Texas QSO Party

Texas's September party in two sessions with phone, CW and digital.

Rules at txqp.netThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Third full weekend of September

1400Z Saturday → 0200Z Sundaysession 1
1400Z → 2000Z 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

1400Z Sat 18 Sep → 0200Z Sun 19 Sep · 12h2027
in 336 days
1400Z Sun 19 Sep → 2000Z Sun 19 Sep · 6h2027
in 337 days
1400Z Sat 16 Sep → 0200Z Sun 17 Sep · 12h2028
in 700 days
1400Z Sun 17 Sep → 2000Z Sun 17 Sep · 6h2028
in 701 days
1400Z Sat 15 Sep → 0200Z Sun 16 Sep · 12h2029
in 1064 days
1400Z Sun 16 Sep → 2000Z Sun 16 Sep · 6h2029
in 1065 days

Operating

Modes: SSBCWDigital
Bands: not read off the sponsor's page yet — so every band filter on the schedule hides this contest
Exchange: Texas 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 Texas DX Society's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-10-15.
What the source says: Sponsor's own rules (https://www.txqp.net/?page_id=23), read 2026-10-15: 'THIRD WEEKEND (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) IN SEPTEMBER'; 1400Z Saturday to 0200Z Sunday and 1400Z to 2000Z Sunday.
Recorded caveats: 'Third weekend' is read as the third full weekend; 2026 (19-20 Sep) agrees with the sponsor's published dates. All bands except 60, 30, 17, 12m; bands left empty (unrecorded).

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

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