Pennsylvania QSO Party

Pennsylvania's October party in two sessions, CW and phone only.

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

When it runs

Second full weekend of October

1600Z Saturday → 0400Z Sundaysession 1
1300Z → 2200Z Sundaysession 2

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

2 sessions run off the one anchor day; each is a separate running with its own log.

Next runnings

1600Z Sat 9 Oct → 0400Z Sun 10 Oct · 12h2027
in 357 days
1300Z Sun 10 Oct → 2200Z Sun 10 Oct · 9h2027
in 358 days
1600Z Sat 14 Oct → 0400Z Sun 15 Oct · 12h2028
in 728 days
1300Z Sun 15 Oct → 2200Z Sun 15 Oct · 9h2028
in 729 days
1600Z Sat 13 Oct → 0400Z Sun 14 Oct · 12h2029
in 1092 days
1300Z Sun 14 Oct → 2200Z Sun 14 Oct · 9h2029
in 1093 days

Operating

Modes: SSBCW
Bands: not read off the sponsor's page yet — so every band filter on the schedule hides this contest
Exchange: Pennsylvania stations send serial number and county; others send serial number 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 PA QSO Party Association's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-10-15.
What the source says: Sponsor's own rules (https://www.paqso.org/files/PAQSO_Rules.pdf), read 2026-10-15: 'Always the 2nd Full Weekend in October'; 1600Z Saturday to 0400Z Sunday and 1300Z to 2200Z Sunday; CW and Phone only (digital removed).
Recorded caveats: All bands except WARC and 60m; no itemised list, so bands are left empty (unrecorded). 2027 dates (9-10 October) are published.

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

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