Ham Radio Daily Contest Brief – October 3, 2026

Today

Scheduled contests overlapping October 3, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.

Other or all-mode activity

• IARU Region 1 UHF/Microwaves Contest — 1400Z, Oct 3 to 1400Z, Oct 4; mode: All; bands: 435 MHz, 1.3 GHz, 2.4 GHz, 3.4 GHz, 5.7 GHz, 10 GHz, Millimetre; focus: Europe.

Phone/SSB

• Collegiate QSO Party — 0000Z, Oct 3 to 2359Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: All, except WARC.
• TRC DX Contest — 0600Z, Oct 3 to 1800Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• Oceania DX Contest, Phone — 0600Z, Oct 3 to 0600Z, Oct 4; mode: Phone; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Oceania.
• California QSO Party — 1600Z, Oct 3 to 2200Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, Phone; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
• IARU Region 2 Area G HF SSB Contest — 2200Z-2359Z, Oct 3; mode: SSB; bands: 80, 40m.
• UBA ON Contest, SSB — 0600Z-1000Z, Oct 4; mode: SSB; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Belgium.

CW

• George Batterson 1936 QSO Party — 2300Z, Oct 2 to 0300Z, Oct 5; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m.
• Collegiate QSO Party — 0000Z, Oct 3 to 2359Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: All, except WARC.
• TRC DX Contest — 0600Z, Oct 3 to 1800Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• German Telegraphy Contest — 0700Z-1000Z, Oct 3; mode: CW; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Germany.
• California QSO Party — 1600Z, Oct 3 to 2200Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, Phone; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.

Digital

• URC DX RTTY Contest — 0000Z to 2400Z, Oct 2; mode: RTTY; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• Collegiate QSO Party — 0000Z, Oct 3 to 2359Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: All, except WARC.
• Russian WW Digital Contest — 1200Z, Oct 3 to 1159Z, Oct 4; mode: BPSK63, RTTY; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• International HELL-Contest — 1600Z-1800Z, Oct 3 (80m) and 0900Z-1100Z, Oct 4 (40m); mode: Hell; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
• 50 MHz Fall Sprint — 1800Z-2200Z, Oct 3; mode: Analog, Digital; bands: 6m Only; focus: North America.

Tomorrow Look-Ahead

• George Batterson 1936 QSO Party — 2300Z, Oct 2 to 0300Z, Oct 5; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20m.
• Collegiate QSO Party — 0000Z, Oct 3 to 2359Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: All, except WARC.
• TRC DX Contest — 0600Z, Oct 3 to 1800Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• Oceania DX Contest, Phone — 0600Z, Oct 3 to 0600Z, Oct 4; mode: Phone; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Oceania.
• Russian WW Digital Contest — 1200Z, Oct 3 to 1159Z, Oct 4; mode: BPSK63, RTTY; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• IARU Region 1 UHF/Microwaves Contest — 1400Z, Oct 3 to 1400Z, Oct 4; mode: All; bands: 435 MHz, 1.3 GHz, 2.4 GHz, 3.4 GHz, 5.7 GHz, 10 GHz, Millimetre; focus: Europe.
• California QSO Party — 1600Z, Oct 3 to 2200Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, Phone; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
• International HELL-Contest — 1600Z-1800Z, Oct 3 (80m) and 0900Z-1100Z, Oct 4 (40m); mode: Hell; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Worldwide.
• UBA ON Contest, SSB — 0600Z-1000Z, Oct 4; mode: SSB; bands: 80, 40m; focus: Belgium.
• Peanut Power QRP Sprint — 2200Z-2359Z, Oct 4; mode: CW, SSB; bands: 80, 40, 20m.
• K1USN Slow Speed Test — 0000Z-0100Z, Oct 5; 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.