Today — Thursday, July 30
Thursday evening Pacific offers a compact trio of North American activity: FT4, RTTY, then CW. The larger August 1 weekend begins Friday afternoon Pacific.
Phone/SSB
No major Thursday Phone/SSB event is listed in the current WA7BNM window.
CW
- NCCC Sprint — 0230Z–0300Z July 31 (7:30–8:00 PM PDT Thursday). A fast 100-watt North American sprint; exchange is serial number, name, and QTH.
Digital
- NCCC FT4 Sprint — 0100Z–0130Z July 31 (6:00–6:30 PM PDT Thursday). 100-watt limit; exchange a 4-character grid.
- Weekly RTTY Test — 0145Z–0215Z July 31 (6:45–7:15 PM PDT Thursday), on 80 through 10 meters. Exchange name plus state, province, or country.
Tomorrow Look-Ahead
Weekend Look-Ahead
- 10-10 International Summer Contest, SSB — 0001Z August 1 to 2359Z August 2 (starts 5:01 PM PDT Friday), 10 meters only.
- European HF Championship — 1200Z–2359Z August 1 (5:00 AM–4:59 PM PDT Saturday), CW and SSB on 160 through 10 meters.
- North American QSO Party, CW — 1800Z August 1 to 0559Z August 2 (11:00 AM Saturday–10:59 PM PDT Saturday). Low power is 100 watts; single operators have a 10-hour limit.
- ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest — 1800Z August 1 to 1800Z August 2 (11:00 AM Saturday–11:00 AM Sunday PDT). Any allowable mode on 222 MHz through 241 GHz; have your 6-character grid ready.
Sources
WA7BNM Contest Calendar; sponsor rules; ARRL.
