New Mexico QSO Party

New Mexico's April party, with FT8 and FT4 valid when the full exchange is sent.

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

When it runs

Second Saturday of April

1400Z Saturday → 0200Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1400Z Sat 10 Apr → 0200Z Sun 11 Apr · 12h2027
in 175 days
1400Z Sat 8 Apr → 0200Z Sun 9 Apr · 12h2028
in 539 days
1400Z Sat 14 Apr → 0200Z Sun 15 Apr · 12h2029
in 910 days
1400Z Sat 13 Apr → 0200Z Sun 14 Apr · 12h2030
in 1274 days

Operating

Modes: SSBCWDigitalFT8/FT4
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m6m2m
Exchange: New Mexico 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 New Mexico QSO Party's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-10-15.
What the source says: Sponsor's own rules (https://www.newmexicoqsoparty.org/wp/details/rules/), read 2026-10-15: 'Second Saturday of April, 8:00 MDT (1400 UTC) to 20:00 MDT (0200 UTC)'; FT8/FT4 valid only with the full exchange.
Recorded caveats: No WARC or 60m. 2027 date (April 10) is published on the sponsor's rules. SPONSOR NOT NAMED on the rules page; the party's own name is used as the sponsor so the registry join works. Replace when a club is identified.

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

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