Amateur Radio Contesting Resources and Information

DX Operation Announcements for Forthcoming Contests

Forthcoming contests operations are included in the tables linked-to below. For operations in contests that have already taken place (1996+), use the menu provided under "Operations for Previous Contests". For operations in the forthcoming smaller contests for which I don't create dedicated tables and for operations that are not contest oriented, check the Announced DX Operations (ADXO) table. 

Operations in Specific Forthcoming Contests

• ARRL DX Contest, SSB (March 5-6, 2016)Mar01
• CQ Worldwide WPX Contest, SSB (March 26-27, 2016)Feb29
• CQ Worldwide WPX Contest, CW (May 28-29, 2016)Feb28
• RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31, 2016)Feb28
• CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY (September 24-25, 2016)Dec11
• CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB (October 29-30, 2016)Dec04

   [Submit your own contest DXpedition information]

Other Contest Operation Tables and Facilities

• DX Operations in All Contests -- ASCII version A mostly plain-ASCII, bare bones version of forthcoming contest operations designed for use by those who want to more easily copy/paste essential data into their own applications.
• Operations for Previous Contests (Tables covering operations in contests that have already taken place going back to 1996)
• Search Contest Operations (Use the ADXO search facility to search for operations in contests, future, current, and past)

Contest Calendars

• SM3CER Contest Service [Includes: Rules, Results, Web Pages] 
• WA7BNM Contest Calendar
• WA7BNM Perpetual Contest Calendar

Contest Web Pages

These are Web pages specifically designed for and dedicated to a single contest. Typically, they include more than just an announcment or rule list for a single year (which can almost always be found in the better "Contest Calendars"). These pages may contain (or provide links to) such items as Contest: History; Records; Results; County Names/Abbreviations; Logging Programs, etc. Ideally, they're a single "point-of entry" from which one can find "everything you ever wanted to know" about a particular contest and are well maintained and up-to-date. Kudos to the pioneers who have created and are maintaining these pages! I believe the Asia-Pacific Sprint offer excellent models for contest Web pages.

• All Asian DX Contest
• All MIE 33 Contest
• Anatolian RTTY WW Contest
• Asia-Pacific Sprint (JE1JKL)
• Baltic Contest
• Canada Day Contest
• Canada Winter Contest
• CIS DX Contest
• Collegiate Championship (KA5WSS)
• CQ 160 Meter
• CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest
• CQ World Wide DX Contest   ==> [Results]
• CQ WPX
• CQ WPX RTTY
• Dutch PACC Contest
• Croatian CW Contest
• ES Open HF Championships (Estonian Radio Amateurs Union)
• EU Sprint Contest
• HA-DX Contest
• IARU HF World Championship (IARU)
• Japan International DX Contest (JIDX) (JE1CKA)
• LZ DX Contest (BFRA)
• Marconi Memorial Contest HF (IK6PTJ)
• North American QSO Party (NCJ)
• Oceania DX Contest
• OK/OM DX Contest (RadioAmatér)
• Ontario QSO Party (ODXA)
• RSGB Commonwealth Contest
• Russian DX Contest
• Scandinavian Activity Contest
• SP DX Contest
• Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge (K7RAT)
• US State QSO Parties
  • 7th Call Area QSO Party (7QP) (K7ZZZ)
  • Alabama QSO Party (Alabama Contest Group)
  • Arizona QSO Party
  • California QSO Party (CQP) (K6XX, AE6Y, N6NZ)
  • Colorado QSO Party
  • Connecticut QSO Party
  • Delaware QSO Party
  • Florida QSO Party (Florida Contest Group)
  • Georgia QSO Party (South East Contest Club)
  • Hawaii QSO Party
  • Indiana QSO Party (KJ9D)
  • Kansas QSO Party
  • Michigan QSO Party
  • Mid-Atlantic QSO Party
  • Minnesota QSO Party
  • Missouri QSO Party
  • New England QSO Party
  • New Jersey QSO Party
  • New Mexico QSO Party (N5ZGT)
  • New York QSO Party (RDXA)
  • Ohio QSO Party
  • Oklahoma QSO Party
  • Pennsylvania QSO Party
  • Texas QSO Party
  • Vermont QSO Party
  • Virginia QSO Party
  • Wisconsin QSO Party (West Allis Radio Amateur Club)
• TOEC WW Grid Contest (SM3OSM)
• TRC DX Contest (Thracian Rose Club)
• UK/EI DX Contest 
• Worked All Germany (DARC)
• WRTC-2002 (OH1NOA)
• W/VE Islands Contest (United States Islands Awards Program)
• Worked All Europe DX Contest (DL2DN)
• YO DX HF Contest
• YU DX Contest

Contest Logging Software

• DOS/Windows
  • Contest Country Files (AD1C)
  • CT
  • N1MM Logger
  • N3FJP's Amateur Radio Software
  • SD
  • TR Log
  • UcxLog
  • Win-Test
  • WriteLog
• Linux
  • TLF
• Contest Simulator Software
  • Morse Runner (VE3NEA)

Other Contest Resources and Pages

• 2 Radio Contesting (N6TR)
• 10 Meter Contest Strategy (W2UP)
• 15 Meters (N2NT)
• 3830 Mailing List Archives
• 3830@contesting.com FAQ
• 3830 Score Submittal Forms
• ARRL Contest Branch
• ARRL Contest Branch Weblog
  Get the latest news and information about happenings at the ARRL Contest Branch; when results are posted, rules changes, when awards are sent out, and other relevant issues. Info provided by the ARRL Contest Manager.
• ARRL Contest Update Newsletter [Current issue] Ward, N0AX, offers a useful source of timely information for both the active and casual contester. The Contest Update includes information about events during the following two-week period, time-sensitive news items, upcoming deadlines, technical features, and other news of interest to contesters. 
• The Band Edge- How Close is Too Close? (WV2B)
• Big Guns (DJ7IK's links to major contest station home pages)
• British Commonwealth Entities and Prefixes
• Cabrillo Standard Summary Sheet v3.0 [official ARRL section abbeviations -- mandatory with Cabrillo format] (Courtesy of N5KO)
• Cabrillo Headers Templates for ARRL Sweepstakes
• Contest and DX Library (KA9FOX)
• Contest Hints by K1AR (via CWP - Sao Paulo CW Group)
• Contest Logging Programs (CT vs. Writelog) (W2UP)
• Contest Score Rumors (N2RMZ/KA9FOX)
• Contesting Compendium 
  Embryonic Wiki contest information system (KM3T, K5TR, K5ZD, N5KO)
• Contesting On-line
• Contesting Reflector
• CQ-Contest Reflector Archives
• CQ-Contest Reflector FAQ
• CT Country Files (AD1C)
• CU2QSO A QSO-soliciting beacon system for VHF/UHF contesting
• CW Sprinting - Beginners Guide (W4AN)
• DX Skimmer  Reverse beacon network (in Beta test) offers real-time spots from broadbanded receivers worldwide. Currently and recently online network nodes, N4ZR's seminal article on skimmer technology (PDF), and info on CW Skimmer software. are viewable also. Hearty thanks go to VE3NEA, N4ZR, and PY1NB
• IOTA Contest Reflector A mailing list dedicated to discussion of topics related to the IOTA (Islands on the Air) Contests; you may subscribe; registered members may visit the List home page
• Low Profile DX Contesting (K3ZV)
• Multi 2 Operation (N3RS)
• National Contest Journal (WA7BNM)
• Russian Oblasts:
  • Asian oblasts (AD1C)
  • European oblasts (AD1C)
• PileUP! Newsletter (Contest Club Finland)
• R5GA Contest Blog Synthesis of 3830 data including metrics on number of submissions by entity
• RSGB HF Contesting Guide
• A Sleep Strategy for DX Contests (K5ZD)
• Single Operator - Assisted Operation (K3WW)
• SO2R Resources (K8ND)
• Sprint Survival Web Page (N6TR)
• UK Contesting Online
• UK Postal Districts for RSGB Contests (GM4FDM)
• Wires in Trees Tips, Techniques and Tribulations
• World HF Contest Station Database (N4ZR)
• World Contesting Bandplan (VK4EMM) 
  • All bands in one
  • 160 Meters
  • 80 Meters
  • 40 Meters
  • 20 Meters
  • 15 Meters
  • 10 Meters
• WT4I Contest Tools