Atlantic Canada QSO Party

Atlantic Canada's QSO party: eleven hours on the first Sunday of June.

Rules at acqp.caThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

First Sunday of June

1400Z Sunday → 0100Z Monday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1400Z Sun 6 Jun → 0100Z Mon 7 Jun · 11h2027
in 232 days
Logs due 0100Z Thu 17 Jun
1400Z Sun 4 Jun → 0100Z Mon 5 Jun · 11h2028
in 596 days
Logs due 0100Z Thu 15 Jun
1400Z Sun 3 Jun → 0100Z Mon 4 Jun · 11h2029
in 960 days
Logs due 0100Z Thu 14 Jun
1400Z Sun 2 Jun → 0100Z Mon 3 Jun · 11h2030
in 1324 days
Logs due 0100Z Thu 13 Jun

Operating

Modes: CWSSB
Bands: 80m40m20m15m10m
'80-40-20-15-10m only.' Sponsor: SSB, CW or Mixed mode; no digital modes; no cross-mode contacts.
Exchange: Atlantic Canada stations send RS(T) + 5-letter province/county or division code; out-of-region stations send RS(T) + province/state abbreviation; other non-W/VE stations send RS(T) + DX
Logs: Cabrillo · due 10 days after the end
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
Sponsor: open to all amateurs worldwide; Atlantic Canada stations are the targets.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off ACQP Organizing Committee's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-10-15.
What the source says: acqp.ca rules page: 'Date: First Sunday of June June 6, 2027 (June 4, 2028) (June 3, 2029) (June 2, 2030)'; '1400Z Sunday until 0100Z Monday (11am ADT Sunday until 10pm ADT Sunday)'. Categories inside Atlantic Canada: Single Op High, Low, QRP, Mobile, Portable, Multi-Club, Multi Operator; outside: Single Op High, Low, QRP, Multi Operator. Read 2026-10-15.
Recorded caveats: Eleven hours since the 'New 11 hours' change. Logs uploaded at acqp.ca/logs 'within 10 days after the contest ends'.

Something wrong? How to report it — a link to the sponsor's own page is all it takes.

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