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In this Issue:
�-�Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
�-�Bulletins
�-�Contest Summary
�-�Results and Records
�-�Contests
�-�Log Due Dates
�-�ARRL Information
�-�Acknowledgements
Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
ARRL January VHF Contest
VHF operators should note that the ARRL January VHF Contest is this weekend, beginning at 1900 UTC on Saturday, January 18, and concluding at 0359 UTC on Monday, January 20. Contacts can be made on all amateur frequencies above 50 MHz. Whether your mode of choice is CW, phone, or one of the newer digital modes (such as FT4 or FT8), there are plenty of ways for hams of all experience levels to participate in the event. Single operator participants can enter in all mode or analog-only (CW and phone) categories.
For more details, see
www.arrl.org/january-vhf [
http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ] .
North American QSO Party, SSB
For HF contesting fans, the North American QSO Party, SSB [
https://ncjweb.com/naqp/ ] also runs this weekend, starting at 1800 UTC on Saturday, January 18 and concluding at 0559 UTC on Sunday, January 19. For North American stations, the exchange is your name and station location (state, province, or country, while non-North American stations use only their name. This event runs concurrently with the 2025 North American Collegiate Championship [
https://www.w9smc.com/nacc/ ] , which is sponsored by the Society of Midwest Contesters [
https://www.w9smc.com/ ] . Visit the above links for more information.
CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest, CW
The CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest, CW [
https://cq160.com/ ] begins at 2200 UTC on Friday, January 24, and runs through 2200 UTC on Sunday, January 26. See the website [
https://cq160.com/ ] for rules and other contest details.
Winter Field Day
Winter Field Day, sponsored by the Winter Field Day Association, is the last full weekend of January. It starts at 1900 UTC on Saturday, January 25, and concludes at 1859 UTC on Sunday, January 26. Any mode that fully supports the exchange is allowed during the contest. Operation on all bands HF, VHF, and UHF, with the exception of 12, 17, 30, and 60 meters is allowed. For more information, visit the Winter Field Day [
https://winterfieldday.org/ ] website.
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Bulletins
Call for 2025 ARRL RTTY Roundup Photos and Stories
The author of the full results article for ARRL RTTY Roundup, Jeff Stai, WK6I, requests that you email him any stories and high-resolution photos of the event to
wk6i.jeff@gmail.com. Jeff notes that he also monitors the ARRL Contest Soapbox and 3830 Scores website. So far, 1,855 logs have been received for the contest, which is close to the record number of entries that were received last year.
WSJT-X Release Candidate 2.7.0-rc8 Now Available
The WSJT-X development team has announced that release candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0 rc8 is ready for beta testers to download and use. This revision introduces a new message system primarily intended for contests. Otherwise, RC8 is mostly a bug-fix release of the well-functioning RC7.
The WSJT-X message system can be used to invite your QSO partner to QSY to another frequency or mode (e.g., during contests), or to send some general short messages. To understand how to use the Message System, be sure to read Section 8 of the updated WSJT-X User Guide for RC8.
Direct links to installation packages for Windows, Linux, and MacOS can be found at wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html [
https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html ] .
- Thanks to Joe Taylor, K1JT
Contest Summary
See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.
January 16
�-�Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [
https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/ ]
�-�NAQCC CW Sprint [
http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ]
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
�-�NTC QSO Party [
https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/ ]
January 17
�-�NCCC FT4 Sprint [
https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
�-�Weekly RTTY Test [
https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
�-�QRP Fox Hunt [
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
�-�NCCC Sprint [
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
January 18
�-�Malaysia DX Contest [
https://9mdxc.my/2025/01/01/rules-mydx-2025/ ]
�-�Hungarian DX Contest [
https://ha-dx.com/en/contest-rules ]
�-�PRO Digi Contest [
https://proradiocontestclub.com/PDC Rules.html ]
�-�RSGB AFS Contest, SSB [
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rafs.shtml ]
�-�North American QSO Party, SSB [
https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf ]
�-�NA Collegiate Championship, SSB [
https://www.w9smc.com/nacc/ ]
�-�ARRL January VHF Contest [
https://www.arrl.org/january-vhf?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ]
�-�Feld Hell Sprint [
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/low-down-sprint ]
January 19
�-�Run for the Bacon QRP Contest [
http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ ]
January 20
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
�-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
�-�OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]
�-�RSGB FT4 Contest [
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80m_ft4.shtml ]
January 21
�-�Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [
https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
�-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
January 22
�-�SKCC Sprint [
https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/ ]
�-�QRP Fox Hunt [
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
�-�Phone Weekly Test [
http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]
�-�A1Club AWT [
https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
�-�Mini-Test 40 [
http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�Mini-Test 80 [
http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
January 23
�-�NAQCC CW Sprint [
http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ]
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
January 24
�-�NCCC FT4 Sprint [
https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
�-�Weekly RTTY Test [
https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
�-�QRP Fox Hunt [
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
�-�NCCC Sprint [
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
�-�CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW [
http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm ]
January 25
�-�REF Contest, CW [
https://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhfdx.pdf ]
�-�BARTG RTTY Sprint [
http://bartg.org.uk/wp/bartg-sprint-contest/ ]
�-�UBA DX Contest, SSB [
https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest ]
�-�Winter Field Day [
https://www.winterfieldday.com/ ]
�-�Australia Day Contest [
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/australiaday/index.php ]
January 27
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
�-�QCX Challenge [
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ]
�-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
�-�OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]
�-�QCX Challenge [
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ]
January 28
�-�Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [
https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
�-�QCX Challenge [
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ]
�-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
January 29
�-�QRP Fox Hunt [
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
�-�Phone Weekly Test [
http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]
�-�A1Club AWT [
https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
�-�Mini-Test 40 [
http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�Mini-Test 80 [
http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�UKEICC 80m Contest [
https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php ]
Results and Records
2024 CQ World Wide VHF Contest Results
The final results and scores for the 2024 CQ World Wide (CQWW) VHF Contest have been posted at cqww-vhf.com/results [
https://cqww-vhf.com/results/ ] .
- Thanks to CQWW VHF Contest Director, John Golomb, N2NC
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
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Contests
January 16, 2025 - January 29, 2025
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HF CONTESTS
Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [
https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/ ] , Jan 16, 0000z to Jan 17, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jan 23.
NAQCC CW Sprint [
http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ] , Jan 16, 0130z to Jan 16, 0330z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Jan 19.
CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jan 16, 0300z to Jan 16, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jan 18.
CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jan 16, 0700z to Jan 16, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jan 18.
NTC QSO Party [
https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/ ] , Jan 16, 1900z to Jan 16, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Member: RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Jan 20.
NCCC FT4 Sprint [
https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Jan 17, 0100z to Jan 17, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jan 19.
Weekly RTTY Test [
https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Jan 17, 0145z to Jan 17, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jan 19.
QRP Fox Hunt [
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] , Jan 17, 0200z to Jan 17, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Jan 18.
NCCC Sprint [
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Jan 17, 0230z to Jan 17, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Jan 19.
K1USN Slow Speed Test [
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jan 17, 2000z to Jan 17, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jan 19.
Malaysia DX Contest [
https://9mdxc.my/2025/01/01/rules-mydx-2025/ ] , Jan 18, 0000z to Jan 18, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RS + CQ Zone; Logs due: Jan 26.
Hungarian DX Contest [
https://ha-dx.com/en/contest-rules ] , Jan 18, 1200z to Jan 19, 1159z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; HA: RS(T) + 2-letter county, non-HA: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Jan 24.
PRO Digi Contest [
https://proradiocontestclub.com/PDC Rules.html ] , Jan 18, 1200z to Jan 19, 1159z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Digi Club Member: RST + Serial No. + "M", non-Members: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jan 26.
RSGB AFS Contest [
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rafs.shtml ] , SSB, Jan 18, 1300z to Jan 18, 1700z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Jan 19.
North American QSO Party [
https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf ] , SSB, Jan 18, 1800z to Jan 19, 0559z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; NA: Name + (state/DC/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jan 26.
NA Collegiate Championship, SSB [
https://www.w9smc.com/nacc/ ] , Jan 18, 1800z to Jan 19, 0559z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; NA: Name + (state/DC/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jan 26.
Feld Hell Sprint [
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/low-down-sprint ] , Jan 18, 2000z to Jan 19, 0559z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40; (see rules); Logs due: Jan 23.
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest [
http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ ] , Jan 19, 2300z to Jan 20, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jan 25.
K1USN Slow Speed Test [
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jan 20, 0000z to Jan 20, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jan 22.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jan 20, 1300z to Jan 20, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jan 23.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] , Jan 20, 1630z to Jan 20, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jan 24.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jan 20, 1900z to Jan 20, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jan 23.
RSGB FT4 Contest [
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80m_ft4.shtml ] , Jan 20, 2000z to Jan 20, 2200z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Signal report; Logs due: Jan 21.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [
https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Jan 21, 0100z to Jan 21, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jan 22.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jan 21, 0300z to Jan 21, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jan 23.
SKCC Sprint [
https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/ ] , Jan 22, 0000z to Jan 22, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Jan 26.
QRP Fox Hunt [
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] , Jan 22, 0200z to Jan 22, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Jan 23.
Phone Weekly Test [
http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] , Jan 22, 0230z to Jan 22, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jan 24.
A1Club AWT [
https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] , Jan 22, 1200z to Jan 22, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Jan 27.
CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jan 22, 1300z to Jan 22, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jan 25.
Mini-Test 40 [
http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jan 22, 1700z to Jan 22, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jan 24.
Mini-Test 80 [
http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jan 22, 1800z to Jan 22, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jan 24.
CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jan 22, 1900z to Jan 22, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jan 25.
NAQCC CW Sprint [
http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ] , Jan 23, 0130z to Jan 23, 0330z; CW; Bands: 160; RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Jan 26.
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https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jan 23, 0300z to Jan 23, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jan 25.
CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jan 23, 0700z to Jan 23, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jan 25.
NCCC FT4 Sprint [
https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Jan 24, 0100z to Jan 24, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jan 26.
Weekly RTTY Test [
https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Jan 24, 0145z to Jan 24, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jan 26.
QRP Fox Hunt [
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] , Jan 24, 0200z to Jan 24, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Jan 25.
NCCC Sprint [
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Jan 24, 0230z to Jan 24, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Jan 26.
K1USN Slow Speed Test [
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jan 24, 2000z to Jan 24, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jan 26.
[
http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm ]
CQ 160-Meter Contest [
http://www.cq160.com/rules.htm ] , CW, Jan 24, 2200z to Jan 26, 2200z; CW; Bands: 160; W/VE: RST + (state/province), DX: RST + CQ Zone; Logs due: Jan 31.
REF Contest, CW [
https://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_cdfhfdx.pdf ] , Jan 25, 0600z to Jan 26, 1800z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; French: RST + Department/Prefix, non-French: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 3.
BARTG RTTY Sprint [
http://bartg.org.uk/wp/bartg-sprint-contest/ ] , Jan 25, 1200z to Jan 26, 1200z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Serial No. (no signal report); Logs due: Feb 2.
UBA DX Contest, SSB [
https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-dx-contest ] , Jan 25, 1300z to Jan 26, 1300z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; ON: RST + Serial No. + section, non-ON: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Feb 2.
Winter Field Day [
https://www.winterfieldday.com/ ] , Jan 25, 1600z to Jan 26, 2159z; Any (see rules for exceptions); Bands: All, except WARC; Category + ARRL Section (or MX or DX); Logs due: Mar 1.
Australia Day Contest [
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/australiaday/index.php ] , Jan 25, 2200z to Jan 26, 1000z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + 4-character grid square; Logs due: Feb 3.
K1USN Slow Speed Test [
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jan 27, 0000z to Jan 27, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jan 29.
QCX Challenge [
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ] , Jan 27, 1300z to Jan 27, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Feb 2.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jan 27, 1300z to Jan 27, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jan 30.
OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] , Jan 27, 1630z to Jan 27, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jan 31.
QCX Challenge [
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ] , Jan 27, 1900z to Jan 27, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Feb 2.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jan 27, 1900z to Jan 27, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jan 30.
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [
https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Jan 28, 0100z to Jan 28, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jan 29.
QCX Challenge [
http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ] , Jan 28, 0300z to Jan 28, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: Feb 2.
ICWC Medium Speed Test [
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jan 28, 0300z to Jan 28, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jan 30.
QRP Fox Hunt [
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] , Jan 29, 0200z to Jan 29, 0330z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Jan 30.
Phone Weekly Test [
http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] , Jan 29, 0230z to Jan 29, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jan 31.
A1Club AWT [
https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] , Jan 29, 1200z to Jan 29, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Feb 3.
CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jan 29, 1300z to Jan 29, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 1.
Mini-Test 40 [
http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jan 29, 1700z to Jan 29, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jan 31.
Mini-Test 80 [
http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jan 29, 1800z to Jan 29, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jan 31.
CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jan 29, 1900z to Jan 29, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Feb 1.
UKEICC 80m Contest [
https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php ] , Jan 29, 2000z to Jan 29, 2100z; CW; Bands: 80; 6-Character grid square; Logs due: Jan 29.
VHF+ CONTESTS
ARRL January VHF Contest [
https://www.arrl.org/january-vhf?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ] , Jan 18, 1900z to Jan 20, 0359z; Any; Bands: 50 MHz and up; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jan 30.
Geochron Global Operational Awareness
[
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Log Due Dates
January 16
�-�NRAU 10m Activity Contest [
https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ ]
�-�QRP Fox Hunt [
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
�-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
January 17
�-�AGB-Party Contest [
http://www.ev5agb.com/contest/agb_party.htm ]
�-�Mini-Test 40 [
http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�Mini-Test 80 [
http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�Phone Weekly Test [
http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]
�-�OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]
January 18
�-�QRP Fox Hunt [
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
January 19
�-�NCCC Sprint [
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
�-�NRAU-Baltic Contest, CW [
https://www.nraubaltic.eu/ ]
�-�NRAU-Baltic Contest, SSB [
https://www.nraubaltic.eu/ ]
�-�NCCC FT4 Sprint [
https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
�-�Weekly RTTY Test [
https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
�-�North American QSO Party, CW [
https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf ]
�-�SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [
https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ]
�-�DARC 10-Meter Contest [
https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/darc-10m-contest/regeln/ ]
�-�RSGB AFS Contest, SSB [
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rafs.shtml ]
�-�UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest [
https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba-psk63-prefix-contest ]
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
�-�NAQCC CW Sprint [
http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ]
January 20
�-�NTC QSO Party [
https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/ ]
�-�A1Club AWT [
https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
�-�VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [
http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ]
January 21
�-�DARC RTTY Sprint [
https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/rtty-kurz/darc-rtty-contest-english-version/darc-rtty-rules/ ]
�-�RSGB FT4 Contest [
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80m_ft4.shtml ]
January 22
�-�AGB New Year Snowball Contest [
https://www.qsl.net/eu1eu/agb_nysb.htm ]
�-�Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [
https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
January 23
�-�Feld Hell Sprint [
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/low-down-sprint ]
�-�Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [
https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/ ]
�-�QRP Fox Hunt [
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
�-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [
https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]
January 24
�-�Mini-Test 40 [
http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�Mini-Test 80 [
http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�Phone Weekly Test [
http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ]
�-�OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [
https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]
�-�Hungarian DX Contest [
https://ha-dx.com/en/contest-rules ]
January 25
�-�Run for the Bacon QRP Contest [
http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ ]
�-�QRP Fox Hunt [
http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ]
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [
https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
�-�Old New Year Contest [
https://www.contest.ru/old-new-year-contest/ ]
January 26
�-�NCCC Sprint [
https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
�-�NCCC FT4 Sprint [
https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
�-�Weekly RTTY Test [
https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
�-�North American QSO Party, SSB [
https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf ]
�-�NA Collegiate Championship, SSB [
https://www.w9smc.com/nacc/ ]
�-�PRO Digi Contest [
https://proradiocontestclub.com/PDC Rules.html ]
�-�Malaysia DX Contest [
https://9mdxc.my/2025/01/01/rules-mydx-2025/ ]
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
�-�SKCC Sprint [
https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/ ]
�-�NAQCC CW Sprint [
http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ]
January 27
�-�A1Club AWT [
https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
January 29
�-�Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [
https://wwsac.com/rules.html ]
�-�UKEICC 80m Contest [
https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php ]
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [
http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
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