HAM CONTEST CALENDAR
(Compliments of Gil Brian O. Santos, DU1MS).
January, 2002
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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 to 1500Z, Jan 6
ARRL RTTY Roundup 1800Z, Jan 5 to 2400Z, Jan 6
Kid's Day Contest 1800Z-2400Z, Jan 5
Japan Int. DX Contest, 160-40m 2200Z, Jan 11 to 2200Z, Jan 13
Hunting Lions in the Air 0000Z, Jan 12 to 2400Z, Jan 13
Midwinter Contest, CW 1400Z-2000Z, Jan 12
North American QSO Party, CW 1800Z, Jan 12 to 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 to 2359Z, Jan 20
North American QSO Party, SSB 1800Z, Jan 19 to 0600Z, Jan 20
ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes 1900Z, Jan 19 to 0400Z, Jan 21
Hungarian CW Contest 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 20
CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW 2200Z, Jan 25 to 1600Z, Jan 27
REF Contest, CW 0600Z, Jan 26 to 1800Z, Jan 27
BARTG RTTY Sprint 1200Z, Jan 26 to 1200Z, Jan 27
UBA DX Contest, SSB 1300Z, Jan 26 to 1300Z, Jan 27
Kansas QSO Party 1800Z, Jan 26 to 1800Z, Jan 27
February, 2002
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Vermont QSO Party 0000Z, Feb 2 to 2400Z, Feb 3
New Hampshire QSO Party 0000Z, Feb 2 to 2400Z, Feb 3
10-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB 0001Z, Feb 2 to 2400Z, Feb 3
Minnesota QSO Party 1400Z-2359Z, Feb 2
FYBO Winter QRP Field Day 1400Z, Feb 2 to 0200Z, Feb 3
Delaware QSO Party 1700Z, Feb 2 to 0500Z, Feb 3 and
1300Z, Feb 3 to 0100Z, Feb 4
Mexico RTTY International Contest 1800Z, Feb 2 to 2400Z, Feb 3
North American Sprint, Phone 0000Z-0400Z, Feb 3
Six Club 2nd Winter Contest 2300Z, Feb 8 to 0300Z, Feb 11
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX Contest 0000Z, Feb 9 to 2400Z, Feb 10
Utah QSO Party 0000Z, Feb 9 to 2400Z, Feb 10
Asia-Pacific Sprint, CW 1100Z-1300Z, Feb 9
Dutch PACC Contest 1200Z, Feb 9 to 1200Z, Feb 10
YL-OM Contest, CW 1400Z, Feb 9 to 0200Z, Feb 11
FISTS Winter Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, Feb 9
RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest, CW 2100Z, Feb 9 to 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 to 0100Z, Feb 16
ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Feb 16 to 2400Z, Feb 17
YLISSB QSO Party, CW 0000Z, Feb 16 to 2400Z, Feb 17
YL-OM Contest, SSB 1400Z, Feb 16 to 0200Z, Feb 18
CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB 2200Z, Feb 22 to 1600Z, Feb 24
REF Contest, SSB 0600Z, Feb 23 to 1800Z, Feb 24
North Carolina QSO Party 1200Z-2359Z, Feb 23 and
1200Z-2359Z, Feb 24
UBA DX Contest, CW 1300Z, Feb 23 to 1300Z, Feb 24
High Speed Club CW Contest 0900Z-1100Z and 1500Z-1700Z, Feb 24
North Carolina QSO Party 1700Z, Feb 24 to 0300Z, Feb 25
CQC Winter QSO Party 2200Z, Feb 24 to 0359Z, Feb 25
March, 2002
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ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Mar 2 to 2400Z, Mar 3
SARL Field Day Contest 1000Z, Mar 9 to 1000Z, Mar 10
RSGB Commonwealth Contest, CW 1000Z, Mar 9 to 1000Z, Mar 10
Great Lakes QSO Party 1700Z, Mar 9 to 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 to 0100Z, Mar 11
Alaska QSO Party 0000Z, Mar 16 to 2400Z, Mar 17
YLISSB QSO Party, SSB 0000Z, Mar 16 to 2400Z, Mar 17
BARTG Spring RTTY Contest 0200Z, Mar 16 to 0200Z, Mar 18
Russian DX Contest 1200Z, Mar 16 to 1200Z, Mar 17
Virginia QSO Party 1800Z, Mar 16 to 0200Z, Mar 18
Spring QRP Homebrewer Sprint 0000Z-0400Z, Mar 25
CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Mar 30 to 2400Z, Mar 31
April, 2002
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2002 PARA ANNUAL VHF-UHF ROUNDUP CONTEST 2200 UTC, Apr 6-7
MARAC County Hunters Contest, SSB 0000Z, Apr 6 to 2400Z, Apr 7
SP DX Contest 1500Z, Apr 6 to 1500Z, Apr 7
EA RTTY Contest 1600Z, Apr 6 to 1600Z, Apr 7
Missouri QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 6 to 0500Z, Apr 7 and
1800Z-2400Z, Apr 7
YLRL DX to NA YL Contest, CW 1400Z, Apr 10 to 0200Z, Apr 12
JIDX HF CW Contest 2300Z, Apr 12 to 2300Z, Apr 14
QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party 1200Z, Apr 13 to 2400Z, Apr 14
EU Spring Sprint, SSB 1500Z-1859Z, Apr 13
His Maj. King of Spain Contest 1800Z, Apr 13 to 1800Z, Apr 14
Yuri Gagarin Int. DX Contest 2100Z, Apr 13 to 2100Z, Apr 14
UBA Spring Contest, SSB 0600Z-1000Z, Apr 14
YLRL DX to NA YL Contest, SSB 1400Z, Apr 17 to 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 to 1200Z, Apr 21
GACW CW DX Contest 1200Z, Apr 20 to 1200Z, Apr 21
EU Spring Sprint, CW 1500Z-1859Z, Apr 20
Michigan QSO Party 1600Z, Apr 20 to 0400Z, Apr 21
Ontario QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 20 to 1800Z, Apr 21
Harry Angel Memorial Sprint 1100Z-1246Z, Apr 25
SP DX RTTY Contest 1200Z, Apr 27 to 1200Z, Apr 28
Helvetia Contest 1300Z, Apr 27 to 1300Z, Apr 28
Florida QSO Party 1600Z, April 27 to 0159Z, April 28 and
1200Z-2159Z, April 28
May, 2002
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IPA Contest, CW 0000Z-2359Z, May 4
MARAC County Hunters Contest, CW 0000Z, May 4 to 2400Z, May 5
10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW 0001Z, May 4 to 2400Z, May 5
Indiana QSO Party 1300Z, May 4 to 0500Z, May 5
Massachusetts QSO Party 1800Z, May 4 to 0400Z, May 5 and
1100Z-2100Z, May 5
ARI International DX Contest 2000Z, May 4 to 2000Z, May 5
Connecticut QSO Party 2000Z, May 4 to 0400Z, May 5 and
1200Z-2000Z, May 5
IPA Contest, SSB 0000Z-2359Z, May 5
VOLTA WW RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 11 to 1200Z, May 12
FISTS Spring Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, May 11
CQ-M International DX Contest 2100Z, May 11 to 2100Z, May 12
Baltic Contest 2100Z, May 18 to 0200Z, May 19
CQ WW WPX Contest, CW 0000Z, May 25 to 2400Z, May 26
QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint 2000-2400 local, May 26
MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint 2300Z, May 27 to 0300Z, May 28
June, 2002
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WW South America CW Contest 0000Z, Jun 1 to 1600Z, Jun 2
IARU Region 1 Field Day, CW 1500Z, Jun 1 to 1500Z, Jun 2
ANARTS WW RTTY Contest 0000Z, Jun 8 to 2400Z, Jun 9
Portugal Day Contest 0000Z-2400Z, Jun 8
RSGB Jubilee Contest 1000Z, Jun 8 to 1000Z, Jun 9
Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB 1100Z-1300Z, Jun 8
TOEC WW Grid Contest, SSB 1200Z, Jun 8 to 1200Z, Jun 9
ARRL June VHF QSO Party 1800Z, Jun 8 to 0300Z, Jun 10
All Asian DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Jun 15 to 2400Z, Jun 16
SMIRK Contest 0000Z, Jun 15 to 2400Z, Jun 16
Marconi Memorial HF Contest 1400Z, Jun 22 to 1400Z, Jun 23
ARRL Field Day 1800Z, Jun 22 to 2100Z, Jun 23
QRP ARCI Milliwatt Field Day 1800Z, Jun 22 to 2100Z, Jun 23
July, 2002
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RAC Canada Day Contest 0000Z-2359Z, Jul 1
MI QRP July 4th CW Sprint 2300Z, Jul 4 to 0300Z, Jul 5
Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest, SSB 0000Z, Jul 6 to 2400Z, Jul 7
IARU HF World Championship 1200Z, Jul 13 to 1200Z, Jul 14
FISTS Summer Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, Jul 13
CQ Worldwide VHF Contest 1800Z, Jul 13 to 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 to 1500Z, Jul 21
North American QSO Party, RTTY 1800Z, Jul 20 to 0600Z, Jul 21
CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush 2000Z-2200Z, Jul 21
Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest, CW 0000Z, Jul 27 to 2400Z, Jul 28
Russian RTTY WW Contest 0000Z, Jul 27 to 2400Z, Jul 28
IOTA Contest 1200Z, Jul 27 to 1200Z, Jul 28
August, 2002
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10-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB 0001Z, Aug 3 to 2400Z, Aug 4
European HF Championship 1000Z-2159Z, Aug 3
North American QSO Party, CW 1800Z, Aug 3 to 0600Z, Aug 4
ARRL UHF Contest 1800Z, Aug 3 to 1800Z, Aug 4
YO DX HF Contest 0000Z-2000Z, Aug 4
WAE DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Aug 10 to 2359Z, Aug 11
Maryland-DC QSO Party 1600Z, Aug 10 to 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 0800-2000 local, Aug 17 and
0800-2000 local, Aug 18
Keyman's Club of Japan Contest 1200Z, Aug 17 to 1200Z, Aug 18
SEANET Contest, CW/SSB/Digital 1200Z, Aug 17 to 1200Z, Aug 18
North American QSO Party, SSB 1800Z, Aug 17 to 0600Z, Aug 18
TOEC WW Grid Contest, CW 1200Z, Aug 24 to 1200Z, Aug 25
SCC RTTY Championship 1200Z, Aug 24 to 1159Z, Aug 25
CQC Summer QSO Party 1800Z-2359Z, Aug 25
Ohio QSO Party 1600Z, Aug 31 to 0400Z, Sep 1
September, 2002
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MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint 2300Z, Sep 2 to 0300Z, Sep 3
All Asian DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Sep 7 to 2400Z, Sep 8
IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB 1300Z, Sep 7 to 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 to 0200Z, Sep 13
WAE DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Sep 14 to 2359Z, Sep 15
ARRL September VHF QSO Party 1800Z, Sep 14 to 0300Z, Sep 16
North American Sprint, SSB 0000Z-0400Z, Sep 15
YLRL Howdy Days 1400Z, Sep 20 to 0200Z, Sep 22
AGB NEMIGA Contest 2100Z-2300Z, Sep 20
ARRL 10 GHz Cumulative Contest 0800-2000 local, Sep 21 and
0800-2000 local, Sep 22
Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW 1200Z, Sep 21 to 1200Z, Sep 22
Washington State Salmon Run 1600Z, Sep 21 to 0700Z, Sep 22 and
1600Z-2400Z, Sep 22
Panama Anniversary Contest 1200Z-2359Z, Sep 22
CQ/RJ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY 0000Z, Sep 28 to 2400Z, Sep 29
Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB 1200Z, Sep 28 to 1200Z, Sep 29
Texas QSO Party 1400Z, Sep 28 to 0200Z, Sep 29 and
1400Z-2000Z, Sep 29
Louisiana QSO Party 1400Z, Sep 28 to 0200Z, Sep 29 and
1400Z-2000Z, Sep 29
Anatolian DX Contest 1600Z, Sep 28 to 2400Z, Sep 29
Alabama QSO Party 1800Z-2400Z, Sep 28
October, 2002
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Oceania DX Contest, Phone 0800Z, Oct 5 to 0800Z, Oct 6
EU Autumn Sprint, SSB 1500Z-1859Z, Oct 5
California QSO Party 1600Z, Oct 5 to 2200Z, Oct 6
RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest, SSB 0700Z-1900Z, Oct 6
YLRL Anniversary Party, CW 1400Z, Oct 9 to 0200Z, Oct 11
10-10 Day Sprint 0001Z-2400Z, Oct 10
Oceania DX Contest, CW 0800Z, Oct 12 to 0800Z, Oct 13
EU Autumn Sprint, CW 1500Z-1859Z, Oct 12
Pennsylvania QSO Party 1600Z, Oct 12 to 0500Z, Oct 13 and
1300Z-2200Z, Oct 13
FISTS Fall Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, Oct 12
Iberoamericano Contest 2000Z, Oct 12 to 2000Z, Oct 13
North American Sprint, RTTY 0000Z-0400Z, Oct 13
YLRL Anniversary Party, SSB 1400Z, Oct 16 to 0200Z, Oct 18
JARTS WW RTTY Contest 0000Z, Oct 19 to 2400Z, Oct 20
QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party 1200Z, Oct 19 to 2400Z, Oct 20
Worked All Germany Contest 1500Z, Oct 19 to 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 to 0200Z, Oct 21
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Oct 26 to 2400Z, Oct 27
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW 0001Z, Oct 26 to 2400Z, Oct 27
November, 2002
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IPA Contest, CW 0600Z-1000Z and 1400Z-1800Z, Nov 2
Ukrainian DX Contest 1200Z, Nov 2 to 1200Z, Nov 3
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW 2100Z, Nov 2 to 0300Z, Nov 4
NA Collegiate ARC Championship, CW 2100Z, Nov 2 to 0300Z, Nov 4
ARCI Running of the QRP Bulls 2100Z, Nov 2 to 0300Z, Nov 4
IPA Contest, SSB 0600Z-1000Z and 1400Z-1800Z, Nov 3
High Speed Club CW Contest 0900Z-1100Z and 1500Z-1700Z, Nov 3
Japan Int. DX Contest, Phone 2300Z, Nov 8 to 2300Z, Nov 10
WAE DX Contest, RTTY 0000Z, Nov 9 to 2359Z, Nov 10
OK/OM DX Contest, CW 1200Z, Nov 9 to 1200Z, Nov 10
LZ DX Contest, CW 1200Z, Nov 16 to 1200Z, Nov 17
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB 2100Z, Nov 16 to 0300Z, Nov 18
NA Collegiate ARC Championship, SSB 2100Z, Nov 16 to 0300Z, Nov 18
RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest, CW 2100Z, Nov 16 to 0100Z, Nov 17
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Nov 23 to 2400Z, Nov 24
December, 2002
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QRP ARCI Hol. Spirits Sprint 2000Z-2400Z, Dec 1
QRP ARCI Topband Sprint TBD, Dec 4
ARRL 160-Meter Contest 2200Z, Dec 6 to 1600Z, Dec 8
PSK31 Death Match 0000Z, Dec 7 to 2400Z, Dec 8
TARA RTTY Sprint 1800Z, Dec 7 to 0200Z, Dec 8
TOPS Activity 80m Contest 1800Z, Dec 7 to 1800Z, Dec 8
ARRL 10-Meter Contest 0000Z, Dec 14 to 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 to 1400Z, Dec 22
DARC Christmas Contest 0830Z-1059Z, Dec 26
RAC Winter Contest 0000Z-2400Z, Dec 28
Stew Perry Topband Challenge 1500Z, Dec 28 to 1500Z, Dec 29
Original QRP Contest, CW 1500Z, Dec 28 to 1500Z, Dec 29
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