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VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest: 1700Z-2100Z, Nov 6 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Europe | |
Participation: | Europe | |
Mode: | FT8 | |
Bands: | 144 MHz | |
Classes: | Single Op (Low/High) Multi-Op | |
Max power: | HP: >50 watts LP: 50 watts | |
Exchange: | 4-character grid square | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
Multipliers: | Each grid square | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | 2359Z November 11, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
Upload log at: | http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/upload-log | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ | |
Mini-Test 40: 1700Z-1759Z, Nov 6 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 40m Only | |
Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) | |
Max power: | HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | RST + Serial No. | |
Work stations: | Once per 10 minute period | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
Multipliers: | Each call once | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | November 8, 2024 | |
Upload log at: | https://ua9qcq.com/hf-logs.php | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | http://minitest.narod.ru/ | |
Mini-Test 80: 1800Z-1859Z, Nov 6 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 80m Only | |
Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) | |
Max power: | HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | RST + Serial No. | |
Work stations: | Once per 10 minute period | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
Multipliers: | Each call once | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | November 8, 2024 | |
Upload log at: | https://ua9qcq.com/hf-logs.php | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | http://minitest.narod.ru/ | |
CWops Test (CWT): 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 6 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Awards: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) | |
Max power: | HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
Multipliers: | Each call once | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | 0800Z November 9, 2024 | |
Post log summary at: | http://www.3830scores.com | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ | |
UKEICC 80m Contest: 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 6 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Europe | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | SSB | |
Bands: | 80m Only | |
Classes: | Single Op Connected (High/Low/QRP) Single Op Unconnected (High/Low/QRP) | |
Max power: | HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | 6-Character grid square | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per 500 km (10 pts max) multiply QSO points by 2 if low power station multiply QSO points by 4 if QRP station | |
Multipliers: | (none) | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
Submit logs by: | 2200Z November 6, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
Upload log at: | http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php | |
Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0000Z-0100Z, Nov 7 and 0200Z-0300Z, Nov 8 | ||
Geographic Focus: | North America | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 40m Only | |
Classes: | Single Op | |
Max power: | 5 watts | |
Exchange: | Maximum 13 wpm RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power) | |
Work stations: | Once per day | |
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: | (none) | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
Submit logs by: | November 14, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
Upload log at: | https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/autolog.php | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ | |
CWops Test (CWT): 0300Z-0400Z, Nov 7 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Awards: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) | |
Max power: | HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
Multipliers: | Each call once | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | 0800Z November 9, 2024 | |
Post log summary at: | http://www.3830scores.com | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ | |
CWops Test (CWT): 0700Z-0800Z, Nov 7 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Awards: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) | |
Max power: | HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
Multipliers: | Each call once | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | 0800Z November 9, 2024 | |
Post log summary at: | http://www.3830scores.com | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ | |
NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1800Z-1900Z, Nov 7 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 7 (SSB) and 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 7 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Nov 7 (Dig) | ||
Geographic Focus: | Nordic Europe | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW, SSB, FM, Digital | |
Bands: | 10m Only | |
Classes: | Single Op Multi-Op | |
Exchange: | RS(T) + 6-character grid square | |
QSO Points: | (see rules) | |
Multipliers: | (none) | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
Submit logs by: | November 21, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | 10m[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ | |
SKCC Sprint Europe: 2000Z-2200Z, Nov 7 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Europe | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m | |
Classes: | (none) | |
Exchange: | RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE") | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
QSO Points: | (see rules) | |
Multipliers: | Each state, province, or country once | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points | |
Submit logs by: | November 14, 2024 | |
E-mail log summary to: | (none) | |
Post log summary at: | http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/submit-display.php?submit_id=165 | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/ | |
NCCC FT4 Sprint: 0100Z-0130Z, Nov 8 | ||
Geographic Focus: | North America | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | FT4 | |
Bands: | (see rules) | |
Classes: | (none) | |
Max power: | 100 watts | |
Exchange: | 4-character grid square | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
Multipliers: | Each 4-character grid square once per band | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | November 10, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
Upload log at: | https://lotw.arrl.org/ | |
Post log summary at: | https://www.3830scores.com/ | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html | |
Weekly RTTY Test: 0145Z-0215Z, Nov 8 | ||
Geographic Focus: | North America | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | RTTY | |
Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
Classes: | Single-Op (QRP/Low) | |
Max power: | LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | Name + (state/province/country) | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
Multipliers: | Each callsign once | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | November 10, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
Post log summary at: | http://www.3830scores.com/ | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | https://radiosport.world/wrt.html | |
QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Nov 8 | ||
Geographic Focus: | United States | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 80m Only | |
Classes: | Single Op (Fox/Hound) | |
Max power: | 5 watts | |
Exchange: | RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
Multipliers: | (none) | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
Submit logs by: | 0330Z November 9, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | (see rules) | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm | |
NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 8 | ||
Geographic Focus: | North America | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | (see rules) | |
Classes: | (none) | |
Max power: | 100 watts | |
Exchange: | Serial No. + Name + QTH | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | November 10, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
Post log summary at: | http://www.3830scores.com/ | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html | |
K1USN Slow Speed Test: 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 8 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) | |
Max power: | HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | Maximum 20 wpm Name + (state/province/country) | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO (starting with Jan 4 contest) | |
Multipliers: | Each state/province/country once per band W/VE do not count as country mults (starting with Jan 4 contest) | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | 2359Z November 10, 2024 | |
Post log summary at: | http://www.3830scores.com | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html | |
WAE DX Contest, RTTY: 0000Z, Nov 9 to 2359Z, Nov 10 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | RTTY | |
Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
Classes: | Single Op (High/Low) Multi-Op SWL | |
Max operating hours: | Single Op: 36 hours, off times of at least 60 minutes Multi-Single: 48 hours | |
Max power: | HP: >100 Watts LP: 100 Watts | |
Exchange: | RST + Serial No. | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
Score Calculation: | (see rules) | |
Submit logs by: | 2359Z November 17, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
Upload log at: | https://dxhf2.darc.de/~waerttylog/upload.cgi?form=referat&lang=en | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/wae-dx-contest/en/ | |
PODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint: 0000Z, Nov 9 to 2359Z, Nov 11 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | PSK31 | |
Bands: | 160, 80, 40m | |
Classes: | HP/MP/LP/QRP | |
Max operating hours: | 6 hrs per UTC day | |
Max power: | HP: 100 watts MP: 50 watts LP: 25 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | RST + (state/province/country) | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO on 40m 2 points per QSO on 80m 3 points per QSO on 160m | |
Multipliers: | Each state, province and DXCC country once only | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | November 18, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
Upload log at: | http://hamclubs.info/scorer/ | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/triple-play-low-band-sprint | |
FISTS Saturday Sprint: 0000Z-2359Z, Nov 9 | ||
Geographic Focus: | United States/Canada | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
Classes: | QRP QRO Club | |
Max power: | QRO: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | FISTS: RST + first name + FISTS No. + (state/province/country) non-FISTS: RST + first name + "0" + (state/province/country) | |
Work stations: | Once only | |
QSO Points: | 5 points per QSO with FIST member 2 points per QSO with non-FIST member 250 bonus points if at least 25 QSOs | |
Multipliers: | Each US state and VE province once Each DXCC country once | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points | |
Submit logs by: | November 16, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | sprintlogs[at]fistsna[dot]org | |
Mail logs to: | FISTS Sprint Manager Ashley Lambe KX4ASH 4305 Roundwood Ct. Indian Trail, NC 28079 USA | |
Find rules at: | https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints | |
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, Digital: 0001Z, Nov 9 to 2359Z, Nov 10 | ||
Mode: | Digital | |
Bands: | 10m Only | |
Classes: | QRP Low Power High Power Club Mobile | |
Max power: | HP: >150 watts LP: 150 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | 10-10 Member: Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country) Non-Member: Name + 0 + (state/province/country) | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO with a non-member 2 points per QSO with a 10-10 member | |
Multipliers: | (none) | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
Submit logs by: | November 18, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | tentencontest[at]ten-ten[dot]org | |
Mail logs to: | Dan Morris, KZ3T 3162 Covington Way Lenoir, NC 28645 USA | |
Find rules at: | http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules | |
JIDX Phone Contest: 0700Z, Nov 9 to 1300Z, Nov 10 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Japan | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | SSB | |
Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
Classes: | Single Op All Band (Low/High) Single Op Single Band (Low/High) Multi-Single Multi-Two Maritime Mobile | |
Max power: | HP: >100W LP: 100W | |
Exchange: | JA: RST + Prefecture No. non-JA: RST + CQ Zone No. | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
QSO Points: | 4 points per JA-DX QSO on 160m 2 points per JA-DX QSO on 80m 1 points per JA-DX QSO on 40, 20, 15m 2 points per JA-DX QSO on 10m | |
Multipliers: | JA Stations: DXCC countries and CQ zones once per band non-JA Stations: JA prefectures plus JD1/O, JD1/MT, JD1/OT once per band | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | December 12, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | ph[at]jidx[dot]org | |
Upload log at: | http://www.jidx.org/upload/uplog.html | |
Mail logs to: | JIDX Phone Contest P.O.Box 22, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8799 Japan | |
Find rules at: | http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html | |
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 1200Z, Nov 9 to 2400Z, Nov 10 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Awards: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m | |
Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Multi-Op | |
Exchange: | RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE") | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO Bonus Points: (see rules) | |
Multipliers: | Each state, province, or country once | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points | |
Submit logs by: | 2359Z November 17, 2024 | |
Post log summary at: | http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/submit-display.php | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ | |
OK/OM DX Contest, CW: 1200Z, Nov 9 to 1200Z, Nov 10 | ||
Geographic Focus: | OK/OL/OM | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
Classes: | Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High) Single Op Single Band (Low/High) Multi-Single SWL | |
Max power: | HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | OK/OM: RST + 3-letter district code non-OK/OM: RST + Serial No. | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
QSO Points: | OK/OM-Station: 1 point per QSO with EU station OK/OM-Station: 3 points per QSO with DX station EU-Station: 1 point per QSO with OK/OM station DX-Station: 3 points per QSO with OK/OM station | |
Multipliers: | OK/OM-Station: each prefix once per band non-OK/OM-Station: each OK/OM district once per band | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | 2359Z November 17, 2024 | |
Upload log at: | http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=send-log | |
Mail logs to: | (none) | |
Find rules at: | http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=english | |
CQ-WE Contest: 1900Z-2300Z, Nov 9 (CW/Digital) and 0100Z-0500Z, Nov 10 (Phone) and 1900Z-2300Z, Nov 10 (Phone) and 0100Z-0500Z, Nov 11 (CW/Digital) | ||
Mode: | CW, Phone, Digital | |
Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2, 432 MHz | |
Classes: | Single Op | |
Exchange: | Name + Location Code (see rules) + Years of Service (see rules) | |
Work stations: | Once per band per mode | |
QSO Points: | Points equal to years of service received in exchange for each QSO | |
Multipliers: | Each location code once per mode | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = sum of (total QSO points x total mults) for each mode | |
Submit logs by: | December 1, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | (see rules) | |
Mail logs to: | (see rules) | |
Find rules at: | https://w8zpf.com/cqwe/ | |
AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party: 2300Z, Nov 9 to 0300Z, Nov 11 and 2300Z, Nov 16 to 0300Z, Nov 18 | ||
Geographic Focus: | United States | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | CW | |
Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20m | |
Classes: | (none) | |
Max power: | 25 watts input | |
Exchange: | RST + Name + QTH + Eqpt Year + Transmitter Type (see rules for format) + Input Power(W) | |
QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
Multipliers: | (none) | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
Submit logs by: | December 10, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | wb7whg[at]arrl[dot]net | |
Mail logs to: | Dave Parker 1107 NW 15th St Bend, OR 97703 USA | |
Find rules at: | https://antiquewireless.org/homepage/bk-qso-party-details/ | |
North American SSB Sprint Contest: 0000Z-0400Z, Nov 10 | ||
Geographic Focus: | North America | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Awards: | North America | |
Mode: | SSB | |
Bands: | 80, 40, 20m | |
Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) | |
Max operating hours: | 4 hours | |
Max power: | HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
Exchange: | [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] + [your state/province/country] | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
QSO Points: | NA station: 1 point per QSO non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station | |
Multipliers: | Each US state + DC (including KL7 and KH6) once Each VE province once Each North American country (except W/VE) once | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | 0400Z November 17, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | (see rules, web upload preferred) | |
Upload log at: | https://logs.ssbsprint.com/ | |
Mail logs to: | Robert Hayes, KW8N 9192 Bender Rd N. Ridgeville, OH 44039 USA | |
Find rules at: | http://ssbsprint.com/rules/ | |
FIRAC HF Contest: 0700Z to 1700Z, Nov 10 | ||
Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
Participation: | Worldwide | |
Mode: | SSB | |
Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
Classes: | FIRAC Member Non-Member SWL | |
Exchange: | Member: RS(T) + Serial No. + "F" Non-member: RS(T) | |
Work stations: | Once per band | |
QSO Points: | 10 points per QSO with FIRAC member 1 point per QSO with non-member | |
Multipliers: | Each FIRAC member DXCC country once only | |
Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
Submit logs by: | November 24, 2024 | |
E-mail logs to: | contest[at]firac[dot]de | |
Mail logs to: | Stegan Tanko, YO6BGT Lunca Mare 4, sc A, 16 RO-530231 Miercurea-Ciuc Romania | |
Find rules at: | http://www.firac.de/FIRAC_HF_CONTEST_E.pdf | |
Thanks to WA7BNM