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The ARRL Contest Update for July 2, 2025

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July 2, 2025
Editor: Paul Bourque, N1SFE [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ]

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In this Issue:
�-�Upcoming Contests - Things to Do
�-�Bulletins
�-�Contest Summary
�-�Sights and Sounds
�-�Results and Records
�-�Contests
�-�Log Due Dates

Upcoming Contests - Things to Do

2025 CQ World Wide VHF Contest - CW/SSB/FM
The analog (CW/SSB/FM) weekend of the 2025 CQ World Wide VHF Contest begins at 1200 UTC on Saturday, July 5 and concludes at 1200 UTC on Sunday, July 6. All amateur radio frequencies on 50 MHz (6 meters) and 144 MHz (2 meters) may be used as authorized by local law and license class.
There are single operator, multioperator, QRP hilltopper and rover categories available to participants.
All participants are now able to use spotting assistance as the rules now align with what is allowed in ARRL VHF contests.
Note that the start and end times of the contest have changed from previous years.

Other new rule changes include the addition of new low power categories (100 watts maximum) for Single Operator All Band and Single Operator Single Band participants. Additionally, single band categories have been added for QRP participants. For complete rules, visit www.cqww-vhf.com [ https://www.cqww-vhf.com/ ] .

IARU HF World Championship
The IARU HF World Championship occurs next weekend, beginning at 1200 UTC on Saturday, July 12 and concluding at 1159 UTC on Sunday, July 13. Participants can enter in CW, SSB, or mixed-mode categories. The exchange is a signal report and your ITU zone. ITU zones for stations in the Lower 48 are 6, 7, or 8. ITU zones for Canadian stations are 2, 3, 4, or 9. US and Canadian participants should visit the rules page for more information on how to determine their ITU zone.

In addition, stations operated by members of the IARU Administrative Council, the three IARU regional executive committees, and IARU member-society HQ stations from around the globe will be on the air. HQ stations will send their member-society abbreviations. ARRL HQ station W1AW/KP4 will be on the air from Puerto Rico, and IARU HQ station NU1AW will be on the air from ARRL HQ in Newington, Connecticut.

See iaru.org/reference/member-societies [ http://www.iaru.org/reference/member-societies ] for a list of IARU member-societies.

Participants are reminded that self-spotting is strictly prohibited in all categories. For rules and more information, visit www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship [ https://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ] .

North American QSO Parties Begin on July 19
July 19 marks the first of three mode-based North American QSO Parties (NAQPs) this summer. The NAQP RTTY contest starts at 1800 UTC on Saturday, July 19, and concludes 12 hours later at 0559 UTC, Sunday, July 20. The NAQP CW contest will be held on August 2, followed by the NAQP SSB contest on August 16.

The NAQP contests are fun, friendly, and fast. The exchange is your name and state (or province or DXCC entity). NAQP events begin on Saturday afternoons at 1800 UTC, and last for 12 hours. Single-operator stations may operate up to 10 of the 12 hours.

See the rules web page at ncjweb.com/naqp [ https://ncjweb.com/naqp ] for more information.

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Bulletins

2025 ARRL Field Day Is a Wrap
ARRL Field Day, one of the most anticipated operating events of the year, is officially in the books for 2025. As of this writing, 2275 entries have been received via the online entry form at field-day.arrl.org/fdentry.php [ https://field-day.arrl.org/fdentry.php ] . Field Day participants should check that all the required supporting documentation related to their entries has been received by checking the Entries Received web page at field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php [ https://field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php ] .

If the status of your entry is listed as Pending Documents, one or more of the required documents still needs to be submitted to complete your entry. Entrants can use the link provided in the confirmation email they received to add additional documents or to modify their entries. Field Day entries must be received by Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

Contest Summary

See the "Contests" section below for complete contest information.

July 3
�-�Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ ] �-�CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
�-�NRAU 10m Activity Contest [ https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ ] �-�SKCC Sprint Europe [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/ ]

July 4
�-�NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
�-�Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
�-�NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

July 5
�-�Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest [ https://radioclubvenezolano.org/independenciadevenezuela.html ]
�-�FOC Old School Classic 1960s QSO Party [ https://www.g4foc.org/foc-old-school-classic-1960s-qso-party/ ]
�-�NZART Memorial Contest [ https://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contests/memorial-contest/ ]
�-�CQ Worldwide VHF SSB/CW Contest [ https://www.cqww-vhf.com/ ]
�-�TA VHF/UHF Contest [ https://trac.org.tr/tr/ta-vhf-uhf-contest-2024 ] �-�Marconi Memorial HF Contest [ http://www.arifano.it/contest_marconi.html ] �-�Original QRP Contest [ http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html ] �-�PODXS 070 Club 40m Firecracker Sprint [ http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/40m-firecracker-sprint ]

July 7
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
�-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] �-�OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] �-�RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ]
�-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]

July 8
�-�ARS Spartan Sprint [ http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html ]
�-�Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] �-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] �-�DARC RTTY Sprint [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/rtty-kurz/darc-rtty-contest-english-version/darc-rtty-rules/ ]

July 9
�-�Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] �-�A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
�-�VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ] �-�Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]

July 10
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]

July 11
�-�QRP Fox Hunt [ http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm ]
�-�NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ]
�-�Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ]
�-�NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ]
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]

July 12
�-�SKCC Weekend Sprintathon [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/ ]
�-�IARU HF World Championship [ http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ]

July 13
�-�QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint [ http://qrparci.org/contest/summer-homebrew-sprint-2020 ]

July 14
�-�4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint [ http://www.4sqrp.com/SSS/sss_rules.pdf ]
�-�K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ]
�-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] �-�OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ]

July 15
�-�Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] �-�ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ]

July 16
�-�Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] �-�A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ]
�-�CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
�-�VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest [ http://www.ft8activity.eu/index.php/en/ ] �-�Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]
�-�Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ]

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Sights and Sounds

2025 June VHF Contest from W3CCX
Scott Dantis, AA2SD, shared a video of the Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club's, W3CCX, station setup at Big Pocono State Park in Pennsylvania for the 2025 ARRL June VHF Contest. You can view the video on his YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5FXePQerRI [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5FXePQerRI ] .

Results and Records

2025 ARRL International DX CW Contest Results
The results for the 2025 ARRL International DX CW Contest are available at contests.arrl.org/dxcw [ https://contests.arrl.org/dxcw/ ] . Line scores and log-checking reports are available on the website. Click on "Articles/Line Scores" on the left side of the page to view results. Downloadable certificates are available by clicking on "Certificates" at the top of the page. The full results article by Mark Beckwith, N5OT, will be available shortly.

2025 Kentucky QSO Party Results
The results for the 2025 Kentucky QSO Party (KYQP) are now available at kyqsoparty.org/results [ https://kyqsoparty.org/results/ ] . The event organizers would like to thank all those who participated this year.

- Thanks to KYQP co-chairman, David Smith, ND4Y

That's all for this time. Remember to send contesting-related stories, book reviews, tips, techniques, press releases, errata, schematics, club information, pictures, stories, blog links, and predictions to contest-update@arrl.org [ mailto:contest-update@arrl.org ] .

73, Paul, N1SFE

Contests

July 3, 2025 - July 16, 2025

An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral [ http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ] is available as a PDF. Check the sponsors' website for information on operating time restrictions and other instructions.

HF CONTESTS

Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest [ https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ ] , Jul 3, 0000z to Jul 4, 0300z; CW; Bands: 40; Maximum 13 wpm, RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (Member No./power); Logs due: Jul 10.

CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 3, 0300z to Jul 3, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 5.
[ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ]
CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 3, 0700z to Jul 3, 0800z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 5.

NRAU 10m Activity Contest [ https://nrau.net/nrau-contests-in-general/ ] , Jul 3, 1800z to Jul 3, 2200z; CW, SSB, FM, Digital; Bands: 10; RS(T) + 6-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 17.
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SKCC Sprint Europe [ https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/skse/ ] , Jul 3, 1900z to Jul 3, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./"NONE"); Logs due: Jul 10.

NCCC FT4 Sprint [ https://www.ncccsprint.com/ft4ns.html ] , Jul 4, 0100z to Jul 4, 0130z; FT4; Bands: (see rules); 4-character grid square; Logs due: Jul 6.

Weekly RTTY Test [ https://radiosport.world/wrt.html ] , Jul 4, 0145z toJul 4, 0215z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 6.

NCCC Sprint [ https://ncccsprint.com/rules.html ] , Jul 4, 0230z to Jul 4, 0300z; CW; Bands: (see rules); Serial No. + Name + QTH; Logs due: Jul 6.

K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jul 4, 2000z to Jul 4, 2100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 6.

Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest [ https://radioclubvenezolano.org/independenciadevenezuela.html ] , Jul 5, 0000z to Jul 5, 2359z; CW, SSB, PSK; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 31.

FOC Old School Classic 1960s QSO Party [ https://www.g4foc.org/foc-old-school-classic-1960s-qso-party/ ] , Jul 5, 0000z to Jul 5, 2359z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; Real RST + 3-letter class + year first licensed + name; Logs due: Jul 12.

NZART Memorial Contest [ https://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contests/memorial-contest/ ] , Jul 5, 0800z to Jul 6, 1100z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80; RS(T) + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 31.

Marconi Memorial HF Contest [ http://www.arifano.it/contest_marconi.html ] , Jul 5, 1400z to Jul 6, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 20.

Original QRP Contest [ http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html ] , Jul 5, 1500z to Jul 6, 1500z; CW, SSB; Bands: 80, 40, 20; RST + Serial No. + "/" + Power category; Logs due: Jul 31.

PODXS 070 Club 40m Firecracker Sprint [ http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/40m-firecracker-sprint ] , Jul 5, 2000z to Jul 6, 2000z; PSK31; Bands: 40; RST + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 13.

K1USN Slow Speed Test [ http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html ] , Jul 7, 0000z to Jul 7, 0100z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Maximum 20 wpm, Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 9.

ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 7, 1300z to Jul 7, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 10.

OK1WC Memorial (MWC) [ https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l ] , Jul 7, 1630z to Jul 7, 1729z; CW; Bands: 80, 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 11.

RSGB 80m Club Championship [ https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2025/r80mcc.shtml ] , CW, Jul 7, 1900z to Jul 7, 2030z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 8.

ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 7, 1900z to Jul 7, 2000z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 10.

ARS Spartan Sprint [ http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html ] , Jul 8, 0000z to Jul 8, 0200z; CW; Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; RST + (state/province/country) + Power; Logs due: Jul 10.

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest [ https://wwsac.com/rules.html ] , Jul 8, 0100z to Jul 8, 0159z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6; RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth); Logs due: Jul 9.

ICWC Medium Speed Test [ https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ ] , Jul 8, 0300z to Jul 8, 0400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Name + QSO No.; Logs due: Jul 10.

DARC RTTY Sprint [ https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/rtty-kurz/darc-rtty-contest-english-version/darc-rtty-rules/ ] , Jul 8, 1800z to Jul 8, 1929z; RTTY; Bands: 80, 40; DL: RST + (DOK/"NM"), non-DL: RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 15.

Phone Weekly Test [ http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf ] , Jul 9, 0230z to Jul 9, 0300z; SSB; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15; NA: Name + (state/province/country), non-NA: Name; Logs due: Jul 11.

A1Club AWT [ https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ ] , Jul 9, 1145z to Jul 9, 1300z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: RST + Name; Logs due: Jul 14.

CWops Test (CWT) [ https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ ] , Jul 9, 1300z to Jul 9, 1400z; CW; Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10; Member: Name + Member No./"CWA", non-Member: Name + (state/province/country); Logs due: Jul 12.

Mini-Test 40 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jul 9, 1700z to Jul 9, 1759z; CW; Bands: 40; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 11.

Mini-Test 80 [ http://minitest.narod.ru/ ] , Jul 9, 1800z to Jul 9, 1859z; CW; Bands: 80; RST + Serial No.; Logs due: Jul 11.

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