Today
Scheduled contests overlapping October 1, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.
Phone/SSB
- SARL 80m QSO Party — 1700Z-2000Z, Oct 1; mode: SSB; bands: 80m Only; focus: Worldwide.
- NRAU 10m Activity Contest — 1700Z-1800Z, Oct 1 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, Oct 1 (SSB) and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 1 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, Oct 1 (Dig); mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital; bands: 10m Only; focus: Nordic Europe.
CW
- 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) — 0700Z-0800Z, Oct 1; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- NRAU 10m Activity Contest — 1700Z-1800Z, Oct 1 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, Oct 1 (SSB) and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 1 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, Oct 1 (Dig); mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital; bands: 10m Only; focus: Nordic Europe.
- SKCC Sprint Europe — 2000Z-2200Z, Oct 1; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: Europe.
- NCCC Sprint — 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 2; mode: CW; bands: (see rules); focus: North America.
Digital
- NRAU 10m Activity Contest — 1700Z-1800Z, Oct 1 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, Oct 1 (SSB) and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 1 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, Oct 1 (Dig); mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital; bands: 10m Only; focus: Nordic Europe.
- NCCC FT4 Sprint — 0100Z-0130Z, Oct 2; mode: FT4; bands: (see rules); focus: North America.
- Weekly RTTY Test — 0145Z-0215Z, Oct 2; mode: RTTY; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: North America.
Tomorrow Look-Ahead
- URC DX RTTY Contest — 0000Z to 2400Z, Oct 2; mode: RTTY; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- K1USN Slow Speed Test — 2000Z-2100Z, Oct 2; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- George Batterson 1936 QSO Party — 2300Z, Oct 2 to 0300Z, Oct 5; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m.
- Collegiate QSO Party — 0000Z, Oct 3 to 2359Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: All, except WARC.
- TRC DX Contest — 0600Z, Oct 3 to 1800Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- Oceania DX Contest, Phone — 0600Z, Oct 3 to 0600Z, Oct 4; mode: Phone; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Oceania.
Sources
WA7BNM Contest Calendar | ARRL Contest Calendar. WA7BNM supplies the event details; ARRL is retained as the secondary calendar cross-check.
