| SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 1200Z, Jul 11 to 2400Z, Jul 12 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Awards: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m | |
| Classes: | Single Op Multi-Op | |
| Max operating hours: | 24 | |
| Exchange: | RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE") | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO Bonus Points: (see rules) | |
| Multipliers: | Each state, province, or country once | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points | |
| Submit logs by: | July 19, 2020 | |
| Post log summary at: | http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/submit-display.php | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ | |
| IARU HF World Championship: 1200Z, Jul 11 to 1200Z, Jul 12 | ||
| Mode: | CW, Phone | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed) (QRP/Low/High) Single Op Unlimited (CW/Phone/Mixed) (QRP/Low/High) Multi-Single IARU Member Society HQ | |
| Max power: | HP: >150 watts LP: 150 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | IARU HQ: RS(T) + IARU Society Non-HQ: RS(T) + ITU Zone No. | |
| Work stations: | Once per band per mode | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO with same zone or with HQ stations 3 points per QSO with different zone on same continent 5 points per QSO with different zone on different continent | |
| Multipliers: | Each ITU zone once per band Each IARU HQ and each IARU official once per band | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | 1200Z July 17, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Upload log at: | http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/ | |
| Mail logs to: | ARRL Contest Logs
IARU HF World Championship Box 310905 Newington, CT 06111 USA | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship | |
| QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint: 2000Z-2300Z, Jul 12 | ||
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | All Band Single Band High Bands Low Bands | |
| Exchange: | RST + (state/province/country) + (ARCI no./power) | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 5 points per QSO with ARCI member 4 points per non-member QSO with different continent 2 points per non-member QSO with same continent Bonus Points: 2000 points per band for using homebrew transmitter Bonus Points: 3000 points per band for using homebrew receiver Bonus Points: 5000 points per band for using homebrew transceiver Bonus Points: 5000 points for operating portable with emergency power and temporary antennas | |
| Multipliers: | States, once per band VE Provinces, once per band Countries, once per band Power Mult: >5W=x1, 1-5W=x7, 250mW-1W=x10, 55-250mW=15x, <55mW=20x | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = (total QSO points x (state mults + province mults + country mults) x power mult) + bonus points | |
| Submit logs by: | July 26, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Upload log at: | http://www.qrpcontest.com | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://qrparci.org/contests/2020%20Summer%20Homebrew%20Sprint.txt | |
| 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Jul 13 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | North America | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW, SSB | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op | |
| Exchange: | Member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Member No. Non-member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Power | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO with non-member 2 points per QSO with member | |
| Multipliers: | (none) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
| Submit logs by: | July 15, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Post log summary at: | http://qrpcontest.com/4sqrp | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf | |
| Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest: 0100Z-0159Z, Jul 14 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | SSB | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m | |
| Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Overlay: Youth (26 years old or younger) Youth YL (female 26 years old or younger) YL (female older than 26 years | |
| Max power: | HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth) | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO with OM 5 points per QSO with YL 10 points per QSO with Youth 15 points per QSO with Youth YL | |
| Multipliers: | Each DXCC once per band | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | 0159Z July 15, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | logs[at]wwsac[dot]com | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://wwsac.com/rules.html | |
| RTTYOPS Weeksprint: 1700Z-1900Z, Jul 14 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | RTTY | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20m | |
| Classes: | Single Op | |
| Max operating hours: | 2 hours | |
| Exchange: | [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
| Multipliers: | (none) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
| Submit logs by: | 2359Z July 21, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | rtty-week-tuesday[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no; | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weeksprint/ | |
| Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 15 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | North America | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | SSB | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m | |
| Classes: | Single Op | |
| Max power: | 100 watts | |
| Exchange: | NA: Name + (state/province/country) non-NA: Name | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | NA station: 1 point per QSO non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station | |
| Multipliers: | Each US state (including KH6/KL7) once per band Each VE province/territory once per band Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | 0300Z July 17, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Post log summary at: | http://www.3830scores.com | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf | |
| CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Jul 15 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Awards: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) | |
| Max power: | HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | Member: Name + Member No. non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
| Multipliers: | Each call once | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | 0400Z July 18, 2020 | |
| Post log summary at: | http://www.3830scores.com | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ | |
| RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB: 1900Z-2030Z, Jul 15 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | United Kingdom | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Awards: | United Kingdom | |
| Mode: | SSB | |
| Bands: | 80m Only | |
| Classes: | (none) | |
| Exchange: | RS + Serial No. | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
| Multipliers: | (none) | |
| Score Calculation: | (see rules) | |
| Submit logs by: | 2359Z July 16, 2020 | |
| Upload log at: | http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2020/r80mcc.shtml | |
| CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 15 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Awards: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) | |
| Max power: | HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | Member: Name + Member No. non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
| Multipliers: | Each call once | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | 0400Z July 18, 2020 | |
| Post log summary at: | http://www.3830scores.com | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ | |
| NAQCC CW Sprint: 0030Z-0230Z, Jul 16 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20m | |
| Classes: | (none) | |
| Max power: | 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power) | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO with non-member 2 points per QSO with member | |
| Multipliers: | Each state, province, or country once Key Type Mult: 2x if straight key, 1.5x if bug, 1x if other | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults x key type mult | |
| Submit logs by: | 2359Z July 20, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net jcoreyc[at]gmail[dot]com | |
| Upload log at: | http://naqcc.info/sprint_submit_log.html | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint202007.html | |
| CWops Mini-CWT Test: 0300Z-0400Z, Jul 16 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Awards: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) | |
| Max power: | HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | Member: Name + Member No. non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
| Multipliers: | Each call once | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | 0400Z July 18, 2020 | |
| Post log summary at: | http://www.3830scores.com | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ | |
| RTTYOPS Weeksprint: 1700Z-1900Z, Jul 16 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | RTTY | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20m | |
| Classes: | Single Op | |
| Max operating hours: | 2 hours | |
| Exchange: | [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
| Multipliers: | (none) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
| Submit logs by: | 2359Z July 23, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | rtty-week-thursday[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no; | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weeksprint/ | |
| QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Jul 17 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | United States | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 20m Only | |
| Classes: | Single Op (Fox/Hound) | |
| Max power: | 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO | |
| Multipliers: | (none) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
| Submit logs by: | 0230Z July 18, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (see rules) | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm | |
| NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Jul 17 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | North America | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | RTTY | |
| Bands: | (see rules) | |
| Classes: | (none) | |
| Exchange: | Serial No. + Name + QTH | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | July 19, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Post log summary at: | http://www.3830scores.com/ | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html | |
| NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 17 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | North America | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | (see rules) | |
| Classes: | (none) | |
| Exchange: | Serial No. + Name + QTH | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | July 19, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Post log summary at: | http://www.3830scores.com/ | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html | |
| Russian Radio Team Championship: 0700Z-1459Z, Jul 18 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW, SSB | |
| Bands: | 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed) (Low/High) Multi-Op | |
| Max power: | HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts | |
| Exchange: | RRTC: RS(T) + 3-character code Non-RRTC: RS(T) + ITU Zone No. | |
| Work stations: | Once per band per mode | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO with RRTC stations 2 points per QSO with non-RRTC station in same zone 3 points per QSO with different zone | |
| Multipliers: | Each ITU zone once per band Each RRTC 3-character code once per band | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | 1900Z July 18, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Upload log at: | http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/ | |
| Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge: 0800Z-1400Z, Jul 18 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Australia/New Zealand | |
| Participation: | Australia/New Zealand | |
| Mode: | CW, Phone, Digital | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40m | |
| Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Multi-Single Multi-Multi | |
| Max power: | HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | RS(T) + Serial No. | |
| Score Calculation: | (see rules) | |
| Submit logs by: | July 25, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | ttlogs[at]wia[dot]org[dot]au | |
| Upload log at: | https://contester.azurewebsites.net/ | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/ | |
| Feld Hell Sprint: 1200Z-1359Z, Jul 18 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | Feld Hell | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m | |
| Classes: | (none) | |
| Max power: | Standard: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | (see rules) | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | (see rules) Bonus Points: (see rules) | |
| Multipliers: | (see rules) | |
| Score Calculation: | (see rules) | |
| Submit logs by: | July 21, 2020 | |
| Upload log at: | https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/ | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint | |
| CQ Worldwide VHF Contest: 1800Z, Jul 18 to 2100Z, Jul 19 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | Any | |
| Bands: | 6, 2m | |
| Classes: | Single Op All Band Single Op All Band QRP Single Op Single Band Hilltopper: Single Op QRP Portable (6hrs) Multi-Op Rover | |
| Exchange: | 4-character grid square | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per 6m QSO 2 points per 2m QSO | |
| Multipliers: | Each grid square once per band | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | July 24, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Upload log at: | https://cqww-vhf.com/logcheck/ | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.cqww-vhf.com/ | |
| North American QSO Party, RTTY: 1800Z, Jul 18 to 0559Z, Jul 19 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | North America | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Awards: | North America | |
| Mode: | RTTY | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op (QRP/Low) Multi-Two (Low) | |
| Max operating hours: | Single Op: 10 hours Multi-Two: 12 hours | |
| Max power: | LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | NA: Name + (state/DC/province/country) non-NA: Name | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | NA station: 1 point per QSO non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station | |
| Multipliers: | Each US state/DC (including KH6/KL7) once per band Each VE province/territory once per band Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | 0559Z July 24, 2020 | |
| Upload log at: | http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit/ | |
| Mail logs to: | Mark Aaker, K6UFO
300 Berry St., Unit 1009 San Francisco, CA 94158-1668 USA | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf | |
| RSGB Low Power Contest: 0900Z-1200Z and 1300Z-1600Z, Jul 19 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20m | |
| Classes: | Single Op (Fixed/Portable) 10W Single Op (Fixed/Portable) 3W Multi-Op (Fixed/Portable) 10W Multi-Op (Fixed/Portable) 3W | |
| Exchange: | RST + Serial No. + Power | |
| QSO Points: | 15 points per QSO with QRP portable/mobile station 10 points per QSO with QRP fixed station 5 points per QSO with non-QRP station | |
| Multipliers: | (none) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
| Submit logs by: | 2359Z July 20, 2020 | |
| Upload log at: | http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2020/rqrp.shtml | |
| RTTYOPS Weekend Sprint: 1600Z-1959Z, Jul 19 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | RTTY | |
| Bands: | 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Op (Wires Only) Single Op Multi-Band Single Op Portable Single Op Mobile Multi-Op (Max 2 ops due to COVID-19) | |
| Max operating hours: | 4 hours | |
| Exchange: | [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] + [6-character grid locator] | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per km between stations 500 points bonus if new 4-character locator | |
| Multipliers: | (none) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points + bonus points | |
| Submit logs by: | 2359Z July 26, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | rtty-weekend[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weekend-sprint/ | |
| CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush: 2000Z-2159Z, Jul 19 | ||
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 20m Only | |
| Classes: | (none) | |
| Max power: | 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | RST + (state/province/country) | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO 5 points for QSO with W0CQC or N0CQC | |
| Multipliers: | (none) | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points | |
| Submit logs by: | August 18, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | vkumagai[at]q[dot]com | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://www.coloradoqrpclub.org/contests/gold.htm | |
| Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 2300Z, Jul 19 to 0100Z, Jul 20 | ||
| Geographic Focus: | Worldwide | |
| Participation: | Worldwide | |
| Mode: | CW | |
| Bands: | 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m | |
| Classes: | Single Band All Band | |
| Max power: | 5 watts | |
| Exchange: | RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power) | |
| Work stations: | Once per band | |
| QSO Points: | 1 point per QSO with non-member 3 points per QSO with member on same continent 5 points per QSO with member on different continent | |
| Multipliers: | Each state, province, or country once Multiply mults by 2 if >50 members worked | |
| Score Calculation: | Total score = total QSO points x total mults | |
| Submit logs by: | July 26, 2020 | |
| E-mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Upload log at: | http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php | |
| Mail logs to: | (none) | |
| Find rules at: | http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ | |
8-Day Contest Calendar
July 12 - 19, 2020
