| NAME | DATE confirmed through ARRL June VHF Contest |
| Winterheat Simplex Contest | Wednesday, 01 January (00:00:01 UTC) - Friday, 31 January (23:59:59 UTC) |
| Ohio ARES Simplex Contest | Saturday, 18 January (2 PM EST - 6 PM EST) |
| ARRL January VHF Contest | Saturday, 18 January (1900 UTC) - Monday, 20 January (0359 UTC) click here to read about the Packrat Bowl Activity Period |
| Winter Classic Exchange 2025 - phone | Sunday, March 9 1300Z - Monday, March 10 0700Z Tuesday, March 11 1300Z - Wednesday, March 12 0700Z |
| Maine 2m FM Simplex Challenge | Saturday, 15 March (12:00 noon - 4:00 PM Eastern) |
| Winter Classic Exchange 2025 - CW | Sunday, March 30 1300Z - Monday, March 31 0700Z Tuesday, April 1 1300Z - Wednesday, April 2 0700Z |
| 222 MHz EME Weekend | Saturday, 05 April, 2025 (0000Z) - Monday, 07 April, 2025 (0800Z) |
| spring 2m Sprint | Monday, 14 April (2300Z - 0600Z, no more than 4 hours between first and last contact) |
| Ontario QSO Party | Saturday, 19 April 1800Z - Sunday, 20 April 0500Z and Sunday, 20 April 1200Z - 1800Z |
| spring 222 Sprint | Tuesday, 22 April (2300Z - 0600Z, no more than 4 hours between first and last contact) |
| spring 432 Sprint | Wednesday, 30 April (2300Z - 0600Z, no more than 4 hours between first and last contact) |
| spring Microwave Sprint (902 MHz and above) | Saturday, 03 May (8 AM - 2 PM local) |
| spring 6m Sprint | Saturday, 10 May (2300Z) - Sunday, 11 May (0300Z) |
| ARRL June VHF Contest | Saturday, 14 June (1800 UTC) - Monday, 16 June (0259 UTC) |
| SMIRK 6m Contest | Saturday, 21 June (0000 UTC) - Sunday, 22 June (2359 UTC) |
| IARU Region 1 50 MHz CW/SSB Contest | Saturday, 21 June (1400 UTC) - Sunday, 22 June (1400 UTC) |
| CQ Worldwide VHF Contest | SSB/CW: Saturday, 05 July (1200Z) - Sunday, 06 July (1200Z) digital: Saturday, 19 July (1200Z) - Sunday, 20 July (1200Z) |
| HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party 2025 | August Perseids and December Geminids 2025 10m/6m |
| 222-MHz-and-Up Distance Contest | Saturday, 02 August (1800 UTC) - Sunday, 03 August (1759 UTC) |
| fall 6m Sprint | Saturday, 9 August (1800 - 2200 UTC) |
| 10 GHz and Up Contest - First Round | Saturday, 16 August (0600 local) - Sunday, 17 August (23:59:59 local) |
| ARRL September VHF Contest | Sat 13 September (1800 UTC) - Mon 15 September (0259 UTC) |
| 10 GHz and Up Contest - Second Round | Saturday, 20 September (0900Z) - Monday, 22 September (0759Z) |
| fall 2m Sprint | Monday, 22 September (7 PM - 11 PM local) |
| fall 222 Sprint | Tuesday, 30 September (7 PM - 11 PM local) |
| fall 432 Sprint | Wednesday, 08 October (7 PM - 11 PM local) |
| PA QSO Party | Saturday, 11 October (1600 UTC) - Sunday, 12 October (0400 UTC) Sunday, 12 October (1300 UTC - 2200 UTC) |
| NY State QSO Party | starting Saturday, 18 October (10 AM Eastern) and lasting 12 hours |
| fall Microwave Sprint (902 MHz and up) | Saturday, 25 October (8 AM - 2 PM local) |
| UK 6m Group Winter Contest | Monday, 01 December, 2025 (0000 UTC) - Saturday, 31 January, 2026 (23:59:59 UTC) |
| HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party 2025 | August Perseids and December Geminids 2025 10m/6m |
| NAME | TIME | FREQ |
| The 205 Morning Group | 8:00 AM Eastern daily | 144.205 northeast US and southern Canada net control KA1ZE/3 FN01xt |
| Rochester VHF Group | Mondays 9:00 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 9:00 PM Central | 144.255 (+/- if QRM) |
| Beam Spinners | 8:00 AM local Mon-Sat | 144.200 CO, WY, NM, KS, NE net control WA7KYM DN71 |
| Northern Lights Radio Society | Sunday 9:00 PM CST | 144.260 net control KA0PQW EN33iu |
| Lowcountry Digital | Sunday 8:30 PM Eastern Wednesday 8:00 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 8:00 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 9:00 PM Central | 144.150 net control K5LLL EM10kf |
| Packrats | Monday 8:00 PM Eastern | 144.245 net control W2KV FN20ok |
| Lehigh Valley Amateur Radio Club | Monday 8:00 PM Eastern | 144.255 near Allentown, PA |
| Packrats VHF Friday Net | 7:30 PM Eastern | 144.160 net control KC3BVL FM29jw |
| N0PB | Monday 8:00 PM Central | 144.250 net control N0PB EM39wo |
| Florida SSB | Monday 7:00 PM Eastern | 144.210 |
| Rocky Mountain VHF+ | Monday 8:00 PM local | 144.220 CO, WY, NM, KS, NE net control K0MLM DN70 |
| Upper Rio Grande | Monday 8:00 PM local | 144.250 net control NM5F DM65 |
| Guelph (Ontario) | Monday 9:00 PM Eastern Wednesday 9 PM Eastern | 144.245 net control VE3XTM EN93un |
| San Diego | Tuesday 7:00 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 8:00 PM local | 144.190 net control N5NET EM26fg |
| North GA | Monday 8:00 PM Eastern | 144.210 net control WA4NJP EM84 W4TMW EM84 |
| Quebec (currently on hold) | Tuesday 8:00 PM Eastern | 144.240 net control VE2JWH FN35 VE2DC FN35 |
| Quebec | Thursday 8:00 PM Eastern | 144.240 Quebec City FN46 |
| Quebec (currently on hold) | Thursday 8:00 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 8:00 PM Eastern | 144.240 Montreal FN35 French and English, vertical and horizontal polariz. |
| AM Nostalgia | Tuesday 7:00 PM Central | 144.950 net control KC9CUK EN52 |
| The 144.240 Net | Wednesday 8:00 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 8:00 PM Central | 144.250 |
| Gulf Coast SWOT | Friday 7:30 PM Central | 144.250 |
| Deep South Texas SWOT | Tuesday 9:00 PM Central | 144.250 net control N5SSH EL07go |
| North Texax SWOT | Wednesday 8:00 PM Central | 144.250 net control W5FKN EM13 |
| OK SWOT | Thursday 8:00 PM Central | 144.250 OK, AR, TX, KS, MO net control N5NET EM26fg |
| SE Ohio SWOT | Thursday 8:00 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 7:00 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 FT8 Activity Night | Wednesday 8:30 PM local | 144.174 (432.174 and 1296.174 also used) w4dex.com/qso 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 8:00 PM local | 144.195 USB |
| South Shore Massachusetts activity night | Monday 7:00 PM local | 144.244 USB |
| Pacific Northwest 2m Net | Sunday 8:00 AM Pacific Tuesday 8:00 PM Pacific | 144.240 net control W7GLF CN87vr K0JJ CN85ns |
| WEAK SIGNAL ACTIVITY GROUPS AND NETS FOR THE OTHER VHF+ BANDS: |
50 Loudoun Amateur Radio Group Wednesday 8:00 PM Eastern 50.130 Purcellville, VA area (FM19dd) Central Virginia 6m SSB Net 0800 Eastern 50.215 Packrats Monday 7:30 PM Eastern 50.150 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 VHF Friday Net 8:00 PM Eastern 50.160 net control KC3BVL FM29jw
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: 1500w into 4x22 elements at 100'.
Packrats Monday 8:30 PM Eastern 222.125 net control KC3BVL FM29jw
Delaware Valley Friends Radio Club Friday 8:30 PM 222.125
EN82, 91, EM89 Tuesday 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM 222.100 check on ON4KST chat
Upper Rio Grande Tuesday 8:00 PM local 222.150 KC5EFM DM65
Rocky Mountain VHF Tuesday 8:00 PM local 222.100 DN70/DM78 area
VHF Friday Net 8:30 PM Eastern 222.150 net control KC3BVL FM29jw
Pacific Northwest 220 Net Tuesday 7:00 PM Pacific 222.1 net control K7ND CN87qf
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 8:00 PM Eastern 432.100
Delaware Valley Friends Radio Club Friday 9:00 PM Eastern 432.160 half hour
N4PZ Monday 8:00 PM Central 432.100 net control N4PZ EN52 beams move east 8:45 PM Eastern
East Coast 70 cm Net Wednesday 9:00 PM Eastern 432.090 net control W4DEX EM95tg
W4VHH EM95um
W4NUS EM95od
Packrats Monday 9:00 PM Eastern 432.110 net control WB2RVX FM29mt
Rocky Mountain VHF Wednesday 8:00 PM local 432.100 DN70/DM78 area
Upper Rio Grande Wednesday 8:00 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) w4dex.com/qso FL, GA, SC, NC
70cmers Thursday 7:00 PM Pacific 432.120 net control WO1S DM13
WB4IXU Friday 9:30 PM Eastern 432.110 net control WB4IXU EM86
Guelph SSB Friday 9:00 PM Eastern 432.210 net control VE3XTM EN93
Pacific Northwest 432 Net Tuesday 7:30 PM Pacific 432.100 net control W7RNB CN87ts
Morning activity in the southeastern US is on 432.095 MHz.
Microwaves Packrats 1296 MHz Activity Night Monday 9:30 PM Eastern 1296.110 NY, NJ, PA, CT region no coordination Packrats 903 MHz Activity Night Tuesday 7:30 PM Eastern 903.100 net control KC3BVL FM29jw Packrats 1296 MHz Activity Night Tuesday 8:00 PM Eastern 1296.100 net control KC3BVL FM29jw Packrats 2304 MHz Activity Night Tuesday 8:30 PM Eastern 2304.100 net control KC3BVL FM29jw Coordinate QSOs on 144.260 Set up Q's at w3sz.com/PackRats.html Packrat Chat Page or w4dex.com/uhfqso Upper Rio Grande Wednesday 7:30 PM local 902.150 net control W7QQ DM65 Florida FT8 Activity Night Wednesday 8:30 PM local 1296.174 (144.174 and 432.174 also used) w4dex.com/qso FL, GA, SC, NC Delaware Valley Friends Radio Club Friday 8:45 PM 1296.160 Pacific Northwest 1296 Net Sunday 9:00 AM Pacific 1296.100 net control KE7SW CN87td 10 GHz Colorado Activity Group Sunday 8:00 PM 10368.100 contact N0SP at
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