Here is today’s practical contest snapshot for Friday, July 17, 2026, anchored to Pacific local time with contest windows shown in UTC.
Today
Digital
None found for Friday local daytime/evening after filtering out CW-only events. The FT4 and RTTY weekly events listed at early UTC July 17 occurred Thursday evening Pacific.
Phone/SSB
- LABRE DX Contest — 0000Z July 18 to 2359Z July 19. Starts Friday evening Pacific. Brazil-focused DX contest with CW/SSB/Mixed classes; a good weekend SSB-capable event.
Tomorrow Look-Ahead
Digital
- Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge — 0800Z-1400Z July 18. Australia/New Zealand low-band event; modes include CW, Phone, and Digital.
- Feld Hell Sprint — 1200Z-1359Z July 18. Short digital-mode sprint using Feld Hell.
- World Wide VHF Digital Contest — 1400Z July 18 to 1400Z July 19. Major VHF digital contest on 6m and 2m.
- North American QSO Party, RTTY — 1800Z July 18 to 0559Z July 19. North America-focused RTTY contest; 100-watt limit.
Phone/SSB
- LABRE DX Contest — continues through 2359Z July 19. SSB-capable weekend DX contest.
- Russian Radio Team Championship — 0700Z-1459Z July 18. CW/SSB event on 40/20/15/10m.
- Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge — 0800Z-1400Z July 18. Includes Phone and Digital on 160/80/40m.
- IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest — 1400Z July 18 to 1400Z July 19. CW/SSB contest on 70 MHz, mainly Europe-focused.
Sources: WA7BNM 8-Day Contest Calendar; ARRL Contest Calendar.
