Virginia QSO Party

Virginia's March party in two sessions; phone, CW and digital.

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

When it runs

Third full weekend of March

1400Z Saturday → 0400Z Sundaysession 1
1200Z → 2359Z 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 20 Mar → 0400Z Sun 21 Mar · 14h2027
in 154 days
1200Z Sun 21 Mar → 2359Z Sun 21 Mar · 11h 59m2027
in 155 days
1400Z Sat 18 Mar → 0400Z Sun 19 Mar · 14h2028
in 518 days
1200Z Sun 19 Mar → 2359Z Sun 19 Mar · 11h 59m2028
in 519 days
1400Z Sat 17 Mar → 0400Z Sun 18 Mar · 14h2029
in 882 days
1200Z Sun 18 Mar → 2359Z Sun 18 Mar · 11h 59m2029
in 883 days

Operating

Modes: SSBCWDigital
Bands: not read off the sponsor's page yet — so every band filter on the schedule hides this contest
Exchange: Virginia stations send serial number and county or city; 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 Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-10-15.
What the source says: Sponsor's own rules (https://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2026_VQP/2026_VAQP_Rules.htm), read 2026-10-15: '3rd full weekend in March'; 2026 sessions Saturday 21 Mar 1400Z to Sunday 0400Z and Sunday 1200Z to 2400Z.
Recorded caveats: 160m up, no WARC; bands left empty (unrecorded). Sunday session ends '2400Z', recorded as 2359.

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

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