Category Archives: Contests

Today Contest times are UTC/Zulu. Phone/SSB Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest: 0100–0159Z; SSB, 160–6 meters. Exchange RS and age group. Phone Weekly Test: 0230–0300Z; North America, SSB, 160–15 meters. Exchange name and location. CW A1Club AWT: 1145–1300Z; 160–10 meters. Exchange RST … Continue reading →

Today UTC times for August 4: ARS Spartan Sprint — CW, 0000Z–0200Z; North America, 5 watts maximum. Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest — SSB, 0100Z–0159Z; worldwide, 160–6 meters. ICWC Medium Speed Test — CW, 0300Z–0400Z; worldwide. ZL Sprint — CW 0800Z–0829Z, … Continue reading →

Today Contest activity for August 3 is primarily CW. Phone/SSB No qualifying phone/SSB event was identified for August 3. CW K1USN Slow Speed Test: 0000–0100Z; worldwide, 160–10 meters, maximum 20 wpm. ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1300–1400Z; worldwide, 160–10 meters. OK1WC … Continue reading →

Today UTC times shown; Pacific conversions are PDT. Phone/SSB 10-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB — 0001Z Aug 1–2359Z Aug 2 (ends 4:59 p.m. PDT). Worldwide, 10 meters. SARL HF Phone Contest — 1400Z–1700Z (7:00–10:00 a.m. PDT). Southern Africa, 80/40/20 meters. … Continue reading →

Today 10-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB: 0001Z Aug 1–2359Z Aug 2, 10m SSB. European HF Championship: 1200–2359Z, CW and SSB, 160–10m. North American QSO Party, CW: 1800Z Aug 1–0559Z Aug 2, 160–10m. ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest: 1800Z … Continue reading →

Today Active contests on July 31 UTC include the following events. Phone/SSB No qualifying phone/SSB event was identified. CW QRP Fox Hunt — 0100–0230Z, 20 meters only; 5 watts maximum. NCCC Sprint — 0230–0300Z; North America, exchange serial number, name, … Continue reading →

Today — Thursday, July 30 Thursday evening Pacific offers a compact trio of North American activity: FT4, RTTY, then CW. The larger August 1 weekend begins Friday afternoon Pacific. Phone/SSB No major Thursday Phone/SSB event is listed in the current … Continue reading →

Today — Wednesday, July 29 Midweek offers several short CW sessions. Times below are UTC/Zulu; Pacific times are included where especially handy. Phone/SSB None found in the current calendar window. CW A1Club AWT — 1145Z–1300Z (4:45–6:00 AM Pacific), 160–10 meters. … Continue reading →

Today’s Contest Highlights — Tuesday, July 28 Phone/SSB Phone Weekly Test runs 0230Z–0300Z Wednesday (7:30–8:00 PM PDT Tuesday), with 100 watts maximum on 160–15 meters. Exchange name and state/province/country. CW Tuesday’s Telegraphy Contest is 1930Z–2030Z (12:30–1:30 PM PDT) on 80 … Continue reading →

Today: Monday, July 27 Phone/SSB Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest – 0100Z-0159Z Tuesday (6:00-6:59 PM PDT Monday), 160 through 6 meters. Exchange RS plus age category. This short event is Monday evening Pacific time. CW QCX Challenge runs 1300Z-1400Z (6:00-7:00 AM … Continue reading →

Here is today’s practical contest snapshot for Sunday, July 26, 2026, anchored to Pacific local time with contest windows shown in UTC/Zulu. PDT is UTC-7. Today Phone/SSB RSGB IOTA Contest — continues until 1200Z (5 AM Pacific). Phone and CW … Continue reading →

Here is today’s practical contest snapshot for Saturday, July 25, 2026, anchored to Pacific local time with contest windows shown in UTC/Zulu. PDT is UTC-7. Today Phone/SSB RSGB IOTA Contest — 1200Z July 25 to 1200Z July 26 (5 AM … Continue reading →

Here is today’s practical contest snapshot for Wednesday, July 22, 2026, anchored to Pacific local time with contest windows shown in UTC. CW events are included. Today Phone/SSB No additional Phone/SSB contests are listed for Wednesday local daytime/evening. CW A1Club … Continue reading →

Today Tuesday, July 21 (Pacific) – Short evening operating is on the calendar. All times are Zulu/UTC; PDT is UTC-7. Phone/SSB Phone Weekly Test – 0230Z-0300Z July 22 (7:30-8 PM PDT tonight). 160-15m, 100W maximum; send name and state/province/country. Weekend: … Continue reading →

Today Monday, July 20 (Pacific) – Today is CW-focused. All times are Zulu/UTC; PDT is UTC-7. Phone/SSB RSGB IOTA Contest – 1200Z Saturday to 1200Z Sunday (5 AM PDT each day). CW/SSB on 80-10m; island stations are the prize targets. … Continue reading →

Daily Ham Radio Contest Brief – Sunday, July 19, 2026 Here is the practical contest picture for today, anchored to Pacific local date. Times are listed in UTC/Zulu. Today Phone/SSB LABRE DX Contest: continues until 2359Z July 19. CW and … Continue reading →