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Major Ham Radio Contests

Talk about major ham radio contests, calendars, rules, categories, preparation, and operating experiences.

  1. first real contest experience - CQ WW this weekend, any last minute tips?

    Michael Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 3 views
    Ashley Wilson27

  2. first real contest coming up - what should i expect and how do i even prepare

    Sarah Anderson50,
    • 1 reply
    • 15 views
    Jennifer Adams

  3. getting into contesting for the first time - CQ WW coming up and i have no idea what im doing

    Diana Foster,
    • 1 reply
    • 14 views
    Sarah Chen

  4. getting into contesting - where do you even start with all these big events

    Daniel Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 23 views
    James Brown

  5. first real contest season coming up - where do i even start with all these events

    Andrew Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    James Brown39

  7. first big contest season coming up — where do i even start

    Dave Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Jennifer Wilson

  8. first real contest season coming up, what should i even start with

    David Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 45 views
    Michael Brown

  9. first time doing CQ WW this year — any tips for a relative newcomer?

    Robert Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 30 views
    Karen Lewis

  10. first time doing CQ WW this year — what am i getting myself into

    Kenneth Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    Ashley Miller

  11. first real contest this year - thinking CQ WW or maybe just start with Field Day?

    Emily Thomas17,
    • 1 reply
    • 43 views
    Dave Parker

  13. first time doing CQ WW this year — what should I actually expect

    Dave Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Daniel Patel

  14. first time doing CQ WW this year, any tips before the weekend?

    Ashley Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Rachel Williams

  15. thinking about doing my first real contest this fall — where do i even start

    Michael Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    Carlos Santos

  16. first time doing CQ WW this year — what am i getting myself into

    Amanda Anderson50,
    • 1 reply
    • 36 views
    Kevin Turner

  17. first time doing CQ WW this year, any tips for someone who's never done a big contest before?

    QRP Master,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    David Kowalski

  19. first real contest season coming up — what should i even try for

    Ashley Johnson24,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Jessica Taylor

  20. first time doing CQ WW this year — what am i getting myself into

    John Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    Jessica Miller

  21. first time doing CQ WW this year — what am i getting myself into

    Karen Lewis,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Ashley Johnson24

  22. first real contest coming up, not sure where to even start with CQ WW

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Susan Davis

  23. first time doing CQ WW this year, what should i expect

    Sarah Thomas43,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    Emily Wilson37

  25. first real contest season coming up — where do i even start

    Tom Bradley,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    James Anderson

  26. first time doing CQ WW this year — what am I getting myself into lol

    Bob Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Christopher Davis

  27. first real contest season coming up — feeling completely lost on where to even start

    Ashley Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 35 views
    Amanda Wright

  28. first real contest coming up, not sure where to even start

    Kevin Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Maria Chen

  29. first time doing CQ WW this fall — any advice for a relative newbie?

    Jessica Davis21,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Karen Brown

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