Dates & Rules

Contest Dates & Information Links Click on the title to view the specific rules for each contest. Click here for info on ARRL Sections & Abbreviations. * Rules, Dates & Links Updated 3/25/08 according to www.arrl.org contest website. We display the contests with rules that our software package supports.
2008 - Amateur Contests
March 29 - 30	CQ WW WPX (SSB) *
April 5 - 6	QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party (CW) *
April 12 - 14	Georgia QSO Party *
April 19 - 20	Michigan QSO Party *
April 19 - 20	Kids Roundup *
April 26 - 27	Florida QSO Party *
April 26 - 27	Nebraska QSO Party *
May 3 - 4	10-10 International Spring Contest (CW) *
May 3 - 4	Indiana QSO Party *
May 3 - 4	New England QSO Party *
May 10	FISTS Spring Sprint *
May	Mid-Atlantic QSO Party
May 24 - 25	CQ WW WPX (CW) *
May 25	QRP ARCI HootOwl Sprint (CW) *
June 14 - 16	ARRL June VHF QSO Party
June	Kids Day
June 14 - 15	West Virginia QSO Party *
June 28 - 29	ARRL Field Day *
July 1	RAC Canada Day Contest
July 11	FISTS Summer Sprint *
July 12 - 13	IARU HF World Championship *
July 13	QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint (CW) *
July	CQ World Wide VHF
July 19 - 20	NAQP (RTTY) *
August 2 - 3	NAQP (CW) *
August 2 - 3	ARRL UHF Contest
August 2 - 3	10-10 International Summer Contest (SSB) *
August 9 - 10	Maryland-DC QSO Party *
August 16 - 17	NAQP (SSB) *
August 23	Ohio QSO Party *

September 7	NA Sprint (CW) *
September 13 - 15	ARRL September VHF QSO Party
September 14	NA Sprint (SSB) *
September 20 - 21	Washington State Salmon Run *
September 27 - 28	Texas QSO Party *
October	California QSO Party
October 4 - 5	10-10 International Fall Contest (CW) *
October 11	FISTS Fall Sprint *
October 12	NA Sprint (RTTY) *
October	Pennsylvania QSO Party
October 10	10-10 Day Sprint (All Mode) *
October	Illinois QSO Party
October 18 - 19	QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party (CW) *
October	CQ WW DX Contest (SSB)
November 1 - 3	ARRL November Sweepstakes (CW)
November 15 - 17	ARRL November Sweepstakes (SSB)
November	CQ WW DX Contest (CW)
December 4	QRP ARCI Topband CW & SSB Sprint (160M Only) *
December 5 - 7	ARRL 160 Meter Contest
December 13 - 14	ARRL 10 Meter Contest
December 21	QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint (CW) *
December	RAC Canada Winter Contest
2009 - Amateur Contests
January	Kids Day
January	ARRL RTTY Round-Up
January	NAQP (CW)
January	NAQP (SSB)
January	ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes *
January	CQ World Wide 160 Meter DX (CW)
February	10-10 International Winter Contest (SSB)
February	Minnesota QSO Party
February	NA Sprint SSB
February	QRP ARCI Winter Fireside SSB Sprint
February	FISTS Winter Sprint
February	CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest
February	NA Sprint (CW)
February	ARRL International DX Contest (CW)
February	CQ World Wide 160 Meter DX (SSB)
February	NAQP (RTTY)
February	Mississippi QSO Party
February	North Carolina QSO Party
March	ARRL International DX Contest (SSB)
March	NA Sprint RTTY
March	Oklahoma QSO Party
March	Wisconsin QSO Party
March	Virginia QSO Party
March	CQ WW WPX (SSB)
April	Kids Roundup
April	QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party (CW)
April	Georgia QSO Party
April	Michigan QSO Party
April	Florida QSO Party
April	Nebraska QSO Party
May	10-10 International Spring Contest (CW)
May	Indiana QSO Party
May	New England QSO Party
May	FISTS Spring Sprint
May	Mid-Atlantic QSO Party
May	CQ WW WPX (CW)
May	QRP ARCI HootOwl Sprint (CW)