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Contests & on the air

Upcoming HF and VHF contests for the next two weeks, plus live Parks on the Air spots. Updated recently.

Contest calendar

49 listed · 1 live now

Catalog from ContestClock (CC BY 4.0). Click a name for the sponsor’s rules. Times are UTC.

UTC windowContestLength
Fri 06 Nov 01:00Z
to Fri 06 Nov 01:30Z
NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)
Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 6m
FT8/FT4		0.5h
Fri 06 Nov 01:45Z
to Fri 06 Nov 02:15Z
NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS) Live now
Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m
RTTY		0.5h
Fri 06 Nov 02:30Z
to Fri 06 Nov 03:00Z
NCCC Sprint (NS)
Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m
CW		0.5h
Fri 06 Nov 20:00Z
to Fri 06 Nov 21:00Z
K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)
K1USN Radio Club · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
CW		1h
Sat 07 Nov 08:00Z
to Sat 07 Nov 08:59Z
Estonian HF Cup (ES LL KV)
ERAU · 80m
CWSSB		0.98h
Sat 07 Nov 13:30Z
to Sat 07 Nov 15:30Z
SARL QRP Contest (Spring leg)
SARL · 40m, 20m, 10m
SSBCW		2h
Sat 07 Nov 21:00Z
to Mon 09 Nov 02:59Z
ARRL November Sweepstakes, CW Major
ARRL · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
CW		29.98h
Mon 09 Nov 00:00Z
to Mon 09 Nov 01:00Z
K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)
K1USN Radio Club · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
CW		1h
Mon 09 Nov 01:00Z
to Mon 09 Nov 03:00Z
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)
4 States QRP Group · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
CWSSBDigital		2h
Mon 09 Nov 17:40Z
to Mon 09 Nov 18:30Z
AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC)
AGCW-DL · 80m
CW		0.83h
Tue 10 Nov 19:00Z
to Tue 10 Nov 20:29Z
DARC FT4 Contest
DARC · 80m, 40m
FT8/FT4		1.48h
Wed 11 Nov 11:45Z
to Wed 11 Nov 13:00Z
A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)
A1 Club
CW		1.25h
Wed 11 Nov 13:00Z
to Wed 11 Nov 14:00Z
CWops Test (CWT)
CWops · 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m…
CW		1h
Wed 11 Nov 17:00Z
to Wed 11 Nov 21:00Z
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz
QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT) · 70cm
FT8/FT4		4h
Wed 11 Nov 19:00Z
to Wed 11 Nov 20:00Z
CWops Test (CWT)
CWops · 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m…
CW		1h
Wed 11 Nov 20:00Z
to Wed 11 Nov 21:30Z
RSGB 3.5 MHz Autumn Series, SSB
RSGB Contest Committee · 80m
SSB		1.5h
Thu 12 Nov 03:00Z
to Thu 12 Nov 04:00Z
CWops Test (CWT)
CWops · 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m…
CW		1h
Thu 12 Nov 07:00Z
to Thu 12 Nov 08:00Z
CWops Test (CWT)
CWops · 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m…
CW		1h
Fri 13 Nov 01:00Z
to Fri 13 Nov 01:30Z
NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)
Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 6m
FT8/FT4		0.5h
Fri 13 Nov 01:45Z
to Fri 13 Nov 02:15Z
NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)
Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m
RTTY		0.5h
Fri 13 Nov 02:30Z
to Fri 13 Nov 03:00Z
NCCC Sprint (NS)
Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m
CW		0.5h
Fri 13 Nov 20:00Z
to Fri 13 Nov 21:00Z
K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)
K1USN Radio Club · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
CW		1h
Sat 14 Nov 00:00Z
to Mon 16 Nov 23:59Z
PODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint Major
PODXS 070 Club · 160m, 80m, 40m
Digital		71.98h
Sat 14 Nov 00:00Z
to Sun 15 Nov 23:59Z
WAE DX Contest RTTY Major
DARC · 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
RTTY		47.98h
Sat 14 Nov 07:00Z
to Sun 15 Nov 13:00Z
Japan International DX Contest, Phone Major
JIDX Contest Committee · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
SSB		30h
Sat 14 Nov 12:00Z
to Sun 15 Nov 11:59Z
OK/OM DX Contest, CW Major
CRK / SARA · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
CW		23.98h
Sat 14 Nov 12:00Z
to Sun 15 Nov 23:59Z
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES) Major
Straight Key Century Club · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 6m
CW		35.98h
Sat 14 Nov 20:00Z
to Sat 14 Nov 23:00Z
RSGB Club Calls
RSGB Contest Committee · 160m
CWSSB		3h
Sat 14 Nov 23:00Z
to Mon 16 Nov 03:00Z
Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party Major
Antique Wireless Association · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m
CW		28h
Sun 15 Nov 07:00Z
to Sun 15 Nov 12:00Z
9A Activity Contest
HRS · 6m, 4m, 2m, 70cm, 23cm
CWSSBFM		5h
Sun 15 Nov 07:00Z
to Sun 15 Nov 13:00Z
ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest
ÖVSV · 6m, 2m, 70cm, 23cm, 13cm, 3cm
CWSSBAMFM		6h
Sun 15 Nov 14:00Z
to Mon 16 Nov 08:00Z
Classic Exchange (Phone) Major
Classic Exchange · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 6m, 2m
SSBAM		18h
Mon 16 Nov 00:00Z
to Mon 16 Nov 01:00Z
K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)
K1USN Radio Club · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
CW		1h
Mon 16 Nov 17:40Z
to Mon 16 Nov 18:30Z
AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC)
AGCW-DL · 80m
CW		0.83h
Mon 16 Nov 20:00Z
to Mon 16 Nov 22:00Z
RSGB FT4 Contest Series
RSGB Contest Committee · 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
FT8/FT4		2h
Tue 17 Nov 14:00Z
to Wed 18 Nov 08:00Z
Classic Exchange (Phone) Major
Classic Exchange · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 6m, 2m
SSBAM		18h
Tue 17 Nov 18:00Z
to Tue 17 Nov 18:59Z
DARC HELL-Kurzcontest
DARC
Digital		0.98h
Wed 18 Nov 06:00Z
to Wed 18 Nov 07:59Z
LRAL 18 November 80m Contest
LRAL · 80m
CWSSBFT8/FT4		1.98h
Wed 18 Nov 08:15Z
to Wed 18 Nov 09:14Z
LRAL 18 November 80m Contest
LRAL · 80m
CWSSBFT8/FT4		0.98h
Wed 18 Nov 11:45Z
to Wed 18 Nov 13:00Z
A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)
A1 Club
CW		1.25h
Wed 18 Nov 13:00Z
to Wed 18 Nov 14:00Z
CWops Test (CWT)
CWops · 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m…
CW		1h
Wed 18 Nov 17:00Z
to Wed 18 Nov 21:00Z
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz
QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT) · 23cm
Digital		4h
Wed 18 Nov 19:00Z
to Wed 18 Nov 20:00Z
CWops Test (CWT)
CWops · 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m…
CW		1h
Thu 19 Nov 03:00Z
to Thu 19 Nov 04:00Z
CWops Test (CWT)
CWops · 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m…
CW		1h
Thu 19 Nov 07:00Z
to Thu 19 Nov 08:00Z
CWops Test (CWT)
CWops · 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m…
CW		1h
Fri 20 Nov 01:00Z
to Fri 20 Nov 01:30Z
NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)
Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 6m
FT8/FT4		0.5h
Fri 20 Nov 01:45Z
to Fri 20 Nov 02:15Z
NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)
Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m
RTTY		0.5h
Fri 20 Nov 02:30Z
to Fri 20 Nov 03:00Z
NCCC Sprint (NS)
Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m
CW		0.5h
Fri 20 Nov 20:00Z
to Fri 20 Nov 21:00Z
K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)
K1USN Radio Club · 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m
CW		1h

Parks on the Air — active spots

20 parks

Current activator spots from the public POTA API. QRT spots are filtered out. Frequencies are as spotted; listen first.

ActivatorParkMHz
W5JXN
2026-11-06 02:02Z
US-4492 Mark Twain National Forest
US-MO · EM47kr
FT8
3.573
FT8
KC5JEC
2026-11-06 02:05Z
US-11782 Dunes BLM Recreation Management Area
US-NM · DM56vr
RBN 8 dB via WA7LNW-#
1.840
FT8
JN1JYD/7
2026-11-06 01:45Z
JP-1031 New Aomori Prefectural Sports Prefectural Park
JP-AO · QN00ku
CW JCC# 0201 QRP 5w EFHW
14.058
CW
W4YS
2026-11-06 02:05Z
US-10400 Trona Pinnacles National Geologic Trail
US-CA · DM15ho
59 on the south OR coast
7.272
SSB
LW5DR
2026-11-06 02:05Z
AR-0373 Humedal Cuenca Quequén Grande Wetland Reserve
AR-B · GF01kw
RBN -16 dB via MM0ZBH-#
7.074
FT8
JN1CDO/1
2026-11-06 02:05Z
JP-1307 Shikinomori Prefectural Park
JP-KN · PM95sm
RBN 17 dB 18 WPM via JE2YCR-#
7.005
CW
DC7LR
2026-11-06 01:39Z
DE-0888 Staffelwald bei Irsee und Lehmgrube Hammerschmiede Natura 2000
DE-BY · JN57hv
RBN -16 dB via HA8TKS-#
3.573
FT8
KO4YIN
2026-11-06 02:05Z
US-7878 Red Sands National Recreation Area
US-NM · DM62xo
FT8 Sent: -05 Rcvd: -22
1.841
FT8
KE0TTK
2026-11-06 02:02Z
US-2466 Afton State Park
US-MN · EN34ou
7.228
SSB
BI1RNW
2026-11-06 01:47Z
CN-0404 北京朝阳太阳宫公园 Park
CN-BJ · OM89fx
RBN -17 dB via JI1HFJ-#
14.074
FT8
K8JTG
2026-11-06 02:03Z
US-6803 Vestaburg State Game Land
US-MI · EN73ni
14.075
FT8
N3KTA
2026-11-06 02:02Z
US-0619 Allegheny National Forest
US-PA · FN01kl
RBN -13 dB via WA7LNW-#
10.136
FT8
N7GND
2026-11-06 01:46Z
US-4385 Umatilla National Forest
US-OR,US-WA · DN05pe
14.074
FT8
JS6UHQ/6
2026-11-06 02:01Z
JP-0157 Okinawa Senseki Quasi-National Park
JP-ON · PL36uc
Cw
21.041
CW
K8OMB
2026-11-06 02:03Z
US-7403 Lyon State Fishing Lake
US-KS · EM18xn
FT8 Sent: -06 Rcvd: -12
7.076
FT8
ZL1KS
2026-11-06 01:48Z
NZ-0729 Mystery Block Conservation Area
NZ-MWT · RF70lh
RBN 2 dB 21 WPM via VK2GEL-#
21.032
CW
AH7A
2026-11-06 02:05Z
US-0739 Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
US-HI · BK19xq
2-fer: US-0739 US-4565
18.079
CW
N6ACA
2026-11-06 01:57Z
US-0955 Petroglyph National Monument
US-NM · DM65pd
CQ QRP
14.074
—
JH3HGI/3
2026-11-06 02:01Z
JP-0023 Setonaikai National Park
JP-EH,JP-FO,JP-HG,JP-HS,JP-KG,JP-OS,JP-OT,JP-OY,JP-TS,JP-WK,JP-YC · PM64og
RBN 11 dB 23 WPM via JE2YCR-#
7.009
CW
N5QGL
2026-11-06 02:05Z
US-2985 Balmorhea State Park
US-TX · DM80cw
RBN 2 dB via WA7LNW-#
14.074
FT8

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