Objective: For Amateurs worldwide to exchange QSO information with as many stations as possible on the 10-meter band -- using CW-only, or Phone-only, or both modes (Mixed category).

Dates:

Second full weekend of December (GO HERE for date{s})

Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; runs through 2359 UTC Sunday

Click Here for the Complete ARRL 10-Meter Contest Rules (PDF)

For contest information contact contests@arrl.org or (860) 594-0232

 Log Submission Deadline:

Logs are due within SEVEN (7) days after the event is over. 

Logs that have been submitted electronically are listed on the ARRL Logs Received page. Click the contest name to see a list of submitted logs sorted by call sign and club name.

Online Log Submission is required - Cabrillo formatted logs must be uploaded via our web app at contest-log-submission.arrl.org.  See note that follows:

For all ARRL/IARU HF Contests, beginning September 30, 2026, Only Online Log Submission Will Be Accepted. For Cabrillo file assistance see https://www.b4h.net/cabforms/

If you intend to transcribe then upload paper logs in to an electronic cabrillo file, possibly using Cabforms assistance described above, here are the historical forms used in the past:
10 Meter Contest Summary Sheet
10 Meter Contest Log Sheet

Awards:

Certificates will be awarded in the following categories:

• The highest-scoring single-operator station (in each category) from each ARRL/RAC Section, Mexican State and DXCC country.
• Top multioperator entries in each ARRL Division, Canada, Mexico and each continent.
• Additional certificates will be awarded as participation warrants.

Printable certificates will be downloadable from contests.arrl.org/certificates.php.

Click Here for the Complete ARRL 10-Meter Contest Rules (PDF)