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Major Ham Radio Contests

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

  1. field day prep getting overwhelming

    John Anderson78,
    • 1 reply
    • 157 views
    John Anderson78

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

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    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    David Williams99

  3. Field Day Prep: What Are You Overlooking?

    Jessica Nakamura,
    • 2 replies
    • 218 views
    Northern Ham

  4. thinking about doing my first contest this year, not sure where to start

    Carol White,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    Jessica Thomas

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

    James Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Paul Wilson

  7. thinking about doing my first real contest this year, not sure where to start

    QRP Master,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Emily Wilson23

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

    Emily Thomas17,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Microwave Guy

  9. first time doing CQ WW this fall — what am I even getting into

    Steven Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Robert Miller

  10. first real contest experience - CQ WW this weekend anyone else jumping in?

    David Anderson74,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    Thomas White

  11. getting into contesting this year, where do i even start

    Rag Chewer,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Rebecca Martinez

  13. first time doing CQ WW this year — any tips for someone who's never really done a serious contest before

    David Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    David Thompson

  14. first real contest experience - CQ WW blew my mind honestly

    Brian Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    Repeater Tech

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

    David Davis41,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    James Rodriguez

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

    Brian Harris,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Robert Kim

  17. first real contest experience — CQ WW completely wrecked me (in a good way)

    Christopher Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    Betty Johnson

  19. getting into contesting this year — where do i even start

    James Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    Bob Martinez

  20. first time doing CQ WW this year, any advice for someone whos never really done a big contest before?

    David Williams50,
    • 1 reply
    • 91 views
    Thomas White

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

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Sarah Moore28

  22. first time doing CQ WW this year, any tips from people who've done it before?

    Carlos Silva,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    Emily Taylor

  23. First Time Contesting - CQ WW RTTY This Weekend!

    Jessica Williams53,
    • 2 replies
    • 151 views
    Patricia Davis

  25. first real contest experience - CQ WW this weekend anyone else jumping in?

    Christopher Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Christopher Lopez

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

    Michael Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    Kenneth Lopez

  27. thinking about doing my first real contest this fall — any advice?

    David Johnson45,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Michael Stevens

  28. First Timer's Guide to CQ WW DX Contest - What Should I Expect?

    Ham Mountain,
    • 2 replies
    • 255 views
    James Davis

  29. first time doing CQ WW this year — any tips for a relatively new general class?

    Karen Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Ashley Wilson27

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