Ham Radio Daily Contest Brief – November 9, 2026

Today

Scheduled contests overlapping November 9, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.

Phone/SSB

• FIRAC HF Contest — 0700Z to 1700Z, Nov 8; mode: SSB; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest — 0100Z-0159Z, Nov 10; mode: SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: Worldwide.

CW

• ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW — 2100Z, Nov 7 to 0300Z, Nov 9; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: United States/Canada.
• ICWC Medium Speed Test — 1300Z-1400Z, Nov 9; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• OK1WC Memorial (MWC) — 1630Z-1729Z, Nov 9; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
• ICWC Medium Speed Test — 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 9; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• ICWC Medium Speed Test — 0300Z-0400Z, Nov 10; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.

Digital

• YBDXPI FT8 Contest — 0000Z, Nov 7 to 2359Z, Nov 8; mode: FT8; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.

Tomorrow Look-Ahead

• DARC FT4 Contest — 1900Z-2029Z, Nov 10; mode: FT4; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
• Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest — 1930Z-2030Z, Nov 10; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
• QRP Fox Hunt — 0200Z-0330Z, Nov 11; mode: CW; bands: 40m Only; focus: United States.
• Phone Weekly Test — 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 11; 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.