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Contest calendar and rules
Contest periods, exchanges, log deadlines and rules for CQ WW, CQ WPX, ARRL DX, IARU HF and other contests.
Oct 23, 2026 · 8 min readOff Time and Breaks in Contest Rules: Plan Them Well
How operating time and off time are counted in contests, including the CQ WW 60-minute rule for single operators, and how to plan breaks…
Oct 23, 2026 · 8 min readCQ WW DX SSB Checklist: Before, During and After
A practical CQ WW DX SSB checklist covering station and logger setup, the RST plus CQ zone exchange, planning breaks, and sending your log…
Oct 23, 2026 · 8 min readCQ Zones Explained for CQ WW: Splits and Typical Errors
What CQ zones are, how to find the zone of a station, why USA, Canada, Russia, Brazil and China need care, and the typical…