Ham Radio Daily Contest Brief – September 5, 2026

Today

Scheduled contests overlapping September 5, 2026 in Pacific time are listed below. Event times remain in UTC/Zulu.

Other or all-mode activity

• IARU Region 1 145 MHz Contest — 1400Z, Sep 5 to 1400Z, Sep 6; mode: All; bands: 145 MHz; focus: Europe.

Phone/SSB

• ARRL EME Contest — 0000Z, Sep 5 to 2359Z, Sep 6; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 2.3 GHz and Up; focus: Worldwide.
• All Asian DX Contest, Phone — 0000Z, Sep 5 to 2400Z, Sep 6; mode: Phone; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Asia.
• SARL VHF/UHF FM Contest — 0800Z, Sep 5 to 1000Z, Sep 6; mode: SSB; bands: 50 MHz, 144 MHz, 432 MHz; focus: Southern Africa.
• SARL Field Day Contest — 0800Z, Sep 5 to 1000Z, Sep 6; mode: CW, SSB, Digital; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: South Africa.
• IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB — 1300Z, Sep 5 to 1259Z, Sep 6; mode: SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Europe.
• RSGB SSB Field Day — 1300Z, Sep 5 to 1300Z, Sep 6; mode: SSB; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Europe.

CW

• ARRL EME Contest — 0000Z, Sep 5 to 2359Z, Sep 6; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 2.3 GHz and Up; focus: Worldwide.
• Wake-Up! QRP Sprint — 0600Z-0629Z, Sep 5 and 0630Z-0659Z, Sep 5 and 0700Z-0729Z, Sep 5 and 0730Z-0800Z, Sep 5; mode: CW; bands: 40, 20m; focus: Worldwide.
• SARL Field Day Contest — 0800Z, Sep 5 to 1000Z, Sep 6; mode: CW, SSB, Digital; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: South Africa.
• CWOps CW Open — 1200Z-1559Z, Sep 5; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• AGCW Straight Key Party — 1300Z-1600Z, Sep 5; mode: CW; bands: 40m Only; focus: Worldwide.
• CWOps CW Open — 2000Z-2359Z, Sep 5; mode: CW; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.

Digital

• ARRL EME Contest — 0000Z, Sep 5 to 2359Z, Sep 6; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 2.3 GHz and Up; focus: Worldwide.
• SARL Field Day Contest — 0800Z, Sep 5 to 1000Z, Sep 6; mode: CW, SSB, Digital; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: South Africa.
• Russian RTTY WW Contest — 1200Z, Sep 5 to 1159Z, Sep 6; mode: RTTY; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint — 2000Z, Sep 5 to 1959Z, Sep 6; mode: PSK31; bands: 80m Only; focus: Worldwide.

Tomorrow Look-Ahead

• ARRL EME Contest — 0000Z, Sep 5 to 2359Z, Sep 6; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: 2.3 GHz and Up; focus: Worldwide.
• All Asian DX Contest, Phone — 0000Z, Sep 5 to 2400Z, Sep 6; mode: Phone; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Asia.
• SARL VHF/UHF FM Contest — 0800Z, Sep 5 to 1000Z, Sep 6; mode: SSB; bands: 50 MHz, 144 MHz, 432 MHz; focus: Southern Africa.
• SARL Field Day Contest — 0800Z, Sep 5 to 1000Z, Sep 6; mode: CW, SSB, Digital; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: South Africa.
• Russian RTTY WW Contest — 1200Z, Sep 5 to 1159Z, Sep 6; mode: RTTY; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Worldwide.
• IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB — 1300Z, Sep 5 to 1259Z, Sep 6; mode: SSB; bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Europe.
• RSGB SSB Field Day — 1300Z, Sep 5 to 1300Z, Sep 6; mode: SSB; bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; focus: Europe.
• IARU Region 1 145 MHz Contest — 1400Z, Sep 5 to 1400Z, Sep 6; mode: All; bands: 145 MHz; focus: Europe.
• PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint — 2000Z, Sep 5 to 1959Z, Sep 6; mode: PSK31; bands: 80m Only; focus: Worldwide.
• WAB 144 MHz Phone — 1000Z-1400Z, Sep 6; mode: SSB; bands: 2m Only.
• Tennessee QSO Party — 1700Z, Sep 6 to 0300Z, Sep 7; mode: CW, Phone, Digital; bands: All, except WARC; focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party.
• K1USN Slow Speed Test — 0000Z-0100Z, Sep 7; 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.