About 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 13-14, 2024). Contest Period: Begins […]
About Objective: Work as many stations as possible on the 222 MHz through 241 GHz bands using any allowable mode. A station in a specific grid locator may be contacted from the same location only once on each band, regardless of mode. Dates: The first full weekend of August, (August 3-4, 2024) Contest Period: Begins […]
Mission: To encourage newly-licensed operators (“Rookies”) in North America (including territories and possessions) to operate on the HF bands and experience competitive Amateur Radio operating. Experienced operators (“Non-Rookies”) are strongly encouraged to participate and help new operators – either on the air or in person. Objective: Rookies exchange information with as many other stations as […]
About 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 […]
About New scoring rules in effect! Distance point multipliers for each band have been added to encourage contacts on the higher microwave bands. Contacts on bands higher than 10 GHz will now accrue greater distance points. In addition, single-band "Best DX" and single-band "Top Score" certificates or endorsements will be awarded for each individual band […]
About 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 […]
About 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 […]
ARRL November Sweepstakes Contest Objective: To support amateur self-training in radiocommunications, including improving amateur operating skills, conducting technical investigations, and intercommunicating with other amateurs. Stations in the United States and Canada (including territories and possessions) exchange information with as many other US and Canadian stations as possible on the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and […]
Contest Objective: For Amateurs worldwide to exchange information with W/VE amateurs on 160-meter CW. DX-to-DX QSOs do not count for contest credit. Stations located in overseas and non-contiguous U.S. Territories may be worked by DX stations. This includes Alaska KL7, the Caribbean US possessions KP1-KP5, and all of the Pacific Ocean territories KH0-KH9, including Hawaii KH6. […]
About Objective: For Amateurs worldwide to exchange QSO information with as many stations as possible on the 10 meter band. Dates: Second full weekend of December. Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; runs through 2359 UTC Sunday (December 9-10, 2023) Click Here for the Complete ARRL 10-Meter Contest Rules (PDF) For contest information contact contests@arrl.org or (860) 594-0232
Mission & Objective- Mission: To encourage newly-licensed operators (“Rookies”) in North America (including territories and possessions) to operate on the HF bands and experience competitive Amateur Radio operating. Experienced operators (“Non-Rookies”) are strongly encouraged to participate and help new operators – either on the air or in person.