Ham Radio Daily Contest Brief – October 5, 2026

Today

Scheduled contests overlapping October 5, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.

Other or all-mode activity

• IARU Region 1 UHF/Microwaves Contest — 1400Z, Oct 3 to 1400Z, Oct 4; mode: All; bands: 435 MHz, 1.3 GHz, 2.4 GHz, 3.4 GHz, 5.7 GHz, 10 GHz, Millimetre; focus: Europe.

Phone/SSB

• 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.
• California QSO Party — 1600Z, Oct 3 to 2200Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, Phone; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
• Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest — 0100Z-0159Z, Oct 6; mode: SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: Worldwide.

CW

• 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.
• California QSO Party — 1600Z, Oct 3 to 2200Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, Phone; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
• ICWC Medium Speed Test — 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 5; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• OK1WC Memorial (MWC) — 1630Z-1729Z, Oct 5; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
• RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW — 1900Z-2030Z, Oct 5; mode: CW; bands: 80m Only; focus: United Kingdom.
• ICWC Medium Speed Test — 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 5; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• ARS Spartan Sprint — 0000Z-0200Z, Oct 6; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: North America.
• ICWC Medium Speed Test — 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 6; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.

Digital

• Collegiate QSO Party — 0000Z, Oct 3 to 2359Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: All, except WARC.
• Russian WW Digital Contest — 1200Z, Oct 3 to 1159Z, Oct 4; mode: BPSK63, RTTY; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.

Tomorrow Look-Ahead

• Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest — 1930Z-2030Z, Oct 6; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
• Phone Weekly Test — 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 7; mode: SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; focus: North America.

Sources

WA7BNM Contest Calendar | ARRL Contest Calendar. WA7BNM supplies the event details; ARRL is retained as the secondary calendar cross-check.