2026 WHY CW ... IT's the BEST
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listen for my CW beacon on 28.223.5
please try to LISTEN TO 146.52 (simplex) more often
Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x6x_6mDV
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| CVA DX Contest, CW: 1800Z, Aug 15 to 2100Z, Aug 16 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High) Single Op Dual Band (80+10m) Low Single Op Single Band (Low/High) Single Op All Band Military (Low/High) Single Op YL (Low/High) Multi-Single Multi-Single Military Fixed Multi-Single Military Portable Multi-Two CVA DX Adventure (see rules) Overlays: (Rookie/Teen/YL) | |
| Max power: | HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | Brazil: RST + state Non-Brazil: RST + continent Military: RST + "MIL" | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 2 points per QSO with station in same country 3 points per QSO with station in different country/same continent 4 points per QSO with station in different continent | |
| Multipliers: | Each Brazilian state once per band Each country once only | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | 2359Z August 23, 2026 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Upload log at: | https://cvadx.org/envio-de-logs-cw/ | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://cvadx.org/ | |
| YB Bekasi Merdeka Contest: 0000Z-2359Z, Aug 16 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Indonesia | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW, SSB | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op All Band | |
| Exchange: | YB: RS(T) + Serial No. non-YB: RS(T) + Serial No. | |
| Work stations: | Once per band per mode | |
| QSO Points: | 3 points per SSB QSO 5 points per CW QSO 10 points per 7A1BMC QSO | |
| Multipliers: | Each prefix once per band Each DXCC country once per band per mode | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | 2359Z August 23, 2026 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Upload log at: | https://bmc.orari-kotabekasi.com/log-submit/ | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://bmc.orari-kotabekasi.com/ | |
| NJQRP Skeeter Hunt: 1700Z-2100Z, Aug 16 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW, SSB | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)(Home/Portable)(Commercial/Home Brew) Multi-Op (CW/SSB/Mixed)(Home/Portable)(Commercial/Home Brew) | |
| Max power: | CW: 5 watts SSB: 10 watts | |
| Exchange: | Skeeter: RS(T) + (state/province/country)+ Skeeter No. Non-Skeeter: RS(T) + (state/province/country)+ Power + "W" | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 3 points per QSO with Skeeter station 2 points per QSO with QRP non-Skeeter station 1 point per QSO with QRO non-Skeeter station Bonus Points: (see rules) | |
| Multipliers: | state/province/country only once Home+commercial: x1 Home + home brew: x2 Portable + commercial: x3 Portable + home brew: x4 | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = (total QSO points x S/P/C mults x class mult) + bonus points | |
| Submit logs by: | August 30, 2026 | |
| E-mail logs to: | w2ljqrp[at]gmail[dot]com | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://www.qsl.net/w2lj/ | |
| ARRL Rookie Roundup, RTTY: 1800Z-2359Z, Aug 16 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | North America | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | RTTY | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op Rookie Multi-Op Rookie Non-Rookies | |
| Max power: | 100 watts | |
| Exchange: | NA: Name + 2-digit year first licensed + (state/province/XE area/DX) | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO with non-rookie 2 points per QSO with rookie | |
| Multipliers: | Each US state and DC once Each VE province once Each XE call area once One DX once | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | 2359Z August 19, 2026 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Post log summary at: | https://contests.arrl.org/arrlrrscoresubmission.php | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup | |
| Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 2300Z, Aug 16 to 0100Z, Aug 17 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Band All Band | |
| Max power: | 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power) | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO with non-member 3 points per QSO with member on same continent 5 points per QSO with member on different continent | |
| Multipliers: | Each state, province, or country once Multiply mults by 2 if >50 members worked | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | August 22, 2026 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Upload log at: | http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ | |
Thanks to WA7BNM
