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October 2025

This month DXpeditions

46 contests running this month. Names only at this zoom — tap a contest for its times, in your own clock or UTC. A contest running across midnight appears on every day it is on the air, with marking the days it continues into rather than starts. Days are UTC, so a contest opening 2200Z sits on the UTC date — which may be the evening before where you are.

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95 sessions across 46 contests; repeats share a row.

Contests starting in October 2025
ContestDateStartEndDurationModeBandSponsorStarts in
A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)5 sessions1h 15mCWnot recordedA1 Clubendedendedendedendedended
CWops Test (CWT)20 sessions1hCW160-6mCWopsendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedended
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified4hFT8/FT42mQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)ended
SARL 80 m QSO Party3hSSB80mSARLended
SKCC Straight Key Sprint Europe (SKSE)2hCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubended
URC DX RTTY Contest23h 59mRTTYRTTY 45.45 baud160-10mUnicom Radio Clubended
NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)5 sessions30mFT8/FT4FT4160-6mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)endedendedendedendedended
NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)5 sessions30mRTTY160-15mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)endedendedendedendedended
NCCC Sprint (NS)5 sessions30mCW160-15mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)endedendedendedendedended
Deutscher Telegrafie Contest (DTC)3hCW80m/40mAGCW-DL / High Speed Club (HSC)ended
K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)9 sessions1hCW160-10mK1USN Radio Clubendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedended
Oceania DX Contest, Phone24hSSB160-10mOceania DX Contest Committeeended
TRC DX Contest36hCWSSB160-10mThracian Rose Clubended
IARU Region 1 UHF/Microwaves Contest24hCWSSBFM70cm-3cmIARU Region 1 VHF+ Committeeended
DARC Hell Contest18h 59mDigitalHell80m/40mDARCended
AWA Valve SSB QSO Party4hSSB80m/40mAWASAended
AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC) unverified4 sessions50mCW80mAGCW-DLendedendedendedended
ARS Spartan Sprint2hCW80-10mAdventure Radio Societyended
Early Morning Coffee QSO Party1hSSB80m/40mBo Karoo Amateur Radio Clubended
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz unverified4hFT8/FT470cmQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)ended
10-10 International 10-10 Day Sprint23h 58mSSBCWDigitalRTTY10m10-10 International Netended
Makrothen RTTY Contest3 sessions8hRTTY80-10mPizza Lovers 259endedendedended
Oceania DX Contest, CW24hCW160-10mOceania DX Contest Committeeended
All Cities All Counties Contest (ACAG) can't enter24hCWSSBFMAM160-70cmJARLended
Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB23h 59mSSB80-10mNRAUended
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES)35h 59mCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubended
Arizona QSO Party14hSSBCW160-10mArizona QSO Partyended
Pennsylvania QSO Party2 sessions12h9hSSBCWnot recordedPA QSO Party Associationendedended
South Dakota QSO Party24hSSBCWDigitalFT8/FT4not recordedPrairie Dog Amateur Radio Clubended
PODXS 070 Club 160M Great Pumpkin Sprint23h 59mDigitalPSK31160mPODXS 070 Clubended
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)2hCWSSBDigital160-10m4 States QRP Groupended
DARC RTTY-Kurzcontest1h 29mRTTYRTTY 45.45 baud80m/40mDARCended
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz unverified4hDigitalFT823cmQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)ended
SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Contest can't enter1hSSBCWRTTY80mSARLended
AGCW Schlackertastenabend (STA)1h 30mCW80m/40mAGCW-DLended
JARL World Wide RTTY Contest48hRTTYBaudot80-10mJARLended
New York QSO Party11h 59mSSBCW160-10mNew York QSO Party Committeeended
Worked All Germany Contest (WAG)23h 59mSSBCW80-10mDARCended
Concurso Nacional de 7 MHz can't enter2hSSBLSB40mRCAended
Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW2hCW20m/15mJSFCended
9A Activity Contest5hCWSSBFM6-23cmHRSended
ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest6hCWSSBAMFM6-3cmÖVSVended
Illinois QSO Party8hSSBCWDigital160-2mWestern Illinois Amateur Radio Clubended
SKCC Straight Key Sprint (SKS)2hCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubended
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB47h 59mSSB160-10mCQ Magazineended
SARL VHF/UHF FM Mode Contest can't enter3hFM6m/2m/70cmSARLended

  1. A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)

    CW · A1 Club

    • → · 1h 15mended
    • → · 1h 15mended
    • → · 1h 15mended
    • → · 1h 15mended
    • → · 1h 15mended

  2. CWops Test (CWT)

    CW · 160-6m · CWops

    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
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    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended

  3. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified

    FT8/FT4 · 2m · QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)

    • → · 4hended

  4. SARL 80 m QSO Party

    SSB · 80m · SARL

    • → · 3hended

  5. SKCC Straight Key Sprint Europe (SKSE)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 2hended

  6. URC DX RTTY Contest

    RTTYRTTY 45.45 baud · 160-10m · Unicom Radio Club

    • → · 23h 59mended

  7. NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)

    FT8/FT4FT4 · 160-6m · Northern California Contest Club (NCCC)

    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended

  8. NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)

    RTTY · 160-15m · Northern California Contest Club (NCCC)

    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended

  9. NCCC Sprint (NS)

    CW · 160-15m · Northern California Contest Club (NCCC)

    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended

  10. Deutscher Telegrafie Contest (DTC)

    CW · 80m/40m · AGCW-DL / High Speed Club (HSC)

    • → · 3hended

  11. K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)

    CW · 160-10m · K1USN Radio Club

    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
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  12. Oceania DX Contest, Phone

    SSB · 160-10m · Oceania DX Contest Committee

    • → · 24hended

  13. TRC DX Contest

    CWSSB · 160-10m · Thracian Rose Club

    • → · 36hended

  14. IARU Region 1 UHF/Microwaves Contest

    CWSSBFM · 70cm-3cm · IARU Region 1 VHF+ Committee

    • → · 24hended

  15. DARC Hell Contest

    DigitalHell · 80m/40m · DARC

    • → · 18h 59mended

  16. AWA Valve SSB QSO Party

    SSB · 80m/40m · AWASA

    • → · 4hended

  17. AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC) unverified

    CW · 80m · AGCW-DL

    • → · 50mended
    • → · 50mended
    • → · 50mended
    • → · 50mended

  18. ARS Spartan Sprint

    CW · 80-10m · Adventure Radio Society

    • → · 2hended

  19. Early Morning Coffee QSO Party

    SSB · 80m/40m · Bo Karoo Amateur Radio Club

    • → · 1hended

  20. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz unverified

    FT8/FT4 · 70cm · QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)

    • → · 4hended

  21. 10-10 International 10-10 Day Sprint

    SSBCWDigitalRTTY · 10m · 10-10 International Net

    • → · 23h 58mended

  22. Makrothen RTTY Contest

    RTTY · 80-10m · Pizza Lovers 259

    • → · 8hended
    • → · 8hended
    • → · 8hended

  23. Oceania DX Contest, CW

    CW · 160-10m · Oceania DX Contest Committee

    • → · 24hended

  24. All Cities All Counties Contest (ACAG) can't enter

    CWSSBFMAM · 160-70cm · JARL

    • → · 24hended

  25. Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB

    SSB · 80-10m · NRAU

    • → · 23h 59mended

  26. SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 35h 59mended

  27. Arizona QSO Party

    SSBCW · 160-10m · Arizona QSO Party

    • → · 14hended

  28. Pennsylvania QSO Party

    SSBCW · PA QSO Party Association

    • → · 12hended
    • → · 9hended

  29. South Dakota QSO Party

    SSBCWDigitalFT8/FT4 · Prairie Dog Amateur Radio Club

    • → · 24hended

  30. PODXS 070 Club 160M Great Pumpkin Sprint

    DigitalPSK31 · 160m · PODXS 070 Club

    • → · 23h 59mended

  31. 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)

    CWSSBDigital · 160-10m · 4 States QRP Group

    • → · 2hended

  32. DARC RTTY-Kurzcontest

    RTTYRTTY 45.45 baud · 80m/40m · DARC

    • → · 1h 29mended

  33. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz unverified

    DigitalFT8 · 23cm · QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)

    • → · 4hended

  34. SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Contest can't enter

    SSBCWRTTY · 80m · SARL

    • → · 1hended

  35. AGCW Schlackertastenabend (STA)

    CW · 80m/40m · AGCW-DL

    • → · 1h 30mended

  36. JARL World Wide RTTY Contest

    RTTYBaudot · 80-10m · JARL

    • → · 48hended

  37. New York QSO Party

    SSBCW · 160-10m · New York QSO Party Committee

    • → · 11h 59mended

  38. Worked All Germany Contest (WAG)

    SSBCW · 80-10m · DARC

    • → · 23h 59mended

  39. Concurso Nacional de 7 MHz can't enter

    SSBLSB · 40m · RCA

    • → · 2hended

  40. Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW

    CW · 20m/15m · JSFC

    • → · 2hended

  41. 9A Activity Contest

    CWSSBFM · 6-23cm · HRS

    • → · 5hended

  42. ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest

    CWSSBAMFM · 6-3cm · ÖVSV

    • → · 6hended

  43. Illinois QSO Party

    SSBCWDigital · 160-2m · Western Illinois Amateur Radio Club

    • → · 8hended

  44. SKCC Straight Key Sprint (SKS)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 2hended

  45. CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

    SSB · 160-10m · CQ Magazine

    • → · 47h 59mended

  46. SARL VHF/UHF FM Mode Contest can't enter

    FM · 6m/2m/70cm · SARL

    • → · 3hended