North American QSO Party, SSB

12-hour low-power North American party, 100 W maximum with no amplifiers. Multipliers count once per band, so moving multipliers between bands is central to strategy. Single ops may operate 10 of the 12 hours.

Rules at ncjweb.comThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Third full weekend of January, and Third full weekend of August

1800Z Saturday → 0559Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1800Z Sat 16 Jan → 0559Z Sun 17 Jan · 11h 59m2027
in 107 days
1800Z Sat 21 Aug → 0559Z Sun 22 Aug · 11h 59m2027
in 324 days
1800Z Sat 15 Jan → 0559Z Sun 16 Jan · 11h 59m2028
in 471 days
1800Z Sat 19 Aug → 0559Z Sun 20 Aug · 11h 59m2028
in 688 days
1800Z Sat 20 Jan → 0559Z Sun 21 Jan · 11h 59m2029
in 842 days
1800Z Sat 18 Aug → 0559Z Sun 19 Aug · 11h 59m2029
in 1052 days

Operating

Modes: SSB
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m
Exchange: Name + state/province/country
Power categories: Low Power 100 W
Logs: Cabrillo
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
NCJ rule 1: any amateur licensee may enter. Object is working North American stations.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off National Contest Journal (NCJ)'s own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-11.
What the source says: NCJ rules: third full weekend in January; third full weekend in August. Verified against NCJ's published Jan 17-18 2026 and Aug 15-16 2026.

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

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