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The ARRL Contest Update for March 12, 2025 undefined

March 12, 2025


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Upcoming Contests – Things to Do
Bulletins
Contest Summary
Results and Records
Contests
Log Due Dates

Upcoming Contests – Things to Do

Virginia QSO Party

The Virginia QSO Party (VAQP) begins at 1400 UTC on Saturday, March 15, and runs through 2359 UTC on Sunday, March 16. See the website for rules and other contest details. Participants are reminded that the VAQP is part of the 2025 State QSO Party Challenge. For more details about the challenge, visit stateqsoparty.com.

North American SSB Sprint

The North American SSB Sprint Contest, begins March 23 at 0000 UTC, and concludes at 0359 UTC. The 4-hour contest, on the 80-, 40-, and 20-meter bands, are short, intense competitions which challenge the best operators, while allowing others to sharpen their contesting skills. Operators who have never participated in the sprints before should take a look at the Tips & Tricks section of the website.

For complete rules, visit ssbsprint.com/rules.

Bulletins

Next Generation DXing at Visalia International DX Convention

At the 76th International DX Convention, which will be held April 11-13, 2025 in Visalia, California, there is a Friday track dedicated to "Next Generation DXing," which may interest those curious about remote operation and contesting. Topics include remote operation, construction of remote stations, distributed team building, data networking, and more. Details are available at dxconvention.com/nextgendx.

– Thanks to Mark Aaker, K6UFO

Contest Related Events at 2025 Dayton Hamvention

Tim Duffy, K3LR, has compiled a list of contest-related events that will be held during 2025 Dayton Hamvention, Contest University, and the Hope Hotel. Visit www.contestsupersuite.com/contest-related-events to see the complete list.

Contest Summary

See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.

March 13

March 14

March 15

March 16

March 17

March 18

March 19

March 20

March 21

March 22

March 23

March 24

March 25

March 26

Results and Records

2024 CQ World Wide CW Contest Results

CQ World Wide (CQWW) Contest Director John Dorr, K1AR, has announced that the final scores for the 2024 CQ WW CW Contest are now available at cqww.com. He would like to thank the CQWW Contest committee for their hard work in compiling the results.

2024 CQ World Wide RTTY Contest Results

The results of the 2024 CQ WW RTTY Contest are available at cqwwrtty.com/results. The results article, line scores, score database, updated records and more are available on the web site.

– Thanks to Ed Muns, W0YK

February 2025 North American QSO Party (NAQP) – RTTY Preliminary Results

Preliminary results for the February 2025 North American QSO Party (NAQP) – RTTY are now available on the National Contest Journal (NCJ) website at www.ncjweb.com/current-naqp-rtty-results. Report any issues to NAQP RTTY Contest Manager Mark Aaker, K6UFO, via email at rttynaqpmgr@ncjweb.com. He is also looking for your photos and stories from the event which may be included in the final results article in NCJ.

– Thanks to Mark Aaker, K6UFO

January 2025 North American QSO Party – SSB Preliminary Results

Preliminary results for the January 2025 North American QSO Party – SSB have been posted to the NCJ website at ncjweb.com/current-naqp-ssb-results. If you have questions about your results, contact NAQP SSB Contest Manager Bill Lippert, AC0W at ssbnaqpmgr@ncjweb.com. Log Checking Reports are also available by email at the same address.

– Thanks to Bill Lippert, AC0W

That's all for this time. Remember to send contesting-related stories, book reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, schematics, club information, pictures, stories, blog links, and predictions to contest-update@arrl.org.

73, Paul, N1SFE

Contests

March 13, 2025 – March 26, 2025

An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral is available as a PDF. Check the sponsors' website for information on operating time restrictions and other instructions.

HF CONTESTS

CWops Test (CWT), Mar 13, 0300z to Mar 13, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 15.

CWops Test (CWT), Mar 13, 0700z to Mar 13, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 15.

BCC QSO Party, Mar 13, 1900z to Mar 13, 2059z; CW, SSB, RTTY; Bands: 80; RS(T) + T-shirt size (see rules); Logs due: Mar 13.

QRP Fox Hunt, Mar 14, 0100z to Mar 14, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Mar 15.

NCCC FT4 Sprint, Mar 14, 0100z to Mar 14, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Mar 16.

Weekly RTTY Test, Mar 14, 0145z to Mar 14, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 16.

NCCC Sprint, Mar 14, 0230z to Mar 14, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Mar 16.

K1USN Slow Speed Test, Mar 14, 2000z to Mar 14, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 16.

PODXS 070 Club St Patrick's Day Contest, Mar 15, 0000z to Mar 15, 2359z; PSK31; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 22.

BARTG HF RTTY Contest, Mar 15, 0200z to Mar 17, 0159z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Serial No. + 4-digit time (UTC); Logs due: Mar 24.

Popov Memorial Contest, Mar 15, 0500z to Mar 15, 0859z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; YL: RS(T) + experience (see rules); Logs due: Mar 29.

Russian DX Contest, Mar 15, 1200z to Mar 16, 1200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Ru: RS(T) + 2-character oblast, non-Ru: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 30.

F9AA Cup, SSB, Mar 15, 1200z to Mar 16, 1200z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 15.

Virginia QSO Party, Mar 15, 1400z to Mar 16, 2359z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: All, except WARC; VA: Serial No. + county, non-VA: Serial No. + (state/province/"DX"); Logs due: Apr 15.

Feld Hell Sprint, Mar 15, 2000z to Mar 15, 2159z; Feld Hell; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; (see rules); Logs due: Mar 19.

AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest, Mar 15, 2300z to Mar 24, 0300z; CW, AM; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + name + state/prov + Eqpt Year; Logs due: Apr 15.

UBA Spring Contest, SSB, Mar 16, 0700z to Mar 16, 1100z; SSB; Bands: 80; ON: RS + Serial No. + UBA Section, non-ON: RS + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 30.

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, Mar 16, 2300z to Mar 17, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power); Logs due: Mar 22.

K1USN Slow Speed Test, Mar 17, 0000z to Mar 17, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 19.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Mar 17, 1300z to Mar 17, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Mar 20.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC), Mar 17, 1630z to Mar 17, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 21.

Bucharest Digital Contest, Mar 17, 1800z to Mar 17, 2059z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40; RST + QSO No.; Logs due: Mar 24.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Mar 17, 1900z to Mar 17, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Mar 20.

RSGB FT4 Contest, Mar 17, 2000z to Mar 17, 2200z; FT4; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Signal report; Logs due: Mar 18.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Mar 18, 0100z to Mar 18, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Mar 19.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Mar 18, 0300z to Mar 18, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Mar 20.

QRP Fox Hunt, Mar 19, 0100z to Mar 19, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Mar 20.

Phone Weekly Test, Mar 19, 0230z to Mar 19, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Mar 21.

A1Club AWT, Mar 19, 1145z to Mar 19, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Mar 24.

CWops Test (CWT), Mar 19, 1300z to Mar 19, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 22.

Mini-Test 40, Mar 19, 1700z to Mar 19, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 21.

Mini-Test 80, Mar 19, 1800z to Mar 19, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 21.

CWops Test (CWT), Mar 19, 1900z to Mar 19, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 22.

IRTS 80m Counties Contest, Mar 19, 2000z to Mar 19, 2100z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80; EI/GI: RS(T) + Serial no. + county, non-EI/GI: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 2.

Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest, Mar 20, 0000z to Mar 21, 0300z; CW; Bands: 20; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Mar 27.

NAQCC CW Sprint, Mar 20, 0030z to Mar 20, 0230z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: Mar 23.

CWops Test (CWT), Mar 20, 0300z to Mar 20, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 22.

CWops Test (CWT), Mar 20, 0700z to Mar 20, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 22.

NTC QSO Party, Mar 20, 1900z to Mar 20, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20; NTC Member: RST + Member No., non-Member: RST + "NM", Less than 25 wpm; Logs due: Mar 24.

QRP Fox Hunt, Mar 21, 0100z to Mar 21, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Mar 22.

NCCC FT4 Sprint, Mar 21, 0100z to Mar 21, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Mar 23.

Weekly RTTY Test, Mar 21, 0145z to Mar 21, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 23.

NCCC Sprint, Mar 21, 0230z to Mar 21, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Mar 23.

K1USN Slow Speed Test, Mar 21, 2000z to Mar 21, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 23.

FOC QSO Party, Mar 22, 0000z to Mar 22, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF; FOC-Member: RST + Name + Member No., non-Members: RST + Name; Logs due: Mar 29.

Russian YL/OM Contest, Mar 22, 0700z to Mar 22, 1059z; CW, SSB; Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10; YL: RS(T) + "88", OM: RS(T) + "73"; Logs due: Apr 5.

Africa All Mode International DX Contest, Mar 22, 1200z to Mar 23, 1200z; CW, SSB, RTTY; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 7.

North American SSB Sprint Contest, Mar 23, 0000z to Mar 23, 0400z; SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20; [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] + [your state/province/country]; Logs due: Mar 30.

K1USN Slow Speed Test, Mar 24, 0000z to Mar 24, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 26.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Mar 24, 1300z to Mar 24, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Mar 27.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC), Mar 24, 1630z to Mar 24, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 28.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Mar 24, 1900z to Mar 24, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Mar 27.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Mar 25, 0100z to Mar 25, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Mar 26.

ICWC Medium Speed Test, Mar 25, 0300z to Mar 25, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Mar 27.

SKCC Sprint, Mar 26, 0000z to Mar 26, 0200z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Mar 29.

QRP Fox Hunt, Mar 26, 0100z to Mar 26, 0230z; CW; Bands: 20; RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output; Logs due: Mar 27.

Phone Weekly Test, Mar 26, 0230z to Mar 26, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Mar 28.

A1Club AWT, Mar 26, 1145z to Mar 26, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Mar 31.

CWops Test (CWT), Mar 26, 1300z to Mar 26, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 29.

Mini-Test 40, Mar 26, 1700z to Mar 26, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 28.

Mini-Test 80, Mar 26, 1800z to Mar 26, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Mar 28.

CWops Test (CWT), Mar 26, 1900z to Mar 26, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Mar 29.

UKEICC 80m Contest, Mar 26, 2000z to Mar 26, 2100z; CW; Bands: 80; 6-Character grid square; Logs due: Mar 26.

VHF+ CONTESTS

AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, Mar 15, 1400z to Mar 15, 1800z; CW; Bands: 144 MHz, 432 MHz; RST + "/" + Serial No. + "/" Power class + "/" + 6-character grid locator; Logs due: Mar 23.

VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mar 19, 1700z to Mar 19, 2100z; FT8/4; Bands: 1.2G; 4-character grid square; Logs due: Mar 24.

UBA Spring Contest, 6m, Mar 23, 0600z to Mar 23, 1000z; CW, Phone; Bands: 6; ON: RS(T) + Serial No. + UBA Section, non-ON: RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Apr 6.

Log Due Dates

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