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UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>, Oct 6, 2000z
to Oct 6, 2100z; ; Bands: 80m Only; 6-Character grid square; Logs due: September 29.

Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>, Oct
7, 0000z to Oct 7, 0100z and, Oct 8, 0200z to Oct 8, 0300z; CW; Bands:
(see rules); Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name +
(Member No./power); Logs due: October 14.

CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Oct 7, 0300z to
Oct 7, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: October 9.

CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Oct 7, 0700z to
Oct 7, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: October 9.

RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>, Oct 7, 1700z to Oct 7, 1900z;
RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20m; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: October 12.

NRAU 10m Activity Contest <https://nrrlcontest.no/index.php/nrrl-contests/nrau-nac/10m/nrau-nac-10m-english-rules/278-nrau-nac-10m-english-rules.html>,
Oct 7, 1700z to Oct 7, 1800z (cw) and, Oct 7, 1800z to Oct 7, 1900z
(ssb) and, Oct 7, 1900z to Oct 7, 2000z (fm) and, Oct 7, 2000z to Oct
7, 2100z (dig); CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10m Only; RS(T) +
6-character grid square; Logs due: October 21.

SARL 80m QSO Party <http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=202102242020248WMTKtNoda.PDF>,
Oct 7, 1700z to Oct 7, 2000z; SSB; Bands: 80m Only; RS + Serial No. +
Grid Locator or QTH; Logs due: October 12.

EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>, Oct 7, 1900z to
Oct 7, 2000z; CW; Bands: 80, 40m; EACW Member: RST + Member No. +
Nickname, EA non-Member: RST + Nickname + EA province, non-EA: RST +
Nickname + DXCC prefix; Logs due: October 9.

SKCC Sprint Europe
<http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>, Oct 7, 1900z to
Oct 7, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: October
14.

NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>, Oct 8, 0145z
to Oct 8, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH;
Logs due: October 10.

NCCC Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>, Oct 8, 0230z to Oct
8, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due:
October 10.

YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest
<https://ylrl.org/wp/dx-na-yl-contest/>, Oct 8, 1400z to Oct 9, 0200z; CW/Digital, SSB, Separate logs for each mode; Bands: All, except WARC;
Serial No. + RS(T) + (ARRL Section/province/country); Logs due:
November 8.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Oct 8, 2000z to
Oct 8, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Maximum 20 wpm, Name
+ (state/province/country); Logs due: October 10.

QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party <http://qrparci.org/contest/fall-qso-party>,
Oct 9, 0000z to Oct 9, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m;
ARCI: RST + (state/province/country) + ARCI No., non-ARCI: RST + (state/province/country) + power out; Logs due: November 1.

Makrothen RTTY Contest
<http://www.pl259.org/makrothen/makrothen-rules/>, Oct 9, 0000z to Oct
9, 0800z and, Oct 9, 1600z to Oct 10, 0000z and, Oct 10, 0800z to Oct
10, 1600z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; 4-character grid square;
Logs due: October 20.

Nevada QSO Party <http://nvqso.com/contest-rules/>, Oct 9, 0300z to Oct
10, 2100z; CW, SSB, Digital (including FT8); Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20,
15, 10, VHF/UHF; NV: RS(T) + "NV" + county, non-NV: RS(T) + (ARRL-RAC section/"DX"); Logs due: November 1.

Oceania DX Contest, CW <http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/>, Oct 9, 0600z
to Oct 10, 0600z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + Serial
No.; Logs due: October 31.

Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB
<https://www.sactest.net/blog/rules/>, Oct 9, 1200z to Oct 10, 1200z;
SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: October
15.

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>,
Oct 9, 1200z to Oct 11, 0000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m;
RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due:
October 17.

Arizona QSO Party <https://www.azqp.org/>, Oct 9, 1500z to Oct 10,
0500z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m; AZ:
RS(T) + county, non-AZ: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs due:
October 19.

Pennsylvania QSO Party <http://paqso.org/pa-qso-party-rules.html>, Oct
9, 1600z to Oct 10, 0500z and, Oct 10, 1300z to Oct 10, 2200z; CW,
Phone; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, VHF/UHF; PA: Serial No. +
County, non-PA: Serial No. + ARRL/RAC Section; Logs due: October 17.

South Dakota QSO Party <http://www.sdqsoparty.com>, Oct 9, 1800z to Oct
10, 1800z; CW, Phone, Digital; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m;
SD: RS(T) + county, non-SD: RS(T) + (state/province/country); Logs due: November 6.

PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint <http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/160m-great-pumpkin-sprint>,
Oct 9, 2000z to Oct 10, 2000z; PSK31; Bands: 160m Only; RST + (state/province/country); Logs due: October 17.

10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint <http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules>,
Oct 10, 0001z to Oct 10, 2359z; All; Bands: 10m Only; 10-10 Member:
Name + 10-10 number + (state/province/country), Non-Member: Name + 0 + (state/province/country); Logs due: October 19.

UBA ON Contest, CW <http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest>,
Oct 10, 0600z to Oct 10, 0900z; CW; Bands: 80m Only; ON: RST + Serial
No. + ON Section, non-ON: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: October 17.

K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>, Oct 11, 0000z to
Oct 11, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Maximum 20 wpm,
Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: October 17.

4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint <http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf>, Oct 11, 0000z to Oct 11,
0200z; CW, SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Member No., Non-member: RS(T) + (State/Province/Country) + Power; Logs due: October 13.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, Oct
12, 0100z to Oct 12, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m; RS
+ age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: September 29.

RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>, Oct 12, 1700z to Oct 12,
1900z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20m; [other station's call] + [your call] +
[serial no.] + [your name]; Logs due: October 12.

NAQCC CW Sprint <http://naqcc.info/scoreboard.php?sprint_name=202111>,
Oct 13, 0030z to Oct 13, 0230z; CW; Bands: (see rules); RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power); Logs due: October 17.

Phone Weekly Test - Fray
<http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>, Oct 13, 0230z to
Oct 13, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: October 15.

CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Oct 13, 1300z to
Oct 13, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: October 16.

CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>, Oct 13, 1900z to
Oct 13, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m; Member: Name +
Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs
due: October 16.

RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2021/rautumn.shtml>, Oct 13, 1900z to
Oct 13, 2030z; RTTY, PSK; Bands: 80m Only; RST + Serial No.; Logs due:
October 16.

VHF+ CONTESTS

Two-Meter Classic Sprint <https://fwrc.info/2021/05/21/two-meter-classic-sprint/>, Oct 2, 1300z
to Oct 2, 1330z; CW, SSB; Bands: 2m Only; Serial No. + 4-character grid
square; Logs due: October 5.

IARU Region 1 UHF/Microwaves Contest <https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rules-2021.pdf>,
Oct 2, 1400z to Oct 3, 1400z; All; Bands: 435 MHz, 1.3 GHz, 2.4 GHz,
3.4 GHz, 5.7 GHz, 10 GHz, Millimetre; RS(T) + QSO No. + 6-character
grid square; Logs due: October 11.

VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest <http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>,
Oct 6, 1700z to Oct 6, 2000z; FT8; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid
square; Logs due: October 11.

432 MHz Fall Sprint <http://svhfs.org/2021FallSprintRulesR0.pdf>, Oct
6, 1900z to Oct 6, 2300z; not specified; Bands: 432 MHz; 4-character
grid square; Logs due: October 20.

Microwave Fall Sprint <http://svhfs.org/2021FallSprintRulesR0.pdf>, Oct
9, 0800z to Oct 9, 1400z; not specified; Bands: 902 MHz and above;
6-character grid square; Logs due: October 23.

Cosack's Honor VHF/UHF Contest <http://cshonor-vhf.ho.ua/eng1.html>,
Oct 9, 1600z to Oct 10, 0400z; CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 2, 70 cm;
RS(T) + QSO No. + 6-character grid square + "/" + (territory ID or
participant ID); Logs due: October 24.

VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest <http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>,
Oct 13, 1700z to Oct 13, 2000z; FT8; Bands: (see rules); 4-character
grid square; Logs due: October 18.

Also, see Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest
<https://wwsac.com/rules.html>, SKCC Sprint Europe <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>, Nevada QSO Party <http://nvqso.com/contest-rules/>, Arizona QSO Party
<https://www.azqp.org/>, Pennsylvania QSO Party <http://paqso.org/pa-qso-party-rules.html>, South Dakota QSO Party <http://www.sdqsoparty.com>, SKCC Sprint Europe <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>, above.

LOG DUE DATES

30 Sep - 13 Oct

September 30

- CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>
- EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>

October 1

- NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- NCCC Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

October 2

- TRC DX Contest <https://trcdx.org/rules-trc-dx/>
- Oceania DX Contest, Phone <http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/>
- German Telegraphy Contest <https://www.agcw.de/contest/dtc/>
- Russian WW Digital Contest <http://www.rdrclub.ru/rdrc-news/russian-ww-digital-contest/51-rus-ww-digi-rules>
- Two-Meter Classic Sprint <https://fwrc.info/2021/05/21/two-meter-classic-sprint/>
- IARU Region 1 UHF/Microwaves Contest <https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rules-2021.pdf>
- International HELL-Contest <https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/hell-contest/ausschreibung/>
- California QSO Party <http://www.cqp.org/Rules.html>
- SKCC QSO Party
<https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/QSO_Party/>

October 3

- International HELL-Contest <https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/hell-contest/ausschreibung/>
- RSGB DX Contest
<https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2021/rOctoberDX.shtml>
- UBA ON Contest, SSB
<http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest>
- Peanut Power QRP Sprint
<http://www.nogaqrp.org/PeanutPower/rules.pdf>

October 4

- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW <https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2021/rautumn.shtml>

October 5

- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- ARS Spartan Sprint <http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html> - RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>

October 6

- Phone Weekly Test - Fray <http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>
- 432 MHz Fall Sprint <http://svhfs.org/2021FallSprintRulesR0.pdf>
- CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- UKEICC 80m Contest <https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php>

October 7

- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>
- CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>
- NRAU 10m Activity Contest <https://nrrlcontest.no/index.php/nrrl-contests/nrau-nac/10m/nrau-nac-10m-english-rules/278-nrau-nac-10m-english-rules.html>
- SARL 80m QSO Party <http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=202102242020248WMTKtNoda.PDF>
- EACW Meeting <https://www.eacwspain.es/eacwmeeting/>
- SKCC Sprint Europe
<http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/>

October 8

- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest <https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/>
- NCCC RTTY Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html>
- NCCC Sprint <http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html>
- YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest
<https://ylrl.org/wp/dx-na-yl-contest/>
- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>

October 9

- QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party <http://qrparci.org/contest/fall-qso-party>
- Makrothen RTTY Contest
<http://www.pl259.org/makrothen/makrothen-rules/>
- Nevada QSO Party <http://nvqso.com/contest-rules/>
- Oceania DX Contest, CW <http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/>
- Microwave Fall Sprint <http://svhfs.org/2021FallSprintRulesR0.pdf>
- Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB
<https://www.sactest.net/blog/rules/>
- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon <http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/>
- Arizona QSO Party <https://www.azqp.org/>
- Cosack's Honor VHF/UHF Contest <http://cshonor-vhf.ho.ua/eng1.html>
- Pennsylvania QSO Party <http://paqso.org/pa-qso-party-rules.html>
- South Dakota QSO Party <http://www.sdqsoparty.com>
- PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint <http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/160m-great-pumpkin-sprint>

October 10

- Makrothen RTTY Contest
<http://www.pl259.org/makrothen/makrothen-rules/>
- Pennsylvania QSO Party <http://paqso.org/pa-qso-party-rules.html>
- 10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint <http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules> - UBA ON Contest, CW <http://www.uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/on-contest>

October 11

- K1USN Slow Speed Test <http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html>
- 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint <http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf>

October 12

- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest <https://wwsac.com/rules.html>
- RTTYOPS Weeksprint <http://rttyops.com/>

October 13

- NAQCC CW Sprint <http://naqcc.info/scoreboard.php?sprint_name=202111>
- Phone Weekly Test - Fray <http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf>
- CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
<http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/>
- CWops Mini-CWT Test <https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/>
- RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data

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