Contesting

Upcoming Contests - Things to Do ARRL EME Contest It's never been easier to complete the Earth-moon-Earth circuit. October 15 - 16 is session three of the ARRL EME Contest, for frequencies between 50 MHz and 1296 MHz. Lance Collister's, W7GJ, "6 Meter EME Today" document from 2010 talks about the minimum frequency you'd need to decode signals from the moon, which can be boiled down to a good antenna, reasonable radio, and appropriate software. Activity also helps. With a "regular" 6-meter antenna, it should be possible to copy signals from the moon at moonrise, taking advantage of ground gain. State QSO Parties New York and Illinois QSO parties are November 15 and 16, respectively. Changes for New York include a new portable class, and county-line operation for portable and mobile entries. Mobiles and portables can also self-spot, which is handy when popping up in a new place as a new multiplier. You'll have to scroll down a couple of pages on the Illinois QSO Party website to see the information specific to the QSO Party. ARRL School Club Roundup This takes place DURING THE WEEK! Everyone is encouraged to participate and send in logs, but the focus is to encourage activity by school clubs. Check out the scores from the event that ran in February of 2021, and you'll see that most of the contacts in this contest are made on phone. Contest Summary October 13, 2022 - October 26, 2022 See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information. October 13 • CWops Test (CWT) • RTTYOPS Weeksprint • EACW Meeting October 14 • NCCC RTTY Sprint • NCCC Sprint • K1USN Slow Speed Test October 15 • ARRL EME Contest • JARTS WW RTTY Contest • New York QSO Party October 16 • Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW • Illinois QSO Party • RSGB RoLo CW • Run for the Bacon QRP Contest October 17 • K1USN Slow Speed Test • ARRL School Club Roundup • RSGB FT4 Contest October 18 • Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest • RTTYOPS Weeksprint October 19 • A1Club AWT • CWops Test (CWT) • VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest • Mini-Test 40 • Mini-Test 80 • AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening • CWops Test (CWT) October 20 • Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest • CWops Test (CWT) • RTTYOPS Weeksprint • NTC QSO Party October 21 • NCCC RTTY Sprint • NCCC Sprint • Telephone Pioneers QSO Party • K1USN Slow Speed Test October 22 • YBDXPI FT8 Contest • UK/EI DX Contest, SSB • YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest • Stew Perry Topband Challenge October 23 • North American SSB Sprint Contest October 24 • K1USN Slow Speed Test October 25 • Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest • RTTYOPS Weeksprint October 26 • A1Club AWT • CWops Test (CWT) • Mini-Test 40 • Mini-Test 80 • UKEICC 80m Contest