Calendar
CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest CW
CW: 2200Z January 26 – 2200Z January 28, 2024
SSB: 2200Z February 23 – 2200Z February 25, 2024
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
CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest SSB
SSB: 2200Z February 23 – 2200Z February 25, 2024
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
Russian DX contest
(CW, SSB, mixed)
Dates: 1200Z, Mar 16 to 1200Z, Mar 17, 2024
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
| 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.