4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)

Monthly two-hour QRP sprint on the second Sunday evening US Central time. CW, SSB and digital all count; the CW/SSB power limits differ, so operators switching modes must change power.

Rules at 4sqrp.comThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Second Sunday of every month

1900 → 2100 Sunday

Times are the sponsor's own clock in America/Chicago, so the UTC instant moves an hour across a daylight-saving boundary. The runnings below are the resolved instants.

Next runnings

0000Z Mon 12 Oct → 0200Z Mon 12 Oct · 2h2026
in 10 days
0100Z Mon 9 Nov → 0300Z Mon 9 Nov · 2h2026
in 38 days
0100Z Mon 14 Dec → 0300Z Mon 14 Dec · 2h2026
in 73 days
0100Z Mon 11 Jan → 0300Z Mon 11 Jan · 2h2027
in 101 days
0100Z Mon 15 Feb → 0300Z Mon 15 Feb · 2h2027
in 136 days
0000Z Mon 15 Mar → 0200Z Mon 15 Mar · 2h2027
in 164 days

Operating

Modes: CW / SSB / Digital
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m
Exchange: RST + state/province/country + 4SQRP member number (power if non-member)
Power categories: CW / Digital 5 WSSB 10 W
Logs: no deadline or format recorded
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
4SQRP rules: 'Anyone can participate'. Non-member QSOs count for one point provided the non-member is also running QRP power.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off 4 States QRP Group's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-11.
What the source says: 4sqrp.com SSS rules (revised 02/2026), TIME/DATE: 'The SSS is held the second Sunday night of every month (local time). It runs for two (2) hours from 7 PM until 9 PM central time (CST or CDT, whichever is in effect at the time). If you use UTC, that time changes when we switch from CST to CDT (or vice versa).' Power: 'CW & Digital: 5 Watts or less; SSB: 10 Watts PEP or less.'
Recorded caveats: SPONSOR-ANCHORED LOCAL TIME. The anchor is the second SUNDAY and the sprint runs into Monday UTC. 4SQRP states the consequence itself: '7 PM until 9 PM central time (CST or CDT, whichever is in effect at the time). If you use UTC, that time changes when we switch from CST to CDT (or vice versa).' Resolved through America/Chicago, so it is 0100Z Monday in winter and 0000Z Monday in summer.

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