Today
Scheduled contests overlapping August 30, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.
Phone/SSB
- ALARA Contest — 0600Z Aug 29 to 0559Z, Aug 30; mode: CW, Phone; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Australia/New Zealand.
- U.S. Islands QSO Party — 1200Z, Aug 29 to 0300Z, Aug 30; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: United States/Canada.
- Kansas QSO Party — 1400Z, Aug 29 to 0200Z, Aug 30 and 1400Z-2000Z, Aug 30; mode: CW, SSB, Digital/RTTY; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
CW
- ALARA Contest — 0600Z Aug 29 to 0559Z, Aug 30; mode: CW, Phone; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Australia/New Zealand.
- U.S. Islands QSO Party — 1200Z, Aug 29 to 0300Z, Aug 30; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: United States/Canada.
- Kansas QSO Party — 1400Z, Aug 29 to 0200Z, Aug 30 and 1400Z-2000Z, Aug 30; mode: CW, SSB, Digital/RTTY; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
- K1USN Slow Speed Test — 0000Z-0100Z, Aug 31; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
Digital
- SCRY/RTTYOps WW DX RTTY Contest — 2200Z, Aug 28 to 1200Z, Aug 29 and 1200Z-2359Z, Aug 30; mode: RTTY; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- U.S. Islands QSO Party — 1200Z, Aug 29 to 0300Z, Aug 30; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: United States/Canada.
- World Wide Digi DX Contest — 1200Z, Aug 29 to 1200Z, Aug 30; mode: FT4/8; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- Kansas QSO Party — 1400Z, Aug 29 to 0200Z, Aug 30 and 1400Z-2000Z, Aug 30; mode: CW, SSB, Digital/RTTY; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
Tomorrow Look-Ahead
- World Wide Digi DX Contest — 1200Z, Aug 29 to 1200Z, Aug 30; mode: FT4/8; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- QCX Challenge — 1300Z-1400Z, Aug 31; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- ICWC Medium Speed Test — 1300Z-1400Z, Aug 31; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- OK1WC Memorial (MWC) — 1630Z-1729Z, Aug 31; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
- QCX Challenge — 1900Z-2000Z, Aug 31; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- ICWC Medium Speed Test — 1900Z-2000Z, Aug 31; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest — 0100Z-0159Z, Sep 1; mode: SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: Worldwide.
- QCX Challenge — 0300Z-0400Z, Sep 1; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- ICWC Medium Speed Test — 0300Z-0400Z, Sep 1; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
Sources
WA7BNM Contest Calendar | ARRL Contest Calendar. WA7BNM supplies the event details; ARRL is retained as the secondary calendar cross-check.
