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ARRL Rookie Roundup, CW
Rules at arrl.orgThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.
When it runs
Third Sunday of December
- 1800Z → 2359Z Sunday
Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.
Next runnings
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Operating
- Modes
- CW
- Bands
- 80m40m20m15m10m
- Exchange
- not recorded yet
- Logs
- no deadline or format recorded
- Who can enter
- Entry limited to K, VE, XE -- includes K.
Where this comes from
- Checked against the sponsor
- Yes. The rule on this page was read off ARRL's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-21.
- What the source says
ARRL's Generic ARRL Contest Calendar at arrl.org/contest-calendar, which is ARRL stating the recurrence of its own contest in words: 'Third Sunday, 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC.' Re-verified 2026-08-21 against the stored rule, which matches. The Contest Corral on the same page is NOT a source here -- ARRL states it is generated from WA7BNM Contest Calendar data, so it is derived. Previous note read: 'ARRL: third Sunday, 1800-2359 UTC'.
Something wrong? How to report it — a link to the sponsor's own page is all it takes.
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