The following lists the names to use as the value of the CONTEST: tag in the header of a Cabrillo-formatted contest log to indicate the contest. Cabrillo Names were determined to be the official Cabrillo name for a contest from the contest sponsor's web site or an e-mail exchange with the contest manager. In a few cases the name was adjusted to adhere to the Cabrillo standard for contest names. This list is an extension and update of the relatively short list of names shown in the Cabrillo standard. More information about the CONTEST: tag and the Cabrillo standard in general can be found at WWROF Cabrillo.

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List last updated on 2021-05-21

Contest IDContestCabrillo Name
15610-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint  10-10-SPRINT  
17310-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW  10-10-FALL-CW  
46410-10 Int. Fall Contest, Digital  10-10-FALL-DIGITAL  
51610-10 Int. Open Season PSK Contest  10-10-OPEN-SEASON  
510-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW  10-10-SPRING-CW  
45310-10 Int. Spring Contest, Digital  10-10-SPRING-DIGITAL  
8110-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB  10-10-SUMMER-PHONE  
23710-10 Int. Winter Contest, SSB  10-10-WINTER-PHONE  
4047th Call Area QSO Party  7QP  
 
715A1Club AWT  A1CLUB-AWT  
578Africa All Mode International DX Contest  ALL-AFRICA  
752Africa FT4 DX Contest    
7AGCW QRP/QRP Party  AGCW-QRP  
134Alabama QSO Party  AL-QSO-PARTY  
47All Asian DX Contest, CW  AADX-CW  
102All Asian DX Contest, Phone  AADX-SSB  
719ANZAC Day Contest  ANZAC  
686ARI 40/80 Contest  40-80  
9ARI International DX Contest  ARI-DX  
482Arizona QSO Party  AZ-QSO-PARTY  
132Arkansas QSO Party  AR-QSO-PARTY  
88ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest  ARRL-10-GHZ  
199ARRL 10-Meter Contest  ARRL-10  
194ARRL 160-Meter Contest  ARRL-160  
615ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest  ARRL-222  
417ARRL EME Contest  ARRL-EME  
57ARRL Field Day  ARRL-FD  
716ARRL Inter. Digital Contest  ARRL-DIGI  
256ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW  ARRL-DX-CW  
289ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB  ARRL-DX-SSB  
231ARRL January VHF Contest  ARRL-VHF-JAN  
43ARRL June VHF Contest  ARRL-VHF-JUN  
502ARRL Rookie Roundup, CW  ARRL-RR-CW  
501ARRL Rookie Roundup, RTTY  ARRL-RR-DIG  
500ARRL Rookie Roundup, SSB  ARRL-RR-PH  
217ARRL RTTY Roundup  ARRL-RTTY  
254ARRL School Club Roundup  ARRL-SCR  
113ARRL September VHF Contest  ARRL-VHF-SEP  
177ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW  ARRL-SS-CW  
178ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB  ARRL-SS-SSB  
164Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW  AP-SPRINT  
42Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB  AP-SPRINT  
714Australia Day Contest  WIA-AUSTRALIADAY  
 
599Balkan HF Contest  BALKAN-HF  
28Baltic Contest  BALTIC-CONTEST  
309BARTG HF RTTY Contest  BARTG-RTTY  
230BARTG RTTY Sprint  BARTG-SPRINT  
513BARTG Sprint 75  BARTG-SPRINT  
703BARTG Sprint PSK63 Contest  BARTG-SPRINT  
754Batavia DX Contest  BATAVIA  
677Batavia FT8 Contest  BATAVIA  
269British Columbia QSO Party  BC-QSO-PARTY  
427Bucharest Digital Contest  BUCURESTI-DIGITAL  
 
140California QSO Party  CA-QSO-PARTY  
717Canadian Prairies QSO Party  CP-QSO-PARTY  
122Collegiate QSO Party  CQP  
431Colorado QSO Party  COQP  
673COVID-19 Radio Communication Event  STAYHOME  
232CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW  CQ-160-CW  
259CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB  CQ-160-SSB  
192CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW  CQ-WW-CW  
130CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY  CQ-WW-RTTY  
172CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB  CQ-WW-SSB  
73CQ Worldwide VHF Contest  CQ-VHF  
245CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest  CQ-WPX-RTTY  
29CQ WW WPX Contest, CW  CQ-WPX-CW  
291CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB  CQ-WPX-SSB  
14CQ-M International DX Contest  CQ-M  
21CQMM DX Contest  CQMMDX  
206Croatian DX Contest  9A-DX  
534CVA DX Contest, CW  CVA-DX-CW  
535CVA DX Contest, SSB  CVA-DX-SSB  
532CWOps CW Open  CW-OPEN  
498CWops Test (CWT)  CW-OPS  
 
223DARC 10-Meter Contest  DARC-10  
210DARC Christmas Contest  XMAS  
668DARC Easter Contest  EASTER  
745DARC FT4 Contest  FT4  
744DARC RTTY Sprint  ShortRY  
240Delaware QSO Party  DE-QSO-PARTY  
691DIG QSO Party, CW  DIG-QSO-PARTY  
690DIG QSO Party, SSB  DIG-QSO-PARTY  
568DRCG WW RTTY Contest  DRCG-WW-RTTY  
249Dutch PACC Contest  PACC  
693Dutch PACCdigi Contest  PACCDIGI  
 
403EA PSK63 Contest  EA-PSK  
313EA RTTY Contest  EARTTY  
550EANET Sprint  EANET-SPRINT  
27EU PSK DX Contest  EU-PSK-DX  
219EUCW 160m Contest  EUCW-160  
660EurAsia HF Championship  EURASIA-CHAMP  
82European HF Championship  EUHFC  
687European Union DX Contest  EUDXC  
 
488F9AA Cup, CW  F9AA-CW  
577F9AA Cup, PSK  F9AA-DIGI  
489F9AA Cup, SSB  F9AA-SSB  
692FIRAC HF Contest  FIRAC-CONTEST  
325Florida QSO Party  FCG-FQP  
636FT Roundup  FT8-RU  
 
45GACW WWSA CW DX Contest  WWSA  
328Georgia QSO Party  GA-QSO-PARTY  
732Gunung Jati DX Contest  GUNUNGJATI  
 
449HA3NS Sprint Memorial Contest  HA3NS-SPRINT  
729Ham Spirit Contest, CW  HAM-SPIRIT-CW  
730Ham Spirit Contest, SSB  HAM-SPIRIT-SSB  
742HARC Anniversary QSO Party  HARC-QSOP  
96Hawaii QSO Party  HI-QSO-PARTY  
326Helvetia Contest  HELVETIA  
651Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday Celebration  ARRL-HPM-150  
23His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW  EA-MAJESTAD-CW  
59His Maj. King of Spain Contest, SSB  EA-MAJESTAD-SSB  
319Holyland DX Contest  WWHC  
228Hungarian DX Contest  HA-DX  
 
67IARU HF World Championship  IARU-HF  
720ICWC Medium Speed Test  ICWC-MST  
305Idaho QSO Party  ID-QSO-PARTY  
688IG-RY World Wide RTTY Contest  IG-WW-RY  
167Illinois QSO Party  IL-QSO-PARTY  
743INDEXA Worldwide QSO Party   INDEXA-QSOP  
8Indiana QSO Party  IN-QSO-PARTY  
484Iowa QSO Party  IAQP  
758IRTS 2m Counties Contest  IRTS-CONTEST  
757IRTS 70cm Counties Contest  IRTS-CONTEST  
756IRTS 80m Evening Counties Contest  IRTS-80-CONTEST  
 
161JARTS WW RTTY Contest  JARTS-WW-RTTY  
314JIDX CW Contest  JIDX-CW  
184JIDX Phone Contest  JIDX-SSB  
 
734Kalbar Contest  KALBAR CONTEST  
675KANHAM Contest  KANHAM  
483Kansas QSO Party  KS-QSO-PARTY  
244KCJ Topband Contest  KCJ-TOPBAND  
371Kentucky QSO Party  KYQP  
 
759LABRE-RS Digi Contest  CQWW-DIGI  
250Louisiana QSO Party  LA-QSO-PARTY  
187LZ DX Contest  LZ-DX  
 
736Maidenhead Mayhem Contest  MAIDENHEAD-MAYHEM  
735Maidenhead Mayhem Sprint  MAIDENHEAD-MAYHEM  
592Maine QSO Party  ME-QSO-PARTY  
159Makrothen RTTY Contest  MAKROTHEN-RTTY  
658Malaysia DX Contest  MYDX-SSB-CONTEST  
710Marconi Club ARI Loano QSO Party Day  MCD-QSO-PARTY  
56Marconi Memorial HF Contest  MMC-HF-CW  
86Maryland-DC QSO Party  MDC-QSO-PARTY  
241Mexico RTTY International Contest  XE-RTTY  
323Michigan QSO Party  MI-QSO-PARTY  
711Mini-Test 40  MINITEST-40  
712Mini-Test 80  MINITEST-80  
238Minnesota QSO Party  MN-QSO-PARTY  
308Mississippi QSO Party  MS-QSO-PARTY  
327Missouri QSO Party  MO-QSO-PARTY  
 
741NCCC FT4 Sprint  NCCC-SPRINT-FT4  
540NCCC RTTY Sprint  NCCC-SPRINT-RTTY  
44NCCC Sprint  NCCC-SPRINT-CW  
336Nebraska QSO Party  NE-QSO-PARTY  
12Nevada QSO Party  NV-QSO-PARTY  
10New England QSO Party  NEQP  
71New Hampshire QSO Party  NH-QSO-PARTY  
92New Jersey QSO Party  NJQP  
286New Mexico QSO Party  NM-QSO-PARTY  
473New York QSO Party  NY-QSO-PARTY  
727North American Meteor Scatter Sprint  VHF-NAMSS  
218North American QSO Party, CW  NAQP-CW  
263North American QSO Party, RTTY  NAQP-RTTY  
229North American QSO Party, SSB  NAQP-SSB  
253North American Sprint, CW  NA-SPRINT-CW  
155North American Sprint, RTTY  NA-SPRINT-RTTY  
242North American SSB Sprint Contest  NA-SPRINT-SSB  
265North Carolina QSO Party  NC-QSO-PARTY  
468North Dakota QSO Party  ND-QSO-PARTY  
562NRAU 10m Activity Contest  NRAU-10  
706NRRL MGM Weekend Contest  NRRL-MGM  
721NZART Memorial Contest  MEMORIAL-CONTEST  
 
151Oceania DX Contest, CW  OCEANIA-DX-CW  
142Oceania DX Contest, Phone  OCEANIA-DX-SSB  
100Ohio QSO Party  MRRC-OHQP  
204OK DX RTTY Contest  OK-DX-RTTY  
185OK/OM DX Contest, CW  OK-OM-DX  
567OK/OM DX Contest, SSB  OK-OM-DX  
293Oklahoma QSO Party  OK-QSO-PARTY  
357Ontario QSO Party  ON-QSO-PARTY  
334Open Ukraine RTTY Championship  UKR-CHAMP-RTTY  
 
722Pajajaran Bogor DX Contest  PBDX-CONTEST  
153Pennsylvania QSO Party  PA-QSO-PARTY  
679Portable Operations Challenge  POC  
41Portugal Day Contest  PORTUGAL-DAY  
723PRG CQ Pride Contest  TBD  
 
53Quebec QSO Party  QC-QSO-PARTY  
 
60RAC Canada Day Contest  CANADA-DAY  
205RAC Winter Contest  CANADA-WINTER  
209RAEM Contest  RAEM  
645RCC Cup  RCC-CUP  
233REF Contest, CW  REF-CW  
260REF Contest, SSB  REF-SSB  
252RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest  RSGB-160  
458RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW  RSGB-80M-AUT  
617RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data  RSGB-80M-AUT  
459RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB  RSGB-80M-AUT  
275RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW  RSGB-80M-CC  
274RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data  RSGB-80M-CC  
273RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB  RSGB-80M-CC  
627RSGB AFS Contest, CW  RSGB-AFS-CW  
282RSGB Commonwealth (BERU) Contest  RSGB-COMMONWEALTH  
653RSGB FT4 Contest  RSGB-FT4  
718RSGB FT4 International Activity Day  RSGB-FT4  
662RSGB Hope QSO Party  RSGB-HQP  
74RSGB International Low Power Contest  RSGB-LOW-POWER  
75RSGB IOTA Contest  RSGB-IOTA  
37RSGB National Field Day  RSGB-NFD  
106RSGB SSB Field Day  RSGB-NFD  
669RTTYOPS Weekend Sprint  RTTYOPS-WEEKEND-SPRINT  
670RTTYOPS Weeksprint  RTTYOPS-WEEKSPRINT  
202Russian 160-Meter Contest  RADIO-160  
94Russian District Award Contest  RDAC  
310Russian DX Contest  RDXC  
258Russian PSK WW Contest  RUS-WW-PSK  
103Russian RTTY WW Contest  RADIO-WW-RTTY  
570Russian WW Digital Contest  RUS-WW-DIGI  
574Russian WW MultiMode Contest  RUS-WW-MM  
 
101SARL HF CW Contest  SARL-HF-CW  
545SARL HF Digital Contest  SARL-HF-DIGI  
78SARL HF Phone Contest  SARL-HF-SSB  
211SARTG New Year RTTY Contest  SARTG-NY-RTTY  
87SARTG WW RTTY Contest  SARTG-RTTY  
121Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW  SAC-CW  
131Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB  SAC-SSB  
680SCRY/RTTYOps WW RTTY Contest  RTTYOPS-WW-RTTY  
749SEC QSO Party  SEC-QSO-PARTY  
616Solar Eclipse QSO Party  ECLIPSE-QSO  
598South America 10 Meter Contest  SA10M  
728South American Integration Contest CW  SACW  
123South Carolina QSO Party  SC-QSO-PARTY  
492South Dakota QSO Party  SDQSOP  
312SP DX Contest  SPDX  
207Stew Perry Topband Challenge  STEW-PERRY  
 
115Tennessee QSO Party  TN-QSO-PARTY  
725Tennessee State Parks on the Air  TNPOTA  
566TESLA Memorial HF CW Contest  TESLA-HF  
133Texas QSO Party  TXQP  
559Texas State Parks on the Air  TSPOTA  
678Tisza Cup CW Contest  TISZACUP  
637TRC Digi Contest  TRC-DIGI  
536TRC DX Contest  TRC-DX  
 
697UA1DZ Memorial Cup  ALRS-UA1DZ-CUP  
261UBA DX Contest, CW  UBA-DX-CW  
235UBA DX Contest, SSB  UBA-DX-SSB  
165UBA ON Contest, 2m  UBA-ON-2M  
139UBA ON Contest, 6m  UBA-ON-6M  
157UBA ON Contest, CW  UBA-ON-CW  
144UBA ON Contest, SSB  UBA-ON-SSB  
576UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest  UBA-PSK63-PREFIX  
297UBA Spring Contest, 2m  UBA-SPRING-CONTEST  
298UBA Spring Contest, 6m  UBA-SPRING-CONTEST  
295UBA Spring Contest, CW  UBA-SPRING-CONTEST  
296UBA Spring Contest, SSB  UBA-SPRING-CONTEST  
603UFT QRP Contest  UFT-QRP  
597UK/EI DX Contest, CW  UKEI-DX  
596UK/EI DX Contest, SSB  UKEI-DX  
583UKEICC 80m Contest  UKEICC-80M  
542Ukrainian DX Classic RTTY Contest  UR-DX-RTTY  
176Ukrainian DX Contest  UKRAINIAN-DX  
55Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest  UR-DX-DIGI  
480UN DX Contest  UN-DX  
 
236Vermont QSO Party  VT-QSO-PARTY  
302Virginia QSO Party  VA-QSO-PARTY  
481VK Shires Contest  VKSHIRES  
13VOLTA WW RTTY Contest  VOLTA-RTTY  
 
169W/VE Islands QSO Party  ISLAND-QSO-PARTY  
85WAE DX Contest, CW  DARC-WAEDC-CW  
183WAE DX Contest, RTTY  DARC-WAEDC-RTTY  
111WAE DX Contest, SSB  DARC-WAEDC-SSB  
126Washington State Salmon Run  WA-SALMON-RUN  
753Weekly RTTY Test  WRT  
49West Virginia QSO Party  WVQP  
421Winter Field Day  WFD  
330Wisconsin QSO Party  WIQP  
163Worked All Germany Contest  WAG  
546Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest  WAPC-DX  
650World Wide Digi DX Contest  WW-DIGI  
755World Wide Patagonia DX Contest  WWPDX  
672Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest  WWSAC  
471WW PMC Contest  WW-PMC  
 
630YARC QSO Party  YARC-QSO-PARTY  
747YB Banggai DX Contest  BANGGAI-DX  
746YB Bekasi Merdeka Contest  BEKASI-MERDEKA-CONTEST  
621YB DX Contest  YB DX CONTEST  
642YB DX RTTY Contest  YB-DX-CONTEST  
353YLRL YL-OM Contest  YL-OM  
98YO DX HF Contest  YO-DX-HF  
696YOTA Contest  YOTA  
322YU DX Contest  YUDX  
367Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest  GC  
 
737ZL Sprint  ZL-SPRINT