Contest Objective: To support amateur self-training in radiocommunications, including improving amateur operating skills, conducting technical investigations, and intercommunicating with other amateurs. Stations in the United States and Canada (including territories and possessions) exchange information with as many other US and Canadian stations as possible on the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands.
Dates:
CW: First full weekend in November (November 1-3, 2025).
Phone: Third full weekend in November (November 15-17, 2025).
Contest Period: Begins 2100 UTC Saturday and runs through 0259 UTC Monday.
AWARDS
Certificates will be awarded in the top operator CW and Phone scores in each category in each ARRL/RAC Section and Division. Printable certificates will be downloadable from contests.arrl.org/certificates.php.Certificates will be awarded in the top operator CW and Phone scores in each category in each ARRL/RAC Section and Division. Printable certificates will be downloadable from contests.arrl.org/certificates.php.
All Overall and Division winners will be awarded a plaque recognizing their efforts. Plaques are sponsored by individuals, groups or clubs, or by the principal awards sponsor, Icom America. For details on plaque sponsorship, contact the ARRL Contest Program at contests@arrl.org or 860-594-0232
Participation pins and Clean Sweep coffee mugs are available for purchase from the ARRL by qualifying stations.
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