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CWops Test (CWT): 0300Z-0400Z, Sep 24   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 September 26, 2026   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, Sep 24   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 September 26, 2026   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/       RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data: 1900Z-2030Z, Sep 24   Geographic Focus: United Kingdom   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: RTTY, PSK   Bands: 80m Only   Classes: 100W 10W   Exchange: RST + Serial No.   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: (none)   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points   Submit logs by: 2359Z September 27, 2026   Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/rautumn.shtml       NCCC FT4 Sprint: 0100Z-0130Z, Sep 25   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: September 27, 2026   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, Sep 25   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: September 27, 2026   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       NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Sep 25   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: September 27, 2026   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, Sep 25   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 September 27, 2026   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html       CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY: 0000Z, Sep 26 to 2400Z, Sep 27   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Awards: Worldwide   Mode: RTTY   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op All Band (High/Low/QRP) Single Op Single Band (High/Low/QRP) Single Op Assisted All Band (High/Low/QRP) Single Op Assisted Single Band (High/Low/QRP) Single Op Overlays: (Classic/Rookie/Youth) Multi-Single (High/Low) Multi-Two Multi-Multi Multi-Distributed   Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: 48 States/Canada: RST + CQ Zone + (state/VE area) All Others: RST + CQ Zone   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with same country 2 points per QSO with same continent 3 points per QSO with different continent   Multipliers: W/VE Stations: Each US state/VE area once per band Each DXCC/WAE country once per band Each CQ zone once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 2359Z September 29, 2026   E-mail logs to: (none)   Upload log at: https://www.cqwwrtty.com/logcheck/   Mail logs to: (see rules)   Find rules at: https://www.cqwwrtty.com/       Bill Windle QSO Party: 0000Z-2359Z, Sep 26   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF   Classes: Single Op   Exchange: FOC-Member: RST + Name + Member No. non-Members: RST + Name   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: (none)   Score Calculation: FOC-Member: Score = Total QSOs/Total Member QSOs non-Member: Score = Total Member QSOs   Submit logs by: October 3, 2026   E-mail logs to: (none)   Post log summary at: https://focqp.g4foc.org/   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://www.g4foc.org/bill-windle-qso-party/       YU DX Contest: 1200Z, Sep 26 to 1159Z, Sep 27   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW, SSB   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op All Band CW (QRP/Low/High) Single Op All Band (SSB/Mixed)(Low/High) Single Op Single Band Multi-Single   Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: YU/YT: RS(T) + County non-YU/YT: RS(T) + Serial No.   Work stations: Once per band per mode   QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with YU/YT station 1 point per QSO with same country 2 points per QSO with same continent, different country 4 points per QSO with different continent   Multipliers: Non-YU/YT: Each YU or YT prefix once per band All: Each DXCC country once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 2359Z October 7, 2026   E-mail logs to: yudx[at]yu1srs[dot]org[dot]rs   Upload log at: https://www.yudx.yu1srs.org.rs/upload-log   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://www.yudx.yu1srs.org.rs/       Maine QSO Party: 1200Z, Sep 26 to 1200Z, Sep 27   Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW, Phone   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Single Op Mobile (Low) Multi-Single (Low/High) Multi-Multi   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: ME: RS(T) + county non-ME: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX")   Work stations: Once per band per mode   QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with ME stations 1 point per QSO with non-ME stations   Multipliers: ME counties, states, provinces, DXCC countries once per band per mode   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: October 12, 2026   E-mail logs to: maineqsoparty[at]gmail[dot]com   Mail logs to: Wireless Society of Southern Maine Maine QSO Party P.O. Box 1603 Scarborough, ME 04070 USA   Find rules at: http://www.ws1sm.com/MEQP.html       AGCW VHF/UHF Contest: 1400Z-1700Z, Sep 26 (144) and 1700Z-1800Z, Sep 26 (432)   Geographic Focus: Europe   Participation: Europe   Mode: CW   Bands: 144 MHz, 432 MHz   Classes: Single Op   Max operating hours: 3 hours: 144 MHz 2 hours: 432 MHz   Max power: A: 5W B: 5-50W C: >50W   Exchange: RST + "/" + Serial No. + "/" Power class + "/" + 6-character grid locator   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per km per QSO   Multipliers: (none)   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points   Submit logs by: October 4, 2026   E-mail logs to: (none)   Upload log at: https://www.agcw.de/contest/vhf-uhf/   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://www.agcw.de/contest/vhf-uhf/       Masonic Lodges on the Air: 1400Z-2200Z, Sep 26   Status: Active, but no recent results   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: SSB   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op (Low/High) Multi-Single (Low/High) Multi-Multi (Low/High)   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts   Exchange: Lodge: Lodge Name + Lodge No. + Jurisdiction non-Lodge: (State/Province/"DX")   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each lodge once only   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 2359Z October 10, 2026   E-mail logs to: LOGS[at]cqmorelight[dot]com   Post log summary at: http://cqmorelight.com/summary   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://cqmorelight.com/rules       AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party: 2000Z, Sep 26 to 2400Z, Sep 27   Status: Active, but no recent results   Geographic Focus: United States   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: AM   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 10m   Classes: (none)   Exchange: Name + (state/province/country)   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: Power>100W: 1 point per QSO Power 25-100W: 2 points per QSO Power <=25W: 3 points per QSO Bonus: 25 points for making at least one QSO on each of the five bands Bonus: 10 points for each first QSO with W2AN or W8ACR   Multipliers: (none)   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points + bonus points   Submit logs by: 2359Z October 25, 2026   E-mail logs to: skipperfam[at]gondtc[dot]com   Mail logs to: Ron Skipper - W8ACR 6466 41st Ave NE Knox ND 58343 USA   Find rules at: https://antiquewireless.org/homepage/am-qso-party-details/       UBA ON Contest, 6m: 0700Z-1000Z, Sep 27   Mode: CW, Phone   Bands: 6m Only   Classes: (none)   Exchange: ON: RS(T) + Serial No. + ON Section non-ON: RS(T) + Serial No.   Work stations: Once per mode   QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with Belgian station   Multipliers: Each UBA Section   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: October 2, 2026   E-mail logs to: ubaon[at]uba[dot]be   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest       K1USN Slow Speed Test: 0000Z-0100Z, Sep 28   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 September 30, 2026   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html       QCX Challenge: 1300Z-1400Z, Sep 28   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op   Max power: HP: >5 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with QCX station 1 point per QSO with non-QCX station   Multipliers: (none)   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points   Submit logs by: 0400Z October 4, 2026   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html       ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Sep 28   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: Name + QSO No.   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: 0400Z October 1, 2026   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/       OK1WC Memorial (MWC): 1630Z-1729Z, Sep 28   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 80, 40m   Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low) Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low)   Max power: LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: RST + Serial No.   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Multipliers: Each last character of worked station call suffix once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 0600Z October 2, 2026   E-mail logs to: (none)   Upload log at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=logs   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l       QCX Challenge: 1900Z-2000Z, Sep 28   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op   Max power: HP: >5 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with QCX station 1 point per QSO with non-QCX station   Multipliers: (none)   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points   Submit logs by: 0400Z October 4, 2026   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html       RSGB FT4 Contest: 1900Z-2100Z, Sep 28   Geographic Focus: United Kingdom   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: FT4   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: 100W 10W   Exchange: Signal report   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO 5 points per QSO with HQ stations G#6XX   Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band Each HQ station G#6XX once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 2100Z September 29, 2026   Upload log at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/r80m_ft4.shtml       ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1900Z-2000Z, Sep 28   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: Name + QSO No.   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: 0400Z October 1, 2026   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/       Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest: 0100Z-0159Z, Sep 29   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: SSB   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m   Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Overlay: Youth (26 years old or younger) Youth YL (female 26 years old or younger) YL (female older than 26 years   Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth)   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with OM 5 points per QSO with YL 10 points per QSO with Youth 15 points per QSO with Youth YL   Multipliers: Each DXCC once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 0159Z September 30, 2026   E-mail logs to: (none)   Upload log at: https://logs.wwsac.com/   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://wwsac.com/rules.html       QCX Challenge: 0300Z-0400Z, Sep 29   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op   Max power: HP: >5 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with QCX station 1 point per QSO with non-QCX station   Multipliers: (none)   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points   Submit logs by: 0400Z October 4, 2026   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html       ICWC Medium Speed Test: 0300Z-0400Z, Sep 29   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: Name + QSO No.   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: 0400Z October 1, 2026   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/       Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest: 1930Z-2030Z, Sep 29   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW   Bands: 80, 40m   Classes: Single-Op All Band (High/Low/QRP) Single-Op Single Band (High/Low/QRP)   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: RST + Serial No.   Work stations: Once per band per 15 minute period   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points   Submit logs by: 2030Z September 30, 2026   E-mail logs to: (none)   Upload log at: https://spcwc.pl/upload   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en       222 MHz Fall Sprint: 2300Z, Sep 29 to 0600Z, Sep 30   Geographic Focus: North America   Participation: North America   Mode: Analog, Digital   Bands: 222 MHz   Classes: Single Op (Low/High) Rover   Max operating hours: One 4 hour period   Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 200 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: 4-character grid square   Work stations: Once per mode   QSO Points: 2 points per analog QSO 1 point per digital QSO   Multipliers: Each grid square   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: October 14, 2026   E-mail logs to: philnuf[at]aol[dot]com   Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/   Mail logs to: Phil Miguelez 445 Ivy Street Warminster, PA 18974   Find rules at: https://packratvhf.com/index.php/fall-sprints

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