IARU HF Championship

Object: To contact as many other amateurs, especially IARU member society HQ stations, around the world as possible using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands. Date and Contest Period: The second full weekend of July, beginning

NA QSO Party RTTY

North American QSO Party RTTY When:  3rd weekend in July Start time (GMT):  1800 Sat Start time (local):  1400 Sat End time (local):    0200 Sun Duration (hours):   12 Web site:  http://ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf Logs are due within FIVE (5) days

CQ WW VHF

CQ WW VHF When: 3rd weekend in July Start time (GMT):  1800 Sat Start time (local):  1400 Sat End time (local):    1700 Sun Duration (hours):  27 Web site:  http://cqww-vhf.com Logs are due within FIVE (5) days after the contest.

CQ WW RTTY

When:  Last full weekend in September Start time:   2000 Friday End time:  2000 Sunday Duration:  48 hours Web site:  http://www.cqwwrtty.com

CQ WW DX SSB

When:  Last full weekend in OCTOBER Start time:   2000 Friday (local time) End time:  2000 Sunday  (local time) Duration:  48 hours Web site:  http://www.cqww.com N1MM Log Type:  CQWWSSB

ARRL Sweepstakes CW

When:  1st full weekend in November Start time:  2100 Z Saturday End time:  0259 Z Monday Duration:  30 hours Web site:  http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes  

ARRL Sweepstakes – SSB

When:  3rd full weekend in November Start time:  2100 Z Saturday End time:  0259 Z Monday Duration:  30 hours Web site:  http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes  

CQ WW DX CW

When:  Last full weekend in NOVEMBER Start time:   1900 Friday (local time, EST) End time:  1900 Sunday  (local time, EST) Duration:  48 hours Web site:  http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm

ARRL 160 Meter CW

When:  First full weekend in DECEMBER Start time:   1700 Friday (local time , EST) End time:  1100 Sunday (local time , EST) Duration:  42 hours Web site:  http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes Logs are due within FIVE (5) days after the event is over.

ARRL 10 Meter Contest – SSB & CW

When:  2nd weekend in December Start time:  0000 Z Saturday (1900 local, Friday) End time:  2359 Z Sunday Duration: 48 hours (operate 36 hrs max) Web site: http://www.arrl.org/10-meter

ARRL RTTY Roundup

ARRL RTTY Roundup When:  1st full weekend in JAN (not Jan 1) Start time (GMT):  1800 Start time (local):  1300 Sat End time (local):    1900 Sun Duration (hours):  30 Web site:  http://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup Logs are due within FIVE (5) days

ARRL January VHF QSO Party

ARRL January VHF QSO Party When:  3rd or 4th weekend in JAN Start time (GMT):  1900 Start time (local):  1400 Sat End time (local):  2300 Sun Duration (hours):  33 Web site:  http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf Logs are due within FIVE (5) days after

CQ WW 160 Meter CW

CQ WW 160 Meter CW When: Last full weekend in JAN Start time (GMT):  2200 Start time (local):  1700 FRI End time (local):   1700 SUN Duration (hours):  48 Web site: https://www.cq160.com Logs are due within FIVE (5) days after