Month

end

Discription

Mode

Band Mc

[ut]

Roules / Remarks

L = last

January

1

ARRL Straight Key Night

CW

0000-2400 / 1. January

1

SARTG New Year

RTTY

3.5 - 7

0800-1100 / 1. January

RST+Nr+Name+"Happy new year" in own language

2

Hunting Lyons on the Air

CW/SSB

0900-2100

RST+Nr / 24h operating

2

North America QSO Party

CW

1800-0600

2

Japan International DX LF

CW

1.8 - 7

2200 -2200 / Friday-Sunday

RST+Nr / RST+Prefecture Nr (JA's) / 36h operating

3

Michigan QRP

CW

0700-2359

3

YL-ISSB QSO Party

CW

48 hours

3

LZ Open

CW

1200-2000 / Saturday

3

North American QSO Party

SSB

1800-0600

3

HA Hungarian DX

CW

0000-2400 / Sunday

L

CQ WW 160m

CW

1.8

2200-1600 / Friday-Sunday

L

REF French Part 1

CW

3.5 - 28

0600-1800

RST + Nr

L

UBA

SSB

3.5 - 28

1300-1300

RST+Nr / RST+province (Belgium stations)

February

1

Vermont QSO Party

CW/SSB

0000-0700 / Saturday-Sunday

RST+country (VT-stn) / RST+state, province, country

1

New Hampshire QSO Party

CW/SSB

1300-0700

RST+country (NH-stn) / RST+state, province, country

1

Maine QSO Party

CW/SSB

48 hours

1

Minnesota QSO Party

CW/SSB

48 hours

1

Delaware QSO Party

CW/SSB

1.8 - 28

1700-0500 / 1300-0100

RST+country (DE-stn) / RST+state, province, country

1

Concurso Mexicano

RTTY

1800-2400

1

AGCW Straight Key

CW

1600-1900 / Saturday

1

Club Digital Contest

Digital

1700-0500

1

FYBO Winter QRP Field Day

CW/SSB

1600-0400

1

North American Sprint

CW/SSB

3.5 - 14

0000-0359 / Sunday

1

Classic Club

CW/SSB

0000-0400 / Sunday-Monday

2

Dutch Contest

CW

3,5 - 14

2

WW WPX

RTTY

3.5 - 28

48 hours

RST + Nr

2

DARC UKW Winter-Fieldday

all

0900-1300

2

Asia-Pacific Sprint

CW

1230-1430 / Saturday

2

Utah Challence

CW/SSB

1.8

0100-0700 / Saturday

2

PACC

CW/SSB

1.8 - 28

1200-1200

RST + Nr / PA0 stations: RST +Province

2

Asia-Pacific Sprint

CW

1230-1430 / Saturday

2

RSBG

CW

1.8

2100-0100

RST + Nr / British staions: RST+ County Code

2

North American Sprint

CW

0000-0359 / Sunday

3

ARRL International DX

CW

1.8 - 28

48 hours

RST + Output / RST+Staat (UK) / RST + Province (VE)

3

HSC

CW

2 periods / Saturday

L

REF

SSB

3.5 - 28

0600-1800

RST + Nr

L

CQ WW

SSB

1.8

2200-1600 / Friday-Sunday

L

North Carolina QSP Party

CW/SSB

2 periods

L

UBA

CW

1300-1300

L

YLRL YL-OM

CW

1400-0200

L

RSGB

CW

7

1500-0900

RST + Nr / RST+County Code (British stations)

L

Winter QSO Party

CW/SSB

2200-0400

L

Ukraine Championship

RTTY

2200-0159

March

1

ARRL DX

SSB

1.8 - 28

48 hours

RST + Power

2

Wisconsin QSO Party

CW/SSB

1800-0100 / Sunday-Monday

2

Commenwealth Contest

CW

1200-1200

2

World Wide Locator

CW/SSB

48 hours

2

Commonwealth

CW

1200-1200

2

QCWA QSO Party

SSB

1400-0600 / Saturday-Monday

2

DIG QSO Party

SSB

some periods

2

UBA Spring

SSB

0700-1100 / Sunday

2

High Speed Sprint

RTTY

1800-2200 / Sunday

3

ARRL DX

CW

1.8 - 28

48 hours

RST + Output / RST+Staat (UK) / RST + Province (VE)

3

Russian DX

CW/SSB

1.8 - 28

1200-1200

3

Bermuda World Wide

CW/SSB

0100 - 2400 / Saturday-Sunday

3

Ohio QSO Party

CW/SSB

48 hours

3

Virginia QSO Party

CW/SSB

2 periods / Saturday-Monday

3

Alaska QSO Party

CW/SSB

48 hours

3

BARTG Spring

RTTY

0200-0200 / Saturday-Monday

3

DARC HF

SSTV

1200-1200

L

CQ WW WPX

SSB

1.8 - 28

48 hours

RST + Nr

April

1

Good Friday Sprint

CW

2200-0200 / Friday-Saturday

1

Italian LYRC Elettra Marconi

CW/SSB

1300-1300

1

SP DX

CW/SSB

1500-1500

1

EA

RTTY

1600-1600

2

Japan Int. DX

CW

14 - 28

2300-2300 / Friday-Monday

2

Low Power Spring

CW

1500-2000 / Monday

2

MARAC County Hunters

SSB

48 hours

2

King of Spain Concurso

CW/SSB

1800-1800

2

DIG QSO Party

CW

some periods

2

UBA Spring

SSB

0600-1000 / Sunday

3

Australian Post Code

CW/SSB

0000-2400 / Saturday

3

ES Open Champion

CW/SSB

0500-0859 / Saturday

3

Michigan QSO Party

CW/SSB

1600-0400

3

YU DX

CW/SSB

1200-1200

3

SARTG WW

Amtor

some periods

3

EU Spring Sprint

SSB

1500-1859 / Saturday

3

Holyland DX

CW/SSB

1800-1800

L

Helvetia HB9

CW/SSB

1.8 - 28

1300-1300

RST + Nr / HB: RST + Nr + canton

L

SP DX

RTTY

1200-1200

L

Florida QSO Party

CW/SSB

2 periods

L

QRP to the Field

CW

1600-2400 / Saturday

L

Nebraska QSO Party

CW/SSB

1700-1659

L

Ontario QSO Party

CW/SSB

1800-1800

May

1

AGCW-DL QRP Party

CW

1300-1900 / Saturday

1

MARAC County Hunters

CW

48 hours

1

Ten-Ten Int. Spring QSO Party

CW

48 hours

1

Danish

SSTV

48 hours

1

Connecticut QSO Party

CW/SSB

2 periods

1

Indiana QSO Party

CW/SSB

1400-2300 (32 Stunden)

1

Massachusetts QSO Party

CW/SSB

2 periods

1

ARI International

CW/SSB

2000-2000

RST + Nr / Italian stations: RST + Provinz

2

Oregon QSO Party

CW/SSB

48 hours

2

Nevada QSO Party

CW/SSB

0000-0600

2

Volta WW DX

RTTY

1200-1200

2

Georgia QSO Party

CW/SSB

1800-1200

2

CQ-M International

CW/SSB

2100-2100

2

FISTS Spring

CW

1700-2100 / Sunday

3

EU Spring

CW

1500-1859 / Saturday

4

Baltic

CW/SSB

2100-0200

4

Texas QSO Party

CW/SSB

2 periods

L

CQ WW WPX

CW

1.8 - 28

48 hours

RST + Nr

June

1

Field Day IARU Reg. 1

CW

1.8 - 28

1500-1500

1

WW South America

CW

0000-1600 (30 Stunden)

2

Portugal Day

SSB

1.8-28

0000-2400 / Saturday

2

VK ANARTS WW

RTTY

3.5-28

48 hours

2

TOEC WW Grid

SSB

1200-1200

2

WW South America Concurso

CW

1200-1800

2

Cervantes Concurso

SSB

1200-1200

2

Asia-Pacific Sprint

SSB

14 + 21

1230-1430 / Sunday

2

West Virginia QSO Party

CW/SSB

1800-2400 / Sunday

3

All Asian DX

CW

1.8-28

48 hours

3

Kid's Day Operating Event

SSB

1800-2400 / Saturday

3

RSGB Summer

CW

1.8

2100-0100

L

SP QRP

CW

1200-1200

L

Marconi Memorial

CW

1400-1400

L

ARRL Field Day

CW/SSB

1800-2100

July

1

Fourth of July Sprint

CW

2300-0300

1

RAC Canada Day

CW/SSB

1.8-144

0000-2359

1

Venezuela Indep. Day

SSB

0000-2400

1

Original QRP

CW

1500-1500

1

DIE Spanish Island

CW/SSB

0500-1300

2

IARU HF Championship

CW/SSB

1.8 - 28

1200-1200

RST + ITU-zone (HB9=28)

2

CQ WW VHF

VHF

1800-2100 / 27h

2

6m DX

CW/SSB

50

1800-2400

2

QRP ARCI Homebrew Sprint

CW

2000-2400

3

National Mountain Day

CW

3.5

0600-1000

3

Seanet WW DX

CW

48 hours

3

South Pacific

CW/SSB

1.8

0700-2300

3

AGCW-DL QRP Summer

CW

1500-1500

3

Georgia QSO Party (1)

CW/SSB

1800-0359

3

Georgia QSO Party (2)

CW/SSB

1400-2359

3

North America QSO Party

RTTY

1800-0600

3

Colombian Independence Day

CW/SSB

3.5-28

0000-2400 / Sunday

3

The Great Colorady Gold Rush

CW

2000-2200 / Sunday

3

RSGB Low Power Field

CW

2 periods / Sunday

L

Venezuela Indep. Day

CW

0000-2400

L

Russian WW

RTTY

3.5-28

0000-24000 / Saturday-Monday

L

RSGB IOTA

CW/SSB

3.5-28

1200-1200

August

1

W / VE Islands

CW/SSB

1600-2359

1

YO DX

CW/SSB

3.5-28

0000-2400 / Sunday

RST + ITU-zone (HB9=28) / YO-stn RST + Dep.

1

European HF Championship

CW/SSB

1.8-28

1000-2200 / Saturday

RST + Year of operatros first licence

1

North America QSO Party

CW/SSB

1.8-28

2 periods

1

North America QSO Party

CW

1800-0600

1

Ten-Ten Summer QSO Party

SSB

28

0100-2400

2

Inernet Sprint

CW

0100-0300 / Sunday

2

WAE DX

CW

3.5 - 28

0000-2400

RST + Nr

3

Maryland-DC QSO Party

CW/SSB

2 periods

3

SEANET WW DX

SSB

48 hours

RST + Nr

3

Keymans's Club of Japan

CW

1.8-28

1200-1200

RST + continent (59EU) / JA’s RST + prefecture

3

SARTG

RTTY

3.5-28

3 periods

RST + Nr

4

W/VE Islands

CW/SSB

1700-2300

RST + Island Nr

4

North America QSO Party

SSB

1.8-28

1800-0600

4

New Jersey QSO Party

CW/SSB

2 periods / Saturday-Monday

4

CQC Summer Party

CW/SSB

1800-2359 / Sunday

L

TOEC WW Grid

CW

1200-1200

L

Ohio QSO Party

CW/SSB

1600-0400

L

South Dakota QSO Party

CW/SSB

1600-2200

L

SCC Championship

RTTY

3.5-28

1200-1200

L

Hawaii QSO Party

CW/SSB

1600-2200

L

ASIAN

CW/SSB

3.5 - 28

48 hours

RST + Power

September

1

LZ DX

CW

1200-1200

1

All Asian DX

SSB

48h

1

AGCW Straight Key Sprint

CW

1300-1600 / Saturday

1

IARU Region 1 Fieldday

SSB

1300-1259

1

DARC 10m Digital „Corona“

Digital

1100-1700 / Sunday

1

Panama Anniversary

SSB

0000-2400 / Sunday

1

North America Sprint

CW

0000-0359

2

Swiss HTC QRP Sprint

CW

1300-1900 / Saturday

2

WAE DX

SSB

3.5 - 28

24 hours

RST + Nr

2

Indiana Bison Stampede

All

1800-0200

2

North America Sprint

CW

0000-0400 / Sunday

3

North America Sprint

SSB

0000-0400 / Sunday

3

Scandinavia Activity

CW

3.5 - 28

1200-1200

3

Air Force Anniversary Party

CW/SSB

0001-2359

3

Washington State Salmon Run

CW/SSB

some periods

3

Atlantic QSO Party

SSB

0000-2400 / Sunday

3

Tennessee QSO Party

CW/SSB

1800-0100

4

Scandinavia

SSB

3.5 - 28

1500-1800

4

CQ/RJ WW DX

RTTY

48 hours 0000-2400

October

1

VK/ZL Oceania DX

SSB

3.5 - 28

1000-1000

RST + Nr

1

UCWC

CW

0000-0800 / Saturday

1

F9AA Cup

CW/SSB

1200-1200

1

EU Sprint Autumn

SSB

1500-1859

1

ON Belgium

SSB

3.7

0600-1000 Sunday

RST + Nr (ON: RST + NR + UBA-Section)

1

International

HELL

some periods

1

California QSO Party

CW/SSB

1600-2200

1

RSGB

SSB

21-28

0700-1900 / Sunday

2

VK/ZL Oceania DX

CW

3.5 - 28

1000-1000

RST + Nr

1

ON Belgium

CW

3.5

0600-1000 Sunday

RST + Nr (ON: RST + NR + UBA-Section)

2

IBERO American

SSB

2000-0200

2

Pensylvania QSO Party

CW/SSB

2 periods

2

WU Sprint Autumn

CW

1500-1859 / Saturday

2

FISTS Fall Sprint

CW

1700-2100 / Saturday

3

JARTS WW

RTTY

48 hours 000-2400

3

QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party

CW

1200-2400

3

Asia-Pacific Sprint

CW

1230-1430 / Saturday

3

RSGB

CW

21-28

0700-1900 / Sunday

3

Illinois QSO Party

CW/SSB

1800-0200

3

Worked all Germany WAG

CW/SSB

1500 - 1500

RST + Nr / DL: RST + DOK

L

CQ WW DX

SSB

1.8 - 28

48 hours

RST + Nr (HB9: 59 14)

4

HSC Contest

CW

3.5 - 28

4

BARTG Sprint

RTTY

1200-1200

November

1

HSC

CW

2 periods

1

Ukrainian DX

All

1200-1200

1

ARRL Sweepstakes

CW

2100-0300 / Saturday-Monday

1

Collegiate Championship

CW

2100-0300 / Saturday-Monday

1

IPA Radio Club Contest

CW/SSB

2 periods

1

Digital „Corona“

Digital

1100-1700 / Sunday

2

Japan International DX

SSB

2300-2300 / Fryday-Sunday

2

WAE DX

RTTY

48 hours

2

ALARA

CW/SSB

0000-2400 / Saturday

2

OM/OK DX

CW

1200-1200

2

DARC

CW/SSB

28

1300-1500

3

IARU Region 1

CW

1.8

1400-0600

3

ARRL Sweepstakes

SSB

2100-0300 / Saturday-Monday

3

Collegiate Championship

SSB

2100-0300 / Saturday-Monday

3

RSGB

CW

1.8

2100-0100

4

HSC

CW

1.8 - 28

L

CQ WW

CW

1.8 - 28

48 hours

RST + CQ-zone (HB9: 599 14)

L

West Virgina QSL Party

CW

1800-1800

December

1

Weihnachts Wettbewerb HB9

SSB

3.5 - 7

0700-1100 / Saturday

1

ARRL

CW

1.8

2200-1600 / Friday-Sunday

1

EA DX

CW

1600-1600

1

TARA Sprint

RTTY

1800-0200

1

TOPS Activity

CW

3.5

1800-1800

1

QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits

CW

2000-2400 / Sunday

2

ARRL

CW/SSB

28

US statione: rprt + state

2

Colorado Snowshoe Run

CW

0300-0500 / Sunday

2

Weihnachts Wettbewerb HB9

CW

3.5 - 7

0700-1100 / Saturday

3

Croatian

CW

1400-1400

3

International Navel

CW/SSB

1600-1600

3

RAC Canada Winter

CW/SSB

0000-2359 / Sunday

3

Internet CW Sprint

CW

0200-0400 / Sunday

4

Topband Distance Challenge

CW

1500-1500

4

DARC Weihn. Wettbew.

CW/SSB

0830-1100 / Sunday

4

Original QRP

CW

1500-1500