Minnesota QSO Party

Minnesota's February party: a ten-hour CW and phone Saturday.

Rules at w0aa.orgThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

First Saturday of February

1400Z → 2359Z Saturday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1400Z Sat 6 Feb → 2359Z Sat 6 Feb · 9h 59m2027
in 112 days
1400Z Sat 5 Feb → 2359Z Sat 5 Feb · 9h 59m2028
in 476 days
1400Z Sat 3 Feb → 2359Z Sat 3 Feb · 9h 59m2029
in 840 days
1400Z Sat 2 Feb → 2359Z Sat 2 Feb · 9h 59m2030
in 1204 days

Operating

Modes: SSBCW
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m
Exchange: Minnesota stations send first name and county; others send first name 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 Minnesota Wireless Association's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-10-15.
What the source says: Sponsor's own rules (https://www.w0aa.org/wp-content/docs/mnqp/MNQP_2027_Contest_Rules_A.pdf), read 2026-10-15: 'Contest runs on the first Saturday of February from 1400 through 2359 UTC'; 'always the first Saturday in February'; 2026-02-07 and 2027-02-06 listed.
Recorded caveats: The rules PDF read is the 2027 edition (dated June 8, 2026); a 2026 PDF was not located. HF excluding WARC.

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

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