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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 93
A 11
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray B8.3
Wind 432.7 km/s
Aurora 3
Updated 06:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 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 year, where do i even start

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 183 views
    Ham Fan

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

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    • 1 reply
    • 108 views
    Diana Patel

  3. first real contest experience - CQ WW last weekend blew my mind

    Ashley Wilson95,
    • 1 reply
    • 137 views
    Ham Fan

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

    Maria Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 190 views
    Sarah Thomas

  5. first real contest experience - CQ WW blew my mind a little

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 1 reply
    • 152 views
    Ashley Johnson

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

    Karen Walker,
    • 1 reply
    • 164 views
    Lisa Thompson

  7. first time trying CQ WW this year, any tips for a total contest newbie?

    Ashley Brown21,
    • 1 reply
    • 141 views
    Linda Johnson

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

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    • 1 reply
    • 126 views
    Sarah Collins

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

    Sarah Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 128 views
    Daniel Jackson

  11. first time doing CQ WW this year, totally lost on where to start

    John Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 168 views
    Karen Walker

  12. first real contest season coming up — not sure where to even start

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    • 1 reply
    • 128 views
    Emily Wilson23

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

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    • 1 reply
    • 123 views
    Kevin Park

  14. first time doing CQ WW this year, any tips for someone who's never really contested before?

    Kenneth Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 112 views
    Steven Kumar

  15. first real contest season coming up, where do i even start

    Jessica Davis18,
    • 1 reply
    • 132 views
    Sarah Collins

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

    Jessica Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 144 views
    Carlos Martinez

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

    Lisa Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 158 views
    Christopher Lee

  18. so who's actually doing CQ WW this year and any tips for a first timer

    Steven Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    Robert Chen

  19. first real contest coming up, kind of overwhelmed by all the options

    HF Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 139 views
    David Wilson

  20. CQ WW DX Contest SSB: Is Anyone Else Feeling Nervous?

    Tom Bradley,
    • 2 replies
    • 187 views
    John Wilson

  21. First time doing CQ WW this year — what am I even getting into

    Rebecca Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 110 views
    Michelle Lewis

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

    Emily Zhang,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
    Sarah Wilson

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