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January 29, 2025
Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ]
ARRL Home Page
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Contest Calendar
https://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar
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In this Issue:
â-¢Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
â-¢Bulletins
â-¢Contest Summary
â-¢News, Press Releases, and Special Interest
â-¢Contests
â-¢Log Due Dates
â-¢ARRL Information
â-¢Acknowledgements
Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
NCJ North American CW Sprint
The NCJ North American CW Sprint begins at 0000 UTC on Sunday, February 2 (Saturday evening in North America) and concludes at
0359 UTC. The object of North American stations is to contact as many radio amateurs as possible. Stations located outside of N
orth America can contact as many North American stations as possible. The exchange is the other station's call sign, your call
sign, a sequential serial number, your name, and your location (state, province, or country). Full rules are available at ncjwe
b.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf [ https://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf ] .
If you've never participated in a Sprint before, check out the Thursday night, 30-minute practice session sponsored by the Nort
hern California Contest Club, starting at 0230 UTC. See www.ncccsprint.com [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ ] for more information
.
- Thanks to Ward Silver, N0AX.
Upcoming State QSO Parties
The State QSO Party (SQP) season kicks off this weekend, with three opportunities to participate. The Vermont QSO Party [ http:
//www.ranv.org/vtqso.html ] begins at 0000 UTC on Saturday, February 1, and runs for 48 hours, concluding at 2359 UTC on Sunday
, February 2. Also on Saturday, the Minnesota QSO Party [ https://www.w0aa.org/mn-qso-party ] kicks off at 1400 UTC and conclud
es at 2359 UTC. Finally, the British Columbia QSO Party [ http://www.orcadxcc.org/bcqp.html ] begins at 1600 UTC on February 1
and concludes at 2359 UTC on February 2.
All three of the events qualify for the State QSO Party Challenge, which has an added Mobile/Portable Challenge in 2025. The or
ganizers of the SQP have added this new challenge to encourage more operators to consider operating mobile and portable. Rules
for the SQP Mobile/Portable Challenge are available at stateqsoparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025SQPMobilePOrtableRulesF
b.pdf [ https://stateqsoparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025SQPMobilePOrtableRulesFb.pdf ] .
CQ World Wide WPX RTTY Contest
The CQ World Wide WPX RTTY Contest begins at 0000 UTC on Saturday, February 8, and concludes at 2359 UTC on Sunday, February 9.
The objective is for amateurs world-wide to contact as many stations and prefixes as possible. Single Operator stations may op
erate for 30 hours of the 48-hour contest period. Multi-operator stations may operate for the full 48 hours. Complete rules are
available at www.cqwpxrtty.com/rules.htm [ https://www.cqwpxrtty.com/rules.htm ] .
ARRL School Club Roundup
The ARRL February School Club Roundup [ http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaig
n=ARRL ] runs from 1300 UTC on Monday, February 10, through 2359 UTC on Friday, February 14. School Club Roundup is co-sponsore
d by ARRL and the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club [ https://limarc.org/ ] (LIMARC). For full details of the event, visit
www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup [ http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARR
L ] .
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Bulletins
New Contest Hall of Fame Website Launched
The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) is now managing the Contest Hall of Fame. They have launched a new website at
contesthof.com [ https://contesthof.com/ ] that contains a short writeup about each Contest HOF inductee. As the new website i
s a work in progress, Randy Thompson, K5ZD, is seeking any additional biography information and photos of past inductees. He ca
n be reached at k5zd@outlook.com [ mailto:k5zd@outlook.com ] .
- Thanks to Randy Thompson, K5ZD
Call for Papers and Presentations for the 2025 Eastern VHF/UHF/Microwave Conference
Presentations and papers are sought for the 48th Eastern VHF/UHF/ Microwave Conference, held May 8 - 11, 2025 in Windsor, Conne
cticut. All aspects of VHF/UHF/microwave operating, technical and non-technical (contesting, homebrewing, EME, antennas, softwa
re, etc.), are welcome. If you have a topic that you'd like to submit to the proceedings, contact Paul Wade, W1GHZ, via email a
t w1ghz@arrl.net [ mailto:w1ghz@arrl.net ] .
The conference is sponsored by the North East Weak Signal Group. For more details visit www.newsvhf.com [ http://www.newsvhf.co
m/ ] .
- Thanks to Paul Wade, W1GHZ and Mark Casey, K1MAP
Contest University Course Outline and Professor Bios Announced
Tim Duffy, K3LR, has announced that the 2025 course outline and professor biographies are now posted on the Contest University
website at www.contestuniversity.com/course-outline [ https://www.contestuniversity.com/course-outline/ ] . Contest University
will be held on Thursday, May 15 from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, at the Hope Hotel in Dayton, Ohio.
Contest Summary
See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.
January 30
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
January 31
â-¢NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
â-¢Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
â-¢QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
â-¢NCCC Sprint Ladder [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
February 1
â-¢Vermont QSO Party [ http://www.ranv.org/vtqso.html ]
â-¢LABRE-RS Digi Contest [ https://labre-rs.org.br/labre-rs-digi-contest/ ]
â-¢10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB [ https://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules ]
â-¢Mexico RTTY International Contest [ https://rtty.fmre.mx/ ]
â-¢European Union DX Contest [ https://www.eudx-contest.com/rules/ ]
â-¢Minnesota QSO Party [ https://www.w0aa.org/mnqp-rules/ ]
â-¢FYBO Winter QRP Sprint [ https://azscqrpions.org/ ]
â-¢AGCW Straight Key Party [ https://www.agcw.de/contest/htp/htp-en/ ]
â-¢British Columbia QSO Party [ https://www.orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html ]
February 2
â-¢North American Sprint, CW [ http://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf ]
â-¢Marconi Club ARI Loano Slow CW QSO Party [ https://www.marconiclub.it/images/Slowcwparty/Rule_SlowCW_Eng.pdf ]
February 3
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
â-¢OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]
â-¢RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ]
February 4
â-¢ARS Spartan Sprint [ http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html ]
â-¢Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
February 5
â-¢QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
â-¢Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]
â-¢A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
â-¢VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ]
â-¢Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
â-¢UKEICC 80m Contest [ https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php ]
February 6
â-¢Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ ]
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
â-¢NRAU 10m Activity Contest [ https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ ]
â-¢SKCC Sprint Europe [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/ ]
February 7
â-¢NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
â-¢Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
â-¢QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
â-¢NCCC Sprint Ladder [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
February 8
â-¢CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest [ https://www.cqwpxrtty.com/rules.htm ]
â-¢FISTS Saturday Sprint [ https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints ]
â-¢Asia-Pacific Spring Sprint, CW [ http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt ]
â-¢SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ]
â-¢KCJ Topband Contest [ https://www.kcj-cw.com/ ]
â-¢Dutch PACC Contest [ https://pacc.veron.nl/ ]
â-¢F9AA Cup, CW [ https://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/om-yl/concours/trophee-f9aa ]
â-¢OMISS QSO Party [ http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoparty.php ]
â-¢WAB 1.8 MHz Phone [ http://wab.intermip.net/Contest Rules.php#OtherRules ]
â-¢RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r160m.shtml ]
February 9
â-¢Balkan HF Contest [ https://www.bfra.bg/event/464 ]
February 10
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
â-¢4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint [ http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf ]
â-¢ARRL School Club Roundup [ https://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ]
â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
â-¢OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]
February 11
â-¢Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
â-¢DARC FT4 Contest [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/ft4-contest/ft4-rules/ ]
February 12
â-¢NAQCC CW Sprint [ http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ]
â-¢QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
â-¢Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]
â-¢A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
â-¢VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ]
â-¢Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ]
News, Press Releases, and Special Interest
28th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner
North Coast Contesters are proud to announce that the 28th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025
at the Hope Hotel in Dayton, Ohio.
The Master of Ceremonies is Contest Hall of Fame member and CQ World Wide Contest Director, John Dorr, K1AR. This year's keynot
e speaker will be Chris Hurlbut, KL9A. The 2025 CQ Contest Hall of Fame inductees will also be announced at the dinner. For com
plete details and to purchase tickets, please visit their website contestdinner.com [ http://contestdinner.com/ ] .
- Thanks to Tim Duffy, K3LR, Dayton Contest Dinner Chairman
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 [ mailto:contest-update
@arrl.org ] .
73, Paul, N1SFE
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HF CONTESTS
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jan 30, 0300z to Jan 30, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Membe
r: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 1.
[ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jan 30, 0700z to Jan 30, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Membe
r: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 1.
NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Jan 31, 0100z to Jan 31, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-characte
r grid square; Logs due: Feb 2.
Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Jan 31, 0145z to Jan 31, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 2.
QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] , Jan 31, 0200z to Jan 31, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/provi
nce/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Feb 1.
NCCC Sprint Ladder [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Jan 31, 0230z to Jan 31, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; Seri
al No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Feb 2.
[ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jan 31, 2000z to Jan 31, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; M
aximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 2.
Vermont QSO Party [ http://www.ranv.org/vtqso.html ] , Feb 1, 0000z to Feb 2, 2359z; All (see rules for FT8 guidance); Bands: 1
60, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF; VT: RS(T) + County, non-VT W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province), DX: RS(T); Logs due: Feb 16.
LABRE-RS Digi Contest [ https://labre-rs.org.br/labre-rs-digi-contest/ ] , Feb 1, 0000z to Feb 2, 2059z; FT4/8; Bands: 80, 40,
20, 15, 10; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Feb 12.
10-10 Int. Winter Contest [ https://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules ] , SSB, Feb 1, 0001
z to Feb 2, 2359z; Phone; Bands: 10; 10-10 Member: Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country), Non-Member: Name + 0 + (stat
e/province/country); Logs due: Feb 10.
Mexico RTTY International Contest [ https://rtty.fmre.mx/ ] , Feb 1, 1200z to Feb 2, 2359z; RTTY Only; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 1
0; XE: RST + State, non-XE: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 16.
European Union DX Contest [ https://www.eudx-contest.com/rules/ ] , Feb 1, 1200z to Feb 2, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40,
20, 15, 10; EU Union: RS(T) + EU Union Region (4-characters), Non-EU Union: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.; Logs due: Feb 9.
Minnesota QSO Party [ https://www.w0aa.org/mnqp-rules/ ] , Feb 1, 1400z to Feb 2, 2359z; CW, Phone (FM/SSB/AM); Bands: 160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10; MN: Name + County, W/VE: Name + (state/province), DX: Name; Logs due: Feb 15.
[ https://azscqrpions.org/ ]
FYBO Winter QRP Sprint [ https://azscqrpions.org/ ] , Feb 1, 1400z to Feb 2, 2359z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 1
5, 10; RS(T) + (state/province/country)+ name + power out + temperature(F); Logs due: Mar 4.
AGCW Straight Key Party [ https://www.agcw.de/contest/htp/htp-en/ ] , Feb 1, 1600z to Feb 2, 1900z; CW; Bands: 80; AGCW: RST +
Serial No. + "/" + Class + "/" + Name + "/" + Age; Logs due: Feb 26.
[ https://www.orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html ]
British Columbia QSO Party [ https://www.orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html ] , Feb 1, 1600z to Feb 2, 2359z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80
, 40, 20, 15, 10; BC: RS(T) + District, non-BC: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due: Feb 17.
North American Sprint [ http://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf ] , CW, Feb 2, 0000z to Feb 2, 0359z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other
station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] + [your state/province/country]; Logs due: Feb 9.
Marconi Club ARI Loano Slow CW QSO Party [ https://www.marconiclub.it/images/Slowcwparty/Rule_SlowCW_Eng.pdf ] , Feb 2, 1300z t
o Feb 2, 2300z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; Marconi Club Member: RST + "MC" + Member No. + Serial No., non-Members: RST + Serial No.
; Logs due: Feb 9.
K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Feb 3, 0000z to Feb 3, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Max
imum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 5.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Feb 3, 1300z to Feb 3, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Feb 6.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] , Feb 3, 1630z to Feb 3, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RS
T + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 7.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Feb 3, 1900z to Feb 3, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Feb 6.
RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ] , Feb 3, 2000z to Feb 3, 2130z; SSB; Band
s: 80; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 4.
ARS Spartan Sprint [ http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html ] , Feb 4, 0100z to Feb 4, 0300z; CW; Bands: 80, 40,
20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + Power; Logs due: Feb 6.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Feb 4, 0100z to Feb 4, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 2
0, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Feb 5.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Feb 4, 0300z to Feb 4, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Feb 6.
QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] , Feb 5, 0200z to Feb 5, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/provinc
e/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Feb 6.
Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] , Feb 5, 0230z to Feb 5, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80,
40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Feb 7.
A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] , Feb 5, 1145z to Feb 5, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST
+ Name; Logs due: Feb 10.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Feb 5, 1300z to Feb 5, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member:
Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 8.
Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Feb 5, 1700z to Feb 5, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 7.
Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Feb 5, 1800z to Feb 5, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 7.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Feb 5, 1900z to Feb 5, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member:
Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 8.
UKEICC 80m Contest [ https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php ] , Feb 5, 2000z to Feb 5, 2100z; SSB; Bands: 80; 6-Character grid sq
uare; Logs due: Feb 5.
Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ ] , Feb 6, 0000z to Feb 7, 0300z; CW; Bands: 40; Maximum 13
wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Feb 13.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Feb 6, 0300z to Feb 6, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member:
Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 8.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Feb 6, 0700z to Feb 6, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member:
Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 8.
NRAU 10m Activity Contest [ https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ ] , Feb 6, 1800z to Feb 6, 2200z; CW, SSB, FM, Digital;
Bands: 10; RS(T) + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Feb 20.
SKCC Sprint Europe [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/ ] , Feb 6, 2000z to Feb 6, 2200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Feb 13.
NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Feb 7, 0100z to Feb 7, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character
grid square; Logs due: Feb 9.
Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Feb 7, 0145z to Feb 7, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
(state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 9.
QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] , Feb 7, 0200z to Feb 7, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/provinc
e/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Feb 8.
NCCC Sprint Ladder [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Feb 7, 0230z to Feb 7, 0300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; Serial
No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Feb 9.
K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Feb 7, 2000z to Feb 7, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Max
imum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 9.
CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest [ https://www.cqwpxrtty.com/rules.htm ] , Feb 8, 0000z to Feb 9, 2359z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10;
RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 14.
FISTS Saturday Sprint [ https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints ] , Feb 8, 0000z to Feb 8, 2359z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15,
10; FISTS: RST + first name + FISTS No. + (state/province/country), non-FISTS: RST + first name + "0" + (state/province/countr
y); Logs due: Feb 15.
Asia-Pacific Spring Sprint, CW [ http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt ] , Feb 8, 1100z to Feb 8, 1300z; CW; Bands: 40, 20; RST +
Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 15.
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ] , Feb 8, 1200z to Feb 9, 2359z
; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Feb 16.
KCJ Topband Contest [ https://www.kcj-cw.com/ ] , Feb 8, 1200z to Feb 9, 1200z; CW; Bands: 160; JA: RST + Prefecture/District C
ode, non-JA: RST + CQ Zone; Logs due: Feb 24.
Dutch PACC Contest [ https://pacc.veron.nl/ ] , Feb 8, 1200z to Feb 9, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; PA: RS(T
) + province, non-PA: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 14.
F9AA Cup, CW [ https://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/om-yl/concours/trophee-f9aa ] , Feb 8, 1200z to Feb 9, 1200z; CW; Bands:
80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 9.
OMISS QSO Party [ http://www.omiss.net/Facelift/qsoparty.php ] , Feb 8, 1500z to Feb 9, 1500z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
10; RS + (state/province/DX) + (OMISS No. if member); Logs due: Mar 1.
WAB 1.8 MHz Phone [ http://wab.intermip.net/Contest Rules.php#OtherRules ] , Feb 8, 1900z to Feb 8, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 160; Bri
tish Isles: RS + serial no. + WAB square, Other: RS + serial no. + country; Logs due: Feb 18.
RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r160m.shtml ] , Feb 8, 2000z to Feb 8, 2300z; CW; Bands: 160; UK: R
ST + Serial No. + District Code, non-UK: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 9.
Balkan HF Contest [ https://www.bfra.bg/event/464 ] , Feb 9, 1300z to Feb 9, 1700z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40; RS(T) + QSO No.; Lo
gs due: Feb 16.
K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Feb 10, 0000z to Feb 10, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; M
aximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 12.
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint [ http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf ] , Feb 10, 0100z to Feb 10, 0300z; CW, SSB; B
ands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Member No., Non-member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Count
ry) + Power; Logs due: Feb 12.
ARRL School Club Roundup [ https://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ] , F
eb 10, 1300z to Feb 14, 2359z; CW, Phone, RTTY/Digital; Bands: All, except 60, 30, 17, 12m; RS(T) + Class (I/C/S) + (state/prov
ince/country); Logs due: Mar 1.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Feb 10, 1300z to Feb 10, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80
, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Feb 13.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] , Feb 10, 1630z to Feb 10, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40;
RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 14.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Feb 10, 1900z to Feb 10, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80
, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Feb 13.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Feb 11, 0100z to Feb 11, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40,
20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Feb 12.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Feb 11, 0300z to Feb 11, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80
, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Feb 13.
DARC FT4 Contest [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/ft4-contest/ft4-rules/ ] , Feb 11, 1900z to Feb 11, 2029z; FT
4; Bands: 80; DL: RST + 4-character grid square; Logs due: Feb 18.
NAQCC CW Sprint [ http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ] , Feb 12, 0130z to Feb 12, 0330z; CW; Bands: 160; RST + (state/province
/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Feb 15.
QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] , Feb 12, 0200z to Feb 12, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/provi
nce/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Feb 13.
Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] , Feb 12, 0230z to Feb 12, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80
, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Feb 14.
A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] , Feb 12, 1145z to Feb 12, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RS
T + Name; Logs due: Feb 17.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Feb 12, 1300z to Feb 12, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Membe
r: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 15.
Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Feb 12, 1700z to Feb 12, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 14.
Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Feb 12, 1800z to Feb 12, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 14.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Feb 12, 1900z to Feb 12, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Membe
r: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 15.
RSGB 80m Club Championship [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ] , Data, Feb 12, 2000z to Feb 12, 2130z; RTTY,
PSK; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 13
VHF+ CONTESTS
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ] , Feb 5, 1700z to Feb 5, 2100z; FT8/4; Bands: 144 MHz;
4-character grid square; Logs due: Feb 10.
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ] , Feb 12, 1700z to Feb 12, 2100z; FT8/4; Bands: 432 MH
z; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Feb 17.
See also:
Vermont QSO Party [ http://www.ranv.org/vtqso.html ] , SKCC Sprint Europe [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse
/ ] , SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ] , F9AA Cup [ https://www
.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/om-yl/concours/trophee-f9aa ] , CW [ https://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/om-yl/concours/trophee-
f9aa ] , ARRL School Club Roundup [ https://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=A
RRL ] , Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
Geochron Global Operational Awareness
[http://www.geochron.com/ham-radio-4k/]
Log Due Dates
January 30
â-¢QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
â-¢ARRL January VHF Contest [ https://www.arrl.org/january-vhf?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ]
â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
January 31
â-¢Bogor Old and New Contest [ https://contest.orari-bogor.org/rule/ ]
â-¢International Naval Contest [ https://www.marac-radio.nl/ ]
â-¢SARTG New Year RTTY Contest [ http://www.sartg.com/contest/nyrules.htm ]
â-¢Original QRP Contest [ http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html ]
â-¢Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]
â-¢OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]
â-¢CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW [ http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm ]
February 1
â-¢QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
February 2
â-¢BARTG RTTY Sprint [ http://bartg.org.uk/wp/bartg-sprint-contest/ ]
â-¢NCCC Sprint Ladder [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
â-¢NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
â-¢Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
â-¢QCX Challenge [ http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ]
â-¢UBA DX Contest, SSB [ https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest ]
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
February 3
â-¢REF Contest, CW [ https://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhfdx.pdf ]
â-¢A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
â-¢Australia Day Contest [ https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/australiaday/index.php ]
February 4
â-¢ARRL Kids Day [ https://www.arrl.org/kids-day?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ]
â-¢RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ]
February 5
â-¢Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
â-¢UKEICC 80m Contest [ https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php ]
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
February 6
â-¢ARS Spartan Sprint [ http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html ]
â-¢QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
February 7
â-¢Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]
â-¢OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]
February 8
â-¢QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
February 9
â-¢NCCC Sprint Ladder [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
â-¢NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
â-¢Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
â-¢North American Sprint, CW [ http://ncjweb.com/Sprint-Rules.pdf ]
â-¢European Union DX Contest [ https://www.eudx-contest.com/rules/ ]
â-¢RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r160m.shtml ]
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
â-¢Marconi Club ARI Loano Slow CW QSO Party [ https://www.marconiclub.it/images/Slowcwparty/Rule_SlowCW_Eng.pdf ]
February 10
â-¢10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB [ https://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules ]
â-¢A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
â-¢VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ]
February 12
â-¢4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint [ http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf ]
â-¢Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
â-¢LABRE-RS Digi Contest [ https://labre-rs.org.br/labre-rs-digi-contest/ ]
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
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