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☀ Solar
SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray C2.3
Wind 414.1 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 23:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Poor

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Major Ham Radio Contests

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

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

    Emily Thomas17,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Microwave Guy

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

    Rag Chewer,
    • 1 reply
    • 53 views
    Rebecca Martinez

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

    David Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 13 views
    David Thompson

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

    David Davis41,
    • 1 reply
    • 23 views
    James Rodriguez

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

    Brian Harris,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Robert Kim

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

    Christopher Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Betty Johnson

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

    James Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    Bob Martinez

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

    Carlos Silva,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Emily Taylor

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

    Christopher Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Christopher Lopez

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

    David Johnson45,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Michael Stevens

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

    Ham Mountain,
    • 2 replies
    • 214 views
    James Davis

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

    Kevin O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Paul Anderson

  15. first real contest coming up — what should i expect / any tips?

    Emily Zhang,
    • 1 reply
    • 35 views
    Sarah Rodriguez

  16. first real contest season coming up — what should i actually bother with

    Emily Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    Sarah Rodriguez

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

    Emily Thomas17,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Sarah Mitchell

  19. First time doing CQ WW this year — any tips for someone who's never done a big contest before?

    James Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Amanda Johnson64

  20. getting into contesting for the first time — CQ WW coming up soon right?

    Robert Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Rachel Kim

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

    The DXer,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    James Park

  22. first real contest experience and some questions about upcoming stuff

    Contest King,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Contest King

  23. getting into contesting for the first time — where do i even start

    Sarah Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Nancy White

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

    Steven Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Robert Martinez

  26. first real contest season coming up, what should i even focus on?

    Diana Washington,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Ashley Johnson

  27. first time doing CQ WW this fall — what am i getting myself into

    Michael Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 24 views
    David Miller

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

    Linda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    QRP Guy

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

    Ham Mountain,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Emily Moore

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