Today
Scheduled contests overlapping October 20, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.
Phone/SSB
- ARRL School Club Roundup — 1300Z, Oct 19 to 2359Z, Oct 23; mode: CW, Phone, RTTY/Digital; bands: All, except 60, 30, 17, 12m; focus: Worldwide.
- Phone Weekly Test — 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 21; mode: SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; focus: North America.
CW
- ARRL School Club Roundup — 1300Z, Oct 19 to 2359Z, Oct 23; mode: CW, Phone, RTTY/Digital; bands: All, except 60, 30, 17, 12m; focus: Worldwide.
- Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest — 1930Z-2030Z, Oct 20; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
Digital
- ARRL School Club Roundup — 1300Z, Oct 19 to 2359Z, Oct 23; mode: CW, Phone, RTTY/Digital; bands: All, except 60, 30, 17, 12m; focus: Worldwide.
Tomorrow Look-Ahead
- ARRL School Club Roundup — 1300Z, Oct 19 to 2359Z, Oct 23; mode: CW, Phone, RTTY/Digital; bands: All, except 60, 30, 17, 12m; focus: Worldwide.
- A1Club AWT — 1145Z-1300Z, Oct 21; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- CWops Test (CWT) — 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 21; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest — 1700Z-2100Z, Oct 21; mode: FT8/4; bands: 1.2G; focus: Europe.
- Mini-Test 40 — 1700Z-1759Z, Oct 21; mode: CW; bands: 40m Only; focus: Worldwide.
- Mini-Test 80 — 1800Z-1859Z, Oct 21; mode: CW; bands: 80m Only; focus: Worldwide.
- AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening — 1900Z-2030Z, Oct 21; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
- CWops Test (CWT) — 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 21; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
- IRTS 80m Counties Contest — 2000Z-2100Z, Oct 21; mode: CW, SSB; bands: 80m Only; focus: Ireland/Northern Ireland.
- CWops Test (CWT) — 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 22; 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.
