Contest Objective: Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using any digital mode (excluding RTTY) that supports the 4-digit Grid Square exchange — attended operation only – on the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 meter bands (Technicians are limited per FCC Rules to the 10 and 6 meter bands). Any station may work any other station. Stations may only be worked once per band, regardless of mode. Automated operation is not permitted – each claimed contact must include contemporaneous direct initiation by the operator on both sides of the contact.
Dates: First full weekend of June ( June 1-2, 2024) .
Contest Period: Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, ends 2359 UTC Sunday,
Contest rules are now maintained as a single downloadable document.
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For contest information contact contests@arrl.org or (860) 594-0232