Ham Radio Daily Contest Brief – November 2, 2026

Today

Scheduled contests overlapping November 2, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.

Phone/SSB

• ARRL EME Contest — 0000Z, Oct 31 to 2359Z, Nov 1; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 50-1296 MHz; focus: Worldwide.
• UK/EI DX Contest, SSB — 1200Z, Oct 31 to 1200Z, Nov 1; mode: SSB; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• Russian WW MultiMode Contest — 1200Z, Oct 31 to 1159Z, Nov 1; mode: CW, SSB, RTTY, BPSK; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m.
• Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest — 0100Z-0159Z, Nov 3; mode: SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: Worldwide.

CW

• ARRL EME Contest — 0000Z, Oct 31 to 2359Z, Nov 1; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 50-1296 MHz; focus: Worldwide.
• Russian WW MultiMode Contest — 1200Z, Oct 31 to 1159Z, Nov 1; mode: CW, SSB, RTTY, BPSK; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m.
• Classic Exchange, CW — 1400Z, Nov 1 to 0800Z, Nov 2 and 1400Z, Mar 3 to 0800Z, Nov 4; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; focus: Worldwide.
• ICWC Medium Speed Test — 1300Z-1400Z, Nov 2; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• OK1WC Memorial (MWC) — 1630Z-1729Z, Nov 2; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
• ICWC Medium Speed Test — 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 2; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• ARS Spartan Sprint — 0100Z-0300Z, Nov 3; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: North America.
• ICWC Medium Speed Test — 0300Z-0400Z, Nov 3; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.

Digital

• ARRL EME Contest — 0000Z, Oct 31 to 2359Z, Nov 1; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 50-1296 MHz; focus: Worldwide.
• Russian WW MultiMode Contest — 1200Z, Oct 31 to 1159Z, Nov 1; mode: CW, SSB, RTTY, BPSK; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m.
• RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data — 2000Z-2130Z, Nov 2; mode: RTTY, PSK; bands: 80m Only; focus: United Kingdom.

Tomorrow Look-Ahead

• Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest — 1930Z-2030Z, Nov 3; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
• QRP Fox Hunt — 0200Z-0330Z, Nov 4; mode: CW; bands: 40m Only; focus: United States.
• Phone Weekly Test — 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 4; 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.