South Carolina QSO Party

South Carolina's February party; FT8 and FT4 are explicitly welcome alongside CW and phone.

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

When it runs

Fourth Saturday of February

1500Z Saturday → 0159Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

1500Z Sat 27 Feb → 0159Z Sun 28 Feb · 10h 59m2027
in 133 days
1500Z Sat 26 Feb → 0159Z Sun 27 Feb · 10h 59m2028
in 497 days
1500Z Sat 24 Feb → 0159Z Sun 25 Feb · 10h 59m2029
in 861 days
1500Z Sat 23 Feb → 0159Z Sun 24 Feb · 10h 59m2030
in 1225 days

Operating

Modes: SSB / CW / Digital / FT8/FT4
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m6m2m
Exchange: South Carolina 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 Columbia Amateur Radio Club's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-10-15.
What the source says: Sponsor's own rules (https://scqso.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SCQPRULES2024_0126.pdf), read 2026-10-15: 'Begins at 1500Z on the 4th Saturday in February and ends on the following Sunday at 0159Z'; RTTY, PSK, FT8 and FT4 explicitly allowed.

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

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