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 AWT — 1145Z-1300Z (4:45-6:00 AM Pacific), on 160-10m. Exchange: RST and name.
- CWops Test (CWT) — 1300Z-1400Z and 1900Z-2000Z (6-7 AM and noon-1 PM Pacific), on 160-10m. Non-members send name and state/province/country.
- Mini-Test 40 and Mini-Test 80 — 1700Z-1759Z and 1800Z-1859Z (10-11 AM and 11 AM-noon Pacific). Quick one-hour CW sessions on 40m and 80m.
Digital
No digital contest is listed for Wednesday local daytime/evening.
Tomorrow Look-Ahead
Digital
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data — 1900Z-2030Z July 23 (noon-1:30 PM Pacific), using RTTY and PSK on 80m. Exchange: RST and serial number.
Weekend Look-Ahead
Phone/SSB
- RSGB IOTA Contest — 1200Z July 25 to 1200Z July 26. CW and SSB on 80-10m; work island stations for IOTA multipliers.
- Alabama QSO Party — 1500Z July 25 to 0300Z July 26. CW and Phone on 80-10m; non-Alabama stations send their state, province, or country.
CW
- RSGB IOTA Contest — 1200Z July 25 to 1200Z July 26. Strong island-hunting opportunity on 80-10m.
- Alabama QSO Party — 1500Z July 25 to 0300Z July 26. CW and Phone categories.
- ARS Flight of the Bumblebees — 1700Z-2100Z July 26. Portable QRP CW activity on 40/20/15/10m, with 5 watts maximum.
Operating note: Wednesday’s short CW sessions are ideal for checking propagation and logging practice; for the weekend, have your state/province/country and IOTA exchange information ready.
Sources: WA7BNM Contest Calendar and listed sponsor/rules pages. No ARRL-sponsored contest falls in this July 22-26 window; ARRL’s next listed event is the 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest on August 1-2.
