ARRL September VHF Contest

Rules at arrl.orgThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Second full weekend of September

1800Z Saturday → 0259Z Monday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1800Z Sat 11 Sep → 0259Z Mon 13 Sep · 32h 59m2027
in 345 days
1800Z Sat 9 Sep → 0259Z Mon 11 Sep · 32h 59m2028
in 709 days
1800Z Sat 8 Sep → 0259Z Mon 10 Sep · 32h 59m2029
in 1073 days
1800Z Sat 14 Sep → 0259Z Mon 16 Sep · 32h 59m2030
in 1444 days

Operating

Modes: Mixed
Bands: 6m2m1.25m70cm33cm23cm13cm3cm
All authorized frequencies above 50 MHz
Exchange: not recorded yet
Logs: no deadline or format recorded
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.

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: 'Second full weekend of September, 1800 UTC Saturday through 0259 UTC Monday.' 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: second full weekend of September'.

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