PODXS 070 Club 40M Firecracker Sprint

Single-band 40 m PSK31 sprint over the US Independence Day weekend.

Rules at podxs070.comThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

First Saturday of July, except when that falls on 1 July — then the weekend after

2000Z Saturday → 1959Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

2000Z Sat 3 Jul → 1959Z Sun 4 Jul · 23h 59m2027
in 275 days
Logs due 1959Z Sun 11 Jul
2000Z Sat 8 Jul → 1959Z Sun 9 Jul · 23h 59m2028
in 646 days
Logs due 1959Z Sun 16 Jul
2000Z Sat 7 Jul → 1959Z Sun 8 Jul · 23h 59m2029
in 1010 days
Logs due 1959Z Sun 15 Jul
2000Z Sat 6 Jul → 1959Z Sun 7 Jul · 23h 59m2030
in 1374 days
Logs due 1959Z Sun 14 Jul

Operating

Modes: Digital PSK31
Bands: 40m
Exchange: State/province/country (SPC)
Power categories: QRP 5 WLow Power 25 WMedium Power 50 WHigh Power 100 W
Logs: ADIF · due 7 days after the end
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
podxs070.com, Who: 'All licensed radio amateurs. Look for Ø7Ø Club members in the event.'

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off PODXS 070 Club's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-12.
What the source says: podxs070.com 40m Firecracker Sprint rules, When: 'Choose any 6 hour block between: 2000 UTC 1st Saturday after July 1st - 1959 UTC 1st Sunday after July 1st'. Who: 'All licensed radio amateurs.' Cross-checked against the club's own 'Contest Calendar' page, which states each recurrence rule in words AND publishes a projected date table for 2026-2035. Both agree. The table gives 8-Jul-28 and 8-Jul-34, both years where July 1 is a Saturday, confirming 'after July 1st' excludes July 1.
Recorded caveats: The 24-hour window is the outer bound; maximum operating time is a six-hour block chosen by the entrant.

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

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