The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of “The Sports Page” column in the March-April 2019 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine.
ARRL International DX Contest SSB – 0000Z Mar 3 2400Z Mar 4
NSARA Contest (Morning) –1200Z Mar 3 1600Z Mar 3
NSARA Contest (Afternoon) – 1800Z Mar 32200Z Mar 3
RSGB Commonwealth CW – 1000Z Mar 91000Z Mar 10
Oklahoma QSO Party (Part 1) – 1500Z Mar 90200Z Mar 10
Oklahoma QSO Party (Part 2) – 1400Z Mar 102100Z Mar 10
QCWA Spring QSO Party – 1800Z Mar 9 1800Z Mar 10
Idaho QSO Party – 1900Z Mar 9 1900Z Mar 10
North American Sprint RTTY – 0000Z Mar 10 0400Z Mar 10
Wisconsin QSO Party – 1800Z Mar 100100Z Mar 11
NAQCC Sprint – 0030Z Mar 21 0230Z Mar 21
BARTG HF Contest RTTY – 0200Z Mar 160200Z Mar 18
Virginia QSO Party (Part 1) – 1400Z Mar 160200Z Mar 17
Virginia QSO Party (Part 2) – 1200Z Mar 172400Z Mar 17
Russian DX Contest – 1200Z Mar 16 1200Z Mar 17
Clara Chatter Party (Part 1) – 1700Z Mar 201700Z Mar 21
Clara Chatter Party (Part 2) – 1700Z Mar 241700Z Mar 25
CQ WPX Contest SSB – 0000Z Mar 30 2400Z Mar 31
SP DX Contest – 1500Z Apr 6 1500Z Apr 7
Sprint SSB – 0000Z Apr 7 0400Z Apr 8
JIDX Contest CW – 0700Z Apr 13 1300Z Apr 14
Georgia QSO Party (Part 1) – 1800Z Apr 13 0400Z Apr 13
Georgia QSO Party (Part 2) – 1400Z Apr 14 2400Z Apr 14
NAQCC Sprint – 0030Z Apr 1002 30 Apr 10
Holyland DX Contest – 2100Z Apr 19 2100Z Apr 20
CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest – 1200Z Apr 20 2400Z Apr 21
Michigan QSO Party – 1600Z Apr 20 0400Z Apr 21
Ontario QSO Party (Part 1) – 1800Z Apr 2005 00Z Apr 21
Ontario QSO Party (Part 2) – 1200Z Apr 211800Z Apr 21
YU DX Contest – 2100Z Apr 20 1700Z Apr 21
SP DX Contest RTTY – 1200Z Apr 27 1200Z Apr 28
Florida QSO Party (Part 1) – 1600Z Apr 27 0159Z Apr 28
Florida QSO Party (Part 2) – 1200Z Apr 28 2159Z Apr 28
ARI International DX Contest – 1200Z May 4 1159Z May 5
7th Call Area QSO Party – 1300Z May 4 0700Z May 5
Indiana QSO Party – 1500Z May 4 0300Z May 5
Delaware QSO Party – 1700Z May 4 2359Z May 5
New England QSO Party – 2000Z May 4 2400Z May 5
Note: In the above chart an * indicates Local Time.
For more contest information check out these sites:
- http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/
- http://www.contesting.com
- http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/
- http://www.arrl.org/contests/
- http://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html
- http://www.arrl.org/dxcc
- http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_contests/index_cq_contests.html
The “Contest Calendar” is presented as a guide only. RAC and TCA do not necessarily endorse or support any of the contests or the accuracy of the information.
Bands: The 30, 17 and 12m bands are never used in any contest.