CWops Test (CWT)

Weekly one-hour high-speed CW sprints, typically 25-40+ wpm. Four sessions per week give worldwide coverage across all time zones.

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

When it runs

Every Wednesday

1300Z → 1400Z Wednesdaysession 1
1900Z → 2000Z Wednesdaysession 2
0300Z → 0400Z Thursdaysession 3
0700Z → 0800Z Thursdaysession 4

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

4 sessions run off the one anchor day; each is a separate running with its own log.

Next runnings

1300Z Wed 7 Oct → 1400Z Wed 7 Oct · 1h2026
in 6 days
1900Z Wed 7 Oct → 2000Z Wed 7 Oct · 1h2026
in 6 days
0300Z Thu 8 Oct → 0400Z Thu 8 Oct · 1h2026
in 6 days
0700Z Thu 8 Oct → 0800Z Thu 8 Oct · 1h2026
in 7 days
1300Z Wed 14 Oct → 1400Z Wed 14 Oct · 1h2026
in 13 days
1900Z Wed 14 Oct → 2000Z Wed 14 Oct · 1h2026
in 13 days

Operating

Modes: CW
Bands: 160m80m40m30m20m17m15m12m10m6m
Exchange: Members: name + CWops number. Non-members: name + state/province/DX prefix.
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 CWops's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-11.
What the source says: cwops.org: 'four one-hour QSO party-type tests on Wednesday 1300Z and 1900Z, Thursday 0300Z and 0700Z'. CORRECTION: earlier stub had only three sessions, omitting Thursday 0700Z.

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

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