Contest Update Issue

The ARRL Contest Update for April 15, 2026 undefined

April 15, 2026


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In this Issue:

Upcoming Contests – Things to Do
Contest Summary
News, Press Releases, and Special Interest
Word to the Wise
Sights and Sounds
Results and Records
Operating Tip
Technical Topics and Discussion
Conversation
Contests
Log Due Dates

Upcoming Contests – Things to Do

If you want to chase some DX on CW the weekend of April 18 – 19, you might try the CQ MM DX Contest, Saturday 0900Z to Sunday 2359Z. This is the “premier South American DX event.” Organized by the Juiz de Fora CW Group in Brazil, it is a worldwide competition. Everyone works everyone, and multipliers are per-contest DX entities and per-band South American prefixes. Sort of like DX and WPX contest scoring in one.

For a multi-mode DX contest, try the Worked All Provinces of China (WAPC) DX Contest. There are per-band multipliers for each Chinese Province, Municipality, and Autonomous Region, 34 multipliers in total. US ops send RS(T) + serial number. Low bands get points multipliers.

It’s springtime in some locations, a time to drag the radios and antennas into the field for POTA or portable QSO Party events. Someone has to stay inside to work these stations: look for Florida, Texas, and Georgia State Parks on the Air, and Michigan, Ontario, and Quebec QSO Parties. You may find it interesting that the Ontario and Quebec QSO Parties occur in the same weekend, and that Quebec’s takes place during the second day of the Ontario QP.

FT8 operators must use the “Special Operating Mode” setting in WSJT-X for the Dutch PACCdigi Contest. For non-PA operators, the exchange is signal report and serial number.

Sunday, April 19 features the ARRL Rookie Roundup (SSB). This 6-hour event is specifically designed for those licensed for 3 years or less. “Experienced operators are strongly encouraged to participate and help new operators — either on the air or in person.”

The weekend of April 25 – 26 has the BARTG Sprint 75 RTTY Contest. The “Sprint” name describes the contest duration, and short exchange — just the serial number. Only 4 hours long, so the baud rate is increased to cram all of the contacts in the allotted time. This is a fun contest, and makes you wonder why there aren’t more high-speed RTTY contests. Make sure you test your setup ahead of time, and read the rules regarding sending your call sign area if necessary.

Other things happening that week include the Florida (see below) and Nebraska QSO Parties, opportunities to work DX in Switzerland’s Helvetia contest, Poland’s SP DX RTTY Contest, the UK/EI Contest (CW), and the Indonesian Tipalayo DX Contest, where “all bands” means 80, 40, and 10 meters.

Contest Summary

April 15, 2026 - April 28, 2026

See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.

Note: Contest dates and times are in UTC. This means that a contest that is listed to start on a Saturday at 0000z, for example, really starts on a Friday night in US time zones.

April 15

April 16

April 17

April 18

April 19

April 20

April 21

April 22

April 23

CWops Test (CWT)

April 24

April 25

April 26

April 27

April 28

News, Press Releases, and Special Interest

Chris, NX4N, wrote recently: “Be sure to mark your calendar and join in the fun during the upcoming Florida QSO Party (FQP) 1600Z April 25 to 2159Z April 26. All 67 counties will be active. Special award for 2026: To celebrate the US’s 250th anniversary, we will have a total of 20 special 1x1 stations whose suffixes spell US BIRTHDAY. There will be two stations per suffix. Contact at least one station of each suffix letter spelling US BIRTHDAY to earn this award. These stations will be on both modes and should be very accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active in FQP via KU9C direct or via Logbook of The World (LoTW). The call signs and hosts are listed on floridaqsoparty.org, as are the rules, 2025 FQP results, records, and more information. We highly encourage you to sign up to the FQP email Group fqp@groups.io. Anyone wishing to subscribe to the FQP email reflector may go to this link to sign up: groups.io/g/FQP. We're having a party, and you're invited! See you then! 73/OJ, The Florida Contest Group, FQP Sponsor.”

N3FJP and team are at it again: “In January, we updated the following state QSO party programs to accommodate their respective new rule changes:

Colorado 2.2.8 In State & Out of State (this is a major revision with lots of rule changes, including a new exchange).
Indiana 4.3.8 In State & Out of State
Michigan 4.4.8 In State
Missouri 2.0.8 In State & Out of State
Ontario 2.2.9 In State & Out of State
South Carolina 2.7.9 In State & Out of State

Please see each state's QSO Party rules for details.

We've also updated Winter Field Day 2.9.2 to modify the ADIF header at the request of the WFD contest coordinators.” As always, you can find links to the latest and greatest at www.n3fjp.com.

“WWROF Chair Tim Duffy, K3LR, Featured in RadCom and HamSCI”

WSJT-X version 3.0 has been released: “WSJT-X 3.0 introduces a new program called QMAP, new Special Operating Activities Q65 Pileup and SuperFox mode, an option to Update Hamlib at the click of a button, a new program feature Message System, and a number of other enhancements and bug fixes. Changes from earlier versions, and in particular from version 2.7.0, are described in the Release Notes.” These features may not seem new to most people, as the pre-release versions of 3.0 have been available for a number of months. The group has a new location for development work on Github: github.com/wsjtx/wsjtx.

In the run-up to the Dayton Hamvention, a number of groups have announced dinners and banquets:

Thursday, May 14: FlexRadio BBQ Buffet. Also on the same night, the CWops annual dinner, and the Digital Contest Dinner, featuring Roger Hoffman’s experiences with RTTY Contesting as PJ4R. Contact W0YK for tickets.

Friday, May 15: The Top Band Dinner will feature a talk on the history of 160 meters by Jeff, K1ZM. Also, another FlexRadio Dinner, this time a Taste of Italy Buffet.

Saturday, May 16: The Contest Dinner features the usual shenanigans, and a keynote by Mark Haynes, M0DXR. Also scheduled to appear: Robert Kasca, S53R. Activities include the CQ Contest Hall of Fame inductions.

Word to the Wise

Golden Log

A log that contains no errors.

Sights and Sounds

The Radio Amateur Training Planning and Activities Committee (RATPAC) has live Zoom meetings on Wednesday evenings featuring a broad array of topics. Ward Silver, N0AX, was a featured speaker on April 1, with a talk entitled “RADIOSPORT Training for Public Service — The Radio Fitness Center.”

Mike Mertel, K7IR, found a vintage resistance box in excellent shape at a local hamfest — too nice to not use in the shack, just not for its original purpose:

Results and Records

Chris Blake, N4XN, writes: “The 2025 Florida QSO Party results and writeup have been posted to the Florida QSO Party results page. The Records page will be updated shortly. A HUGE thanks to Dan, K1TO, for all the results and line scores, to Chris, W4WF, for the FB writeup and to Jeff, KU8E, for posting everything to the website.”

This is just in time for this year’s FQP, which will be April 25 – 26.

“The raw scores for the 2026 CQ WPX SSB contest are now available. This year 8,226 logs were received, containing 2,686,195 QSOs. The raw scores are calculated prior to log checking. This should give participants a good indication of their category placement at the World, Continent, or Country level. Score reductions of 2% – 15% (or more) are possible, so the log checking process must be completed before final results are announced. Please check that your entry is in the correct category. Report any errors or questions via the contact page. Do NOT resubmit your log to 'fix' any problems! I would like to acknowledge the efforts by K5ZD, PA3AAV, and K3WW. This team released the raw scores 125 hours after the end of the contest! Thanks to all that participated. The CQ WPX Contest Committee hopes to see you again next year.” — Bud Trench, AA3B.

Operating Tip

Keep those hands on the keyboard

For big scores, the key is to run, run, run, making as high a rate as possible hour in and hour out. Getting the information into the logging program quickly is important, so practiced contesters know to keep their hands on the keyboard for all logging and radio control operations. They do not touch the radio, and mouse use is minimal. Most logging programs have a full range of control or function keypresses to navigate entry fields, adjust and clear the radio RIT, erase the entry window, stack calls, etc.

Technical Topics and Discussion

ADS-B is the technology that airplanes use to inform air traffic control systems of their location, heading, and speed. Networks of ADSB receivers listen for these airplane broadcasts, collect the data, and then display real time air traffic on websites like FlightRadar24 and FlightAware. The ADSB broadcasts and data are also being used by the Reverse Beacon ADS-B network to “show propagation spots based on the signal BLOS (beyond line-of-sight) using ADS-B decodes, (as) they provide positioning and altitude.” The RBADS-B hardware hears the broadcasts of ADS-B at 978 and 1090 MHz, and uses the reported information to determine if the aircraft is BLOS. If so, enhanced propagation may be affecting 1.2 GHz. Michael Lewis, K7MDL, followed the discussion on the Blue Ridge Microwave Society email list involving N4IS and W4ERP. Michael commented “I believe the LOS is calculated using curvature of the earth today. A next step could be to use GIS data to account for mountainous areas like the PNW.”

Conversation

Subscribers to the The Daily DX email newsletter recently received a review submitted by Gary Huber, AB9M, of some AI-enhanced hearing aids. According to Gary, before receiving these hearing aids, he had been unable to chase DX due to his moderate-to-severe hearing loss preventing him from hearing and understanding sound coming from his radios. He states that these hearing aids, when linked to his FlexRadio, restore his ability to chase DX in both CW and SSB modes. He further provided some settings that he found most effective for this purpose.

I thought about that article yesterday as I was working in the garage, about to use a motorized hand tool to cut through a piece of threaded rod. It was only 5/16 of an inch, and it wasn’t going to take very long, so I wasn’t going to put on my hearing protection. Then I recalled that my Apple Watch warned me of high ambient sound levels the previous day, when I’d cut a piece off that same rod (wearing the muffs that time). I spent the extra 30 seconds to walk across the garage to find and put on the muffs.

As Gary mentioned in his review, “You can't work them if you can't hear them.”

That's all for this time. Remember to send contesting-related stories, book reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, schematics, club information, pictures, stories, blog links, and predictions to contest-update@arrl.org.

73, Brian, N9ADG

Contests

April 15, 2026 - April 28, 2026

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HF CONTESTS

NAQCC CW Sprint, Apr 15, 0030z to Apr 15, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Apr 18.

Phone Weekly Test, Apr 15, 0230z to Apr 15, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Apr 17.

A1Club AWT, Apr 15, 1145z to Apr 15, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Apr 20.

CWops Test (CWT), Apr 15, 1300z to Apr 15, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 18.

Mini-Test 40, Apr 15, 1700z to Apr 15, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 17.

Mini-Test 80, Apr 15, 1800z to Apr 15, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 17.

CWops Test (CWT), Apr 15, 1900z to Apr 15, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 18.

Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest, Apr 16, 0000z to Apr 17, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Apr 23.

CWops Test (CWT), Apr 16, 0300z to Apr 16, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 18.

CWops Test (CWT), Apr 16, 0700z to Apr 16, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 18.

NTC QSO Party, Apr 16, 1900z to Apr 16, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Member: RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Apr 20.

NCCC FT4 Sprint, Apr 17, 0100z to Apr 17, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Apr 19.

Weekly RTTY Test, Apr 17, 0145z to Apr 17, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 19.

NCCC Sprint, Apr 17, 0230z to Apr 17, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Apr 19.

Florida State Parks on the Air, Apr 17, 1200z to Apr 20, 2359z; Any; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; Activator: signal report, Hunter: signal report + (state/province/DX); Logs due: May 4.

K1USN Slow Speed Test, Apr 17, 2000z to Apr 17, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 19.

World Wide Holyland Contest, Apr 17, 2100z to Apr 18, 2059z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; 4X: RS(T) + area, non-4X: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 25.

Texas State Parks on the Air, Apr 18, 0000z to Apr 19, 2359z; All; Bands: All, except WARC; TX Park: RS(T) + park abbreviation), W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province), DX: RS(T) + "DX", For FT4/8 use signal report and grid; Logs due: Apr 30.

ES Open HF Championship, Apr 18, 0500z to Apr 18, 0859z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40; RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: May 1.

Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest, Apr 18, 0600z to Apr 19, 0559z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; BY: RS(T) + 2-character province, non-BY: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 26.

Dutch PACCdigi Contest, Apr 18, 0700z to Apr 18, 1900z; FT4/8, RTTY; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; PA: Signal report + 2-character province, non-PA: Signal report + serial number; Logs due: Apr 26.

QRP to the Field, Apr 18, 0800 local to Apr 18, 1800 local; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + name/SOTA; Logs due: May 2.

CQMM DX Contest, Apr 18, 0900z to Apr 19, 2359z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; All: RST+continent abbreviation, CWJF members: RST + continent + "M", QRP: RST + continent + "Q", YL: RST + continent + "Y", Multi-Op,Clubs,Groups: RST + continent + "C"; Logs due: Jul 30.

Georgia State Parks on the Air, Apr 18, 1200z to Apr 19, 2359z; Any; Bands: Any, except WARC; Activator: RS(T) + optional park identifier, Hunter: (state/province/"DX"), FT4/8: signal report + grid; Logs due: May 3.

World Time Zone Challenge, Apr 18, 1200z to Apr 19, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RS(T) + TZ offset code; Logs due: Apr 26.

Michigan QSO Party, Apr 18, 1600z to Apr 19, 0400z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; MI: RST + county, non-MI: RST + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due: Apr 26.

EA-QRP CW Contest, Apr 18, 1700z to Apr 19, 1200z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + 1-letter category + "M" (if EA-QRP member); Logs due: May 19.

Feld Hell Sprint, Apr 18, 1800z to Apr 18, 2159z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; (see rules); Logs due: Apr 22.

Ontario QSO Party, Apr 18, 1800z to Apr 19, 2000z; CW, Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2; ON: RS(T) + county, non-ON: RST + (state/province/country); Logs due: May 19.

International Vintage Contest HF, Apr 19, 0700z to Apr 19, 1900z; CW, SSB, AM; Bands: 80, 40; RS(T) + 6-character grid square; Logs due: May 3.

Quebec QSO Party, Apr 19, 1300z to Apr 19, 2359z; CW, Phone; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2; QC: RS(T) + QC zone, non-QC: RST + (state/province/'DX'); Logs due: May 3.

ARRL Rookie Roundup, SSB, Apr 19, 1800z to Apr 19, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + 2-digit year first licensed + (state/province/XE area/DX); Logs due: Apr 22.

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, Apr 19, 2300z to Apr 20, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Apr 25.

K1USN Slow Speed Test, Apr 20, 0000z to Apr 20, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 22.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Apr 20, 1300z to Apr 20, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 23.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC), Apr 20, 1630z to Apr 20, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 24.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Apr 20, 1900z to Apr 20, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 23.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Apr 21, 0100z to Apr 21, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Apr 22.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Apr 21, 0300z to Apr 21, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 23.

ZL Sprint, Apr 21, 0800z to Apr 21, 0929z; CW, SSB, FT4; Bands: 80; CW/SSB: RS(T) + Outside Temperature (C), FT4: 4-character grid square; Logs due: Apr 22.

SKCC Sprint, Apr 22, 0000z to Apr 22, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Apr 25.

Phone Weekly Test, Apr 22, 0230z to Apr 22, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Apr 24.

A1Club AWT, Apr 22, 1145z to Apr 22, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Apr 27.

CWops Test (CWT), Apr 22, 1300z to Apr 22, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 25.

Mini-Test 40, Apr 22, 1700z to Apr 22, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 24.

Mini-Test 80, Apr 22, 1800z to Apr 22, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 24.

RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB, Apr 22, 1900z to Apr 22, 2030z; SSB; Bands: 80; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 23.

CWops Test (CWT), Apr 22, 1900z to Apr 22, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 25.

CWops Test (CWT), Apr 23, 0300z to Apr 23, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 25.

CWops Test (CWT), Apr 23, 0700z to Apr 23, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 25.

NCCC FT4 Sprint, Apr 24, 0100z to Apr 24, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Apr 26.

Weekly RTTY Test, Apr 24, 0145z to Apr 24, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 26.

NCCC Sprint, Apr 24, 0230z to Apr 24, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Apr 26.

K1USN Slow Speed Test, Apr 24, 2000z to Apr 24, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 26.

Tipalayo DX Contest, Apr 25, 0800z to Apr 26, 1159z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 10; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: May 3.

SP DX RTTY Contest, Apr 25, 1200z to Apr 26, 1200z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; SP: RST + 2-letter province, Non-SP: RST + QSO No.; Logs due: May 3.

UK/EI DX Contest, CW, Apr 25, 1200z to Apr 26, 1200z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; UK/EI: RST + Serial No. + District Code, DX: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 27.

Helvetia Contest, Apr 25, 1300z to Apr 26, 1259z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; HB: RS(T) + 2-letter canton, non-HB: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: May 4.

Nebraska QSO Party, Apr 25, 1400z to Apr 27, 0200z; CW, Phone, Digital (non-FT8), FT4/8; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF; NE (non-FT8): county, non-NE (non-FT8): (state/province/country), FT8: grid square; Logs due: May 7.

Florida QSO Party, Apr 25, 1600z to Apr 26, 2159z; CW, Phone; Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10; FL: RS(T) + county, W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province), DX: RS(T) + DXCC prefix; Logs due: May 6.

UA1DZ Memorial Cup, Apr 26, 1300z to Apr 26, 1859z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; SP/LO Oblasts: RS(T) + RDA district, Non-SP/LO: RS(T) + 4-character grid square; Logs due: May 6.

BARTG Sprint 75, Apr 26, 1700z to Apr 26, 2059z; 75 Baud RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Serial No.; Logs due: May 3.

K1USN Slow Speed Test, Apr 27, 0000z to Apr 27, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Apr 29.

QCX Challenge, Apr 27, 1300z to Apr 27, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: May 3.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Apr 27, 1300z to Apr 27, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 30.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC), Apr 27, 1630z to Apr 27, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: May 1.

QCX Challenge, Apr 27, 1900z to Apr 27, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: May 3.

RSGB FT4 Contest, Apr 27, 1900z to Apr 27, 2100z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Signal report; Logs due: Apr 28.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Apr 27, 1900z to Apr 27, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 30.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Apr 28, 0100z to Apr 28, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Apr 29.

QCX Challenge, Apr 28, 0300z to Apr 28, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig; Logs due: May 3.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Apr 28, 0300z to Apr 28, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Apr 30.

ZL Sprint, Apr 28, 0800z to Apr 28, 0929z; CW, SSB, FT4; Bands: 80; CW/SSB: RS(T) + Outside Temperature (C), FT4: 4-character grid square; Logs due: Apr 29.

VHF+ CONTESTS

VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Apr 15, 1700z to Apr 15, 2100z; FT8/4; Bands: 1.2G; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Apr 20.

VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA, Apr 16, 0000z to Apr 16, 0500z; FT8/4; Bands: 1296; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Apr 21.

222 MHz Spring Sprint, Apr 21, 2300z to Apr 22, 0600z; Analog, Digital; Bands: 222 Mhz; 4-character grid square; Logs due: May 5.

Also, see Florida State Parks on the Air, Feld Hell Sprint, Ontario QSO Party, Quebec QSO Party, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, SKCC Sprint, and Nebraska QSO Party, above.

Log Due Dates

April 15

April 16

ICWC Medium Speed Test

April 17

April 18

April 19

April 20

April 21

April 22

April 23

April 24

April 25

April 26

April 27

April 28

RSGB FT4 Contest

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