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June 10, 2026
Editor: Brian Moran, N9ADG [ mailto:brian.moran@gmail.com ]

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In this Issue:
?-?Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
?-?Busted QSOs
?-?Contest Summary
?-?News, Press Releases, and Special Interest
?-?Word to the Wise
?-?Club Focus
?-?Sights and Sounds
?-?Results and Records
?-?Operating Tip
?-?Technical Topics and Discussion
?-?Conversation
?-?Contests
?-?Log Due Dates

Upcoming Contests - Things to Do

On the weekend of June 13, why not get on the air for the ARRL June VHF
Contest [ https://www.arrl.org/june-vhf?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] . Starting at 1300 local time for East Coast hams, there's time for mobile stations to get to high locations that have a good shot at population
centers.

The exchange is the grid square, but remember that you can exchange grid squares on CW, FM, and SSB in addition to the FT modes.

Some amateurs have been planning their contest operation for this one for
weeks [ https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamops/posts/10165014284663840/ ] . Another example: AA2SD/R and KE5NJ/R [ https://www.aa2sd.com/june-vhf-contest-2026 ] set up a web page for each VHF contest to publicize their operating plan, then coordinate their rover operation via 2-meter frequencies and live mapping functions ?-" whatever it takes (within the rules) to make the contact.


As we swing into the summer season and experience the shortest nights in the northern hemisphere, 160 meters is not really top of mind. However, the Stew Perry Topband Challenge [ http://www.kkn.net/stew/ ] contest must go on, on June 20! Show the southern hemisphere top-banders some potential love during their prime top band season and give it a go on 160-meter CW.


The ARRL Kids Day [ http://www.arrl.org/kids-day?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] event is also on June 20. This event happens twice a year and is an opportunity "give on-the-air experience to young people and hopefully foster interest in getting a license of their own. It is also intended to give older hams a chance to share their station and love for amateur radio with their children."


Other options for the weekend of June 20: The SKCC [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/QSO_Party/ ] and West Virginia
[ https://www.qsl.net/wvqp/ ] QSO Parties; for some DX, try the All-Asian DX (CW) Contest [ https://www.qsl.net/wvqp/ ] , and the Pajajaran Bogor DX
Contest [ https://pbdx-contest.id/ ] , where everyone works everyone.


Busted QSOs

There was a race of emails to my inbox last week, and a few corrections are
in order for the last issue. Thanks to Doug Grant, K1DG, Tim Duffy, K3LR,
Jack Brindle, W6FB, Dave McCarty, K5GN, for their review and follow-through
to send me email about these.


The item on the Contest University livestream [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COq7v5pk96w ] had some incorrect speaker
names! Jack Brindle pointed out: "The one attributed to Fred was actually titled "Effective Antennas for Contesting" and was presented by Fred Lass, K2TR. The next was "Design Approach & Lessons Learned in Building my New Contest Station" by Randy Thompson, K5ZD, describing his move from Massachusetts to Ohio.

Jack suspected the AI I used to "watch" the video to generate the speaker
list was hallucinating.


"Paul Young, K1XM, is one of the Contest Hall of Fame inductees this year" wrote Doug and Dave.


Tim, in addition to catching my (well, the AI's) speaker confusion, noted
that registration will open for the Hope Hotel, site of next year's Contest University [ https://www.contestuniversity.com/ ] , on June 15, 2026.


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Contest Summary

June 11, 2026 - June 24, 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.


June 11
?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA [ https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ ] ?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
?-?PVRC Reunion [ http://pvrc.org/reunion/ ]

June 12
?-?NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
?-?Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
?-?NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
?-?PVRC Reunion [ http://pvrc.org/reunion/ ]

June 13
?-?YB ORARI DX Contest [ https://www.oraricontest.id/ ]
?-?Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB [ http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt ]
?-?SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ]

?-?Portugal Day Contest [ https://portugaldaycontest.rep.pt/rules.php ] ?-?AGCW VHF/UHF Contest [ https://www.agcw.de/contest/vhf-uhf/ ]
?-?REF DDFM 6m Contest [ https://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_ddfm50_fr_20250312.pdf ]

?-?GACW WWSA CW DX Contest [ https://www.gacw.ar/ ]
?-?ARRL June VHF Contest [ https://www.arrl.org/june-vhf?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
]


June 15
?-?4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint [ http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules_revised_02_2026.pdf ]

?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] ?-?OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] ?-?RSGB FT4 Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/r80m_ft4.shtml ] ?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]

June 16
?-?Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] ?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] ?-?SARL Youth QSO Party [ https://mysarl.org.za/contest-resources/ ] ?-?Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest [ https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en ]

June 17
?-?NAQCC CW Sprint [ http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ]
?-?Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] ?-?A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ https://ft8activity.eu/rules/ ]
?-?Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
?-?Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]

June 18
?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA [ https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ ] ?-?Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/ ] ?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
?-?NTC QSO Party [ https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/ ]

June 19
?-?QRP Fox Hunt [ https://www.k4oaq.com/fox/ ]
?-?NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
?-?Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
?-?NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

June 20
?-?Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/telephone-sprint
]

?-?All Asian DX Contest, CW [ https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/AA_rule_en.htm ]

?-?Pajajaran Bogor DX Contest [ http://www.pbdx-contest.id/ ]
?-?SKCC QSO Party [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/QSO_Party/
]

?-?IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest [ https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rules-IARU-R1-VHF-up-Contests.pdf
]

?-?LZ International 6-Meter Contest [ https://www.radioclub-troyan.bg/media/activities/6-meters/rules-en-2024.pdf ] ?-?Stew Perry Topband Challenge [ http://www.kkn.net/stew/ ]
?-?West Virginia QSO Party [ https://www.qsl.net/wvqp/ ]
?-?ARRL Kids Day [ http://www.arrl.org/kids-day?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
]


June 21
?-?WAB 50 MHz Phone [ http://wab.intermip.net/Contest Rules.php#OtherRules ] ?-?Run for the Bacon QRP Contest [ http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ ]

June 22
?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] ?-?OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] ?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]

June 23
?-?Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] ?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] ?-?Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest [ https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en ]

June 24
?-?SKCC Sprint [
https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/ ]

?-?Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] ?-?A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
?-?Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
?-?Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]

RigSelect Radio Switch SO2R Controller
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News, Press Releases, and Special Interest

Orbiting airbags to cushion the effects of solar storms [ https://www.science.org/content/article/radical-proposal-would-block-solar-storms-orbital-airbag
] ? It sounds like something you'd see 007 involved with, but real scientists are proposing the use of satellites that can dump hundreds of tons of gas or even saltwater to blunt the effects of strong solar storms.


Training Track #1 at the 2026 ARRL National Convention in Huntsville, Alabama
[ https://hamfest.org/ ] , AKA Huntsville Hamfest, is a Mini Contest University: "This marks the first time Mini Contest University (CTU) is
coming to Huntsville ... This Mini CTU will appeal to new and veteran contesters alike who are looking to hone their skills.

Presenters (will) cover general contest operations, contesting skills, and
many resources and tools to get more out of contesting.

The Mini CTU Track Leader is Tim Duffy, K3LR. Presenters TBD. This training
is sponsored by DX Engineering [ https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNjQwOTY0JnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUwMzYzMSZsaT00MzE0MTQwNg/index.html
] ." ?-" From the ARRL Letter, May 28, 2026, John Ross, KD8IDJ, Editor.


Flexradio has released version 4.2.20 of their SmartSDR software [ https://www.flexradio.com/software/smartsdr-v4-2-20/ ] . According to the announcement, "This version supersedes all previous SmartSDR releases and is available to all users." The release notes [ https://www.flexradio.com/documentation/smartsdr-v4-2-20-release-notes/ ]
urge that PC users uninstall previous versions of the SmartSDR software
before installing this version, as the software drivers have been updated.


The RAC Canada Day contest coming up on July 1 has a new "feature" ?-" Team Competition. According to Bart, VE5CPU [ https://groups.io/g/N1MMLoggerPlus/message/100972 ] , "The new team
competition component of the contest allows the creation of teams of two to four amateurs to compete for a certificate for the top three team scores from around the globe.

Participants in any of the Single Operator categories can form part of the
team whose individual scores are added together to produce a team score.

There are no club membership, distance or meeting requirements for a team entry.

Teams must be registered prior to the start of the contest.
The team's registration form can be found at contest.rac.ca [ https://contest.rac.ca/ ] website ?-" look for the Team Registration [ https://contest.rac.ca/team_registration.php ] menu."


Word to the Wise

"In-Band Station"

Additional station(s) on the same band as a Run station in a multi-op. You
can find out more about these in the recent talk [ https://www.contestuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Pg.-35-Adding-Inband-to-your-Multiop.pdf
] by Bill Fehring, W9KKN, at Contest University [ https://contestuniversity.com/ ] .


Club Focus

The PVRC On-The-Air Reunion [ https://www.pvrc.org/reunion/ ] is an operating event for club members that have moved out-of-area to keep in on-the-air
touch with other PVRC members. It's also a club activity that counts towards
an intra-club PVRC Olympic [ https://www.pvrc.org/5m/olympic-rules/ ] award, and increases PVRC on-the-air visibility.


Sights and Sounds

Tim Duffy, K3LR, writing in CQ-Contest: "There are 360 photos taken at the Dayton Hamvention by K8CX at hamgallery.com/dayton2026 [ https://hamgallery.com/dayton2026/ ] . Others are welcome to send their
Dayton photos to K8CX for the gallery."


Results and Records

Bud Trench, AA3B, had this announcement on the CQ-Contest email list: "The
raw scores for the 2026 CQ WPX CW contest are now available [ https://cqwpx.com/raw.htm?mode=cw ] . This year, 5,617 logs were received, containing 2,511,231 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% to 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 webform at) cqwpx.com/contact [ http://cqwpx.com/contact ] . Do NOT resubmit your log to 'fix' any problems!"


Bud notes the raw scores were released in "less than 6 days after then end of the contest" due to the effort of K5ZD, PA3AAV, K1LT, and K3WW.


Operating Tip

This tip is from Bob, N6TV, from his 2026 presentation at Contest University (CTU) "Efficient Operating Techniques, Tactics, and Secrets [ https://www.contestuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Pg.-39-Efficient-Operating-Techniques-Tactics-and-Secrets.pdf
] ." Switch between the CW and CW-R mode that many radios have when Searching and Pouncing a signal that has interference.

Doing so could position the desired signal inside the RX passband, while the interfering signal is outside.

See slide 9 of his presentation for more details.

Technical Topics and Discussion

ESP-32 modules are the basis for many amateur radio projects these days. They're inexpensive and available from many sources. A new tool may make them even more accessible to those that aren't necessarily coders: ESP-Claw, from Espressif, the makers of ESP32 hardware. This article in Elektor Magazine [ https://www.elektormagazine.com/news/esp-claw-framework ] talks about the
tool and what it can, and cannot, do.


Sometimes your IQ-data streams generated by your hardware don't match the IQ-streams accepted by the software you want to use. A new tool, IQ_tool [ https://www.rtl-sdr.com/iq_tool-a-command-line-tool-for-resampling-filtering-shifting-and-correcting-iq-data-streams/
] , can resample, filter, shift, and correct your IQ-streams. (from
RTL-SDR.com [ http://RTL-SDR.com ] ).


Chad, WE9V, runs a spotting node for the RBN; he has issues with his TX
signal being received everywhere by his SDR-based skimmer node: "I also run a QS1R, co-located with my station, with its antenna about 150' away from the closest TX antenna.

For years I have grounded the QS1R antenna at any time either of my SO2R
radios transmit ... I get a bunch of mutilated derivatives of my call being spotted.

My solution was to go into Aggregator's Bad Call section and add the ~20 different versions of my bad call that were generated while transmitting." (from RBN-OPS Groups.io [ https://groups.io/g/RBN-OPS/message/9443 ] )


Here's a "fun" one! Your computer installs some drivers, or updates some drivers overnight.

All of a sudden, your digital-mode waterfall is showing a bunch of lines, as
if you had a bunch of new noise sources.

What might have happened is that an "audio enhancement function" has been turned on for your sound card driver.

According to a recent posting in the Hamlib SDK Developers Groups.io [ https://groups.io/g/JTSDK/message/3460 ] , the way to remedy this is to find the settings in the Playback->enhancements tab, and the Recording->Advanced
and disable "enhancements" and "audio enhancements."


Your local library may have resources to help you with your projects, beyond books. In our area, our library system has one branch set up with a "makerspace" for 3D printing, CNC machining, laser cutting, sewing, and hand tools. Independent makerspaces may have all of that, and more. You don't need to go it alone, and it can be more fun and faster to learn as part of a
class.


OpenHFTA, an "open-source reimplementation of the acclaimed HFTA (HF Terrain Assessment) software ... is now publicly available on GitHub [ https://github.com/RioDXGroup/openhfta ] ." ?-" the Rio DX Group's
announcement on the TowerTalk reflector [ https://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/towertalk/2026-June/176821.html ] . "A few years ago Rio DX Group members learned with concern that Dean Straw, who was facing a serious illness, had lost the original source code files for
HFTA.

This posed an imminent risk of the permanent disappearance of this historic tool.

In a digital preservation task force, a team of specialists led by Dr.
Paulo Matias, PY2UID, and Dr. Paolo Oliveira, PU7OLV, initiated a meticulous reverse-engineering process of the software.

During the project's development, the community mourned the passing of Dean Straw.

What began as a support effort quickly transformed into a mission to honor
and safeguard his legacy for future generations.

OpenHFTA is the direct result of this effort.
It is a complete rewrite that reproduces HFTA's original behavior with 100% fidelity, using the same equations and simulations."


Conversation

I've been in New England for the past 10 days, and I've been reminded to take additional precautions when working outside on antennas.

Ticks have been especially bad this year here, and the trend seems to be that they're getting bad all across the continent with these potential disease carriers being found outside their traditional ranges.

Just like it's a very bad idea to not don all of the tower climbing safety
gear to make that "small change that will only take a minute," it's also a
bad idea to ignore precautions for this longer-term danger. A friend of mine thought he'd checked everywhere after working outside and having on appropriately treated clothing, but he missed the small tick hiding and feasting under his watch, which required a round of anti-bacterial
medication.


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 [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ] .


73, Brian, N9ADG

Contests

June 11, 2026 - June 24, 2026

An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral [ http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] is available as a PDF. Check the sponsors' website for information on operating time restrictions and other instructions.


HF CONTESTS

CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jun 11, 0300z to Jun
11, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 13.


CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jun 11, 0700z to Jun
11, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 13.


PVRC Reunion [ http://pvrc.org/reunion/ ] , Jun 11, 2200z to Jun 12, 0100z;
CW, SSB, RTTY; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; PVRC Member: 1st year of membership + name + (state/province/country) + callsign when joined PVRC, non-Member: name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 26.


NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Jun 12, 0100z to Jun 12, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due:
Jun 14.


Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Jun 12, 0145z to Jun 12, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 14.


NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Jun 12, 0230z to Jun 12, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Jun 14.


K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jun 12, 2000z to
Jun 12, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 14.


PVRC Reunion [ http://pvrc.org/reunion/ ] , Jun 12, 2300z to Jun 13, 0200z;
CW, SSB, RTTY; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; PVRC Member: 1st year of membership + name + (state/province/country) + callsign when joined PVRC, non-Member: name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 26.


YB ORARI DX Contest [ https://www.oraricontest.id/ ] , Jun 13, 0000z to Jun
13, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; YB: RS + "ORARI", non-YB: RS +
"DX"; Logs due: Jun 20.


Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB [ http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt ] , Jun 13, 1100z to Jun 13, 1300z; SSB; Bands: 20, 15; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun
20.


SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ] , Jun
13, 1200z to Jun 14, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Jun 21.


Portugal Day Contest [ https://portugaldaycontest.rep.pt/rules.php ] , Jun
13, 1200z to Jun 14, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; CT: RS(T) + District, non-CT: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 30.


GACW WWSA CW DX Contest [ https://www.gacw.ar/ ] , Jun 13, 1500z to Jun 14, 1500z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + CQ Zone No.; Logs due: Jun 30.


4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint [ http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules_revised_02_2026.pdf ] , Jun 15, 0000z to
Jun 15, 0200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Member No., Non-member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Power; Logs due: Jun 17.


K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jun 15, 0000z to
Jun 15, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 17.


ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jun 15, 1300z to Jun 15, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
QSO No.; Logs due: Jun 18.


OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] ,
Jun 15, 1630z to Jun 15, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs
due: Jun 19.


RSGB FT4 Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/r80m_ft4.shtml ] ,
Jun 15, 1900z to Jun 15, 2100z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Signal
report; Logs due: Jun 16.


ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jun 15, 1900z to Jun 15, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
QSO No.; Logs due: Jun 18.


Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Jun
16, 0100z to Jun 16, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jun 17.


ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jun 16, 0300z to Jun 16, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
QSO No.; Logs due: Jun 18.


SARL Youth QSO Party [ https://mysarl.org.za/contest-resources/ ] , Jun 16, 1200z to Jun 16, 1300z; SSB; Bands: 40; RS + age; Logs due: Jun 21.


Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest [ https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en ] , Jun 16,
1930z to Jun 16, 2030z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun
17.


NAQCC CW Sprint [ http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ] , Jun 17, 0030z to
Jun 17, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Jun 20.


Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] ,
Jun 17, 0230z to Jun 17, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jun 19.


A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] , Jun 17, 1145z to Jun 17, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Jun 22.


CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jun 17, 1300z to Jun
17, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 20.


Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jun 17, 1700z to Jun 17, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 19.


Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jun 17, 1800z to Jun 17, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 19.


CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jun 17, 1900z to Jun
17, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 20.


Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/ ] , Jun
18, 0000z to Jun 19, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jun 25.


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


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


NTC QSO Party [ https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/ ] , Jun 18, 1900z to Jun 18, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Member: RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Jun 22.


QRP Fox Hunt [ https://www.k4oaq.com/fox/ ] , Jun 19, 0100z to Jun 19, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs
due: Jun 20.


NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Jun 19, 0100z to Jun 19, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due:
Jun 21.


Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Jun 19, 0145z to Jun 19, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 21.


NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Jun 19, 0230z to Jun 19, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Jun 21.


K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jun 19, 2000z to
Jun 19, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 21.


Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/telephone-sprint
] , Jun 20, 0000z to Jun 20, 2359z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15,
10, 6; (see rules); Logs due: Jun 24.


All Asian DX Contest, CW [ https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/AA_rule_en.htm ] , Jun 20, 0000z to Jun 21, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + 2-digit age; Logs due: Jul 1.


Pajajaran Bogor DX Contest [ http://www.pbdx-contest.id/ ] , Jun 20, 0000z to Jun 20, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 27.


SKCC QSO Party [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/QSO_Party/ ]
, Jun 20, 1200z to Jun 21, 2359z; CW; Bands: All, except WARC; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + 4-Character Grid Square; Logs due: Jun 28.


Stew Perry Topband Challenge [ http://www.kkn.net/stew/ ] , Jun 20, 1500z to Jun 21, 1500z; CW; Bands: 160; 4-Character grid square; Logs due: Jul 6.


West Virginia QSO Party [ https://www.qsl.net/wvqp/ ] , Jun 20, 1600z to Jun 21, 0400z; CW, SSB, Digital; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; WV: RS(T) + county, non-WV: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 13.


ARRL Kids Day [ http://www.arrl.org/kids-day?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] , Jun 20, 1800z to Jun 20, 2359z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10,
2m repeaters; name + age + QTH + favorite color; Logs due: Jul 20.


Run for the Bacon QRP Contest [ http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ ] , Jun 21,
2300z to Jun 22, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jun 27.


K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jun 22, 0000z to
Jun 22, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 24.


ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jun 22, 1300z to Jun 22, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
QSO No.; Logs due: Jun 25.


OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] ,
Jun 22, 1630z to Jun 22, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs
due: Jun 26.


ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jun 22, 1900z to Jun 22, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
QSO No.; Logs due: Jun 25.


Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Jun
23, 0100z to Jun 23, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jun 24.


ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jun 23, 0300z to Jun 23, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name +
QSO No.; Logs due: Jun 25.


Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest [ https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en ] , Jun 23,
1930z to Jun 23, 2030z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun
24.


SKCC Sprint [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/
] , Jun 24, 0000z to Jun 24, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6;
RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Jun 27.


Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] ,
Jun 24, 0230z to Jun 24, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jun 26.


A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] , Jun 24, 1145z to Jun 24, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Jun 29.


CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jun 24, 1300z to Jun
24, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 27.


Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jun 24, 1700z to Jun 24, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 26.


Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jun 24, 1800z to Jun 24, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jun 26.


CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jun 24, 1900z to Jun
24, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member
No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jun 27.


VHF+ CONTESTS

VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA [ https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ ] , Jun
11, 0000z to Jun 11, 0500z; FT8/4; Bands: 432; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jun 16.


AGCW VHF/UHF Contest [ https://www.agcw.de/contest/vhf-uhf/ ] , Jun 13, 1400z to Jun 13, 1800z; CW; Bands: 144 MHz, 432 MHz; RST + "/" + Serial No. + "/" Power class + "/" + 6-character grid locator; Logs due: Jun 21.


REF DDFM 6m Contest [ https://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_ddfm50_fr_20250312.pdf ] , Jun 13, 1400z to Jun 14, 1400z; CW, SSB, FM; Bands: 6; RS(T) + Serial No. + 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jun 22.


ARRL June VHF Contest [ https://www.arrl.org/june-vhf?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] , Jun 13, 1800z to Jun 15, 0259z; All; Bands: 50 MHz and up; 4-character
grid square; Logs due: Jun 24.


VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ https://ft8activity.eu/rules/ ] , Jun 17,
1700z to Jun 17, 2100z; FT8/4; Bands: 1.2G; 4-character grid square; Logs
due: Jun 20.


VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA [ https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ ] , Jun
18, 0000z to Jun 18, 0500z; FT8/4; Bands: 1296; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jun 23.


IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest [ https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rules-IARU-R1-VHF-up-Contests.pdf
] , Jun 20, 1400z to Jun 21, 1400z; CW, SSB; Bands: 50 MHz; RS(T) + QSO No. + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Jun 24.


LZ International 6-Meter Contest [ https://www.radioclub-troyan.bg/media/activities/6-meters/rules-en-2024.pdf ]
, Jun 20, 1400z to Jun 21, 1400z; CW, SSB; Bands: 6; RS(T) + QSO No. + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 1.


WAB 50 MHz Phone [ http://wab.intermip.net/Contest Rules.php#OtherRules ] ,
Jun 21, 0800z to Jun 21, 1400z; SSB; Bands: 6; British Isles: RS + serial no.
+ WAB square, Other: RS + serial no. + country; Logs due: Jul 1.


Also, see SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ] , Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/telephone-sprint
] , and SKCC Sprint [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/ ] , above.


Log Due Dates

June 11, 2026 - June 24, 2026

June 11
?-?SKCC Sprint Europe [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/
]

?-?Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ ] ?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] ?-?Tisza Cup CW Contest [ https://www.tiszacup.eu/index.php/en/contest-rules
]

?-?RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/r80mcc.shtml ]


June 12
?-?RSGB National Field Day [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/rnfd.shtml
]

?-?Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
?-?Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
?-?Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] ?-?OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]

June 13
?-?Wake-Up! QRP Sprint [ http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng ] ?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ https://ft8activity.eu/rules/ ]
?-?NAQCC CW Sprint [ http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ]

June 14
?-?IARU Region 1 Field Day, CW [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/iaru-region-1-fieldday/en/ ]

?-?NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
?-?NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
?-?Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
?-?ARRL Inter. Digital Contest [ https://www.arrl.org/arrl-digital-contest?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
]


June 15
?-?NZART Sangster Shield Contest [ https://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contests/sangster-shield ]

?-?PODXS 070 Club Three Day Weekend Contest [ http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/three-day-weekend ]

?-?A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]

June 16
?-?DARC CW-Training Contest [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/cwa/darc-cw-training-rules/ ]

?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA [ https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ ] ?-?RSGB FT4 Contest [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/r80m_ft4.shtml ]

June 17
?-?4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint [ http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules_revised_02_2026.pdf ]

?-?Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] ?-?Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest [ https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en ]
?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

June 18
?-?ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]

June 19
?-?Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
?-?Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
?-?Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] ?-?OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]

June 20
?-?Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB [ http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt ]
?-?VK Shires Contest [ https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/wavks/ ]
?-?QRP Fox Hunt [ https://www.k4oaq.com/fox/ ]
?-?CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ https://ft8activity.eu/rules/ ]
?-?YB ORARI DX Contest [ https://www.oraricontest.id/ ]
?-?NAQCC CW Sprint [ http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ]

June 21
?-?NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
?-?AGCW VHF/UHF Contest [ https://www.agcw.de/contest/vhf-uhf/ ]
?-?NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
?-?Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
?-?SARL Youth QSO Party [ https://mysarl.org.za/contest-resources/ ]
?-?SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ]

?-?UKSMG Summer Contest [ https://uksmg.org/summer-contest-rules.php ] ?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

June 22
?-?REF DDFM 6m Contest [ https://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_ddfm50_fr_20250312.pdf ]

?-?NTC QSO Party [ https://pi4ntc.nl/ntcqp/ ]
?-?A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]

June 23
?-?Atlantic Canada QSO Party [ https://acqp.ca/ ]
?-?VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA [ https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ ]

June 24
?-?Feld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/telephone-sprint
]

?-?Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] ?-?ARRL June VHF Contest [ https://www.arrl.org/june-vhf?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
]

?-?Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest [ https://spcwc.pl/ttc/rules/en ]
?-?IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest [ https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rules-IARU-R1-VHF-up-Contests.pdf
]

?-?K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

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