Calendar

Jan
26
Fri
2024
CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest CW @ M6C HQ
Jan 26 @ 10:00 PM – Jan 28 @ 10:00 PM

 

CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest CW

CW: 2200Z January 26 – 2200Z January 28, 2024

SSB: 2200Z February 23 – 2200Z February 25, 2024

Feb
17
Sat
2024
ARRL DX (CW) @ M6C HQ
Feb 17 all-day

Contest Objective: To encourage W/VE stations to expand their knowledge of DX propagation on the HF and MF bands, improve operating skills, and improve station capability by creating a competition in which DX stations may only contact W/VE stations. One contest period is CW-only and one is Phone-only.  Use only the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10-meter bands.

W/VE amateurs: Work as many DX stations in as many DXCC entities as possible.

DX stations: Work as many W/VE stations in as many of the 48 contiguous states and provinces as possible.

Dates:

CW: Third full weekend in February (February 17-18, 2024).

Phone: First full weekend in March (March 2-3, 2024).

Contest Period: Begins 0000 UTC Saturday and runs through 2359 UTC Sunday.

Click here for the complete ARRL International DX Contest Rules (PDF)

For contest information contact  or (860) 594-0232

Feb
23
Fri
2024
CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest SSB @ M6C HQ
Feb 23 @ 10:00 PM – Feb 25 @ 10:00 PM

CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest SSB

SSB: 2200Z February 23 – 2200Z February 25, 2024

Mar
2
Sat
2024
ARRL DX (SSB) @ M6C HQ
Mar 2 all-day

Contest Objective: To encourage W/VE stations to expand their knowledge of DX propagation on the HF and MF bands, improve operating skills, and improve station capability by creating a competition in which DX stations may only contact W/VE stations. One contest period is CW-only and one is Phone-only.  Use only the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10-meter bands.

W/VE amateurs: Work as many DX stations in as many DXCC entities as possible.

DX stations: Work as many W/VE stations in as many of the 48 contiguous states and provinces as possible.

Dates:

CW: Third full weekend in February (February 17-18, 2024).

Phone: First full weekend in March (March 2-3, 2024).

Contest Period: Begins 0000 UTC Saturday and runs through 2359 UTC Sunday.

Click here for the complete ARRL International DX Contest Rules (PDF)

For contest information contact  or (860) 594-0232

 

Mar
16
Sat
2024
Russian DX (CQ /SSB /Mixed) @ M6C HQ
Mar 16 – Mar 17 all-day
Russian DX (CQ /SSB /Mixed) @ M6C HQ

Russian DX contest

(CW, SSB, mixed)
Dates: 1200Z, Mar 16 to 1200Z, Mar 17, 2024

Mar
30
Sat
2024
CQ WPX (SSB) @ M6C HQ
Mar 30 @ 12:00 AM – Mar 31 @ 11:59 PM

 

CQ WPX
(CW, RTTY, SSB)
Dates: SSB: March 30 – 31, 2024
Dates: CW: May 25 – 26, 2024
Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday

Jul
13
Sat
2024
IARU Championship @ M6C HQ
Jul 13 @ 12:00 PM – Jul 14 @ 11:59 AM
2023: 1200Z, Jul 8 – 1159Z, Jul 9   Logs due: 1159Z Jul 16

 

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.

 

Contest Objective: To support amateur self-training in radiocommunications including improving amateur operating skills, conducting technical investigations, and intercommunicating with other amateurs around the world, especially IARU member society headquarters stations, using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10-meter bands.

Dates: The second full weekend of July (July 8-9, 2023).

Contest Period: Begins 1200 UTC Saturday and runs through 1159 UTC Sunday. Both Single and Multioperator stations may operate for the entire 24-hour period.

Contest rules are now maintained as a single downloadable document.

Click here for the complete IARU HF World Championship Rules (PDF)

For contest information contact  or (860) 594-0232


Exchange:

IARU member society HQ stations, such as W1AW, send signal reports and official IARU member society abbreviation as listed on the IARU website at https://www.iaru.org/reference/member-societies/ IARU International Secretariat club station NU1AW counts as a HQ station, and sends “IARU”. Members of the IARU Administrative Council and the three IARU regional Executive committees send “AC,” “R1,” ”R2,” and “R3” as appropriate.

All others send signal reports and ITU zones.

ITU Zone Map