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July 16, 2025
Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ]
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In this Issue:
â-¢Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
â-¢Bulletins
â-¢Contest Summary
â-¢News, Press Releases, and Special Interest
â-¢Sights and Sounds
â-¢Contests
â-¢Log Due Dates
Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
Round Two of the YOTA Contest
The second round of the Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Contest will be held on Saturday, July 19, starting at 1000 UTC. The objective of th
e event is to increase the amount of ham radio youth activities. The contest is organized by IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group, in cooper
ation with the Hungarian Radio Amateur Society. For complete rules, visit yotacontest.mrasz.org/rules/english [ https://yotacontest.mrasz
.org/rules/english ] .
2025 CQ World Wide VHF Contest - Digital
The digital weekend of the 2025 CQ World Wide VHF Contest begins at 1200 UTC on Saturday, July 19 and concludes at 1200 UTC on Sunday, Ju
ly 20. All amateur radio frequencies on 50 MHz (6 meters) and 144 MHz (2 meters) may be used as authorized by local law and license class
.
Available categories include single operator, multioperator, QRP hilltopper and rover.
All participants are now able to use spotting assistance as the rules now align with what is allowed in ARRL VHF contests.
Note that the start and end times of the contest have changed from previous years.
Other new rule changes include the addition of new low power categories (100 W maximum) for Single Operator All Band and Single Operator
Single Band participants. Additionally, single band categories have been added for QRP participants. For complete rules, visit www.cqww-v
hf.com [ http://www.cqww-vhf.com/ ] .
North American QSO Party- RTTY
The North American QSO Party (NAQP)- RTTY begins at 1800 UTC on Saturday, July 19 and concludes at 0559 UTC on Sunday, July 20. NAQP cont
ests are fun, friendly, and fast-paced. The exchange is your name, state, Canadian province or DXCC entity. Participants are reminded tha
t the NAQP CW and SSB events are on August 2 and August 16 respectively. Rules, results, and records are available on the National Contes
t Journal website, at ncjweb.com/naqp [ http://ncjweb.com/naqp ] .
- Thanks to Mark Aaker, K6UFO
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Bulletins
2025 ARRL Field Day Entry Deadline Approaching
The entry deadline for the 2025 ARRL Field Day is Tuesday, July 29, at 2059 UTC. Participants should check the Entries Received web page
at field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php [ http://field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php ] to verify their entry has been accepted and that
there's no additional documentation required to complete the entry.
If the status is listed as "pending documents," then additional information is needed to complete the entry.
Corrections or additions to Field Day entries can be made by using the link provided in the confirmation email received when the entry wa
s submitted.
Any questions should be directed to fieldday@arrl.org [ mailto:fieldday@arrl.org ] .
Contest Summary
See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.
July 17
â-¢Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/ ]
â-¢NAQCC CW Sprint [ https://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ]
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
â-¢NTC QSO Party [ https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/ ]
July 18
â-¢QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm ]
â-¢NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
â-¢Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
â-¢NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
July 19
â-¢LABRE DX Contest [ https://www.labre.org.br/contest/en/regulamento/ ]
â-¢Russian Radio Team Championship [ http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/ ]
â-¢Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge [ https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/ ]
â-¢YOTA Contest [ https://yotacontest.mrasz.org/ ]
â-¢Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint ]
â-¢CQ Worldwide VHF Digital Contest [ https://www.cqww-vhf.com/ ]
â-¢IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest [ https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rules-IARU-R1-VHF-up-Contests.pdf ]
â-¢North American QSO Party, RTTY [ https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf ]
July 20
â-¢RSGB International Low Power Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/rqrp.shtml ]
â-¢Run for the Bacon QRP Contest [ http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ ]
July 21
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
â-¢OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]
July 22
â-¢Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
July 23
â-¢SKCC Sprint [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/ ]
â-¢Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]
â-¢A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
â-¢Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
July 24
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
â-¢RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ]
July 25
â-¢QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm ]
â-¢NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
â-¢Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
â-¢NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
July 26
â-¢MARAC US Counties QSO Party [ http://www.marac.org/contests.htm ]
â-¢FRAPR 10M Contest [ https://www.frapr.org/concursos/ ]
â-¢RSGB IOTA Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/riota.shtml ]
â-¢ARAM 50 MHz Contest [ https://www.aram.pt/?pagina=eventos&subpg=concurso50MHz&lang=en ]
â-¢Alabama QSO Party [ http://alabamacontestgroup.org/aqp/rules/ ]
July 27
â-¢ARS Flight of the Bumblebees [ http://ars-qrp.com/FOBB/FOBB.html ]
July 28
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
â-¢OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]
â-¢RSGB FT4 Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80m_ft4.shtml ]
July 29
â-¢Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
July 30
â-¢Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]
â-¢A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
â-¢Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
RigSelect Radio Switch SO2R Controller
[https://rigselect.com/]
News, Press Releases, and Special Interest
Real-Time Moon Tracker v2.0.1 Released
Hannu Eloranta, OH2LHE, has announced the release of Real-Time Moon Tracker v2.0.1. The web-based moon tracking tool at eloranta.github.i
o [ https://eloranta.github.io/ ] can display the moonrise and moonset of two locations simultaneously, useful for EME operators to deter
mine common moon times. Updates include the option to display the time in local time in addition to UTC, and a time cursor, which display
s the current time.
Sights and Sounds
Front Range 6 Meter Group Q65 Zoom Presentation
The Front Range 6 Meter Group recently hosted an informative Zoom presentation by Hasan Schiers, N0AN, and Rick Hall, K5GZR, that explore
d the Q65 mode within WSJT-X. The conversation also included topics such as Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) operations, the latest software enhanc
ements, antenna optimization, signal decoding strategies, and station safety.
A video of the presentation is available on the Front Range 6 Meter Group YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRoD6UgetyM [ https:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRoD6UgetyM ] .
- Thanks to Paul Sobon, NO0T
That's all for this time. Remember to send contesting-related stories, book reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, schematics
, club information, pictures, stories, blog links, and predictions to contest-update@arrl.org [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ] .
73, Paul, N1SFE
Contests
July 17, 2025 - July 30, 2025
An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral [ http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_
campaign=ARRL ] is available as a PDF. Check the sponsors' website for information on operating time restrictions and other instructions.
HF CONTESTS
Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/ ] , Jul 17, 0000z to Jul 18, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST
+ (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jul 24.
NAQCC CW Sprint [ https://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ] , Jul 17, 0030z to Jul 17, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + (state/province/c
ountry) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Jul 20.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 17, 0300z to Jul 17, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 19.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 17, 0700z to Jul 17, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 19.
NTC QSO Party [ https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/ ] , Jul 17, 1900z to Jul 17, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Mem
ber: RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Jul 21.
QRP Fox Hunt, [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm ] Jul 18, 0100z to Jul 18, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country
) + name + power output; Logs due: Jul 19.
NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Jul 18, 0100z to Jul 18, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid squ
are; Logs due: Jul 20.
Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Jul 18, 0145z to Jul 18, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/p
rovince/country); Logs due: Jul 20.
NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Jul 18, 0230z to Jul 18, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Jul 20.
K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jul 18, 2000z to Jul 18, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20
wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 20.
LABRE DX Contest [ https://www.labre.org.br/contest/en/regulamento/ ] , Jul 19, 0000z to Jul 20, 2359z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
15, 10; Brazilian: RS(T) + 2-letter state, Non-Brazilian: RS(T) + 2-letter continent; Logs due: Jul 25.
Russian Radio Team Championship [ http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/ ] , Jul 19, 0700z to Jul 19, 1459z; CW, SSB;
Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10; RRTC: RS(T) + 3-character code, Non-RRTC: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.; Logs due: Jul 19.
Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge [ https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/ ] , Jul 19, 0800z to Jul 19, 1400z; CW, Phone, Di
gital; Bands: 160, 80, 40; RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 26.
YOTA Contest [ https://yotacontest.mrasz.org/ ] , Jul 19, 1000z to Jul 19, 2159z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Single Op: RS(T) +
age (on Jan 1 of year of contest), Multi-Op: RS(T) + average age of ops (on Jan 1 of year of contest); Logs due: Jul 24.
Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint ] , Jul 19, 1200z to Jul 19, 1359z;
Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; (see rules); Logs due: Jul 23.
North American QSO Party, RTTY [ https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf ] , Jul 19, 1800z to Jul 20, 0559z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 1
0; NA: Name + (state/DC/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 27.
RSGB International Low Power Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/rqrp.shtml ] , Jul 20, 0900z to Jul 20, 1600z; CW; Bands: 80,
40, 20; RST + Serial No. + Power; Logs due: Jul 25.
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest [ http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ ] , Jul 20, 2300z to Jul 21, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST
+ (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jul 26.
K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jul 21, 0000z to Jul 21, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20
wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 23.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 21, 1300z to Jul 21, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 24.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] , Jul 21, 1630z to Jul 21, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Seri
al No.; Logs due: Jul 25.
[ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 21, 1900z to Jul 21, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 24.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Jul 22, 0100z to Jul 22, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 1
0, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jul 23.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 22, 0300z to Jul 22, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 24.
SKCC Sprint [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/ ] , Jul 23, 0000z to Jul 23, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40,
20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Jul 26.
Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] , Jul 23, 0230z to Jul 23, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 25.
A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] , Jul 23, 1145z to Jul 23, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name;
Logs due: Jul 28.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 23, 1300z to Jul 23, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 26.
Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jul 23, 1700z to Jul 23, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 25.
Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jul 23, 1800z to Jul 23, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 25.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 23, 1900z to Jul 23, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 26.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 24, 0300z to Jul 24, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 26.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 24, 0700z to Jul 24, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 26.
RSGB 80m Club Championship [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ] , Data, Jul 24, 1900z to Jul 24, 2030z; RTTY, PSK; Bands
: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 25.
QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm ] , Jul 25, 0100z to Jul 25, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/countr
y) + name + power output; Logs due: Jul 26.
NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Jul 25, 0100z to Jul 25, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid squ
are; Logs due: Jul 27.
Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Jul 25, 0145z to Jul 25, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/p
rovince/country); Logs due: Jul 27.
NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Jul 25, 0230z to Jul 25, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs
due: Jul 27.
K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jul 25, 2000z to Jul 25, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20
wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 27.
MARAC US Counties QSO Party [ http://www.marac.org/contests.htm ] , Jul 26, 0000z to Jul 27, 2359z; CW/Digital, Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40
, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2; RS(T) + (state+county/"DX"); Logs due: Sep 1.
FRAPR 10M Contest [ https://www.frapr.org/concursos/ ] , Jul 26, 0000z to Jul 27, 2359z; CW, SSB; Bands: 10; RS(T) + power; Logs due: Aug
3.
RSGB IOTA Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/riota.shtml ] , Jul 26, 1200z to Jul 27, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15,
10; RS(T) + Serial No. + IOTA No. (if applicable); Logs due: Aug 1.
Alabama QSO Party [ http://alabamacontestgroup.org/aqp/rules/ ] , Jul 26, 1500z to Jul 27, 0300z; CW, Phone; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; A
L: RS(T) + County, non-AL: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 29.
ARS Flight of the Bumblebees [ http://ars-qrp.com/FOBB/FOBB.html ] , Jul 27, 1700z to Jul 27, 2100z; CW; Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10; Home: RST
+ (state/province/country) + Power, Bumblebee: RST + (state/province/country) + Bumblebee no.; Logs due: Aug 10.
K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jul 28, 0000z to Jul 28, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20
wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 30.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 28, 1300z to Jul 28, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 31.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] , Jul 28, 1630z to Jul 28, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Seri
al No.; Logs due: Aug 1.
RSGB FT4 Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80m_ft4.shtml ] , Jul 28, 1900z to Jul 28, 2100z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10
; Signal report; Logs due: Jul 29.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 28, 1900z to Jul 28, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 31.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Jul 29, 0100z to Jul 29, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 1
0, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jul 30.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 29, 0300z to Jul 29, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 31.
Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] , Jul 30, 0230z to Jul 30, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Aug 1.
A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] , Jul 30, 1145z to Jul 30, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name;
Logs due: Aug 4.
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 30, 1300z to Jul 30, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Aug 2.
Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jul 30, 1700z to Jul 30, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Aug 1.
VHF+ CONTESTS
CQ Worldwide VHF Digital Contest [ https://www.cqww-vhf.com/ ] , Jul 19, 1200z to Jul 20, 1200z; Digital; Bands: 6, 2; 4-character grid s
quare; Logs due: Jul 25.
IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest [ https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rules-IARU-R1-VHF-up-Contests.pdf ] , Jul 19, 1400z to
Jul 20, 1400z; CW, SSB; Bands: 70 MHz; RS(T) + QSO No. + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 23.
ARAM 50 MHz Contest [ https://www.aram.pt/?pagina=eventos&subpg=concurso50MHz&lang=en ] , Jul 26, 1200z to Jul 27, 1200z; CW, Phone; Band
s: 6; RS(T) + Serial number + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Aug 15.
Geochron Global Operational Awareness
[http://www.geochron.com/ham-radio-4k/]
Log Due Dates
July 17
â-¢NRAU 10m Activity Contest [ https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ ]
â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
â-¢RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ]
July 18
â-¢Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]
â-¢OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]
July 19
â-¢QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm ]
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
â-¢Russian Radio Team Championship [ http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/ ]
July 20
â-¢NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
â-¢NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
â-¢Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
â-¢IARU HF World Championship [ http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ]
â-¢Marconi Memorial HF Contest [ http://www.arifano.it/contest_marconi.html ]
â-¢SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ]
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
â-¢NAQCC CW Sprint [ https://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ]
July 21
â-¢SMIRK Contest [ http://smirk.info/contest.html ]
â-¢ARRL Kids Day [ http://www.arrl.org/kids-day?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ]
â-¢NTC QSO Party [ https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/ ]
â-¢A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
â-¢VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ]
July 23
â-¢Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint ]
â-¢IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest [ https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rules-IARU-R1-VHF-up-Contests.pdf ]
â-¢Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
July 24
â-¢Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/ ]
â-¢ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
â-¢YOTA Contest [ https://yotacontest.mrasz.org/ ]
July 25
â-¢Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
â-¢Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]
â-¢OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]
â-¢CQ Worldwide VHF Digital Contest [ https://www.cqww-vhf.com/ ]
â-¢RSGB International Low Power Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/rqrp.shtml ]
â-¢LABRE DX Contest [ https://www.labre.org.br/contest/en/regulamento/ ]
â-¢RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ]
July 26
â-¢Run for the Bacon QRP Contest [ http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ ]
â-¢Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge [ https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/ ]
â-¢QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm ]
â-¢CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
â-¢SKCC Sprint [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/ ]
July 27
â-¢NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
â-¢QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint [ http://qrparci.org/contest/summer-homebrew-sprint-2020 ]
â-¢NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
â-¢Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
â-¢North American QSO Party, RTTY [ https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf ]
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
July 28
â-¢A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
July 29
â-¢ARRL Field Day [ http://www.arrl.org/field-day?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ]
â-¢RSGB FT4 Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80m_ft4.shtml ]
July 30
â-¢Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
â-¢K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
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