Ham Radio Daily Contest Brief – October 12, 2026

Today

Scheduled contests overlapping October 12, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.

Phone/SSB

• Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB — 1200Z, Oct 10 to 1200Z, Oct 11; mode: SSB; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Scandinavia.
• South Dakota QSO Party — 1800Z, Oct 10 to 1800Z, Oct 11; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2, 222, 432; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
• Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest — 0100Z-0159Z, Oct 13; mode: SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: Worldwide.

CW

• SKCC Weekend Sprintathon — 1200Z, Oct 10 to 2400Z, Oct 11; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; focus: Worldwide.
• South Dakota QSO Party — 1800Z, Oct 10 to 1800Z, Oct 11; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2, 222, 432; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
• ICWC Medium Speed Test — 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 12; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• OK1WC Memorial (MWC) — 1630Z-1729Z, Oct 12; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
• ICWC Medium Speed Test — 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 12; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• ICWC Medium Speed Test — 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 13; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.

Digital

• South Dakota QSO Party — 1800Z, Oct 10 to 1800Z, Oct 11; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2, 222, 432; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
• PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint — 2000Z, Oct 10 to 2000Z, Oct 11; mode: PSK31; bands: 160m Only; focus: Worldwide.

Tomorrow Look-Ahead

• DARC RTTY Sprint — 1800Z-1929Z, Oct 13; mode: RTTY; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Germany.
• Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest — 1930Z-2030Z, Oct 13; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
• NAQCC CW Sprint — 0030Z-0230Z, Oct 14; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40, 20m; focus: United States/Canada.
• Phone Weekly Test — 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 14; mode: SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; focus: North America.

Sources

WA7BNM Contest Calendar | ARRL Contest Calendar. WA7BNM supplies the event details; ARRL is retained as the secondary calendar cross-check.