Ham Radio Daily Contest Brief – November 5, 2026

Today

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

Phone/SSB

  • NRAU 10m Activity Contest — 1800Z-1900Z, Nov 5 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 5 (SSB) and 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 5 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Nov 5 (Dig); mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital; bands: 10m Only; focus: Nordic Europe.

CW

  • Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest — 0000Z-0100Z, Nov 5 and 0200Z-0300Z, Nov 6; mode: CW; bands: 40m Only; focus: North America.
  • NRAU 10m Activity Contest — 1800Z-1900Z, Nov 5 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 5 (SSB) and 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 5 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Nov 5 (Dig); mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital; bands: 10m Only; focus: Nordic Europe.
  • SKCC Sprint Europe — 2000Z-2200Z, Nov 5; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: Europe.
  • QRP Fox Hunt — 0200Z-0330Z, Nov 6; mode: CW; bands: 80m Only; focus: United States.
  • NCCC Sprint — 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 6; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; focus: North America.

Digital

  • NRAU 10m Activity Contest — 1800Z-1900Z, Nov 5 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 5 (SSB) and 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 5 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Nov 5 (Dig); mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital; bands: 10m Only; focus: Nordic Europe.
  • NCCC FT4 Sprint — 0100Z-0130Z, Nov 6; mode: FT4; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: North America.
  • Weekly RTTY Test — 0145Z-0215Z, Nov 6; mode: RTTY; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: North America.

Tomorrow Look-Ahead

  • K1USN Slow Speed Test — 2000Z-2100Z, Nov 6; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
  • YBDXPI FT8 Contest — 0000Z, Nov 7 to 2359Z, Nov 8; mode: FT8; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
  • IPARC Contest, CW — 0600Z-1800Z, Nov 7; mode: CW; bands: 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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