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WA7BNM 12-Month Contest Calendar
Last updated January 13, 2002
Please send corrections and additions directly to Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
For an e-mail version of this calendar, send a request to: [email protected]
Please note that you may not be able to operate during all of the total hours of the contests listed below. Total operating time may also vary by entry category. See individual contest rules for allowed operating hours.
| January, 2002 | |||
| AGB NYSB Contest | 0000Z | - | 0100Z, Jan 1 |
| SARTG New Year RTTY Contest | 0800Z | - | 1100Z, Jan 1 |
| AGCW Happy New Year Contest | 0900Z | - | 1200Z, Jan 1 |
| AGCW QRP Winter Contest | 1500Z, Jan 5 | - | 1500Z, Jan 6 |
| ARRL RTTY Roundup | 1800Z, Jan 5 | - | 2400Z, Jan 6 |
| Kid's Day Contest | 1800Z | - | 2400Z, Jan 5 |
| Japan Int. DX Contest, 160-40m | 2200Z, Jan 11 | - | 2200Z, Jan 13 |
| Hunting Lions in the Air | 0000Z, Jan 12 | - | 2400Z, Jan 13 |
| Midwinter Contest, CW | 1400Z | - | 2000Z, Jan 12 |
| North American QSO Party, CW | 1800Z, Jan 12 | - | 0600Z, Jan 13 |
| NRAU-Baltic Contest, CW | 0530Z | - | 0730Z, Jan 13 |
| NRAU-Baltic Contest, SSB | 0800Z | - | 1000Z, Jan 13 |
| Midwinter Contest, Phone | 0800Z | - | 1400Z, Jan 13 |
| DARC 10-Meter Contest | 0900Z | - | 1059Z, Jan 13 |
| 070 Club PSKFest | 0000Z | - | 2400Z, Jan 19 |
| LZ Open Contest, CW | 1200Z | - | 2000Z, Jan 19 |
| MI QRP January CW Contest | 1200Z, Jan 19 | - | 2359Z, Jan 20 |
| North American QSO Party, SSB | 1800Z, Jan 19 | - | 0600Z, Jan 20 |
| ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes | 1900Z, Jan 19 | - | 0400Z, Jan 21 |
| Hungarian CW Contest | 0000Z | - | 2400Z, Jan 20 |
| CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW | 2200Z, Jan 25 | - | 1600Z, Jan 27 |
| REF Contest, CW | 0600Z, Jan 26 | - | 1800Z, Jan 27 |
| BARTG RTTY Sprint | 1200Z, Jan 26 | - | 1200Z, Jan 27 |
| UBA DX Contest, SSB | 1300Z, Jan 26 | - | 1300Z, Jan 27 |
| Kansas QSO Party | 1800Z, Jan 26 | - | 1800Z, Jan 27 |
| February, 2002 | |||
| Vermont QSO Party | 0000Z, Feb 2 | - | 2400Z, Feb 3 |
| New Hampshire QSO Party | 0000Z, Feb 2 | - | 2400Z, Feb 3 |
| 10-10 Inter. Winter Contest, SSB | 0001Z, Feb 2 | - | 2400Z, Feb 3 |
| Minnesota QSO Party | 1400Z | - | 2359Z, Feb 2 |
| FYBO Winter QRP Field Day | 1400Z, Feb 2 | - | 0200Z, Feb 3 |
| Delaware QSO Party | 1700Z, Feb 2 | - | 0500Z, Feb 3 and |
| 1300Z, Feb 3 | - | 0100Z, Feb 4 | |
| Mexico RTTY International Contest | 1800Z, Feb 2 | - | 2400Z, Feb 3 |
| North American Sprint, Phone | 0000Z | - | 0400Z, Feb 3 |
| Six Club 2nd Winter Contest | 2300Z, Feb 8 | - | 0300Z, Feb 11 |
| CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX Contest | 0000Z, Feb 9 | - | 2400Z, Feb 10 |
| Utah QSO Party | 0000Z, Feb 9 | - | 2400Z, Feb 10 |
| Asia-Pacific Sprint, CW | 1100Z | - | 1300Z, Feb 9 |
| Dutch PACC Contest | 1200Z, Feb 9 | - | 1200Z, Feb 10 |
| YL-OM Contest, CW | 1400Z, Feb 9 | - | 0200Z, Feb 11 |
| FISTS Winter Sprint | 1700Z | - | 2100Z, Feb 9 |
| RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest, CW | 2100Z, Feb 9 | - | 0100Z, Feb 10 |
| North American Sprint, CW | 0000Z | - | 0400Z, Feb 10 |
| QRP ARCI Winter Fireside SSB Sprint | 2000Z | - | 2400Z, Feb 10 |
| ARRL School Club Roundup | 1300Z, Feb 11 | - | 0100Z, Feb 16 |
| ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW | 0000Z, Feb 16 | - | 2400Z, Feb 17 |
| YLISSB QSO Party, CW | 0000Z, Feb 16 | - | 2400Z, Feb 17 |
| YL-OM Contest, SSB | 1400Z, Feb 16 | - | 0200Z, Feb 18 |
| CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB | 2200Z, Feb 22 | - | 1600Z, Feb 24 |
| REF Contest, SSB | 0600Z, Feb 23 | - | 1800Z, Feb 24 |
| UBA DX Contest, CW | 1300Z, Feb 23 | - | 1300Z, Feb 24 |
| High Speed Club CW Contest | 0900Z | - | 1100Z, Feb 24 and |
| 1500Z | - | 1700Z, Feb 24 | |
| North Carolina QSO Party | 1700Z, Feb 24 | - | 0300Z, Feb 25 |
| CQC Winter QSO Party | 2200, Feb 24 | - | 0359Z, Feb 25 |
| March, 2002 | |||
| ARRL Inter. DX Contest, Phone | 0000Z, Mar 2 | - | 2400Z, Mar 3 |
| SARL Field Day Contest | 1000Z, Mar 9 | - | 1000Z, Mar 10 |
| RSGB Commonwealth Contest, CW | 1000Z, Mar 9 | - | 1000Z, Mar 10 |
| Great Lakes QSO Party | 1700Z, Mar 9 | - | 0400Z, Mar 10 |
| North American Sprint, RTTY | 0000Z | - | 0400Z, Mar 10 |
| UBA Spring Contest, CW | 0700Z | - | 1100Z, Mar 10 |
| Wisconsin QSO Party | 1800Z, Mar 10 | - | 0100Z, Mar 11 |
| Alaska QSO Party | 0000Z, Mar 16 | - | 2400Z, Mar 17 |
| YLISSB QSO Party, SSB | 0000Z, Mar 16 | - | 2400Z, Mar 17 |
| BARTG Spring RTTY Contest | 0200Z, Mar 16 | - | 0200Z, Mar 18 |
| Russian DX Contest | 1200Z, Mar 16 | - | 1200Z, Mar 17 |
| Virginia QSO Party | 1800Z, Mar 16 | - | 0200Z, Mar 18 |
| Spring QRP Homebrewer Sprint | 0000Z | - | 0400Z, Mar 25 |
| CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB | 0000Z, Mar 30 | - | 2400Z, Mar 31 |
| April, 2002 | |||
| MARAC County Hunters Contest, SSB | 0000Z, Apr 6 | - | 2400Z, Apr 7 |
| SP DX Contest | 1500Z, Apr 6 | - | 1500Z, Apr 7 |
| EA RTTY Contest | 1600Z, Apr 6 | - | 1600Z, Apr 7 |
| Missouri QSO Party | 1800Z, Apr 6 | - | 0500Z, Apr 7 and |
| 1800Z | - | 2400Z, Apr 7 | |
| YLRL DX to NA YL Contest, CW | 1400Z, Apr 10 | - | 0200Z, Apr 12 |
| JIDX HF CW Contest | 2300Z, Apr 12 | - | 2300Z, Apr 14 |
| QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party | 1200Z, Apr 13 | - | 2400Z, Apr 14 |
| EU Spring Sprint, SSB | 1500Z | - | 1859Z, Apr 13 |
| His Maj. King of Spain Contest | 1800Z, Apr 13 | - | 1800Z, Apr 14 |
| Yuri Gagarin Int. DX Contest | 2100Z, Apr 13 | - | 2100Z, Apr 14 |
| UBA Spring Contest, SSB | 0600Z | - | 1000Z, Apr 14 |
| YLRL DX to NA YL Contest, SSB | 1400Z, Apr 17 | - | 0200Z, Apr 19 |
| Holyland DX Contest | 0000Z | - | 2359Z, Apr 20 |
| TARA Spring Wakeup PSK31 Rumble | 0000Z | - | 2400Z, Apr 20 |
| YU DX Contest | 1200Z, Apr 20 | - | 1200Z, Apr 21 |
| GACW CW DX Contest | 1200Z, Apr 20 | - | 1200Z, Apr 21 |
| EU Spring Sprint, CW | 1500Z | - | 1859Z, Apr 20 |
| Michigan QSO Party | 1600Z, Apr 20 | - | 0400Z, Apr 21 |
| Ontario QSO Party | 1800Z, Apr 20 | - | 1800Z, Apr 21 |
| Harry Angel Memorial Sprint | 1100Z | - | 1246Z, Apr 25 |
| SP DX RTTY Contest | 1200Z, Apr 27 | - | 1200Z, Apr 28 |
| Helvetia Contest | 1300Z, Apr 27 | - | 1300Z, Apr 28 |
| Florida QSO Party | 1600Z, Apr 27 | - | 0159Z, Apr 28 and |
| 1200Z | - | 2159Z, Apr 28 | |
| May, 2002 | |||
| IPA Contest, CW | 0000Z | - | 2359Z, May 4 |
| MARAC County Hunters Contest, CW | 0000Z, May 4 | - | 2400Z, May 5 |
| 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW | 0001Z, May 4 | - | 2400Z, May 5 |
| Indiana QSO Party | 1300Z, May 4 | - | 0500Z, May 5 |
| Massachusetts QSO Party | 1800Z, May 4 | - | 0400Z, May 5 and |
| 1100Z | - | 2100Z, May 5 | |
| ARI International DX Contest | 2000Z, May 4 | - | 2000Z, May 5 |
| Connecticut QSO Party | 2000Z, May 4 | - | 0400Z, May 5 and |
| 1200Z | - | 2000Z, May 5 | |
| IPA Contest, SSB | 0000Z | - | 2359Z, May 5 |
| VOLTA WW RTTY Contest | 1200Z, May 11 | - | 1200Z, May 12 |
| FISTS Spring Sprint | 1700Z | - | 2100Z, May 11 |
| CQ-M International DX Contest | 2100Z, May 11 | - | 2100Z, May 12 |
| Baltic Contest | 2100Z, May 18 | - | 0200Z, May 19 |
| CQ WW WPX Contest, CW | 0000Z, May 25 | - | 2400Z, May 26 |
| QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint | 2000 local | - | 2400 local, May 26 |
| MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint | 2300Z, May 27 | - | 0300Z, May 28 |
| June, 2002 | |||
| WW South America CW Contest | 0000Z, Jun 1 | - | 1600Z, Jun 2 |
| IARU Region 1 Field Day, CW | 1500Z, Jun 1 | - | 1500Z, Jun 2 |
| ANARTS WW RTTY Contest | 0000Z, Jun 8 | - | 2400Z, Jun 9 |
| Portugal Day Contest | 0000Z | - | 2400Z, Jun 8 |
| RSGB Jubilee Contest | 1000Z, Jun 8 | - | 1000Z, Jun 9 |
| Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB | 1100Z | - | 1300Z, Jun 8 |
| TOEC WW Grid Contest, SSB | 1200Z, Jun 8 | - | 1200Z, Jun 9 |
| ARRL June VHF QSO Party | 1800Z, Jun 8 | - | 0300Z, Jun 10 |
| All Asian DX Contest, CW | 0000Z, Jun 15 | - | 2400Z, Jun 16 |
| Smirk Contest | 0000Z, Jun 15 | - | 2400Z, Jun 16 |
| Marconi Memorial HF Contest | 1400Z, Jun 22 | - | 1400Z, Jun 23 |
| ARRL Field Day | 1800Z, Jun 22 | - | 2100Z, Jun 23 |
| QRP ARCI Milliwatt Field Day | 1800Z, Jun 22 | - | 2100Z, Jun 23 |
| July, 2002 | |||
| RAC Canada Day Contest | 0000Z | - | 2359Z, Jul 1 |
| MI QRP July 4th CW Sprint | 2300Z, Jul 4 | - | 0300Z, Jul 5 |
| Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest, SSB | 0000Z, Jul 6 | - | 2400Z, Jul 7 |
| IARU HF World Championship | 1200Z, Jul 13 | - | 1200Z, Jul 14 |
| FISTS Summer Sprint | 1700Z | - | 2100Z, Jul 13 |
| CQ Worldwide VHF Contest | 1800Z, Jul 13 | - | 2100Z, Jul 14 |
| QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint | 2000Z | - | 2400Z, Jul 14 |
| Colombian Ind. Day Contest | 0001Z | - | 2400Z, Jul 20 |
| Pacific 160m Contest | 0700Z | - | 2300Z, Jul 20 |
| AGCW QRP Summer Contest | 1500Z, Jul 20 | - | 1500Z, Jul 21 |
| North American QSO Party, RTTY | 1800Z, Jul 20 | - | 0600Z, Jul 21 |
| CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush | 2000Z | - | 2200Z, Jul 21 |
| Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest, CW | 0000Z, Jul 27 | - | 2400Z, Jul 28 |
| Russian RTTY WW Contest | 0000Z, Jul 27 | - | 2400Z, Jul 28 |
| IOTA Contest | 1200Z, Jul 27 | - | 1200Z, Jul 28 |
| August, 2002 | |||
| 10-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB | 0001Z, Aug 3 | - | 2400Z, Aug 4 |
| European HF Championship | 1000Z | - | 2159Z, Aug 3 |
| North American QSO Party, CW | 1800Z, Aug 3 | - | 0600Z, Aug 4 |
| ARRL UHF Contest | 1800Z, Aug 3 | - | 1800Z, Aug 4 |
| YO DX HF Contest | 0000Z | - | 2000Z, Aug 4 |
| WAE DX Contest, CW | 0000Z, Aug 10 | - | 2359Z, Aug 11 |
| Maryland-DC QSO Party | 1600Z, Aug 10 | - | 0400Z, Aug 11 and |
| 1600Z | - | 2359Z, Aug 11 | |
| SARTG WW RTTY Contest | 0000Z | - | 0800Z, Aug 17 and |
| 1600Z | - | 2400Z, Aug 17 and | |
| 0800Z | - | 1600Z, Aug 18 | |
| ARRL 10 GHz Cumulative Contest | 0800 local | - | 2000 local, Aug 17 and |
| 0800 local | - | 2000 local, Aug 18 | |
| Keyman's Club of Japan Contest | 1200Z, Aug 17 | - | 1200Z, Aug 18 |
| SEANET Contest, CW/SSB/Digital | 1200Z, Aug 17 | - | 1200Z, Aug 18 |
| North American QSO Party, SSB | 1800Z, Aug 17 | - | 0600Z, Aug 18 |
| TOEC WW Grid Contest, CW | 1200Z, Aug 24 | - | 1200Z, Aug 25 |
| SCC RTTY Championship | 1200Z, Aug 24 | - | 1159Z, Aug 25 |
| CQC Summer QSO Party | 1800Z | - | 2359Z, Aug 25 |
| Ohio QSO Party | 1600Z, Aug 31 | - | 0400Z, Sep 1 |
| September, 2002 | |||
| MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint | 2300Z, Sep 2 | - | 0300Z, Sep 3 |
| All Asian DX Contest, SSB | 0000Z, Sep 7 | - | 2400Z, Sep 8 |
| IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB | 1300Z, Sep 7 | - | 1300Z, Sep 8 |
| North American Sprint, CW | 0000Z | - | 0400Z, Sep 8 |
| QRP ARCI End of Summer PSK31 Sprint | 2000Z | - | 2400Z, Sep 8 |
| YLRL Howdy Days | 1400Z, Sep 11 | - | 0200Z, Sep 13 |
| WAE DX Contest, SSB | 0000Z, Sep 14 | - | 2359Z, Sep 15 |
| ARRL September VHF QSO Party | 1800Z, Sep 14 | - | 0300Z, Sep 16 |
| North American Sprint, SSB | 0000Z | - | 0400Z, Sep 15 |
| YLRL Howdy Days | 1400Z, Sep 20 | - | 0200Z, Sep 22 |
| AGB NEMIGA Contest | 2100Z | - | 2300Z, Sep 20 |
| ARRL 10 GHz Cumulative Contest | 0800 local | - | 2000 local, Sep 21 and |
| 0800 local | - | 2000 local, Sep 22 | |
| Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW | 1200Z, Sep 21 | - | 1200Z, Sep 22 |
| Washington State Salmon Run | 1600Z, Sep 21 | - | 0700Z, Sep 22 and |
| 1600Z | - | 2400Z, Sep 22 | |
| Panama Anniversary Contest | 1200Z | - | 2359Z, Sep 22 |
| CQ/RJ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY | 0000Z, Sep 28 | - | 2400Z, Sep 29 |
| Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB | 1200Z, Sep 28 | - | 1200Z, Sep 29 |
| Texas QSO Party | 1400Z, Sep 28 | - | 0200Z, Sep 29 and |
| 1400Z | - | 2000Z, Sep 29 | |
| Louisiana QSO Party | 1400Z, Sep 28 | - | 0200Z, Sep 29 and |
| 1400Z | - | 2000Z, Sep 29 | |
| Anatolian DX Contest | 1600Z, Sep 28 | - | 2400Z, Sep 29 |
| Alabama QSO Party | 1800Z | - | 2400Z, Sep 28 |
| October, 2002 | |||
| Oceania DX Contest, Phone | 0800Z, Oct 5 | - | 0800Z, Oct 6 |
| EU Autumn Sprint, SSB | 1500Z | - | 1859Z, Oct 5 |
| California QSO Party | 1600Z, Oct 5 | - | 2200Z, Oct 6 |
| RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest, SSB | 0700Z | - | 1900Z, Oct 6 |
| YLRL Anniversary Party, CW | 1400Z, Oct 9 | - | 0200Z, Oct 11 |
| 10-10 Day Sprint | 0001Z | - | 2400Z, Oct 10 |
| Oceania DX Contest, CW | 0800Z, Oct 12 | - | 0800Z, Oct 13 |
| EU Autumn Sprint, CW | 1500Z | - | 1859Z, Oct 12 |
| Pennsylvania QSO Party | 1600Z, Oct 12 | - | 0500Z, Oct 13 and |
| 1300Z | - | 2200Z, Oct 13 | |
| FISTS Fall Sprint | 1700Z | - | 2100Z, Oct 12 |
| Iberoamericano Contest | 2000Z, Oct 12 | - | 2000Z, Oct 13 |
| North American Sprint, RTTY | 0000Z | - | 0400Z, Oct 13 |
| YLRL Anniversary Party, SSB | 1400Z, Oct 16 | - | 0200Z, Oct 18 |
| JARTS WW RTTY Contest | 0000Z, Oct 19 | - | 2400Z, Oct 20 |
| ARCI Fall QSO Party | 1200Z, Oct 19 | - | 2400Z, Oct 20 |
| Worked All Germany Contest | 1500Z, Oct 19 | - | 1459Z, Oct 20 |
| Asia-Pacific Sprint, CW | 0000Z | - | 0200Z, Oct 20 |
| RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest, CW | 0700Z | - | 1900Z, Oct 20 |
| Illinois QSO Party | 1800Z, Oct 20 | - | 0200Z, Oct 21 |
| CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB | 0000Z, Oct 26 | - | 2400Z, Oct 27 |
| 10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW | 0001Z, Oct 26 | - | 2400Z, Oct 27 |
| November, 2002 | |||
| IPA Contest, CW | 0600Z | - | 1000Z, Nov 2 and |
| 1400Z | - | 1800Z, Nov 2 | |
| Ukrainian DX Contest | 1200Z, Nov 2 | - | 1200Z, Nov 3 |
| ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW | 2100Z, Nov 2 | - | 0300Z, Nov 4 |
| North American Collegiate ARC Championship, CW | 2100Z, Nov 2 | - | 0300Z, Nov 4 |
| ARCI Running of the QRP Bulls | 2100Z, Nov 2 | - | 0300Z, Nov 4 |
| IPA Contest, SSB | 0600Z | - | 1000Z, Nov 3 and |
| 1400Z | - | 1800Z, Nov 3 | |
| High Speed Club CW Contest | 0900Z | - | 1100Z, Nov 3 and |
| 1500Z | - | 1700Z, Nov 3 | |
| Japan Int. DX Contest, Phone | 2300Z, Nov 8 | - | 2300Z, Nov 10 |
| WAE DX Contest, RTTY | 0000Z, Nov 9 | - | 2359Z, Nov 10 |
| OK/OM DX Contest, CW | 1200Z, Nov 9 | - | 1200Z, Nov 10 |
| LZ DX Contest, CW | 1200Z, Nov 16 | - | 1200Z, Nov 17 |
| ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB | 2100Z, Nov 16 | - | 0300Z, Nov 18 |
| North American Collegiate ARC Championship, SSB | 2100Z, Nov 16 | - | 0300Z, Nov 18 |
| RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest, CW | 2100Z, Nov 16 | - | 0100Z, Nov 17 |
| CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW | 0000Z, Nov 23 | - | 2400Z, Nov 24 |
| December, 2002 | |||
| QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Sprint | 2000Z | - | 2400Z, Dec 1 |
| QRP ARCI Topband Sprint | TBD | - | Dec 4 |
| ARRL 160-Meter Contest | 2200Z, Dec 6 | - | 1600Z, Dec 8 |
| PSK31 Death Match | 0000Z, Dec 7 | - | 2400Z, Dec 8 |
| TARA RTTY Sprint | 1800Z, Dec 7 | - | 0200Z, Dec 8 |
| TOPS Activity 80m Contest | 1800Z, Dec 7 | - | 1800Z, Dec 8 |
| ARRL 10-Meter Contest | 0000Z, Dec 14 | - | 2400Z, Dec 15 |
| Great Colorado Snowshoe Run | 0200Z | - | 0400Z, Dec 15 |
| AGB Party Contest | 2100Z | - | 2300Z, Dec 20 |
| OK DX RTTY Contest | 0000Z | - | 2400Z, Dec 21 |
| Croatian CW Contest | 1400Z, Dec 21 | - | 1400Z, Dec 22 |
| DARC Christmas Contest | 0830Z | - | 1059Z, Dec 26 |
| RAC Winter Contest | 0000Z | - | 2400Z, Dec 28 |
| Stew Perry Topband Challenge | 1500Z, Dec 28 | - | 1500Z, Dec 29 |
| Original QRP Contest, CW | 1500Z, Dec 28 | - | 1500Z, Dec 29 |
