Contest Calendar

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

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November 2026

DXpeditions

43 contests and 3 DXpeditions 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 November 202643

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86 sessions across 43 contests; repeats share a row.

Contests starting in November 2026
ContestDateStartEndDurationModeBandSponsorStarts in
Classic Exchange (CW)2 sessions18hCW160-2mClassic Exchangeendedended
K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)9 sessions1hCW160-10mK1USN Radio Clubendedendedendedendedin 2h 42min 5 daysin 7 daysin 12 daysin 14 days
AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC) unverified5 sessions50mCW80mAGCW-DLendedendedin 20h 22min 8 daysin 15 days
RSGB 3.5 MHz Autumn Series, Data1h 30mRTTYDigitalPSK6380mRSGB Contest Committeeended
ARS Spartan Sprint2hCW80-10mAdventure Radio Societyended
A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)4 sessions1h 15mCWnot recordedA1 Clubendedendedin 3 daysin 10 days
CWops Test (CWT)16 sessions1hCW160-6mCWopsendedendedendedendedendedendedendedendedin 3 daysin 3 daysin 3 daysin 3 daysin 10 daysin 10 daysin 10 daysin 10 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified4hFT8/FT42mQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)ended
SKCC Straight Key Sprint Europe (SKSE)2hCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubended
NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)4 sessions30mFT8/FT4FT4160-6mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)endedendedin 4 daysin 11 days
NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)4 sessions30mRTTY160-15mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)endedendedin 4 daysin 11 days
NCCC Sprint (NS)4 sessions30mCW160-15mNorthern California Contest Club (NCCC)endedendedin 4 daysin 11 days
Estonian HF Cup (ES LL KV) can't enter59mCWSSB80mERAUended
SARL QRP Contest (Spring leg)2hSSBCW40m/20m/10mSARLended
ARRL November Sweepstakes, CW29h 59mCW160-10mARRLended
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)2hCWSSBDigital160-10m4 States QRP Groupended
DARC FT4 Contest1h 29mFT8/FT4FT480m/40mDARCended
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz unverified4hFT8/FT470cmQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)ended
RSGB 3.5 MHz Autumn Series, SSB1h 30mSSB80mRSGB Contest Committeeended
PODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint71h 59mDigitalPSK31160m/80m/40mPODXS 070 Clubon the air now
WAE DX Contest RTTY47h 59mRTTY80-10mDARCon the air now
Japan International DX Contest, Phone30hSSB160-10mJIDX Contest Committeeended
OK/OM DX Contest, CW23h 59mCW160-10mCRK / SARAended
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES)35h 59mCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubon the air now
RSGB Club Calls can't enter3hCWSSB160mRSGB Contest Committeeended
Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party2 sessions28hCW160-20mAntique Wireless Associationon the air nowin 6 days
9A Activity Contest5hCWSSBFM6-23cmHRSended
ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest6hCWSSBAMFM6-3cmÖVSVended
Classic Exchange (Phone)2 sessions18hSSBAM160-2mClassic Exchangeon the air nowin 2 days
RSGB FT4 Contest Series2hFT8/FT4FT480-10mRSGB Contest Committeein 22h 42m
DARC HELL-Kurzcontest unverified59mDigitalHellnot recordedDARCin 2 days
LRAL 18 November 80m Contest can't enter2 sessions1h 59m59mCWSSBFT8/FT480mLRALin 2 daysin 2 days
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz unverified4hDigitalFT823cmQSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)in 3 days
SARL Newbie QSO Party5hSSB40m/20mSARLin 6 days
LZ DX Contest23h 59mCWSSB80-10mBFRAin 6 days
All Austrian 160m Contest (AOEC 160m)7h 59mCW160mÖVSVin 6 days
REF 160 Metres7hCW160mREFin 6 days
RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest, November3hCW160mRSGB Contest Committeein 6 days
ARRL November Sweepstakes, Phone29h 59mSSB160-10mARRLin 6 days
SKCC Straight Key Sprint (SKS)2hCW160-6mStraight Key Century Clubin 9 days
RSGB 3.5 MHz Autumn Series, CW1h 30mCW80mRSGB Contest Committeein 11 days
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW47h 59mCW160-10mCQ Magazinein 12 days
SARL Saturday 40 m Club Contest can't enter1hSSBCWRTTY40mSARLin 13 days
  1. Classic Exchange (CW)

    CW · 160-2m · Classic Exchange

    • → · 18hended
    • → · 18hended
  2. K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST)

    CW · 160-10m · K1USN Radio Club

    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hin 2h 42m
    • → · 1hin 5 days
    • → · 1hin 7 days
    • → · 1hin 12 days
    • → · 1hin 14 days
  3. AGCW ZAP Merit Contest (ZMC) unverified

    CW · 80m · AGCW-DL

    • → · 50mended
    • → · 50mended
    • → · 50min 20h 22m
    • → · 50min 8 days
    • → · 50min 15 days
  4. RSGB 3.5 MHz Autumn Series, Data

    RTTYDigitalPSK63 · 80m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 1h 30mended
  5. ARS Spartan Sprint

    CW · 80-10m · Adventure Radio Society

    • → · 2hended
  6. A1Club Weekly Test (AWT)

    CW · A1 Club

    • → · 1h 15mended
    • → · 1h 15mended
    • → · 1h 15min 3 days
    • → · 1h 15min 10 days
  7. CWops Test (CWT)

    CW · 160-6m · CWops

    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hended
    • → · 1hin 3 days
    • → · 1hin 3 days
    • → · 1hin 3 days
    • → · 1hin 3 days
    • → · 1hin 10 days
    • → · 1hin 10 days
    • → · 1hin 10 days
    • → · 1hin 10 days
  8. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 144 MHz unverified

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

    • → · 4hended
  9. SKCC Straight Key Sprint Europe (SKSE)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 2hended
  10. NCCC FT4 Sprint (FT4 NS)

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

    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30min 4 days
    • → · 30min 11 days
  11. NCCC RTTY Sprint (RTTY NS)

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

    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30min 4 days
    • → · 30min 11 days
  12. NCCC Sprint (NS)

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

    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30mended
    • → · 30min 4 days
    • → · 30min 11 days
  13. Estonian HF Cup (ES LL KV) can't enter

    CWSSB · 80m · ERAU

    • → · 59mended
  14. SARL QRP Contest (Spring leg)

    SSBCW · 40m/20m/10m · SARL

    • → · 2hended
  15. ARRL November Sweepstakes, CW

    CW · 160-10m · ARRL

    • → · 29h 59mended
  16. 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (SSS)

    CWSSBDigital · 160-10m · 4 States QRP Group

    • → · 2hended
  17. DARC FT4 Contest

    FT8/FT4FT4 · 80m/40m · DARC

    • → · 1h 29mended
  18. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 432 MHz unverified

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

    • → · 4hended
  19. RSGB 3.5 MHz Autumn Series, SSB

    SSB · 80m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 1h 30mended
  20. PODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint

    DigitalPSK31 · 160m/80m/40m · PODXS 070 Club

    • → · 71h 59mon the air now
  21. WAE DX Contest RTTY

    RTTY · 80-10m · DARC

    • → · 47h 59mon the air now
  22. Japan International DX Contest, Phone

    SSB · 160-10m · JIDX Contest Committee

    • → · 30hended
  23. OK/OM DX Contest, CW

    CW · 160-10m · CRK / SARA

    • → · 23h 59mended
  24. SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (WES)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 35h 59mon the air now
  25. RSGB Club Calls can't enter

    CWSSB · 160m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 3hended
  26. Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party

    CW · 160-20m · Antique Wireless Association

    • → · 28hon the air now
    • → · 28hin 6 days
  27. 9A Activity Contest

    CWSSBFM · 6-23cm · HRS

    • → · 5hended
  28. ÖVSV VHF/UHF/Microwave Activity Contest

    CWSSBAMFM · 6-3cm · ÖVSV

    • → · 6hended
  29. Classic Exchange (Phone)

    SSBAM · 160-2m · Classic Exchange

    • → · 18hon the air now
    • → · 18hin 2 days
  30. RSGB FT4 Contest Series

    FT8/FT4FT4 · 80-10m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 2hin 22h 42m
  31. DARC HELL-Kurzcontest unverified

    DigitalHell · DARC

    • → · 59min 2 days
  32. LRAL 18 November 80m Contest can't enter

    CWSSBFT8/FT4 · 80m · LRAL

    • → · 1h 59min 2 days
    • → · 59min 2 days
  33. VHF-UHF FT8 Activity: 1296 MHz unverified

    DigitalFT8 · 23cm · QSO BANAT Association (YO2KQT)

    • → · 4hin 3 days
  34. SARL Newbie QSO Party

    SSB · 40m/20m · SARL

    • → · 5hin 6 days
  35. LZ DX Contest

    CWSSB · 80-10m · BFRA

    • → · 23h 59min 6 days
  36. All Austrian 160m Contest (AOEC 160m)

    CW · 160m · ÖVSV

    • → · 7h 59min 6 days
  37. REF 160 Metres

    CW · 160m · REF

    • → · 7hin 6 days
  38. RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest, November

    CW · 160m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 3hin 6 days
  39. ARRL November Sweepstakes, Phone

    SSB · 160-10m · ARRL

    • → · 29h 59min 6 days
  40. SKCC Straight Key Sprint (SKS)

    CW · 160-6m · Straight Key Century Club

    • → · 2hin 9 days
  41. RSGB 3.5 MHz Autumn Series, CW

    CW · 80m · RSGB Contest Committee

    • → · 1h 30min 11 days
  42. CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

    CW · 160-10m · CQ Magazine

    • → · 47h 59min 12 days
  43. SARL Saturday 40 m Club Contest can't enter

    SSBCWRTTY · 40m · SARL

    • → · 1hin 13 days