THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM March 2 - 9, 2026 Edition The web versions of this contest calendar can be found at: http://www.contestcalendar.com/ You can also access a text version of the weekly calendar at: http://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycal.txt Please send corrections and additions directly to me. The web calendars are updated as new contest information is received. If you wish to unsubscribe, please notify me and you'll be immediately removed from the mailing list. 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@hornucopia.com) This e-mail is divided into three sections: - Details of this week's contests - List of following week's contests - Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Carolina QSO Party: 1500Z, Mar 1 to 0100Z, Mar 2 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party Participation: Worldwide Awards: Worldwide Mode: CW, Phone, Digital (FT4/8 see rules) Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m Classes: Single Op (NC/non-NC)(CW/Phone)(Low/High) Single Op (NC/non-NC) Mixed (QRP/Low/High) NC Portable Mixed Low NC Mobile Mixed Low Multi-Op NC Mixed (Low/High) NC Expedition Mixed Low Max power: HP: >150 watts LP: 150 watts QRP: 5 watts CW or 10 watts phone Exchange: NC: County non-NC: (state/province/"DX") Work stations: Once per band per mode QSO Points: 2 points per phone QSO 3 points per CW QSO 5 points per digital QSO 50 points each for working bonus stations Bonus Points for NC Mobiles/Portables: 100 points for each county activated Multipliers: NC stations: Each NC county, state, province, and one DXCC country once Non-NC stations: Each NC county once Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points Submit logs by: March 15, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: http://www.ncqsoparty.org/logs Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://ncqsoparty.org/rules/ K1USN Slow Speed Test: 0000Z-0100Z, Mar 2 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Maximum 20 wpm Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO (starting with Jan 4 contest) Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band W/VE do not count as country mults (starting with Jan 4 contest) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 2359Z March 4, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 2 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Name + QSO No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0400Z March 5, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ OK1WC Memorial (MWC): 1630Z-1729Z, Mar 2 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80, 40m Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low) Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low) Max power: LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Serial No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each last character of worked station call suffix once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0600Z March 6, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=logs Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 2 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Name + QSO No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0400Z March 5, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 2 Geographic Focus: United Kingdom Participation: Worldwide Awards: United Kingdom Mode: RTTY, PSK Bands: 80m Only Classes: (none) Exchange: RST + Serial No. QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: (see rules) Submit logs by: 2359Z March 3, 2026 Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/r80mcc.shtml ARS Spartan Sprint: 0100Z-0300Z, Mar 3 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Skinny Tubby Max power: 5 watts Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Power Work stations: Once per band Submit logs by: March 5, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest: 0100Z-0159Z, Mar 3 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: SSB Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Overlay: Youth (26 years old or younger) Youth YL (female 26 years old or younger) YL (female older than 26 years Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with OM 5 points per QSO with YL 10 points per QSO with Youth 15 points per QSO with Youth YL Multipliers: Each DXCC once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0159Z March 4, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://logs.wwsac.com/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://wwsac.com/rules.html ICWC Medium Speed Test: 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 3 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Name + QSO No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0400Z March 5, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ AGCW YL-CW Party: 1900Z-2100Z, Mar 3 Status: Active, but no recent results Geographic Focus: Europe Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80m Only Classes: YL OM SWL Exchange: YL: RST + Serial No. + "/YL/" + name OM: RST + Serial No. + "/" + name QSO Points: 1 point per YL-OM QSO 2 points per YL-YL QSO 0 points per OM-OM QSO Extra Points: 1 point per country worked Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points + extra points Submit logs by: March 31, 2026 E-mail logs to: dl1dxl[at]agcw[dot]de Upload log at: https://www.agcw.de/contest/yl-cw-party/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.agcw.de/contest/yl-cw-party/ QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 4 Geographic Focus: United States Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 40m Only Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound) Max power: 5 watts Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: 0330Z March 5, 2026 E-mail logs to: (see rules) Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm Phone Weekly Test: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 4 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: Worldwide Mode: SSB Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m Classes: Single Op Max power: 100 watts Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country) non-NA: Name Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station Multipliers: Each US state (including KH6/KL7) once per band Each VE province/territory once per band Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0300Z March 6, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf A1Club AWT: 1145Z-1300Z, Mar 4 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Member: RST + Name Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: March 9, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ CWops Test (CWT): 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 4 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Awards: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0800Z March 7, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest: 1700Z-2100Z, Mar 4 Geographic Focus: Europe Participation: Europe Mode: FT8/4 Bands: 144 MHz Classes: Single Op (Low/High) Max power: HP: >LP limit LP: 2m: 100 watts, 70cm: 75 watts, 23cm: 10 watts Exchange: 4-character grid square QSO Points: 1 point per unique call sign Multipliers: Each grid square Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 2359Z March 9, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/upload-log Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://ft8activity.eu/rules/ Mini-Test 40: 1700Z-1759Z, Mar 4 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 40m Only Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Serial No. Work stations: Once per 10 minute period QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: March 6, 2026 Upload log at: https://ua9qcq.com/hf-logs.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://minitest.narod.ru/ Mini-Test 80: 1800Z-1859Z, Mar 4 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80m Only Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Serial No. Work stations: Once per 10 minute period QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: March 6, 2026 Upload log at: https://ua9qcq.com/hf-logs.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://minitest.narod.ru/ CWops Test (CWT): 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 4 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Awards: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0800Z March 7, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ UKEICC 80m Contest: 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 4 Geographic Focus: Europe Participation: Worldwide Mode: SSB Bands: 80m Only Classes: Single Op Connected (High/Low/QRP) Single Op Unconnected (High/Low/QRP) Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: 6-Character grid square QSO Points: 1 point per 500 km (10 pts max) multiply QSO points by 2 if low power station multiply QSO points by 4 if QRP station Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: 2200Z March 4, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: http://logs.ukeicc.com/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA: 0000Z-0500Z, Mar 5 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: North America Mode: FT8/4 Bands: 144 Only Classes: Single Op (Low/High) Max power: HP: >LP limit LP: 2m: 100 watts, 70cm: 75 watts, 23cm: 10 watts Exchange: 4-character grid square QSO Points: 1 point per unique call sign Multipliers: Each grid square Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0500Z March 10, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://ft8activity-na.net/log-upload/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://ft8activity-na.net/rules/ Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0000Z-0100Z, Mar 5 and 0200Z-0300Z, Mar 6 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 40m Only Classes: Single Op Max power: 5 watts Exchange: Maximum 13 wpm RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power) Work stations: Once per day QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member 3 points per QSO with member on same continent 5 points per QSO with member on different continent Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: March 12, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/autolog.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ CWops Test (CWT): 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 5 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Awards: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0800Z March 7, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ CWops Test (CWT): 0700Z-0800Z, Mar 5 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Awards: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Member: Name + Member No./"CWA" non-Member: Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0800Z March 7, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ NRAU 10m Activity Contest: 1800Z-1900Z, Mar 5 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 5 (SSB) and 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 5 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Mar 5 (Dig) Status: Active, but no recent results Geographic Focus: Nordic Europe Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW, SSB, FM, Digital Bands: 10m Only Classes: Single Op Multi-Op Exchange: RS(T) + 6-character grid square QSO Points: (see rules) Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: March 19, 2026 E-mail logs to: 10m[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ SKCC Sprint Europe: 2000Z-2200Z, Mar 5 Geographic Focus: Europe Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m Classes: (none) Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE") Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: (see rules) Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points Submit logs by: March 12, 2026 E-mail log summary to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/submit-display.php?submit_id=165 Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/ NCCC FT4 Sprint: 0100Z-0130Z, Mar 6 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: Worldwide Mode: FT4 Bands: (see rules) Classes: (none) Max power: 100 watts Exchange: 4-character grid square QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each 4-character grid square once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: March 8, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://lotw.arrl.org/ Post log summary at: https://www.3830scores.com/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html Weekly RTTY Test: 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 6 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: Worldwide Mode: RTTY Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single-Op (QRP/Low) Max power: LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each callsign once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: March 8, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://radiosport.world/wrt.html QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 6 Geographic Focus: United States Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80m Only Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound) Max power: 5 watts Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: 0330Z March 7, 2026 E-mail logs to: (see rules) Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 6 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: (see rules) Classes: (none) Max power: 100 watts Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: March 8, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html K1USN Slow Speed Test: 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 6 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Maximum 20 wpm Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO (starting with Jan 4 contest) Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band W/VE do not count as country mults (starting with Jan 4 contest) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 2359Z March 8, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Mar 7 to 2400Z, Mar 8 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada Participation: Worldwide Awards: Worldwide Mode: SSB Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High) Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High) Single Op Unlimited All Band (QRP/Low/High) Single Op Unlimited Single Band (QRP/Low/High) Single Op Overlay: (Youth/Limited Antennas) Multi-Single (Low/High) Multi-Two Multi-Multi Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts -- NEW lower limit QRP: 5 watts Exchange: W/VE: RS + (state/province) non-W/VE: RS + power Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 3 points per QSO Multipliers: W/VE: Each DXCC country once per band Non-W/VE: Each state, District of Columbia, VE province/territory once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 2359Z March 15, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org Mail logs to: ARRL Intl DX Contest, Phone ARRL 225 Main St. Newington, CT 06111 USA Find rules at: https://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx Novice Rig Roundup: 0000Z, Mar 7 to 2359Z, Mar 15 Geographic Focus: United States Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80, 40, 15, 10, 2m Classes: Novice 1 (xtal control) Novice 2 (VFO control) Max power: Novice 1: 75 watts input Novice 2: 250 watts input Exchange: Name + QTH + Optional (Rig, NRR number) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: (see rules) Multipliers: Each state, province and country once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: April 15, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://forms.gle/u4xi7rpHGB6EQixu5 Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.novicerigroundup.org/ Wake-Up! QRP Sprint: 0600Z-0629Z, Mar 7 and 0630Z-0659Z, Mar 7 and 0700Z-0729Z, Mar 7 and 0730Z-0800Z, Mar 7 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 40, 20m Classes: (none) Max power: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Serial No. + suffix of previous QSO ("QRP" for 1st QSO) Work stations: Once per band per period QSO Points: 1 point per km Multipliers: 1 point per new station worked on each band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total multiplier points Submit logs by: March 14, 2026 E-mail logs to: ru-qrp-club[at]mail[dot]ru Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://qrp.ru/contest/wakeup/333-wakeup-eng Russion YL/OM Contest: 0700Z-1059Z, Mar 7 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW, SSB Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op YL Mixed (Low/High) Single Op OM Mixed (Low/High) Multi-Op YL Multi-Op SSB YL Junior Multi-Op OM Multi-Op SSB OM Junior SWL Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts Exchange: YL: RS(T) + "88" OM: RS(T) + "73" Work stations: Once per band per mode QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with YL station 1 point per QSO with OM station Multipliers: Each YL callsign once per band per mode Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 2359Z March 21, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://ua9qcq.com/hf-logs.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.contest.ru/russian-yl-om-contest-en/ UBA Spring Contest, CW: 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 8 Geographic Focus: Belgium Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80m Only Classes: Single SWL Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: ON: RST + Serial No. + UBA Section non-ON: RST + Serial No. QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with Belgian station Multipliers: Each UBA Section Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: March 22, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: http://springcontest.on4dst.be/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/spring-contest-dst FIRAC HF Contest: 0700Z to 1700Z, Mar 8 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: FIRAC Member Non-Member SWL Exchange: Member: RS(T) + Serial No. + "F" Non-member: RS(T) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 10 points per QSO with FIRAC member 1 point per QSO with non-member Multipliers: Each FIRAC member DXCC country once only Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: March 22, 2026 E-mail logs to: contest[at]firac[dot]de Mail logs to: Stefan Tanko, YO6BGT Lunca Mare 4, sc A, 16 RO-530231 Miercurea-Ciuc Romania Find rules at: http://www.firac.de/FIRAC_HF_CONTEST_E.pdf Classic Exchange, CW: 1300Z, Mar 8 to 0700Z, Mar 9 and 1300Z, Mar 10 to 0700Z, Mar 11 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m Classes: (see rules) Exchange: Name + RST + (state/province/country) + rcvr/xmtr manuf/model Work stations: Once per band per mode per rcr/xmtr manuf/model QSO Points: (see rules) Multipliers: (see rules) Score Calculation: Total score = sum(total mode QSO points x total mode mults) + Bonus Points Submit logs by: March 31, 2026 E-mail logs to: logs[at]classicexchange[dot]org Mail logs to: Mark Bell, K3MSB 66 Flaharty Rd Airville, PA 17302 USA Find rules at: http://www.classicexchange.org/ 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Mar 9 Geographic Focus: North America Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW, SSB Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op Max power: CW: 5 watts, SSB: 10 watts Exchange: Member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Member No. Non-member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Power Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member 2 points per QSO with member Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: March 11, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Post log summary at: http://qrpcontest.com/4sqrp Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules_revised_02_2026.pdf K1USN Slow Speed Test: 0000Z-0100Z, Mar 9 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Maximum 20 wpm Name + (state/province/country) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO (starting with Jan 4 contest) Multipliers: Each state/province/country once per band W/VE do not count as country mults (starting with Jan 4 contest) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 2359Z March 11, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 9 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Name + QSO No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0400Z March 12, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ OK1WC Memorial (MWC): 1630Z-1729Z, Mar 9 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 80, 40m Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low) Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low) Max power: LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: RST + Serial No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each last character of worked station call suffix once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0600Z March 13, 2026 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=logs Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ICWC Medium Speed Test: 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 9 Geographic Focus: Worldwide Participation: Worldwide Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High) Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts Exchange: Name + QSO No. Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each call once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 0400Z March 12, 2026 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Novice Rig Roundup 0000Z, Mar 7 to 2359Z, Mar 15 Classic Exchange, CW 1300Z, Mar 8 to 0700Z, Mar 9 1300Z, Mar 10 to 0700Z, Mar 11 Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest 0100Z-0159Z, Mar 10 ICWC Medium Speed Test 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 10 DARC CW-Training Contest 1800Z-1859Z, Mar 10 QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Mar 11 Phone Weekly Test 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 11 A1Club AWT 1145Z-1300Z, Mar 11 CWops Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 11 VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest 1700Z-2100Z, Mar 11 Mini-Test 40 1700Z-1759Z, Mar 11 Mini-Test 80 1800Z-1859Z, Mar 11 CWops Test 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 11 RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 11 VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest-NA 0000Z-0500Z, Mar 12 CWops Test 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 12 CWops Test 0700Z-0800Z, Mar 12 QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 13 NCCC FT4 Sprint 0100Z-0130Z, Mar 13 Weekly RTTY Test 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 13 NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 13 K1USN Slow Speed Test 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 13 YB DX RTTY Contest 0000Z-2359Z, Mar 14 SARL VHF/UHF FM Contest 0800Z, Mar 14 to 1000Z, Mar 15 SARL Field Day Contest 0800Z, Mar 14 to 1000Z, Mar 15 Commonwealth 1000Z, Mar 14 to 1000Z, Mar 15 SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Mar 14 to 2400Z, Mar 15 EA PSK63 Contest 1200Z, Mar 14 to 1200Z, Mar 15 F9AA Cup, SSB 1200Z, Mar 14 to 1200Z, Mar 15 South America 10 Meter Contest 1200Z, Mar 14 to 1200Z, Mar 15 DIG QSO Party, SSB 1200Z-1700Z, Mar 14 (20m-10m) 0700Z-0900Z, Mar 15 (80m) 0900Z-1100Z, Mar 15 (40m) AGCW QRP Contest 1400Z-2000Z, Mar 14 Stew Perry Topband Challenge 1500Z, Mar 14 to 1500Z, Mar 15 Oklahoma QSO Party 1500Z, Mar 14 to 0200Z, Mar 15 1500Z-2200Z, Mar 15 Idaho QSO Party 1600Z, Mar 14 to 0400Z, Mar 15 1400Z, Mar 15 to 0200Z, Mar 16 TESLA Memorial HF CW Contest 1800Z, Mar 14 to 0559Z, Mar 15 North American Sprint, RTTY 0000Z-0359Z, Mar 15 UBA Spring Contest, 6m 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 15 YOTA Contest 1000Z-2159Z, Mar 15 Wisconsin QSO Party 1800Z, Mar 15 to 0100Z, Mar 16 Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 2300Z, Mar 15 to 0100Z, Mar 16 K1USN Slow Speed Test 0000Z-0100Z, Mar 16 ICWC Medium Speed Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 16 OK1WC Memorial 1630Z-1729Z, Mar 16 Bucharest Digital Contest 1800Z-2059Z, Mar 16 ICWC Medium Speed Test 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 16 RSGB FT4 Contest 2000Z-2200Z, Mar 16 Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest 0100Z-0159Z, Mar 17 ICWC Medium Speed Test 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTEST LOG SUBMITTAL DEADLINES FOR RECENT CONTESTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please consult the individual contest rules to determine what log documentation must be submitted (i.e. summary sheet, dupe sheets, etc.). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter Field Day: March 1, 2026 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: https://www.winterfieldday.com/ Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://www.winterfieldday.com/ World Wide Argentina DX Contest: March 1, 2026 E-mail: (none) Upload log at: https://worldwideargentina.com.ar/?page_id=751 Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://worldwideargentina.com.ar/ AGCW Straight Key Party: March 4, 2026 E-mail: htp[at]agcw[dot]de Mail: Friedrich W. Fabri, DF1OY Elisenhofstrasse 7 D-25832 Tonning Germany Find rules at: https://www.agcw.de/contest/htp/htp-en/ SARL Hamnet 40m Simulated Emerg Contest: March 6, 2026 E-mail: contest[at]peham[dot]co[dot]za Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://mysarl.org.za/contest-resources/ F9AA Cup, CW: March 8, 2026 E-mail: concoursf9aa[at]urc[dot]asso[dot]fr Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://www.site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/om-yl/concours/trophee-f9aa FYBO Winter QRP Sprint: March 10, 2026 E-mail: fybo[at]azscorpions[dot]org Upload log at: http://www.qrpcontest.com/ Mail: Mike Baker, K7DD 8845 W. Diana Ave. Peoria, AZ 85345 USA Find rules at: https://azscqrpions.org/ YLRL YL-OM Contest: March 17, 2026 E-mail: vicepresident[at]ylrl[dot]org Upload log at: https://ylrl.net/contest-submission/ Mail: Diane Ortiz PO Box 657 Copiague, NY 11726 USA Find rules at: https://ylrl.org/wp/yl-om-contest/ Mexico RTTY International Contest: March 18, 2026 E-mail: rtty[at]fmre[dot]mx Mail: (none) Find rules at: https://rtty.fmre.mx/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- /NNNN