Here is today’s practical contest snapshot for Friday, July 17, 2026, anchored to Pacific local time with contest windows shown in UTC. CW events are included.
Today
Phone/SSB
- LABRE DX Contest — 0000Z July 18 to 2359Z July 19. Brazil-focused DX contest with SSB and CW categories.
CW
- K1USN Slow Speed Test — 2000Z-2100Z July 17. Short slow-speed CW activity on 160-10m.
- LABRE DX Contest — 0000Z July 18 to 2359Z July 19. Starts Friday evening Pacific; weekend DX event with CW and SSB categories.
Digital
None found for Friday local daytime/evening. The FT4 and RTTY weekly events listed at early UTC July 17 occurred Thursday evening Pacific.
Tomorrow Look-Ahead
Phone/SSB
- LABRE DX Contest — continues through 2359Z July 19. SSB and CW categories.
- Russian Radio Team Championship — 0700Z-1459Z July 18. CW/SSB HF contest.
- Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge — 0800Z-1400Z July 18. Phone plus CW/Digital on 160/80/40m.
- IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest — 1400Z July 18 to 1400Z July 19. 70 MHz SSB/CW contest.
CW
- LABRE DX Contest — continues through 2359Z July 19. CW and SSB on 160-10m.
- Russian Radio Team Championship — 0700Z-1459Z July 18. CW/SSB team-style HF event on 40/20/15/10m.
- Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge — 0800Z-1400Z July 18. CW, Phone, and Digital on 160/80/40m.
- IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest — 1400Z July 18 to 1400Z July 19. 70 MHz CW/SSB contest, mainly Europe-focused.
Digital
- Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge — 0800Z-1400Z July 18. Low-band event on 160/80/40m; modes include CW, Phone, and Digital.
- Feld Hell Sprint — 1200Z-1359Z July 18. Short Feld Hell sprint on 160-6m.
- CQ Worldwide VHF Digital Contest — 1400Z July 18 to 1400Z July 19. Major VHF digital event on 6m and 2m.
- North American QSO Party, RTTY — 1800Z July 18 to 0559Z July 19. Major North America-focused RTTY contest on 80-10m; 100-watt limit.
ARRL cross-check: No ARRL-sponsored contest falls on July 17-18, 2026. ARRL’s July IARU HF World Championship was July 11-12; the next ARRL-listed event is the 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest on August 1-2.
Sources: WA7BNM Contest Calendar, ARRL Contest Calendar, and listed sponsor/rules pages.
