The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of "The Sports Page" column in the May-June 2017 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine.
10-10 Int. Spring Sprint 0001Z May 6 2359Z May 7
ARI International DX Contest 1200Z May 6 1159Z May 7
7th Call Area QSO Party 1300Z May 6 0700Z May 7
Indiana QSO Party 1600Z May 6 0400Z May 7
Microwave Sprint 0800* May 6 1400* May 6 * indicates local time
Delaware QSO Party 1700Z May 6 2359Z May 7
New England QSO Party (Part 1) 2000Z May 6 0500Z May 7
New England QSO Party (Part 2) 1300Z May 6 2400Z May 7
VOLTA WW RTTY Contest 1200Z May 13 1200Z May 14
CQ-M International DX Contest 1200Z May 13 1200Z May 14
Arkansas QSO Party 1400Z May 13 0200Z May 14
FISTS Spring Sprint 1700Z May 13 2100Z May 13
His Majesty King of Spain Contest, CW, 1200Z May 20 1200Z May 21
CQ WW WPX Contest, CW 0000Z May 27 2359Z May 28
Alabama QSO Party 1600Z Jun 3 0400Z Jun 4
ARRL June VHF Contest 1800Z Jun 10 0300Z Jun 12
His Majesty King of Spain Contest, SSB 1200Z Jun 24 1200Z Jun 25
ARRL Field Day 1800Z Jun 24 2100Z Jun 25
RAC Canada Day Contest 0000Z Jul 1 2359Z Jul 1
DL-DX RTTY Contest 1100Z Jul 1 1059Z Jul 2
Marconi Memorial HF Contest 1400Z Jul 1 1400Z Jul 2
IARU HF World Championship 1200Z Jul 8 1200Z Jul 9
Note: In the above chart an * indicates Local Time. For more contest information check out these sites: https://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/; https://www.contesting.com; https://www.sk3bg.se/contest/; https://www.arrl.org/contests/; https://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html;
https://www.arrl.org/dxcc; https://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.