Today
Scheduled contests overlapping August 18, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.
Other or all-mode activity
- ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest — 0900Z, Aug 15 to 0759Z, Aug 17; mode: Any; bands: 10 GHz to light; focus: North America.
Phone/SSB
- Phone Weekly Test — 0230Z-0300Z, Aug 19; mode: SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; focus: North America.
CW
- Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest — 1930Z-2020Z, Aug 18; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
Digital
No qualifying Digital event was identified for August 18, 2026.
Tomorrow Look-Ahead
- A1Club AWT — 1145Z-1300Z, Aug 19; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- CWops Test (CWT) — 1300Z-1400Z, Aug 19; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest — 1700Z-2100Z, Aug 19; mode: FT8/4; bands: 1.2G; focus: Europe.
- Mini-Test 40 — 1700Z-1759Z, Aug 19; mode: CW; bands: 40m Only; focus: Worldwide.
- Mini-Test 80 — 1800Z-1859Z, Aug 19; mode: CW; bands: 80m Only; focus: Worldwide.
- CWops Test (CWT) — 1900Z-2000Z, Aug 19; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA — 0000Z-0500Z, Aug 20; mode: FT8/4; bands: 1296 Only; focus: North America.
- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest — 0000Z-0100Z, Aug 20 and 0200Z-0300Z, Aug 21; mode: CW; bands: 20m Only; focus: North America.
- CWops Test (CWT) — 0300Z-0400Z, Aug 20; mode: CW; bands: 160, 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.
