprintathon sounds like a Sprint, it's a contest of a more traditional format,
but using straight keys, sideswipers, or bugs, with some interesting bonus
points and special stations.

The Worked All Europe (WAE) contests attract a lot of DX, and feature a fun
score-enhancer called a QTC. Make sure you read the rules about QTCs, and what
countries count for scoring credit - some stations may not answer your call if
you're worth zero points to them. Pay attention to band segments in which no
contesting activity is to occur, which are listed in the rules.

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BUSTED QSOS

QRU

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CONTEST SUMMARY

Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section

7 Sep - 20 Sep 2017

September 7

 *  CWops Mini-CWT Test
 *  NRAU 10m Activity Contest

September 8

 *  NCCC RTTY Sprint
 *  NCCC Sprint Ladder

September 9

 *  Kulikovo Polye Contest
 *  FOC QSO Party
 *  WAE DX Contest, SSB
 *  ARRL EME Contest
 *  SARL Field Day Contest
 *  SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
 *  Ohio State Parks on the Air
 *  Russian Cup Digital Contest
 *  ARRL September VHF Contest

September 10

 *  Russian Cup Digital Contest
 *  North American Sprint, CW
 *  Swiss HTC QRP Sprint
 *  Classic Exchange, CW

September 11

 *  4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint
 *  RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB

September 12

 *  Classic Exchange, CW

September 13

 *  Phone Fray
 *  CWops Mini-CWT Test

September 14

 *  CWops Mini-CWT Test

September 15

 *  NCCC RTTY Sprint
 *  NCCC Sprint Ladder
 *  AGB NEMIGA Contest

September 16

 *  ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest
 *  SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest
 *  Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW
 *  All Africa International DX Contest
 *  SRT HF Contest SSB
 *  Iowa QSO Party
 *  Washington State Salmon Run
 *  QRP Afield
 *  New Hampshire QSO Party
 *  New Jersey QSO Party
 *  Feld Hell Sprint

September 17

 *  Washington State Salmon Run
 *  New Hampshire QSO Party
 *  New Jersey QSO Party
 *  North American Sprint, RTTY
 *  BARTG Sprint 75

September 18

 *  Run for the Bacon QRP Contest
 *  144 MHz Fall Sprint

September 20

 *  Phone Fray
 *  CWops Mini-CWT Test
 *  RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW

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NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST

Before using a frequency, remember to listen, listen, listen. Please be
sensitive to health and welfare frequencies during the ongoing "Harvey" relief,
 potential "Irma" impacts, and other emergency operations.

If you operate your own skimmer hardware feeding into the Reverse Beacon
Network (RBN), here is a challenge for you - can you hear all eighteen of the
beacons in the Northern California DX Foundation's International Beacon Project
 in one day? This can be a good test of your location, setup, and band
conditions, and a chance to get on the leaderboard.

Array Solutions has a new product from Hamation which is said to be a "Swiss
army knife for complex set-ups." The SM-8 Shackmaster is targeted to help solve
 some of the issues with interfacing radios, PCs, SDR radios like Flex and ANAN
 to station accessories such as SteppIR controllers, band decoders, and antenna
 switches. It takes CAT information from one type of radio, and can translate
it to other radio types simultaneously, for example from Icom to Yaesu. Being
from Hamation, it also works with the ShackLan network.

A new pre-release version of WSJT-X is available. This release labeled
"1.8.0-rc2" fixes a number of issues, provides better performance, and has some
 new features. With any software release, it is prudent to read the user guide
and release notes: "Depending on what code revision you upgrade from, it may be
 necessary to do a one-time reset of the default list of suggested operating
frequencies." Some new features are discussed in the WSJTGROUP Yahoo group, for
 example, the ability to use a shortened exchange sequence with an alternate
TX4 message.

Scott, N3FJP, has released Amateur Contact Log 6.0, directly as a result of
demand for support of the new FT8 mode. He's made a few other changes to his
software, as well. Check out the cumulative release notes for more information.

The rules for the upcoming Scandinavian Activity Contest (SAC) on September 16
differ from last year. Notable is the adoption of the IARU Region 1 HF band
plan for contest frequencies. For CW: 3510-3560, 7000-7040, 14000-14060,
21000-21070, 28000-28070 kHz. For SSB: 3600-3650, 3700-3800, 7060-7100,
7130-7200, 14125-14300, 21151-21450, 28320-29000 kHz. The log entry deadline is
 now five days after the contest end. As always, see the website of the contest
 sponsor for the most up to date rules.

A solar storm is expected to affect Earth starting on September 6, with G2 and
spikes of G3 levels. According to spaceweather.com, there were a number of
M-class eruptions, and a sunspot labeled AR2673 spewed a Coronal Mass Ejection
(CME) towards Earth.

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WORD TO THE WISE

Oblast - The term for a government-defined region in the former Soviet Union,
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine, similar to a state or
province. It is part of the contest exchange used in the Russian DX Contest.

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

David, K1TTT, spent many hours during the summer of 2016 mounting lightning
protection devices at the cable entry point to K1TTT Superstation. Clear
labeling and neat layout makes it easier to troubleshoot in the event of
trouble.

The North Coast Contesters Summer Picnic was held at K3LR, and Greg, W8WWV,
used a drone to make a video of the K3LR grounds. If you have the bandwidth and
 display, you can watch it in up to 4K resolution. (Tim, K3LR)

You can design your own printed circuit boards without leaving the comfort of
your computer's desktop! Here's an Instructable on how to get started. (Ward,
N0AX)

If you design exclusively with Digikey parts, you can download and use free
software for schematic capture, board layout, block diagrams, and more.

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RESULTS AND RECORDS

Results from August's Seventeenth USA National ARDF Championships/Ninth IARU
Region 2 ARDF Championships have been posted, along with pictures from the
event. There were multiple events, including sprint, foxoring, and classic
2-meter and 80-meter competitions.

The 2017 ARRL RTTY Roundup results article is now available on the ARRL
website. Aggregate QSO totals were down by over 16% versus 2016, attributable
to poor conditions. Log submission numbers were still on par with 2016. (Jeff,
WK6I)

The 2016 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest results have been updated on the ARRL
website.

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OPERATING TIP

Time Synchronization

If you're using the new digital modes like JT65 and FT8, it's more important
than ever to make sure your computer's time is correct. If your computer's
clock is off by more than a second or two, contacts with other stations may be
difficult or impossible.

For internet-connected computers, time synchronization could be as easy as
turning on and configuration Internet time synchronization in your operating
system settings. For those on DXpeditions or otherwise not connected,
alternative means of time synchronization such as WWVB or GPS can be used.

The WSJT-X documentation recommends using Meinberg NTP on Windows machines to
synchronize with Internet timeservers. Meinberg comes with utilities that help
you better monitor the quality and health of your clock synchronization
source(s).

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TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION

N1MM Logger+ releases later than 1.0.6731 have a new feature that allows adding
 QSOs to an N1MM log from external programs. JT-Alert is already compatible
with this interface, so contacts can be made using WSJT-X, which feed into
JT-Alert, which are then fed into N1MM Logger+. In technical terms, N1MM
Logger+ can be enabled to listen on UDP and TCP ports for ADIF-formatted log
information.


G8JNJ tracks down VDSL RFI using a mobile setup that combines information from
a USB spectrum analyzer, GPS receiver, webcam, and SDR. He uses audio cues of
signal levels while driving so his attention can stay on the road, and the
webcam allows him to capture pictures of infrastructure that may be involved in
 RFI. His setup may provide some ideas and a pointer to some useful RFI tools.
(Southgate ARC via RFI Mailing List and Tony, K2MO)


Version 3.0.6 of the ADIF standard with support for the FT8 mode, was released
August 13, 2017. LOTW now supports the upload of FT8 QSOs after a TQSL
configuration file update released shortly after the new ADIF standard. To
update your TQSL program, see the LOTW website on how to check for TQSL
updates, update TQSL, and upload your FT8 QSOs.

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CONVERSATION

Siri is not a Ham

I was trying to use the hands-free feature of my iPhone the other day to call
K7BTW to talk about the upcoming Washington Salmon Run contest. Of course, I
only have Dick's contact information in my phone by his callsign, like many of
my ham friends. This would be a fine challenge for both Apple's voice
recognition, and my diction, I reckoned.

I pushed the button on my phone to wake up Siri, and said "Call K7BTW."

Siri responded with "I have two phone numbers for K7LAZ, which one do you want
to use?"

Huh, that's odd, I thought. I don't want to call Harry... I want to call Dick.

I tried again: "Call Kay Seven Bee Tee Double-Yew"

Siri: "I have two phone numbers for K7LAZ, which one do you want to use?"

Hmm. Maybe sound it out: "Call Kay-Seven-BuhTWah"

Siri: "Did you mean K7RX?"

Ugh, Kevin has been a silent key for a number of years now. Note to self --
remove Kevin from my contact list.

There's a skit I remember from watching Sesame Street as a kid, about a parrot
responding to a doorbell ring with "Who is it?" and the plumber replying "It's
the plumber. I've come to fix the sink." Over and over again. I feel like I'm
having a Sesame Street moment.

Maybe Dick's call is just not going to work. Pehraps a 1x3 call is too much for
 Siri. Maybe Siri needs something simpler.

"Call Kay Seven Ess Ess"

Nothing happens. I glance at the screen. All I see is the single word "Call"
displayed. Huh. I try again, with the same result. Siri isn't even trying with
Danny's call.

"Call Kay Seven SSSSSSSSS." Siri continues to be uncommunicative.

Maybe the phone application has a problem. I try something else.

I say "Play the ay are are ell The Doctor is In Podcast."

Siri replies: "Not found."

Again: "Play err-ole The Doctor is in Podcast." Also not found.

I try four other variations, eventually getting to a very pirate-like "Play the
 ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRL Doctor is in Podcast."

Siri: "Not Found."

ARRRRRRGGGH.

In my mind I hear some sad, sad trombones.

Later, while in front of a computer, I read that there are two fields that can
be added to a contact to help Siri recognition: "pronunciation first name" and
"pronunciation last name." For K7BTW's contact, changing those fields to
"kay-seven" and "bee-tee-double-you" helps Siri to recognize the callsign
nearly every time. I still don't know what to do about the name of podcasts
with lots of non-word letters in the title.

That's all for this time. Remember to send contesting related stories, book
reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, schematics, club
information, pictures, stories, blog links, and predictions to
contest-update@arrl.org

73, Brian N9ADG

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CONTESTS

7 Sep - 20 Sep 2017

An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral in PDF format is
available. Check the sponsor's Web site for information on operating time
restrictions and other instructions.


HF CONTESTS

CWops Mini-CWT Test, Sep 6, 1300z to Sep 6, 1400z, Sep 6, 1900z to Sep 6,
2000z, Sep 7, 0300z to Sep 7, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;
Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: September 9.

NRAU 10m Activity Contest, Sep 7, 1700z to Sep 7, 1800z (CW), Sep 7, 1800z to
Sep 7, 1900z (SSB), Sep 7, 1900z to Sep 7, 2000z (FM), Sep 7, 2000z to Sep 7,
2100z (Dig); CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10m Only; RS(T) + 6-character grid
square; Logs due: September 21.

NCCC RTTY Sprint, Sep 8, 0145z to Sep 8, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules);
Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: September 10.

NCCC Sprint Ladder, Sep 8, 0230z to Sep 8, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
15, 10, 6m; Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: September 10.

Kulikovo Polye Contest, Sep 9, 0000z to Sep 9, 2359z; CW; Bands: 20m Only; KP:
RST + "KP", non-KP: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: September 24.

FOC QSO Party, Sep 9, 0000z to Sep 9, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
10, VHF; FOC-Member: RST + Name + Member No., non-Members: RST + Name; Logs
due: September 23.

WAE DX Contest, SSB, Sep 9, 0000z to Sep 10, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15,
 10m; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: September 25.

SARL Field Day Contest, Sep 9, 1000z to Sep 10, 1000z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands:
 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RS(T) + Number of transmitters + Category (see
rules) + Province (or "DX"; Logs due: September 17.

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon, Sep 9, 1200z to Sep 11, 0000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE";
Logs due: September 17.

Ohio State Parks on the Air, Sep 9, 1400z to Sep 9, 2200z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40,
20, 15, 10m; OH Park: park abbreviation, OH: "Ohio", W/VE: (state/province),
DX: "DX"; Logs due: September 23.

Russian Cup Digital Contest, Sep 9, 1500z to Sep 9, 1859z, Sep 10, 0600z to Sep
 10, 0959z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Serial No. + 4-character grid
square; Logs due: September 20.

North American Sprint, CW, Sep 10, 0000z to Sep 10, 0400z; CW; Bands: 80, 40,
20m; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] + [your
state/province/country]; Logs due: September 17.

Swiss HTC QRP Sprint, Sep 10, 1300z to Sep 10, 1900z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20m;
RST + "/" + Class + "/" + (kanton, province, etc.) + "/" + first name; Logs
due: see rules.

Classic Exchange, CW, Sep 10, 1300z to Sep 11, 0800z, Sep 12, 1300z to Sep 13,
0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; Name + RST +
(state/province/country) + rcvr/xmtr manuf/model; Logs due: December 31.

4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint, Sep 11, 0000z to Sep 11, 0200z; CW,
SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country)
+ Member No., Non-member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Power; Logs due:
September 30.

RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB, Sep 11, 1900z to Sep 11, 2030z; SSB; Bands: 80m
Only; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]; Logs
due: September 14.

Phone Fray, Sep 13, 0230z to Sep 13, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m;
NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: September 15.

CWops Mini-CWT Test, Sep 13, 1300z to Sep 13, 1400z, Sep 13, 1900z to Sep 13,
2000z, Sep 14, 0300z to Sep 14, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;
Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: September 16.

NCCC RTTY Sprint, Sep 15, 0145z to Sep 15, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules);
Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: September 17.

NCCC Sprint Ladder, Sep 15, 0230z to Sep 15, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
 15, 10, 6m; Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: September 17.

AGB NEMIGA Contest, Sep 15, 2100z to Sep 16, 0000z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands:
80m Only; AGB Member: RST + QSO No. + Member No., non-Member: RST + QSO No.;
Logs due: October 15.

Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW, Sep 16, 1200z to Sep 17, 1200z; CW; Bands:
80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: September 22.

All Africa International DX Contest, Sep 16, 1200z to Sep 17, 1200z; CW, SSB,
RTTY; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: October 2.

SRT HF Contest SSB, Sep 16, 1300z to Sep 17, 1300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40,
20, 15, 10m; RS + CQ Zone; Logs due: see rules.

Iowa QSO Party, Sep 16, 1400z to Sep 17, 0200z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: All,
 except WARC and 60m; IA: RS(T) + County, non-IA: RS(T) +
(state/province/"DX"; Logs due: October 17.

Washington State Salmon Run, Sep 16, 1600z to Sep 17, 0700z, Sep 17, 1600z to
Sep 18, 0000z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; WA:
RS(T) + County, non-WA: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs due: October 1.

QRP Afield, Sep 16, 1600z to Sep 16, 2200z; All; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
10m; RS(T) + (state/province/country) + (power or NE QRP No.); Logs due:
October 16.

New Hampshire QSO Party, Sep 16, 1600z to Sep 17, 0400z, Sep 17, 1600z to Sep
17, 2200z; CW/Digital, Phone; Bands: All, except WARC; NH: RS(T) + county,
non-NH W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province), DX: RS(T) + "DX"; Logs due: October 31.

New Jersey QSO Party, Sep 16, 1600z to Sep 17, 0359z, Sep 17, 1400z to Sep 17,
2000z; CW, Phone; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; NJ: RS(T) + county, non-NJ: RS(T)
 + (state/province/"DX"; Logs due: October 1.

Feld Hell Sprint, Sep 16, 1800z to Sep 16, 1959z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; (see rules); Logs due: September 20.

North American Sprint, RTTY, Sep 17, 0000z to Sep 17, 0400z; RTTY; Bands: 80,
40, 20m; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] +
[your state/DC/province/country]; Logs due: September 24.

BARTG Sprint 75, Sep 17, 1700z to Sep 17, 2059z; 75 Baud RTTY; Bands: 80, 40,
20, 15, 10m; Serial No.; Logs due: September 24.

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, Sep 18, 0100z to Sep 18, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160,
80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs
due: September 24.

Phone Fray, Sep 20, 0230z to Sep 20, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m;
NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: September 22.

CWops Mini-CWT Test, Sep 20, 1300z to Sep 20, 1400z, Sep 20, 1900z to Sep 20,
2000z, Sep 21, 0300z to Sep 21, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;
Member: Name + Member No., non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: September 23.

RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW, Sep 20, 1900z to Sep 20, 2030z; CW; Bands: 80m
Only; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]; Logs
due: September 23.


VHF+ CONTESTS

ARRL EME Contest, Sep 9, 0000z to Sep 10, 2359z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands:
50-1296 MHz; Signal report; Logs due: December 6.

ARRL September VHF Contest, Sep 9, 1800z to Sep 11, 0300z; All; Bands: 50 MHz
and up; 4-character grid square; Logs due: September 20.

ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, Sep 16, 0600 (local) to Sep 18, 0000 (local); Any;
Bands: 10 GHz to light; 6-Character Maidenhead Locator; Logs due: October 17.

SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest, Sep 16, 1000z to Sep 17, 1000z; Analog
(CW/SSB/FM), Digital; Bands: 50 MHz, 70 MHz, 144 MHz, 432 MHz, 1296 MHz; RS +
6-character grid locator; Logs due: October 9.

144 MHz Fall Sprint, Sep 18, 1900z to Sep 18, 2300z; not specified; Bands: 2m
Only; 4-character grid square; Logs due: October 2.


LOG DUE DATES

7 Sep - 20 Sep 2017

September 7, 2017

 *  ARS Spartan Sprint

September 8, 2017

 *  RSGB SSB Field Day
 *  Phone Fray

September 9, 2017

 *  50 MHz Fall Sprint
 *  Wake-Up! QRP Sprint
 *  CWops Mini-CWT Test

September 10, 2017

 *  PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint
 *  NCCC Sprint Ladder
 *  NCCC RTTY Sprint

September 12, 2017

 *  Maryland-DC QSO Party
 *  SARTG WW RTTY Contest

September 15, 2017

 *  W/VE Islands QSO Party
 *  MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest
 *  CVA DX Contest, CW
 *  CVA DX Contest, SSB

September 16, 2017

 *  CWOps CW Open

September 17, 2017

 *  Russian RTTY WW Contest

September 18, 2017

 *  IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB
 *  MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint

September 20, 2017

 *  Keyman's Club of Japan Contest

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