Delaware QSO Party

Delaware's May party, with FT8 and FT4 allowed alongside CW and phone.

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

When it runs

First full weekend of May

1700Z Saturday → 2359Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1700Z Sat 1 May → 2359Z Sun 2 May · 30h 59m2027
in 196 days
1700Z Sat 6 May → 2359Z Sun 7 May · 30h 59m2028
in 567 days
1700Z Sat 5 May → 2359Z Sun 6 May · 30h 59m2029
in 931 days
1700Z Sat 4 May → 2359Z Sun 5 May · 30h 59m2030
in 1295 days

Operating

Modes: SSBCWDigitalFT8/FT4
Bands: not read off the sponsor's page yet — so every band filter on the schedule hides this contest
Exchange: Delaware stations send RS(T) and county; others send RS(T) and state, province or DX.
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 First State Amateur Radio Club's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-10-15.
What the source says: Sponsor's own rules (https://www.fsarc.org/qsoparty/rules-2024.html), read 2026-10-15: 'First full weekend in May'; 1700Z Saturday to 2359Z Sunday (home page, 2026). FT8/FT4 allowed via the Field Day-style overlay.
Recorded caveats: The rules page read is the 2024 edition; the home page carries the 2026 times. Bands are only 'suggested' (HF excluding WARC, any band 6m up), so bands are left empty (unrecorded).

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

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