Today
Scheduled contests overlapping September 12, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.
Other or all-mode activity
- ARRL September VHF Contest — 1800Z, Sep 12 to 0300Z, Sep 14; mode: All; bands: 50 MHz and up; focus: United States/Canada.
Phone/SSB
- WAE DX Contest, SSB — 0000Z, Sep 12 to 2359Z, Sep 13; mode: SSB; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Europe.
- Colorado QSO Party — 1400Z, Sep 12 to 0359Z, Sep 13; mode: CW, Phone; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
- New Jersey QSO Party — 1400Z, Sep 12 to 0200Z, Sep 13; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
- Ohio State Parks on the Air — 1400Z-2200Z, Sep 12; mode: CW, SSB; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
CW
- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon — 1200Z, Sep 12 to 2400Z, Sep 13; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: Worldwide.
- Colorado QSO Party — 1400Z, Sep 12 to 0359Z, Sep 13; mode: CW, Phone; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
- New Jersey QSO Party — 1400Z, Sep 12 to 0200Z, Sep 13; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
- Ohio State Parks on the Air — 1400Z-2200Z, Sep 12; mode: CW, SSB; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
- North American Sprint, CW — 0000Z-0400Z, Sep 13; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40, 20m; focus: North America.
Digital
- New Jersey QSO Party — 1400Z, Sep 12 to 0200Z, Sep 13; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
- Africa FT4 DX Contest — 1500Z-1800Z, Sep 12; mode: FT4; bands: 80, 40, 20m; focus: Africa.
Tomorrow Look-Ahead
- WAE DX Contest, SSB — 0000Z, Sep 12 to 2359Z, Sep 13; mode: SSB; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Europe.
- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon — 1200Z, Sep 12 to 2400Z, Sep 13; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: Worldwide.
- Colorado QSO Party — 1400Z, Sep 12 to 0359Z, Sep 13; mode: CW, Phone; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
- New Jersey QSO Party — 1400Z, Sep 12 to 0200Z, Sep 13; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
- ARRL September VHF Contest — 1800Z, Sep 12 to 0300Z, Sep 14; mode: All; bands: 50 MHz and up; focus: United States/Canada.
- IRTS 70cm Counties Contest — 1300Z-1330Z, Sep 13; mode: FM, SSB; bands: 70cm; focus: Ireland/Northern Ireland.
- IRTS 2m Counties Contest — 1330Z-1500Z, Sep 13; mode: FM, SSB; bands: 2m Only; focus: Ireland/Northern Ireland.
- 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint — 0000Z-0200Z, Sep 14; mode: CW, SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: North America.
- K1USN Slow Speed Test — 0000Z-0100Z, Sep 14; 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.
