FISTS Fall Saturday Sprint

24-hour CW sprint for FISTS members and non-members alike. Speed-matching is encouraged rather than raw rate.

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

When it runs

Second Saturday of November

0000Z → 2359Z Saturday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

This calendar holds runnings through 2025 and none after it — the record is closed, not missing. The note below says what the sponsor announced.

Operating

Modes: CW
Bands: 80m40m20m15m10m
Exchange: Members: RST + state/province/country + first name + FISTS number. Non-members: RST + state/province/country + first name + power output.
Logs: no deadline or format recorded
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
fistsna.org: 'Any properly licensed amateur radio operator, FISTS member or non-member is invited to take part in the event.'

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off FISTS CW Club (Americas Chapter)'s own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-12.
What the source says: fistsna.org Operating > Sprints, DATES AND TIMES: 'Second Saturday in November'. 'All Sprint times are 0000 to 2359 UTC.' BANDS: 'Operation is limited to the following amateur bands: 3.5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 MHz amateur bands.' Same page: 'Sprints will NOT continue in 2026 due to a lack of sufficiant participation.'
Recorded caveats: SUSPENDED FROM 2026. fistsna.org: 'Sprints will NOT continue in 2026 due to a lack of sufficiant participation.' The recurrence rule below is verified and correct for 2025 and earlier; active_until keeps the record in the catalog without generating dates that will not happen. Remove active_until if FISTS restarts the series.

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

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