Today
Scheduled contests overlapping October 8, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.
Phone/SSB
No qualifying Phone/SSB event was identified for October 8, 2026.
CW
- CWops Test (CWT) — 0700Z-0800Z, Oct 8; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- NCCC Sprint — 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 9; mode: CW; bands: (see rules); focus: North America.
Digital
- 432 MHz Fall Sprint — 2300Z, Oct 7 to 0300Z, Oct 8; mode: Analog, Digital; bands: 432 MHz; focus: North America.
- NCCC FT4 Sprint — 0100Z-0130Z, Oct 9; mode: FT4; bands: (see rules); focus: North America.
- Weekly RTTY Test — 0145Z-0215Z, Oct 9; mode: RTTY; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: North America.
Tomorrow Look-Ahead
- K1USN Slow Speed Test — 2000Z-2100Z, Oct 9; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- Makrothen RTTY Contest — 0000Z-0800Z, Oct 10 and 1600Z-2400Z, Oct 10 and 0800Z-1600Z, Oct 11; mode: RTTY; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party — 0000Z-2359Z, Oct 10; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- 10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint — 0001Z-2359Z, Oct 10; mode: All; bands: 10m Only; focus: Worldwide.
- Oceania DX Contest, CW — 0600Z, Oct 10 to 0600Z, Oct 11; mode: CW; 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.
