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Amateur radio contests — all 358 computed from sponsors’ own published rules

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May 2028

This month DXpeditions

41 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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Every session in May 202841

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86 sessions across 41 contests; repeats share a row.

Contests starting in May 2028
ContestDateStartEndDurationModeBandSponsorStarts in
K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)9 sessions1hCW160-10mK1USN Radio Clubin 561 daysin 566 daysin 568 daysin 573 daysin 575 daysin 580 daysin 582 daysin 587 daysin 589 days
All Austrian Exercise AOEE 80/40m can't enter2 sessions3hCWSSB80m/40mÖVSVin 561 daysin 562 days
AGCW QRP/QRP Party6hCW80-10mAGCW-DLin 562 days
AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC) unverified5 sessions50mCW80mAGCW-DLin 562 daysin 569 daysin 576 daysin 583 daysin 590 days
ARS Spartan Sprint2hCW80-10mAdventure Radio Societyin 562 days
A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)5 sessions1h 15mCWnot recordedA1 Clubin 564 daysin 571 daysin 578 daysin 585 daysin 592 days
CWops Test (CWT)18 sessions1hCW160-6mCWopsin 564 daysin 564 daysin 564 daysin 565 daysin 571 daysin 571 daysin 571 daysin 572 daysin 578 daysin 578 daysin 578 daysin 579 daysin 585 daysin 585 daysin 585 daysin 586 daysin 592 daysin 592 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified4hFT8/FT42mQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 564 days
LRAL 4 May 80m Contest can't enter2 sessions1h 59m59mCWSSBFT8/FT480mLRALin 564 daysin 564 days
SKCC Straight Key Sprint Europe (SKSE)2hCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 565 days
NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)4 sessions30mFT8/FT4FT4160-6mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)in 565 daysin 572 daysin 579 daysin 586 days
NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)4 sessions30mRTTY160-15mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)in 565 daysin 572 daysin 579 daysin 586 days
NCCC Sprint (NS)4 sessions30mCW160-15mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)in 565 daysin 572 daysin 579 daysin 586 days
Harry Angel Memorial Sprint1h 46mSSBCW80mWIAin 567 days
ARI International DX Contest23h 59mCWSSBRTTY80-10mARIin 567 days
7th Call Area QSO Party18hSSBCWDigital160-10mCentral Oregon DX Clubin 567 days
URH Magyar Kupa Rádióforgalmi Versenysorozat can't enter23h 59mCWSSBFM2-3cmMRASZin 567 days
Indiana QSO Party11h 59mSSBCW160-10mHoosier DX and Contest Clubin 567 days
Delaware QSO Party30h 59mSSBCWDigitalFT8/FT4not recordedFirst State Amateur Radio Clubin 567 days
New England QSO Party2 sessions9h10h 59mSSBCW80-10mNew England QSO Partyin 567 daysin 568 days
AWA Valve SSB QSO Party4hSSB80m/40mAWASAin 568 days
DARC FT4 Contest1h 29mFT8/FT4FT480m/40mDARCin 570 days
Early Morning Coffee QSO Party1hSSB80m/40mBo Karoo Amateur Radio Clubin 570 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz unverified4hFT8/FT470cmQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 571 days
CQ-M International DX Contest23h 59mCWSSB160-10mSRRin 574 days
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES)35h 59mCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 574 days
Alessandro Volta RTTY DX Contest24hRTTY80-10mSSB and RTTY Club of COMO (A.R.I.)in 574 days
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)2hCWSSBDigital160-10m4 States QRP Groupin 575 days
DARC HELL-Kurzcontest unverified59mDigitalHellnot recordedDARCin 577 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz unverified4hDigitalFT823cmQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 578 days
SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Contest can't enter1hSSBCWRTTY80mSARLin 578 days
ZS SOTA Activity Weekend45h 59mMixednot recordedSOTA SAin 580 days
NZART Sangster Shield3hCW80mNZARTin 581 days
EU PSK DX Contest24hDigitalBPSK6380-10mEuropean PSK Clubin 581 days
His Majesty the King of Spain Contest, CW23h 59mCW160-10mUREin 581 days
IARU Region 1 70 MHz MGM Contest24hDigitalMGM (machine generated modes)4mIARU Region 1 VHF+ Committeein 581 days
9A Activity Contest5hCWSSBFM6-23cmHRSin 582 days
ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest6hCWSSBAMFM6-3cmÖVSVin 582 days
ZS3 QSO Party1hCWSSB40mNorthern Cape Amateur Radio Clubin 582 days
SKCC Straight Key Sprint (SKS)2hCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 584 days
CQ WW WPX Contest, CW47h 59mCW160-10mCQ Magazinein 587 days

  1. K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)

    CW · 160-10m · K1USN Radio Club

    • → · 1hin 561 days
    • → · 1hin 566 days
    • → · 1hin 568 days
    • → · 1hin 573 days
    • → · 1hin 575 days
    • → · 1hin 580 days
    • → · 1hin 582 days
    • → · 1hin 587 days
    • → · 1hin 589 days

  2. All Austrian Exercise AOEE 80/40m can't enter

    CWSSB · 80m/40m · ÖVSV

    • → · 3hin 561 days
    • → · 3hin 562 days

  3. AGCW QRP/QRP Party

    CW · 80-10m · AGCW-DL

    • → · 6hin 562 days

  4. AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC) unverified

    CW · 80m · AGCW-DL

    • → · 50min 562 days
    • → · 50min 569 days
    • → · 50min 576 days
    • → · 50min 583 days
    • → · 50min 590 days

  5. ARS Spartan Sprint

    CW · 80-10m · Adventure Radio Society

    • → · 2hin 562 days

  6. A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)

    CW · A1 Club

    • → · 1h 15min 564 days
    • → · 1h 15min 571 days
    • → · 1h 15min 578 days
    • → · 1h 15min 585 days
    • → · 1h 15min 592 days

  7. CWops Test (CWT)

    CW · 160-6m · CWops

    • → · 1hin 564 days
    • → · 1hin 564 days
    • → · 1hin 564 days
    • → · 1hin 565 days
    • → · 1hin 571 days
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    • → · 1hin 572 days
    • → · 1hin 578 days
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    • → · 1hin 592 days
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  8. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified

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

    • → · 4hin 564 days

  9. LRAL 4 May 80m Contest can't enter

    CWSSBFT8/FT4 · 80m · LRAL

    • → · 1h 59min 564 days
    • → · 59min 564 days

  10. SKCC Straight Key Sprint Europe (SKSE)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 2hin 565 days

  11. NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)

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

    • → · 30min 565 days
    • → · 30min 572 days
    • → · 30min 579 days
    • → · 30min 586 days

  12. NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)

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

    • → · 30min 565 days
    • → · 30min 572 days
    • → · 30min 579 days
    • → · 30min 586 days

  13. NCCC Sprint (NS)

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

    • → · 30min 565 days
    • → · 30min 572 days
    • → · 30min 579 days
    • → · 30min 586 days

  14. Harry Angel Memorial Sprint

    SSBCW · 80m · WIA

    • → · 1h 46min 567 days

  15. ARI International DX Contest

    CWSSBRTTY · 80-10m · ARI

    • → · 23h 59min 567 days

  16. 7th Call Area QSO Party

    SSBCWDigital · 160-10m · Central Oregon DX Club

    • → · 18hin 567 days

  17. URH Magyar Kupa Rádióforgalmi Versenysorozat can't enter

    CWSSBFM · 2-3cm · MRASZ

    • → · 23h 59min 567 days

  18. Indiana QSO Party

    SSBCW · 160-10m · Hoosier DX and Contest Club

    • → · 11h 59min 567 days

  19. Delaware QSO Party

    SSBCWDigitalFT8/FT4 · First State Amateur Radio Club

    • → · 30h 59min 567 days

  20. New England QSO Party

    SSBCW · 80-10m · New England QSO Party

    • → · 9hin 567 days
    • → · 10h 59min 568 days

  21. AWA Valve SSB QSO Party

    SSB · 80m/40m · AWASA

    • → · 4hin 568 days

  22. DARC FT4 Contest

    FT8/FT4FT4 · 80m/40m · DARC

    • → · 1h 29min 570 days

  23. Early Morning Coffee QSO Party

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

    • → · 1hin 570 days

  24. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz unverified

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

    • → · 4hin 571 days

  25. CQ-M International DX Contest

    CWSSB · 160-10m · SRR

    • → · 23h 59min 574 days

  26. SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 35h 59min 574 days

  27. Alessandro Volta RTTY DX Contest

    RTTY · 80-10m · SSB and RTTY Club of COMO (A.R.I.)

    • → · 24hin 574 days

  28. 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)

    CWSSBDigital · 160-10m · 4 States QRP Group

    • → · 2hin 575 days

  29. DARC HELL-Kurzcontest unverified

    DigitalHell · DARC

    • → · 59min 577 days

  30. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz unverified

    DigitalFT8 · 23cm · QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)

    • → · 4hin 578 days

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

    SSBCWRTTY · 80m · SARL

    • → · 1hin 578 days

  32. ZS SOTA Activity Weekend

    Mixed · SOTA SA

    • → · 45h 59min 580 days

  33. NZART Sangster Shield

    CW · 80m · NZART

    • → · 3hin 581 days

  34. EU PSK DX Contest

    DigitalBPSK63 · 80-10m · European PSK Club

    • → · 24hin 581 days

  35. His Majesty the King of Spain Contest, CW

    CW · 160-10m · URE

    • → · 23h 59min 581 days

  36. IARU Region 1 70 MHz MGM Contest

    DigitalMGM (machine generated modes) · 4m · IARU Region 1 VHF+ Committee

    • → · 24hin 581 days

  37. 9A Activity Contest

    CWSSBFM · 6-23cm · HRS

    • → · 5hin 582 days

  38. ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest

    CWSSBAMFM · 6-3cm · ÖVSV

    • → · 6hin 582 days

  39. ZS3 QSO Party

    CWSSB · 40m · Northern Cape Amateur Radio Club

    • → · 1hin 582 days

  40. SKCC Straight Key Sprint (SKS)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 2hin 584 days

  41. CQ WW WPX Contest, CW

    CW · 160-10m · CQ Magazine

    • → · 47h 59min 587 days