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In this Issue:
?-?Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
?-?Contest Summary
?-?News, Press Releases, and Special Interest
?-?Word to the Wise
?-?Club Focus
?-?Sights and Sounds
?-?Results and Records
?-?Operating Tip
?-?Technical Topics and Discussion
?-?Conversation
?-?Contests
?-?Log Due Dates

Upcoming Contests - Things to Do

We're in the slow doldrums of summer, which is between our two major contest seasons, however there's still plenty of great contests to get involved with this weekend.

The highlight is the IARU HF Championship.
This year's running is special thanks to the 2026 World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC), so activity will be enhanced by their participation.

Get on the air if you can and give those folks the QSO in the log!
WRTC2026.org [ https://wrtc2026.org/ ] has all the latest news and
information regarding WRTC, how to see the real-time scoreboard of the competitors, and newly announced daily video updates from the team in
Wyboston!


Looking ahead after the IARU and WRTC, July 18 marks the kickoff of the
second set of North American QSO Parties, with NAQP RTTY. This is a great
first contest to rev your station back up and make sure everything is still working the way it should be, and RTTY is a fun mode for contests.


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Contest Summary

July 9, 2026 - July 22, 2026

See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.

Note: Contest dates and times are in UTC. This means that a contest that is listed to start on a Saturday at 0000z, for example, really starts on a
Friday night in US time zones.


July 9
?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA [ https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ ] ?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]

July 10
?-?QRP Fox Hunt [ https://www.k4oaq.com/fox/ ]
?-?NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
?-?Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
?-?NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

July 11
?-?SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ]

?-?IARU HF World Championship [ http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
]


July 12
?-?QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint [ http://qrparci.org/contest/summer-homebrew-sprint/ ]


July 13
?-?4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint [ http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules_revised_02_2026.pdf ]

?-?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 ] ?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]

July 14
?-?Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] ?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] ?-?DARC RTTY Sprint [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/rtty-kurz/darc-rtty-contest-english-version/darc-rtty-rules/
]

?-?Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest [ https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en ]

July 15
?-?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/ ]
?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ https://ft8activity.eu/rules/ ]
?-?Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
?-?Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
?-?RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/r80mcc.shtml ]

?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]

July 16
?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA [ https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ ] ?-?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/ ]

July 17
?-?QRP Fox Hunt [ https://www.k4oaq.com/fox/ ]
?-?NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
?-?Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
?-?NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

July 18
?-?LABRE DX Contest [ https://www.labre.org.br/contest/en/regulamento/ ] ?-?Russian Radio Team Championship [ http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/ ]

?-?Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge [ https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/ ]

?-?Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint
]

?-?IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest [ https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rules-IARU-R1-VHF-up-Contests.pdf
]

?-?CQ Worldwide VHF Digital Contest [ https://www.cqww-vhf.com/ ]
?-?North American QSO Party, RTTY [ https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf ]

July 19
?-?RSGB International Low Power Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/rqrp.shtml ]

?-?YOTA Contest [ https://yotacontest.mrasz.org/ ]
?-?Run for the Bacon QRP Contest [ http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ ]

July 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 ] ?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]

July 21
?-?Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] ?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] ?-?Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest [ https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en ]

July 22
?-?SKCC Sprint [
https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/ ]

?-?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/ ]
?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]

[https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Dacron_Rope.html]


News, Press Releases, and Special Interest

WRTC is the hot news item.
All of the teams are getting ready, collecting their gear, and traveling over to the UK.

I personally am a competitor at this WRTC, part of Youth #3 with my team lead Willow, W7WLW. Everything you hear about the competition requiring a lot of practice, equipment, and support is true.

Our own effort in the competition is enabled by the experienced contest
mentors we both have around us, stations we've been able to use for practice, and the manufacturers who have helped us out on gear.

The WRTC volunteer team is setting everything up for the event despite the
heat wave happening in the EU.

So, see you all either over there in person or on the air!

Speaking of WRTC, Joe, OZ0J, has created an HQ multiplier list for IARU HF.
He wrote to the CQ-Contest email list:


"Dear all,

Together with N6TV, Bob, I will create an HQ multiplier list for the upcoming IARU HF Championship contest in July.


The first list for 2026 can be found at:

www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3089f47sg5v0n1n8z7kej/HQ2026.txt?rlkey=8bnjmjkvbn5gepwugkc3i3ga6&dl=0
[ https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3089f47sg5v0n1n8z7kej/HQ2026.txt?rlkey=8bnjmjkvbn5gepwugkc3i3ga6&dl=0
]


PLEASE SEND ERRORS AND UPDATES TO contest@oz0j.dk [ mailto:contest@oz0j.dk ]

I need update of calls from:

Japan
Italy
Stations sending multipliers from IARU Region 1, 2, 3, and AC

PF5X has informed me that the PA HQ stations will have different calls depending on the QTH area (like JA and Italy).


N6TV will publish the link for download of this year's multiplier list. My
text file above will NOT work.


There will be some changes from now and to the contest on July 11. Follow the mailing list for your log program.


Thank you.

73 Joe, OZ0J"

For those using any of the FlexRadio products, they have released a version cleanup statement:


"On June 26, 2026, FlexRadio will be performing a routine version cleanup across SmartSDR, FlexRadio M series radios, and Maestro Control Consoles.
After this date, only the following software versions will be available:


Supported Versions After June 26
v4.2.20 (Latest release ?-" recommended for all users)
v4.2.18
v4.1.5
v4.0.1
v3.10.15
v2.2.2

Already running one of the versions above? No action is required. Your radio will continue to operate normally.


If you are on a version not listed above, we recommend upgrading to SmartSDR v4.2.20 Basic before June 26. The upgrade is free for all FLEX-6000,
FLEX-8000, and Aurora radio owners.


For Maestro and FlexRadio M model users, please note that all versions not on the list above will be automatically removed from your device on June 26. Upgrading to one of the supported versions before that date ensures uninterrupted operation.


Upgrading your radio should only take a few moments. If you are upgrading
from a version prior to v4.2.20, please take the time to read the release
notes ?-" there are critical changes to DAX that may affect your setup.


We strongly recommend watching this overview video before you upgrade:

?-Para. Watch: SmartSDR v4.2.20 Overview & DAX Changes." [ https://ctrk.klclick.com/l/01KVS9B68TRMYG3161RPB5VD83_0 ]


RigSelect Radio Switch SO2R Controller
[https://rigselect.com/]


Word to the Wise

Just Ask

As you get more confident in your operating skill and ability, you may want
to go to some DX location or participate with one of the big multiops. Even
if it looks like a closed circle of operators, almost everyone will give you
a chance to be a part of their operation, you just have to ask.


Sights and Sounds

Results and Records

The ARRL International Digital Contest and ARRL June VHF raw scores are out there! The digital contest saw 930 logs submitted before the deadline, with some really close scores for top 10 spots! Let's see what the log checking process does for these scores... who will win? June VHF saw 1,196 logs submitted by the deadline, a great result for what was generally a just okay weekend of VHF conditions.


Operating Tip

Poke the Bands

"If your run slows down, or conditions on a band just feel wrong, go poke another band. Tune around and S&P and see if that band is a better place to
be, and maybe switch!"


Technical Topics and Discussion

There was recently a great IEEE Spectrum articl [ https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-radio-chip-design ] e about AI-enabled RFIC design. AI definitely has its pros and cons (don't ask it how many Rs are in strawberry), but it is rapidly progressing in ability.


Conversation

Hello to everyone! This is my first of many Contest Updates. Let me know what you think, and if you have any comments at all, please reach out. I am
filling big shoes; Brian did an amazing job with the contest update, and my thanks to him for his contributions over the years and for helping me get
ready to do this. He did a great job introducing me, no notes there.


My work at ARRL Headquarters has me between our education department,
bringing programs like the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology to life, and the Radiosport department. If you've noticed things running a bit faster, or those new preliminary LCRs, that's part of what I'm bringing to improve
our programming.


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, Max, N4ML

Contests

June 9, 2026 - July 22, 2026

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

CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 9, 0300z to Jul 9, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 11.


CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 9, 0700z to Jul 9, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 11.


QRP Fox Hunt [ https://www.k4oaq.com/fox/ ] , Jul 10, 0100z to Jul 10, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs
due: Jul 11.


NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Jul 10, 0100z to Jul 10, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due:
Jul 12.


Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Jul 10, 0145z to Jul 10, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 12.


NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Jul 10, 0230z to Jul 10, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Jul 12.


K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jul 10, 2000z to
Jul 10, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 12.


SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ] , Jul
11, 1200z to Jul 12, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Jul 19.


IARU HF World Championship [ http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] , Jul 11, 1200z to Jul 12, 1200z; CW, Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
10; IARU HQ: RS(T) + IARU Society, Non-HQ: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.; Logs due:
Jul 19.


QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint [ http://qrparci.org/contest/summer-homebrew-sprint/ ] , Jul 12, 2000z to Jul
12, 2300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country)
+ (ARCI no./power); Logs due: Jul 26.


4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint [ http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules_revised_02_2026.pdf ] , Jul 13, 0000z to
Jul 13, 0200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Member No., Non-member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Power; Logs due: Jul 15.


K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jul 13, 0000z to
Jul 13, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 15.


ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 13, 1300z to Jul 13, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 16.


OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] ,
Jul 13, 1630z to Jul 13, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs
due: Jul 17.


ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 13, 1900z to Jul 13, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 16.


Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Jul
14, 0100z to Jul 14, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jul 15.


ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 14, 0300z to Jul 14, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 16.


DARC RTTY Sprint [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/rtty-kurz/darc-rtty-contest-english-version/darc-rtty-rules/
] , Jul 14, 1800z to Jul 14, 1929z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40; DL: RST +
(DOK/"NM"), non-DL: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 21.


Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest [ https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en ] , Jul 14,
1930z to Jul 14, 2030z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul
15.


Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] ,
Jul 15, 0230z to Jul 15, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 17.


A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] , Jul 15, 1145z to Jul 15, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Jul 20.


CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 15, 1300z to Jul
15, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 18.


Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jul 15, 1700z to Jul 15, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 17.


Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jul 15, 1800z to Jul 15, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 17.


RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/r80mcc.shtml ] , Jul 15, 1900z to Jul
15, 2030z; SSB; Bands: 80; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 16.


CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 15, 1900z to Jul
15, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 18.


Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/ ] , Jul
16, 0000z to Jul 17, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jul 23.


NAQCC CW Sprint [ http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ] , Jul 16, 0030z to
Jul 16, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Jul 19.


CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 16, 0300z to Jul
16, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 18.


CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 16, 0700z to Jul
16, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 18.


NTC QSO Party [ https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/ ] , Jul 16, 1900z to Jul 16, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Member: RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Jul 20.


QRP Fox Hunt [ https://www.k4oaq.com/fox/ ] , Jul 17, 0100z to Jul 17, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs
due: Jul 18.


NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Jul 17, 0100z to Jul 17, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due:
Jul 19.


Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Jul 17, 0145z to Jul 17, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 19.


NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Jul 17, 0230z to Jul 17, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Jul 19.


K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jul 17, 2000z to
Jul 17, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 19.


LABRE DX Contest [ https://www.labre.org.br/contest/en/regulamento/ ] , Jul
18, 0000z to Jul 19, 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 24.


Russian Radio Team Championship [ http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/ ] , Jul 18, 0700z
to Jul 18, 1459z; CW, SSB; Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10; RRTC: RS(T) + 3-character code, Non-RRTC: RS(T) + ITU Zone No.; Logs due: Jul 18.


Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge [ https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/ ] , Jul 18, 0800z to Jul 18, 1400z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40; RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 25.


Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint
] , Jul 18, 1200z to Jul 18, 1359z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
10, 6; (see rules); Logs due: Jul 22.


IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest [ https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rules-IARU-R1-VHF-up-Contests.pdf
] , Jul 18, 1400z to Jul 19, 1400z; CW, SSB; Bands: 70 MHz; RS(T) + QSO No. + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 22.


North American QSO Party, RTTY [ https://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf ] ,
Jul 18, 1800z to Jul 19, 0559z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; NA: Name + (state/DC/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 26.


RSGB International Low Power Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/rqrp.shtml ] , Jul 19, 0900z to Jul 19, 1600z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + Serial No. + Power; Logs due: Jul 24.


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 26.


Run for the Bacon QRP Contest [ http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ ] , Jul 19,
2300z to Jul 20, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jul 25.


K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jul 20, 0000z to
Jul 20, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 22.


ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 20, 1300z to Jul 20, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 23.


OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] ,
Jul 20, 1630z to Jul 20, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs
due: Jul 24.


ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 20, 1900z to Jul 20, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 23.


Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Jul
21, 0100z to Jul 21, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jul 22.


ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 21, 0300z to Jul 21, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 23.


Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest [ https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en ] , Jul 21,
1930z to Jul 21, 2030z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul
22.


SKCC Sprint [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/
] , Jul 22, 0000z to Jul 22, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6;
RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Jul 25.


Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] ,
Jul 22, 0230z to Jul 22, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 24.


A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] , Jul 22, 1145z to Jul 22, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Jul 27.


CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 22, 1300z to Jul
22, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 25.


Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jul 22, 1700z to Jul 22, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 24.


Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jul 22, 1800z to Jul 22, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 24.


CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 22, 1900z to Jul
22, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 25.


VHF-UHF Contests

VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA [ https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ ] , Jul
9, 0000z to Jul 9, 0500z; FT8/4; Bands: 432; 4-character grid square; Logs
due: Jul 14.


VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ https://ft8activity.eu/rules/ ] , Jul 15,
1700z to Jul 15, 2100z; FT8/4; Bands: 1.2G; 4-character grid square; Logs
due: Jul 18.


VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA [ https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ ] , Jul
16, 0000z to Jul 16, 0500z; FT8/4; Bands: 1296; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 21.


CQ Worldwide VHF Digital Contest [ https://www.cqww-vhf.com/ ] , Jul 18,
1400z to Jul 19, 1400z; Digital; Bands: 6, 2; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 24.


Also, see SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ] , Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint
] and SKCC Sprint [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/ ] , above.


Also, see SKCC Sprint Europe [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/ ] , FOC Old School
Classic 1960s QSO Party [ https://www.g4foc.org/foc-old-school-classic-1960s-qso-party/ ] , Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] and SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ] ,
above.


Log Due Dates

July 9, 2026 - July 22, 2026

July 9
?-?ARS Spartan Sprint [ http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html
]

?-?SKCC Sprint Europe [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/
]

?-?Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ ] ?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]

July 10
?-?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 ] ?-?CQ Worldwide VHF SSB/CW Contest [ https://www.cqww-vhf.com/ ]

July 11
?-?QRP Fox Hunt [ https://www.k4oaq.com/fox/ ]
?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ https://ft8activity.eu/rules/ ]

July 12
?-?PODXS 070 Club 40m Firecracker Sprint [ http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/40m-firecracker-sprint ]

?-?NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
?-?NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
?-?Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

July 13
?-?His Maj. King of Spain Contest, SSB [ https://concursos.ure.es/en/s-m-el-rey-de-espana-ssb/bases/ ]

?-?A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
?-?FOC Old School Classic 1960s QSO Party [ https://www.g4foc.org/foc-old-school-classic-1960s-qso-party/ ]


July 14
?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA [ https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ ]

July 15
?-?4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint [ http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules_revised_02_2026.pdf ]

?-?Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] ?-?Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest [ https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en ]
?-?RAC Canada Day Contest [ https://www.rac.ca/contesting-results/ ]
?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

July 16
?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] ?-?RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/r80mcc.shtml ]


July 17
?-?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 ]

July 18
?-?QRP Fox Hunt [ https://www.k4oaq.com/fox/ ]
?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
?-?Russian Radio Team Championship [ http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/ ]

?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ https://ft8activity.eu/rules/ ]

July 19
?-?NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
?-?TA VHF/UHF Contest [ https://trac.org.tr/tr/ta-vhf-uhf-contest-2025 ] ?-?NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
?-?Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
?-?IARU HF World Championship [ http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
]

?-?Marconi Memorial HF Contest [ http://www.arifano.it/contest_marconi.html ] ?-?SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ]

?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
?-?NAQCC CW Sprint [ http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ]

July 20
?-?ARRL Kids Day [ http://www.arrl.org/kids-day?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
]

?-?NTC QSO Party [ https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/ ]
?-?A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]

July 21
?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA [ https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ ] ?-?DARC RTTY Sprint [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/rtty-kurz/darc-rtty-contest-english-version/darc-rtty-rules/
]


July 22
?-?Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint
]

?-?IARU Region 1 70 MHz Contest [ https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rules-IARU-R1-VHF-up-Contests.pdf
]

?-?Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] ?-?Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest [ https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en ]
?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

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