Ham Radio Daily Contest Brief – September 29, 2026

Posted on 09/28/2026 by KN6RBP

Today

Scheduled contests overlapping September 29, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.

Phone/SSB

  • Phone Weekly Test — 0230Z-0300Z, Sep 30; mode: SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; focus: North America.

CW

Digital

  • 222 MHz Fall Sprint — 2300Z, Sep 29 to 0600Z, Sep 30; mode: Analog, Digital; bands: 222 MHz; focus: North America.

Tomorrow Look-Ahead

  • 222 MHz Fall Sprint — 2300Z, Sep 29 to 0600Z, Sep 30; mode: Analog, Digital; bands: 222 MHz; focus: North America.
  • A1Club AWT — 1145Z-1300Z, Sep 30; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
  • CWops Test (CWT) — 1300Z-1400Z, Sep 30; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
  • Mini-Test 40 — 1700Z-1759Z, Sep 30; mode: CW; bands: 40m Only; focus: Worldwide.
  • Mini-Test 80 — 1800Z-1859Z, Sep 30; mode: CW; bands: 80m Only; focus: Worldwide.
  • CWops Test (CWT) — 1900Z-2000Z, Sep 30; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
  • UKEICC 80m Contest — 2000Z-2100Z, Sep 30; mode: CW; bands: 80m Only; focus: Europe.
  • VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA — 0000Z-0500Z, Oct 1; mode: FT8/4; bands: 144 Only; focus: North America.
  • Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest — 0000Z-0100Z, Oct 1 and 0200Z-0300Z, Oct 2; mode: CW; bands: 40m Only; focus: North America.
  • CWops Test (CWT) — 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 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.

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