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Upcoming Contests!
One more Q!
There are many great contests throughout the year! This list is a tiny subset, but these are some of the more significant upcoming contests that our membership gravitates towards participating in. Definitely plan on operating the bold, first tier contests as part of our Northeast Maryland Amateur Radio Contest Society team! The bold italic are the best of the best!
Date | Contest | Mode | Club Competition Eligible | Ranking* |
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Jan 2, 2021 | ARRL RTTY Roundup | RTTY | Yes! | First Tier |
Jan 9, 2021 | North American QSO Party | CW | 5 SO stations max | Second Tier* |
Jan 16, 2021 | North American QSO Party | SSB | 5 SO stations max | Second Tier* |
Jan 16, 2021 | ARRL January VHF | Multiple | Yes! | Second Tier |
Jan 29, 2021 | CQ WW 160-Meter Contest | CW | Yes! | Second Tier |
Jan 30, 2021 | Winter Field Day | Multiple | First Tier | |
Feb 8, 2021 | School Club RU | Multiple | Third Tier | |
Feb 13, 2021 | CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest | RTTY | Yes! | First Tier |
Feb 20, 2021 | ARRL DX Contest | CW | Yes! | First Tier! |
Feb 26, 2021 | CQ WW 160-Meter Contest | SSB | Yes! | Second Tier |
Feb 27, 2021 | North American QSO Party | RTTY | 5 SO stations max | Second Tier |
Mar 6, 2021 | ARRL DX Contest | SSB | Yes! | First Tier! |
Mar 27, 2021 | CQ WW WPX Contest | SSB | Yes! | First Tier |
May 29, 2021 | CQ WW WPX Contest | CW | Yes! | First Tier |
Jun 12, 2021 | ARRL June VHF | Multiple | Yes! | Second Tier |
Jun 26, 2021 | ARRL Field Day | Multiple | First Tier | |
Jul 10, 2021 | IARU HF World Championship | Multiple | Second Tier* | |
Jul 17, 2021 | North American QSO Party | RTTY | 5 SO stations max | Second Tier |
Jul 17, 2021 | CQ WW VHF | Multiple | Yes! | Second Tier |
Aug 7, 2021 | North American QSO Party | CW | 5 SO stations max | Second Tier* |
Aug 14, 2021 | Maryland QSO Party | Multiple | Third Tier | |
Aug 14, 2021 | Worked All Europe | CW | Third Tier | |
Aug 21, 2021 | North American QSO Party | SSB | 5 SO stations max | Second Tier* |
Aug 28, 2021 | World Wide Digi DX Contest | FT 4/8 | Third Tier | |
Sep 11, 2021 | Worked All Europe | SSB | Third Tier | |
Sep 11, 2021 | ARRL September VHF | Multiple | Yes! | Second Tier |
Sep 25, 2021 | CQ Worldwide DX Contest | RTTY | Yes! | First Tier |
Oct 9, 2021 | PA QSO Party | Multiple | Third Tier | |
Oct 18, 2021 | School Club RU | Multiple | Third Tier | |
Oct 30, 2021 | CQ Worldwide DX Contest | SSB | Yes! | First Tier! |
Nov 6, 2021 | ARRL Sweepstakes Contest | CW | Yes! | First Tier |
Nov 13, 2021 | Worked All Europe | RTTY | Third Tier | |
Nov 20, 2021 | ARRL Sweepstakes Contest | SSB | Yes! | First Tier |
Nov 27, 2021 | CQ Worldwide DX Contest | CW | Yes! | First Tier! |
Dec 3, 2021 | ARRL 160-Meter Contest | CW | Yes! | Second Tier |
Dec 11, 2021 | ARRL 10-Meter Contest | Multiple | Yes! | First Tier |
Dec 18, 2021 | Stew Perry | CW | Third Tier |
First Tier Contests - Definitely Plan on These!
The contests in the first tier are all BIG and with the exception of the two Field Day events, contest club eligible. CQ World Wide DX, ARRL DX, CQ WPX and ARRL Field Day are the biggest of them all. It would be great to see our Northeast Maryland Amateur Radio Contest Society put in a good, solid showing in all of the Tier 1 contests!
Second Tier Contests - These are Good Too!
These are also good contests that are all club contest eligible. The Second Tier* are particularly close to First Tier. The North American QSO Party (NAQP) contests are particularly good because all categories are limited to 100 watts and you can run multi-two with friends at one location if you like. We almost put the NAQP contests in the first tier, but we didn't want to make the first tier list too long. We will compete as a club in these contests on case by case basis too if there is enough interest.
The IARU HF World Championship could also easily be in the First Tier category. Falling in summer, it doesn't have quite the participation as the biggest tests, but it is close and could go either way.
These contests are in the second tier, either because they are on 160M only, VHF only or don't quite have the same level of participation as the first tier.
Third Tier Contests - More Fun!
These aren't club contest eligible, but you'll likely want to participate if you can! Maryland and PA QSO party contests are bold because club competition or not, we sure don't want to miss those!
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