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Subject: The ARRL Contest Update for March 26, 2025
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March 26, 2025
Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ]

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In this Issue:
т-ЂUpcoming Contests - Things to Do 
т-ЂContest Summary 
т-ЂNews, Press Releases, and Special Interest 
т-ЂResults and Records 
т-ЂConversation 
т-ЂContests 
т-ЂLog Due Dates

Upcoming Contests - Things to Do

CQ World Wide WPX Contest - SSB
 
One of the largest HF contests of the year, the CQ World Wide WPX Contest - SSB, runs from 0000 UTC Saturday, March 29 through 2359 UTC Sunday, March 30. Participants may operate on the 1.8, 3.5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 MHz bands. The exchange is your signal report and a sequential contact serial number starting with the numeral 1. Single Operator stations may operate 36 of the 48 hours, and off times must be a minimum of 60 minutes, during which no QSO is logged. Multioperator stations may operate for the entire 48-hour contest period. For full rules and scoring details, see www.cqwpx.com [ http://www.cqwpx.com ] .
 
VHF/UHF Spring Sprints
 
The 144 MHz Spring Sprints, sponsored by the Central States VHF Society, begin at 2300 UTC on Monday, April 14, and conclude at 0600 UTC on Tuesday, April 15. The 144 MHz Spring Sprints are the first of five events, each focusing on specific bands. Note the start and end times for the 144, 222, and 432 MHz Sprints have changed from local time to UTC. Participants may operate for no more than four hours beginning at their first contact. For all sprint events other than the Microwave Sprint, a station may be worked once on SSB, CW, FM or AM (analog) and worked again using a digital mode for a total of two contacts per band.
 
The other dates are as follows:
т-Ђ222 MHz - Tuesday April 22, 2300 UTC - Wednesday April 23, 0600 UTC
т-Ђ432 MHz - Wednesday April 30, 2300 UTC - Thursday May 1, 0600 UTC
т-ЂMicrowave - Saturday May 3, 0800 local time - 1400 local time
т-Ђ50 MHz - Saturday May 10, 2300 UTC - Sunday May 11, 0300 UTC

For rules and more information, visit 
sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2025-information [ https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2025-information ] . 
 
Upcoming State QSO Parties
 
For those who enjoy state QSO parties, here are three events coming up on the first weekend of April that might interest you. You can find more details at the individual event web pages or the contests section.
 
April 5 - 6:
т-ЂLouisiana QSO Party [ https://laqp.louisianacontestclub.org/laqso-rules-htm/ ] 
т-ЂMississippi QSO Party [ https://arrlmiss.org/mississippi-qso-party/ ] 
т-ЂMissouri QSO Party [ https://www.w0ma.org/index.php/missouri-qso-party ] 

Georgia and Florida State Parks on the Air Events
 
If you're a Parks on the Air activator or hunter, there are two events occurring the first week of April that might be of interest. Georgia State Parks on the Air [ https://gaparks.org/ ] begins at 1200 UTC on Saturday, April 5, and concludes at 2359 UTC on Sunday, April 6. The Florida State Parks on the Air [ https://flspota.org/rules/ ] begins at 1400 UTC on Saturday, April 5, and concludes at 2200 UTC on Sunday, April 6. For more information, visit the individual sponsors' websites

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Contest Summary

See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.
 
March 27
т-ЂCWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] 
т-ЂRSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ] 

March 28
т-ЂQRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] 
т-ЂNCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] 
т-ЂWeekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] 
т-ЂNCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] 
т-ЂSasquatch Stomp [ https://www.pnwqrp.org/sasquatch-stomp ] 
т-ЂK1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] 

March 29
т-ЂFeld Hell Sprint [ https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/waaaeo-sprint ] 
т-ЂCQ WW WPX Contest, SSB [ https://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm ] 

March 30
т-ЂClassic Exchange, CW [ http://www.classicexchange.org/ ] 

March 31
т-ЂK1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] 
т-ЂQCX Challenge [ http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ] 
т-ЂICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] 
т-ЂOK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] 
т-ЂQCX Challenge [ http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ] 

April 1
т-ЂWorldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] 
т-ЂQCX Challenge [ http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html ] 
т-ЂICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] 
т-ЂZL Sprint [ https://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contests/sprints/ ] 

April 2
т-ЂQRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] 
т-ЂPhone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] 
т-ЂA1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] 
т-ЂCWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] 
т-ЂVHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ] 
т-ЂMini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] 
т-ЂMini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] 
т-ЂUKEICC 80m Contest [ https://www.ukeicc.com/80m-rules.php ] 

April 3
т-ЂWalk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ ] 
т-ЂCWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] 
т-ЂSARL 80m QSO Party [ http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp ] 
т-ЂNRAU 10m Activity Contest [ https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ ] 
т-ЂSKCC Sprint Europe [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/ ] 

April 4
т-ЂQRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm ] 
т-ЂNCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] 
т-ЂWeekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] 
т-ЂNCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] 
т-ЂK1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] 

April 5
т-ЂYBDXPI SSB Contest [ https://contest.ybdxpi.net/ssb/rules/ ] 
т-ЂPODXS 070 New Member Jamboree [ https://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/nmj ] 
т-ЂEA RTTY Contest [ https://concursos.ure.es/en/eartty/bases/ ] 
т-ЂRSGB FT4 International Activity Day [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/rallband_ft4.shtml ] 
т-ЂGeorgia State Parks on the Air [ https://gaparks.org/rules-register/ ] 
т-ЂLouisiana QSO Party [ http://laqp.louisianacontestclub.org/laqso_rules.htm ] 
т-ЂMississippi QSO Party [ https://www.arrlmiss.org/ ] 
т-ЂMissouri QSO Party [ http://www.w0ma.org/index.php/missouri-qso-party ] 
т-ЂFlorida State Parks on the Air [ https://flspota.org/rules/ ] 
т-ЂSP DX Contest [ https://spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl/2024/rules.php ] 
т-ЂGeorge Batterson 1935 QSO Party [ https://www.qsl.net/ve7sl/batterson.html ] 

April 7
т-ЂK1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] 
т-ЂICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] 
т-ЂOK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] 
т-ЂRSGB 80m Club Championship, CW [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ] 

April 8
т-ЂARS Spartan Sprint [ http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html ] 
т-ЂWorldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] 
т-ЂICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] 
т-ЂZL Sprint [ https://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contests/sprints/ ] 
т-ЂDARC RTTY Sprint [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/rtty-kurz/darc-rtty-contest-english-version/darc-rtty-rules/ ] 

April 9
т-ЂNAQCC CW Sprint [ http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html ] 
т-ЂPhone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] 
т-ЂA1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] 
т-ЂCWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] 
т-ЂVHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ] 
т-ЂMini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] 
т-ЂMini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]

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News, Press Releases, and Special Interest

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