NAME | DATE |
Ohio ARES Simplex Contest | Saturday, 14 January (10 AM - 4 PM EST) |
WASH 2m Simplex Contest southwest PA | Saturday, 14 January (7 PM - 11 PM EST) phone, CW, digital |
ARRL January VHF Contest | Saturday, 21 January (1900 UTC) - Monday, 23 Jan (0359 UTC) |
Maine 2m FM Simplex Challenge | Saturday, 25 March (12:00 noon - 4:00 PM Eastern) |
spring 2m Sprint | Monday, 10 April (7 PM - 11 PM local) |
IARU Region 1 50 MHz MGM (Machine Generated Mode) Contest Ontario QSO Party | Saturday, 15 April 1400Z - Sunday, 16 April 1400Z Saturday, 15 April 1800Z - Sunday, 16 April 0500Z and Sunday, 16 April 1200Z - 1800Z |
spring 222 Sprint | Tuesday, 18 April (7 PM - 11 PM local) World Amateur Radio Day |
spring 432 Sprint | Wednesday, 26 April (7 PM - 11 PM local) |
spring Microwave Sprint (902 MHz and above) | Saturday, 06 May (8 AM - 2 PM local) |
spring 6m sprint | Saturday, 13 May (2300 UTC) - Sunday, 14 May (0300 UTC) |
ARRL June VHF Contest | Saturday, 10 June (1800 UTC) - Monday, 12 June (0259 UTC) |
SMIRK 6m Contest | Saturday, 17 June (0000 UTC) - Sunday, 18 June (2359 UTC) |
IARU Region 1 50 MHz CW/SSB Contest | Saturday, 17 June (1400 UTC) - Sunday, 18 June (1400 UTC) |
CQ Worldwide VHF Contest | Saturday, 15 July (1800 UTC) - Sunday, 16 July (2100 UTC) |
222-MHz-and-Up Distance Contest | Saturday, 05 August (1800 UTC) - Sunday, 06 August (1759 UTC) |
10 GHz and Up Contest - First Round | Saturday, 19 August (0600 local) - Sunday, 20 August (23:59:59 local) |
fall 6m Sprint | Saturday, 26 August (2300 UTC) - Sunday, 27 August (0300 UTC) |
ARRL September VHF Contest | Sat 09 September (1800 UTC) - Mon 11 September (0259 UTC) |
10 GHz and Up Contest - Second Round | Saturday, 16 September (0600 local) - Sunday, 17 September (11:59:59 PM local) |
fall 2m Sprint | Monday, 18 September (7 PM - 11 PM local) |
fall 222 Sprint | Tuesday, 26 September (7 PM - 11 PM local) |
fall 432 Sprint | Wednesday, 04 October (7 PM - 11 PM local) |
fall microwave Sprint (902 MHz and above) | Saturday, 07 October (8 AM - 2 PM local) |
PA QSO Party | Saturday, 14 October (1600 UTC) - Sunday, 15 October (0400 UTC) Sunday, 15 October (1300 UTC - 2200 UTC) |
Solar Eclipse QSO Party | Saturday, 14 October (1200 - 2200 UTC) |
NY State QSO Party | starting Saturday, 21 October (10 AM Eastern) and lasting 12 hours |
UK 6m Group Winter Contest | Friday, 01 December, 2023 (0000 UTC) - Wednesday, 31 January, 2024 (23:59:59 UTC) |
NAME | TIME | FREQ |
The 205 Morning Group | 8 AM Eastern daily | 144.205 northeast US and southern Canada net control KA1ZE/3 FN01xt |
Rochester VHF Group | Mondays 9 PM Eastern | 144.260 |
JMRA | 8:00 PM Eastern | 144.210 net control W3ERH FN21 |
Delaware Valley Friends Radio Club | Friday 7:30 PM | half hour on 144.160 |
Sunday Morning Net | 10:30 AM Eastern | 144.250 net control N2FKF/NC2I FN30 |
Pine State Net | Tuesday 7:30 PM Eastern | 144.225 MA, NH, VT, RI net control K1GUP |
Mid South 2m SSB Net | Saturday 9 PM Central | 144.255 (+/- if QRM) |
Beam Spinners | 8 AM local Mon-Sat | 144.200 CO, WY, NM, KS, NE net control WA7KYM DN71 |
Northern Lights Radio Society | Sunday 9 PM CST | 144.260 net control KA0PQW EN33iu |
Lowcountry Digital | Sunday 8:30 PM Eastern Wednesday 8 PM Eastern | 145.700 (Contestia 64/1000) net control KH6TY FM02 |
Western States Weak Signal Society | Sunday 5:30 Pacific | 144.200 net control K6TSK DM03 N8DEZ/N8OU DM04 |
Pacific Northwest VHF Society | Sunday 8 AM local Tuesday 8 PM local | 144.240 |
St. Pete | Sunday 8:15 PM Eastern | 144.210 vert or horiz net control WA4GCH EL87 |
Roadrunners Microwave Group | Sunday 9 PM Central | 144.150 net control K5LLL EM10kf |
Packrats | Monday 8 PM Eastern | 144.150 net control K3GNC FN20ja |
N0PB | Monday 8 PM Central | 144.250 net control N0PB EM39wo |
Florida SSB | Monday 7 PM Eastern | 144.210 |
Rocky Mountain VHF+ | Monday 8 PM local | 144.220 CO, WY, NM, KS, NE net control K0MLM DN70 |
Upper Rio Grande | Monday 8 PM local | 144.250 net control NM5F DM65 |
Guelph (Ontario) | Monday 9 PM Eastern Wednesday 9 PM Eastern | 144.245 net control VE3XTM EN93un |
San Diego | Tuesday 7 PM local | 144.230 net control W6IPT DM13 |
Mud Toads | Tuesday 8:00 PM local | 144.250 net control KD8UD and KD4AA FM17uv |
W5VHF Weak Signal Group | Monday 8 PM Local | 144.190 net control N5NET EM26fg |
North GA | Monday 8 PM Eastern | 144.210 net control WA4NJP EM84 W4TMW EM84 |
Quebec (currently on hold) | Tuesday 8 PM Eastern | 144.240 net control VE2JWH FN35 VE2DC FN35 |
Quebec | Thursday 8 PM Eastern | 144.240 Quebec City FN46 |
Quebec (currently on hold) | Thursday 8 PM Eastern | 144.250 Montreal FN35 in French, vertical polarization |
Quebec | Sunday 7:45 PM Eastern | 144.240 Montreal/Asbestos FN25/FN35/FN45 (except during contests) |
Quebec activity night round table | Friday 8 PM Eastern | 144.240 Montreal FN35 French and English, vertical and horizontal polariz. |
AM Nostalgia | Tuesday 7 PM Central | 144.950 net control KC9CUK EN52 |
The 144.240 Net | Wednesday 8 PM Central | 144.240 net control WB9LYH EN54cl |
The 144.252 Net | Monday 8:30 PM Eastern | 144.252 net control K8TQK EM89je |
SWOT net | Thursday 8 PM Central | 144.250 |
Gulf Coast SWOT | Friday 7:30 PM Central | 144.250 |
Deep South Texas SWOT | Tuesday 9 PM Central | 144.250 net control N5SSH EL07go |
North Texax SWOT | Wednesday 8 PM Central | 144.250 net control W5FKN EM13 |
OK SWOT | Thursday 8 PM Central | 144.250 OK, AR, TX, KS, MO net control N5NET EM26fg |
SE Ohio SWOT | Thursday 8 PM Eastern | 144.250 net control AB8XG EM89 KD8DJE EM89 |
Sidewinders Around Michigan | Sunday 9:30 PM local | 144.155 net control KF8QL EN72ew |
Q5 net | Thursday 7:00 PM Central | 144.220 midwest/Great Lakes net control N9JBW EN61ds |
Northeast Weak Signal net | Thursday 8:30 PM Eastern | 144.250 |
Atlantic SSB | Friday 8:30 PM Eastern | 144.240 net control WB4IXU EM86 |
Chicago-Ohio | Friday 7 PM Central | 144.215 net control KD8IME EN71 |
Chesapeake | Saturday 9:30 PM Eastern | 144.205 net control W3BFC FM18 |
Yavapai 2-Meter SSB | Wednesday 8:00 PM local | 144.250 net control WN7E |
Southeastern U.S. WSJT Activity Night | Monday 8:00 PM Eastern | 144.174 FT8 (then QSY up the bands ____.174) or QSY ____.170 Q65-15A chat FL, GA, SC, NC, AL, Cuba |
Florida 70 cm FT8 Activity Night | Wednesday 8:30 PM local | 432.174 (144.174 and 1296.174 also used) chat FL, GA, SC, NC |
Texas 2m FT8 Activity Night | Monday 0100Z | 144.174 |
southeast Texas 2m weak signal interest group | nightly 8:30 Central | 144.270 mostly vertical polarization |
Massachusetts activity night | Monday 8 PM local | 144.195 USB |
South Shore Massachusetts activity night | Monday 7 PM local | 144.244 USB |
WEAK SIGNAL ACTIVITY GROUPS AND NETS FOR THE OTHER VHF+ BANDS: |
50 Loudoun Amateur Radio Group Wednesday 8 PM Eastern 50.130 Purcellville, VA area (FM19dd) Central Virginia 6m SSB Net 0800 Eastern 50.215 Packrats Monday 7:30 PM Eastern 50.145 net control N3RG FM29ki Delaware Valley Friends Radio Club Friday 8:00 PM Eastern 50.160 1 hour Rochester VHF Group Thursday 9:00 PM Eastern 50.200
222 Tuesday 222 activity night Tuesday 7:30-10:30 PM Eastern 222.100 K1WHS FN43mj in the state of Maine. As wx warms Dave may be at his camp in NH, but wants everyone to continue getting on the air anyway. To assist, consider using ON4KST chat, HB9Q, or W4DEX chat. His home station has 1500w into 4x22 elements at 100'. Packrats Monday 8:30 PM Eastern 222.125 net control KB1JEY FN20je Delaware Valley Friends Radio Club Friday 8:30 PM 222.125 EN82, 91, EM89 Tuesday 8PM-10PM 222.100 check on ON4KST chat Upper Rio Grande Tuesday 8PM Local 222.150 KC5EFM DM65 Rocky Mountain VHF Tuesday 8 PM Local 222.100 DN70/DM78 area W5LUA trying to promote Tuesday 222 ACTIVITY NIGHT. "I generally just look towards Austin, then west, then north, and then finish down towards Houston and Louisiana. Starting at 7PM. Usually done by 8 PM. Also look for Al and Dan WB5AFY daily 222.100 7:30 AM checking morning conditions."
432 Massachusetts activity night Wednesday 8 PM Eastern 432.100 Delaware Valley Friends Radio Club Friday 9:00 PM Eastern 432.160 half hour N4PZ Monday 8PM Central 432.100 net control N4PZ EN52 beams move east 8:45 PM Eastern East Coast 70 cm Net Wednesday 9PM Eastern 432.090 net control W4DEX EM95tg W4VHH EM95um W4NUS EM95od Packrats Monday 9 PM Eastern 432.110 net control WB2RVX FM29mt Rocky Mountain VHF Wednesday 8 PM local 432.100 DN70/DM78 area Upper Rio Grande Wednesday 8 PM 432.150 NM5F DM65 Florida Weak Signal Society Thursday 8:30 PM Eastern 432.090 Florida 70 cm FT8 Activity Night Wednesday 8:30 PM local 432.174 (144.174 and 1296.174 also used) chat FL, GA, SC, NC 70cmers Thursday 7 PM Pacific 432.120 net control WO1S DM13 WB4IXU Friday 9:30 PM Eastern 432.110 net control WB4IXU EM86 Guelph SSB Friday 9 PM Eastern 432.210 net control VE3XTM EN93 Morning activity in the southeastern US is on 432.095 MHz.
Microwaves Packrats Tuesday 7:30 PM Eastern Coordinate QSOs on 144.260 Set up Q's at w4dex.com/uhfqso or Packrat Chat Page
Delaware Valley Friends Radio Club Friday 8:45 PM 1296.160 Upper Rio Grande Wednesday 7:30PM local 902.150 net control W7QQ DM65 Pacific Northwest VHF Society Sunday 0900 Pacific 1296.100 net control WB7BST CN87 10 GHz Colorado Activity Group Sunday 8 PM 10368.100 contact N0SP at
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