ARRL – EME – 50 to 1296 MHz

Contest Objective: To work as many amateur stations as possible via the earth-moon-earth path on any authorized amateur frequency above 50 MHz.

Dates:

Four full weekend 48-hour periods (0000 UTC on Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday). Dates for 2023 are:

Weekends 1 and 2: 2.3 GHz & Up – August 12-13, September 9-10
Weekends 3 and 4: 50 to 1296 MHz – October 28-29, November 25-26

Contest rules are now maintained as a single downloadable document.

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

For contest information contact contests@arrl.org or (860) 594-0232